"Prince Ben just came back from the United States, and he sat on the boat and dangled for 2 weeks, and you just let your brother deal with things as soon as his feet stuck to the ground? Is there any reason for this? Are you the boss or am I the boss? Didn't you say okay, do you have something to do? Do you know that you are acting dereliction of duty? Your year-end bonus is in jeopardy! Baron! "When the armored cruiser Munich had just arrived in Hamburg, and the prince got off the ship, Baron Vittorio immediately said that the Russian representatives had been waiting for more than one month, and you had to make a decision on what to do with this matter!

And this matter makes the prince very unhappy, the prince is a human, not a machine! "Let them wait another 5 days, it's been a month anyway, so what about waiting a few more days? Don't want to buy the fuck off, brother is still afraid that no one will buy the boat? Ruprecht said angrily.

Ruprecht's tantrum is not just because his subordinates are inconsiderate of the hard work of the leader. How much toil counts as a bird in front of millions of pounds? Again, the root cause lies in the attitudes and ideas of the Russians. During the two weeks of wandering at sea, Ruprecht carefully sorted out the context in combination with the information he received, and finally understood what was going on.

The Russians hesitated, partly because of the pressure from behind their backs, and partly because they wanted to build their own ships. Problems on both fronts caused them to waver on this order. The Russians are very fond of piracy, and historically the Borodino-class battleships are imitations of the battleship Prince, which France built for the Russians. The Russians were very unhappy with the proposal to sell only ships and not drawings, which, combined with the threat of the French, put huge financial pressure on the deal, and it was natural for the Russians to hesitate.

But even so, Ruprecht still has no idea of selling his technology to retain customers. In line with the principle that if the money I can make flies, it will be a loss, and when it comes to key things, Ruprecht does not back down in the slightest. Ruprecht had already thought about it, and when he returned, he would go to Berlin first, solve the problem of the back road first, and then talk to the Russians, and if the Russians broke the treaty at that time, the prince would not be afraid at all.

So, after Ruprecht returned to Germany, he immediately took the train in front of Berlin without saying a word, and went to discuss some matters with Crown Prince Wilhelm and even with the Prime Minister. As for the Russians? Wait for yourself! And Ruprecht's obviously somewhat prevaricating attitude also made the Russians feel a little nervous! That's right, nervousness, not dissatisfaction! Or very dissatisfied, and dare not show it!

In Makanov's opinion, since the third meeting between himself and Baron Vittorio, who was in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the design bureau, the attitude of the other party has changed immediately, and in contrast to the problem of strategy in the negotiation process. Baron Vittorio is now not giving an inch, and even has the intention of reversing the original concessions, making an expression of love to buy and buy and not buy and get out, which makes the Russians feel very nervous.

Later, Makanov made a special investigation of the situation at the Brof-Foss shipyard, and the Russians found that the Germans did not seem to be in a hurry at the moment, and that the slipways were now almost full of ships or ready to be put on board. Build a boat for the Russians, that's to give you face, you don't want someone else's ship waiting for you! It's a completely seller's market now, right? You should learn to be grateful!

"What should we do?" Makanov asked Parikin anxiously.

"Let's see the situation first, the Germans will not just give up this order." Parikin said.

And just when the Russians were nervous, Ruprecht had already come to Berlin, and in Sanssouci Palace, Ruprecht finally saw his "comrade-in-arms" His Royal Highness Crown Prince Wilhelm. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is thinking about the upcoming naval construction, although it doesn't have much effect, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still very excited, as a person who wants to erect a warship without the assistance of SPS, it is normal to have this kind of enthusiasm.

"To be honest, I'm a little dissatisfied with some of the actions of your design bureau, how can such an advanced warship be given priority to the Russians?" Wilhelm II, with a slightly dissatisfied face, pointed to the model of the armored cruiser USS Russia on the table. Quite a few of them were made black money by Ruprecht.

"This battleship is more powerful and complex than the Munich-class armored cruisers, in fact the standard displacement I set is more than 13,000 tons, and the hull length is close to 150 meters. Actually, I have some doubts about whether the Imperial Shipyard can successfully complete the construction of this battleship, and in order to ensure that the Empire gets all qualified warships, we need to find a test product! And Russia is the test case. "Who is Ruprecht? It's just a bear child, and the two lives together are over 50 years old. Listen to this, what a righteous and awe-inspiring one! So that no one can find fault with it!

"For the future cruiser program, I have two versions, the first can be seen as a reinforced version of the Russia, with a displacement of 13,500 tons, a length of 151 meters and a width of 23 meters. THE MAIN GUN IS EIGHT 260MM GUNS, ARRANGED IN THE FORM OF TWO TWIN 260MM GUN TURRETS AT THE BOW AND TAIL, AND A SINGLE 260MM TURRET AT EACH OF THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE HULL. THE SECONDARY GUNS ARE 14 105MM GUNS. The thickness of the lateral chord armor belt is 7 inches. The upper armor belt is 6 inches. The bow and tail armor belts of the hull are 3 to 4 inches. The frontal armor of the turret is 10 inches. The side is 7 inches! The conning tower was armored 12 inches. The inclined part of the battleship's dome armor is 3 inches, and the horizontal part is 2.5 inches. The maximum output is tentatively set at 20,000 horsepower, and a new water-tube boiler and steam engine are used. The maximum speed is around 21 knots! ”

"This plan is equivalent to canceling the second-level main gun and replacing it with the first-class main gun? That's a great idea, what do you think about it? Crown Prince William asked.

"The power of the 8-inch gun is still too small. SHELLS OF ABOUT 100KG WERE TOO LIGHT, AND IN THE CASE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PENETRATE THE ARMOR, THE HEAVY ARTILLERY HAD TO RELY ON A STRONG IMPACT FORCE TO DESTROY THE BACK PLATE AND DAMAGE THE BATTLESHIP. THE WEIGHT OF THE 260MM CLASS ARTILLERY SHELL SHOULD BE AROUND 220KG. This weight advantage is very large, and with a single main gun, logistics supply will be more convenient. "Ruprecht almost said that caliber is justice, and bullet weight is the core!

"IF SO, WE NEED TO DEVELOP A NEW ARTILLERY, OUR 240MM GUN SHELL WEIGHS ONLY 140KG, AND THE 280MM GUN SHELL WEIGHS ENOUGH, BUT THE GUN WEIGHT IS TOO LARGE. It's going to be a hassle. "Wilhelm II, as a naval enthusiast and one of Krupp's shareholders, was naturally well aware of the current situation of German naval heavy artillery, and he had even guessed some of Ruprecht's ideas, after all, the Bavarian-Austrian arms complex was no secret.

"The Navy is for the Empire, not for some arms dealers." Ruprecht said as he looked at Prince Wilhelm, who was a little hesitant.

"I can understand your thoughts, if Krupp is still not growing up, I think the Admiralty will have other choices, the key is that your products must indeed be good enough to be positive!" Wilhelm was not yet the emperor, so he naturally did not have the confidence to take a stake in the Bavarian-Austrian arms complex. And there is some truth in what Ruprecht said, and it is not a good thing for the empire that domestic companies are dominant.

Thank you for the book friend Happy Heroes and SK wolf smoke tips~~~. It's 100 chapters this afternoon.,100 chapters are directly on the shelves.,I'm 100 chapters and continue to struggle-!