Chapter 490: Exploding the Navy (Part 2)
After a day of noisy, Qinzhou Bay finally calmed down, and only the shipyard was still brightly lit.
Two United Force-class battleships that they didn't want to buy have left. They will go to Sandu Australia-New Zealand Mawei and Shanghai Jiangnan Factory to undergo minor modifications such as replacement of Chinese signs, and wait for the new owners to wait for ships. The fleet stays here to unload the goods, and transport the equipment to factories across the country through the Southwest Railway Network. Wang Zhengting's telegram has arrived, and the first batch of 700 German technicians have set off, and the remaining will gradually arrive within three months. The German industry, which was plundered by Versailles, needs to start again, and China is undoubtedly a better market and a region to preserve technicians. Finally, the ship is modified. Except for the two tankers that need to be left for a while, and can only be sold to Huachen Petroleum Company after the research is completed. The icebreaker will also organize research and hand it over to the navy. The rest will be removed and sold to the booming domestic ocean transport companies.
Workers going to Europe are also gradually returning. They will become the cornerstone of industrial leap forward and development with skilled workers from Russia and even around the world. Please come in and go out. This is the path that must be unswervingly taken in the closure of China. This road is also suitable for education. More than 10,000 teachers of various types supported by Britain and France have gradually penetrated into schools across the country. At least 1,000 public derivation plans every year must be adhered to for a long time. Although education cannot be effective immediately, what about 20 years later?! Until today, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The dream industry is accumulating little by little.
Get up and gradually improve it, from nothing to something, from something to quantity, from quantity to quality... This is an industrial law that no one can change! All we can do is to try our best to shorten it. The whole country is cheering for China to move towards industry, but who would have thought of mastering and establishing all this? In fact, it is just to make the data machine more effective? Back then, the drawings with so many advanced weapons were unable to be made. Even the simplest machine guns and cannons were extremely difficult. It was really worrying, but now... all we need is time.
Yang Qiu stood on the balcony, rolled his hands into cylinders in front of him, looking at the bright boat platform and affiliated factories like a child. The corners of his mouth curled up little by little. Five years! This was the goal he set for himself. From 1920 to 1925, he had to digest all this batch of German technology and equipment, and then make every effort to develop heavy industries such as steel, oil, coal, electricity, communications, chemicals and equipment manufacturing that are related to the future of the country. As for light industry, it is completely left to the private and market for regulation.
Miao Luo held the cup and quietly watched the man on the balcony stretch his body, sometimes tilted his head and frowned, sometimes smiling knowingly. He was immersed in some inexplicable emotions. When he finally went to see the shipyard with a "artificial telescope" like a child, he finally couldn't help laughing. His eyes turned and his naughty heart rose, and he leaned over: "I want to see too..."
Yang Qiu turned his head and smiled, put the cup next to her, then put Miao Luo in his arms and held the tube in his hands and placed it in front of her, and smiled with his ears: "What did you see?"
"The shipyard, and the sea..."
"What else?"
"What else?" The whimpering heat in my ears made Miao Luo's whole body numb, leaning softly in Yang Qiu's arms thinking about his problem. She looked very good when she thought about the problem. Her thin eyebrows were gently twisting, squeezed out the Sichuan character in the middle of her forehead, her red lips pouted slightly and the corners of her mouth were raised up, and even her nose was wrinkled.
Yang Qiu looked at him quietly. The scene of the two meeting and meeting back then flashed through his mind, especially the embarrassment of unintentional healing made him feel even more excited. After many years, this woman had completely transformed into another person, and her whole body was filled with a luxurious and mature atmosphere. There were two stagnant balls in the silk nightgown, and the curve was winding downward and gradually narrowed. When she passed her waist, it suddenly enlarged, and the plump, which could not even wrap the robe, was tightly pressed in her arms, warm and smooth.
Miao Luo's body trembled slightly. After feeling Yang Qiu's abnormality, his body became softer. His little hand quietly slid to his buttocks, and his breath was as charming as Lan and his eyes were as silk: "I haven't told me what...." "It's the future. Ours, and the country..." The coquettish behavior in the lover is like a basin of gasoline. Yang Qiu hugged his waist with one hand, and his other hand slowly slid to her chest with his fingers. He gently pulled the red plum into his ears: "Have the child asleep?" Miao Luo, who had been waiting for half a year, was able to adjust this way. After nodding, he took the initiative to pull the curtains, and then held the raging big hand to present his fragrant little mouth.
