"I'll go! I'll let the future Navy's State Secretary welcome me! This is simply...so..." The time traveler was flattered! When the servant reported that Tirpitz would come to visit him tomorrow, our Prince Ruprecht immediately became uneasy! The father of the High Seas Fleet! Countless people of worship on the Internet in the future! I personally went to Munich to visit me? I'm so proud of my face!

"Your Highness, the other party is just a colonel, that's all." Earl Schelling, who had been helping the travelers deal with all kinds of miscellaneous things before his trip, said with some dissatisfaction. In his eyes, his little master's behavior was absent, but just a colonel. As for? Even if the naval commander comes, he must maintain the due respect for the Bavarian royal family!

"This... is right!" The time traveler reacted. History has changed, and he is still competing with history! "Tell the waiter to put the model of the Munich-shaped armored cruiser we prepared in the most conspicuous position in the living room, so that he can see it as soon as he enters the door!"

A day later, when walking in the early spring sunshine, under the guidance of the attendant, the current naval colonel and the future naval marshal walked into the prince's living room, a silver-white warship model more than 1 meter long appeared in front of him! This 1 to 100 model instantly attracted all the attention of the navy colonel. If the attendant next to him had not reminded him that His Highness the Prince arrived, he might have even kept his attention on this warship!

"What a beautiful battleship! I have never seen a better record than him. The 11-inch main gun, the dense side strings of the secondary gun group and the slender hull profile appearance, this is really a perfect record! Even the first-class cruisers of the British Empire may not have the excellent record!"

The future Navy Minister is willing to praise this warship with the best words! Although he got the approximate data very early, the dry data on paper is not as shocking as a large-scale model! Judging from the reaction of the Navy Minister alone, His Royal Highness felt that the large-scale model he made was worth it! With Tirpitz's eloquence and ability, the time traveler believed that he had no problem convincing the bureaucrats of the Navy!

After simple courtesy, the final topic of both sides was to shift to this warship model. After all, the primary purpose of both of them was to sell the ship! Some issues naturally need to be made clear! Putting aside those who need unspoken rules and secret operations, the time traveler thought that he should at least explain the purpose, performance, advantages and comparisons of the foreign warships of the same period. After all, the other plane was also attacked in this way! The time traveler watched the whole process of the founding of the Garibaldi God Cult in a certain pit king back then! In the end, it has to be admitted that someone's argument was still very convincing!

His Highness the Prince wanted to say this, but Tirpitz didn't think so! Before the time traveler spoke, Tirpitz asked a question and directly turned the topic apart! "Your Highness the Prince, why did the Bavarian Design Bureau design a cruiser instead of a battleship?"

The naval authorities have not finalized the specific direction of the next expansion. The traveler just pressed on the cruiser's side based on the information he had at hand and his own judgment. After all, even in history, the Germans were still very chaotic in the construction of ships before 1895. In 1896, while the Germans started construction of Caesar-class battleships, they also started construction of six cruisers in one go! Five of them were the Victoria Louise cruisers with a capacity of more than 6,000 tons, and the other one was the Bismarck armored cruiser with a capacity of nearly 10,000 tons! Four Brandenburg-class battleships were designed to balance the new Russian battleships in the Baltic Sea. Since Russia and Germany are still ally in this plane, this balance is not needed. In addition to budget issues, the possibility of building cruisers will naturally be much greater!

"So what can we build if we don't build cruisers? Nearly 10,000 tons of battleships? Is it useful? Russia is our ally, the pressure on the Baltic Sea is not great, France is our enemy, but we can easily overwhelm France with the army. Britain has a good relationship with us, and there will be no war conflicts in the short term. Our biggest problem at present is the interests of overseas colonies, especially in the Pacific and the United States! As well as the conflicts with France that may occur in the ocean, in this case, what do you build if you don't build cruisers? Build a group of battleships parked in the port?" The crosser said with some amusement!

"But any powerful navy must be a powerful battleship formation as the core! Because battleships are the decisive force at sea! To be honest, I am not satisfied with the idea of ​​the Navy. This expansion plan, which focuses on building cruisers, is not in line with the future maritime interests of the empire! Cruisers are at best just a means to show their military existence, while battleship formations are a decisive deterrent force!" Tirpitz obviously has his own point of view. He has his own set of theories for being the father of the High Seas Fleet, and today he wants to convince the prince in front of him!

"Haha, did the tone set so early?" said the time traveler. Regarding Tirpitz's shipbuilding policy, the time traveler originally believed that it would not be officially formed after 1894, because in June 1894, Tirpitz pointed out in the "Memorandum of Nine" that "a powerful combat fleet stationed in China is far more respectful to the powerful countries in the world than a cruiser fleet that is often scattered around the world!"

