Chapter 1032： Follow-up impact (1/2)

The customer is God, regardless of whether the weapons they buy are appropriate or not, that's their freedom.

As the saying goes, ”a daughter is hard to buy, I am happy.” On this issue, Shenluo’s military enterprises are very clear-headed and never force customers to buy goods they don’t like.

Technical blockade and export restrictions do not exist. It is now in the 19th century. Even if all the weapons construction drawings are packaged and given away, few countries can replicate them.

With the weapon reverse propulsion technology, let alone. It is estimated that the British can do it. Even if other countries push the technology out, mass production will not be possible for a while.

So the question is, what can the British do with a bunch of army equipment?

You can't grab the arms market with Shinra, right?

You know, this year is in the era of weapon upgrading. Today is still advanced technology, and tomorrow may be eliminated by the times.

If you want to stay ahead, you must continue to invest. With the current international arms market, no matter how hard it is to operate, it will not be possible to raise a few gold swallowing beasts in peacetime.

Shinra’s military enterprises can continue to invest, because the Holy Roman Empire itself is the world’s largest arms buyer. Its own military expenditure alone accounts for more than 13 of the total global military expenditure.

The British military expenditure is indeed not low, but that would require the London government to be willing to spend money on the army. Unfortunately, this is impossible.

In order to maintain the dominance of the Royal Navy, the British government had to work hard enough, and then to engage in an army arms race with Shinra, it would definitely not die fast enough.

As for the Air Force, this year is a little brother. No matter how much Franz attaches importance to, the air force is still far behind by the navy and the army.

This is true for Shinra, not to mention other countries. For many countries, the symbolic meaning of flying a few planes back is far greater than the actual meaning.

Although the Air Force showed good combat effectiveness in the anti-French war, the damage of the aircraft was mainly directed at the airship, and the threat to the ground forces was limited.

In the eyes of many people, the greatest strategic significance of the aircraft is not to use it for bombing, but to detect the enemy's situation and attack the morale of the enemy's ground troops.

Want to change this, unless the engine technology breaks through again to increase the load capacity of the aircraft. Only when more and larger bombs can be dropped from the sky can they truly have the meaning of strategic bombing.

Of course, if there is a breakthrough in engine technology, not only the aircraft will benefit, but the tanks and armored vehicles on the ground will also benefit, and even the internal combustion engine industry will usher in new development opportunities.

For Shinra, this is a project that can benefit more than a single amount of money. If you put it on the British, it would only benefit from the aircraft, and at most the automobile industry.

There is no way. Whoever lets British capitalists lie down to make money is used to them.

Originally, Britain was a big brother in the industry, but after the outbreak of the second industrial revolution, it quickly fell behind.

Whether it is scientific research and innovation, or the application and promotion of new technologies, the British have fallen behind.

Be behind, step by step. It's all about catching up with your heart. If you are complacent and wait wherever you go, the gap will only get bigger and bigger as time goes by.

Well, this cannot be blamed on the British government. The British Isles is just that big, with a population of just over 30 million. Even if you want to push forward, the ceiling is locked.

Being able to surpass all countries in the world to become a maritime hegemon under the limited inherent conditions is already very remarkable.

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In the Prime Minister's mansion in Downing Street, London, Robert Cecil is watching a ”movie” with senior government officials.

Although it is a silent movie, the picture is not clear enough, but the content of the movie still shocked everyone.

As the documentary ended, Prime Minister Robert Cecil asked: ”What do you think of the performance of the Austrian army?”

”It seems to be well-trained and very powerful. But the navy is different from the army. The navy pays more attention to technology. The courage of a man is difficult to gain momentum. These cannot reflect the combat effectiveness of the navy.

The Secretary of the Navy Flora replied indifferently.

Everyone present, he was the least stressed. The advantages that the Royal Navy has accumulated over the past century cannot be overtaken by competitors overnight.

Unless the Vienna government is desperate to explode the navy, rely on the number to pile up. Obviously, this is completely impossible for a land-powered country.

From the military expenditures of the Holy Roman Empire, it can be seen that the army's first navy and the second air force are third, which is a mess.

Although the military expenditure of the Holy Roman Empire is already the largest in the world, the military expenditure allocated to the navy is far behind the Royal Navy.

There is no advantage in technical experience, and he is reluctant to spend money. It is simply unrealistic to surpass the Royal Navy with limited military expenditure.

”Your navy has so much military expenditure every year. Naturally, there is no need to worry about it. Our army is in a miserable situation. It has to eat chaffy vegetables every day, not even a cup of coffee.

Judging from the content of the film, I very much doubt whether we and the Austrians live in the same era.

Unfortunately, reality told me very cruelly: Yes!

Now there is no need to doubt, I can directly conclude that the Army and the Austrians are more than one era away.

If we don't increase military spending and we meet on the battlefield one day, we will not perform better than the defeated French. ”

Don't miss any opportunity to ask for military expenses. This is a century-old tradition of the British Army. As a child who ”grandmother doesn't hurt, uncle doesn't love”, if he doesn't learn to cry, he will really starve to death.

Obviously, Skybrook is a qualified Secretary of the Army. Appropriate use of rhetoric techniques emphasized the strength gap between the two sides.

If it is a passionate young man, chances are they have already tried every means to raise money for the Army.

It's a pity that all those present are old political fritters. The British Army cannot keep up with the times. It is not once or twice. After more experience, everyone will gradually get used to it.

Every time the British Army makes progress, it is forced out by external pressure, generally when it is severely beaten by society.

For example, after the defeat of the First Near East War and the South African War, the British Army gained a short period of golden development.

When the politicians emerged from the shadow of failure, they immediately changed their faces. I would rather spend money on the navy and waste it than spend an extra penny on the army.

Against this background, Skybrook naturally wanted to quickly turn into a mess. While everyone was still immersed in the film, and did not recover, the result was finalized in advance and the established facts.