Chapter 427 06.0426: ‘Buy the Best Equipment and Build the Best Imperial Navy! ’
"Captain, in accordance with your request, we have purchased 1.16 million special-grade canned foods, all of which have been stored in the warehouse for processing. 50 tons of selected flour have been stocked, 67 tons of fruits and vegetables have been stored in cold storage, and 115 tons of various high-quality meats have been stored in the warehouse. Included in cold storage.
The total cost of the Epic's fully loaded supply is 13,677,650.05 yuan in Gothic coins, of which 6,934,769 yuan is subsidized by the Ministry of the Navy. Your personal expenditure is 6742881.05 yuan.
Here's the bill, Captain! "
A girl wearing the uniform of a civilian officer of the Imperial Navy, with her long hair tied into a bun, walked over holding a pile of ledgers, with her bicorn hat tucked under her arm.
The shapely and supple long legs were wrapped in white stockings, and the delicate sword clattered as the girl walked. The young and quiet girl saluted the captain.
The girl's uniform was custom-made according to Imperial Navy uniform standards.
It is very similar to a lieutenant's uniform, but does not have gold rank strips on the cuffs and no epaulettes on the shoulders to distinguish civilian officers from military officers.
On her feet were simple black women's buckled leather shoes, with the skirt only reaching above her knees, and the lower part of her calf was wrapped in delicate white stockings.
The entire outfit was custom-made by the tailor shop that Horatio took her to Shangchao, including the slender ceremonial sword at her waist.
With her civilian family background, the burden of customizing a good uniform was still too heavy.
The price of a complete set of custom-made uniforms is no less than 930,000 Gothic coins, and the monomolecular sword alone cost 63
Ten thousand, two sets of regular uniforms totaling 300,000, and one set of 150,000.
The girl didn't want him to spend money at first, but Horatio decided beforehand and ignored someone's continuous refusals. He took the client directly to the tailor shop, called a waiter to measure the size, and hurriedly finished the clothes.
Yin Shuyao later learned that the official uniforms of the Imperial Navy were all customized at her own expense. This made her always feel like she owed something, but all she could do was work harder.
"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Accounting Officer Yin." Horatio stood up, took the account book from her hand, and listed it next to a pile of documents on his desk.
Recorded here are the Epic’s reserves for the expected three-month voyage without supplies.
After strictly comparing the number of crew members, difficulty of supply, and long-term operational requirements behind enemy lines, etc., the plan was based on the principle of balance.
Horatio recruited 8,000 men for the Epic.
The personnel details are 6,400 sailors, 500 gang members, and 1,100 armed sailors.
The number of armed forces is strictly selected in accordance with the 20% quota of the Guilliman Code.
Although it is entirely possible to increase the total number of crew members to 10,000, of course, many attack captains in other squadrons have done so.
But the more mouths you have, the more supplies you consume, and the shorter your combat endurance is.
Other attack squadrons are preparing for rationing based on the target of 30 days and up to 50 days of battery life.
But Horatio went directly to his No. 1 Attack Squadron and fought behind enemy lines for at least three months.
Therefore, considering the morale problems of a long voyage, he did not choose the Admiralty's standard level 2 sea service supply standard without having to pay out of pocket.
Instead, the Navy Department asked the Navy to convert the supplies into funds and allocate them to the Epic, then pay for the excess out of pocket, and decisively decided to purchase special-grade maritime supplies.
When the captains of some small ships and officials of the Ministry of Interior still wanted to follow the usual practice of drinking some soldiers' blood and scraping some oil and water from this purchase to fill their pockets, he did the opposite and paid for it out of his own pocket. The officers and soldiers on the ship enjoy better supply treatment.
This is more from a practicality perspective.
For attack boats that operate behind enemy lines for a long time and lack supplies, if the second-level sea service standard is adopted, the food and clothing level of the soldiers will begin to decrease significantly in the second month of the voyage.
If they encounter the temptation of sugar-coated bullets of the Tau's surrender policy again, mutiny may occur on the ship.
After secretly contacting the other party, the sailors mutinied, kidnapped the captain and the military supervisory committee, and then handed over the warship to the Tau. This happened more than once.
In order to eliminate these hidden risks, Horatio, who has a strong family background, would rather spend an extra 6.7 million to purchase better logistics materials.
After all, when a person has more than one billion, who would care about a small sum of 6.7 million when it comes to matters related to his wealth, life and future?
Moreover, the Ministry of the Navy has made it clear that the naval patrol bonus for the tonnage of enemy ships sunk by an attack ship is not calculated based on one-fifth of the captured battle ship valuation under the old standard, but one-third of the new standard. Calculate.
