Chapter 250 [Full heavy artillery battleship]

As distracting thoughts flashed in his mind, Zhao Yinshun suddenly felt a pain in his hand. When he looked down, he found that the kitten was biting his fingers viciously with red eyes.

"Ouch~"

After taking a few bites, Su Lingyi broke free from the claws and fled out, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Without playing with the cat, Zhao Yinshun turned his attention to the little Lolita in Oakley Yani's arms, which immediately aroused vigilance.

"The cat ran away and went to find it! Don't steal my pig!"

"That's my pig."

"Whatever comes into my hands is mine!"

"Ugh?"

The little Loli who was enjoying her meal raised her head and looked at the two of them in confusion.

I seem to hear someone talking about Xiao Juju?

Looking at the unreasonable Oakley Yani and the naive little pig in her arms, Zhao Yinshun shook his head helplessly and turned his attention back to the map.

After surveying according to modern standards, the previously abstract and arbitrary maps became accurate again, and many disappearing and hidden lands also resurfaced, allowing Zhao Yinshun to understand why Damin's previous maps were so arbitrary.

It’s not that the drawing is inaccurate, it’s that someone doesn’t allow it to be drawn too carefully!

Just have a rough outline. If you understand it too clearly, the landlord will be unhappy and everyone will have no juice to eat.

But these hidden rules are meaningless here with Zhao Yinshun. With the army clearing the way and the backbone of [Dragon] supervising the measurements, the final result may not be as accurate as satellite mapping in previous generations, but it is definitely one of the highest-level maps in the world.

Already.

However, it was precisely because of the accurate map that Zhao Yinshun had an intuitive concept of the territory he ruled.

In the past, he only knew that the world was very big, but exactly how big it was, emmmmm...it could only be said that it was very big!

But now, he can finally tell a specific number.

The area of ​​the Damin Empire, Luzhou, Linbo County, and Linbo County is 93,121 square kilometers!

More than 90,000 square kilometers!

There are a total of 12 such counties in Linbo County!

According to calculations, the area of ​​Linbo County may exceed 1 million square kilometers, which is equivalent to one-tenth of the celestial dynasty in the previous life.

As for Luzhou, there are also sixteen counties such as [Yanhai], [Weishan], [Weili], and [Wuzao]. Among them, Linbo County can only be regarded as a medium area, which means that Luzhou alone may be larger than the territory of the previous life.

The biggest old man is still big!

Even if there are extraordinary powers that strengthen the centripetal force and governance efficiency of the empire, I have to say that the emperor is awesome!

This lack of disintegration is really outrageous!

Staring at the map, Zhao Yinshun slid his fingertips along the red arrow on it. The [Cangjiao Master], which had expanded to more than 16,000 people, moved out from all directions with Linbo City as the center, and crushed them in less than a week.

Overcame all resistance and extended its dominance to the most basic towns and villages!

This large county wrapped in the hinterland is completely in his hands!

But such a huge territory also swallowed up all his troops and cadres. A basic hundred-man army has to control an area of ​​several hundred square kilometers on average. Thousands of [Dragon] cadres have to take charge of an average of two or three towns.

!

All I can say is that I ate too much and suffered from complete indigestion...

You have to wait until the land is allocated and the [Dragon Guard] who will fight tooth and nail to defend your own interests is basically formed before you can proceed with the next round of expansion.

Drawing a circle along the county map with his finger, Zhao Yinshun nodded thoughtfully.

If I do this, the local wealthy families will probably hate me to the core, and a trade blockade is expected to come soon.

As the northern outlet to the sea is shrouded by [Yanhai County], and my power cannot expand that far for the time being, the best option is to go south along the Hehe River.

I heard that the place where the He River flows into the sea is a calm inland sea that was once rich in fish and salt. Unfortunately, such a good place was ruined by Japanese pirates. I have to take it back as soon as possible and seize the time to build a deep-water port. Otherwise, I will wait until [Cult Mechanicus]

It would be funny if the colonial ship came and couldn't reach the shore...

Knock knock~

While he was pondering, he suddenly heard a knock on the door. The young man in white didn't even raise his head: "Come in."

Zhou Rou walked in holding a stack of documents. She didn't even see that there was a happy person observing her, and respectfully placed the documents on Zhao Yinshun's desk.

