For many Chinese, Jiawu is a pain, and many people hope that the outcome of Jiawu will change, but Jochen does not think so.

Even if the First Sino-Japanese War barely won the war, could the Qing Dynasty avoid the Eight-Nation Alliance? Can you hide from Tsarist Russia? How effective can a country that is rotten to the root survive survives?

Therefore, using the power of Germany to support the Qing Dynasty was not in Joheng's choice from the beginning, and it was even more impossible to think about forming an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, so find a pig teammate and then deliver food to Maozi.

So Jia Wu, just watch from the sidelines.

On 28 October, the first real destroyer, HMS Havoc, built by Yarrow Shipyard for the Royal Navy, and its sister ship, HMS Hornett, were commissioned.

It stands to reason that the displacement of the 16 Project 1889 ocean-going torpedo boats built by the German Navy was 420 tons, the displacement of the excellent torpedo gunboat Lynch in the Chilean Civil War was 710 tons, and the displacement of the Parthian torpedo gunboat was 1029 tons, and the tonnage of the torpedo boat destroyers built by the British should have increased.

However, for some reason, the stubborn British built two destroyers of 275 tons at their own pace. However, Rear Admiral John Abbasnot Fisher, then Third Sea Lord, attached great importance to the new types of ships that appeared in the Royal Navy.

Fisher, who had been director of the Portsmouth Naval Dockyard in 1890, had been responsible for the construction of early torpedo boat capture ships and therefore saw a promising prospect for the new ship. Alfred Yarrow of Yarrow and John Sunnycroft of the Sunnyroft shipyard were immediately contacted to continue building destroyers for the Royal Navy.

The British were still somewhat influenced by the Germans, and Fisher asked for a total of 6 ships, rather than the historical four. Together with the Havoc and the Hornett, it happened to be a brigade of torpedo boats of the Germans.

And the Germans on the other side of the channel were very calm, they already had 16 ocean-going torpedo boats in their hands, the construction of the second generation was about to begin, and the design work of the third generation was about to begin, so they had no interest in the actions of the British Royal Navy.

But if Muntz had known that Fisher would have 14 shipyards build 40 destroyers for the Royal Navy next September, he wouldn't know if he would have been able to sit still.

At that time, it is estimated that it was again Montz who shouted that the Navy had no money to build more ocean-going torpedo boats and then went to fight Caprivey, and then Caprivi drove him back with the threat of another budget deduction.

But that's not what Jochen has a headache for now: "Hansen, are those Russians still so difficult?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness, the news from St. Petersburg, those Russians still can't make up their minds."

"Isn't it just a small boat, and it's so hard to decide? Wasn't it quite crisp to buy the Maxim machine gun in the first place? ”

"Your Highness, after all, the Russians don't pay much attention to small ships, and all their naval expenses are spent on battleships, so they are not very willing to accept our asking price."

"How much is £80,000? Still too expensive? £80,000, not even a penny less! Unless the Russians can place an order for more than 10 ships at once, the price is not negotiable. ”

In fact, Hansen knows all these Yochens, but intellectually understands them and emotionally can't accept them.

Not satisfied with £80,000? In the future, Yarrow Shipyard knocked you 365,300 pounds, and you still paid obediently? What they make is not as good as the design I provided! Jochen scolded.

As the owner of the Royal German Marine Technology Company, this shipyard is finished, and there is always a need to find some orders, otherwise what are the workers of the shipyard doing? It is not yet known when the order for ocean-going torpedo boats on the side of the German Navy will come down. Therefore, Jochen, who was originally planning to use small ships as the main direction of attack in the early stage, set his sights on Maozi.

So Jochen instructed Hansen, the director of the Royal Ship Technology Company, to write a letter to Vice Admiral Paul Petvich Tirtov of the Admiralty of Tsarist Russia, recommending an ocean-going torpedo boat design with a standard displacement of 350 tons and a speed of 28 knots, which could be equipped with Russian-made weapons and equipment.

It stands to reason that the emergence of a new type of ship capable of restraining torpedo boats should be of interest to the Russian crown prince Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov, who supported naval development. And how can you say that Germany has a really good relationship with Tsarist Russia at this time, and he has to give his cousin's face.

However, the Russians were very slow to react to this matter, and in short, they were full of big ships and huge guns, and the Russians, who thought that ironclads and cruisers were the only thing, were not interested in such gadgets. Although Nikolai supported the development of the Navy, he himself did not understand the Navy, and his level was inferior to Wilhelm II, who painted the "lead duck", so he could not understand the value of this type of ship.

In the eyes of the Russians, this kind of thing is nothing more than an enlarged torpedo boat, and instead of wasting money on it, it is better to build more ironclads, more cruisers, so that the Germans can be squeezed back into the third place in the world.

