Xu Jie really didn't expect that the final battle of the Russian fleet would come so quickly. Xu Jie didn't even think about what to do next. The Russian fleet was already finished! "It seems that the offensive on the northern front will be stepped up."

Maybe the Russians will shake hands and make peace at some point, it’s always good to occupy more space." Xu Jie said in his heart. But Xu Jie didn’t wait until

When Jay was arranging a new offensive on the northern front, the German ambassador came. The purpose of his visit was very simple. Two Scharnhorst-class battleships of the German Far East Fleet were damaged in the battle. They wanted compensation. You know, starting from

At that time, the Chinese navy was a white wolf, and people joined without spending any money. Now that the battleships have been lost, people naturally come to ask for money.

3 million pounds! The consumption of battle-damaged ammunition for the two battleships and compensation for relevant personnel are included. It is said that this price is really not expensive. You may not be able to buy a ship for 1.5 million pounds during wartime! You must know that in Xu

In Jie's plane, the full cost of a Mikasa is 1.08 million pounds.

More than 100 pounds! Not to mention these two cutting-edge pocket battlecruisers! Xu Jie does not intend not to pay compensation. After all, there is no free lunch in this world. But it is definitely a comparison to immediately spend 3 million pounds when China's finances are tight.

Difficult. If it is postponed, interest will have to be paid.

Is there a way to delay it first and pay as little as possible? At first, Xu Jie planned to provide various materials to Germany after the war, and then use the value of the materials to offset the compensation. But the German government said it would not

Agree with this approach. They believe that although these materials and raw materials are valuable, they are not proportional to the costs and risks Germany incurred in helping the Chinese Republic under wartime conditions. Therefore, the Germans do not agree.

Xu Jie was very surprised by the attitude of the Germans. In Xu Jie's impression, the German government is relatively easy to talk to when it has interests and common enemies, but why is it so determined on this issue? In fact, Germany

People do not attach great importance to the 3 million pounds. At most, 3 million pounds is the cost of a new dreadnought and a light cruiser. What the Germans care about is the future political orientation of the Chinese Republic.

There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies in the world. The Germans also understand this truth. Germany and Russia can form an alliance of three emperors, or they can fight against each other. But now, when Russia, the common enemy, is about to fall.

So the relationship between Britain, France and China is

Will there be a relaxation? In terms of funds, Britain and France are much stronger than Germany and Austria. Historically, Germany and Austria were beaten to death by Britain and France with pounds and francs! If China turns to Britain and France again, then

For Germany, this is a waste of water!

Therefore, Germany must nail a hidden stake before that. However, the war has progressed to this point. China's overall situation has been decided, and the Germans have too few cards to play. However, because this time the Chinese Republic lost two German leased ships

Battleship, the German government found an opportunity in it!

Unlike in history, the export controls on technological products among the major powers in this dimension have been strengthened a lot. It has been difficult for the Germans to obtain British Parsons steam turbines. Fortunately, Germany has stepped up its efforts to develop its own Bray products.

The research and development work of Mei-type steam turbine. So although I am disgusted, I can still tolerate it. Same.

At that time, the French were unable to install Zeiss optical lenses on their own turrets. Fortunately, this export restriction was only limited to hostile countries, and neutral countries were not restricted. In other words, countries like China could still obtain British

He invented steam turbines and used them in the warships he built.

The Germans started from this point of view. Arms are different from ordinary commodities, and their sale has a strong political nature. This political nature began as early as the pre-Dreadnought era. Historically, Japanese warships were purchased from the United Kingdom.

established the alliance between Britain and Japan. In addition to ordering British warships, they also specially

Ordering warships from France and Germany was to show goodwill to the two countries and to express their unwillingness to be enemies. During the Dreadnought period, the British built two dreadnoughts for Turkey to win over this wavering country. Of course, in the end, Churchill gave

It messed up and indirectly led to the fall of Tsarist Russia.

Therefore, the Germans' idea is to let the Chinese navy build warships for themselves, so that they can at least express a political preference to the outside world. Of course, Germany, Austria and Italy will not use warships built by China. Its main customer is Turkey. Because

Due to the lag of the power system, the production of Germany’s own shipyards

The schedule is full, and naturally there is no way to build new warships for Turkey. Moreover, the Far East Fleet lost two Scharnhorst-type pocket battlecruisers. This loophole still needs to be filled. As for the Italians, they are also rebuilding their fleet.

Integrating its own fleet, the Austro-Hungarian Empire? It’s okay not to mention this miserable navy.

