Holy Roman Empire

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Before White could finish speaking, Kabbah interrupted: "Stop talking, it doesn't make any sense to talk about these professional things with me.

With these efforts, we might as well study it..."

The topic was ended ahead of time. It was news that could be inquired about, and now we all know it. White wouldn't talk about deeper things at all.

Rather than delve into it at the risk of being exposed, it's better to just let it go and continue to play his role as the cafe owner.

As for the task, an in-depth interpretation of the conversation just now is enough to write a report.

After making friends for so many years, Kabbah still has some understanding of White's position in the shipyard.

Although he is not one of the best big shots, he is also an absolute core engineer.Most of the ships were built independently by White.

If he, the core engineer, is to help, there is only one situation - to build a warship, and it is not an ordinary warship.

The construction site of a super battleship has been determined, and this information is enough for a while.As for the specific parameters, it can be said that "has not yet been determined."

No kidding, at the beginning of the construction of many warships, only the designer and the senior officials of the Ministry of the Navy know the parameters and performance, and the engineers of the shipyard can at most make rough judgments based on experience.

Experience is something that is undoubtedly unreliable.Shipbuilding technology is improving, and the displacement of the same warship is often very different.

When it comes to tonnage utilization, even if it is only increased by a few percentage points, the parameters of the final warship are very different.

Kabbah can say responsibly that the accuracy rate will not be much higher than his two knives calculations if he finds a professional to analyze and judge.

Back home, after a lot of deep thinking, Kabbah wrote down the Klute Shipyard on the paper, and suspected that he had received an order for a super battleship with a displacement of about "25000 tons to 28000 tons."

After pausing for a moment, Kabbah crossed out the displacement judgment again, leaving only one suspected super battleship.

Well, the information must not be submitted all at once.Only with a long flow of water can the superiors know their front-line suffering.

Not asking for much bonus, Kabbah is just looking forward to taking fewer tasks and reducing the risk of exposure, so that he can retire safely.

As for the "intelligence elites" who are often commended internally, it seems that they are indeed bright and promising, but Kabbah knows these intelligence stars and will change them every once in a while.

Although no explanation was given above, Kabbah also knew what was going on, it was nothing more than working too hard and being exposed during the intelligence gathering process.

As an organization that does not see the light, once the identity of the intelligence personnel is exposed, it not only means the failure of the mission, but also the end of life.

If it is a small and weak country, by virtue of Britain's name, it may still be fished out.

If it falls into the hands of a big country, unless you meet a boss with a conscience, and perhaps return to the country during the exchange of intelligence personnel, it will be a question of when to step into the gate of hell.

In his years of intelligence career, Kabbah has seen too much cruelty in the world, and he doesn't want to hand over his fate to others.

……

There are salted fish intelligence personnel, and there are also struggling intelligence personnel.Following an order from the London government, several major intelligence organizations in Britain became active.

The specific manifestation is that in the recent period, the number of spies arrested by the Shinra police has hit new highs.

Facts have once again proved the truth of "doing more and making more mistakes, not doing better".

Not to mention the beginning of the 20th century, even in the 21st century, it is very easy for spies to lurk.

It can be said that as long as nothing is done, there is no way to identify who is a spy.There is often only one reason for exposure, and that is "moving".

If you pay, you will be rewarded. Although the intelligence personnel have exposed a lot, it is still worthwhile compared to the information sent back.

Downing Street, in the Prime Minister's residence.

Looking at the intelligence collected from all over the world, Prime Minister Campbell's face became more and more ugly.

The most worrying situation still happened. Shinra did start to build ships frantically, but the number of construction was not the 8 super battleships on the surface, but 13.

There is no way to verify the authenticity of this number for a while.But whether it is 8 or 13, once so many super battleships are in service, they will break Britain's sea power advantage.

Shinra is different from Britain. As a land power country, the Vienna government dares to play Stud on the sea as long as it has five points of confidence.

If you win the bet on world supremacy, if you lose the bet, you will spend five years working hard in the Mediterranean, and then there will be a second decisive battle.

This is absolutely impossible for Britain. Not to mention the defeat of the Royal Navy, even if it is just a loss for both sides, Britain will fall from heaven to hell.

After it is determined that Shinra has started to explode warships, there is only one choice left for the British government-follow up.

Not only to keep up, but also to build more warships to protect the dominant position of the Royal Navy.

As for the Russian-Austrian naval agreement, Campbell directly regarded it as farting.Even if the agreement is true, the Vienna government will perform in accordance with the agreement.

But once a war of hegemony breaks out, the Shinra Navy can also be requisitioned first, and then handed over to the Russians after the battle is over. Could the Tsarist government still say "no"?

