"I heard that your plane is doing well. If you win this time, the Kingdom of Bavaria will be able to obtain the contracting rights of naval aircraft. As long as your plane performance is better than other manufacturers and the price is not very expensive, it will be automatically passed." The German Emperor replied.

"Are you teasing me?" the prince said with some dissatisfaction. "It's not that I look down on the Prussian aviation industry. What can those balloons make for airplanes? Now that the navy is nagging, it's time to put on new toys, you can only choose us! You're giving nothing!" The prince murmured in his heart.

"This is not enough. The current German Navy Air Force has no organization or plan. This is completely a blank check." The prince shook his head and said.

"What do you want?" The German Emperor was not angry because he knew that if this little thing could be used to dispel Prince Ruprecht, it would be abnormal! Although this guy is very capable, he also needs a lot of things! Sometimes it makes the German Emperor a little uncomfortable, but how to say that at least it can accomplish things, it is much better than those who can't do things with benefits. Of course, there is another very important factor. This prince is the second largest shareholder of the German Group. Everyone has the same interests, and there is no good way to deal with him...

"Auxiliary warship orders! We need to build a new batch of light cruisers to deal with reconnaissance and increasing threats torpedoes." The prince said.

"This is not in our current plan, and I think our cruiser is useful enough," William II said with some confusion.

"Are you talking about those guys equipped with 105mm small cannons? No, absolutely not. These things are quite good at dealing with the current torpedo boats, but it is absolutely not enough to face increasingly large destroyers and the opponent's light cruisers. Don't underestimate those assassins with sharp blades. At some point, they are likely to decide the outcome of a war. We can wait to see the situation of the Japanese and Russian naval battle before making a decision. How about it?" The prince did not explain too much. It is useless to say it now. Ten thousand words of his own are not as convincing as a main ship sunk by torpedoes.

In fact, this was the smallest gap between torpedoes and naval guns before World War I. During World War I, the range and speed of torpedoes did not increase essentially, but the effective shooting distance of naval guns exceeded twice. (The shooting distance between the two sides was about 7km during the Japanese-Russian Naval War. It was not difficult to hit the opponents outside of 15km in World War I.) It was precisely because of the Russo-Japanese War that the role of lightning strike troops became increasingly important. Destroyers were large-scale and light cruisers gradually appeared. The former was to release torpedoes better, while the latter was to deal with the former.

"So OK, let's look at the results. As for the order of light cruisers you want? I can't agree to you now, because monopoly is not a good thing, isn't it?" The German Emperor thought for a while and said. "If you lose, your shipyard can only get up to 30% of the orders, and if you win, you can get 50%."

"Okay, 50% of the 50% of the yard, but this is not included in my shipyard." **** replied that although the prince received half of the order last time, a part of the profit in building warships for the yard of William was to be given to the German Emperor. This time, the Brom Foss Shipyard, which was directly controlled by the prince, got half of it himself. This proportion is already quite high. After all, there are other shipyards in Germany that need orders! And if all warships adopt the design of the Bavarian Design Bureau, then they need to provide an additional design fee. Of course, these are nothing compared to the construction of the High Seas Fleet. Although **** does not expect the German High Seas Fleet to be able to support the British, a moderate investment and a powerful fleet still needs it.

At this moment, Makanov's fleet had arrived at the French colony of Madagascar. In this desolate place, Makanov had 5 days to rest his fleet. The shells and algae attached to the bottom of the hull had a thick layer. According to Makanov's estimate, these uninvited guests would at least increase the fuel consumption of the warship by more than 20%. Therefore, even if they could not be maintained in the dry dock, he would organize a group of divers to clean up the attachments at the bottom of the hull.

"We also need to reserve a large amount of coal and supplies. Next we will span the entire Indian Ocean. We will not be able to obtain any supplies before we arrive in Cam Ranh Bay. According to our estimates, even if the bottom of the ship is cleaned, our warships will still consume more than 15% of the fuel than normal, because our warship boilers use water pipes produced by themselves, and the quality is somewhat unprepared. The corrosion of boiler water and the humid environment make 20% of the boiler water pipes need to be replaced. Our condition will be very bad. Needless to say, the speed of the warships has greatly reduced, and the fuel must be overloaded." An officer said.

"All overloads? All our coal bins are filled with coal, and many of the cabins are also piled with these black and dirty things! Do we still have to throw the excess coal on the deck?" an officer said angrily.

"If necessary, we can put these coals in the officer's restaurant, and my bath room can also contribute to pile up coal. Selyosha, stack coal according to your estimated needs, and place them wherever you think you can put them. If anyone has any objections, let him come to me!" said Makanov, who set an example, blocked the mouths of all dissatisfied people with his actions, but he knew that he could only temporarily suppress the objections of these people. If he could not obtain other compensation and could not allow officers and soldiers to enjoy the most basic treatment, then the dissatisfaction that was temporarily suppressed will one day intensify like a volcanic eruption! At that time, if Makanov still wants to continue his expedition, he might have to take action against his own people first!

Makanov's ability is reflected in many aspects, not only in naval battles and military governance, but also in logistics and planning arrangements. Historically, the Russians' trip to the Far East was very bad, with various accidents, such as problems with frozen ships, which caused thousands of tons of meat and other food to rot and deteriorate, and then because of nervousness, they mistakenly hit the British fishing boats. Then, soldiers on the way had mutiny due to poor treatment. The journey was extremely difficult. Of course, it is not denied that on the way, the Russians also created a record of the Russian naval at that time. A Russian warship was at sea, adding 110 tons of coal in an hour! Well, this feeling is a bit ironic...
Chapter completed!