"Your Majesty, you should know that our Sultan attaches great importance to the navy, so he is completely biased towards the army in terms of military spending, and our navy has not had new ships in service for a long time. However, the situation in China's sea areas is complicated, and it is necessary to have an adequate fleet to meet the operational needs. So......" Jemal was a little embarrassed at this point, and hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Therefore, Mahmud Pasha agreed to use the funds from the Croatian-Slovenian Kingdom to ransom Bosnia and Herzegovina to strengthen the navy. ”

Speaking of this, Joheng understands that the Association for the Advancement and Unification has a good calculation, and the money used by Austria-Hungary to buy Bosnia and Herzegovina in history is 2.5 million pounds, which is a lot less, but not much, for the Ottoman Empire now needs money everywhere, 2.5 million is estimated to be a sound, and this profit is not as much as raising the tariff by 1 percentage point.

But if the 2.5 million pounds are handed over to the navy, then you can win the support of the entire Ottoman navy, and from Jemar's words, you can hear that the navy has complained about Hamid II's castration of the navy, and 2.5 million pounds to buy the entire navy is really a good deal. And the sailors and officers who received the new German ships could choose people they trusted, so that they could firmly hold the navy.

In this way, it was easy for the Association for the Progressive Unification of the Navy and Army to overthrow Hamid II and hold power firmly. Moreover, the addition of new ships to the navy can relieve the pressure on the Ottoman Empire at sea on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also allow the people to see the new government's determination to forge ahead, and improve their sense of pride and identity.

It is possible that there are other deals between Mahmud and Jemal, such as Mahmud agreeing to hand over the money to the navy, and Jemal will support Mahmud as Grand Vizier after gaining power.

Sure enough, none of them are easy to match, Joheng thought to himself. But there is nothing wrong with this, since the Ottomans are so active, it makes no difference if it is a little earlier or a little later. So he took a moment to say: "I understand what you mean, Pasha, your navy really needs to replenish its strength now. ”

"It's great that His Majesty can understand this, so ...... deal for the two warships," Jemal asked excitedly when he saw that Yochen agreed. However, his words were interrupted by Jochen somewhat unreasonably.

"Although your country does need to improve its naval strength, the choice of buying two Brandenburg-class battleships is not wise, and in view of the situation your navy is now facing, two Brandenburg-class battleships can not play a big role." Jochen said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Jemar asked, confused.

"After all, the Brandenburg class is a battleship 10 years ago, and the performance indicators and combat capabilities are difficult to meet the needs of today's naval warfare, and the power of the 260 mm naval guns is also a little powerless in the face of the Russian battleships, and you should know that the performance of the battleship is not completely determined by the artillery, armor, and speed, and the excellent observation and sighting equipment and fire control system can bring the performance of the battleship to the extreme.

And such a former dreadnought as the Brandenburg class is far inferior in combat capabilities to dreadnoughts. And because of her performance and age, it is difficult for her to serve in your navy for too long, so I do not propose to buy the Brandenburg class. "Yoheng built yì to.

Although it is true that the sale of the Brandenburg class could be exchanged for the funds of one more dreadnought, and it could also be started immediately in the name of building a replacement ship, it was not wise for Jochen in the long run, which would affect the strengthening of the Ottoman navy.

Even if it is unlikely that the Ottoman navy will buy warships from Britain in the future after Germany has squeezed out British influence, it is likely that the result of ordering warships later will be the availability of ships. But it was difficult for the sailors to form combat effectiveness, and when the time came, would it be difficult to send them a boatload of German sailors?

Giving them two Brandenburg-class ships would give them a limited boost in strength for the Ottoman Navy. After all, the Brandenburg class, as the first generation of German 6-gun battleships, even if the concepts of fire control and salvo fire are taken into account, but after all, they are old ships, and they are still in the exploration stage in all aspects, and all kinds of equipment are not complete. If the Braunschweig class is the end of the road of German groping, and giving her two more cannons can be used as the German class, then the Brandenburg class is the www.biquge.info of the Pen Fun Pavilion, and it is just two more cannons before the dreadnought.

Of course, although the old goods cannot be eliminated. But it was not without benefits for Germany, as the cost of a new battleship ranged from £1.5 million to £2.5 million, which not only represented huge profits, but also provided jobs for nearly 10,000 workers, including the production of various ancillary equipment, while maintaining the technical proficiency of those workers.

Moreover, the dreadnought, which represents the technological crystallization of the industrial manufacturing field of all countries in the world at this time, and the most powerful warplane on the global ocean, is not just an ordinary commodity in a ship transaction, but also has a strong political color in the transaction of military equipment, which means that the buyer will willingly accept the influence of the seller in the political and economic aspects.

So for now, it's better to resist the idea of eliminating old goods and give the Ottomans some honest goods.

"Your Majesty, do you mean to let our country buy dreadnoughts?" Jemal reflected, and then immediately shook his head and said: "But the cost of dreadnoughts is very expensive, and we may not be able to afford the price of two dreadnoughts, and if we only purchase one, we will not be able to meet the needs in terms of combat flexibility." ”

"In other words, your country now needs to guarantee that it has two capital ships to meet the needs of the Navy's combat missions, right?" Jochen asked: "The Royal Croatian Navy spent £2.9 million to buy two dreadnoughts, so can't your government add a little more?" The funding gap shouldn't be too much for the government to afford, right? ”

Jochen estimated that the Ottoman Empire and the Croatian-Slovenian Kingdom could negotiate to get about 2 million pounds of money, and another 900,000 pounds to get two dreadnoughts, which was not a loss.