From this time on, Tirpitz was a firm enthusiast of the main fleet to fight to the death! In the subsequent history of ship construction of the German High Seas Fleet, the investment of battleships was far more than the funds obtained by cruisers or battle patrols! And was the final result? The huge high seas Fleet fought with the opponent once......

"You must at least choose an opponent for any strategy, right? Who are you going to shock? Are you Britain? Or France? Or Russia?" The time traveler suddenly felt that Tirpitz's plan itself was blind and provocative, and the symbolic significance was greater than the actual significance.

The time traveler was very uncomfortable with this statement, and Tirpitz also felt confused. After all, what the time traveler said was indeed reasonable. Do you think it was shocking France? The German army could complete it, and the navy was not necessary. Shocking Russia? Now both sides are allies, and it seems that they can't be used. Shocking Britain? Not to mention the good or bad relationship between the two sides, even if you start working half a dozen battleships at once, the British are still afraid of you? Just kidding! As for the United States, it seems that everyone confronted each other with cruisers when confrontation, and the German battleships never seemed to have a front line of confrontation! Because generally speaking, this confrontation has sudden outbreaks. The battleships have not passed yet, and the matter has ended, and overseas bases have to question the maintenance ability of battleships!

"The development of the navy is not achieved overnight! It is a long process. We need to pass a plan to make the expansion of the navy a normal state, rather than like now. Every shipbuilding requires a parliamentary discussion and vote! As long as there is enough time, we can build a huge fleet that can target all the world's powerful countries! It will become the cornerstone of the expansion of the empire!" Tirpitz said.

"Naval Act! The minister was indeed not made in one day. How long has this guy thought about it?" The time traveler praised the Navy minister's careful consideration, not how clever his ideas were, but for his far-sightedness! But buddy, you have made too early now. When the dreadnought comes out, the things you made will depreciate seriously! Even if you are a violent ship, don't start to violently now. I'm losing my own money to plug the leaks for the empire! The time traveler is moved by his own behavior!

"Actually, you have set the British fleet as your goal! You want to build a fleet that can make Britain feel scared, threatened by maritime power, and force Britain to surrender with powerful force! Your purpose is to make Britain concessions, and even have no courage to defeat the British fleet! You don't have it! Some people don't have it either!" The prince changed his tone! The sharpness in his language made the future Marshal feel very uncomfortable! The other party seemed to be able to see through everything he thought! And he saw through his weakness!

That's right, Tirpitz never thought about what to do if the war started? They always believed that once the war started, the British would implement a nearshore blockade, and then the Germans used mines, lightning strike ships and battleships to gradually consume the opponent until the opponent was weakened to a certain extent, and concentrated their strength to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop! But they never thought about what to do if the British didn't come! Before the outbreak of War 1, when Tirpitz asked his subordinates, the opponent's answer was that he didn't know! The aggressive fleet ended up not even a complete strategic and tactical system, and you were still trying to beat him! In the end, the battleship formations built with great strength were squatting in the port day by day, and at first, Hippel's fast fleet repeatedly attacked. This has to be said to be a very ironic thing!

"The British cannot concentrate their fleets on the ground. If that is the case, they will lose their control of the sea! We even joined forces with the Russians and the French organized a European fleet to overwhelm the opponent. Britain was unable to resist the maritime power with the German fleet as the core!" Tirpitz's words were a little uncertain!

"Then tell me, how do you coordinate the relationship between France and Germany? The Russians? Their goal is in the Far East and economically dependent on France. How can you let Russia deal with Britain with us at sea? Your idea is entirely based on an almost impossible diplomatic basis! The final result is most likely that Germany and Austro-Hungary against Britain, France or other countries. From the perspective of maritime warfare, we have no chance of winning! Can the speed of the warships you produce exceed the speed of Britain and their allies? Don't talk to me about the Austro-Hungarian Empire! The Hungarians are not interested in the expansion of the navy!" the prince continued.

"Everything must be considered the worst case. If the British are not afraid of your shock, but instead intensifies the conflict between the two sides, then tell me how the German high seas fleet faces the Royal Navy concentrated in the local area? At the same time, if we get into evil with Britain, will France take advantage of the situation to launch a war of revenge?" The time traveler continued to ask.

In fact, until the outbreak of World War 1, the German Emperor William never intended to win the war with the navy. Germany finally bet on being able to quickly defeat France, and then use the powerful navy as a deterrent force to force Britain to make concessions. The German Emperor's requirement for the German fleet is very simple, that is, to suppress the Russians in the Baltic Sea and ensure the safety of his own doorstep. From this perspective, the German Emperor was still relatively clear about the gap between the British and German navy. The huge high seas fleet was indeed not to overwhelm the opponent on the battlefield, because it could not be suppressed at all!
Chapter completed!