Chapter 187 The future is in the sky, but now we have to bet on the dreadnought! (Please subscribe, please vote monthly)

Zhuge Weidao answered the phone in Zhuge Weitian's office, and on the other end of the phone was Zhuge Weiyi, the Minister of the Navy.

On the phone, Zhuge Weiyi did not say what happened, but asked him to return to Beijing as soon as possible to attend an emergency meeting of the Arms Commission.

However, Zhuge Weidao still guessed something from Zhuge Weiyi's tone. This matter must be related to the arms conference, and it is probably also related to the "sit-down coup" that just occurred in India!

If Emperor William could come to power and the Indian Empire could achieve nominal independence, it must be the government of the British Empire. And the purpose of the British government in doing this, you know with your butt, it must be to turn India into Britain

India has played its trump card. After all, India has a population of 200 million, and its land is vast. It has more land that can be cultivated and cultivated than the Ming Dynasty. It is also rich in resources. It is the kind of country that can squeeze out a lot of oil and water if it is squeezed hard.

However, Zhuge Weidao is not worried about the British playing tricks on India, because what really determines the future is not the hard-earned money of the Indians, nor even the "10 million tons of navy", but the World War II in the history of air power.

The Bismarck, the most powerful battleship in Germany, had its stern rudder damaged by a torpedo from a biplane taking off from the aircraft carrier, and was unable to escape in the end.

If those battleships and battlecruisers in World War I encountered biplane carrier-based aircraft that could dive to drop bombs or conduct torpedo attacks, it would basically be a dead end!

Therefore, no matter what, we have to get biplane bombers, biplane torpedo planes and a 20,000-ton fleet aircraft carrier!

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao hung up the phone, and then said to Zhuge Weitian with a smile: "Feilong (Feilong is Zhuge Weitian's nickname), you are an expert in aerodynamics, and the wind tunnel tests of these biplanes are

I have given you full authority. After I blow it, you can help me change it, even if we invented it together. With this invention, it will be much more convenient for you to get the rank of military advisor. According to our rules, you can also get it.

To the aerospace book!"

Hearing what Zhuge Weidao said, the last bit of grudge in Zhuge Weitian's heart was gone, and a smile filled his chubby face: "Be a military advisor? I'm still young. Can I really do it?"

"Brother Jiushi, you are really kidding," Zhuge Weidao took Zhuge Weitian's hand and said with a smile, "Little brother, I can do one hundred and eight, won't I also get the position of military advisor? Brother Jiushi's future is in the sky, we

The Zhuge family needs real aerodynamics experts like you!"

Zhuge Weidao has already revealed the secret. However, this is not the secret passed down by King Zhuge Wuzhong, but the secret that Zhuge Weidao himself knows.

Zhuge Weitian is not the kind of person who gets "secrets" for nothing, so he immediately said: "Brother One Hundred and Eighth Brother's Feilong Industry is planning to go public recently, and it still lacks some capital. How about you buy some shares?"

Feilong Industrial is very popular right now, so of course there will be no shortage of capital. And once Feilong Industrial goes public, it will definitely rise sharply!

Zhuge Weidao understood what the other party meant, but he still shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Jiushi, I have received your wish. But I can't earn this money like this. A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. If I get it now

Damn it, you won’t be able to go to the Prime Minister’s Office in the future!”

In fact, it is never too late to buy shares of "Future Boeing" like Feilong Industries, but the key to making big money is to be able to hold on to them.

Therefore, Zhuge Weidao does not need to conduct such internal transactions at all. If he is really optimistic, he can buy it after it is listed. Although this transaction is an intra-family transaction at the moment, it will not cause him any trouble. But in the future he

If you want to rush to the prime minister's position, people will tell you something.

To ensure that the Ming Dynasty wins the war, it is best for him to become the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

"Oh!" Zhuge Weitian immediately understood that his brother was ambitious, "One Hundred and Eighth Brother, I will definitely support you in the future!"

"Okay! Brother Jiushi, let me give you some more secrets," Zhuge Weidao took Zhuge Weitian's hand and said, "The future of airships is limited. If you can sell your technology and patents, you must sell them as soon as possible. But the future of airplanes is huge.

