Chapter 1333: A Great Price

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Since the beginning of the maritime age, restricting the hegemony of the world, is the fleet, is the sea duel, Germany as early as a few decades ago, at the time of the Franco-Prussian War, was already the world's army power, the army is stronger than the world, but this has no effect, the army can not solve the problem, and from this time, Germany vigorously developed the high seas fleet, which directly caused the contradiction with Britain, and in a sense, contributed to the outbreak of World War I. From the time of the dreadnought, the battleship became a symbol of the country's naval power and was the most powerful maritime power.

After the Battle of the North Sea, the warships made in China have made a name for themselves in the world, and the name of the world's strongest and most perfect warship has fallen on its head, and even recently, in several major wars between the Entente and the Central Powers, these two warships have played a considerable role, these two ships represent the world's top shipbuilding technology, and also represent the strongest maritime weapons that human beings can make.

Although these two warships, not for free, still have to spend money to buy, for the start of the world war, is a little overwhelmed Brazil, it is also a rare temptation, this is their only closest moment to the battleship, the war is getting more and more fierce, even China has to participate in the war, will Brazil be spared, in case Brazil really joins this war, and what to rely on to ensure the interests of Brazil.

Brazil is a big country in South America, but South America has never been too strong. Top three in South America, Brazil. Chile and Argentina, they are constantly fighting each other. Before the Sino-Japanese War, the competition between the three South American powers reached the limit, but the weak country could not support such a large navy, so the navy that was considered good in the world at that time was sold one after another, and even the Qing State at that time may have obtained some warships in Chile, but it was mixed up by Japan, and later some warships settled in Japan.

Since the beginning of the new century, the contention between the two sides has intensified day by day, but it has had little impact. The three countries are all second-rate forces, and now, not even the third-rate, in the past, Brazil was not worried at all, even the United States would not enter South America, at least it would not be too obvious, and now the situation in Europe is getting more and more intense, and all countries in the world are extremely attentive. The amount of money spent is also astronomical, and the countries participating in the war are in full swing, and those who do not participate in the war are safe? It can definitely be said that everyone is at risk. Brazil, as the South American country, is far away from the European battlefield, but close to the United States. China has vividly publicized the actions of the Americans in the world. American appetite, American face. It is almost undoubted that it can eat China's wealth at such a critical moment, and it will not hesitate to declare war on China, and it may not be able to take action against Brazil in the face of huge losses, and how Brazil will ensure its own security at that time.

For Brazil, the army is not important for the time being, Brazil has a huge land, and also has a large number of army, as long as you prepare, buy arms, it should be okay, but at sea, Brazil is near the sea on both sides, one side is close to the Atlantic, the other side is close to the Pacific Ocean, almost the same as the United States, what if the United States crosses the sea to attack, what if the Americans treat Brazil as bread, even their own citizens can start, not to mention that Brazil itself is not very good, it is simply a fish on the chopping block, once it is targeted, You can't escape.

The price paid by China is huge, more than 100 million US dollars in medicine, which has greatly improved the health situation in Brazil, which in itself is a good foundation, two warships, also known as the top priority, is the fundamental reason why Brazil agreed to China, two warships can not guarantee the safety of Brazil, but Brazil is unlikely to get more warships, this is the capital ship, even among the major powers in the world, it is also rare, the maintenance cost of a warship, up to one-third of the cost, not to mention the intensity of combat consumption.

2 is just right, just what Brazil can accept, according to the British side's assessment of the Scheer fleet, this is at least equivalent to 3-4 capital ships, which is also Brazil's ability to protect itself, if the United States is really unwilling to let go of the launch, want to attack, 2 warships, at least involve 4 or more American capital ships, Brazil did not think that it would defeat the United States in the naval battle, but let the United States throw a mouse, at least face up to Brazil's strength.

Capital ships, since the emergence of the dreadnought, has always been the ultimate strength of the world's navy, such a warship, the country that can produce it, is not a country that will not sell, and the country that is willing to sell can't produce it, so even under the premise of the outbreak of a world war, dreadnoughts are only owned by major powers, of which only a few countries can produce dreadnoughts, and the countries that can produce dreadnoughts at present, that is, Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and even Russia, have only partial production capacity, It was only after the British handed over the drawings that Japan had the production capacity of the King Kong class, which is already one of the top ten major countries in the world.

