Chapter 688: Arms Dealer of Conscience
After selling the torpedo boat, it is also to sell the cruiser, the perfect cruiser of the Daheng people has always been very popular in the international market, and for several years according to the needs of different customers, there are different tonnage designs, the smallest is more than 1,000 tons, the ordinary two or three thousand tons, the large four or five thousand tons, and the larger one is seven or eight thousand tons, and the firepower configuration is diverse, and the power configuration is also diverse.
When customers buy, just pick and choose directly from the list!
In the end, according to the wishes of both sides, the Mongol Great Khanate selected a 2,500-ton dome cruiser to assemble and build.
Of course, this time, not only the power system, naval guns, and torpedoes, but also the hull materials, such as armor, high-strength steel of the keel, and other materials need to be imported from the Daheng Empire.
The Great Khanate of Mongol also felt the sincerity of the Great Heng Empire, although the above-mentioned torpedo boats and cruisers could be built by themselves, which allowed them to initially master some technology, and the price was not too expensive, but much better than the Krull Kingdom and the Walya Empire.
This Great Heng Empire is worthy of being a conscientious arms dealer on the Blue Star!
Of course, they also know that Daheng is cheap, and the quality will definitely not be bad there.
But they don't care, or rather, they can accept these quality flaws in the face of low prices
The international arms trade is all about what you pay for, and there are very few situations where you can do big things with little money, and the quality of the weapons of the Krull people is very good, but the price is not something that a second-rate country like them can afford.
Even though they boast that they are already the top power in the second echelon of the world, they also know that they are only an agricultural country, and their only industry is only some basic light processing industry, not to mention any heavy industry, even in order to assemble these torpedo boats and cruisers, they have to invest a large amount of money to upgrade and expand their only modern shipyard.
After the technical introduction of torpedo boats and cruisers was negotiated, the next step was to place orders for battleships and armored cruisers!
This is also the reason why the delegation of the Daheng Empire is willing to provide some torpedo boats and cruisers with technology to help them realize assembly and self-construction, in order to have a huge order for many battleships and armored cruisers, with a total price of tens of millions!
If there were no large orders of tens of millions of Hengyuan, and only talk about the introduction of technology, the Great Heng Empire would throw the delegation of the Mongol Great Khanate into the endless sea!
When it came time to negotiate the order of the main battleship, it was very troublesome, although the Mongol Khanate had a little money in their hands, but they also had a big appetite, so it was very troublesome to negotiate, they wanted good things, and they wanted 350 mm caliber naval guns at every turn, and they wanted the latest steam engine power system, but they were unwilling to give too much money.
It's not like the Orr Kingdom, as long as things are good, money is not a problem.
Therefore, when the battleships were sold to the Orr Kingdom, the Daheng Empire was directly upgraded and improved based on the Endless Sea-class battleships, and after the outbreak of the Orr War, it directly requested that the design be improved to a high freeboard plus 350 mm and 30 times the caliber of naval guns, and to increase the number of secondary guns, so as to provide more additional funds.
Although it is said that none of the battleships built for the Orr Kingdom have not yet started, it is because of the impact of the Orr War, and the Orr Kingdom is unwilling to invest too much cash in the battleships that cannot see results in a short period of time, which has led to the delay in the start of construction.
However, the ordnance trade between the Daheng Empire and the Orr Kingdom, but there is not much price negotiation, as long as it is not too outrageous and in line with the international market conditions, then the Orr Kingdom will generally not be too careful, and the Daheng Empire, in order to continue to stabilize the Orr Kingdom, a big customer, will generally not open too outrageously, and even the price will be slightly lower than the international market price.
But what about the Mongol Khanate, it was a matter of care.
Unwilling to spend too much money, they want to build a large navy to deal with the threats of neighboring countries.
Although the Mongol Khanate is only an agricultural country, it is actually very dependent on foreign trade, and their agricultural products and mineral products are exported by sea.
Speaking of which, the amount of trade between them and the Daheng Empire is not small, and there are tens of millions of Hengyuan of trade every year, they export copper ore and saltpeter ore to Daheng, and import kerosene, cloth and other products from Daheng.
It was more troublesome for the two sides to negotiate, but they talked slowly, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement on some technical things, and according to the requirements of the Mongol Khanate, the designers of the Great Heng Empire took out the design of the battleship with a high freeboard and a 350 mm terrace battery designed for the Orr Kingdom.
The Mongol Khanate was naturally very satisfied with the design of this battleship, with a standard displacement of 14,000 tons, a naval gun of 350 mm and 30 times the caliber, an atmospheric speed of 15.5 knots, and a strong pressure ventilation of more than 16 knots.