The nightgown slid to the ground, and the close-fitting clothes were thrown everywhere. When she finally stood naked under the lamp, her eyes were so greasy that it made people crazy. Yang Qiu's eyes gradually fell on her left thigh. Although the wound was already healed, it still left a light red scar. It was as thin as a pointer, attracting his eyes to the base of his thighs. The sparse stream in the jungle was strangely stimulating his nerves. Miao Luo had never been seen naked by him like this, so he quickly turned his body to cover the vital points, but after he leaned down slightly, his chest became more and more huge and obvious. The white hills drooped down, and two red plums the size of beans were formed.
But before he could move, Miao Luo suddenly squatted down, gently holding the rage dragon with his two little hands, and his pretty face was blushing and almost dripping with water. Yang Qiu knew that she didn't like this, so he wanted to stop it, but this time, for some reason, he plucked his mouth and stroked it twice before slowly putting it on.
The night suddenly became shorter, and even the sound of air hammers coming from the shipyard outside the window completely disappeared from the ears.
After spending a few days with his wife and children, Sa Zhenbing, Zhang Wenjing and others who received the news had also arrived from all over the country. In addition to them, Liu Qingen and Wu Qingdu, who have been devoted to building Hanyang and Chongqing into super enterprises like Krupp in recent years, have also come. He Maoqing of Mawei Factory, Xing Qisin of Jiangnan, and even Zhu Ziyao, the owner of Qiuxin Factory, who is the second largest private shipbuilding factory in the country, have all come to Qinzhou.
Almost all people related to equipment manufacturing, ships and military industry across the country came, making Ye Zugui and Qiu Baoren, who were staying in Qinzhou to command the Navy's Bay Blockade operation realize something, and excitedly pulled Sa Zhenbing and asked: "Dingming, is this time..."
Old Man Sa didn't know what the two old guys were thinking. He was now proud. Although the two Austro-Hungarian Joint Force Class battleships could not be compared with the four Japanese ships, Skoda l45/305mm is a naval gun that is stronger than the same model of Krupp! Judging from the data, even the King Kong-class armor cannot be defended. If this kind of naval gun technology can be absorbed, coupled with the German armor-piercing bomb technology that has been obtained, it will definitely greatly promote the level of naval guns. Moreover, it is not cheaper... 500,000 pounds, and it is difficult to buy a better cruiser.
The Expeditionary Force's escort fleet has already returned, and has filled several military ports, so even the wrinkles on the old face have been reduced, but he deliberately put on a secret tone: "I don't know... the Vice President asked me to come. I'll come." Seeing that the old man was deliberately keeping him indifferent, Qiu Baoren rolled his eyes angrily: "If the telegram asks you to come, if the telegram asks you to marry your granddaughter, you can go too?"
"If the vice president is willing to marry me, I have no objection..." Sa Zhenbing nodded for granted, and the two of them were so angry that they secretly despised them. The three old men in the Navy brag and spanked. Even the army did not dare to touch their edge. A large wave of people who had just got off the train avoided Sanqi. In the end, Zhang Wenjing broke and asked, "General Lu, where is the vice president?"
"Where is the shipyard."
After Ye Zugui finished speaking, a group of people immediately took the military car to the shipyard. After arriving at the shipyard, they found that Yang Qiu was actually sitting on the deck of an ocean-going ship that was about to complete the work of the ship. Even Lu Rongting was there, and they listened to Miao Yuan and two foreigners dancing and introducing something. Seeing Sa Zhenbing and others, he immediately waved his hand and said with a smile: "Today we are just a little bitch, so why not have a small meeting here."
Sa Zhenbing's mind is now full of expanding the navy. She wished she could make a battleship comparable to Japan's Nagato overnight. For this, she was willing to squat on the deck or squat on the pit, so she found an open space without saying a word. Everyone nodded with him. In the end, just finding a stool for so many people was busy, Lei Meng was waiting for a group of guards.