Different from the previous ironclad ships and cruisers, the power of the capital ship is too great, even Japan, which has been among the world powers, has spent a huge price, since the rise, has been buying various types of warships in the United Kingdom, Rao is like this, only to obtain a King Kong-class, or dreadnought-level battle cruiser, whether it is the fantasy class, or Orion is a battleship, and it is beyond the dreadnought class, such a ship, Brazil didn't even dare to think about it before, and now, it really appeared in front of you, They won't let it go.

However, under the pressure of the United States, it is arranged for about 10 million Chinese to stay for a short time, at most for three months, at least half a month, which is not a matter at all, anyway, the relationship between the United States and Brazil is not so close, only two or three months, you can get at least tens of millions of dollars in benefits, and this part of the money can just pay for the cost of the battleship, at most add a little more, which is equivalent to helping China after getting two warships, which is very beneficial to Brazil's national security.

If the method is correct, the problem is very simple, Brazil readily agreed to the Chinese's request, but simply signed a contract with the Chinese, China does not have to change the Fantasy class and Orion in the active fleet to delivery, only need to produce it within a year and a half, which is not a problem for China at all.

China has gone through a series of expansions, especially after the unification of the whole of China, for the perfect development of China's major port cities, China's long coastline, as well as the Indochina Peninsula, Southeast Asia, many deep-water ports, the unique environment, prompted the smooth shipping of shipping, and from Germany to obtain the production capacity of warships, China has the ability to build a 50,000-ton dock.

Yang Yuanzhao is very clear that in the future of China, the biggest enemy is the United States, the United States is not very strong in other capabilities, but the huge scale of production capacity, especially the ability of industrialization is very terrible, if you want to resist the United States, they must completely spread out their strength, so from 1914 to 1915, China built at least more than 40 large docks, of which only half have production capacity, battleships are doomed to be eliminated, and the production speed of aircraft carriers is slow, before the war starts, Large-scale production is a waste, China has not yet perfected the method of cultivating a naval army, and even if it is produced, there is not so much manpower to operate, and there is no problem at all to draw out two docks from the middle for the construction of battleships.

If it is said that from China to the United States, even if it is at full speed, it will take at least 40 to 45 days, but if it is from the United States to Brazil, especially from Los Angeles to Brazil, it will take a week at most, or even less, you can go back and forth twice a month, and even because the time is very short, the number of people loaded into each ship has also risen, after all, the support and materials required for ocean voyages are completely different from those for short-range voyages.

At present, the first batch of 300 ships of immigrants to take back the United States, do a simple rest off the coast of the United States, pick up, most of them are already in a very bad situation of Chinese Americans, a considerable number of them are very weak, almost carried to the ship, no way, when they came to Los Angeles, they have already laid down, Americans will not be kind to treat these Chinese, it is good to be able to have two bowls of gruel a day, let them in the United States, maybe they will die, so no matter how difficult it is, China must take them away.

The first batch of ships to arrive in the United States, there are a certain number of medical personnel, and even a lot of medical personnel, have entered the Los Angeles settlement, carrying medicinal herbs, treating Chinese Americans, and the rest are concentrated on the ship, on the stable big ship, there are many things that can be carried, and even simple surgeries can be performed, which is the best for the Chinese Americans who are already on the verge of collapse.

But long-term on the ship is not a way, when the consent of Brazil, this group of ships immediately transferred to Brazil, in the future, with the help of the original Brazilian medical center, plus the equipment carried on the ship, these Chinese rescue, land will always be more convenient than at sea, most of these people, most of them are hungry, irregular life, under the destruction of the United States, caused by hunger and cold, there is a safe place, relax the spirit, plus the satisfaction of money and food, these people will soon recover health.

This part of the people on the ship, is only a small part of the tens of millions of Chinese, and even the current concentration of Chinese in Los Angeles, is only more than 5 million, the entire United States has nearly 10 million Chinese, after China and the United States reached an intention, the United States began to concentrate Chinese in Los Angeles, but for these Chinese, basically can be saved, some lucky, rushed to Los Angeles, can enjoy the basic living security, but more, but still live in the water and fire, they have to be affected by the US government, The double destruction of the American people, compared with the previous experience, is simply incomparable, heaven and earth.

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