"Very good, very good battleship, very good name. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Wilhelm II nodded in approval.

The performance of this battlecruiser designed by Qin Tian is indeed very good, which makes Wilhelm II very satisfied. What satisfied Wilhelm II even more was that Qin Tian actually knew how to find a way to alleviate the contradiction with Moltke Jr., instead of blindly-for-tat. In this way, he is undoubtedly more suitable to be the future heir of the empire. After all, being an emperor requires a big heart.

Wilhelm II had to admit that in these aspects, Qin Tian was much stronger than Crown Prince Wilhelm. So much so that he couldn't help but think that it was a wrong decision to let Qin Tian be the crown prince and leave the position of crown prince for Crown Prince William?

"This battlecruiser designed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed very powerful. If it could be put into service, it would further strengthen the strength of the German Navy. "Field Marshal Count Tirpitz was very satisfied with the performance of the Moltke-class battlecruisers.

Wilhelm II nodded and looked at the Naval Technical Committee. In principle, the construction of each new warship requires the approval of the Navy's Technical Committee. Of course, because of the previous 'Nassau-class' battleships, the Naval Technical Committee no longer dared to embarrass Qin Tian's design. They didn't want to be slapped in the face by Qin Tian again.

"Ahem!" Feng? Count Warren coughed twice and had to stand up.

"Your Majesty, this 'Moltke-class' battleship designed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has very good performance in all aspects. According to the Technical Committee of the Navy, this is a good battleship. However, our only concern is that the cost of this ship will be very high! "Feng? Count Warren said. In order to avoid offending Qin Tian, who had become the crown prince, Feng? Earl Warren has already considered the choice of words and sentences.

Qin Tian nodded: "Indeed, according to our estimates, the cost of the 'Moltke-class' battle cruisers will be very high. It is estimated that it will reach about 60 million marks each. ”

"Sixty million marks each?" Everyone couldn't help but gasp. Such a price is undoubtedly very high. Even Wilhelm II couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. If it weren't for Qin Tian and the imperial family's annual loan of 100 million marks each to the navy, the navy would not have had so much money to build these expensive warships.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the navy is very expensive. Especially since we can't compete with the British in terms of the number of capital ships, we can only think of ways to improve the combat effectiveness of each class of ships. In this way, we will be able to win more with less, and we will be able to defeat the British in future naval battles. And the price to be paid for this is nothing more than a high price. After all, the excellent performance of warships requires advanced technology and equipment to pile up. These are very expensive. Qin Tian said.

Everyone nodded their heads again and again, agreeing with Qin Tian's statement. After all, strengthening the performance of each class of warships as much as possible is undoubtedly the only way that the German Navy can catch up with the British Navy at this stage. If it were to compete with the British Navy in numbers, the German Navy would have no chance of winning. The British could even build capital ships twice or even three times the number of the German Navy. In that case, the German Navy would have no chance of winning at all.

"Do you still have any objections to this? If not, then approve the construction of the 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers. Kaiser Wilhelm II said.

No one raised any objections, even Moltke, who had always loved to sing against Qin Tian, remained silent. It is estimated that he also hopes that this class of battlecruisers named after his uncle can be built smoothly!

Wilhelm II nodded, and then approved the construction of the 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers.

"Father, please name the other two Moltke-class battlecruisers." Qin Tian pleaded. The 'Moltke-class' battle cruisers are still planned to be built in three.

Wilhelm II thought for a moment, then said: "The other two are called 'Goeben' and 'Seydlitz'!" ”

"Yes, Father!" Qin Tian didn't have any objection to this.

"In addition to the battlecruisers, we need to start construction of a new type of battleship as soon as possible, as a follow-up to the 'Helgoland-class' battleships." Qin Tian continued.

He then instructed someone to hang a large design drawing on the wall. On the blueprints, there is a huge battleship. The appearance is very similar to the 'Helgolland-class' battleships, and it can be said that it is an improved version of the 'Helgoland-class' battleships.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this battleship is 185 meters long, 28.5 meters wide, 9.1 meters draft, with a standard displacement of 28,500 tons and a full load displacement of 32,500 tons. It is armed with three triple 343 mm 50 x caliber main guns, 14 150 mm 45 x caliber secondary guns, and 16 88 mm 45 x caliber anti-torpedo boat guns. The power is 24 improved Sulzer oil-fired boilers, four Chlutis steam turbines, the main engine has a maximum power of 60,000 horsepower, four axles of propulsion, and a maximum speed of 23 knots. In terms of armor defense, the main armor belt defense is 350 mm, and the turret frontal armor and conning tower armor are both 350 mm. Deck armor is 65 mm. It can be said that this class of battleships is an enlarged version of the 'Helgoran-class' battleships. However, we have optimized the relevant design, especially to strengthen the defense. Qin Tian introduced.

There is no objection to this. It would have been customary to improve on the basis of a battleship of a certain class, strengthen some aspects of performance, and then build another stage. It would be unrealistic to redesign every class of battleships.

Qin Tian wanted to install a 380mm main gun on the capital ship of the next level. But he knew that this was simply not realistic. Although Krupp is already working at full capacity, it has just developed and delivered 50 times the caliber of 305 mm to the shipyard. The 343-mm guns are still in full swing. It is expected to be able to catch up with the launch and outfitting of the 'Helgoran-class' battleships. If Krupp were to develop another 380-mm gun, it would probably cost them their lives. Of course, Qin Tian wouldn't let them relax. The 380 mm gun had to be developed before the outbreak of World War I, and it was necessary to equip the warship. Only in this way will the German Navy be able to further gain a better chance of victory in the future.

Kaiser Wilhelm II, as usual, asked everyone if he had any objections to this class of battleships. Everyone still shook their heads, indicating that they had no objections. As a result, the plan for the construction of battleships of this class was also approved. This class of battleships was named the 'Caesar-class' battleship by Wilhelm II.