!”

After saying this, Zhuge Weidao did not stay at Zhuge Weitian's place for long. He turned around and left the wind tunnel base of Feilong Industry. He also drove his little broken "Red Rabbit Car" toward Beijing City.

go.

This "Red Rabbit Car" is a new product created by Zhuge Weili, the car maker, after getting Zhuge Weidao's improvement suggestions. Compared with the car that Zhuge Weidao had previously tried to drive, it already has

The progress was like a complete rebirth, and it could basically be put on the market, and Zhuge Weidao naturally also established a new "Red Rabbit Industry" and invested in venture capital.

When Zhuge Weidao drove his little broken car to the Admiralty Building, it was almost time to clock out of get off work that afternoon, but in the conference room dedicated to the Admiralty Minister, an emergency meeting of the Arms Committee was still there. Open.

When Zhuge Weidao pushed the door open, Li Tiezhu, the chief of naval intelligence, was criticizing someone's strategy!

"Okay, now, the British are willing to bet 10 million tons with us even if they want to trick the Indians' children and grandchildren. What should we do? They can't just shout 'yes', let's just continue shouting '20 million tons'?"

This makes no sense!"

"Of course we can't show weakness!" Zhuge Weidao took over the topic with a smile, "But we really can't brag about the total tonnage anymore. 10 million tons is already a bit of a boast, and 20 million tons is probably not believed by anyone.

"

The so-called 10 million ton navy is actually a "satellite launch". It is hard to say how much it can be realized in the future. After all, this is a large project that will take 10 or even 15 years. This kind of project is relatively stable for the Ming Dynasty and has a stable policy.

For a country with a relatively strong sexual orientation, it is reasonable. But for Great Britain, the Tory Party’s long-term rule is almost over, right? Will the Whig Party overthrow the Tory Party’s long-term naval plan?

That’s easy to say.

"Daozi, you're here. Sit down quickly!" Zhuge Weiyi was polite. He greeted him to sit down and asked with a smile, "How is the wind blowing?"

"I haven't finished blowing yet, but your call has come," Zhuge Weidao said as he sat down. "I'm in a hurry to come back for a meeting. I've left all the matters of blowing to Feilong layman."

"Just leave it to him," Zhuge Weiyi said with a smile, "He is an expert and can't make mistakes." He paused and then asked, "Have you thought about how to deal with the British card game? Let's brag about the total tonnage.

It’s boring now, so what’s next?”

"Of course I'm bragging about performance." Zhuge Weidao thought for a while, "Shang Shu, is there room for modification of our Hongwu Emperor class?"

"Remodel?" Zhuge Weiyi asked, "How do you want to change it?"

"Add two more steam engines and see if the power of the main engine can reach 22,000. Can the main gun be equipped with a 280mm backpack turret? There will be two twins at the front and rear, a total of 8 280mm cannons!"

What Zhuge Weidao is now coming up with is a "Dreadnought" plan similar to the "Nassau" class. Historically, this type of battleship was the corresponding plan developed by the Germans after the British came up with the "Dreadnought" class. Because at that time

The Germans' steam turbines were a bit poor, so they used steam engines, so the power of "Nassau" was a bit less than that of "Dauntless".

But this level of battleship is still much stronger than all "pre-dreadnoughts"!

"That's it." Zhuge Weiyi thought for a while, "There is a ready-made plan, called Hongwu modified version, with a standard displacement of 18,500 tons, and the hull is also elongated, but there is no piggyback turret, but on both sides.

Each is equipped with two twin 280mm turrets. The first ship is being built at the Changxing Island Shipyard of Jiangnan Heavy Industry."

"Great, that's it!" Zhuge Weidao clapped his hands, "Just use it to bet with the British!"

"How are we going to bet this time?" Zhuge Weiyi asked again.

Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "As soon as this Hongwu modified ship comes out, all previous ships will have to be eliminated, even the Hongwu Emperor class is no exception. Let's export it and the technology of Feilong III to the French and Rakshasa people!"
Chapter completed!