"Your Royal Highness, welcome to Krupp!" Gustav? Krupp and Beta? Krupp had been waiting at the door of Krupp for a long time, and after Qin Tian got on the car, he immediately greeted him, and his face was full of smiles. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Hello Mr. Krupp!" Qin Tian stretched out his hand, and Gustav? Krupp shakes hands. For this man who joined the Krupp family and then took control of Germany's largest arms empire, Qin Tian did not dare to despise it at all. It can be said that it was in the hands of this man that the Krupp company developed more rapidly and powerfully, and became an arms giant in Germany and even in the world.

"Hello, Miss Krupp, we meet again!" Qin Tian said with a smile on his face.

And Beta? Krupp is relatively familiar with each other. It was because of his request, and Beta? Miss Krupp's courage made Krupp invest heavily in the research of new large-caliber naval guns, so that these capital ships of the German Navy would not be delayed in service due to the lack of main guns. To this end, Krupp has made great efforts. Of course, the steady stream of orders has also made Krupp a lot of profits.

You know, the main guns of battleships can be bought and sold with a hammer. The main guns of battleships are very large in caliber and heavy, which makes the main guns of battleships expensive. In addition, this kind of main gun has to change the barrel after firing a certain number of shells. Otherwise, the rifling will seriously affect the accuracy of the shelling after serious wear.

For Krupp, as long as they sell a cannon, the follow-up service can also make them more profitable.

"Hello, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Beta? Miss Krupp was also smiling. Despite her and Gustav? After Krupp's marriage, the main affairs of the company were handed over to Gustav? Krupp was in charge. However, she holds the majority of the shares in the Krupp company. So, as long as she wants, she can get the company back at any time.

After some greetings, Qin Tian was directly invited to Gustav? Inside Krupp's office. In the entire office, except for Qin Tian, there were only the Krupp couple. They obviously knew that Qin Tian would not come to the door without incident.

"Mr. Krupp, the Navy is very satisfied with the new naval gun developed by Krupp. The 50 times caliber 305 mm naval gun has extremely strong armor-piercing ability. I believe that this is already far more than the naval guns of the same caliber of the British Navy. Even the power of the larger caliber naval guns of the British Navy could not be compared. Qin Tian looked appreciative.

"Your Royal Highness, it is our duty to produce qualified main guns for the Imperial Navy. Of course, this is also inseparable from the support of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hadn't asked us to develop it, perhaps there would be no such main gun now. "Gustav? Krupp replied.

Qin Tian nodded, no matter what, the support of Krupp for the Navy and him is undoubtedly very large.

"I came to Krupp this time, and there are a few things I want to discuss with you and your wife." Qin Tian said.

The expressions on the faces of the Krupps also became serious, they knew that the drama was coming.

"The first thing, the Navy has added the construction of a first-class battleship and a first-class battlecruiser, which is expected to start soon, a total of eight, requiring 24 triple 343-mm guns. Plus the previous 15-seat triple 343-mm gun. The Navy hopes that Krupp will speed up the development and production of a 50-caliber 343-mm gun to be produced before the launch of the 'Helgoland-class' battleship. Otherwise, it will delay the commissioning of our capital ship. Qin Tian said.

"Your Royal Highness, there is no problem with this. We have made a breakthrough in the development of a 50-caliber 343 mm gun, and we have completed most of the development work. It was expected to be completed by the end of 1908, and there should be no problem. "Gustav? Krupp assured.

Qin Tian expressed his satisfaction with this. In any case, the battleships of the 'Helgoland-class' were to be launched at the end of 1908. When the time comes, the main guns of the Krupp company will be able to catch up. As for the subsequent 'Caesar-class' battleships and 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers, they were even further behind.

"In addition, the Navy hopes that Krupp will from now on conduct research on the main guns of larger caliber battleships." Qin Tian continued.

"Larger-caliber guns?" Gustav? Krupp and Beta? Krupp gasped. You must know that because of Qin Tian's requirements, Krupp's R&D department has been operating at full capacity over the years. Even so, it was only able to meet Qin Tian's requirements. Now, they are finally about to complete the development of the 343 mm main gun, but before they have time to rest, Qin Tian actually put forward new requirements.

You must know that the study of the main guns of battleships is not as simple as eating and drinking. In particular, the larger the caliber, the more difficult it will increase exponentially. Qin Tian's requirements are undoubtedly a great problem for Krupp.

"Mr. Krupp, that's no problem. Our next capital ship will no longer use 343 mm of main guns, but 380 mm. It's not that I'm trying to make things difficult for you, it's that the situation is tense and we have to catch up. Our old adversary, the British, who also began the development of a 381-mm gun long ago. We must not be left behind in this regard. Otherwise, in future naval battles, our navy will not be able to deal with the large-caliber main guns of the British with small-caliber main guns, right? In that case, it would be irresponsible for the Imperial Navy. Qin Tian said with a serious face.

Although, judging from the current situation, the German Navy has caught up with the British Navy in terms of new capital ships, and even in terms of combat power, it has formed a certain degree of overtaking. However, Qin Tian knew that he definitely couldn't take it lightly. The speed of development of the British Navy is undoubtedly very terrifying. Once the German Navy stops its development, I am afraid that it will soon be caught up by the British Navy, or even overtaken. Qin Tian didn't want the British 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships to ravage the capital ships of the German Navy with their 381mm guns in future naval battles.

Of course, the German Navy was armed with a 50-caliber 343-mm gun, which was not necessarily weaker than the British Navy's 45-caliber 381-mm gun. However, if it was possible to have a larger caliber of main guns, the probability of victory for the German Navy would naturally be higher.