On August 12, Wang Yuze and his group rushed to the beach. Originally, Guangxi had no coastline, but now western Sichuan occupied Lianzhou and Leizhou, which originally belonged to Guangdong, and divided it to Guangxi. Initial planning, four new large ports in these areas, Fangcheng Port, Qinzhou, Beihai and Zhanjiang. These four ports are among the rare natural deep-water ports in the southern China region. Whether it is a military port or a civilian port, they are excellent ports. According to the planning of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Navy, Fangcheng Port and Qinzhou Port will serve as sea supplies channels for western Sichuan. Beihai Port and Zhanjiang Port are military ports of the western Sichuan naval fleet, and cargo transportation is secondary.
Accompanied by officials from the Navy Department, Wang Yuze stood by the sea of Beihai Harbor and looked at the endless blue sea. By the sea, thousands of engineers from western Sichuan were already working on the construction. They will first build the dock, and then build a shipyard, waiting for shipyard equipment imported from Germany.
"Shao Zheng, Beihai Port is one of the few good ports. We plan to build dozens of berths here, of which there are more than ten berths above 10,000 tons. The same is true for Zhanjiang Port, which is enough to meet the docking of our fleet. The construction of the shipyard is also under intense construction and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The shipyard plans to build three docks above 10,000 tons and several docks above 1,000 tons. After sufficient technology accumulation, we will be able to build our own battleships."
Wei Han, the director of the shipyard, excitedly introduced to Wang Yuze. They arrived a while ago before Wang Yuze, and now they have begun to fully command the construction. The arrival of the army's engineering battalion and the large number of local civilians have made the shipyard progress very fast. This made these naval talents who have been waiting for many years very excited. Everyone basically had food and accommodation on the beach. Seeing the military ports and shipyards in western Sichuan be established day by day, everyone was excited.
Wang Yuze nodded and said, "This is great. However, the number of docks is still small. Beihai Shipyard will become our first shipyard in western Sichuan and the largest shipyard. In the future, our main warships will mainly be built from here. Docks above 10,000 tons will be expanded to five. In addition, it is best to build docks above 20,000 tons. If possible, it is OK to build 30,000 tons!"
"Ah! Young Marshal. A dock of more than 30,000 tons? Is this a waste?" Wei Han said in shock. The most powerful main battleship in the West, the "monarch-class" battleship under construction by Britain and the "Brandenburg-class" warship in Germany, even if the more powerful warships were designed in the subsequent design, it would only be more than 10,000 tons. Isn't it a waste to build a dock of 30,000 tons? Although this young Marshal is good at fighting, he is obviously an outsider in the navy.
"Director Wei, listen to me. If you can't use it now, it doesn't mean you can't use it in the future. The main battleships of the navy will only become larger and larger. Now they are 10,000 tons, but in ten years, it will probably be 20,000 tons or even 30,000 tons!" Wang Yuze said. In the first battle, those powerful main battleships, especially the dreadnoughts, were almost all big guys with more than 20,000 tons. Or the Yamato-class of the Japanese, were even a 60,000 tons behemoth. The shipyards in western Sichuan built large-tonnage docks in advance, and were prepared for the need to build large ships at the right time, but there was no dock, which would be a bad idea.
"Yes, Young Marshal! The shipyard will modify the plan!" Wei Han heard this and thought that what Wang Yuze said made sense, so he adopted it. However, the technical reserves of shipyards in western Sichuan can only be built at most two or three thousand tons of cruisers. If you want to build a 10,000-ton warship, you may have to wait a few years later!
"Young Marshal. It's not enough to have a shipyard in Beihai alone. Fangchenggang, Qinzhou Port and Zhanjiang Port must also have talents. The Navy's plan is that the shipyards in Fangchenggang and Qinzhou Port will mainly build civilian ships. The shipyards in Beihai Port and Zhanjiang Port will mainly build warships. When warship orders are insufficient, civilian ships will be accepted!" said Wu Dezhang, director of the Equipment Department.
"I will contact Chengdu and Germany and ask them to order three additional sets of equipment needed for shipyards!" Wang Yuze said. Once the sea outlet in western Sichuan is unobstructed, it can be foreseen that a large number of shipping will rise. Now ships in western Sichuan are mainly affiliated with the American Xihua Group. At that time, with private capital pouring into it, the demand for ships in western Sichuan may show explosive growth. It is completely necessary to build more shipyards.
