When Bai Zhizhan heard Zhao Yu mention these things, he was extremely impressed.

More than 20 years ago, it was when Zhao Yu that he found out the details of the He family that Bai Zhizhan realized that following the He family might not have good results.

Of course, the key is that it violates his basic values.

To put it seriously, some of the He family's actions were actually making money from the national crisis.

Unfortunately, even Xue Yuanzheng had no choice.

In Zhao Yu's words, removing the He family was a trivial matter, but after the He family fell, the empire's five large shipbuilding companies and hundreds of upstream companies were about to stop.

Without the He family, who will rely on to curb the Liu family?

When the two big families fight each other, at least they must follow the instructions above.

If only one is left, you will be even more confident.

In fact, there are similar situations in the Imperial Army, and the struggle is even more tragic.

Zhao Yu said that these were also because they were helpless.

In his words, the fact that He Yongxing was pressing against the small fleet aircraft carrier was actually forcing Liu Changxun to make equal concessions in other aspects.

The first thing is to ask Liu Changxun to approve the procurement contract for the second batch of large cruisers as soon as possible.

This has been happening for several months.

Not to mention the second batch, because the construction price is too high and there is a risk of overspending, the construction period is even more to be delayed again and again. Liu Changxun had to cancel the first batch of construction projects several times and transform the hull into other uses, such as only retaining the power system and changing it to a fleet oil tanker that fights with the aircraft carrier.

Of course, if you transform it into a fleet oil tanker, you don’t need to purchase expensive equipment, and the cost will naturally be reduced.

Because He Yongxing refused to agree, he kept arguing.

Also because Liu Changxun did not agree to increase the purchase quantity, the construction contract for the second batch of eight ships has been suppressed and has not passed the review to date.

As long as Liu Changxun doesn't agree, He Yongxing can't do anything.

Another purpose is to start the construction of the third fast battleship in advance.

The key point is that this is coming to Zhao Yu, because Zhao Yu has never submitted a design book and has not even passed the design approval, so naturally there is no need to make any funding to build.

In fact, the design work has been completed long ago, but it has been suppressed by Zhao Yu.

The reason is also very simple. The "Xuhai" class has proved with actions that its performance is strong enough. The second fast battleship installed in the package is even more powerful than the "Xuhai" class. It is not only capable of escorting aircraft carriers, but it will not suffer any loss even when facing the enemy's fast battleships.

To be said, there is also the advantage of crushing the enemy's treaty-type fast battleships.

The key is that this fast battleship, temporarily named "South Zhuhai" class, broke through the treaty restrictions and was the first post-treaty battleship.

The post-treaty battleships of the Newland Navy and the Royal Bran Navy are still on the design drawings!

So, what are the reasons to build fast battleships with better performance and more expensive performance?

To be said, the number one mission of the fast battleship is to cover the aircraft carrier.

Because several aircraft carriers have been lost and the probability of damage to the aircraft carrier is much higher than that of the escort battleships, there has never been a lack of fast battleships.

Besides, when the four large cruisers are in service, there is no longer a need for fast battleships to escort the aircraft carrier.

In short, there is no need to build more fast battleships no matter how you look at it. Even if you need it, just build a batch of second-generation fast battleships.

What needs to be built is a large aircraft carrier.

The problem is here.

Even if the tonnage is similar, the cost of aircraft carriers is much lower than that of battleships, usually about 75% of that of fast battleships.

The reason is also very simple. The aircraft carrier does not require expensive large-caliber naval guns, nor does it require expensive gun-aising radars, and even the amount of armored steel plates is much smaller.

Among the construction costs of warships, armored steel plates have always been the big head, and the main gun accounts for a large proportion.

As for the structural steel of the hull, it is much less expensive because it is much more difficult to smel.

Because it does not need to withstand the impact caused by the fire of the main gun, the aircraft carrier's strength requirements for the hull are lower than those of the battleship and the amount of structural steel is used. In contrast, the aircraft carrier adopts a small sub-cabin structure, and the proportion of deck steel accounts for a large proportion, and the factory price of deck steel is the cheapest.

Even the power system, which is another big head in the cost, is not as expensive as the fast battleship.

Of course, if the construction difficulty is taken into account, the gap is more obvious.

If you build an aircraft carrier, the profit of the shipyard is definitely not as much as the construction of battleships, and in many cases, it is impossible to falsely report the cost.

There is a key issue here.

The major shareholder of the Tuzhou Shipyard is not the He family.

Because it was built simultaneously with the Tuzhou Shipyard, when declaring the cost, Puzhou Shipyard could not do too much, and the profit was difficult to increase.

It is precisely because He Yongxing hopes to build more third-generation fast battleships with more advanced performance and much higher cost.

However, in Zhao Yu's opinion, it was a complete waste!

Newland Navy's fast battleship?

Even if everything goes well, it will not be put into service until next year, and the two "North Carolina" class are indeed not very good. The four "Nanda" class on the ship are similar to the "Xuhai" class, and at most they are slightly better in terms of protection. After all, the hull is a lot shorter. As for the legendary "Yihua" class, only two have started construction so far, and no one knows how the performance is.

Royal Bran Navy?

Not to mention whether several "New Qiaowu"-class ships can be regarded as fast battleships, but the old 14-inch main gun has lost its value.

It can be seen that no matter how it looks, the Imperial Navy does not need to rush to build more rapid battleships.

Also holding this view are Liu Changxun and most of the navy generals.

On this matter, Liu Xiangdong said a meaningful sentence: Instead of rushing to build fast battleships, it is better to use steel to build ocean-going submarines.

The implication is that the Imperial Navy's demand for ocean-going submarines is above the rapid battleships.

But now is the war time.

The key lies in Zhao Yu.

As long as Zhao Yu submitted a design book and emphasized the importance of fast battleships during the deliberation, construction approvals will most likely be obtained.

As long as you pass the Chief Minister's Pass, to be precise, the Wartime Cabinet Military Equipment Committee and arrive at the Navy Headquarters, everything will be easy to say.

Having disputes with Liu Changxun has long become He Yongxing's routine.

He Yongxing had a card game in his hand, and he was worried about not being able to compete with Liu Changxun, but not having the opportunity to compete with Liu Changxun.

In Zhao Yu's words, He Yongxing was putting pressure on him when he was making a fuss about small fleet aircraft carriers.

In fact, when Zhao Yu was talking about these things, Bai Zhizhan noticed them.

It was only a few months since he saw him, and his sideburns had a lot of white hair.

Obviously, I have to worry about it very much.

"If you don't talk about these disappointing things, you have no other arrangements in the afternoon, right? I'll take you to the factory and get familiar with the future warships."

“Prepare delivery?”

"The construction work has been basically completed, and there are still a few inspections left. When the Navy completes its first acceptance, it will be next month at the latest and will be able to go to sea."

"Okay, take me to see."

What Zhao Yu said was the "provincial"-level large aircraft carrier that he was looking forward to. This is also the world's first type of aircraft carrier designed according to aircraft carriers. It surpassed the fleet aircraft carriers that were restricted by treaties in all aspects and seemed very cramped. The standard displacement exceeded 35,000 tons when it was built.

The mainstay of the Imperial Navy in this war!
Chapter completed!