"I heard that your aircraft is doing well, and if you win this time, then the Kingdom of Bavaria will be able to obtain the right to contract for naval aircraft. As long as the performance of your aircraft is better than that www.biquge.info of other manufacturers and the price is not very expensive, then it will be automatically approved. The Kaiser replied.

"You're kidding me, aren't you?" The prince said with some dissatisfaction. "It's not that I look down on the Prussian aviation industry, but what can those who make balloons get airplanes out of it? Now that the navy is nagging about new toys, you can only choose us! You're not giving anything! The prince said in his heart.

"This is not enough, the current German naval aviation is not established, and the second is not planned, which is a complete empty check." The prince shook his head and said.

"And what do you want?" The Kaiser was not angry, because he knew that if this little thing could send Prince Ruprecht away, it would be abnormal! Although this guy is very capable, he also wants a lot of things! Sometimes it makes the Kaiser a little uncomfortable, but how to say it, at least it can get things done, much better than those who can't do things with benefits alone, of course, there is another very important factor, this prince is the second largest shareholder of the Deutsche Group, everyone has the same interests, and you can't do anything good with him......

"Auxiliary Battleship Order! We need to build a new batch of light cruisers. to counter reconnaissance and the growing threat of torpedoes. The prince said.

"It's not in our plans right now, and I think our current cruiser is good enough." Wilhelm II said with some confusion.

"You mean those guys with 105mm cannons? No, absolutely not, these things are okay against the current torpedo boats, but in the face of larger and larger destroyers, as well as the light cruisers of the opposing side, they are absolutely not enough. Don't underestimate the assassins with sharp blades, they are likely to decide the outcome of a war at some point, we can wait and see how the Japanese and Russian naval engagements are going to be before making a decision, how about it? The prince didn't explain too much, it's useless to say it now, his own 10,000 words are not as convincing as a capital ship sunk by a torpedo.

In fact, this was the time when the gap between torpedoes and naval guns was the smallest before World War I, and by the time of World War I, there was no essential improvement in torpedo range and speed, but the effective firing distance of naval guns directly more than doubled. (During the Russo-Japanese naval war, the distance between the two sides was about 7 km.) And in the first battle, it is not difficult to hit the opponent from 15km away. And precisely because after the Russo-Japanese War, the role of lightning strike units increased. Destroyers and light cruisers gradually appeared. The former is for a better release of torpedoes, while the latter is for dealing with the former.

"Well, let's see the results, as for the light cruiser order you want? I can't promise you that right now, because monopolies aren't a good thing, are they? The Kaiser thought for a moment and said. If you lose, your shipyard will only get a maximum of 3% of the order, and if you win, you can get 5%. ”

"Okay, 5 makes 5 into 5, but this is not included in my shipyard William Royal Shipyard." replied that although the prince got half of the order last time, a part of the profits from the construction of warships for the Royal Wilhelm Shipyard was given to the Kaiser, and this time, it was the Brom-Foss shipyard directly controlled by the prince who got half of the order, which is already quite high, after all, there are other shipyards in Germany that need orders! And if all the warships are designed by the Bavarian Design Bureau, then they will need to provide an additional design fee, of course, these are nothing compared to the construction of the high seas fleet, although the **** does not expect the German high seas fleet to be able to support the British, but a moderately invested and powerful fleet is still needed.

And at this moment, Makanov's fleet had arrived on the French colony of Madagascar. In this inhospitable place, Makanov had 5 days to rest his fleet, and the shells and algae attached to the bottom of the hull already had a thick layer, and according to Makanov's estimates, these uninvited guests would increase the fuel consumption of the battleship by at least 20%. Therefore, even if he can't go into the dry dock for maintenance, he has to organize a group of divers to clean up the attachment at the bottom of the hull.

"We also need to stock up on a lot of coal and supplies. The next step is to cross the entire Indian Ocean, we will not be able to get any supplies until we reach Cam Ranh Bay, according to our estimates, even if the bottom of the ship is cleaned now, our battleship will still consume more than 15% of the fuel than normal, because our battleship boiler uses its own water pipes, the quality is somewhat poor, and the corrosion of boiler water and the humid environment make 2% of the boiler water pipes need to be replaced. We will be in a very bad state, not to mention the speed of the battleship will be greatly reduced, and the fuel will have to be overloaded. An officer said.

"Still overloaded? All of our coal bunkers are already full of coal, and many of our cabins are stacked with these black and dirty things! Are we going to throw excess coal on the deck? An officer said angrily.

"If necessary, we can put this coal in the officers' quarters, and my bathroom can also contribute to stack coal. Seryosha, pile up the coal according to your estimated needs, put it wherever you think it can be placed, whoever has an opinion, let him come to me! Makanov said. Makanov, who led by example, silenced all the dissatisfied people with his own actions, but he knew that he could only temporarily suppress the opposition of these people, and if he could not obtain compensation from other quarters and could not let the officers and soldiers enjoy the most basic treatment, then the temporarily suppressed discontent would one day eventually intensify like a volcanic eruption! At that time, if Makanov still wants to continue his expedition, I'm afraid he will have to do it to his own people first!

Makanov's ability is evident in many ways, not only in naval warfare and military management, but also in logistics and planning. Historically, the Russians' trip to the Far East was a terrible one, with accidents such as problems with frozen boats, which caused thousands of tons of meat and other food to spoil, to nervous stress that they hit the British fishing boat. On the way, the soldiers mutinied because of the poor treatment. It's been a tough journey. Of course, it is not denied that along the way, the Russians also set a record for the Russian Navy at that time, a Russian warship at sea, 110 tons of coal in one hour! Well, this feels a bit ironic......

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