"Young Marshal. Our technical accumulation seems a bit weak when it comes to building warships. Can the government come forward to hire some experts in this field from abroad? Our people can first help them, learn from them, and then develop our own warship design!" Wu Dezhang said. In terms of shipbuilding design, China and Western powers are indeed much behind, and it is probably difficult to catch up with it by relying on themselves alone. At this time, it is very important to introduce foreign technology.
"Well! When we are behind, we have to learn from other people's advanced technology and experience. We are not ashamed to ask. This is very good. I will contact Germany and ask them to support a group of shipbuilding talents. In addition, foreign institutions in western Sichuan will also do their best to recruit foreign ship designers. However, foreigners are never as useful as our own people. After these foreign experts come, everyone must do their best to learn their skills. Then they will be better than their own! I also expect our shipyard to build real battleships for western Sichuan, and battleships designed and built by us Chinese themselves!" Wang Yuze said. Shipbuilding is the most important thing in the industrial society in the shipbuilding industry.
An important industry is also an important industry that reflects a country's scientific and technological level. If China wants to enter the ranks of the great powers, it must be able to build a main ship that is not inferior to the West, which is very necessary. To achieve this goal, it is very important to introduce advanced foreign technology and experience. The British shipbuilding industry is undoubtedly the most developed, but Germany is not bad. German warships, especially paying attention to survival and protection, are not worse than British ships that pay attention to speed and firepower, and even have advantages to a certain extent. With the current relationship between western Sichuan and Germany, it is not difficult to buy so many equipment from them and support several shipbuilding experts.
"Young Marshal! Our shipyard has a plan. The design institute is designing a 3,000-ton cruiser to explore the experience of the shipyard. After success, we will build larger and stronger warships step by step. We are confident that in a few years, we will build China's own main warship!" Wei Han said excitedly. He and Wu Dezhang were doing shipbuilding when they were in the Fujian Navy. Now, western Sichuan undoubtedly gave them a larger platform, which made them feel that their value has been realized.
"Okay! When the warship is launched, I will definitely come to watch the ceremony in person!" Wang Yuze assured everyone that he could not be absent from the first warship of the shipyard in western Sichuan.
After visiting the port and shipyard that is under construction, Wang Yuze arrived at the county town of Beihai. Now, the office of the Navy Department is temporarily located here. After the fleet returns to China, it will become the office space of the Western Sichuan Fleet. The main person in charge of the Navy Department will return to Chengdu.
"Everyone, everyone from the Navy, please give it to you!" Wang Yuze said to everyone.
In western Sichuan, the current western Sichuan has not yet overthrew the Qing Dynasty, and the main energy must be placed on the army. The navy is invented and western Sichuan will provide sufficient support, but in other aspects, it is probably necessary for these first leaders of the Navy to work harder.
"Don't worry, Young Marshal, we will definitely not let Young Marshal disappoint you!" said Zhang Cheng, Minister of the Navy. Although, as the Minister of the Navy, he probably would not have the opportunity to command the fleet in the future. This disappointed him when the warship manager was born, but what else would he not be satisfied with being the first Navy minister in western Sichuan?
"After the fleet returns, the Navy must carry out arduous training. The situation in the Far East is not peaceful, and our navy must become an army as soon as possible. Let me tell you the truth, our navy will need to fight within two years at most. At that time, I hope the navy can give me a surprise!" Wang Yuze said solemnly.
Zhang Chengde and others all had a bit serious expression. The fleet will be able to return to China next year and participate in the battle in two years, which means that there is only one year of training. In just one year, it is not very difficult to make the navy initially have combat effectiveness. However, if you want to compete with other naval powers, it will not be easy.
"Young Marshal, who is our opponent? Are the Beiyang Fleet?" Zhang Cheng asked. If it were the Beiyang Fleet, Zhang Cheng was still somewhat sure. The Qing Dynasty had become corrupt and the Beiyang Fleet was not much better. At that time, the Western Sichuan Fleet could easily defeat them with the advantages of warships.
Wang Yuze shook his head and said, "No, the Beiyang Fleet is not our main enemy, our main enemy will be the Japanese Navy!"
"Japan?" Everyone was shocked again. Everyone thought that the young marshal was too arrogant to those little guys from the island country in the east! Although the Japanese navy was developing rapidly, they were still a lot from the Beiyang Fleet. It would be even more impossible to compare with western Sichuan, which was equipped with the world's most advanced warships.
When Wang Yuze saw everyone's expressions, he knew that everyone did not take Japan seriously at all. In fact, before Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty, no one in the world took Japan seriously. It was not until Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty and defeated Russia ten years later that it became a world power.
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