Chapter 98 The Imperial Navy Is Very Poor

"Dear Remito, are you serious?"

Chrysler Isori, Chief of Naval Staff of Emperor Candela's Ministry of Defense, put down the document in his hand, frowned and looked at Remito Russell opposite, his face full of puzzlement. ↖,

The deputy chief of staff in front of him is the subordinate he has always admired and relied on the most. Everyone has identified him as the best candidate to take over the position of chief of naval staff after he retires.

In many cases, he would safely hand over major affairs of the Naval Staff Department to Russell. Firstly, it was a test for Russell, and secondly, it was also considered to advance Russell's prestige in the Naval Staff Department and prepare for him to take over in the future.

Russell has always handled these matters very well, and has never made any mistakes, which made Chief of Staff Isore very satisfied and relieved.

But this time, the report he submitted made Chief of Staff Isaury feel... a bit unbelievable after reading it.

What a joke!

The Kandela Imperial Navy is facing its worst crisis ever?

If it is not changed immediately, the Kandela Empire Navy will completely lose control of all sea areas?

This is simply alarmist talk!

On this continent, apart from the Maro Empire, not to mention the navy of any country that would pose a threat to the navy of the Candela Empire, many countries even have no navy at all!

What made Chief of Staff Isore even more surprised and ridiculous was that in this report, he actually claimed that the biggest threat came from... from the frigate of a shitty Xinfei Chamber of Commerce!

When he saw this line of words in the report, Chief of Staff Isaury almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

It's just a chamber of commerce, what qualifications does it have to compare with the dignified Kandela Empire Navy? Can it even pose a threat to the Kandela Empire Navy?

However, years of self-cultivation and trust in Russell. However, Chief of Staff Isuo Rui finally calmed down slowly.

Russell had been under him for over twenty years. He knew Russell very well. I know that Russell is definitely not an alarmist, and I know that Russell has a deep love for the Candela Empire Navy.

Since he handed over this report in such a solemn manner, he definitely would not deliberately scare the public with sensationalism.

What's more, if such a thick report is completely nonsense, it is impossible.

But after reading the entire report, Chief of Staff Isaury fell into deep thinking.

He believed that the report submitted by Russell was absolutely true. Because Russell certainly wouldn't and absolutely didn't need to lie to him.

But if what is said in this report is true, then it is too amazing that the sea-going ships of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's escort fleet actually possess such terrifying strength.

If it is reasonable to say that a ship made entirely of iron, then an iron ship with a total weight of several hundred tons and a volume larger than that of a Thunder-class battleship is completely a fantasy.

Chief of Staff Isaury thought for a long time in his mind, but he couldn't imagine what kind of a sea ship described in the report as "a circle larger than the Thunder-class warship, with a whole body made of steel, a streamlined shape, and a pure white appearance" what it looks like.

And regardless of the appearance, what the hell are the various so-called "magic artillery", "magic repeating crossbows", and "magic rockets" that are equipped on these sea ships described in the report?

The chief of staff of the magic weapon, Isori, has heard of it, but isn't this kind of thing something that only a very small number of super powerful magicians will have? Why does this new flying chamber of commerce have so many?

And judging from the power of these military magic machines described in the report. They are even more powerful than legendary magical weapons.

If it is said that even a Thunder-class warship can't last less than five minutes under such a fierce attack, then the escort fleet of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce may really be like what the report said. It will definitely be invincible on the sea.

Thinking of this, Chief of Staff Isore suddenly thought that he seemed to have received a report before that a mysterious fleet had appeared in the southern seas of the empire, attacking pirates everywhere, and frightened the pirates in the southern seas. The sea area is much calmer and more peaceful.

Could this mysterious fleet be the escort fleet of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?

"Master Chrysler, I'm very serious." Russell stared at Chief of Staff Isore with a serious expression, and nodded slowly: "Actually, you can't intuitively feel the escort fleet of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce just from this report. It brought me a shocking feeling. In the days of being with them for more than half a month, I have seen them defeat pirates with my own eyes, and I have a very intuitive feeling about the power they exert. I am very sure that this This fleet has even surpassed this era. If we do not respond quickly, once the Maro Empire discovers the existence of such a fleet and equips the same sea ships, then we will face Maro again on the endless sea. In the Luo Empire, there will be no power to fight back."

