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Shen Honglie replied immediately.

Of course he is very clear about this treaty. In August 1926, China and Japan signed the "Sino-Japanese Naval Limitation Treaty". Shen Honglie also participated in the signing ceremony as a representative of the navy.Even these days he has been counting the days.When the waiting time is over, China can develop its navy.

"Two years, there are only two years left. Director Shen, you have to take a long-term view."

"What does the Prime Minister mean?"

"What does the Prime Minister mean?"

"Director Shen, I don't like to meddle in the affairs of the units below, and I'm not from the navy, so I don't know as much about the navy as you do. Therefore, I only give you some suggestions for the construction of the navy. Just listen to my suggestions. . If it works, use it. If it’s wrong, pretend I didn’t say it.”

"Yes."

Duan Xun can be humble.

But Shen Honglie had to listen.Sometimes that is the case.People in Duan Xun's position sometimes say something casually, and the people below have to think about it for a long time. There is no way to do it.The official-based society in China for thousands of years could not disappear at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China when everyone advocated the republic a few times.

Including Duan Xun now said that he is just some suggestions.But Shen Honglie can't really think that this is just a suggestion. On the contrary, Shen Honglie must listen carefully and carefully figure out what Duan Xun means.

"Two years, there are only two years left. After two years, the 'Naval Limitation Treaty' we signed with Japan will end, and the cabinet will not renew this treaty with Japan. You can rest assured in this regard. So you consider now Shouldn’t we be thinking further, instead of just thinking about the immediate thing. my country and Germany have military cooperation, and Germany gave us the original design drawings and technical parameters of the battleships they used in World War I. We There is a restrictive treaty with Japan, but this treaty will expire after two years. We will then be able to purchase large surface ships, including battleships. How long do you think our shipyard can produce a battleship?"

"Shall we place an order now?"

Shen Honglie quickly understood what Duan Xun meant.

China only guarantees that it will not purchase additional large surface warships such as battleships and cruisers within ten years, and maintain a total tonnage of 1936 tons of surface warships. In August 8, the treaty was about to expire.Duan Xun has made it clear that China will not renew the treaty.In other words, starting in August 1936, China was able to purchase large warships.China can also have battleships, it can also have cruisers.

That being the case, the navy can place an order in advance.

Chinese shipyards have never built such naval weapons as battleships, and their experience in this area is zero.The three aircraft carriers built by China in the past few years were learned from the British.Not only did British experts come directly to guide them, but they also purchased the design drawings and technical parameters of the British aircraft carrier.After that, China built its own aircraft carrier, which was completely manufactured according to the gourd painting.In fact, China still knows many things but does not know why.Recently, the Jiangnan Shipyard is designing and building an aircraft carrier on its own, in order to master its own capabilities.

The same is true for the destroyers being built by Dalian Shipbuilding.It was completely guided by Japanese experts, using the design drawings and technical parameters of destroyers sold by Japan to China.

Therefore, China's manufacturing capabilities and manufacturing experience in battleships are zero.Although Germany gave China the complete design drawings and complete data parameters.But these alone are not enough.

It will still be difficult to manufacture.

If a certain amount of time is not given, Chinese shipyards will not be able to build them even if they are killed.If this process goes smoothly, it will take more than a year to create it.If it doesn't go well, it will take two or even three years to have a chance to make it.Therefore, Duan Xun's meaning is very simple. The navy now places an order for Chinese shipyards to start building battleships.Although it was a battleship during World War I, it is already behind the times.But for a country with a backward shipbuilding industry like China, such a process must go through.

This kind of thing can only master the technology in this area if you have made it yourself.Once China is able to manufacture battleships by itself, then in the shipbuilding industry, China's technology can quickly rise to a higher level.

If it is completed two years later, it can be listed directly.If it is successfully built in advance, then it is completely possible to wait and wait until the time is up before loading it into the naval force.

"Taking advantage of the frequent cooperation and close relationship between my country and Germany, you can invite German experts to guide the construction of China's battleships. If we build them ourselves, there will be many difficulties."

"Yes."

Shen Honglie nodded.

My heart has begun to get a little excited.Shen Honglie was excited when he thought that the Chinese navy would have such a large surface warship as a battleship two years later.

Because the Chinese navy is finally looking a little bit better.

"Of course, this is just a suggestion of mine. The emergence of aircraft carriers will change the mode of naval warfare. Once a war breaks out now, aircraft carriers will become the main force of naval warfare, and the combat method of aircraft carriers will be the main combat mode of naval warfare. What's more, we are on submarines. There is deep research, and submarine tactics are also inherited from the Germans, so we must vigorously develop submarines. Therefore, the role of battleships in wars may not be as important as in European wars.”

"Prime Minister, the current deterrence of battleships still exceeds that of aircraft carriers."

Shen Honglie replied immediately.

