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According to Wang Yuze's requirements, the 'Han Shin-class' fast battleships should have a speed faster than the battlecruisers, and at the same time have the powerful firepower and armor of battleships, which can not only fight with battleships, but also suppress battlecruisers. As a result, this makes the design of the 'Hanshin-class' fast battleships very cumbersome.

In order to improve the protection capability, it is necessary to thicken the armor, and this will inevitably increase the displacement of the battleship, which will affect the speed of the battleship. In order to increase the speed of the battleship, it was necessary to increase the power. And this, too, will increase the hull and displacement.

How to unify the two and meet Wang Yuze's requirements has become a headache. In addition, the Academy of Sciences has come up with the design of a new oil-fired boiler, which will provide 20 percent more power than the previous boiler. After solving the power problem, the design of the 'Hanshin-class' fast battleship will be much easier.

In the end, the Navy's warship design institute came up with the design drawings of the 'Hanshin-class' fast battleship. The 'Hanshin-class' fast battleship has a standard displacement of 29,300 tons and a full load displacement of 36,500 tons. The total length is 1,776 meters, the width is 295 meters, the draft is 105 meters, the power is 24 new oil-fired boilers and four latest steam turbines, the power is 48,000 horsepower, the four-axle propulsion, the maximum speed is more than 28 knots (the maximum speed runs out of 295 knots in the test run after the successful construction), the cruising distance is 10 knots / 9000 nautical miles, and the armament is 3 triple 343 mm 50 times the caliber naval guns, using knapsack turrets, two in the front and one in the back, so that the nine main guns can fire at the unified side. Secondary guns: 10 155-mm rapid-fire guns and 10 37-mm rapid-fire guns. The armor is made of new domestic armor, and its performance is completely comparable to the latest armor of Krupp, with 356 mm of armor for the main turret and bridge, 120 mm for the deck, and 305 mm for the side straps.

The 'Hanshin-class' fast battleships have the same firepower as the 'Han-class' battleships, but they are faster, and once they face the battlecruisers of other countries, they will have an overwhelming advantage. Of course. When it was announced, the 'Han Xin class' would be the second battle cruiser of the Chinese Navy. However, in order to meet Wang Yuze's requirements, the cost of the 'Han Xin-class' battleship was also very terrifying, and the cost of a single battleship reached 23 million Chinese yuan. The construction of six ships will cost 138 million Chinese dollars. It is almost equivalent to the annual military expenditure allocated by the Ministry of Finance every year. However, even with such a high cost, Wang Yuze gritted his teeth and signed the order to build. After all, at a time when countries are desperately building new battleships and battle cruisers, the Chinese Navy must build larger and larger battleships if it wants to maintain superiority.

After the completion of six 'Hanshin-class' battleships. The Chinese Navy will have 20 battleships and four battlecruisers, and with the performance of the battleships of the Chinese Navy, it will be able to maintain an advantage over any country. It's just that if you face two powerful enemy countries. For example, the United Kingdom and the United States still seem to be a little stretched. To this end, Wang Yuze put forward a request to the Navy Design Institute within two years. Take out the design scheme of the advanced battleship of the next class, that is, the design scheme of the 'Tang-class' battleship. 'Don-class' battleship. It will be equipped with a more powerful main gun, thicker armor and more speed. Wang Yuze also knows that this requirement, with the current technology, is somewhat difficult to achieve. However, it is necessary to prepare in advance.

Indeed, as the Chinese Navy had hoped, after foreign spies discovered that the Chinese Navy had begun to build a new type of battle cruiser of the second rank, and that the speed of such a battle cruiser was as high as 28 knots, countries once again set off to build battle cruisers. The British Navy came up with a design for the 'Indefatigable class' battlecruiser. The German Navy will also build 'De Vogel-class' battle cruisers. The United States also received design drawings for the 'Invincible class' battlecruisers from the British Navy, and the battlecruisers belonging to the United States will be built. When countries invested limited resources in the construction of battle cruisers, the purpose of the Chinese Navy was achieved.

After the Entente, the whole world was almost divided into two camps. The Entente and the Central Powers were in opposition to each other, not only militarily, but also economically and politically. The economic flow between the member countries of the alliance is rapid, but the economic exchanges with the opposing countries have almost come to a standstill. However, this was very beneficial to the Entente. The Entente had large colonies, and their economic development potential was significantly better than that of the Central Powers. Fortunately, the allies also have a quasi-ally, China, which has the largest market in the world. Moreover, because China was only married to Germany, it did not join the Central Powers. The Entente did not dare to push China too much, and China's 'neutral' stance was more able to turn the right and left sides, and it would also be of great benefit to China's economic development.