"I'll introduce it to you." Yang Qiu pointed to the two foreigners around him and introduced: "This is Major General Hakan, who has agreed to serve as technical consultant of our country's naval. This is Mr. Andrew Yakovic Bubnov, a Russian warship designer, and is now the chief designer of Qinzhou Shipyard."
Hakan nodded to everyone. He agreed to be a technical consultant not only because of Yang Qiu's invitation, but also hoped to continue his naval dream in this country. Especially after hearing that Yang Qiu had sent someone to Germany to discuss food aid, he decided to stay. Sa Zhenbing and other naval generals had heard of this person before, and knew that if it weren't for him, Bingwen and others, they wouldn't be able to come back safely. So he quickly accepted him as a technical consultant. But Bubnov, who was bearded and cold in his face, not only made everyone confused, but also slightly dissatisfied with his arrogant attitude.
The ignorance of Sazhenbing and others does not mean that Khakan does not know. Bubnov was one of the three genius Russian warship designers in the Tsarist era. Together with Kostenko and Yukovic, they were called the booster of the San Andre flag. The three of them have their own emphasis. Kostenko is young and strong in innovation, Yukovic focuses on balance, while Bubnov is good at firepower deployment. Whether it is the Gangut-class battleship or the Izmael-class battlecruiser, the firepower design is his own hands. He also proposed the "Tsar Nicholas I"-class plan with 12 356mm naval guns, but unfortunately he was abandoned due to long construction cycles.
Yang Qiu didn't care about these Russian technicians who came to China for various reasons. After all, Russia and the Republic of China are still in opposition at this moment. He called everyone today, in fact, the purpose of using it is very simple. He took advantage of the Treaty of Washington to deploy the Navy's plans for the next few years. He said: "The meaning of asking everyone is very simple. Although the European War has ended, our country's sea border is not peaceful. The navy needs to build a naval ship. I am an outsider, so I want to ask everyone, what can we build now..."
What can be created?
This problem is no longer as simple as building warships, it is basically a survey of the country's manufacturing level. Most of the people present are manufacturing experts. After studying ship design in the United States, He Maoqing and Xing Qixin are already the leaders of Mawei and Jiangnan Factory. Although they are not experienced, they are both proficient in technology business. So when they hear this problem, they start to secretly calculate their current manufacturing capabilities.
Wu Qingdu was also a student studying in the United States in the year of Gengzi, and also participated in the design of T2 tanks. After Zheng Tingxiang became Minister of Industry, Yang Qiu asked him to take over Chongqing. After several years of hard work, Chongqing Industrial Group has truly become a behemoth that can compete with Hanyang, and is ahead of the world in aviation. The large-caliber artillery was annexed the military business of the Jiangnan factory that year and introduced a lot of Krupp technology through various transactions. Finally, Yang Qiu also took out a large number of drawings for them to study and was already ahead of the country, so he took the lead: "The l45/305mm naval gun we designed at the beginning of last year has passed the acceptance, but its power is still slightly different than that of Europe. The new 356mm and 406 naval guns are still in the design."
With his brick-and-shooting jade, everyone also told their own situation. The generators jointly developed by Hanyang and Ge have met the standards, but the large hydraulic motors are not qualified. Jiangnan and ponytails have the ability to manufacture 30,000 tons on board the ship. Looking for innovation, Qingdao and Qinzhou have the ability to produce 10,000 tons. What they lack is that they are only the experience of ** to manufacture large warships. Chongqing's Krupp armored steel is an old model, and the new formula has been brought back this time Bingwen has taken time to experiment. Optical and armor-piercing bombs are not good, and radio can be produced by Chengdu and Nanjing, and the supporting electrical can also meet the requirements. Power is the first to break through. The strong pressure ventilation and smoke exhaust technology have greatly surpassed Europe and the United States. After Jiangnan introduced a full set of technologies from the United States, the boilers produced by itself can also meet the Hood-level standards. Hanyang and Jiangnan both have the ability to manufacture steam turbines. Because of the solution to the impulse vibration problem, the steam utilization efficiency has exceeded the European level.