With the implementation of the Baghdad Railway plan, Turkey's status in Germany's strategy has skyrocketed. In addition, Turkey's geographical location is very important, so Germany decided to tap the potential of this ally. While conducting some surveys of the Persian Gulf

Later, the Germans believed that it was a very cost-effective thing to build a naval base that could intimidate the entire North Indian Ocean in this place which was relatively far away from the British and a naval base. It was like a fish bone stuck in the throat of the Indian Ocean, which made the British restless.

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When the German envoy made this meaning clear, Xu Jie thought it was not unacceptable. But forget about building new warships. After all, there are now 9 dreadnoughts in the Chinese Navy. After the war, new super-dreadnoughts will be built, and for

cost-saving

If so, we must deal with the battleships. The three Ninghai-class ships have been in service for many years and have been severely damaged after several bloody battles. It is estimated that they cannot be sold, but the two Longxu-class battlecruisers and the two Longteng-class battleships Xu

Jay actually planned to deal with it.

But are the Germans easy to fool? Dealing with second-hand warships and building new warships for other countries are absolutely two different concepts politically. The Germans said that if Turkey has spare money, Germany can persuade Turkey to purchase second-hand warships from the Chinese Navy.

But this is another business, but

On the issue of compensating Germany's losses, the German government demanded that the Chinese Republic must compensate with new warships. Of course, the price can be negotiated, and the more will be refunded and the less will be compensated. Moreover, it was hinted in the secret meeting that this business will affect the future of the German Empire and the Chinese Republic.

Phased industrial cooperation plan.

Xu Jie can still feel the thoughts and worries of the Germans. In fact, Xu Jie's bottom line is very simple. As long as he is not tied to the German tanks and goes to war with Britain and France, then anything can be discussed. The Germans need famous products.

China can provide all kinds of resources and primary industrial products. Britain and France can't control it no matter how long their hands are. What's more, the Chinese Republic can obtain a lot of equipment and technical assistance from Germany. Therefore, even without Russia,

The cooperation between the Chinese Republic and Germany will continue, and the scale will become larger and larger, until the official start of World War 1. After expressing to the German government that the Chinese Republic will continue to maintain the status quo relations between the two countries, after some consideration,

Xu Jie said that he could arrange a warship for Turkey in the next phase of the Chinese Navy's shipbuilding plan. As for when this plan will be formulated and when it will be launched, Xu Jie himself has no idea!

However, Xu Jie was not sure, but the Germans said that they had already thought about it. They compared their new generation super-fearless plan and used it as a blueprint to put forward a series of requirements in terms of specific design and specifications. 25,000 tons

The above displacement is equipped with a new 350-level naval gun, which can resist the attack of a 14-inch naval gun at a distance of 15km, and requires a speed of about 24 knots! As for the specific design of the rest, the Germans said that they will let China itself

It depends.

When Xu Jie got this plan, he couldn't help but grin. This is the German version of a miniaturized Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. Of course, from a protection point of view, the protection of this battleship should be higher than that of the Queen-class battleship.

, because the Queen's design was accidentally overweight, resulting in a serious lack of height of the main armor belt above the water... "The Germans are really caring." Xu Jie said somewhat depressedly.

After some bargaining, China and the German Empire finally reached an agreement on the relevant details. According to this agreement, the Republic of China needs to start construction of a fast battleship that meets "customer needs" within 4 years, and complete it and deliver it to Turkey within 7 years.

Empire. And within 5 years, the Turkish Empire has the right to place additional orders! If the price is the same, the Turkish Empire has priority! As for the specific price, both parties will add a "reasonable" profit based on the cost of the warship.

Rate.

Historically, the warship market in the Dreadnought era was originally dominated by two big countries, the United Kingdom and the United States. The former was because of sufficient production capacity, and the latter was because of relatively low prices. Germany, France, Austria, Italy and other countries could not build their own warships.

Come on, how can there be production capacity to cope with large orders from other countries?

However, due to the arrival of Xu Jie, the Americans built a large number of warships to contain Russia, which delayed the development of their own navy. Now, it is the Americans' turn to build warships for themselves. The Chinese Republic has taken over the position of the United States, vaguely

It has become a major potential supplier of dreadnoughts.

Therefore, in this seller-dominated market, the Germans dare not directly set a profit standard. The Chinese Republic did agree to produce warships for the Turkish Navy, but at the same time, it also means that the Chinese Republic can produce warships for other countries. The Chinese Navy

After this battle, three ships were captured

The strength of Russian warships has risen to a higher level. For a long time, the navy's demand for new ships should be relatively small. So this means that the newly expanded slipways of the Chinese Republic can produce warships for foreign countries. In this case
Chapter completed!