Although Germany has a developed industry, it lacks many resources except for coal. Had it not been for the seizure of Alsace and Lorraine from France in the Franco-Prussian War, Germany would have had to import all iron ore from abroad. Germany also sensed that war was coming, and in the face of increasing pressure, Germany began to frantically accumulate all kinds of rare minerals. China, which is rich in natural resources, has been of great help to Germany in this regard. Germany lacks funds to buy these minerals, so it will exchange technology, and these advanced technologies needed by China have made China's industrialization level greatly improved again. Moreover, by helping Germany and increasing its war potential, Germany will be able to play a greater role in the war and consume more of the national strength of Britain and France. This is undoubtedly a good thing for China.

After Wang Yuze returned to China, the political situation in China became more stable, and under the leadership of the government, various plans were implemented rapidly according to the previous plan. In May, China carried out financial reforms and implemented the 'gold position system'. From now on, the circulation of gold and silver is prohibited, and all the gold and silver in the hands of the citizens of the empire need to go to the bank and exchange it for Chinese dollars according to the current price. Because of the extortion of Russia, and the plundering of Japan. There are already more than 3,000 tons of gold in the vaults of the Central Bank of China, which is enough to support China's financial reform.

With Wang Yuze's current prestige, there is no problem at all in China to forcibly implement financial reform. Although, gold and silver have been the currency of the Chinese for thousands of years. Ordinary people are also accustomed to mastering this precious metal, so that they can feel at ease. But Wang Yuze gave the order, and the vast majority of people still chose to cooperate. Besides, the use of paper Huayuan is also more convenient in economic life.

As we entered June, the Imperial General Staff began to get busy. A large amount of information and information related to the Nanyang region was sent here. Hundreds of staff officers began to analyze the information they had and at the same time come up with the best battle plan. That's right, this is the Imperial General Staff preparing to make a move against the only remaining country in Indochina - Siam!

The current Indochina Peninsula, with the exception of Thailand, is all Chinese territory. Central South Province of China is a vast province. At present, the province is mainly divided into seven regions. Indochina in the north was named the Cochin region, and in the south it was named the Champa region. The Cambodian region was named the Khmer region. To the west, Myanmar is directly divided into three regions: northern Myanmar, central Myanmar and southern Myanmar. There is also the Malay region where the provincial capital Singapore is located. Thailand has fertile soil, a large population, and abundant resources, and China will obviously not let go of this country.

Besides, there is a very ready-made reason for China to attack Siam. The current King of Siam, Rama VI, is known as Zheng Bao. But in reality, it is the Siamese indigenous fake Chinese. From Rama I, they pretended to be descendants of King Cheng Shin of Thonburi, Siam. However, Rama I was actually a military general under Zheng Xin, who killed Zheng Xin in a coup d'état, and then plotted to usurp the throne. It's just that Rama I was afraid of the Manchu retribution at that time, so he claimed to be the son of Zheng Xin and asked the Manchus to canonize him. But in fact, Rama I was older than Zheng Xindu. And the mediocre Manchu Qing did not have any doubts. Therefore, the Siamese Dynasty, which was originally founded by the Chinese, was usurped by the indigenous people of Siam.

"Your Majesty, according to the information we have now, Siam has a population of eight million and an army of two hundred and fifty thousand. The current King of Siam, King Rama V, named Chulalongkorn, is also a capable king. During his reign, he launched a modernization reform movement to strive for self-improvement and prosperity, and its influence was second only to the Japanese Meiji Restoration in the modernization reform of the Asia-Pacific region at the same time. With the British and French colonists watching over him, he struggled to maintain his independence, and Siam was the only sovereign state in Southeast Asia at the same time. Xiong Wu, chief of the General Staff, introduced to Wang Yuze.

Wang Yuze nodded, no matter how capable Chulalongkorn is, so what? Siam is just a small country with a population of less than 10 million. And it is already completely surrounded by the southern provinces of the empire. In the past, although Siam was able to maintain its independence, it was because Britain and France fought against each other, and Siam was able to stand in the middle of it, and at the same time act as a buffer. Now that the colonies of Burma and Indochina belong to China, Siam naturally cannot rely on external forces. If China wants to destroy Siam, Gen will have no effort. In addition, the land and resources of Siam are also coveted by China. After taking Siam, the empire can emigrate to Siam at least between 10 million and 20 million!