Chapter 1 Speed ​​Comparison

Now Minister of the Navy Swinding: "It is impossible for the Russians to purchase such a huge fleet. The Russian-Austrian naval agreement is just to deceive people. The real target of the Austrians is us.

The empire must take countermeasures and use absolute strength to dispel the unrealistic illusions of the enemy. "

This is an open secret, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.To deal with the Japanese navy, it is enough to use two super battleships as the main force.

The size of the Shinra Navy itself is not small. If 13 super battleships are added, the advantage of the Royal Navy will no longer exist.

Although the strength on paper does not represent the final combat effectiveness, the Royal Navy cannot afford to gamble.No one can guarantee that Shinra will not act first after the balance is broken.

Although the Vienna government has been advertised as "peace-loving", Emperor Franz the Great also made a promise to the outside world: he promised not to provoke war on his own initiative.

But in the face of interests, these guarantees cannot stand the test.If there is no breach of promise, it can only prove that the temptation of interests is not strong enough.

If you really want to start a war, are you afraid you won't find a reason?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Asquith: "Countermeasures are necessary, but how can we be sure that the enemy is really building ships?

In the past years, our shipbuilding pace was often interrupted because the enemy deliberately released false news.

A large number of warships appear together at the same time, which seems to reduce the cost of shipbuilding, but in fact it is at the expense of warship performance optimization and increased maintenance costs.

It doesn't matter once or twice, the overall performance of the Imperial Navy's warships will be pulled down a notch by the enemy with such despicable means.

If we cannot change the situation of passive combat, we will always be led by the nose by the enemy, and sooner or later we will have to pay the price for it. "

There is no way, I met Franz's intelligence-focused opponent, and Shinra has always regarded the shipyard seriously.

Based on the collected information, roughly judging, it is almost impossible to understand the core.

Even if infiltration is useless, Shinra has more than a dozen shipyards that can build large warships, unless there are people in key positions in these factories at the same time.

Although Britain is full of talents, it is not luxurious enough to send dozens of senior engineers as undercover agents.

Ordinary intelligence personnel, even if they become managers by hacking, they still cannot get specific parameters.

Most of the time, intelligence is collected on the sidelines and then analyzed.It's a pity that these can be faked. Before the ship is launched, no one knows whether it is a merchant ship or a warship.

Similar scams have happened many times over the years.Because the intelligence is not accurate enough, the London government often makes misjudgments.

Of course, intelligence inaccuracies are mutual.The British government can't figure out the situation of Shinra's shipbuilding, and the Vienna government also can't figure out the parameters of the British warships.

The reason why the British government fell into a passive position is mainly because they are guarding the ring, and many things are clearly laid out.

As a challenger, it doesn't matter if the Shinra Navy has a few more warships or a few fewer warships, since they are not opponents of the Royal Navy anyway.

The British can't do it. They must ensure that the Royal Navy has a [-]% advantage. Any time they are at a disadvantage may give the enemy an opportunity.

In this context, in many cases, knowing that they might be fooled, the British government can only bite the bullet.

It's just that being fooled is one thing and two things. If you get tricked continuously, it won't be justified.

I know, I understand that the government is forced to do so.But there are always a minority of people with insight in this world, and the most people still don't know.

It's all right if there are criticisms from the people, the trouble is still the parliament.Many congressmen believe that these mistakes are false information fabricated by the Royal Navy in order to defraud shipbuilding funds.

These pressures are not only borne by the military, but also by the Ministry of Finance, which is often criticized as "wasting taxpayers' money".

Minister of the Interior Azevedo explained: "There is no way to do this. The Austrians blocked the news so tightly that our people couldn't get close at all.

Even if the shipbuilders are bought, the enemy cannot build merchant ships with the technical standards for building warships.You must know that before the hull is formed, there is a chance to change its use.

Unless we delay making decisions for months at a time, errors in judgment are inevitable. "

Not to mention changing the purpose of the hull before it is formed, even if the main structure is done, it can also be modified.

Expensive warships are not only high construction costs, but the most important thing is high maintenance costs.In contrast, merchant shipping is different, and it can create value itself.

In this context, Shinra spent money on strategic deception, and after Britain followed up, the price to be paid was tens of times.

So much so that now, the British government only cares about super battleships, and other small warships simply ignore them and follow their own rhythm.

The British government is naturally very angry about this unfavorable situation.If it weren't for the main force of the Shinra Navy, most of them hid in the Mediterranean Sea as local tyrants, and they would have gone up recklessly.

It's a pity that the reality is cruel. The Shinra Navy seems to be determined to stay in the comfort zone and not come out.

Want to provoke, but although the main force of the navy is not moving, the army is more active than anyone else.

