Britain continuously transported personnel, technical information and gold to the Kingdom of Prussia, which attracted the attention of the Chinese Empire. Although it only took one night from the mouth of the Thames to the Netherlands. However, the warships of the Imperial Navy often intercepted the British ships. From these ships, the British navy engineers, designers, drawings of various warships and steam engines, as well as some gold and silver treasures. Because the North Sea was too small, it was like a pond. When the Chinese Navy discovered it, the British had almost completed their plans. This allowed the plans of the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Prussia to be implemented smoothly.

General Luo Hongtao, Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, walked into the study of the Empire Emperor Long Yufei. He reported to Long Yufei with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, based on the information obtained by the navy, our intelligence personnel have collected relevant information. We found that the British and the Prussians had reached a secret agreement in private. However, we have no way to know what the agreement is. However, it is certain that this must be related to naval construction. Therefore, the personnel and technical information transported from Britain to Prussia are related to the navy. And that gold should also be the funds for the Prussians to develop the navy!" General Luo Hongtao presented the analysis of the Military Intelligence Bureau to Long Yufei.

Long Yufei flipped open the report, and after reading it, his brows frowned tightly.

"It seems that our Prussian allies are very unwilling to give up! They hope to challenge us so much." Long Yufei murmured. During this war, the Chinese Empire was full of oil. But equally, the Prussian Kingdom also gained a lot. They have almost dominated the European continent. In addition to the Belgian Kingdom and the Spanish Kingdom in the west, the empire occupied areas and the Ottoman Turkish Empire occupied areas. Most of Europe fell under the control of the Germans.

Although, from the perspective of territory, the area occupied by the Prussian Kingdom is far from comparable to that of the Chinese Empire. However, Europe was originally the center of the world, with a strong industrial foundation and rich resources. After the Prussian Kingdom integrates these resources, its industrial strength will definitely rise to a higher level again. At that time, the gap between the Chinese Empire and the Prussian Kingdom will further narrow. After all, although the Chinese Empire occupied a lot of land this time, it was agricultural land except for deserts. Industry was almost equal to a blank. If these places were not rich in resources, the Chinese Empire would have suffered a great loss.

Originally, although the Prussian Kingdom had objections to the Chinese Empire, Long Yufei was not too worried. After all, although the Prussian Kingdom was strong, their development was extremely unbalanced. The army was strong and the navy was almost blank, which made the Prussian Kingdom not qualified to challenge the world hegemony of the Chinese Empire at all. But now, with the support of the British, the shortcomings of the Prussian Kingdom will be filled. This will be a big threat to the future Chinese Empire.

"Come on, call the Chief of Staff and the Minister of Logistics and Equipment!" Long Yufei ordered. Since the Kingdom of Prussia wants to develop the navy, then the Chinese Empire should play with him. Long Yufei and his friends started their own business as a navy, and they can tell the Prussians that the navy is not something they can play with. If they want to become a maritime power, it is impossible to accumulate enough time. On naval warships, even if the Kingdom of Prussia has received the support of the British, it is impossible to compare with the Chinese Empire.

Long Yufei really wanted to see what the Prussians and British were carefully constructed by the Navy, which was all sunk under the attack of the Imperial Navy. By then, the Prussian Kingdom will no longer exist, let alone challenge the hegemony of the empire.

Soon, General Sun Hao, Chief of Staff, and Lieutenant General Zhao Xingkai, Minister of Logistics and Equipment, arrived at Long Yufei's office.

"General Luo, let me introduce the information obtained by General Sun and General Zhao!" Long Yufei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" General Luo Hongtao nodded. Then, General Luo Hongtao informed General Sun Hao and Lieutenant General Zhao Xingkai about the news that the British and Prussians were colluded with by the Military Intelligence Agency.

After learning about this news, General Sun Hao and Lieutenant General Zhao Xingkai's expressions suddenly became a little ugly. After defeating the British Navy, the Chinese Navy was already the overlord of the sea. The Imperial Navy, which had as many as 24 battleships, had dominated the world's oceans. Therefore, the pace of the development of the Imperial Navy slowed down. In the early stage, in order to challenge the British Navy, the Chinese Empire invested a lot of manpower and financial resources to develop the navy. Now, the Imperial Navy has achieved success. The efforts to develop the navy are naturally not that great.

