The request of the German Admiralty was in the hands of the traversers, and after a short consultation, the traversers came up with the design drawings of the 10,000-ton armored cruiser commissioned by Germany this time.

The total length of this type of warship is 136 meters, the width is 17.2 meters, the draft is 7.3 meters, the shape of the ship is basically similar to the Qingdao type cruiser, the pointed head and round tail, the bow is a large oblique flying scissor type, and there is obvious drifting, the waterline is equipped with a nose bow, and the cross-section is 15 degrees of angle inward. The ship is divided into 36 watertight areas, with a total of 175 watertight compartments, with an estimated displacement of 10,000-10,500 tons.

The armament of the ship consists of four twin 200 mm guns, arranged in a knapsack structure along the central axis, eight twin 155 mm guns, eight twin 100 mm rapid-fire guns, and six twin 50 mm rapid-fire guns.

The protection is 110 meters long and 2.5 meters high with waterline armor, of which 180 mm thick armor is 60 meters long, 120 mm thick armor is 30 meters long, 80 mm thick armor is 20 meters long, headquarters armor is 240 mm, and the main gun armor is 220 mm thick on the front and 15 degrees inward, and the sides are 150 mm thick. The dome is 80 meters long, protruding about 2 meters below the water, 120 mm thick and 50 mm thick at the top.

The power is 20,000 horsepower, two steam engines, two-shaft and two-rudder propulsion, and the speed is 23-24 knots.

Most notably, an integrated fire control system, which is being developed at the Kiel shipyard, will be installed on this type of warship.

Compared with the Qingdao type of armored cruisers, the firepower, defense, and survivability of this type of warship will be qualitatively improved, and even small battleships have the power to fight, and the traverser further explained, first of all, the number of main guns has been increased, which is twice as much as the general armored cruisers of this era, and the knapsack structure arrangement can give full play to the firepower of the main guns, so that there will be 4 main guns in the bow and stern to shoot, and on the side side will be able to concentrate the firepower of 8 main guns, and the firepower of the firepower will also be doubled.

In close combat, the turret observation and aiming system is used, and in medium and long-distance combat, the unified observation and sighting of the main gun is used to form a barrage of shooting, which can improve the hit rate. Because the salvo of 8 main guns can form a barrage area with a diameter of 200-300 meters, as long as the enemy's warship is in this barrage area, there is a great chance of being hit. In addition, an integrated fire control system is installed, which makes it possible to calculate the amount of advance and lag of shells firing at long distances, thanks to which the shelling distance can be increased to between 7000-10000 meters.

On the whole, compared with the armored cruisers of the same tonnage of this era, such as the six armored cruisers in the Japanese 66th fleet, the Russian Russo, the Rurik, and the British Cressy class, there is an overwhelming advantage in firepower, the protection is roughly the same, the speed is slightly superior, plus the efficiency of the main gun salvo and the bonus of the integrated fire control system, so there is actually an advantage of 2-2.5 times.

In addition, the traverser also plans to continue to implement the "one body, two types" design model, which will increase the thickness of armor and replace the large-caliber main gun on the basis of this hull, and design a type one battleship.

After reading the drawings and listening to the design description, the members of the German Admiralty were also quite interested in this scheme, and they were quite appreciative of the concept of full heavy firepower output and unified salvo fire for the Traverser. Although they had all heard of these concepts for the first time, after all, they were all engaged in the navy, and they were able to judge the rationality of these concepts, and after the successful example of the Qingdao-type cruiser, the German Admiralty was very convinced of the ability of the traverser to design warships, and basically did not have doubts.

After the negotiation was over, the German Admiralty immediately launched an urgent assessment, and in the evening of the same day, Tirpitz took a special train to Berlin overnight, and rested on the train that night, and the next morning, Tirpitz got off the train without rest and immediately entered the palace to ask to see Wilhelm II, and the two negotiated for a whole day, Tirpitz left the palace in the afternoon, and returned to Hamburg by train.

In the afternoon, the German Admiralty once again negotiated with the Traverser, first of all, it agreed with the concept of full heavy firepower output and unified salvo, and also approved the design of the Traverser, but put forward the modifications of the German Admiralty, first of all, to increase the tonnage, which can be increased to 12000-13000 tons, and the main gun was changed to the German standard 210 mm caliber, and the power could be increased to 24000-26000 horsepower, and the rest of the design remained unchanged, and hoped to get the modified design plan in June. In addition, Germany also hopes to adopt the design model of "one body, two types", and will design another type of battleship on the basis of this hull. The tonnage can be enlarged to 15000-16000 tons, the main gun is 305 mm caliber, the thickness of the main armor belt is 160-240 mm, and the speed is expected to reach 20-21 knots.

