C1154 Spies (1/2)

The spies in the palanquins were stunned, the conversation between the two British officer s had created a storm in his heart. He finally understood the power of the older generation, not just the number of warships but also the number of people in the treasury.

From the conversation between the two British officer s, he found out the contradictory and unified relationship between military development and national power.

The development of military industry in any country is not wishful thinking. The conflict between the military and the politicians has run through the entire history of mankind from beginning to end.

As a military man, of course he hoped that the weapons he had were the best, most advanced, and most sophisticated. However, politicians didn't think that way. The first thing they should consider was the cost-effectiveness ratio.

Why were the weapons in the two countries of English and French not completely finished yet? It's not that they can't afford to equip themselves, but the politicians don't feel pressured. They think that the temporary arsenal can already guarantee our position as number one and number two in the world.

Why didn't the world's first Iron-armored battleship appear in Britain, why didn't such an epoch-making warship appear in the British Shipyard?

Not because the British didn't have the technology, and not because they didn't have the design ideas, but because they were now the navy's first in the world, and their past glory had become a burden to them now.

How do I deal with thousands and thousands of wooden battleships? How could Congress approve a full-fledged navy investment plan if there were no actual combat examples to refer to?

The United Kingdom was not the Ryukyu. Xiao Letian did not have a burden of history on him, he could draw his new navy on a white piece of paper, but the United Kingdom could not. Any arms upgrade would be a major test for the country's finances.

Politicians had to consider these, but soldiers had no need to consider these. Their goal was naturally to obtain an all-conquering sharp spear and an impregnable shield. In any case, the more advanced the equipment, the better.

The cost of the Zhiyuan Warship must be very high, to the point that even the British would feel sorry for it. So this was how the super strong combat power came about, no wonder those street goods had no chance of winning against the Zhiyuan Warship.

However, because it was so expensive, Xiao Letian definitely could not equip too many warships. Furthermore, in order to maintain his technical superiority as a warship, he would definitely construct a new type of warship to serve as the navy.

This way, the investment would become more and more large, and the Ryukyu's finances were simply unable to support too many Zhiyuan Warship. According to her intelligence, Xiao Letian's arrogant surface was a calm heart. He was not a madman, his understanding of finance was not inferior to that of Europeans.

Of course he knew the conflicting relationship between military expenditures and national might. He would definitely not do something as foolish as killing a chicken to get its egg, so Xiao Letian's naval strategy was destined to be defensive.

”Send a report to London tonight. We deduce that Xiao Letian will not challenge our British Empire's authority in the sea for the next twenty years …”

The Zhiyuan Warship's patrols were still continuing, while the spies from various countries were still recording. The British were getting more and more skilled at doing so.

The Zhiyuan Warship did not return alone, of course the supply ships with equipment would not be able to participate in this cruise. One part of them stopped at the military port to unload the cargo, and the other part headed north to the Tanggu, where many of the equipment would be delivered to.