In the Old Summer Palace, after Li Weiguo summoned the Kaiser's special envoy, Field Marshal Tár, several military ministers urgently asked for a meeting, trying to persuade Li Weiguo not to easily sell the steam turbine technology of the Chinese Empire to the German Empire.

"Your Majesty, don't you think about it again!"

"Steam turbine technology is a core secret of the Imperial Navy's dreadnought-class battleships, and although the German Empire is our ally, the ambition of the Imperial German Navy is also to seize world supremacy, and it may be so powerful that it threatens the Empire in the future."

Li Weiguo smiled: "It's understandable that you're worried, but it's not important. Even if the steam turbine technology is completely mastered by the German Imperial Navy, even if the German Imperial Navy grows to the point of incomparably strong, even if the German Imperial Navy becomes the enemy of our Chinese Empire in the future, I will have a way to directly destroy the entire German Imperial Navy! ”

Wu Yong, Lin Jiyun and others were stunned, no matter how powerful the German Imperial Navy was in the future, even if it surpassed the Chinese Imperial Navy, the final outcome would be annihilation.

How confident is that?

If someone else said such a thing, Wu Yong and the others would never believe it. But when Li Weiguo said it, they couldn't help but believe it.

For Li Weiguo, a god-like figure, everyone absolutely believes in his words, which are absolutely wise and unquestionable.

To plague the entire Western world, a mad dog is needed.

Li Weiguo took a fancy to the German Empire and wanted to train it to be a fierce mad dog, but at the same time, he would also put a dog chain on it, which could only bite the enemy, not hurt the owner.

Exporting steam turbine technology to the German Empire, even if the German Empire had thousands of dreadnoughts in the future, Li Weiguo only needed to sacrifice aircraft carriers, or anti-ship missiles, or atomic bombs, any kind of weapon would be enough to kill the entire German Imperial Navy in an instant.

Since he has so many future weapons in his hands, he naturally does not need to be afraid of the threat of the German Imperial Navy.

Li Weiguo said don't worry, that is, don't worry, even if Wu Yong and others don't understand it now, they won't be entangled in this problem anymore.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if you will sell the steam turbine technology directly to the German Empire?"

"Of course I won't sell technology directly!"

Li Weiguo said with a smile: "Your Admiralty will arrange for Taal and his party to board our Dreadnought-class battleship, so that they can see it with their own eyes and experience it for themselves." Then we build warships for the German navy and earn all the gold in their hands, and when they will get the technology, it depends on our mood. ”

Wu Yong, Lin Jiyun and the others were immediately happy, this is ready to pit the German Empire again!

However, the German Empire is an ally of the Chinese Empire, so is it good to deceive people like this?

Absolutely! Allies are used to betray and be trapped!

Anyway, for the German Empire, they were originally using the technical help of the Chinese Empire to achieve the goal of conquering Europe and even the world.

In this way, both sides are taking advantage of each other, and then the Chinese Empire will be able to pit the German Empire with peace of mind.

Soon, the Imperial Chinese Admiralty arranged for Tal and his party to visit the most powerful Dreadnought-class battleship of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

The Invincible held a grand welcome ceremony for this purpose, with colorful flags fluttering, military bands blaring, and Captain Deng Shichang personally receiving Taal and his party.

"This is the Dreadnought-class battleship!"

Standing on the dock, Tal and his party looked up at the huge hull of the Invincible, and the only feeling was that it was powerful and domineering. The information they had before was that the Dreadnought-class had a displacement of only 16,000 tons, and after seeing it with their own eyes at this moment, Tal and other German admirals obviously didn't believe it.

"Definitely more than 20,000 tons!"

"Yes! Our Imperial Chinese Navy has built a total of thirteen Dreadnought-class battleships, one of which serves as a test ship and is currently serving at the Imperial Chinese Naval Academy as a training ship. The ship in front of you is the Invincible, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy, with a full load displacement of 25,000 tons. ”

Deng Shichang directly answered the questions of the German officers and did not hide it. On the one hand, the Admiralty had greeted in advance, and there was no need to hide it from the Germans. On the other hand, the Dreadnought-class battleships have been officially commissioned, and the strategic deception of five years ago has achieved its goal and successfully fooled the European and American powers, but now that the sword of the Imperial Chinese Navy is unsheathed, there is no need to hide.