Fully protected, the main armor belt reached 450 mm of steel-faced iron armor, while the armor belt was extended upwards and nickel steel was used to reduce weight and at the same time protect the gun emplacements of the secondary guns.
The only thing they are not satisfied with is the price!
The people of the Daheng Empire said that the price is not satisfied, so they will reduce the allocation, 350 mm naval guns for 300 mm 30 times the naval guns, the thickness of the armor will be reduced to 400 mm or even 350 mm, the tonnage can be directly reduced by several thousand tons, and the power system does not need to be so big, this price can be reduced by millions at once!
But the people of the Mongol Khanate didn't want to!
In the end, the negotiations were slowly tug-of-war, and the price was tens of thousands of dollars!
The Daheng Empire is not depressed on its side, but if you want to give up, this is impossible, this is at least two battleships plus two armored cruisers and at least six second- and third-class cruisers (two small-tonnage cruisers they assemble themselves), thirty different torpedo boats (fifteen of them assemble by themselves) In addition to spare ammunition, spare barrels, spare parts and supporting dock facilities, etc., a super large order worth a total of 50 million!
Such a large order is enough for the Daheng Empire to be patient and slowly grind with them.
After talking about it, a preliminary agreement was finally reached, which was mainly due to the design of several warships taken out by the Great Heng Empire that the Mongol Khanate could not give up.
The 350 mm naval gun battleship with high freeboard is the top warship of our time, and even other countries, including the Daheng Empire, do not have active warships, and some of them are on the slipway.
The Bugill class armored cruiser, which was originally designed for the four countries on the east coast, is also very popular with the Mongol Khanate, after all, it can achieve more than 9,000 tons of performance in a tonnage of more than 7,000 tons, and the speed is fast enough, whether it is used to break diplomatic relations or directly serve as a capital ship, it is very good.
However, they asked for the replacement of the 200-mm naval guns with 250-millimeter naval guns, which was no problem.
The Bourgil armored cruiser, the focus is on its mountain-shaped armor protection design and the overall layout, the ship's guns are replaceable, that is, the tonnage will be expanded.
The cruiser is simple, the second-class cruiser is the dome cruiser, equipped with 200 mm main guns and numerous 150 mm secondary guns, with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons, which is already a very mature cruiser design.
The unprotected cruiser is simpler, after the design of this thing is completed, the important parts and components will be transported to the Mongol Khanate, and they will be guided to assemble themselves, considering that the Mongol Khanate is weak in technology, so the design is not very advanced, and this is something that the Mongol Khanate itself also agrees with, they want to assemble it by themselves, and it is acceptable if the performance is slightly worse.
Torpedo boats don't need new designs, just take out the A series torpedo boats, and improve one or two according to customer needs, which was what the four countries on the east coast did before, and half of the torpedo boats were produced on the side of the Daheng Empire, and the other side transported parts to the Mongol Khanate for assembly.
The performance of these warships and the transfer of some technology, plus these battleships are really not expensive, a 14,000-ton high-freeboard 450 mm battleship will cost less than 6 million.
This price is already very cheap for foreign trade prices, and the Orr Kingdom ordered a similar warship, but the price is six and a half million.
Of course, in order to keep the price down, the materials used on the ship are naturally slightly worse, and the same is steel-faced iron armor, and the quality is also good and bad!
For example, the power system seems to have the same power, but there is still a difference in quality.
Some other accessories can naturally be saved, such as only two generator sets, only two searchlights, and half of the electric lights for lighting.
Otherwise, I really think that the Great Heng Empire is a boy who scatters money, and this depressed price always needs to be retrieved from other aspects, and shoddy is the easiest.
The Mongol Khanate naturally knew about this, and even many of them took the initiative to save money, such as the armor belt.
There should be comprehensive protection, and the thickest part should be 450 mm, but other places can be a little thinner, so that the armor money will not be saved.
And those secondary guns, how expensive are the 150 mm secondary guns, and the rate of fire is still slow, and they can't hit torpedo boats, why do you want so much, just load eight guns at will, and if the number is not enough, use 120 mm naval guns to make up for it, this is cheaper, you can hit cruisers on the top, and torpedo boats on the bottom, how suitable it is!
As for the 75 mm secondary guns, since they all have 120 mm caliber secondary guns, this thing is not high or low, and it is not good to shoot rapid-fire, and it can't hit cruisers or torpedo boats, so it can be canceled directly, and it is the same with 40mm machine guns.
Well, this 40mm machine gun, this is indeed a good thing, but although the torpedo boat is very threatening now, there is no need to get more than 20 40mm machine guns in the seams, are you sure that your Daheng Empire is not trying to pit our money?
Cut off half, it's about ten guns, and the rest can use the 20mm machine gun that you Daheng people used before, you Daheng people think that the power of the 20mm machine gun is too small, but we don't think so!