Britain has Shinra's weakness in its hands, and Shinra also holds Britain's vitals.If there is a quarrel, the final result is probably a loss for both sides.

Politicians are realistic, living a good life, no one wants to risk all their wealth.

Prime Minister Campbell sighed and said: "It is impossible to wait for things to be confirmed after delaying for several months.

The Holy Roman Empire was no ordinary enemy.Their industrial strength is very strong. If they find a loophole and start construction of more than a dozen super battleships at one time, we will regret it if there is a time difference.

Let's make preparations first, and let the intelligence personnel confirm as much as possible. If no problems are found, then finalize our shipbuilding plan as soon as possible.

Things aren't that bad either, and aside from not being sure if the Austrians are playing a trick, there's good news as well.

The Russo-Japanese War has broken out, and India's threat has been lifted for the time being.Such a good opportunity to weaken the Russians, I do not believe that the Vienna government will not be tempted.

Don't look at Emperor Franz's vowed promise to do his best to support his allies, that is to say.

Looking at the past few decades, when did the Russians lose their presence in several foreign wars, and when did they support them with all their strength?

Shinra has very little interest in the Far East, and the enthusiasm shown by the Vienna government has long exceeded the boundaries of its allies. There must be something wrong with it.

The Russians are not fools, and they will come to their senses sooner or later.If they suffered heavy losses in the war because of insufficient support from Shinra, Russia and Austria would part ways.

If we take the opportunity to manipulate again, it is very likely that they will turn against each other.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must be ready to win over the Russians, we need strong allies now. "

It's not like I don't know, I'm startled.Although Britain's shipbuilding industry is well developed, the number of large shipyards is still very limited, and even fewer are capable of building large warships.

If they go all out and fight for production capacity, their chances of winning are not high.After all, there is a huge gap in the industrial strength of the two sides, and no one knows where the limit of Shinra is.

Unknowingly, Britain has put itself in an extremely embarrassing situation.

Aware of the crisis, life still has to go on.Whether hegemony will fall or not will ultimately be determined on the battlefield.

"A flower does not have a hundred days of redness, and a person does not have a thousand days of happiness."

The situation is getting more and more severe. What the British government can do now is to continue the glory of Britain as much as possible and not let the glory fall in its own hands.

Of course, if the situation is not good, it will not be good, but the national power of the British Empire is still strong, and it is far from the time when the fuel is exhausted.

The most critical reason for being passive strategically is the lack of strong thugs on the European continent, making it difficult to gather the general trend of anti-Shira.

The French were hopeless, and the Russians had become Britain's only hope.It's just that "hope" is also not very reliable. Even if an alliance is formed, the possibility of backlash is very high.

Now choosing generals among the short ones can only "take the long from the short".No matter how unreliable the Russians are, they are more useful than those fools in continental Europe.

With Britain and Russia taking the lead, the anti-"Shinra" alliance almost has the basis for its birth.Add the United States, Japan, Chile, Colombia and other countries, and the lineup is almost enough.

Even if Shenluo can't be killed, it can continue Britain's hegemony for many years.At least in their generation, hegemony can be maintained.

Foreign Minister Adam Wingard: "Don't worry, Prime Minister. We have done what we have to do. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has long released goodwill to the Russians through a third party. Unfortunately, the Tsarist government did not buy it.

Now they still have illusions about Shinra, especially after getting a loan from the Vienna government, the Russians don't take us as one thing.

It is not a matter of overnight to change the political stance of the tsarist government. I hope this war can wake them up. "

Complaints are nothing but complaints, it can still be seen from the smile on his face that Wen Jiade is not angry.

Britain and Russia were originally enemies, and now Britain is supporting their enemy, the Japanese. The tsarist government knows how to choose if it is not in the water.

Knowing that he couldn't do it, he did it, so it wasn't that Wen Jiade was full and wanted to ask for trouble.

From the very beginning, the British government did not expect to release the so-called "goodwill" to ease relations with the Russians.

Now through a third-party transit, the main purpose is to inform the Russians, so that the Tsarist government understands that apart from the Holy Roman Empire, they have another choice, not to go all the way with Shinra.

"Turning an enemy into a friend" has never been an easy task.The same is true between people, and the same is true between countries. It is necessary to have the right time, place and people at the same time.

Now the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs has only planted a seed in the heart of the Russian high-level. As for whether it can take root or not, we have to wait for the future development of the situation.

……

The British were on the move, and the Vienna government was not idle.Although it is not pulling people around to form alliances, it is also strengthening and consolidating the relationship with existing allies.

On April 1904, 4, the Third World Economic Summit was grandly held in Vienna under the call of the Vienna government under the pretext of sanctioning Britain for destroying free trade without authorization.