Zhengzhou's main products are various rapid-fire guns and anti-aircraft guns, and dozens of them are under experimentation. As for torpedoes, hoists, seaplanes and other subsystems have reached the equipment standards.
The description and commentary have passed quickly in the past two hours. Through everyone's oral statements, Yang Qiu has also initially mastered the current national manufacturing capabilities. More than half of the subsystems have reached the level of manufacturing battleships equipped with 305mm naval guns, and a larger caliber requires absorbing German technology before it is expected to make breakthroughs. This result made him very satisfied. It is already very good to be able to go from the afterglow of the Westernization Movement in eight years.
But Sa Zhenbing and other navy soldiers were very unhappy.
Both Kwang and Fusang were 356mm, and Nagato soared directly to 410mm. What is the difference between himself and the Joint Force class? You can't continue to build Anhai class, right? The faces of several people made Yang Qiu secretly funny. He has been repeatedly slapped by the navy in recent years and said that he was biased by the navy. This time, all the country's comprehensive manufacturing capabilities were placed in front of him, and finally "washed" the charge of not paying attention to the navy.
Although he did not want to and could not develop the navy to take the initiative to act as a target for others, the national coastal defense has never been relaxed for a moment. The navy is a weapon of national defense and the only armed force to ensure the blue territory! Although he does not have the ability to compete with world powers in the short term, his strategic goals have always been clear. The short term goal is Japan! and ensuring the safety of the Nanyang route. To achieve these two points, the navy needs to have a certain deterrent ability, a slightly smaller but mobile and flexible fleet to ensure that the enemy's maritime lifeline can be blocked during wartime.
According to this plan, a cruiser that is mobile, flexible and capable of long-term deployment is extremely critical. In addition, he already knows the country's manufacturing capacity level, so after Hakan and others leave, he immediately made a choice.
The first is the heavy cruiser.
The treaty heavy patrol will soon appear. Although this type of warship has been criticized by countless people, the heavy patrol also has certain comprehensive capabilities, and building it is also a good way to train the country's manufacturing capabilities under current conditions. Of course, the current technology has not yet reached the level before World War II, especially the gap in power, etc. is still very large. Even if the structure, tonnage, naval guns, etc. are similar, the things created are two different things.
Over the past few years, Yang Qiu has handed over the drawings and materials of dozens of ships in Jiangnan. After such a long period of research, some experience has been obtained. First of all, the European-style 4-seat double-unit layout leads to a narrow and long hull, and the corresponding armor belt is longer, and the protection will definitely decrease without increasing weight. Moreover, at present, the secondary guns of ships in various countries are all artillery contour guns, and there are very few secondary guns on the deck and floor wells, mainly because there are many problems in the structure of the hull. However, with the help of data machines, this is not difficult for Yang Qiu.
Finally, he set specific requirements based on He Maoqing's suggestion.
The long forecastle ship type, floating atlantic bow, adopts four-axle and four-oar, with a standard displacement of 13,000 tons and a full load of 16,000 tons. It uses the Krupp M1917-type self-tightening l55/210mm naval gun with all the information and two sample guns, and adopts a three-seat triple layout. 4-seat double l50/120mm secondary gun, 6-seat double 40mm rapid-fire anti-aircraft gun, and 8-seat double 25mm machine guns. The power must be ensured to reach a maximum of 30 knots and have the ability to upgrade in the future. The endurance is also required to ensure at least 8,000 nautical miles/15 knots.
Although the standard for heavy patrols exceeds the Treaty (the Treaty is British tons and metric tons is actually a little over 10,000), Europe and the United States will not care too much about this level. It is very easy to purchase accessories internationally. Moreover, Japan can keep two Nagato, so it is not difficult to maintain four super-quasi-heavy patrols. The problem is that this model must speed up the construction speed, and at least ensure that all of them are launched before the signing of the 1922 agreement.
After solving heavy patrols, it is a light cruiser known as a maritime all-rounder.
There are many choices for this model, and Yang Qiu finally asked to build 8 ships. The ship type is similar to the heavy patrol. However, the speed requirement is no less than 32 knots and the endurance is no less than 6,000 nautical miles. According to this requirement, the standard displacement is set at 7,500 tons and a full load of 9,000 tons. It is equipped with 4 double-connected l50/155 mm naval guns, 8 single-mounted l60/85mm high-level dual-purpose naval guns, 6 double-connected 40mm and 6 double-connected 25mm air defense mechanism rapid-fire guns. 2 4-connected 610mm heavy torpedo launchers.
