If the Germans wanted to get a more powerful warship, the Traverser prepared a second plan, which was a 7,000-ton armored cruiser commissioned by Germany this time.

This type of armored cruiser is actually used in the hull of the Qingdao type cruiser, and the basic dimensions are roughly the same, but the internal structure, the thickness of the ship's weapons and armor are different.

This idea of building different types of warships based on the same hull was quite popular in the time of the Traverser, the most typical example being the use of the hull of the Spruance-class cruiser built by the United States in the 70s of the 20th century, the construction of the ayatollah-class destroyer sold to Iran (note), and the first Ticonderoga-class cruiser equipped with the Aegis system. Another example is the hull of the famous Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, which was used by various types of warships of South Korea and Japan, such as the Geumgang-class destroyer, the Atago-class destroyer, and the King Sejong-class destroyer.

And China has also given full play to this line of thinking, the most typical is the 052D * destroyer Kunming in the current warship, which is based on the hull of the 052 warship, the fourth type of warship developed.

Using the same hull to design a new type of warship can not only make full use of the mature hull and reduce the engineering amount of warship design, but also make the parts and accessories of the warship generalized, reduce the logistical pressure, realize modular production, speed up the construction cycle and so on. Of course, this is also because the performance of modern warships is mainly reflected in electronic equipment, radar, information systems, etc., and the requirements for the hull structure are not high, so it can also give full play to the advantages of this warship design.

Although the warships of this era mainly relied on shipborne artillery and armored combat, and often had higher requirements for the structure of the hull, this idea was still worth learning from, so the traverser decided to adopt this "one body, two types" design method, based on the hull of the Qingdao type cruiser, to build a type of protective cruiser and a type of armored cruiser.

Of course, armored cruisers and protective cruisers are still fundamentally different, armored cruisers have stronger fire protection and higher requirements for stability, so the shape of the hull has also undergone some minor changes, mainly the curve of the bow is larger, and the length of the tip is shortened, which can increase the buoyancy of the bow, and set up two keels about 50 meters long below the waterline, which can increase stability and reduce side roll. The layout of the ship's armament is the same as that of the previous modification, all of which are knapsack construction, 2 twin 200-mm naval guns, 6 twin 155-mm naval guns, 8 twin 100-mm naval guns, 12 twin 50-mm guns, but the * launcher is canceled.

The length of the main armor belt was increased to 106 meters, the thickness was 80-150 mm, and the height was 2.8 meters, of which the 150 mm armor belt was 50 meters long and protected the core area, the 120 mm armor belt was 30 meters long and protected the secondary areas, the 80 mm armor belt was 26 meters long and was non-important areas, while the headquarters armor was 220 mm thick, the main gun turret armor was 200 mm, the secondary turret armor was 120 mm, and the dome armor was 80-120 mm and the length was 70 meters. The power will remain at 18,000 hp, while the displacement is estimated to be between 7,200-7,500 tons, with an expected speed of 22-23 knots.

On the whole, the firepower and defense of this scheme are roughly equivalent to the Garibal-class armored cruisers built by Italy, but because the quality of Germany's artillery and armor is better, and there is a more obvious advantage in speed, the actual combat effectiveness is still stronger, that is, with the 10,000-ton large armored cruisers, such as the Yakumo armored cruiser built by Germany for Japan, it also has the power to fight. In addition, compared with the previous plan, although the speed will be reduced by 1-2 knots, the firepower is exactly the same, but the defense has been substantially improved, and in this era, it can still be regarded as a faster warship, which can fully perform the task of breaking diplomatic relations at sea.

Finally, Zhang Wei also promised that if the German side chooses the second option, the German design fee can be completely exempted.

After listening to the introduction of Zhang Wei and others, Tirpitz was very satisfied with these two schemes, and he agreed with the design method of "one body and two types" proposed by the traverser, in fact, in this era, there have been similar design ideas, the most typical is the Italian Garibaldi-class armored cruiser, the basic type of this type of armored cruiser is 7300 tons, the main gun is a 254 mm gun, 2 203 mm guns, and the secondary gun is 14 152 mm guns, which is the Italian Navy's own type.

