On the issue of the final replacement of artillery, both the Central Powers and the Entente Powers expressed acceptability to Huaxia's opinions, after all, this decision to play 50 boards each was the most suitable solution to this inexplicable problem. And after the issue of changing guns was resolved, on the issue of replacing warships, the countries finally came up with an opinion, that is, within 12 years, the two sides could not replace warships, and after 12 years, with the Allied and Entente countries as the two camps, the total tonnage of ships replaced by both sides must be the same. And the total tonnage of the replacement cannot exceed 150,000 tons. The specific replacement of the warships of those countries will be decided through consultation. In addition, countries can retire some warships, but the decommissioned tonnage cannot be replaced with new ships. 15 years after the signing of the treaty, the replacement of the second batch of warships can be considered. The replacement tonnage of the two parties cannot also exceed 150,000 tons. As for Huaxia? The three Longxu-class battleships could not be decommissioned within 15 years of the signing of the treaty, and after 15 years, they could freely replace the 15-inch gunboats.

The negotiations on all medium and large warships were finally decided after a month, then all that remained was the negotiations on the number of destroyers and submarines. The restrictions on these small boats appear to be very large...... It is only stipulated that the tonnage of destroyers shall not exceed 180,000 tons, and the tonnage of submarines shall not exceed 70,000 tons. Based on the 10-point weight of Huaxia and the United States, the remaining countries calculate their own destroyer and submarine tonnage in proportion. The requirements in terms of firepower are also better than sending, and the maximum caliber of artillery does not exceed. And the maximum caliber artillery of the submarine is the same as that of the destroyer. And there are no hard and fast rules on the maximum single tonnage of destroyers and submarines. The negotiations on the auxiliary warships went very smoothly, and the negotiations between the destroyer and the submarine took a total of eight days to finalize the ..........

When the total tonnage and the restrictions on various warships are finalized, does it mean that everything is over? Naturally not! Restrictions on the export of naval technology were then discussed, the final battleground of competition between the Entente and the Central Powers, with Turkey and Russia currently not in possession of the ability to build new large warships. The former is something that has never been had, while the latter is what has been had. After 1 World War, it was partially destroyed by the war and partially removed by Germany. Coupled with the loss of a large number of technicians and skilled workers, it is not available now! It is foreseeable that in the next decade it will not be possible to build large warships independently. Therefore, it is very likely that the warships of these two countries will need the help of Germany and Italy.

Similarly. The British are not clean either! The British also had to build the ships of Australia and Canada, which had so far not built warships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, and the share of the two 20,000-ton warships that the Entente had won for Britain would eventually fall to the British. And considering the tonnage and strength of the little brothers on both sides, it is impossible for them to have the same capital ships as the boss, such as Turkey, and the additional tonnage that Turkey can obtain is not enough to build a 16-inch artillery battleship. And the additional 20,000 tons of battleships of the British could not carry particularly large caliber guns! …。

So now the question arises. The British, thinking from their own point of view, hoped that the great powers would provide no more than 12 inches of guns for the warships of the other younger brothers. After all, the largest level of artillery that a 20,000-ton warship can carry is so big. The Allies, led by Germany, expressed their resolute inability to accept it. "At present, the largest caliber artillery owned by Turkey and other countries has reached 14 inches. In order to ensure the interests of small countries, we insist that the tonnage of the exported warships be less than 35,000 tons, and that the maximum caliber of the guns carried at the same time should not exceed 15 inches. "The German delegates are fighting against each other for an inch. The Entente then raised a new question: what principles should be followed when exporting armaments to States not parties to the treaty? For example, how many tons is the maximum of an aircraft carrier, and how is the artillery and tonnage of battleships limited? In addition, the British put forward a binding policy in this regard, that is, Britain could abandon the original demand, but on the issue of exporting warships that are not parties to the treaty, it must adhere to the following principle, that is, the displacement of the exported battleships cannot exceed 30,000 tons, and the caliber of guns cannot exceed 14 inches. And the tonnage of an aircraft carrier cannot exceed 20,000 tons! …。

Negotiations on this issue are more intense than before, because in addition to the States parties, there are many other people in the world that are worth wooing. There is even the possibility that some countries will "deposit" their warships in a third country and retrieve them before the war to expand their military capabilities. Therefore, there must be strict restrictions on the export of warships. For example, if Germany exports battleships to Russia if the tonnage allows, then as long as the two conditions of less than 35,000 tons and equipped with naval guns less than 16 inches are met, but if the warships are exported to non-contracting countries. Then in addition to complying with the requirements put forward by the British side, there must also be quotas. The Entente and the Allies took a five-year cycle, and the tonnage of large and medium-sized warships exported during the cycle could not exceed 100,000 tons. Any warship with a standard displacement of more than 10,000 tons must be included in this quota...... And the export volume of submarines in each cycle cannot exceed 20,000 tons! The unused displacement of each cycle cannot be superimposed on the next cycle, and Huaxia, as an independent party, has half of its quota for exporting capital ships to the two major groups. That is, the tonnage export of capital ships does not exceed 50,000 tons, and the export of submarines does not exceed 10,000 tons..........

For this clause, the Entente and the Allies said after consultation that they could agree, after all, there are not many countries in this era that can afford to buy capital ships and are willing to do so. This quota may seem relatively small, but in fact eighty percent of it is not used up, and the requirements of the British to limit the performance of warships have also been added to the clause. The 14-inch naval guns pose little threat to the newly commissioned battleships of various countries, and although the 20,000-ton aircraft carrier is larger, considering that the aircraft carrier has to fight in formation, even if there is an aircraft carrier but there is no matching capital ship, then the combat effectiveness will not be very high, so in the end, this point was passed.

After dealing with all the issues, the countries participating in the meeting finally signed the Beijing Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments, which entered into force for a period of 12 years from the date of its signing. After expiration, States have the right to decide whether or not to renew the Treaty. After more than two months of negotiations, the negotiations on naval armaments in Beijing came to an end, but a discerning person knew at a glance that this treaty was nothing more than an expedient measure, and the naval construction of the major powers did not stop. In addition to the limited scale of capital ship construction, aircraft carriers and cruiser warships will be built as planned, and each major country will build at least 400,000 to 500,000 tons of warships within 12 years, and the United States may build more, and it will be amortized to start construction of at least 40,000 tons of warship ......... every year.

"This is just a respite for all countries, and they use this opportunity to slim down their navies and cut off those parts that are less effective in order to prepare for future battles." After the signing of the treaty, Xu Jie once commented on the negotiations on naval arms limitation.

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