"Sir, the Russian envoy has arrived." A waiter said respectfully to the commissioned Baron Rio.

"Well, let him come in." Rio nodded with satisfaction after taking a look at the two huge models placed next to the living room. One of these two models is the 1 to 100 model of the Munich armored cruiser, while the other is a design model tentatively designated as the Russian cruiser. The ratio is also 1 to 100. However, the Russian is obviously a bit longer than the Munich, and the hull is wider. As if it were, the latter is like a leopard, while the former is a lion!

"This warship is more elegant and powerful than its predecessors. If I guess correctly, then this is the final version of the warship we are going to order, right?" Lieutenant General Makanov and another accompanying staff member Parokin saw these two models as soon as they entered the gate. The slender hull of the Russian ship and the dense hedgehog-like artillery made Makanov exclaim! This is the warship that the empire needs! Munich is strong, but there are still some shortcomings! And the Russian makes up for this shortcoming!

"The Empire is very willing to order two such powerful warships from your country. It is powerful and elegant, and concentrates your country's highest level of shipbuilding. It is the crystallization of your wisdom and German industry. It is almost perfect, except for the price." A sense of regret was stolen from Makanov's words.

The Germans planned to buy it very early, and they were ready to say that when Nicholas II saw the firepower display of the Mainz armored cruiser, he was already moved. He heard that Mainz beat the Japanese proud Armstrong cruiser with one match and one to two, and he was ready to raise money. After the Battle of the Yellow Sea, the Russian envoy was excited to kill Germany!

Everything is ready, the price is only a short distance! The price of a ship of 1.2 million is still a bit too high. You know, in this era, a battleship is only more than 900,000 pounds, and the tonnage is larger than that of the Russians! And a second-class battleship only costs more than 800,000 pounds!

Well, although the firepower, defense and speed of the Russian USS has completely crushed the battleships that use 10-inch artillery in various countries, although the projection volume is comparable to that of Russia! After one single completion, at least one single battleship in history will be fought against any warship in the same period in history, the price is as terrifying as its combat power!

The so-called asking for a lot of money to pay off the money, the price of 1.2 million is indeed a bit higher. It is not impossible to reduce the price. In fact, as a warship specially ordered for Russia, the weapons and equipment on it naturally have to use Russian standards. The four 10-inch main guns and 8 8-inch second-class main guns of the Russian armored cruiser come from Russia. After throwing away the cost of these artillery, the price can be reduced to about 1.05 million pounds. (Note that the price of weapons and artillery prices are two concepts. The former is counted as turrets and servos.)

As for whether the secondary gun is chosen for the Russian 120mm gun or the German 105mm gun, the two sides are also arguing. The Germans believe that Russia has taken away the big head of the gun, so we should have some soup. Moreover, the 105mm gun is enough to deal with the torpedo boat. If you face the cruiser, just use the 8-inch gun to greet it! The 120mm gun is a bit wasteful. The Russians think that since it is a ship we use ourselves, then naturally all the Russian equipment is needed. What's the point of installing German guns on it?

"My country provides all artillery, 950,000 pounds! Or you provide us with drawings, we will pay 1 million pounds!" Makanov began to bargain.

"For some well-known but inconvenient reasons, it is better not to talk about the issue of providing the drawings." Baron Rio entrusted to decisively reject the opinions behind! The Russians' friends are not only Germany! There is also France! The relationship between France and Germany is not talked about. The French are still holding Russia's money bag. At the same time, France is also fully supporting the development of Russia's shipbuilding industry. This drawing is in the hands of the Russians, and the Russians are still making small things by themselves. If it is in the hands of France, the potential enemy, it will naturally be a threat to Germany!

Moreover, there are still very few things in the navy to buy ships and draws. The Russians's statement is originally unauthorized to the Baron. Why did you buy the drawings? Isn't this Brother Duan's financial path? The way to cut off the wealth is still a trivial matter. If the French got it, would he plan to send himself to prison? Judging from the current situation, this drawing will most likely fall into the hands of the French! His boss is fine, but the Baron cannot guarantee that he is fine!

"But you also want to buy our 12-inch cannons. We use artillery technology to exchange drawings, which is a very fair thing, right?" The Russians naturally dared to make this request, and they must have some support. This reliance is that the Kingdom of Bavaria wants to obtain 12-inch cannons! At present, they plan to buy from Russia. The Russians have a good plan and are preparing to exchange drawings with artillery.

"This is different. Russia and Germany are friends, while Germany and France are enemies! And I need to remind you that there are many countries in the world that can produce 12-inch artillery, and there is only one Russian-class armored cruiser! There is no semicolon!" Baron Rio said with a shaking head.

Since Ruprecht has planned to get a share of the naval gun field, he naturally has to have an overwhelming advantage! Continuing to confuse with Krupp, the 11-inch cannon is no longer valuable, so if you want to overwhelm your opponent, you naturally have to use a stronger and stronger guy! Taking advantage of the opportunity that his relationship with the Russians is quite a bit ok, Ruprecht plans to order 12-inch cannons from Russia.

It doesn’t take Russian technology. Just buy it and leave it to Skoda for research and it can be made. Skoda’s technology is still trustworthy. The Skoda 240mm cannon at the same time is much stronger than the ones used by the Germans. Although the initial speed is about the same, the bullet weight is 212kg, while the Krupp’s bullet weight is only 140kg... If you want to study it slowly, you may be able to do it. However, at this time, Skoda is carrying out improvement of the 240mm cannon, and the 12-inch cannon development cycle is longer. Ruprecht is to save time!

"This is obviously unequal. We only need your artillery, not your technology, basic industry, and the Germans look down on you in Russia! If you can buy the Russians back and figure out how to build it! No one said no, the key is that you don't have the ability!" The Baron said in his heart. In short, the Russians' suggestions made the Baron very dissatisfied!

"Under the premise that you provide 10-inch and 8-inch cannons, we can reduce the price to 1 million pounds, but the reduced 50,000 pounds is not free! Your country needs to provide 4 12-inch cannons and some ammunition! This is our bottom line." The 4 cannons purchased from the price were drawn out of the price. Of course, the price of this cannon is relatively inflated, which can also be considered as giving the Russians a face. The Baron thought about it and said.

"So can you give certain discounts on the payment method? We have some difficulties in raising funds." Parokin, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.
Chapter completed!