In addition to light and heavy cruisers, Yang Qiu also decided to build an aircraft carrier by Jiangnan and Mawei again. Since there was no similar reference in the international community, the domestic aircraft carrier had never designed an aircraft carrier (the previous two were modified cargoes). The structure and requirements of the aircraft carrier were different from other warships. In order to reduce the difficulty, this time, it simply completely replicated the York City-class design. Originally, he chose the Japanese Yunlong class, but the subsystem, especially the ventilation pressure equipment, could only give up temporarily. The slightly different is that it requires strengthening air defense and underwater structures. In addition to continuing to install 8 single-mounted high-level dual-purpose naval guns, it is also required to install at least 48 40 and 25mm rapid-fire air defense guns, and the carriers also reduced accordingly. However, since the aircraft has not yet come out, Yang Qiu can only be estimated to be reduced to about 60-70.
The heavy patrol naval can be accepted because Ye Zugui and others have read this information when they were in France. The actual armor-piercing ability has reached the level of l50/250mm naval gun. Although the self-tightening technology of the body tube is complex and very challenging to metallurgy, there is no big problem with German experts. The biggest problem is 55 times the body tube! You must know that the longer the cannon tube, the more difficult it is to build. The price of l55 is almost twice as expensive as l45. The scrap rate is doubled even in Germany, so this will seriously test the artillery manufacturing level of Chongqing, Hanyang and the newly built Nanjing naval factories.
Light cruisers are something the navy has long hoped for. As an indispensable type of ship for reconnaissance and patrol escort, the navy has always been very envious of the British Linxian class. This time it was finally very satisfied with the construction. On the contrary, it was because Yang Qiu was "inexplicably" of spending money to continue to build aircraft carriers. Even if those two-winged wood lumps can be equipped with torpedoes, there is no need to keep four warships for reconnaissance purposes... It is better to build two more light cruisers than to build this little money.
Yang Qiu was not up to the navy. With the current gaze of the navies of various countries, he could not see the future of aircraft carriers. Moreover, the horsepower of aircraft engines in Chongqing and Hanyang has quickly approached the 500 mark, and the star-type air-cooled engine has also begun to be manufactured. After absorbing German engine technology, and with the help of data and aircraft, the aviation outbreak will be faster than expected. If the aircraft carrier is not ready for it, should we wait for the aircraft to come out and rebuilt?
Although the Navy did not want an aircraft carrier, Yang Qiu finally glanced at Zhang Wenjing, who was smiling and silent, and all these guys shut up.
After solving these, it is simple to leave. No one has done much effort with supporting destroyers, submarines and torpedo boats. First, it is unrealistic to pursue these small warships at present because the technology does not meet the standards. Second, the American Paulding-class destroyers that were sold and half-sold were launched before the war. Several shipyards have also designed a variety of destroyers, so they simply left it to the Navy to arrange the production quantity and scale.
After three days of discussion and research, we finally came up with the Navy Plan of the Republic of China 1920. According to the plan, the Navy will build a total of 2 aircraft carriers, 4 heavy patrols, 8 light patrols, 24 destroyers, 8 submarines, 78 torpedo boats/speedboats, 2 icebreakers, 4 10,000-ton comprehensive supply ships, 2 3,000-ton mine-branch/communication fast cruisers, 3 20,000-ton floating docks, and a total of 366 aircraft of various types.
The start-up time has also been arranged, the first one is the heavy cruiser. According to the schedule, it will be built at mid-20 years at the latest. All the cruisers must be launched into the water before March 22. The light cruiser will be built half a year later, while the aircraft carriers will have to wait until the end of 21 to board the ship, and the rest of the ships will be arranged by the Navy. The reason for this is that the heavy cruiser must be launched before the signing of the Washington Treaty, so that it can be kept on the grounds that the completion rate is high and it cannot be given up. Second, the aircraft carriers are not urgently needed at present, and it will take some time for the aircraft to break through. Third, the construction in batches can reduce the pressure on the ship platform and give the navy enough time to train sailors.