Tal and others were surprised that it reached 25,000 tons, and they had deceived the world that it was only 16,000 tons, but as a result, including the German Navy, the navies of European and American countries used a displacement of about 16,000 as the standard line to develop various versions of dreadnought battleships, but the results were all bitter. Especially in the British Empire, the shipyard was built and demolished, demolished and rebuilt, and it took three years to waste, and finally found that 16,000 tons was impossible, and I knew that I had been fooled.

The Chinese Empire will really deceive people!

However, at this moment, the military of the Chinese Empire directly said that the displacement of 25,000 tons was made, which made Tal and others happy, which showed that the Chinese Empire was still good to Germany, at least it was not expecting everyone.

When you board the battleship Invincible, the first thing that catches your eye is the four triple guns.

Influenced by Li Weiguo's book "On Sea Power", the German Imperial Navy was the staunchest supporter of the giant ship cannon doctrine, and a group of German officers quickly came to a triple main gun.

"This is a triple main gun, 330 mm caliber, 50 times diameter, effective range of 20 km, maximum range (28 degrees of elevation) 26.6 km, 10 km can penetrate 330 mm thick Armstrong armor or 340 mm Harvey armor!"

What a powerful artillery!

What a long range!

Breaking through 330 mm Armstrong armor within 10 kilometers doesn't that mean that the Queen Mary-class battleships that the British Empire has just commissioned can penetrate with one shot!

It's incredible! The Queen Mary-class battleships that the British are proud of, in front of the dreadnought-class battleships of the Chinese Empire, can only be abused!

No wonder the British Empire adopted a policy of non-resistance, and even the colonies of Papua, Solomon, and New Zealand were ceded to the Chinese Empire.

Tal and other German naval officers were stunned for a moment, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses, and their hearts were pounding, thinking how good it would be if such a battleship were German!

This time, we must buy the Chinese Empire's Dreadnought-class battleships at any cost, with such battleships, you can go sideways in Europe and beat the British little pot friends!

Tal made up his mind, staring at the two triple guns in front of him.

These were the main gun emplacements of the battleship Invincible, with the former having a three-meter-high turret and the latter being a raised turret pedestal, two stories high. The black cannon barrel more than ten meters long reflected in the sun, revealing a cold and murderous aura.

Soldiers like to be murderous, and several German officers wanted to take a group photo, so Deng Shichang also allowed it and lent them his camera to take pictures.

Accompanied by Deng Shichang, Tal came to the bridge.

The whistle sounded, and the battleship Invincible slowly sailed out of the port of Tianjin, and in a certain sea area of Bohai Bay, a ban on navigation was imposed.

Next, it's time for the showtime of the battleship Invincible.

Deng Shichang personally commanded, let Tal and others watch, and witnessed the powerful power of the salvo of the main guns of the battleship Invincible.

Words are unfounded, but seeing is believing.

The shells landed on the sea more than 20 kilometers away and exploded violently, stirring up huge waves hundreds of meters high.

This kind of power, the German naval officers knew very well, hitting a battleship, it could definitely cause heavy damage.

That's not the point, though.

Then Deng Shichang ordered the battleship to move at full speed, which immediately made Tal and the others look stupid.

A giant battleship of 25,000 tons actually ran at a speed of 21 knots, which is really a hell of a life!

You must know that the Imperial German Navy, with the technical help of the Chinese Empire, built the Germans' own dreadnought-class battleships, the Nassau-class battleships, with a theoretical design speed of 18 knots, but in fact the Germans finally increased the weight of the armor, resulting in a pitiful actual speed of only 16 knots after completion.

One is 16 knots and the other is 21 knots, which is not an ordinary gap!

You must know that once the speed of a battleship exceeds 20 knots, the theoretical speed of avoiding enemy shells and fish and radium will be qualitatively improved, which is far from what a battleship can do at a speed lower than 20 knots, and a speed of 20 knots is a watershed for a battleship.

After a minute of being in a daze, Tal was completely agitated.

That's right! This is the hidden killer feature of the Chinese Empire!

Every time there was a naval battle between China and Britain, the Imperial Chinese Navy would take advantage of the speed, and sure enough!

"How many boilers are installed on your ship?"

"18 steam boilers, 4 steam turbine systems, 18 hours of reliability at 21 knots!"

Deng Shichang directly told the military secret that the Chinese Imperial Navy had hidden for five years.

This is the temptation of red fruits!

Tal felt like his breathing was about to stop, and his hands were trembling.

The steam turbine system is really a new technology!

