"When I heard about such an exaggerated warship, I thought the guys from the Security Bureau were joking with me. ”

Dillaz subconsciously fumbled for his jacket pocket, and after grabbing it empty, he remembered that this was a non-smoking area, and the cigarettes had already been handed over to the security check at the door along with the weapon. Scratching the back of his head, a wry smile appeared on his face.

"Foul armor, abnormal mobility, nirvana...... Arsenal of annihilation, as well as phantom spells and multiple counter-detection methods. The living facilities include air-conditioning, heating, and pressurized air conditioning, elevators, large cold storage, large washing machines, hotels, bathrooms, libraries, barber shops, and post offices, with an average living area of 4.2 square meters per person. Not to mention the test of resources, technology, and production capacity for the construction of such warships, how to ensure the funding channel is enough to make people a headache, and this gold-swallowing giant beast will collapse one or two cities. ”

The cost of the Yamato-class battleships was 137802000 yen, equivalent to 12.134 tons of pure gold, which was equivalent to $21 billion in 2007 at 3% of the national budget at the time.

No matter how much you don't understand calculation and economy, you can estimate how many resources and money this monster with the protection capabilities of Yamato-class battleships, the full tonnage and huge volume of Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and the firepower of 2 and a half Iowa-class battleships will devour.

And that's just the building, and the future maintenance is also counted...... The brother in the accounting department is going to be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment again.

As wealthy as Alfheim, it may not be easy to build and maintain a strong standing army with the Great as the core.

An unbridled military build-up would ruin a country, and the terrifyingly shrewd consul must have foreseen it. However, the fact is that the defense forces not only started the construction of the Emperor, but also put the construction of the second ship on the agenda, and there is no sign of slowing down and freezing other armament construction.

How did such a large expenditure come about? It is not necessarily that the consul saved the marshal's scepter, the private money used for his marriage, the small treasury for the young master's marriage and house, and his own coffin in the future, and used almost perverted frugality to support the construction of armaments, right?

From the laying of the keel, the Emperor gradually began to take shape, and now it is beginning to come to an end, but the question of the source of funds has always lingered.

Diraz wouldn't be stupid enough to ask the finances directly, where the order has long been silenced. Not only could I not ask anything. By the time he had asked the question, it was time for Stasi's gray sedan to go to the door and invite him to tea.

The core maker and planner of the question nodded slightly, and smiled bitterly with insight into the restless mind:

"We must express our gratitude to the human beings for this. Without their full sponsorship. I don't know where to start with the arms expansion plan. ”

No respect. The mystery was revealed without malice, but Dillards couldn't react.

Monopoly means unlimited profiteering, which can be relied on monopoly and dumping of commodities alone. Is the profit so great? Are all human beings local tyrants, spending money day and night?

"My Admiral, don't you understand? There is nothing more profitable than monopolizing the arms market except the financial market."

On the quotation given by Li Lin to Richelieu, the conscientious price of a gun is 2,500 guineas or écus, and there is no deviation in it, but the corresponding artillery type is "slightly deviated".

2500 gold coins - that is the cost price of an 88mm anti-aircraft gun, and the cost of a much simpler front-loading smoothbore copper cannon is 200 gold coins, not even one-tenth of the 88 gun, and if the production line is adjusted to enter mass production, it can even be pressed to 100 ......

At the price of 88 guns, I bought an earthen cannon and went home, and I was happy to pick up a treasure......

"And we must not forget the zealous Castilians, as soon as the Seven-Day War ended, General Franco quickly contacted me, hoping to sell a batch of artillery guns and renovate the old warships to bridge the gap in military power between Guò and Charlemagne,"

Francisco Franco – Caudillo (Leader) of the Phalangist Parade of Right-wing Christians. After being battered in the Seven-Day War by the incompetent and inefficient old military aristocracy, the far-right conservative military man, dressed as a reformist and shouting "change" like a certain black president, began to take center stage in Castile.

In order to reform the country's maladministration, this general who risked being scolded as a "national thief", "Castilian traitor", and "shameless villain", and was willing to "save the country by curves" is quite a bit of the legacy of Mr. Zhaoming, who "leads the knife into a fast and lives up to the head of the youth". After hooking up with Li Lin, he quickly provided a large number of national defense secrets, from the border fortification drawings, the mobilization of garrison troops to the emergency procedures in case of emergencies, the Stardust operation was finally successful, and Franco's cooperation was inseparable.

Of course, Franco also benefited from this collaboration. While the Wehrmacht and Titans sent a large number of Castilian high-ranking generals to hell with guns, Franco had far fewer rivals. After the disastrous defeat in the Seven-Day War, General Franco was quickly promoted from the unknown commander of the garrison to the Count of the Frontier in order to fill the void created by the large number of officers killed in battle. Lead his subordinates to the northeast border. The general, who commanded the reserve forces to quickly fill the gaps in the country's borders, performed well in several skirmishes on the border, and quickly became the idol of lower- and middle-ranking officers and soldiers in the army due to his incorruptibility and self-discipline.

But for Franco, who coveted a higher position of power, the support of lower- and middle-ranking officers and soldiers was far from enough, and in order to win the favor of Philip II, he needed more merit to pave the way for him to become the prime minister as soon as possible.

The impending confrontation on the border did not allow for accidents, and there was nothing to do internally for him to mix in for the time being, so Franco set his sights on the ongoing restructuring and reform of the army, and once again contacted his old friend Li Lin.

As long as he can get a cannon or supervise the construction of a powerful warship, and use his achievements as a foreshadowing, his position as a leader in military reform will not be shaken, and his ability will be affirmed and transferred to the central decision-making level. There's no risking a war with Charlemagne and taking risks, there's nothing better than that.

As for whether Li Lin will sell cannons, rebuild warships, and even sell artillery construction technology - Franco believes that as long as the price is reasonable, there is nothing that cannot be discussed.

He was really a very shrewd man, and he was better suited to be a politician or a businessman than an officer.

Looking up at the silhouette of the giant ship, the archon's smile deepened, as if he thought of something ridiculous.

"I have promised Franco that I have chosen a new ship to try to improve, what is the name of the ship...... Oh yes. It's called 'Vikramatti' – a very nice name. ”

"Vikramatti" is really a good name for arms dealers who sharpen their knives at breakneck speed. (To be continued......)

PS: Arms are definitely profiteering...... But the most profitable is the financial ......