Seeing that Russell said something extremely solemn, Chief of Staff Isore fell into silence.

After a while, he nodded lightly and said: "Remito, I trust your judgment. If this frigate is really powerful, then of course we should have it immediately. But a ship with two million gold coins... …this price……"

Chief of Staff Isori gave a wry smile and shook his head.

"In order for the Imperial Navy to continue to be strong, the price should not be an obstacle." Russell said seriously. "And I think there is still a possibility for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to continue negotiating. After all, apart from us, they can't find anyone else who will buy these frigates."

What Russell said was actually quite correct.

In the entire Sainz continent, only the Kandela Empire, the Maro Empire, and several other smaller kingdoms are qualified and need a navy.

But except for the Candela Empire and the Maro Empire, which have the conditions to invest a lot in the naval fleet, it is impossible for other small countries to invest more of their precious funds in it.

The Maro Empire is located in the north of the mainland, and it is too far away from the Principality of Standing. It is very difficult for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to get in touch with them, so the only client that can be found so far is the Candela Empire Navy.

The Kandela Imperial Navy had no choice, and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also had no choice.

"Even if it can be negotiated, I think the price is still too high." Chief of Staff Isaury is not as confident as Russell, and sighed: "Russell, let me tell you something. I just finished my military service three days ago. According to the meaning revealed at the meeting, the military department will reduce the budget input of our navy in the coming year."

Russell was stunned: "Should we still cut it? Is there a mistake! The budget of our military department is already very low. If it is cut again, is it because we don't plan to have a navy?"

Chief of Staff Isaury smiled wryly and shook his head: "There is no way, the main force of the military department is concentrated on dealing with the Maro Empire, and the budget should be more focused on the army. In addition, the budget of the empire itself in the military department has been increasing over the years. In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, of course our navy budget will be cut.”

Russell could only remain silent.

As the deputy chief of staff of the Naval Staff Department, he not only understands the situation of the Navy, but also knows the situation of the entire Imperial Army.

He knew very well that the overall policy of Emperor Candela's headquarters was to fight against the Maro Empire, and the focus had always been on the northern part of the empire, the confrontation with the army at the junction of the Maro Empire.

The navy has been questioned since its establishment, because many people think that the navy is useless at all.

Now that the empire has cut the budget of the military department, the military department will naturally cut the budget of the navy.

"Lord Chrysler, may I take the liberty to ask, what is the total budget of the Navy for the coming year?" Russell asked after thinking for a while.

"Well... this is not a secret to you, anyway, you will find out in a few days." Chief of Staff Isore held out three fingers. "Thirty million gold coins will only be less, not more."

"Only 30 million gold coins?" Russell was surprised. "Last year, there were 50 million gold coins, and now it has been cut in half?"

"The empire's overall budget for the military department has been cut by 70 million gold coins at once, so in fact, our navy's budget cut is much less than that of the army..." Chief of Staff Isaury laughed at himself.

"The problem is that we already have very few, and then cut so much..." Russell frowned, quickly made a calculation in his heart, and then found a problem that made his face gloomy. "Based on this calculation, won't our navy have to barely maintain the status quo next year?"

"Yes." Chief of Staff Isori nodded. "That's why it's completely impossible to buy one of these frigates that cost two million gold coins."

Russell couldn't help being stunned.

Although he had anticipated that it might be very difficult to purchase such an expensive frigate due to budgetary issues.

But he never thought that the Imperial Navy would be so poor.

With a budget of 30 million gold coins a year, it can only be regarded as barely maintaining the status quo, and even if something happens, it will be impossible to make ends meet.

Under such circumstances, how could it be possible to spend a large sum of gold coins to buy such an expensive frigate?

After a long while of silence, Russell still felt unwilling to give up. After thinking about it for a while, he said to Chief of Staff Isore: "Master Chrysler, I still insist on my own opinion. In any case, the Imperial Navy must be equipped with these frigates. Because only In this way, we can ensure that the Imperial Navy remains the most powerful navy on this continent."

Chief of Staff Isori frowned: "The problem is that there is no money..."

"Then squeeze out the money!" Russell stepped forward and said loudly. "Master Chrysler, I solemnly suggest that the original naval fleet establishment be directly cut off and all of them replaced with this latest type of powerful frigate!" (To be continued...)