In the presence of Wilhelm II, Qin Tian and Marshal Count Tirpitz signed their names on the transfer document. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThis also means that the four 'Nassau-class' battleships being built by Qin Tian's Deutsche Shipyard have become the next level of capital ships of the Navy. Once completed, and after sea trials, the battleships will be officially handed over to the Navy.

"Your Royal Highness, thank you for everything you have done for the Navy, the Navy will remember it." Marshal Count Tirpitz said solemnly.

In the eyes of others, Qin Tian took a huge risk for the sake of the 'Nassau-class' battleship. The acquisition of shipyards and the expansion of shipyards have been a huge investment. The construction of four battleships, again, was a lot of money. If the navy did not accept these battleships in the end, Qin Tian's loss on this project would probably exceed 300 million marks, or even more. With Germany's fiscal revenue of only one billion marks a year, this is undoubtedly a huge amount of money. Therefore, Marshal Count Tirpitz was very moved by Qin Tian's behavior.

"Your Excellency, this is what I should do. As a prince of the German Empire, it is naturally his responsibility to fight for the strength of the German Empire. Although, it was not my ideal to fight on the front line in military uniforms on board the ship. However, I could make the German Empire stronger in my own way. Qin Tian smiled.

The Navy officially received the 'Nassau-class' battleship, which can be described as a relief to him. After all, these are four battleships! From the acquisition of the shipyard to the construction of four 'Nassau-class' battleships, the cost was 350 million marks. The Navy has now received these battleships, for which various payments will be made. According to the agreement between Qin Tian and Wilhelm II, these four 'Nassau-class' battleships will be used to offset the debts of the acquisition of the Royal Shipyard and the expansion of the shipyard. Qin Tian only needed to spend money to build these battleships. For more than 100 million marks, to get a large shipyard, this is undoubtedly very cost-effective.

Of course, for Qin Tian, more than 100 million marks was nothing at all. With the expansion of the Deutsche Welfare Lottery abroad, especially in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was a great success. Even though there was some headwinds in the Kingdom of Italy, the company's profits were generally rising. Now the profit of the German Welfare Lottery is 8 million marks per period. This also means that Qin Tian can get a profit of 50 million marks from the company every month. Over the course of a year, that's an astronomical amount. The money spent on the construction of several battleships for the German Navy was nothing at all.

Both Wilhelm II and Marshal Count Tirpitz laughed. You must know that Qin Tiancai is now 17 years old, and he is still a few months away from even being eighteen. At the beginning, Qin Tian and Ludwig, the dean of the Kiel Naval Academy? The agreement reached by the dean of Birkenhagen was, in their eyes, a joke. But now it seems that Qin Tian is fully capable of fulfilling his promise. The money spent to fulfill that promise was nothing to Qin Tian at all.

"Your Royal Highness, the four 'Nassau-class' battleships have all been received by the Navy. But when will you and the Dean of Birkenhagen fulfill their promise? Marshal Count Tirpitz smiled.

"Your Excellency, you can fulfill it whenever you want. And, I've been ready for it for a long time. The lead ship of the next class of capital ships will be built by me at full expense. After it was completed, it was donated directly to the Navy, which was regarded as my fulfillment of my promise to the dean of Birkenhagen. Qin Tian smiled.

If before, he would have been worried about funds, but now he can be said to be rich. The Deutsche Welfare Lottery has grown into a huge cash cow that can bring him good profits every month. And this is enough to support the consumption of Qin Tian's other money-burning enterprises.

"A battleship of the next rank? Oscar, the 'Nassau-class' battleship is under construction, do you already have plans for the next class of battleships? Wilhelm II asked.

Marshal Count Tirpitz also stared at Qin Tian closely. From the 'Nassau-class' battleships, Qin Tian's design ability and vision for the development of the Navy's capital ships have been proven. If Qin Tian still had ideas about the capital ship of the next level, and there was no problem with the design at all, then of course they could use Qin Tian's design as the capital ship of the next level.

"Yes, Father." Qin Tian nodded.

With nothing else to do, Qin Tian focused on designing those weapons and equipment. For the next level of capital ships of the German Navy, Qin Tian also thought about it.

"That's what I think about the next class of capital ships in the Navy. The Nassau-class battleship was designed to be more advanced than the British Navy's Dreadnought. However, it is already indisputable that the battleship 'Dreadnought' entered service first. Let's consider the battleship 'Dreadnought' to be an epoch-making battleship. Well, those battleships that used the second main guns before them can be called 'pre-dreadnoughts'. And the battleship 'Dreadnought', as well as the same type of battleship that the British were about to build, as well as our 'Nassau-class' battleship, can also be called 'dreadnought'. Qin Tian introduced.

William II and Marshal Count Tirpitz both nodded their heads again and again, and there was nothing wrong with Qin Tian's way of dividing. However, the fact that the 'Dreadnought' battleship entered service before the 'Nassau-class' battleship also made them feel a little resentful. If the Naval Technical Committee had not vetoed Qin Tian's design before, then the honor of being the first to serve the new battleship should have been worn on the head of the German Empire.

"Then, the capital ship of the next class, I think, should be a 'super dreadnought'." Qin Tian once again threw out a different term.

"'Super dreadnought'?" William II and Marshal Count Tirpitz were stunned.

"Yes, it's a 'super dreadnought'. As the name suggests, it is a battleship that is more powerful than the previous 'dreadnoughts'. The main manifestation is that the firepower is more powerful and the defense is stronger. If possible, it needs to be faster. In this way, we can ensure that our next-class capital ships have an overwhelming advantage in the face of the British Navy. As far as I know, the battleships of the lower and even the next rank of the British Navy were nothing more than simple improvements to the battleship 'Dreadnought'. Qin Tian smiled.