The expansion of a country will always cause tension in other neighboring countries. Even if it does not suffer any substantive sanctions, it will still make other neighboring countries fearful.
This state of caution and vigilance will continue until a war breaks out between the two sides, or the expanding country stops its expansion and makes great efforts to rebuild its international reputation.
Of course, rebuilding international reputation is a very long process that can only be carried out step by step.
The Kashiwamu Kingdom rejected the Yangmu Kingdom's alliance request. This was actually expected, but Yangmu Eleven did not expect that the other party would reject it so simply.
"Cyric's influence may even involve the participation of other forces." Soon, he understood that not everyone wanted to see the Yangmu Kingdom become dominated by one family.
In the end, the king of Yangmu Kingdom lay down depressed: "Now, it depends on whether Marquis Augustine can open up the situation in Nanshui Port."
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In Bunas, a brand-new port built by Datang Group, Tang Mo was hosting the launching ceremony for two warships that were launched at the same time.
Datang Group's main focus recently has been on operating Black Dragon Island, so the construction speed of battleships is also very fast.
Tang Mo stood on the pier between the two warships and announced loudly to the crowd sitting there: "Today is a special day! Our Datang Group's fifth and sixth warships have been launched! Gentlemen
! The sea belongs to us! From today on, we will have enough troops to deal with all the conspiracies against our Datang Group at sea!"
He waved his fist and gave all Datang Group personnel immense confidence: "In the face of absolute power! No one can shake our position!"
The applause lasted for a long time, because everyone knew that these warships were almost invincible on the sea, and the Datang Group would definitely control the oceans and gain astonishing wealth in the future.
After the event, the prime minister of the kingdom, who had come all the way to support Tang Mo, walked side by side with Tang Mo on the pier, holding hands behind his back.
Everyone passing by nodded to the two people, but no one dared to come up and disturb the conversation between the two people.
I heard the old prime minister praise: "Mr. Tang, today I really opened my eyes! I just realized that steel battleships are so powerful that they can even subvert the rules of hegemony on the entire ocean."
Tang Mo laughed loudly and said modestly: "You are too polite. In fact, this is just a small scene, a small scene, hahahaha."
In fact, compared with the newer-level battleship he is preparing to build, the first-generation Bunas-class ironclad ship in front of him is indeed just a small scene.
The second-generation warship, secretly built in another shipyard, uses a newly built hull and the latest power system, which has comprehensively improved its speed, armor protection, and firepower.
This more advanced warship adopts the classic high-proportion ship shape of the cruiser, emphasizing speed, and coupled with an improved power system, the speed of this new warship reaches an astonishing 28 knots - a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour!
In order to install more boilers, this battleship has 4 chimneys, the hull is also more slender, and the tonnage has been increased to 4,000 tons, which is 140 meters long and 14 meters wide!
It is equipped with eight single-mounted 150 mm caliber naval guns, completely abandoning other weapons and equipment. In terms of the number of guns alone, it is even a little less than the Bunas-class ironclad, but the caliber has increased significantly.
But don't underestimate this weapon selection, because the artillery calibers are the same, and it uses two sets of completely matching new optical sighting equipment to uniformly command the entire ship's artillery, which makes the artillery's hit accuracy higher.
In addition, the armor protection of this new type of warship has also been slightly improved, and it has also greatly improved its self-sustainability and increased endurance.
This warship was completely chosen according to Tang Mo's needs. It can maneuver quickly at sea, cover a wider sea area, and complete the protection of Tang Mo's sea lines of communication.
The new artillery on the new battleship also uses completely new technology. Frankly speaking, this is the first barrel-retracting artillery produced by Tangshan.
With the muzzle brake device, the artillery fire becomes faster and the aiming is more convenient. It can be said to be an innovation.
With the addition of a simple loader, although the brand new battleship only has eight cannons and can only concentrate up to five cannons on one side, the firepower density has actually been slightly improved.
At the same time, the communication and telegraph system on the battleship was retained, and more lighting devices were added to make the interior of the entire battleship brighter.
Because the power of the power system is increased, the power of the generator is also greater, and the power of the entire ship is more stable.
What's more interesting is that this new warship is expected to be equipped with a telephone device to enhance the communication efficiency within the warship.
This is a newer invention, which makes the command of the entire battleship more convenient and faster, and also improves the efficiency of the battleship.
