"Then the only way is to destroy the bodies of people and ships at sea - take away those that can be dismantled and transport, and the ships will have to be discarded."
"But don't think it's perfect. It's easy for you to kill people and silence them. Can all the participating navy and marine soldiers keep their mouths shut? Besides, it would be a pity not to have the big Galen ship with its large capacity." Ma Qianzhu turned to Cai Jinkou.
: “What impact does 230,000 pesos have on our finances?”
Cheng Dong opened a small book and replied: "This income can greatly increase our precious metal reserves. The bulk commodities we need to import now are massive, especially in terms of food imports, and the export of industrial products cannot completely offset foreign trade for the time being.
We have a deficit, so the more income from silver and other precious metals, the better for us. Especially for the future promotion of circulation certificates, a large amount of silver coins will be minted as reserves." He is very sensitive to the matter of reserves.
Qian Shuiting said: "I personally think it's okay even if the Spanish know about it. In terms of the Spanish naval strength in East Asia, they simply can't compete with us. Secondly, after we seize the ships, we also cut off Zheng Zhilong's important
Economic source. The Spaniards in the Philippines are extremely dependent on trade with China. It can be said that without the import of Chinese goods and labor, they cannot stay in the Philippines for even a day. As long as we replace Zheng Zhilong's position, the navy will control trade with the Philippines.
The Governor has no other choice but to hold his nose and admit his mistake and continue trading with us - by the way, this operation was originally designed to attack Zheng Zhilong's one-shot deal. In the long run, trade will be more profitable than robbery."
"It's such a pity, I still plan to steal it for more than ten years." A veteran sighed.
"Those who establish and maintain the world order will have the greatest benefits. You only need to look at the United States in the old time and space to understand." Qian Shuiting said.
As for the impact on combat and shipping, it will not be too big. The navy and merchant fleet have begun to take a break since July. Except for a small number of ships maintaining normal shipping on regular routes, most shipping has completely stopped. Regardless of
There are plenty of ships and sailors.
As for dispatching the formation, Qian Shuiting's plan was to form a mixed formation with two Type 901 gunboats and the Feiyun. The maneuverability and firepower of the 901 were the key to victory. The one-way voyage would take a thousand nautical miles, and time was very tight.
It is impossible to use a sailboat that requires a lot of sailing time. In addition, searching and pursuing on the sea also requires high speed and good control capabilities. These are things that a sailboat cannot achieve.
As for the Feiyun, it mainly provides navigation and weather services for the fleet. This is very important for the fleet that wants to penetrate into the maze-like waterways of the Philippine Islands. Secondly, the sea search radar above is of great significance for searching for targets.
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These costs are not too big for the Senate and the Navy, but the loss of the Feiyun, a modern sailing ship brought from the old time and space, will still make people feel very sad.
But to be 100% sure about this matter, Feiyun's joining is indispensable - unless the Navy is willing to allocate an 8154 cruiser to replace it. Then the diesel consumed is unacceptable to the Planning Institute. At least.
Feiyun can use half the sail and half the engine.
Chen Haiyang looked at the map, pondered for a while and then said: "I suggest that the route is as follows. The formation starts from Hainan and heads east. After passing through the Balintang Strait, it bypasses Luzon Island and heads south until it reaches the east entrance of the San Bernardino Strait.
, and then start a search. Such a route is far away from the main merchant ship lines and is not easy to be discovered. It does not pass through shallow waterways with complex hydrology along the way, which is safer. However, if you want to enter the Philippine Islands in July, you are very likely to encounter a typhoon.
It’s big. You must know that our navy has never conducted a long-distance voyage on blue water. Back then, it was a big event for our navy to go out to the first island chain.”
"We have found no record of a typhoon in July 1632. Besides, if there was a typhoon, these two ships would have reached Manila. Our ships are always stronger than them."
"I'm afraid typhoons can be verified by looking up historical data. The generation of typhoons is random." Some people expressed dissatisfaction with Qian Shuiting's remarks.
"There is a weather radar on the Feiyun, which can provide a certain level of early warning - in case of a typhoon, take shelter in time. In the worst case, it can at least ensure people's safety."
There was not much lively discussion after that. Xiao Zishan saw several heads of industry and agriculture departments who wanted to speak, but after hearing that there were only a few boats to participate, they obviously relaxed and started to hold a small meeting in a soy sauce-like manner.
.Yes, yes, this meeting has never gone wrong, which is really rare.
"I'm talking to Cheng Dong, if banknotes are not issued now, the silver will be useless for the time being. Can you allocate it to our industrial port?" Zhan Wuya is interested in the silver that he has not yet received, "Anyway, the silver is left with you.
There is no interest, and there will be no small ingots. It would be good to make wires for us. The shortage of copper is so severe now that the army and navy are snatching it."
