I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The award ceremony caused a lot of heated discussion, and the status of the soldiers was further improved.

At this time, Wu Changqing also issued internal documents to the military.

The army development guidance, the biggest profit is the navy.

After this document was issued, the navy in the command walked with a smile, and the army who watched it could not wait to slap them.

After all, the total amount of military expenditure has a certain amount. To vigorously develop the navy, it is natural to slow down the development speed of the army.

Unhappy is unhappy, and the army's senior generals didn't say anything, or tried to resist.

After all, the war on land is indeed much less now.

Moreover, because Zhao Kuangyin, Zhu Yuanzhang and others had very bad heads, the founding generals were generally more honest, for fear that they would be seized and liquidated if they did something wrong.

Their goal is to keep the existing power and not think too much.

Therefore, now Wu Changqing wants to develop the navy, so let's develop the navy. In short, don't contradict the emperor.

And, after all, the navy belongs to the military.

In the fight against the civil service group, everyone must stand on the same front.

With Wu Changqing's instructions, Wu Yi immediately discussed and studied with the navy bosses for a few nights, and then proposed the navy's shipbuilding plan.

Wu Changqing was speechless when he saw this plan.

The Navy plans to build 50,000-ton pure ironclad warships, 20 2,000-ton ironclad warships, ten 5,000-ton and one 10,000-ton God Emperor in the next five years.

Wu Changqing will not complain about the quantity. If you spend more money, the quantity is not a problem.

The key is the 10,000-ton God Emperor, is this serious?

With the current propulsion of the steam engine, it is just enough to propel a ship of 1,000 tons, and it is very reluctant to exceed 1,500 tons.

There is no way to do this, but to wait for the progress of steam engine power.

Of course, the serious plan that the navy has come up with will naturally not appear too brainless.

They also have a solution, which is to add more steam engines. They are going to install four steam engine propellers on the God Emperor.

Also, it's a hybrid.

That is, in the presence of a steam engine, continue to keep the sails.

And all of this is just to push this behemoth.

The speed of this behemoth is definitely not fast, no matter how powerful the firepower is, it is only a decoration, and its practicality is extremely limited, which is a face project.

The 10,000-ton giant ship, if it is really built, I am afraid it will be an admirable five-body drop.

The shock it brings to the people is not much worse than the train.

Of course, whether it is used or not is not the point. The point is that the budget of this warship is three million yuan.

About equal to the current cost of 80 steam warships.

At present, the total number of steam warships in the Navy is only about fifty.

Three million is just the cost of construction. To equip this behemoth with artillery and other equipment, the cost of this warship is not even estimated by the Navy itself, and can only be vaguely quoted at five million.

"You have to stutter the rice in one bite, and the road has to be taken step by step. If you take one step at a time, it will be too big, and it will be easy to pull the egg."

Wu Changqing said.

Wang Dayong, who was on the side, laughed directly when he heard the words. It was really a pleasure to see others being criticized.

Wu Yi was embarrassed, and he also knew that this plan was outrageous.

However, if you don't ask for a price in the sky, how can you pay back the money on the ground.

First set an impossible price, and in the end, you can also put on a very aggrieved look and accept the emperor's counter-offer.

"This is a long-term plan, and the funds will be allocated in five years. On average, there will be less each year."

Wu Yi said.

"If you build these boats and put them on the riverside for viewing, it's not much. The total plan is 20 million yuan, and it will only be 5 million a year."

Wu Changqing continued to complain.

What's the use of Chuanguang, it has to be equipped with artillery and fighters. These are all money.

These personnel need to eat, drink and be paid, and there are still very few qualified navies. These people still need training, and these costs far exceed the warship itself.

In addition to the maintenance costs in the later period, if this plan is really approved, then the cost to the Navy cannot be less than 15 million per year.

At present, the total military expenditure of the military is only 47 million. Next year, some reductions will be made. It is estimated that it will be at most 40 million.

In this way, the army can only be allocated 25 million. The problem is that the army needs to support 800,000 people, and the total strength of the navy is about 30,000.

In other words, the cost of raising a navy is about sixteen times that of an army.

This is too much, and the army may be in trouble.

"It's about 10 million a year. Judging from the current economic growth rate, this is really not much."

Wu Yi simply took into account the economic growth rate. According to the rapid development of Dahua, the annual tax revenue in five years may reach 300 to 400 million yuan.

If this is the case, more than ten million a year is really not much.

"Okay, don't argue with me, redo the plan, and cut the budget in half for me. Moreover, the focus of warship manufacturing must also be changed, as long as the number of warships is sufficient, and more transport ships are built.

When it comes to overseas land, it is mainly the army that has to rely on the army to fight. "

Wu Changqing counter-offered and paid back half

.

He will not be fooled by Wu Yi, although this year's economic growth rate is very terrifying, maybe it can reach 50%.

However, as the volume increases, this growth rate will definitely show a downward trend.

"Will half of it be too little, just a God Emperor..."

"Stop, don't mention the God Emperor."

Wu Changqing interrupted him and continued: "Don't worry about the big ship and the giant ship, you must take into account the current level of technology. Without excellent welding technology, the 10,000-ton giant ship may sink before it can open the port.

All give me a pragmatic point, save money and invest in technology research and development. As long as the technology goes up, the 10,000-ton giant ships will be trivial in the future. Sooner or later, I will build a 100,000-ton giant ship, and then let you take the fleet to go around the world, the scenery is beautiful. "

Wu Changqing drew a big cake for him, and Wu Yi was instantly excited when he thought of driving a 100,000-ton warship.

100,000 tons, he could not imagine what it would be like.

"Your Majesty, when you say that, I want to change my career to the Navy."

Wang Dayong said with emotion, after all, the equipment of the navy seems to be more tall.

And their army, compared with the navy, always feels like a bumpkin.

Even with one cannon, the army can carry a few cannons weighing two to three thousand kilograms, which is the limit.

As for the navy, five or six thousand catties of cannons can be installed at will, and even the arsenal is already developing ten thousand catties of cannons for the navy.

With that kind of cannon, it is estimated that a single shot can smash the city wall to smithereens.