Although the aircraft carrier came out, and it has been almost 20 years since it came out.But the capital ships of the world navy are still battleships.Whichever country has more battleships has a stronger navy on paper.Battleships in this era are deterrent.

Therefore, Shen Honglie's idea is very simple.

China must have its own battleships.Only with battleships can China's navy be considered complete, and only with battleships can the Chinese navy have more say.Duan Xun nodded slightly, and didn't say much, nor did he say whether Shen Honglie was wrong or right.

Duan Xun never thought of himself as an all-rounder.

After all, Duan Xun has been in the military academy for so many years and learned so much textbook knowledge in the battle of the army.Moreover, he has led troops to fight many battles, and with the benefits brought by history, Duan Xun still has some confidence.But in the sea battle, Duan Xun's eyes were really darkened.Duan Xun only knows some results of naval battles, and some superficial knowledge of naval tactics.

For example, the emergence of aircraft carriers accelerated the decline of battleships.Submarine tactics, especially Germany's wolf pack tactics, caused a sensation all over the world.I only know things in such a general direction.

Duan Xun didn't know the real tactics of the navy.Duan Xun is not even as good as those low-level naval officers in this respect.Therefore, Duan Xun's suggestions for the navy are all based on the general direction, and never involve specific things.

If Duan Xun has to think about how to fight, then what is the use of Duan Xun training so many naval generals?What are so many naval academies in China reserved for?

"I just simply suggest that you judge according to the situation. But you have to know that weapons are changing the way of warfare, which is applicable to any military branch. From the emergence of new weapons such as machine guns, artillery, tanks, and aircraft, they are all Changing the tactics of the military. So is your navy."

"Yes."

That's all Duan Xun said, so he won't continue.Let Shen Honglie think about the rest.Shen Honglie himself is a general who supports the development of aircraft carriers. Needless to say, Duan Xun, he will not abandon the development route of the Chinese Navy over the years, but instead vigorously develop battleships.

"Another point."

Duan Xun thought for a while and continued: "In the past, our navy didn't have any ocean-going missions, and we didn't need to go too far away from home. So the current situation is no problem. But if there is a real conflict or war in the future, our navy will also To go abroad. At that time, the logistics of our navy will become a big problem. I think you should be clear about this."

"Yes."

"What's more, if our army troops want to go on an expedition, we also need your navy to transport troops. Although there is a real war, we can use those civilian ships. But your navy still needs to have its own logistics transport ship. Because some ordinary logistics The transportation can be handed over to those civilian ships. However, it is better for the army to handle some special transportation. I don’t think you have enough reserves in this regard.”

"Prime Minister, this..."

Shen Honglie wanted to defend himself.

But Duan Xun waved his hand and said: "I know the reason, and I don't blame you. Your navy has been wronged these years. Although military expenditure has been increasing, it is much worse than other military branches. You can barely Maintain the current scale, so it is too late to develop these aspects, this is what I know. I am not going to blame you, but tell you that you need to strengthen in this regard.”

"Yes."

"As I said, these are just my suggestions. After the increase in military expenditure this time, you must allocate the methods of use reasonably. I think the Navy has pulled down too much homework over the years, and many aspects must be made up. Don't think too much about everything. , and don’t get stuck in one place and don’t get out. Also, the construction of the navy belongs to the construction of the navy, do more and talk less. We develop the navy just to improve our national defense power, not targeting any country. You should pay attention to your words and deeds inside the navy, and don’t mess with it. It makes us develop the navy as if we are targeting a certain country."

"Yes."

Shen Honglie nodded seriously.

I understand that Duan Xun is warning himself, pay attention to speech.In particular, the statement that the biggest opponent of the Chinese navy is the Japanese navy must not be circulated within the navy.Let alone such words from the Navy.

This can easily affect the relationship between China and Japan.

"And the idea of ​​the Northern Fleet, Southeast Fleet, and South Sea Fleet you just mentioned is very good. Go back and think about the composition of these fleets, make a plan and report it to me."

"Is the data released by the Chinese government correct?"

The cabinet held a press conference and announced the data of the second five-year plan.Since then, many departments have released more detailed data one after another.After the release of these data, the reactions of European, American and Japanese countries varied.

It should be said that the situation is very different.

These data set off an uproar in newspapers in Europe and the United States, and major newspapers in Europe and the United States basically reproduced the data released by China.European and American newspapers have been clamoring, criticizing, questioning, speculating, anyway, there are all kinds of things.During this period of time, China has always been the country that European and American media like to talk about most.

However, compared to the media's clamor, the European and American governments did not have much reaction.They each have their own business, and they have no direct conflict with China.On the contrary, at present, European and American countries need China.Because China is currently the largest buyer of European and American countries.Although China's foreign exchange has dried up recently, China's annual exports are still astronomical.Therefore, relying on these exports, it is still possible to import a large amount of machinery and equipment.European and American countries now need China and need China to buy more things.Therefore, European and American governments have been relatively indifferent to these data.