The discussion immediately became lively.
"In that case, it would be better to lend it to us from the Heaven and Earth Society."
"Lao Zhan, don't worry if I put up a sign saying 'There is no copper in the wires, but there is silver'. I guarantee you that the wires will be cut off overnight. Hahaha."
"You old-fashioned guy, don't you know that the electromagnets in Oak Ridge, the United States during World War II, used silver wires? Shipyards and forges should have electromagnets. It would be much more convenient. Anyone who dares to steal silver from a factory will not be afraid of eating Minnie.
bullet?"
"How do you insulate?"
"Didn't the Chemical Industry Department do raw paint?"
"It is said that silver will lose one percent every year if kept in the treasury? Then it is really better to take it out and use it first."
"After the completion of the Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge lost less than one thousandth of its silver."
"Nonsense, we in Lingao don't have the kind of silver soldiers who can smuggle out fifty taels of gold."
"You might as well say Los Alamos blocked the goal with a golden ball."
"The legend of silver soldiers belongs to unofficial history. From my understanding of the Ming Dynasty, this statement may not be true. An analysis of the silver deposit records of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the Ming and Qing dynasties in core journals believes that this kind of thing is very likely to be exaggerated.
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Faced with the heated discussion that suddenly went off topic, Qian Shuiting stood on the stage and was a little at a loss. Xiao Zishan hurriedly stood up and smoothed things over: "Okay, okay, this is all for the future, we can discuss it slowly. Ma Jia, do you think there is something wrong here?"
Isn’t it necessary to make some regulations first?”
"If the most reasonable and legal way to do this operation is to declare war on the Spanish - after all, we are dispatching regular armed forces. Since it is in a state of war, capturing enemy ships and confiscating goods and ships is in compliance with the laws of war.
"As for whether prisoners have human rights - I tend to think that there was no such thing in the 17th century." Ma Jia said eloquently, "However, the procedures for declaring war are too cumbersome, and we cannot send an envoy to Manila in time, so
I think we can refer to some privateering operations in history. Drake's actions at sea were somewhat of a joint stock company. Referring to his example, I think it is completely legal to launch a privateering operation against the Spanish government in Manila. After all, we are elders
The hospital itself also has the meaning of a joint-stock company. The Spanish once carried out hostile actions against Bobu Port, and the retaliation we took at sea was also legal..." He wanted to continue talking but was stopped by Wen Desi, "Very soon
Okay, very good, you go and draw up a relevant legal basis document."
"That's no problem. Give me three days and I will definitely produce a legal document that is clear and well-argued. It fully reflects our respect for the law."
As for the distribution of spoils, in accordance with the old rules of the past for ship A, controlled materials are accounted for by the Planning Institute. Non-controlled materials, daily necessities and luxury goods are sold to all elders through auctions. The proceeds from the sale of spoils are added at the end of the year according to the shareholding ratio of the elders.
Within the dividend limit of each veteran.
The meeting ended successfully without objection from everyone. This matter was officially "project initiated" and the operation codename was "Hunger".
"I didn't expect you to build such a thing." Qian Shuiting was amazed when he saw the "Galen Ship" in front of him.
This is indeed a "ship", with hull, deck, masts, rigging... everything that a thousand-ton Galen should have, it has everything, and it is also moored in the bay.
However, it cannot be moved, because this Galen ship is actually just a full-scale model - officially called a "fixed maritime simulation training facility". It is actually built on a row of drilled holes driven into the seabed.
What's on the wooden pile is more like a wooden house than a boat.
The key parts of the hull, such as the keel and ribs, are 100% replicated, but they are all just copied "in appearance" - the ship materials are not processed and manufactured according to the real shipbuilding process. The purpose is just to use this model.
It just provides an intuitive display.
"This idea is the result of your proposal." Training Director Fu Sansi led Qian Shuiting onto the deck of the "ship". In addition to the lack of sails, the three tall masts on the deck of the Galen ship were also made.
Come out - but it is made of the same material as this "ship", which is made of low-quality wood. If you really want to hang up the sail and sail on the sea, it will disintegrate immediately.
The proposal to build this one-to-one European-style ship training model was put forward by the Navy Ministry. Although Qian Shuiting's proposal was not approved for two consecutive years, this incident also inspired the veteran officers of the Navy Ministry: there will definitely be one in the future.
There are many such gang-hopping battles with the purpose of capturing enemy ships. Generally, small and medium-sized ships have a relatively simple structure, and the navy has physical ships that can be practiced. However, large ships such as Galen ships or Dutch "speed boats" have a displacement of more than a thousand tons.
, the deck has three or four layers, and the internal structure is very complex. If you are not familiar with the internal structure of the ship, it is easy to suffer a loss in battle. This is something the navy should try its best to avoid.