(Preparing to go home for the New Year, see you next year!)
After learning that the 20,000 prisoners of war were exchanged for a ransom of 50 million francs, Xiao Jie was also very happy, because that represented how many new railways or roads Iberia could build, or how many troops it could directly equip, and so on. But he also deeply knows that the British are not easy to mess with. Now that they have blackmailed them, they will definitely retaliate. Due to the national conditions of the United Kingdom, they will not send the army to attack Iberia, so it must be their powerful navy that will attack. Therefore, Iberia's cities near the sea have to be careful. In order to effectively defend against possible attacks, Xiao Jie urgently ordered the Talavera Arsenal to produce a batch of coastal defense artillery, because there are too many cities near the sea, so they can only be deployed in those major large and medium cities. The coastal defense guns developed by the Talavera Armory are divided into three types: 75 mm, 105 mm and 122 mm. They are the same as the guns currently equipped by the 88th Army, but some improvements have been made to increase the power and increase the weight. Yes, their ranges have reached 3 kilometers, 5 kilometers and 7 kilometers respectively, which is definitely beyond the longest range of British naval warships. Of course, blindly defending is not the best way, but to eliminate this threat, it depends on the future navy.
Stopping and stopping along the way, on July 20, Xiao Jie and his party finally arrived in Valencia, and the shipyard had all been completed by this time. The newly built Valencia shipyard has 24 berths, large and small, which means that it can start building 24 warships at the same time, the largest of which can build an unprecedented giant warship with a displacement of 6,000 tons. Of course, there are only 24 berths of this size. One, this was built under Xiao Jie's strong request, because it was hard for Fulton to believe that such a large warship would be built, and the smallest berth could only build a gunboat of about 700 tons. The entire shipyard has a total of more than 20,000 workers, and it can definitely be regarded as the first and second shipyard in Europe. Of course, this is also the result of Xiao Jie investing 140 million francs in it.
Since Fulton is only interested in the design of warships, and not very good at management, Xiao Jie deliberately selected a middle-aged man named Stern from the Andresi Group to be the Valencia shipbuilder. The manager of the shipyard is responsible for the daily management of the shipyard.
Once the shipyard is completed, the construction of the battleship will begin. After thorough preparations, Fulton and the others plan to build a battleship named "Iberia" class first. This class of warships is mainly made of wood, 24 meters long and 4 meters wide. After completion, the displacement will reach 1,700 tons Around, with a steam engine with a power of 2,000 horsepower as the main power, it is expected that the maximum speed will reach about 15 knots after completion. Originally, Xiao Jie preferred to build all-steel warships, but the technical conditions at that time were still limited, and he had no experience in that area, so he followed Fulton's suggestion to build wooden warships first, and waited for the conditions to mature. Then build the steel battleship. However, in order to strengthen the protection of the battleship, thick steel plates were installed in more important positions, especially the ammunition depot, bridge and turret. The thickness of the steel plate reached about 100 mm. In terms of weapons, we plan to follow the Talavera Armory's newly developed 4 105mm naval guns, 8 75mm naval guns, and 4 improved air-cooled heavy machine guns. Their firepower is definitely stronger than that of the United Kingdom. A large first-tier battleship is even more powerful, but the number of artillery is not so many, but its power is definitely higher than it. Coupled with the use of advanced artillery sighting devices, ranging devices, etc., the combat effectiveness of the "Iberia" class will greatly exceed that of the British first-class battleships. The total cost will also reach around 12 million francs. Under the accelerated construction of the whole plant, the first ship is expected to be launched in 3 months. If the performance is good, Xiao Jie plans to order 10 to 15 ships in one go, so as to effectively protect the Iberian sea area. After that, warships with more powerful firepower and performance will also start to be built one after another. By then, Xiao Jie is confident that he can drive the British Royal Navy out of the Mediterranean Sea. Since this shipyard belongs to the Andresi Group, even if Xiao Jie wants to order, he has to pay. Of course, Xiao Jie will not pay for it himself, and these are paid by the increasingly abundant treasury. Of course, the money returned to Xiao Jie in the end.
After returning to Madrid from Valencia, Xiao Jie was in a good mood, and various affairs were going on, and there were not many things he really needed to deal with, so Xiao Jie was happy to stay in the Madrid Palace and spend the whole day with his women. Tired of being together.
