Although there are seven top shipyards in Germany, the number of German shipyards has risen to eight after counting Qin Tian. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 However, it is not possible to consider the interests of every large shipyard, and only the shipyards that are relatively closely related will be chosen.

Wilhelm II nodded, building five new battleships, albeit a little more expensive. However, having the loan obtained from Qin Tian, coupled with the financial support of the royal family, as well as the original military expenses of the navy, was not a problem at all. Besides, the construction period of the battleship is already very long, and it is not too big to spread it over each year.

After consultation between Wilhelm II and Field Marshal Count Tirpitz, the five capital ships of the lower class, except for the lead ship, were built by the Deutsche Shipyard, the other four were built by the Naval Shipyard, the Royal Dockyard, the Volken Shipyard and the Weser Shipyard. In this case, there are five in total.

Of course, Qin Tian had no objection to this. The large slipway at the German shipyard was originally only eight. The 'Nassau-class' battleships have already occupied four of them, and it is obviously impossible for the remaining four to eat all the remaining new battleships in one bite. A little is given to other shipyards, and the spare slipway can also be used to build other ships.

Regarding the naming of the new capital ship, Wilhelm II finally chose the name 'Helgoland'. As a result, the German Navy's second class dreadnought was officially named the 'Helgoland-class' battleship. In the end, five battleships of this class were built, one more than the other plane. The lead ship is "Helgoland", the second ship is "Osterfrisland", the third ship is "Thuringia", the fourth ship is "Oldenburg", and the fifth ship is "East Prussia".

Seeing that the development history of the German Navy had been completely changed by himself, Qin Tian was very virtuous in his heart. The four 'Nassau-class' battleships plus five 'Helgoland-class' battleships were only one less in number than the British 'Dreadnought' battleships, three 'Bellerophon-class' battleships, three 'St. Vincent' battleships, the 'Neptune' battleship and the two 'Giant-class' battleships. More importantly, the 'Nassau-class' battleships and 'Helgoland-class' battleships in this time and space are more powerful, and they will almost have an overwhelming advantage over the battleships of the British Navy. In the event of a war, the British Navy would pay a heavy price for it.

"Oscar, the 'Helgolan-class' battleship, when will construction begin?" Wilhelm II asked.

"Father, I'm afraid it will have to wait until next year." Qin Tian said.

"Next year? Why? Wilhelm II was stunned, he couldn't wait to see the German Navy have these majestic and powerful battleships.

"Father, Krupp is concentrating on the development of a 305-mm 50-caliber gun. Now I am afraid that there is not much strength to develop a 343-mm gun. At the latest, I am afraid that we will not be able to start developing a 343-mm gun until next year, after a breakthrough in the 305-mm 50-caliber main gun. And the increase in the caliber of the main gun is not so easy, and it requires a lot of manpower and financial resources to be invested. The burden on Krupp will also increase as a result. Therefore, it is undoubtedly the best to start construction next year. Qin Tian explained.

Qin Tian hoped that the main guns equipped on the battleships of the German Navy would all be large-caliber and high-ratio main guns. In this way, the main gun can be more powerful, especially more significant armor-piercing. This makes the development of the main gun more difficult and more expensive. And, the service life will be reduced. But Qin Tian believed that any means that could strengthen the power of the battleships and help Germany win the war were worth it. Even so, it costs a lot of money. But Qin Tian also did not hesitate. Who made him poor now, only money left?

The German Welfare Lottery Company brought a huge fortune to Qin Tian. However, if the German Empire was defeated, the wealth in his hands would inevitably be coveted by others and even plundered. If he doesn't do it, he won't even be able to save his own life. Therefore, the best way to preserve one's wealth, and at the same time to save one's own life, is to help Germany win the war. For this reason, Qin Tian would of course do his best.

"Construction will start next year, and it will be completed and put into service in two and a half years, and there is no problem at all in terms of time!" Marshal Count Tirpitz said.

"Okay, let's start construction next year!" Wilhelm II nodded, and did not continue to force on the issue.

"Father, when the 'Helgoland-class' battleships were being built, it was necessary to ensure secrecy. The British will certainly do everything they can to gather intelligence on our battleships. We have to be on guard against this. According to the information we have obtained, the next few classes of battleships of the British were all with 305 mm guns. As soon as the British knew the data of our 'Helgolan-class' battleships, I am afraid that they would react strongly. In this case, I am afraid that there will be problems in the comparison of strength between our two sides, which will not help us catch up with and surpass the British as soon as possible. Qin Tian continued.

"If you want complete secrecy, that's unlikely. However, we can do our best to let the British know the specific data of our 'Helgoland-class' battleships as late as possible. In this way, it will also be able to buy us more time. Marshal Count Tirpitz said.

In the Anglo-German confrontation, in order to collect various military intelligence on the other side, both sides sent a large number of agents. These agents can be described as pervasive. It's almost impossible to keep it a complete secret.

"Let's get our secret forces moving. Try to make the secret leak as late as possible. Kaiser Wilhelm II said.

Qin Tian nodded, there is no perfect thing in the world. What's more, the so-called plan is in people, and success is in heaven. In order to strengthen the German navy, he can be said to have done everything in his power. However, if this is not enough to defeat the British and win this world war, then he can only say that the inertia of history is too great.

Of course, Qin Tian naturally hoped that through his own efforts, he could make Germany's military strength stronger, so that he could win the future world war. Qin Tian didn't want to have a huge amount of wealth, after the defeat of Germany, he could only go into exile overseas, living incognito, always worried that his wealth would be coveted by others. That kind of life is not lived by people at all.