Finally, everyone calculated that the entire procurement and construction cost would be 200 million yuan!
Zhang Wenjing was indeed a little painful because he now knew that the naval procurement costs and the total cost of the army were two different things, and the latter had to at least double the procurement costs! Not to mention anything else, just sending non-commissioned officers to study in Europe and the United States would be a lot of money every year. Fortunately, this money was not taken out at one time, and the booming finance could also be borne. Of course, he still urged the navy to continue to lay off old ships and proposed monetary reforms to Yang Qiu for the first time.
No matter what currency reform, Sa Zhenbing immediately made a promise to lay off two cruisers when he returned to save military expenses.
Finally, we are sharing orders. All shipyards and companies are eager to see them. Taking over naval orders is not only a matter of making money, but also a great opportunity to improve their own technology. After all, military and civilian use are completely different fields. Naval shipbuilding is comprehensive, involving hundreds of products and technologies, so the country and the military will have special technical teams to support and supervise. This work is led by Hakan, who is cold-blooded and hard to speak at first glance.
According to the comprehensive capabilities of each shipyard, the strongest Jiangnan received 11 large orders including 1 aircraft carrier, 2 heavy patrols, 2 light patrols, and 2 icebreakers. Mawei received 1 heavy patrol, 3 light patrols, 2 supply ships and 2 mine-breaking fast cruisers. Surprisingly, the last heavy patrol actually settled in Qiuxin Shipyard and also took on a light patrol, which made Zhu Ziyao die excitedly, and guaranteed that it would be completed on time and ensure quality. In fact, everyone has understood that Qiuxin Factory is now the largest private factory in the country except Jiangnan. It also merged technology the year before yesterday.
The British Yangtze River Shipyard, which has good skills, is undoubtedly a good choice to establish such an enterprise as a national private model and can also promote private capital to invest in heavy industries. As for the enterprises under Yang Qiu's name, it should not be too ostentatious because of his special status. In addition, seeking new things is on the south side of the Yangtze River, and technical support is very convenient. Qinzhou and Qingdao each received orders for one light patrol, one 10,000-ton supply ship and a large number of destroyers. Even the three emerging shipyards in Guangzhou, Dalian and Tianjin also gave orders for destroyers and torpedo boats to ensure that they did not fall too much technically.
Finally, Yang Qiu was stern and ordered! All models of subsystems are allowed to be purchased from abroad unless they cannot be manufactured in China or the quality does not meet the standards before the end of the construction period. Otherwise, even if the poorer, domestic models must be used! Moreover, all types of ships and equipment must be used to ensure that the accessories are universal so that they can be upgraded in the future. Even if the construction speed slows down, these two points must be ensured! The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Defense are also required to come up with national equipment manufacturing and military manufacturing standards within three years. These two points were finally approved by all industrial giants, including Zheng Tingxiang, and the military also hopes to simplify logistics, so they are even more active. In the end, this proposal kicked off the standardization of China's equipment manufacturing industry, causing a large number of state-owned industrial standards to be quickly determined in the next five years.
This persistence was ultimately considered to have played a great role in promoting and reforming the country's manufacturing industry. Taking the 85mm high-level dual-purpose guns that were later equipped by the Navy, Army and Air Force as an example, dozens of varieties have been developed in total, but all models can ensure that at least fifty percent of the accessories are completely universal. Moreover, since the volume, structure, etc. are all in accordance with standard sizes, it does not require too much modification to be directly installed on various platforms.
The big explosion of the Navy kicked off the post-war defense reform. This outbreak was not only a financial permit, but also a consideration for Britain and France to return to the Far East after the end of the European War. Although the battleships were still not built, everyone knew that after these batches were built, the country's manufacturing capacity would definitely take a new level, and by then, it might be possible to consider building more powerful warships.
After completing the naval plan, Yang Qiu inspected the southwest railway network before returning to Nanjing, but he only stayed for half a month, reported to Li Yuanhong and others about the situation of the Paris Peace Conference and other situations, and then continued to embark on his journey to the northwest.
There...is still fighting fiercely.
.(To be continued)
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