Daming 1805

Chapter 415 Self-Management Ability
What Niu Jian said was straightforward enough, and Shire also confirmed Zhu Jingyuan's meaning.

Zhu Jingyuan and the Ming court actually did not intend to push the Thai and Western countries to enter the shipbuilding competition.

But there is also not a high level of interest in actively curbing this tendency.

At the same time, it also clearly supports peace and development, and does not want to see any country resorting to militarism.

These directions and attitudes may seem confusing or even contradictory.

But after a closer look, you will find that there is no contradiction at all.

Just like the double standard, there is actually a standard, that is whether it is beneficial to the evaluator itself.

He will criticize what is unfavorable to the evaluator, and praise what is favorable to the evaluation.

"Punishment is unknowable, power unfathomable" is actually the same logic.

If it is good for Da Ming who is in control of the situation, Da Ming will give rewards and care.

If it is not good for Da Ming, then Da Ming will punish him.

Daming will not look at whether the matter itself is correct under a certain rule.

Daming will not participate in formulating a rule, because the rule may be self-contradictory when written.

No matter how high the power and status of Ming Dynasty were raised in terms of rules, the standard was defined in essence.

Even if it is directly written that Daming's power is unlimited, it is actually restricted.

Because sometimes, the ruler will claim that his power is not unlimited, and there will be times when he complains to the ruled.

No rules at all, no standards at all, is de facto unlimited power.

This is why modern emperors and kings, unless they are completely out of control, will not take the initiative to ask for a constitution.

The ultimate goal of Zhu Jingyuan and Daming is still what Zhu Jingyuan said at the peace talks meeting.

All countries in the world, including Taixi, must first consider Daming's attitude when making any decision or preparing to do anything.

They had to first evaluate whether this matter was in Da Ming's interests, and only if it was in Da Ming's interests could they let go.

Don't do anything that goes against Daming's interests.

Instead of setting up a rule first, waiting for a certain country to make a mistake, it will file a lawsuit openly, and then debate whether it is right or wrong.

Let other countries learn to restrain themselves and manage themselves according to this standard.

Charles evaluated on this basis, and called on the Thai and Western countries to sign the naval agreement.

Is it in the interests of Daming to clarify the specifications and quantity of the main battleships and set certain restrictions?
Charles thinks it is in the interest of Daming.

These agreements are equivalent to clarifying the size of the navies of the Thai and Western countries.

Daming, who stayed out of the matter, did not participate in the agreement, and was not bound by the agreement, could build a navy that was just capable of suppressing these fleets according to the size of the navies of each country in the agreement.

It is also in the interests of Ming Dynasty to keep the military power of the whole world under control.

Although it is more beneficial to Ming Dynasty, it is actually in line with the current situation in France.

France is now unsuitable for any arms race.

So Charles is ready to start promoting this matter.

When mourning Prime Minister Pitt of the United Kingdom, you can communicate with dignitaries from various countries.

Charles is planning to go to England in person, and he will take charge of this matter directly.

The situation of the British is very similar to that of the French. After fighting the World War and then the Yinzhou War, they were pushed to the brink of being squeezed dry. They had to ask Daming for help before they managed to recover.

Therefore, Britain and France have been enemies for hundreds of years, but they should not reject this proposal in this matter.

After Charles settled the matter in his mind, he asked another question that few people in this world could ask:

"Mr. Niu, has my best friend arranged anything about the warship equipped with flying machines?

"I also don't hide from my close friend and Daming, France is currently conducting related research and experiments.

"My close friend once revealed that Daming also has related research.

"But at that time, like the [-]-ton warship technology, it could not be exported or disclosed.

"Then what now? Can the technology related to Ming's warship equipped with flying machines be exported to France?

"For example, the aircraft specially used on the ship, as well as the design of the battleship itself..."

Charles actually asked this question a bit casually, and actually didn't have much expectation in his heart.

Because judging from the information Shire has learned in the past, Da Ming may not pay attention to the design and development of this kind of warship, and has little experience in the design of this kind of warship.

So naturally there is nothing good for France to refer to.