After all, Tang Mo had already built the world's first telephone device and the experiment was completed. He could pick up the phone in his office and call Matthews or Parker who were working in the factory.
The brand new battleship was named by Tang Mo after the Wolf class, which can be regarded as inheriting his tradition of naming warships of all classes after cities.
"If, if the Wright Kingdom wants to purchase such a warship, will Datang Group be willing to sell it?" The old prime minister looked at the steel warship docked at the dock and was replenishing fresh water and coal, and suddenly asked Tang Modao.
"Why not?" Tang Mo asked with a smile.
The old prime minister was stunned. This answer obviously surprised him. He looked at Tang Mo, his eyes full of disbelief.
After all, in his opinion, Tang Mo can almost control the entire ocean now. If he does not sell such warships to the outside world, he will definitely be able to maintain his throne as the maritime hegemon for a long time.
Therefore, he continued to ask with some confusion: "Are these... things for sale?"
Tang Mo replied with a matter-of-fact expression: "Of course, didn't we develop this weapon just for sale?"
Relying on this outdated first-generation ironclad ship with slow speed and limited self-sustainability to control the ocean? Is Tang Mo crazy?
The vast ocean of this world may be larger than the world that Tang Ming lived in before, and even today there are still unexplored areas.
It is impossible for Tang Mo to eat such a huge area and such huge interests by himself and hold it in his own hands.
What's more, once the habit of eating alone appears, the whole world will regard him as the number one enemy. Rather than becoming a public enemy of the world, he prefers the feeling of controlling everything secretly.
The prime minister thought for a while and asked a very serious question that he was very interested in: "Do you really have no desire to dominate the world?"
Tang Mo answered the prime minister's question with a hint of truth: "Prime Minister, in fact, I don't want to waste my energy on those vulgar things. If I have nothing to do, listen to songs and music, chat and drink with beauties, and go to the casino to cultivate myself.
Sentiment, isn’t it bad?”
In fact, no one can take this kind of chat seriously, which is not a promise or even a verbal statement.
So, the prime minister changed the topic of the chat and asked another question that interested him: "So, have you ever considered becoming a real noble?"
"Huh? Aren't I already a viscount?" Tang Mo has been promoted to viscount by King Wright VII. This is what happened recently.
Tang Mo is now a hot new noble in the kingdom, and even many established nobles have begun to fawn over him, a young viscount.
What's very interesting is that following Cyric's disastrous defeat in the Battle of Bunas, Baron Stella, who originally had a grudge against Tang Mo, was so frightened that he fled abroad without looking back and defected to Cyric's consortium.
Already.
And Chumluo, who had a blood feud with Beiling, had no news after the Battle of Bunas, and seemed to have disappeared from the world.
However, witnesses at the battle that day confirmed that Chumro was shot off half of his arm. After returning to the camp, he underwent surgery and sawed off his left arm.
Now Chumluo is a one-armed man, which gives him another characteristic and makes Tang Mo more confident in finding him.
The prime minister immediately spoke to Tang Mo and said, "A viscount entrusted by the king of a kingdom is obviously not a real noble."
"What do you mean?" Tang Mo looked at the prime minister, as if he was asking the question knowingly.
Sure enough, Prime Minister Tuqiong saw this and expressed his true thoughts: "If you are willing to support the Wright Kingdom...to become the Wright Empire, then His Majesty Wright VII will not be stingy, and I very much hope to call you the Duke.
"
He hoped that Tang Mo would support the Wright Kingdom, continue to expand, and eventually become a new empire. He also hoped that Tang Mo could provide help and push Wright VII to the throne of emperor, becoming the founder of the Wright Empire and the noble Wright.
The Great Emperor.
Tang Mo did not express his position, but shook his head and said: "I will support His Majesty the King as always...but, you know...actually, I have no interest in the title."
The prime minister felt that Tang Mo was like a little fox, with a deeper scheming than other 20-year-olds, and was cunning and cautious, making it impossible for him to start.
He sighed in his heart, and knew that Tang Mo's climate had become unusable for him, so he restrained his thoughts and curiously asked in a casual chat: "Then what are you interested in?"
"Money!" Tang Mo replied directly without thinking: "I am very interested in money."
"It's really classy." The prime minister nodded and agreed with Tang Mo's nonsensical answer.
"Hahahaha!" Tang Mo was in a good mood and laughed immediately. On the pier, many people looked over and saw Tang Mo who was laughing unbridled.
