The Rise of the Empire

　　 "Sir, the Russian envoy has come." A waiter respectfully said to the entrusted Baron Leo.

　　 "Well, let him in." Entrusted Leo to glance at the two huge models placed next to the living room and nod in satisfaction. One of the two models is a 1:100 model of the Munich-type armored cruiser, and the other is a design model of the Russian cruiser tentatively, and the ratio is also 1:100. However, the Russian is obviously longer than the Munich, and the hull is wider. Looking at it the same way, the latter is like a leopard, while the former is a lion!

"This battleship is more elegant and more powerful than its predecessors. If I'm not mistaken, then this is the final version of the battleship we are going to order?" Lieutenant General Makanov and another **** Paro As soon as Jin entered the gate, he saw the two models. The slender hull of the Russian ship and the dense hedgehog-like artillery made Makanov amazed! This is the battleship the Empire needs! Munich is strong, but it still has some flaws! And Russia made up for this shortcoming!

"The Empire is very willing to order two such powerful warships from your country. They are powerful, elegant, and the highest level of shipbuilding in your country. They are the crystallization of your wisdom and German industry. He is almost perfect, except for the price." Ma A sense of regret stole from Karnov's words.

The Germans planned to buy it a long time ago. They said that when Nicholas II saw the firepower display of the armored cruiser Mainz, he was already tempted. The proud Armstrong cruiser was ready to raise money after hitting a zero to two. And when the Great Battle in the Yellow Sea ended, the Russian envoy had already rushed to Germany!

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

　　Well, although Russia’s firepower, defense and speed have completely crushed the battleships of various countries using 10-inch artillery, although the ratio of projection capacity, Russia is worthy of everyone! Once the order is completed, at least one battleship can be singled out in the same period in history, but the price is as terrifying as its combat effectiveness!

The so-called skyrocketing price to pay back the money, the price of 1.2 million is indeed higher. It is not impossible to reduce the price. In fact, as a warship specially ordered for Russia, the weapons and equipment on it must naturally use Russian standards, the 4 doors of the Russian armored cruiser The 10-inch main gun and eight 8-inch secondary main guns are from Russia. After throwing away the cost of these artillery pieces, the price can probably be reduced to around £1.05 million. (Note that weapon price and artillery price are two concepts, the former includes turret and servo.)

As for whether to choose the Russian 120mm gun or the German 105mm gun for the secondary gun, the two sides are also arguing. The Germans believe that Russia has taken away the artillery, so we must have some soup, and the 105mm gun is enough for the torpedo boat. , If you face a cruiser, just use the 8-inch gun to greet you! The 120MM gun is a bit wasteful. And the Russians think that since it is our own ship, then it is natural to have all the Russian equipment. What is the matter of having German guns on it?

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

　　 "Because of some well-known, but inconvenient reasons, the problem of providing drawings should not be discussed." The entrusted Baron Leo decisively rejected the following comments! The friend of the Russians is not only Germany! And France! The relationship between France and Germany will not be discussed. And the French are still clutching Russian money bags. At the same time, France is also fully supporting the development of the Russian shipbuilding industry. This blueprint got into the hands of the Russians. It is still a trivial matter for the Russians to make pictures of cats themselves. If it gets into the hands of a potential enemy of France, it will naturally be a threat to Germany!

　　 Moreover, there are still very few things in the Navy to buy a ship and buy drawings. The Russian term seems to be very unreliable to the baron. Why are you buying the drawings? Isn't this cutting off your money? Cutting off money is still a trivial matter. If the French get it, are they planning to send themselves to prison? From the current situation, 80% of this drawing will fall into the hands of the French! My boss is okay, but the baron can't guarantee that he is okay!

　　 "But you also want to buy our 12-inch artillery. We use artillery technology to exchange drawings. Isn't it fair?" The Russians naturally dare to make this request, and they must rely on it. And this reliance is that the Kingdom of Bavaria wants 12-inch artillery! And currently they plan to buy from Russia. The Russian abacus is very good, ready to exchange drawings with artillery.

"It's different. Russia and Germany are friends, and Germany and France are enemies! And I need to remind you that there are many countries in the world that can produce 12-inch guns, and there is only one Russian-class armored cruiser! There is no other semicolon! "The commissioned Baron Leo shook his head and said.

　　Since Ruprecht has already planned to take a share in the naval gun field, he naturally has an overwhelming advantage! There is no value in continuing to struggle with Krupp about the 11-inch gun~www.readwn.com~ Then if you want to overwhelm your opponent, naturally you must use a stronger and stronger guy! Taking advantage of the timing when the relationship with the Russians was fair enough, Ruprecht planned to order 12-inch guns from Russia.

You don’t need Russian technology, just buy it back and give it to Skoda to study it, you can build it. Skoda’s technology is still trustworthy. The Skoda 240MM artillery of the same period is much stronger than the Germans’ own use. Although the muzzle velocity is similar, The bullet weight is 212KG, while Krupp’s bullet weight is only 140KG... If you want to study it slowly, you may be able to do it, but at this time Skoda is working on the improvement of the 240MM gun. The 12-inch gun has a longer development cycle. Ruprecht is to save time!

"This is obviously not equal. We only need your artillery, without your technology and basic industries. The Germans still look down on you from Russia! If you can buy the Russian ship back, you can figure out how to build it! People say no, the key is that you don't have this skill!" said the baron in his heart. In short, the Russians' suggestions made the baron very dissatisfied!

"On the premise that you provide 10-inch and 8-inch guns, we can reduce the price to 1 million pounds, but the 50,000 pounds that comes down is not free! Your country needs to provide 4 12-inch guns and some ammunition! This is our bottom line.” From the price, we can figure out the four artillery that Bavaria bought. Of course, the price of this artillery is relatively high, and it can be considered a face to the Russians. The baron thought for a while and said.

　　 "Then can you give a certain discount on the payment method? We have some difficulties in fundraising." Palokin who has not spoken suddenly said.

　　 Three shifts achieved! The author is awesome today! Can you guys do more~?