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In 1809, the autumn in Paris came very early. Due to the consumption of the war, although a large amount of compensation was obtained afterwards, most of them were invested in the construction of the army, resulting in a stagnant economy. Many factories have closed down, and many shops on the street have also closed, making the once bustling street deserted. There is no way to compare with the busy construction scene in Iberia.
The 4th arrondissement of Paris is one of the best neighborhoods in the 20 districts of Paris. To the east of the fourth arrondissement of Paris is the Bastille Opera House, known as one of the four famous opera houses in the world, to the west is the Paris City Hall, and a little further is the world-famous Louvre. To the south is the birthplace of French culture and the French nation - Ile Saint-Louis and Ile de la Cité. Notre Dame de Paris is located on Ile de la Cité. ".
On the afternoon of October 23, when the sky was overcast, a gorgeous carriage drove into a secluded road and stopped in front of an apartment building, and then a nobleman with a hat covering more than half of his face The woman got out of the carriage and came to the door of the apartment. He knocked lightly on the door a few times, and in less than a minute, the door opened, a middle-aged man came out, let the lady in, and then looked outside vigilantly, there was a "bang" Close the door. And the carriage left immediately after seeing the lady enter, and drove to the Bastille Opera House.
After the carriage left, a man in black came out from the corner of the street and wrote in a notebook: Arrived at two o'clock in the afternoon on October 23, 1809....
"Oh, dear, why are you coming to see me now? You don't know how much I miss you these days. You haven't been here for a month." After closing the door, the man hugged the lady In my arms. Such a scene is obviously a pair of adulterers and adulterers having an affair.
"Honey, I miss you too, but he's always here, and I really can't find a chance to come out. Today I came out because I said I was going to watch an opera at the Opera Bastille, and I can stay outside for three hours at most. That's all." The lady replied.
"Three hours? Oh, dear, we haven't seen each other for a month, how can three hours be enough? Can't we go back at night?" The man said with a look on his face.
"Honey, why don't you divorce him, and then we'll get married again, and I will love you forever." The man urged.
"No, we are already dangerous enough. If he finds out, we will all die." The woman interrupted the man and said with a frightened expression, as if thinking of something frightening.
"Why should we die? France is a democratic society, and we haven't committed any crimes. Why did he want our lives? Is it because he is the emperor?" the man said angrily. The emperor he refers to is none other than Napoleon, the current emperor of the French Empire, and he is the very famous Lieutenant Charles in history, a former lieutenant, and the woman he cheated on is the Empress Joseph of the French Empire Fern.
"Okay, stop talking, Charles, you know it's impossible for us to be together, and I'm already very satisfied with this." Josephine comforted.
Then the two hugged and kissed together, followed by the cropping sound of clothes leaving, and not long after, the gasping sounds of men and women sounded.
Charles was the longest-lasting one among Josephine's many lovers. When Napoleon was just a general and commanded the army to fight in Italy, Josephine hooked up with Charles. This incident was revealed After that, Napoleon was humiliated in front of his subordinates, and Charles was kicked out of the army because of this incident, but he and Josephine kept in touch. Later, Napoleon's status became higher and higher, and Charles also spent a lot of thought to firmly grasp Josephine's heart, and lived a prosperous life ever since.
Time passed quickly, Charles and Josephine got off the bed, got dressed, leaned together quietly, and waited for the carriage to arrive.
"Dear~www.mtlnovel.com~ Do you still have enough money?" Josephine asked.
Charles was a little embarrassed, and after a while he said: "I'm sorry, my dear, I've saved a lot, but it's still not enough."
Josephine smiled and said, "It's okay! Anyway, I have a lot of money now, and you can spend it as you like." After speaking, she took out a check for 200,000 francs from her handbag and handed it to Charles.
This is the carriage coming, Charles gave Josephine a deep kiss, and then sent her to the carriage. The carriage carried Josephine to the palace.
After the carriage left, Charles also returned home, closed the door, and smiled at the check in his hand. "Well, the hard work all afternoon was not in vain. I can go to gamble again in the evening." Charles said. Of course he would not be sincere to Josephine, everything he did was to defraud his wealth better.
At this time, the man in black who had appeared before appeared on the street corner, took out his notebook and wrote: 5 o'clock in the afternoon on October 23, 1809, leave.….
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