In Horatio's estimation, the money and merit points earned from a voyage were much higher than the current cost.
What's more, thanks to the loyal work of the planning officer next to him, the phenomenon of "Commissioner Smith" from the Ministry of the Interior being touched and captured on his own ship was completely eliminated.
Yin Shuyao is very good at bargaining. She has helped her family open a store for a long time, so she also knows how to evaluate the delivery quality of purchased materials, and scientifically check whether suppliers have shoddy goods through the principle of normal distribution.
This made Horatio very satisfied and relieved.
"You look like you haven't had much rest in the past two days. You don't have to feel indebted for the customized uniforms." Looking at the girl working hard, Horatio said:
"You plan carefully and help me save money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It's enough to buy several sets of uniforms for you."
"Really—Captain?" She rubbed the dark circles under her eyes, as if she had just realized the effectiveness of her work.
Horatio nodded and affirmed sincerely:
"You're doing your job very well, but I don't want you to overtax your health."
Horatio pulled out a list of demands from across the table.
"This is a list of armament requirements and supplies. I have calculated the various quantities. It is enough to fill all the arsenals on the Epic."
The girl took the ordnance demand list and glanced at it.
600 pieces of light macro artillery ammunition (Seiko quality);
800 pieces of large laser close-range anti-cannon energy battery pack (Seiko quality);
100 torpedo maintenance kits (high quality);
800 sets of carapace armor for gang members (Seiko quality);
2,000 sets of heavily armed sailor bulletproof armor (seiko quality);
5,000 sets of lightweight bulletproof breastplates, elbow and knee pads (high quality):
12,000 naval laser guns (high quality);
12,000 naval monomolecular cartridge sword bayonets (Seiko quality);
50,000 laser gun batteries (high quality);
120 heavy bolters (Seiko quality);
5,000 75-round heavy explosive missile chains (high quality);
1,200 Navy shotguns (Seiko quality);
3,000 naval combat knives (high quality);
Grenade··
The girl calculated quickly in her mind, and soon came up with a shocking number.
"Captain, even with the diversion subsidy from the Ministry of the Navy, the procurement cost of these projects will probably require you to pay extra -... 230 million Gothic coins!"
Such a high price could not help but make the girl secretly exclaim.
"Money is not a problem. Our enemy is the Tau army, and I only have 8,000 sailors, so I want each of my crew members to have the ability to fight as hard as possible against the Tau regular armed forces and their servants."
Facing the astronomical figures in hundreds of millions, Horatio looked unimpressed.
He knew exactly what level of technology the enemy he faced had.
In any case, the Empire cannot match the Tau army in terms of overall standard equipment, but at least, he wants his people to be armed to the teeth.
All the equipment he chose to purchase were of superior quality or above.
Those military warehouses were filled with free garbage that had not been maintained for who knows how long. They were not allowed to appear in his warships, even if it cost two-tenths of his total assets.
But he didn't care, not to mention that the customized equipment was theoretically the "private property" of the captain.
Even if he is later transferred to another battleship, all his 'personal property' can be taken away and moved to the new battleship as long as it is not damaged in the battle.
"Estimate how long it will take to complete the acceptance. Also, don't let yourself get too tired. There will still be a long time waiting for you in the future."
Horatio smiled and gave a vague time limit: "Go, Lieutenant Louise will help you handle the ordnance acceptance."
The girl's cheeks were slightly red, and it took a few seconds to recover. She nodded obediently, and then saluted in response.
"Yes, Captain."
The sullen look on the girl's face was visibly dissipated. She walked quickly out of his office door with light steps and slightly pursed lips.
[Come on, you can do better and make Mr. Horatio more satisfied! ] She stood outside the door, cheering herself up again, and then walked out holding the account sheet in her arms and holding her chest high.
After the girl left, Horatio turned his chair behind him, rested his head on the chair pillow at the perfect height, and faced the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looking out the window with his brows furrowed.
The armed forces of the Tau tribe...it's hard to fight with equipment.
It would be nice if some Tau equipment could be captured from the sunk transport ship.
As a time traveler, he has long heard of the name of the Tau's combat uniforms and railguns.
The level of informatization of these equipment is very high, and the power level is considered to be 40K, which is considered more advanced than the standard equipment of the imperial mortal army.
Moreover, these equipment can be used by those human servants serving the Tau Empire, the "Old Visa", and of course, by mortals in the Empire.
Just deal with the issue of authorization to use alien ordnance.
Well, the issue of authorization for the use of alien ordnance——
Horatio mused.