The Netherlands was a maritime colonial power in the 17th century and became the largest colonial country in the world after Spain. After the 18th century, the Dutch colonial system gradually collapsed. The French army invaded in 1795. In 1806, Napoleon's brother became king. In 1810, it was merged into France.
Belgium broke away in 1814 and established the Kingdom of the Netherlands the following year. Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and became a constitutional monarchy in 1848.
In the mid-17th century, the Netherlands' global commercial hegemony had been firmly established. At that time, the Dutch East India Company had 15,000 branches, and its trade volume accounted for half of the world's total trade volume. More than 10,000 people flying the Dutch tricolor flag
Merchant ships cruised on the five oceans of the world. At that time, there were 20,000 ships in the world, and the Netherlands had 15,000 ships, which was more than the total number of ships of Britain, France, and Germany. In East Asia, they occupied Taiwan, China.
, monopolizing all foreign trade on the Japanese island. In Southeast Asia, they turned Indonesia into their own colony. The first colonial stronghold they established, Batavia City, formed the prototype of Jakarta. In Africa, they started from
The Portuguese seized new routes, the fortress of the Cape of Good Hope, in Oceania they named a country New Zealand after a Dutch province, in South America they captured Brazil, and at the mouth of the Hudson River in the North American continent the East India Company built
The city of New Amsterdam was later called New York.
At this time, the Netherlands felt a bit like yesterday's news, but if Li Ningyu wanted to mix in Europe, he still needed at least superficial respect, and subsequently signed some small purchase agreements.
The full name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is composed of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is the first industrialized country in the world. It was the most powerful country in the world in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
After defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588, Britain gradually replaced Spain and became the emerging hegemonic power on the sea, and began to continuously expand its overseas colonies.
The Anglo-Dutch War, within seven years, defeated the Netherlands and France, their strongest opponents, seized large tracts of colonies from the two countries, and established maritime hegemony. Britain's victory in the war with Napoleon in 1815 further consolidated international politics.
, the supremacy of military power, the Industrial Revolution made Britain an undisputed economic power, and Britain entered its heyday during the era of Queen Victoria.
On the eve of World War I, a quarter of the world's population was under the rule of the British Empire, about 400-500 million, including Newfoundland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Gambia, and Malta.
, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and countless islands are all under British colonial rule. The colonies they occupy are 111 times larger than the mainland. The international order under the leadership of British hegemony is called the empire on which the sun never sets.
But something that the proud British did not expect happened in the 1880s. Li Ningyu, a 10-year-old boy, not only established a huge export business empire in just 5 years, but also through
Britain and Germany established 10-ton navies. At this time, the Qing Dynasty, a huge country with a land of 13 million square kilometers, only had a Beiyang Fleet with a little more tonnage than the Far East Fleet, and was in war after war with the Western colonial countries.
In the middle, cede land and pay compensation.
Although Li Ningyu still had an official position in the Qing Dynasty, everyone knew that he had long been separated from the Qing Dynasty physically and mentally. Although Li Ningyu's instant rise made the British a little uneasy, in the hundreds of years of transcendent existence
, they still underestimated Li Ningyu, because the United Kingdom just thought that Li Ningyu had a little money, and if he wanted to become the overlord, he had to get the nod from the United Kingdom.
Contracts with representatives of all countries were signed, and in the end, the only one left was the United Kingdom. Among all the blank papers handed over to all countries, the United Kingdom had the most, with five pieces of paper containing the contents of the purchase of military weapons and production.
Manufacturing technology, industrial processing equipment, raw materials and some advice from major British colonies. It is also the largest huge transaction, because the items described above are worth 9.6 million pounds.
This time Li Ningyu has a big appetite, which includes more than ten kinds of military weapons production and manufacturing technologies. Among them, the navy has to build a 50,000-ton shipyard, 305 mm artillery, 240 mm 40 times caliber ship-based artillery and
150mm rapid-fire gun, production technology and equipment of 150mm thick steel plate.
There are also a series of manufacturing technologies for the famous Maxim heavy machine gun and existing technologies for steam turbine engines.
Because at that time, the maximum speed created by the battleship was also 19 knots, and it could only be maintained for a short time. Generally, the cruising speed was maintained at 14 knots, and it could only be maintained within 8 hours. Beyond this time, relatively complex steam engines would
The reliability and lifespan of the machine are fatal. At the same time, due to the overheating of the main shaft and the overload of the engine, even the most experienced engine soldiers are unable to do anything in the face of these failures.
For a long time before this, the British Royal Navy had begun experiments on smaller battleships, using new engines in order to test and accumulate experience. Due to some reasons, the British only launched a 300-ton torpedo destroyer in 1898.
After testing, it achieved an astonishing speed of 37 knots at the time. Later, this power unit was gradually adopted on some destroyers and reconnaissance cruisers. In terms of high-speed endurance, the steam turbine can ensure that a 10,000-ton warship can sail at more than 20 knots.
Speed, continuous travel for 13 hours while maintaining good reliability, which is one of the most important factors for warships in combat status.
However, all the above technologies are core technologies of the United Kingdom, and the steam turbine engine has just entered the late stage of design and has not been fully formed. After the British representative sent Li Ningyu’s procurement plan to the country, senior military officers saw
Afterwards, they called Li Ningyu a madman, but after seeing some of the following things, they began to feel uneasy again.
Since Li Ningyu did this, there must be a reason, because he did not take these things for free, but he did not have much technology to exchange, so he had to bear the pain and share the already formed radio system with the United Kingdom, but there were restrictions
Britain cannot continue to spread radio technology to its allies.
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