The Rise of the Empire

　　 "Ernst Firth, what do you think of the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau's suggestion?" Hermann Brom took a sip of coffee and then looked at the silent old man opposite and said.

"Those hateful nobles! Their proposal is to some extent an ultimatum! If we refuse, the first order of armored cruisers may not be our turn! In the next few years, we can only use it in the warship industry. Repair ships and build some third-class cruisers to make ends meet. They will even be thrown away by the big shipyards!" Ernst Foss said angrily.

"Our technology and speed are absolutely top-notch in the German Empire. Based on our strength alone, we can definitely get a share of the first order of four armored cruisers! Hermann Brom comforted. Although it is A purely private shipyard, but it is not inferior to all the German shipyards at the same time, especially the shipbuilding speed. If they say that it is the second in Germany, I am afraid no one will dare to say that it is the first! It can be seen from the comparison with other shipyards in history!

　　 The last book said that the factory participated in the construction of the level 3 armored cruiser, so good, let's analyze it level by level! The first of the armored cruiser of the Prince Albert was built at the Kildare Shipyard, which started in 1900 and was completed in January 1904! The entire construction process was nearly 4 years, and the second ship was built at the Brom-Forth Shipyard, started in 1901, and completed in December 1903! The second ship started a few months later than the first ship, but the completion time was one month earlier! The shipyard of the Admiralty lost first!

　　Gilderwill Shipyard, who lost for a while, expressed dissatisfaction, claiming to have the ability to compare it! As a result, the two shipyards competed again in the construction of the next level of armored cruiser Ron class! Kiel Shipyard is in charge of the first ship, and Brom-Forth Shipyard builds the second! Facts have proved that history always has amazing similarities! The Kiel Naval Shipyard started construction in 1902, and the Broff-Forth Shipyard started in 1903, and the time difference between completion was greater than the first time! The No. 1 ship was commissioned in April 1906, while the No. 2 ship built by the latter was completed in November 1905! The construction period of a 10,000-ton armored cruiser has been compressed to less than 2 years! Who can match this performance?

　　Gilderwill Shipyard, one of the three largest shipyards in Germany, said he was dissatisfied! And another Bremen Wiesel shipyard jumped out and expressed his dissatisfaction! Thus, during the construction of the famous Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser, the two sides competed again! This time, the opponent started construction first. The Wiesel Company started construction in 1904. When it took more than three years and finally delivered to the Navy in March 2008, they were suddenly surprised to find that the opponent started construction in 2005 and started construction in October 2007. Delivered to the navy! It's not too much to say that it's almost a year! Since then, the construction speed of the Brom-Fuchs shipyard has become a household name in the entire German country!

　　 What will happen if everyone builds in the same time? The Kiel Shipyard later undertook to build the armored cruiser Blücher, and the latter undertook the battlecruiser Von der Tann, which was the first capital ship in Germany to use steam turbines and the first battlecruiser! Without any reference, the two shipyards completed the two battleships in almost the same time!

　　 To put it bluntly, at the same time, the latter can produce a pure BC, while the former can only complete the last-generation patrol! This TM is the gap!

In the following years, almost all BCs were built by this shipyard. When the famous Devlinger-class battlecruiser started construction, Danze’s effective shipyard competed with it, and then everyone All understand! Chocolate started work in January 2012 and entered service in November 2014, but Lutzoff? It seems that the work started in May of 12, and it was in service in March of 2016... ‘

　　 However, this NB shipyard has never built a battleship in the entire German World War I history! Personally think that the difficulty of building BC is not less than that of BB of the same level, right? (The author doesn’t know anything, so let’s make up for it yourself!)

"In Germany, technology and capability are never determining status. Germania Shipyard, Kiel Shipyard, Kaiser Wilhelmshaven Shipyard, and Vulkeng Shipyard are all supported by the state or large industrial groups. , Even if our technology is strong, we still cannot match their policy advantages!" Foss sighed and said, "unless we also have this advantage!"

　　 "Didn't the idea that the Italian put forward meets our requirements?" Brom said curiously. "If we cooperate with them, wouldn't it be possible to get the coveted order? And after the incident not long ago, the Admiralty will not trouble the prince. Because those who are not long-eyed have been cleaned up. !"

"The key is that their requirements are too high, 30% of the stock! They will become the largest shareholder of this shipyard together with the two of us. As long as they join other shareholders, they can easily occupy an overwhelming position on the board of directors. Advantage! This ratio is absolutely intolerable to us! This is tantamount to surrendering the shipyard that we have put in so much effort!" Foss said with disgust.

　　 So the two founders were caught in a dilemma. The first option was to give up the partner with each other and then say goodbye to the order from the Navy. It might even be irrelevant to order with the Navy in the future. The second option is to surrender. However, this is tantamount to letting your shipyard say goodbye to yourself! In other words, it is a knife to stretch the head, and a knife to retract. The same is a cut, what do you say?

"Why do we have to control the equity? If we want to control the shipyard, we can take it slowly, first hold a small number of shares, and then join other shareholders to attack together, or use the names of multiple companies to hold them separately Stocks, and then sell them together.” Almost at the same time, Ruprecht asked his chief ship designer and salesman.

　　 "I don't care who owns this shipyard. After all, even if the holding is completed, the controlling person is the Bavarian royal family, not me! Do you mean it?" The baron rolled his eyes and said.

　　 "I'm TM......" It was almost a little bit, and the national curse was out! !

"The key is that I want to control the development direction of this shipyard! I want them to keep up with our footsteps! The pace of German shipyards is really too slow, UU reading www.uukánshu.com has even one 10,000-ton ship so far. No warship has been built! The Munich-class armored cruiser is just a transitional product! We have a stronger blueprint for a warship! And this warship is currently not something Germany can build! The more the design bureau earns, the more money I can make ! So, let us take a long-term view! Our goal is not Germany, but the world!" Baron Vittorio said here, the gleam of the two eyes made the prince a little dazed.

　　 "Obsession! Without such obsession, how can I succeed?" Ruprecht couldn't help sighing! If this one travels to the prehistoric novel, I am afraid that the most difficult self will come out in one go! The pace of the Germans is indeed slow, and the speed of a little bit of tortoise speed really cannot keep up with the trend of the world!

"Munich-class armored cruisers are sold abroad. In fact, from the bottom of my heart, I don’t like this unmatched tonnage and this unattainable ability. Although it can rival all current opponents, it can’t deal with it. Those more powerful guys."

　　 The crown prince is telling the truth. In history, Garibaldi is no better than the 6 Japanese ACRs. By 1905, it could only be said that it was not out of date. As for this plane, who knows what butterfly effect will be caused by Garibaldi’s early appearance? It is better to prepare as soon as possible for everything. After all, Germany’s naval expenditure cannot be compared with the United Kingdom. If the United Kingdom is a potential adversary, let’s not talk about dealing with the invincible BC, at least it must be able to fight back under the attack of Minotaur ACR?

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