It is also possible that Da Ming paid too much attention to this kind of warship, so much so that he adopted the highest level of confidentiality measures, so the information he got was very limited.

Even if he is a close friend of Prince Dashi, he can only be sure that Daming also has relevant research.

Under such circumstances, it is certainly impossible for Ming to disclose relevant information to France.

But what Shire didn't expect was that Zhu Jingyuan did have arrangements for this matter, and Niu Jian answered directly without hesitation:
"This kind of warship is called an aircraft carrier by His Royal Highness Prince Dashi.

"This kind of dedicated aircraft is called a carrier-based aircraft by His Royal Highness Prince Dashi.

"The dedicated carrier-based aircraft designed by Ming can be exported to France.

"But for now, the same restrictions apply to the export of other types of aircraft and combat vehicles.

"It will not provide the highest power engine of Ming Dynasty at present, and there will be restrictions on the range and ammunition load of the carrier-based aircraft.

"However, even so, the performance is still superior to all fighter jets from Western countries.

"As for the design details of the aircraft carrier itself, it is still not disclosed to any country.

"However, the relationship between France and Ming Dynasty is getting closer and closer, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Prince Dashi are also close friends.

"So His Royal Highness Prince Dashi can summarize Daming's design experience on aircraft carriers in his personal capacity, and give His Royal Highness a little personal hint.

"That is, don't think about making compromises, whether it's hull design or weapon planning, don't think about it.

"Aircraft carriers are not traditional warships, but a new type of warship.

"The weapon of an aircraft carrier is the aircraft, not the traditional artillery.

"So the design idea of ​​the aircraft carrier is that all the functions of the entire warship should serve for the more convenient use of aircraft, rather than the deployment of traditional artillery.

"According to His Royal Highness Prince Dashi, if His Royal Highness can truly understand this and apply it to the design, it should make France's aircraft carrier design a big step ahead of other countries."

When Charles heard that the plane could be exported, his whole body perked up.

Hearing the experience provided by Zhu Jingyuan personally, it seemed that he had directly grasped a very important clue.

France already has some experience on aircraft carriers.

Already tried to modify it with a cruiser, laying a deck for aircraft to take off and land.

Brand new, specialized aircraft carriers are already being designed.

It's just that there are so many questions about the design, and there are so many things that I don't know how to choose.

The most critical of these is how much attention should be paid to aircraft and how many artillery pieces should be kept.

The designers had been arguing for a long time about this, and it was difficult for Charles himself to make a decision for a while.

After all, according to traditional thinking, warships cannot be without artillery, and warships must participate in battles.

It is also taken for granted that warships that use aircraft are still warships, and may still encounter artillery battles.

The point is, they don't have an accurate definition of this type of warship.

Now Zhu Jingyuan has given a definition, clearly distinguishing it from traditional warships.

And help yourself make the most important decisions.

Unlimited attention should be paid to aircraft. The significance of the existence of this kind of warship is to carry aircraft, and the aircraft cannot be accommodated in the deployment of artillery.

My best friend is an open-minded gentleman, so I either keep it secret and not tell myself, and what I tell myself must supplement the truth.

This is the experience that Daming summed up in the design of aircraft carriers.

Regardless of whether Da Ming's research is correct or wrong, Da Ming's aircraft carrier should be designed according to this idea.

Daming's aircraft carrier should also be his best friend's own idea.

The idea of ​​my best friend has never been wrong.

My best friend must be right!
These few short sentences should already be the top secret in the world's shipbuilding field.

My best friend is really my best friend, and I really take care of myself and France...

However, since a close friend is willing to disclose this information to himself, does it mean that Daming has completed the verification and came to the conclusion that this kind of warship is not particularly important?

So should France invest too much energy in this kind of warship?

The construction of the battleship has already cost a lot of money. The aircraft carrier should not be too small. It is best to use the scale of an armored cruiser of [-] tons or more. This is also the experience of Ming Dynasty, and there is no way to limit the cost...

Charles' heart was once again tangled.

Zhu Jingyuan has a basic understanding of the progress of the French aircraft carrier exploration, at least he knows where they have progressed.