Therefore, the Russians discussed a letter for more than half a month, and only then did they invite representatives of the shipyard to St. Petersburg on the face of the speed of the 28th knot.

As a result, this narrative lasted for 2 months. So looking at the telegram coming back from St. Petersburg, Jochen was choked by the inefficiency of the Russians, whether you buy it or not, if you don't buy it, say it as soon as possible.

The design given by Jochen is quite reliable, it is a smaller version of the German Navy's 1889 ocean-going torpedo boat, but the power remains the same, so it can increase the speed to 28 knots, replace the twin torpedo tubes with a single one, use the Russian Navy's imitation of the 75 mm French Ghanaian gun as the main gun, and install 381 mm torpedo tubes.

Although the speed is slower than the Falcon, the first Russian destroyer built by Yarrow in history, the tonnage is 130 tons larger, there is one more main gun and one rapid-fire gun, and the firepower and seaworthiness are higher than Yarrow's design.

The Russians did not have much of an opinion on the design, and a consensus was quickly reached on performance indicators, but the problem was focused on the price.

Jochen's asking price is a little higher, £80,000 a car, but the bottom line is £60,000. However, this is also a conscience price, compared to the historical Yarrow company's standard displacement of 220 tons, and the speed of 29 knots dared to offer a price of 380,000 pounds, Jochen can touch his chest and call himself honest Xiaolangjun. And if you want to buy more, I can give you the wholesale price.

It's a pity that the Russians don't buy it now, it's still too expensive. Bullying people, isn't it, Yarrow company's thing didn't end up being sold for 365,300 pounds? So Jochen was furious.

It's not that Yoheng doesn't want to slaughter Maozi with a knife, but after slaughtering with a knife, he won't have anything to earn, and slowly cutting meat is the king.

The Falcon built by Yarrow for the Baltic Fleet was excited by the fact that it ran at a speed of 29.77 knots during sea trials, and he soon proposed to Yarrow to continue building 11 ships, but it eventually fell through because Yarrow's asking price was too high.

As a result, the Russian Admiralty decided to let the three domestic shipyards of Koleton, Irola, and Neva undertake the construction work, and a total of 26 ships of the same type based on the Falcon were built. Of course, to build 26 ships at one time, not to mention that the Russians can't come up with so much money at once, even if they take out the shipyard of Jochen, they can't take it, but the order of about 10 ships can still be sought.

That's why I gave such a price of conscience, but now it seems that conscience must be compared, and there is no comparison, this conscience is really shown to others in vain.

"Understood. I'll call St. Petersburg to bite the price. Your Highness, then I will take a leave first" Hansen bowed and prepared to leave.

"Wait, you call back, if the Russians can order 4 ships at once, we will give a discounted price of 70,000 pounds, and we will be exhausted if we drag on like this." Jochen finally gave in, impulsiveness is the devil, and if you can't accept it emotionally, you still have to use reason to accept it.

"Yes, Your Highness." Although it is not known why the crown prince suddenly changed his mind, Hansen still faithfully carried it out.

After the completion of the shipyard, it only took orders for a few fishing boats, and there were two maintenance jobs for naval vessels. Although Jochen is rich, even if the shipyard does nothing, it is no problem to raise workers for nothing. But if the workers' skills are unfamiliar, it will be too late to cry, and when the Navy's ocean-going torpedo boat order comes, what should I do because of unskilled technology, quality problems, or delays?

Knowing that the Russians were only willing to pay 350,000 pounds in history, and for the difference of 30,000 pounds, they had a five-month tug-of-war negotiation with Yarrow, and Jochen really didn't want to waste time with the Russians like this.

And if it dragged on until 1894, because it was unable to provide 40 destroyers for the British Royal Navy in a short time, and Fisher approached someone else with his own design, and finally only gave orders for 3 ships to himself, the Yarrow Company also went to Russia to sell in desperation, then I don't know what to do. Sign the order early and start work early, don't be so wasted.

The delegation that got the reply started negotiations with the Russians again, of course, the delegation did not quote the low price to the Russians at one time, and the two sides began to cut 500 pounds and 500 pounds on the cost of a single ship again, and finally reached an order for 4 ships at a price of 74,500 pounds for a single ship.

The Russian side demanded that the German Royal Ship Technical Company deliver four ships to Russia within 17 months, so the Royal Ship Technical Shipyard laid the keel on the slipway immediately after the telegram of the contract was signed.

And with that requirement to be delivered within 17 months, the entire shipyard was engaged in the construction work with the utmost enthusiasm. Even the arrival of winter did not delay the progress of the project.

In the midst of a hectic period, 1893 passed, and in 1894, an eventful autumn came.

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