But now it seems that the Prussians are not willing to be lonely and want to challenge the hegemony of the empire. Then, the empire's naval development cannot stop! Otherwise, they will most likely be caught up by the Prussian Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, the British helped the Prussians develop their navy, and the Empire had to defend themselves. Although our navy defeated the British navy, the development of our new warships was mainly because our new warships were one step ahead of the British. In addition, the investment of torpedoes also played a very important role. In fact, the gap between our navy and the British navy is not big. If the Prussians received the help of the British, then the Prussian Navy would definitely develop rapidly. Just like the Imperial Navy was chasing with all its might and surpassed the British navy. But now it is the Kingdom of Prussia to chase the empire. In order to maintain the advantage of the empire, we must strengthen the development of the navy." General Sun Hao said.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Originally, the design of the next-class battleship of the Imperial Navy has slowed down. But now it seems that we must speed up the shooting and construction of the next-class battleship. Before the Prussian Navy develops, the Imperial Navy must widen the gap with them!" Lieutenant General Zhao Xingkai also said.

Long Yufei nodded, slowing down the development of the next level of naval. After all, the cost of the "Eastern Han-class" battleship alone was as high as 12 million Huayuan. The total cost of the eight "Eastern Han-class" battleships was as high as 96 million Huayuan. This was simply burning money! When the empire had won the world overlord, there was no need to burn money like this. Therefore, the development of the imperial navy entered the slow lane.

But now it seems that this will not work! Once the empire slows down, it may be surpassed by the Prussians soon. The British not only provided talents and technology to the Prussians, but also increased their funds! It seems that the British also knew that they were doomed this time. So, they simply considered it for the future. This was simply sinister!

"How is the design of the next-class battleship of the Imperial Navy completed? Construction started before the end of the year. Is there any problem?" Long Yufei asked. In order to cope with the challenges of the Prussian Kingdom, the Empire must start construction of new battleships.

"Your Majesty, the design of the Imperial Navy's 'Tang-class' battleship has been completed by 80%. The remaining part will be completed in the next few months. Construction will start before the end of the year, and there will be no problem!" Lieutenant General Zhao Xingkai promised.

The Imperial Navy's "Tang-class" battleship will be a more powerful battleship than the "Eastern Han-class" battleship. Whether in terms of defense or firepower, it will be one step higher than the "Eastern Han-class" battleship. Of course, the displacement is much larger.

On the Tang-class battleship, the main guns equipped by the Imperial Navy will use a 343mm caliber main gun. The power of the 343mm naval gun is much stronger than that of the 305mm naval gun. However, the Empire has not yet developed a reliable 343mm main gun until now. It is expected that it will take one or two years to come. The estimated construction period of the Tang-class battleship is about two and a half years to three years. When the warship is launched, the arsenal should be able to produce a stable and reliable 343mm main gun, which can be used at that time.

The main gun of the Tang-class battleship is three triple-mounted 343mm main guns, including 12 155mm secondary guns, and other caliber rapid-fire guns. The displacement of the Tang-class battleship will also reach about 22,000 tons, and if it is full load, it will probably exceed 26,000 tons. Of course, the speed of the battleship is also something that Long Yufei does not want to reduce. He requires the maximum speed of the Tang-class battleship to reach at least twenty knots. This requires the cooperation of a new boiler and a steam engine. The Imperial Academy of Engineering has begun to develop steam turbines, but it is not stable at present. If it wants to be applied to a warship, the Tang-class battleship probably has no hope. The next level of the "Song-class" battleship may be possible.

Compared with the eight battleships of each level before, the Empire will not build so many at once. After all, the cost of the "Tang-class" battleship is probably much higher than that of the "Eastern Han-class" battleships. If we build four ships at once, it is already the limit of the empire.

"After the construction of the 'Tang-class' battleships started, the shooting work of the next 'Song-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy will also begin. Since the Prussians want to develop the navy, then let the Empire show them that it is impossible to surpass the Imperial Navy." Long Yufei's face was full of a hideous smile.

The development of the navy is a burning money! The empire has obtained a lot of funds in this war. It is not afraid of playing with Prussia, which is enough to drag them to death! (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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