Chapter 2739

Since its advent, the Discovery-class warship has been continuously updated with the upgrade of shipbuilding and ordnance technology. It has completed multiple iterations of models so far, and has also expanded civilian models based on mission requirements. Today, although the Haihan Navy is still

New ships of this level continue to be installed, but compared with the earliest original models, they basically only have some similarities in appearance and basic structure.

As the largest number of warships built and equipped by Haihan, there are still more than 100 exploration-class warships in the navy. The first batch of exploration-class warships can be traced back to more than 20 years ago.

Following the principles of building in batches, fielding in batches, and decommissioning in batches, these warships will be decommissioned one after another after serving for a certain period of time to free up equipment and replace them with subsequent improved models.

The current regulations of the Navy are that old ships that have been in service for more than fifteen years will be retired from active service and supplemented with new models of exploration-class warships. Fleets with sufficient funds may even simply upgrade to the exploration-class ships with larger tonnage. And these retired ships

warships, they need to find a new place to go.

As long as these warships are not seriously damaged, they will not be dismantled even if they are decommissioned. Most of them are refurbished and disassembled for their own use of naval guns and key equipment, and then sold to Annan, North Korea and other countries at a relatively cheap price to serve as these warships.

The country's main warship.

Although the retired warships are old, the technical standards during construction are higher than the monkey version specially used for export, and the price is relatively low, even lower than the construction cost required to imitate the exploration-class warships in their own shipyards, so

Small neighboring countries are still happy to spend their limited military expenditures on purchasing these second-hand equipment that can still be used.

But even so, Haihan has accelerated the pace of updating equipment in recent years, and there will still be a backlog of retired old ships that cannot be sold. Therefore, whenever there is an opportunity, Haihan will still take the initiative to sell to foreign countries, and the Japanese shogunate is undoubtedly

An excellent sales target.

The shogunate now has an extremely urgent need to upgrade its maritime armed forces, and its requirements for delivery time even take precedence over price. Choosing which warship to buy is second, and the most important thing is to solve the existing problems first.

The default opponent of the shogunate is North Korea, so the standard for upgrading force should be to have at least the same level of weapons and equipment as the opponent, and the exploration-class warship can meet their minimum needs. Of course, this is only a standard in terms of equipment level.

Using these equipment to form effective combat effectiveness is another matter.

The condition of three-month delivery was undoubtedly very attractive to the shogunate, but of course they still had doubts about whether the quality of the second-hand warships was reliable, so they did not immediately approve Shi Chengwu's proposal.

Seeing that the other party's attitude had been shaken, Shi Chengwu naturally would not give up and continued to ride the hot railway: "It is reasonable for your country to have concerns about old ships, but this problem can be easily solved. The shogunate can select officials by itself and wait until we return.

We will go to Zhoushan Dinghai Port together at the same time, where there are existing ships that can inspect the goods, and the entire renovation process can also be supervised."

These remarks undoubtedly further impressed the upper echelons of the shogunate, who now inquired about follow-up plans for personnel training. After all, after the ship is bought back, it must have specially trained people in order to exert its due combat effectiveness.

Shi Chengwu responded: "Whether you are buying a new ship or an old ship, we will provide corresponding training on its use. Your country can choose either Dinghai Port or Sasebo Port. The entire learning process only requires a very low cost and takes one month to complete.

After training, your people can sail the ship back to Edo on their own."

The plan given by Shi Chengwu was quite comprehensive, but it seemed that there was still something missing, and the shogunate was still hesitant about it.

Tao Hongfang reminded Shi Chengwu in a low voice: "Follow-up communication."

Shi Chengwu came back to his senses immediately and continued: "Edo is four thousand miles away from Zhoushan. If the officials who go to Zhoushan to inspect the ship want to ask General Tokugawa for instructions, it will definitely be inconvenient, but our country can do this in both places.

It provides high-speed communication within a day, and the message can be sent to the other side within a day. The general can keep track of the situation in Zhoushan, and the officials working on the matter can ask the general for instructions at any time, so there is no need to worry."

It is no secret that Haihan possesses the ability to communicate from a thousand miles away. Some areas under his rule have even started commercial trials for a long time. However, the cost is very high and ordinary people must not be able to afford it. Both the Sasebo base and the Edo embassy have radio stations deployed.

, so it is not difficult to keep in touch with Zhoushan. However, the communication needs to be completed by Haihan's dedicated personnel, so there will be no secrets in the content. If you want to keep it secret, you can only let the sender and the recipient communicate separately.

A code word has been agreed upon.

As for the settlement method, Shi Chengwu also gave a very flexible solution. It could be settled with gold and silver of equal value according to the exchange rate of Haihan coins, or it could be bartered and the goods exported to Haihan by the shogunate could be used to offset the price.

Of course, regardless of whether the final arms order includes warships, the deposit still has to be paid before Haihan can start arranging production and organizing supply.

If he was not facing Tokugawa Ietsuna directly, Shi Chengwu actually had other promotional methods available, such as giving some appropriate rebates to the person in charge, or other feedback. But now that he was negotiating business directly with the boss of the other party, that was

There is no need to resort to these means.

For the senior officials of the shogunate present, the plan given by Shi Chengwu had basically solved all their doubts. They only needed to consider the most cost-effective way to buy this ship.

But in terms of how concerned they were about this arms deal, there was actually someone above the mission, and that was An Doishi, the initiator who made the shogunate decide to purchase arms from Kaihan.

As an ally, the mission did not deliberately conceal the shogunate's purchase of arms from him. However, the specific content was a commercial secret and it was not convenient to disclose it. But even if the mission did not tell him, in fact, after a period of time, it could slowly be obtained through other channels.

After hearing the news, Adoshi probably didn't expect that his visit to Edo would have the effect of showing off his power and stimulating his old rivals, but it would also have side effects, prompting the shogunate to invest in upgrading armaments.

When this news reaches the country, it is obvious that the king's attitude will be continued, and he will definitely demand to continue to upgrade armaments, at least to maintain a certain degree of military superiority against Japan.

If things continue like this, there will probably be an arms race between North Korea and Japan for some time to come. Of course, this is not necessarily a bad thing for Adoshi, who holds military power. After all, it is only when the situation is not so peaceful.

, the army will receive more attention, and he will gain greater power as a result.
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