Chapter 315: Fourth year of the Principality, the Navy Department is established

After Derek finished speaking, he was not angry because of his subordinates' grand welcome.

He smiled and put his wife on one hand and Qin on the other hand to get off the train.

At this time, taking Qin to attend such a naval gathering is also a political statement.

The game is not difficult, but it is not without difficulty.

For a country, the complex and changeable human heart needs to pay attention to changes at all times.

The unstable position of the crown prince itself is a major event that will cause national turmoil.

Derek did not think of changing the heir. Even if he would favor a certain child in the future, it would not affect the operation of the country.

Therefore, Qin's appearance here is itself a subtle political statement.

Those who understand it will naturally be honest.

Those who don't understand it don't think about making trouble.

"Duke, Madam."

Everyone bowed their heads and leaned over to greet him.

"Salute!!!"

The neatly arranged soldiers raised their spears.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Derek waved his hand to express his gratitude.

"Let's go."

The longer the delay, the greater the impact.

He didn't say a word to avoid the people below thinking too much.

They came quickly and left quickly.

The train station was soon empty and resumed business.

But the news that the Duke and Duchess had arrived in St. Peter's Province with the little Duke spread quickly.

Of course, the Duke and Duchess had already arrived at the military shipyard.

Two days ago, the military shipyard was taken over by the Guards Corps, and a large number of soldiers were stationed there, even affecting the progress of shipbuilding.

But no one dared to say a word. No matter how noisy they were, they were as well-behaved as little chickens.

The handover ceremony of the Warrior-class battleship was put on the next day, but no one really cared about this formal process.

All the navy people looked at the Duke eagerly, wanting to know the direction of the next reform.

In the conference room, the clerk spread out paper and pen, ready to record.

The Duke sat in the main seat, and the Duke and Duchess sat on the left holding their son.

On the right sat Adrian, who had rushed back from the Holy Cross.

Lawrence and others also sat down according to their status one after another.

Derek looked around and smiled: "It seems that everyone is waiting impatiently."

Everyone laughed in a low voice, indeed they were waiting impatiently.

This plan was proposed two years ago, but it's a pity that it has been waiting until now.

With the large-scale launch of ironclad ships, the Northern Principality has made up for its shortcomings, caught up with and surpassed the three southern countries.

So, the future ocean rules should be re-established.

"The strong make the rules. Now the ocean is a mess, and there is no unified rule.

Plunder, conflict, and malicious competition have seriously affected the stability and economic development of various countries...Okay, these are just polite words, you can make them up as you like." Derek couldn't help laughing halfway through his speech.

He tapped his fingers on the table and turned back to the topic: "In fact, in essence, I want to dominate the ocean and collect protection fees."

"Adrian." The Duke shouted.

Adrian stood up. Everyone knew him. As a big man who followed the Duke to start his career, a relative of the Duke, and one of the big men in the military, no one didn't know him.

The navy of the Northern Principality was separated from the Knights, and it completed a rapid professional transformation by cheating, so many people know him.

Some of the fleet commanders present have served under Adrian, some have received training from Adrian, and the rest have at least seen and understood him.

Lawrence and his ilk have already guessed the answer in their hearts, and are somewhat unwilling.

However, no one present can handle the position of Minister of the Navy.

"If I can't be the first minister, then strive for the second." Lawrence was ruthless in his heart.

To achieve this, you can only gain more merits and convince everyone.

Just like Adrian, even if he is a knight to serve as the Minister of the Navy, who really dares to defect?

The Duke's voice continued.

"Establish the Navy Department, and you will be the first minister."

As expected, no one found it strange.

Adrian bowed to Derek and said, "I will follow your advice, Duke."

He turned to face his colleagues and said, "The Admiralty represents the interests of our navy and the interests of the principality. I hope to create new glory with you all."

Lawrence took the lead in standing up and saluting, expressing his recognition of the new Minister of the Admiralty.

The establishment of the Admiralty was originally planned. Before, because the navy was small in size, it was directly under the direct jurisdiction of the Duke's Mansion. Now, with the expansion of the size of each fleet, it is too bloated to manage it with the previous methods.

And it is not a good thing for any institution to have too much power.

Balance is an important means to maintain rule.

Uncontrolled power will only bring disaster.

Seeing this, Derek nodded with satisfaction, indicating that the team was still under control and there were no accidents.

"This is the plan drawn up by the General Staff and the government before. You can take a look and implement it according to this plan first. Change the strategy at any time according to the situation. I don't care about these. I just want to see the results." Derek reached out and threw the document that had been prepared long ago to Adrian.

In the next half day, the Navy Department temporarily set up a sign at the military shipyard. After Adrian took office, he immediately made drastic changes to the locations and responsibilities of each fleet.

All of these just need to follow the rules, and there is no need to make major changes for the time being.

Next, all ports along the New World route will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Navy Department, but the colonial ports will be under the jurisdiction of the local governor.

These ownership relationships need to be sorted out bit by bit.

However, the first task is to curb the main sea routes.

These are all headaches for the Navy Department. Derek only approved the off-budget shipbuilding plans of several fleets, and then happily participated in the new ship handover ceremony the next day.

The Warrior-class ironclad battleship has been painted, and even the weapon system has been installed.

The name of the Pioneer was also sprayed on both sides of the ship, highlighting the ambition of the colonial fleet.

The next day, the weather was clear, which was a rare good weather.

A large number of military personnel participated, and the military shipyard symbolically delivered the ship, and then the naval soldiers of the colonial fleet boarded the new ship.

The whole ceremony was very grand, and now the flashing magnesium lights are constantly flashing, and a large number of reporters are flocking to it.

This kind of military weapon is the embodiment of national strength.

With the start of the arms race, the entry threshold for warships is rising day by day.

If the entry-level ironclad warship was a sign, the launch of the Warrior-class battleship completely swept the sailing battleship into the garbage dump of history.

A navy like the Griffin Kingdom, which had a large number of sailing battleships, immediately fell behind by an era.