On the refitted cruiser, the feasibility verification stage has been passed, and the aircraft carrier has been specially designed and built.

Of course Zhu Jingyuan didn't want to help the French design an aircraft carrier, but since France had shown sufficient obedience and cooperation, he wanted to give some sweetness to him.

Only a big stick will not make them obey sincerely, there must also be carrots.

But this carrot choice was also tricky.

Let the other party feel important, but not excessively leaking the secret.

The aircraft carrier design is currently in the exploratory stage, and politicians and engineering personnel, including Shire, must know this.

As long as Daming tells the French about the experience he has found, the French will feel that Daming is full of sincerity.

But in fact, Daming's aircraft carrier design is not in the exploratory stage at all.

Zhu Jingyuan directly gave a very complete design direction.

As for a brand new warship like an aircraft carrier, it only knows the general direction, and cannot immediately form a perfect design.

There are all kinds of details on the carrier design.

Including how to deploy the cabin, how to divide the hangar, how to plan the height and width, even how high the deck should be, and how to adjust the flue to the side, which has never been done on traditional warships.

And various practical designs accumulated over a long period of time in order to achieve design goals.

For example, a straight and regular deck, such as the deck and chimney floats, such as the lift inside and outside the board, and even further inclined decks, catapults and stop gears, etc.

Unless Daming directly shared all the blueprints with the French, it was impossible for the French to learn these things directly, and it was impossible for Zhu Jingyuan and Daming to disclose these designs.

The French still have to figure out one by one to complete the verification and practical production and testing.

Zhu Jingyuan's reminder, in fact, can help the French, at most it can reduce the number of refits after the experimental ship is built.

At the same time, telling the French directly about the design experience that must have been very important in their opinion can also mislead the French about the importance of this kind of warship.

If Ming kept it completely secret, then other countries, including France, would definitely realize that this kind of warship is very important, and would definitely devote more energy to exploring and building it.

In addition, they may come up with a treaty to limit the tonnage of naval ships. After limiting the tonnage of artillery battleships, the design and research of aircraft carriers may obtain more resources correspondingly.

The historical naval treaties in Zhu Jingyuan's previous life actually played such a role.

If it weren't for the naval treaty that cut off six Lexington-class battlecruisers, the two [-]-ton Lexington-class aircraft carriers probably wouldn't have been born so early.

The same is true for the Japanese Akagi Kaga.

Britain, the United States and Japan will not immediately build a large aircraft carrier of this level of [-] tons.

Especially the subsequent World War II proved that only aircraft carriers of this level have more actual combat value. Those small aircraft carriers with more than 1 tons have very limited capabilities.

So Zhu Jingyuan decided to disclose some news after comprehensive consideration.

These news really strengthened Shire's trust in Zhu Jingyuan again, and at the same time made Shire doubt the use of the aircraft carrier.

After hesitating anxiously for a long time, Charles again boldly asked for more information to test Daming's attitude:

"Mr. Niu, what is the tonnage of the aircraft carrier designed by Ming Dynasty for verification? How many ships have been built now?
"Can this kind of question be revealed? If not, just pretend that I didn't ask..."

Niu Jian has also obtained permission in this regard, and now he directly and very "accurately" replied:
"The aircraft carrier Da Ming used for verification was formed by changing the design on the basis of the largest armored cruiser Da Ming used to have. Its full-load displacement should be around [-] tons.
"Now I pay too much attention to the total number of ships built, but it's definitely not just one or two ships.

"His Royal Highness Prince Dashi and the Navy both believe that this kind of warship is useful. Since this is the case, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to build only one or two ships."

Niu Jian's answer seemed to be a bit of an understatement, which once again strengthened Shire's judgment.

The people of Ming Dynasty did not reveal too high expectations for this kind of warship.

But it is indeed useful. It should be used for fleet reconnaissance and communication. It is obviously right for a main fleet to be equipped with an aircraft carrier.

So first build one for experimentation and then verify it.

The matter in front of us now is the planning of the main gunboat and the restriction agreement of the main ship.

(End of this chapter)