However, based on the same hull, this type of armored cruiser was derived from a total of four different models, of which two were sold to the Argentine Navy, one is the most barreled version of 6,850 tons, one 254 mm main gun, 10 152 mm secondary guns, and the highest configuration of 8,100 tons, 4 203 mm guns, 14 152 mm secondary guns, and one type of 7,700 tons, bought to Japan before the Russo-Japanese War, with one 254 mm main gun, two 203 mm guns, and 14 152 mm secondary guns。

However, after all, this is based on the hull of a medium-sized armored cruiser, and the capital ship technology of this era is in the process of change, basically a small change in 5 years, a big change in 10 years, so it is difficult to use such a universal hull on the capital ship, only a country like Britain that leads the development of naval technology and has sufficient economic strength can build 8-10 new ships at a time to share the cost equally, such as the Sovereign-class battleship that created a precedent for all-steel battleships, 8 were built, and 9 Majestic-class battleships using new 305 mm caliber main guns were built, and the Edward VII-class battleships, which were the first to introduce the concept of a two-stage main gun, will also be planned to build 8 units. There were also some for testing new technologies, and only 2-3 battleships were built for special reasons.

In fact, although Germany's experience in building ships is insufficient, it also pays attention to the number of warships built of the same type, basically 5 battleships of each type, which can not only ensure that there is a certain number to share the cost, but also can use the same type of battleships to form a fleet to fight, reduce the logistical pressure, from this point of view, the number of battleships of the same type is more reasonable than that of Britain.

However, judging from the explanation just given by the overseas Chinese, such a design does have a certain degree of reasonableness, because this time the overseas Chinese want to build this type of armored cruiser in Germany, so no matter which plan Germany chooses, it can share the cost by increasing the number, which is of course beneficial to Germany.

Of course, although Tirpitz was the head of the German Navy, he could not easily decide which option to choose, and the decision would have to be made after consultation and evaluation by the German Navy's technical personnel, so it would take a few more days to make a decision. Zhang Wei also expressed his understanding, but fortunately, he would have to stay in Germany for a while, so he could wait for the German Navy to make a full assessment.

After the talks, Zhang Wei and Prince Heinrich attended the press conference together, answering questions raised by reporters from all walks of life, Zhang Wei also gave full play to his ability to deal with the media that he had practiced in the old time and space, and answered the questions with a light weight, humorous, which caused a lot of laughter on the scene. Because it is not a secret that overseas Chinese and Germany carry out military cooperation, because it is the improved Brunswick-class battleship launched, which has aroused great attention from Britain, so the questions raised by British reporters even attracted angry eyes from German reporters present, but Zhang Wei played Tai Chi to push his hands, avoided the real and made it easy, and easily coped with the past, and the scene did not get out of control.

Prince Heinrich breathed a sigh of relief, to be honest, he was also afraid that the questions raised by the reporters would be too tricky, which would anger the overseas Chinese and cause the situation to get out of control, thus affecting the cooperation between Germany and the overseas Chinese, so he personally sat on the scene, although the German reporters were suppressed, but the British reporters obviously did not accept this set, but fortunately, Zhang Wei's response was decent, but it was to save the situation that was almost out of control.

At the banquet that followed, a large number of German business people gathered, including Kirk Shipyard, Blom-Foss Shipyard, Krupp AG, Zeiss Company, Of course, the easiest thing to do is the owners of the Kiel shipyard and the Blom-Foss shipyard, because they already know that the overseas Chinese still have two armored cruisers, which are much more valuable than the first two warships, and they are basically built in Germany, which is of course a large order, not to mention that the two sides also have a joint development and development plan for an integrated fire control system and a steam turbine。 Of course, Zhang Wei also made a joke, telling the two shipyards that they can't open their mouths, the asking price is too high, although the two warships will basically be built in Germany, but there are more than these two shipbuilders in Germany, as well as the famous Volkeng shipyard,

Equally happy were the representatives of the Krupp company, because no matter which shipyard received the order, the shipboard weapons were definitely purchased from the Krupp company, so the Krupp company would be sure to make a profit. In addition, the mortars designed by overseas Chinese have been mass-produced by Krupp, which has also brought a large number of orders to Krupp, which also makes Krupp have a very good impression of overseas Chinese, so the representatives of Krupp company also frequently clink glasses with Zhang Wei, and strongly invite Zhang Wei to visit Krupp.

In addition to military industry and shipbuilding, representatives of Zeiss, Siemens and other companies are also vying to talk to Zhang Wei, hoping to find business opportunities, because once they have a relationship with overseas Chinese, it is not only ordinary business cooperation, but also can use the springboard of overseas Chinese to enter the huge market in the Far East, which contains huge commercial interests. Zhang Wei also frequently used diplomatic orders, saying that the East China government is willing to conduct economic dealings with any company, but the details can be negotiated with the representative office.

The whole banquet ended in such a cheerful atmosphere.