She thought for a moment and asked:
"Is there a problem?"
"The Charlemagne people have cheated too blatantly."
Li Lin took out several photographs and placed them on the table.
"Before the naval armaments control negotiation, Richelieu and the Navy Department approached me, hoping to build a powerful cruiser based on the bottom line set by the negotiation. In wartime, with slight modifications, it could serve as a capital ship. In other words, they were exploiting a loophole. Then, following the client's requirements, we designed the De Grasse-class fast cruisers."
A "light" cruiser equipped with 68 twelve-pounder guns, its carrying capacity nearly matching that of a capital ship. The gun placements were designed for twenty-four pounders, and once the treaty expired, it could instantly be fitted with twenty-four pounders used by first-rate ships of the line and join the battle line.
As one could imagine, the people of Albion were furious, and they immediately denounced this.