After a short period of negotiation, the traverser agreed to Germany's request, and the two sides negotiated a design cost of 160,000 pounds.

Immediately after the negotiations, Tirpitz ordered a moratorium on the construction of the Rune-class armored cruisers, and immediately froze the designs of the Scharnhorst-class armored cruisers and Deutschland-class battleships, waiting for the design drawings of the traverser.

In fact, after learning the concept of the second main gun from the traverser, Germany was already considering increasing the number of main guns, in the design of the Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser, Germany was also equipped with 8 main guns, but the arrangement was hexagonal, that is, a twin 210 mm caliber main gun in the bow and stern, and a single 210 mm caliber main gun on the left and right sides of the ship, so that although there were 4 main guns in the bow and stern of the ship, 4 main guns could be guaranteed to shoot at the bow and stern, but on the side only the fire of 6 main guns could be concentrated. Although the gap is not too big at first glance, the main guns are arranged on the left and right side ships, but they occupy the position of secondary guns and rapid-fire guns, so only 6 152 mm secondary guns and 14 88 mm rapid-fire guns can be installed.

Although the German battleships of the next German class also adopted the design of 8 second-class main guns, the side shooting can concentrate 4 first-class main guns and 4 second-level main guns, and the gap in unit projection is not large, but due to the different calibers of the first-class main guns and the second-level main guns, it is not possible to use a unified observation salvo, which does not cover the blow with a barrage, and the hit rate must be much worse, and the second-level main guns are also crowded with the position of secondary guns and rapid-fire guns.

The number of auxiliary guns of the Traverser scheme was almost twice that of the Germans, and it was arranged extremely evenly and rationally. Apparently far superior to German design. If Germany accepts the design ideas of the Traverser, it will catch up with and even surpass Britain in the design of warships, and be able to build warships with a single combat power far above Britain, which will be of great help to the development of the German navy and even to catch up with and surpass the British navy. It's just that waiting for the design drawings of the traverser will have to suspend the construction of new ships, and new designs will inevitably bring new problems, so the pace of construction of new ships will definitely be much slower.

However, Tirpitz thinks that the wait is worth it, now Britain has a total of 47 battleships, 14 armored cruisers, although there are many old warships, but with the advantage of numbers, Britain can still hold the throne of the first navy for decades without wavering, so to surpass Britain in numbers, it is impossible for Germany to complete the task in 20 years, and can only make a breakthrough in quality.

At present, the German Navy has 11 battleships, 1 armored cruiser, another 5 Braunschweig-class battleships, 2 Prince Albert-class armored cruisers under construction, and two Rune-class armored cruisers have just begun to lay keels, which is more than enough for self-protection. Tirpitz therefore believed that the warships under construction could be continued, but the two Rune-class armored cruisers could be halted and await the traverser's drawings.

Tirpitz's plan is that the new Scharnhorst-class armored cruisers will be built 4 units, including two Rune-class armored cruisers, and 5 more Deutschland-class battleships, because these 9 warships are based on the same hull, so the construction cost can be reduced, and the construction speed can be accelerated, it is expected that all will be completed in 1907-1908, and it can also fully digest and absorb the design ideas of overseas Chinese, and then Germany can design its own warships, or continue to cooperate with overseas Chinese.

For this reason, Tirpitz made a special trip to Berlin to persuade the emperor, because the implementation of this plan would interrupt the speed of German shipbuilding, and all the warships under construction would be completed in 1905, and there might be no new ships launched in 2-3 years. Wilhelm II, who was desperate to build such a large navy, wanted at least 2-3 battleships to be launched every year, so Tirpitz's plan could only be carried out if the emperor was convinced.

Although the German constitution stipulates that Germany is now a dual constitutional monarchy, the head of state is the emperor, and the legislative power belongs to the imperial parliament and the federal parliament, but it still has a strong feudal autocratic color, although the German emperor does not reach the level of "I am the state", but still has great power, can directly appoint, dismiss the prime minister and senior officials, convene and dissolve the parliament, declare war, make peace, and at the same time is the supreme commander of the army, and the prime minister is only responsible to the emperor. Theoretically speaking, the German emperor almost had absolute power, of course, due to the social ideology, class composition, and educational factors of this era, the general emperor was still relatively restrained, and would not abuse his power too much, but without the emperor's support, Tirpitz would not have been able to realize this plan.

And Tirpitz's biggest reason for persuading the emperor was that as long as this transition period was over, the German navy would have a qualitative leap, and it was no longer just a dream to catch up with and surpass the British navy. This point impressed Wilhelm II, after all, Wilhelm II also knew that it was indeed too difficult to catch up with Britain in the number of warships, and it was not easy to surpass Britain in the quality of warships. So after Tirpitz made "a promise that he would build a warship stronger than the British", Wilhelm II finally agreed to Tirpitz's plan.