Whether it was a young player who had just turned 18 or an older youth who was about to reach 30 or 40 years old, they could always argue endlessly about politics. They would quarrel until they wanted to fight. Everyone's political stance was also strange. Some people even had their buttocks hanging on the street lamps.
In addition, most players were so weird that they could appease the public's anger even if they were not shot. They were basically poisoned by a certain P Society game. Regardless of whether the players were weird or not, their hardcore spirit in playing " China Dawn " was worthy of admiration and praise. Wang Kaizhi needed such serious players to fight for the transmigration group.
As the saying goes, three heads are better than Zhuge Liang. The discussions of the idiotic players on various topics allowed Wang Kaizhi to gain a lot of insights and new knowledge that he had never had before. The huge flow of information allowed him to look at problems from a higher perspective, think rationally, and weigh the pros and cons.
The problem of negotiating with the Zheng family was handed over to Pao's " Hua Yang Trading Company." Wang Kaizhi raised his hand and drew a circle in the air before gently landing on Tao Yao's little head. The latter was working overtime to deal with documents pitifully.
After receiving Wang Kaizhi's perfunctory pat on the head to comfort her, Tao Yao pouted and glared at him unhappily. In fact, she didn't swat Wang Kaizhi's right hand away. She was like a little kitten who was arrogant but still indulged in the comfortable massage service.
The moment he touched the peach, Wang Kaizhi released a main mission that only the players of the " Huayang Trading Company " could see: Receive Zheng Zhihu and try to make him reach a verbal agreement that was beneficial to the transmigration group. Without the actual value of real money, he would never agree to lend a teacher to help.
This was a test of the players 'persuasion skills. Wang Kaizhi wasn't worried that the players would screw up. He believed that the worst outcome was that the two sides couldn't negotiate an alliance and continue to maintain the status quo.
After arranging the reception for Zheng Zhihu, Wang Kaizhi's attention once again returned to the future development of the transmigration group itself. The direction of the transmigration group's comprehensive resources should be tilted, which was also the direction of the initial industrial development.
Suppress the army and first develop the industry?
Or should the two armies develop side by side, first occupying the port, then occupying the northern part of the island, unifying the entire island and then heading straight for Manila in Luzon? They could even send troops to occupy Hainan and implement the policy of using war to support war, absorbing the dividends of victory to strengthen the strength of the transmigration group?
All of that was impossible. The human, material, and financial resources that the transmigration group possessed were simply not enough for a comprehensive and rapid development. Even if they included the population of Dumb Port that they had yet to obtain, there were no more than 70,000 Chinese people that could be directly used on the entire island.
A mere 70,000 people could not even complete the construction of the simplest industrial model. Even the "classical militarism" model implemented by the Later Jin Dynasty could not be copied. There were more than 800,000 people under the rule of the Eight Banners and Han people.
The current armed forces of Australia and Song consisted of the army, navy, and native servant army. The combat team player Li Ri roughly estimated that if only a small part of the armed forces were left to guard the base, Wang Kaizhi could mobilize about 5,000 troops to fight. Of course, more than half of the 5,000 troops were cold weapons. Even so, the battle on land was not a big deal.
Fighting strength can also be used,
However! The combat power of the navy of Australia and Song was still at the bottom of China's coastal area!
There were already veterans of the navy team who had complained to Wang Kaizhi about their poverty and wanted to apply for more funds to build their own naval ships. It would be best if they had iron rib wood shells, the kind that was steam-powered. If they were equipped with smooth-bore cannons, then there would be at least four heavy cannons that were more than 32 pounds on board.
The picture of the navy painted by the navy elders was very beautiful. After the first heavy industry development plan was completed, they would build a powerful navy that was invincible in the South China Sea. After the second plan was completed, the naval power of Australia and Song would dominate the entire East Asian sea and turn the East Asian sea into a fish pond for China.
Dreams were beautiful, but reality was harsh.
A 200-ton speedboat as the navy wished would cost more than 3,000 taels of silver. The cost of four heavy cannons and ammunition reserves was so expensive that it would make people vomit blood. The final cost of a 200-ton modified speedboat was more than 4,000 taels of silver.
However, although the cost of modifying speedboats was expensive, the combat effectiveness was worth looking forward to. Since last year's occupation, Chikan and Gaoxiong had built shipyards and four armed speedboats respectively. It was estimated that they would be completed by early summer this year.
The navy didn't think it was enough. As soon as the industrial development plan was formulated, the navy submitted a package of " big construction " plans.
Their application was justified. The " population engine plan " would inevitably require ships to transport manpower. We can't rely on others to transport refugees. That's irresponsible.
The Navy hoped that Pig Feet could approve the construction of four powerful gunboats with a design displacement of 600 tons. They were iron-rib wood shells and steam sails. The shipboard heavy artillery used rifled guns. One main cannon was 140mm, two secondary cannons were 75mm, and a hand-operated Gatling gun was added.
- If it can be developed in the future, install it.
In the end, the navy reported that the price of such a gunboat was 30,000 taels, and the construction time was more than one year!
Faced with the strange looks of the pig seats and the veterans of the budget team, the navy said that since they did not like so many gunboats, they would build a powerful cruiser. With reference to history, the United States Navy's sailing warship was designed to have a displacement of 1200 tons. It was a mixture of iron-rib wood shells and steam sails.
Power, maximum speed of 16 knots. The heavy artillery on the ship was still rifled cannons, with two main cannons of 140mm, six secondary cannons of 75mm, and four hand-operated Gatling guns.
The estimated cost was 100,000 taels of silver!
Wang Kaizhi rejected the navy's whimsical plan on the spot.
A 1,000-ton cruiser would take at least two years to complete, and the construction process would require a large number of shipbuilders. Moreover, a ship of this level would take at least two years to repair. If the cost of repairing it was far more than 100,000 taels, and the construction period had to be extended, it would be terrible.
Although warships were rejected, four 600-ton transport ships and ten 70-ton armed boats were approved to increase the defense force in the coastal waters.
The army needed funds, the navy needed funds, and the Ministry of Industry also needed funds.
Wang Kaizhi, who had been working in Red Glass, looked out the window. It was almost evening outside, and the setting sun sprinkled orange rays. Wang Kaizhi was thinking about the contents of the first batch of heavy industry development draft when he suddenly heard a crisp alarm ring.
Clang, clang, clang!
It was urgent and loud. A moment later, the militia captain quickly ran to the office door and shouted at Wang Kaizhi in the room,"Boss!" Enemies are attacking from the sea!"
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