"Your Majesty, the [Ministry of Industry] is about to use up the first phase of funding. Now we are applying for the allocation of the second phase of funding."

"One million used up so quickly?"

The purchasing power of a large golden circle is quite strong. Ordinary people may not be able to save a large golden circle in a year. I originally thought it would last at least half a year, but I didn't expect those guys from the Mechanicum to be so good at making it!

Could it be that they gave me a bunch of coffee pots costing US$2,000 and toilet seats costing US$10,000?

Zhao Yinshun opened the list doubtfully, which clearly listed various expenses. The accurate report was clear at a glance, and it was even cheaper than the market price because of large-scale purchases.

"You have too many projects launched at the same time, and each one is a bottomless pit. In addition, the prices of raw materials have increased in the middle. People in the [Ministry of Industry] cannot sustain it for long no matter how careful they are. They...really work hard to save.

"

Originally, she had doubted whether these foreigners who came to complain about their poverty every day were receiving kickbacks, but after careful investigation, Zhou Rou could not help but be in awe of them.

They are not crying about being poor, they are really poor, and they would like to break a copper corner in half and spend it!

Even if Zhou Rou personally takes charge of the project payment, they won't be able to save as much as they do!

Some people even contributed their own wages to keep the project running.

What kind of noble character is this?

What kind of pure soul is this?

After hearing Zhou Rou's explanation for them, Zhao Yinshun, who scanned the report form at a glance, nodded, and glanced with satisfaction at the Lezi man next to him who was smiling but not smiling.

The deterrent effect of the gossip paparazzi master is truly outstanding!

Noticing that the young man was looking at the empty seat, Zhou Rou blinked in confusion and continued her report.

Knowing that the money was spent wisely, Zhao Yinshun did not hesitate and simply approved the second batch of 5 million gold yuan.

Seeing that his treasury had suddenly shrunk a lot, Zhao Yinshun couldn't help but clasped his hands together and sighed silently.

It is really difficult to industrialize without primitive accumulation. Thanks to the old man from the famous family for his gift, I have to rely on you for the next step!

Shortly after Zhou Rou left, a strong and tall figure walked into the room and gave Zhao Yinshun a heroic military salute.

"Is the injury feeling better?"

Looking at Cen Xing, who was still pale, Zhao Yinshun asked proactively.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will be fine now!"

"That's good. How is the repair status of [Tianhong] now?"

"It's relatively slow. The main reason is that the ship upgrade plan at the [Ministry of Industry] has not yet been finalized, and the experts are arguing so much that they are almost fighting."

Speaking of his natal battleship, Cen Xing felt helpless but with a hint of expectation.

Because she listened to the quarrel between experts during the meeting, she felt that [Tianhong] would undergo earth-shaking changes after the upgrade!

When he heard her talking about this matter, Zhao Yinshun suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and a thunderous name suddenly appeared.

Dreadnought!

If there is any clear boundary between ancient warships and modern warships, then the dreadnought is a well-deserved watershed!

And it is not some kind of exclusive technology, but an advanced combat concept, so it should be equally applicable in this extraordinary world!

Pa~

With a snap of his fingers, Zhao Yinshun whispered instructions to the door.

"Invite Charles Newman here. I want to ask about the battleship upgrade plan."

The herald outside the door moved upon hearing the sound, and soon a middle-aged man with gray hair, a monocle, and a stubble on his face walked in.

"Greetings to Mr. Wu An."

Looking at the ink on his hand, Zhao Yinshun smiled apologetically as if he had been called out from work.

"Is Mr. Newman doing well at work lately?"

"It's very satisfying. I have never been so fulfilled!"

Charles Newman raised his head and smiled beamingly.

2 Tier 6 flagships, 8 Tier 5 battleships, 16 Tier 4 battleships, a total of 26 professional warships, and 89 transport ships!

Such a huge upgrade plan is almost comparable to the entire navy of some small countries in the West, but they are far less generous and wealthy than the great being in front of them!

When all these warships are upgraded, his status as a fifth-level [ship builder] should also be improved!

Seeing his heartfelt hearty smile, Zhao Yinshun nodded secretly and brought the topic back on track.

"I wonder if the upgrade plan for the [Tianhong] has been finalized?"
To be continued...