"That's true, ensuring that 2 battleships can perform tasks is now the minimum requirement of our navy." Jemar nodded, and then said regretfully: "However, it is a great pity that in addition to the funds exchanged for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the government will not increase the allocation of funds to the navy, and the government cannot transfer funds from other places to the navy." ”

"That's right." Jochen sighed as he touched his chin and began to think. Obviously, the combat capability of one new dreadnought is stronger than that of two Brandenburg-class ex-dreadnoughts, but the Ottomans cannot afford the cost of two dreadnoughts, which is really a bit troublesome.

But in any case, the Ottomans had to have dreadnoughts in their hands first, and then under the fierce manipulation of the German naval advisory group, several groups of working officers and men were trained.

"The combat capability of a new dreadnought is far superior to that of two Brandenburg-class battleships, and the 12 260-mm naval guns on two Brandenburg-class ships are hardly enough to deter the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and the 11-inch naval guns built by our country for the Kingdom of Croatia are equipped with more powerful than the 12-inch naval guns that the Russians are using today. Eight 11-inch naval guns on one dreadnought are capable of providing sufficient deterrent. Jochen persuaded: "As for the problem that your country needs two capital ships, it is not impossible to solve it. ”

"Oh? What is the solution? Jemal asked immediately.

"Don't you have another Abdur in your country? Hasn't the Kadir been unfinished, so it's better to hand it over to our country to complete it, so that your country does have two capital ships to use, right? Jochen smiled and said, "And Abdul? The Kadir is planned to be equipped with 11-inch naval guns, and if we can, we can equip it with the same 53-caliber naval guns as the dreadnoughts built for your country, and if not, we can also install the same 45-caliber naval guns as the Deutschland-class, but since our two types of 11-inch naval guns can use the same shells, it will not put a strain on your country's logistics. ”

"That's a good idea, so Abdul? The Kadir can also be combat-ready. Jemar said excitedly: "In this way, two battleships with 12 11-inch naval guns can indeed provide greater deterrence than two Brandenburg-class." ”

Then he thought of something again, and asked a little embarrassedly, "Majesty." If we ask the dreadnoughts to use 45x caliber naval guns, can the price be cheaper? ”

"Well, it should be cheaper, if your country can accept the reduction of the caliber of the secondary gun to the standard of 120 mm, we can reduce the tonnage of the battleship a little more, so that the price can be further reduced." Jochen replied.

You must know that the difference between the 45 times diameter and 53 times the diameter of large-caliber naval guns is not just as simple as the length difference of 7 times the diameter, which means that the manufacturing difficulty of the gun barrel increases, in order to ensure the qualified rate of the finished product. All processes must be improved, which naturally leads to soaring prices.

You must know the first class of dreadnoughts designed and built by the Japanese themselves, the Hanoi class. It was because of the need to save money that 12-inch 50-diameter naval guns were installed on the twin turrets in the bow and stern, and 12-inch 45-diameter naval guns were installed on the four twin turrets on both sides.

As a result, a dreadnought similar to the Helgolan-class turned into an oversized former dreadnought, although it is said that it can also achieve the same trajectory as the two main guns to meet the salvo requirements through the guòbow and stern main guns, but it undoubtedly brings additional problems to fire control.

So it is not incomprehensible for the Ottomans to choose a cheaper 45x caliber naval gun, which is cheap. The power was actually enough to deal with the Russian battleships, for Germany, the 53x gun was a new gun after all, and the production was limited, while the 45x gun was the main gun of 16 battleships of the Wittelsbach, Braunschweig and Deutschland classes. There are a lot of replacement tubes in stock, and it can save a lot of money by selling them to the Ottomans, so why not?

"It would be great if that was the case." Jemal said excitedly. Then, as if he was worried that his efforts to lower the price would cause the German emperor to be unhappy, he immediately explained: "We will not choose the 45x gun exactly because we want to lower the price, Your Majesty, Abdul?" After all, the Kadir is an old ship that has never been completed, and I am afraid that even if it can install an 11-inch naval gun with a diameter of 53 times, its combat performance improvement is very limited, so it is better to install a 45 times diameter naval gun to save the cost of modification, and in this way, although the shells used by the dreadnought are common, the ballistics of the two types of naval guns are different, so the training of gunners must be separated.

If the dreadnoughts also use 45 times the diameter of the naval guns, then the cost of training can be saved, which is also very necessary for the current cash-strapped Chinese navy.

If 45 times the diameter of the naval guns is used, and the tonnage of the dreadnoughts can be reduced, then we hope that the saved money can allow the Misudis to go to your country to refit again, install the main guns for it, and make it combat-effective, so that our country will have three capital ships with combat effectiveness, which is the best choice for our country. ”

Jemar's calculations are also very good, the current combat capability of the Misudis is basically equal to nothing, and after the outbreak of the war in 1914, the German military advisory group believed that the battleship did not have repair value at all. But now, if this battleship goes to Germany to install Skoda's 240 mm naval guns, although its combat effectiveness is still very low, it can still fight at least in the face of the Greek Navy's Hydra-class ironclad ships equipped with three 3 270 mm naval guns.

"Well, I have understood the needs of your country, and I will do my best to come up with a plan that satisfies your country." Jochen nodded.

8 283 mm 45 times the diameter of the naval guns, 120 mm secondary guns, the firepower standard of the Ottoman dreadnoughts is lower than that of the United Force class of the Kingdom of Croatia, and the combined force class has been compressed to the standard displacement of less than 16,000 tons, and now it will be lowered, and it seems that after being built, it can compete with the Spanish class battleships with a standard displacement of 14,500 tons for the title of the world's smallest dreadnought. (To be continued......)