The 21-knots speed can maintain 18 hours of reliability, which will play an unparalleled role in combat, and can deal a fatal blow to enemy ships.

Be sure to buy it!

No matter what the cost!

Deng Shichang saw the expressions of the German navy such as Tal, and smiled secretly in his heart, waiting to be slaughtered!

Brother has performed so hard for so long, he must ask the Admiralty for some benefits to come back afterwards!

The two foxes, one old and one young, were calculating in their hearts.

Tal and his entourage hurried back to the German Embassy in Beijing and quickly sent a report to Berlin.

When Bismarck saw the telegram, he had to meet with Wilhelm I late at night.

"Bismarck, if you don't give me a reason, I'll give you no fun!"

William I was very unhappy, and was called up in his sleep, and anyone would be angry.

"Your Majesty, after you read the telegram, you will definitely not blame me for disturbing your dreams!"

Bismarck said calmly.

Wilhelm I glared at Bismarck, took the telegram and looked at it, and his expression suddenly changed from anger to shock and finally to ecstasy.

"This Chinese empire really has a hidden hand! A dreadnought battleship that can run 21 knots will definitely be able to beat the British out of the air when it reaches the sea! ”

Bismarck was also excited, but he quickly calmed down.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire may not sell us steam turbine technology!"

William I was puzzled: "Why didn't you sell it to us?" We're allies! ”

Bismarck shook his head and said: "There are no constant allies between countries, only constant interests. ”

William I frowned and said, "You mean we're afraid we'll have to pay a price to get it?" ”

Bismarck smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty must be prepared for heavy bleeding!" ”

Don't mention money, as soon as you mention money, Wilhelm I will inevitably turn his face, but this time he did not get angry, but excitedly said: "Tell Tár, no matter what the cost, you must get the steam turbine back to Germany!" Otherwise, let him die outside! ”

After receiving the reply order from the German Kaiser, Tal immediately felt a chrysanthemum tightening, hurriedly studied with the German ambassador, and sent a note to the Chinese Imperial Government and military, proposing the introduction of steam turbine technology, large-caliber artillery manufacturing technology, advanced armor technology, etc.

Among these three technologies, large-caliber artillery manufacturing technology and advanced armor manufacturing technology are advanced technologies that have been remembered by the German Empire for a long time, but the Chinese Empire has always refused to transfer technology. Although the German Empire imported hundreds of large-caliber artillery pieces and tens of thousands of tons of armor from the Chinese Empire, and some experience was developed through reverse engineering, there was still a huge gap compared with the Chinese Empire.

So far, the quality of the barrels of the 305 mm 50 times diameter guns produced by the German Empire has been poor, and the life span is less than 100 rounds, which is more than double the life of similar guns imported from the Chinese Empire.

Similarly, the Krupp armor of the Germans is already very advanced, but compared with the special steel of the Chinese Empire, there is a huge gap in strength, corrosion resistance, and high temperature resistance.

But this time, the German Empire revisited the old story, and did not expect to obtain the main gun barrel manufacturing technology and special steel technology, but used it as a springboard to obtain the steam turbine technology of the Chinese Empire.

Compared with the barrel and armor manufacturing technology, steam turbine technology was more important to the German Imperial Navy, and it was inevitable to achieve it.

However, what Tal didn't know was that all the telegrams and phone calls he sent to Berlin were intercepted, and the cryptographic experts of the Chinese Imperial S.H.I.E.L.D. quickly deciphered the German telegraph code, thus learning the attitude of the Kaiser, the German government, and the military.

Li Weiguo glanced at the declassified information and was immediately happy.

"Since the Kaiser wants to get the steam turbine technology at all costs, then you should not be soft-hearted, and do what you want! Don't save money for the Germans! ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

Zhang Peilun, Wang Kaitai, Wu Yong, Hua Yufang, Lin Jiyun and other relevant personnel received orders in unison, and they were ready to slaughter the Germans one by one.

First of all, it is natural to hang Tal and other German delegates, sharpen their spirits, and blow their fragile hearts, so as to facilitate better negotiations and bargaining chips.

For a month, Tal failed to get a reply from the relevant departments of the Chinese Empire.

"Please wait, we are coordinating with the relevant departments!"

"I'm sorry, the relevant departments are working on it!"

A relevant department, a relevant department, the cliff makes Talmon's head turn, and he wants to cry without tears!

Unable to directly open the door to negotiations with the Chinese Empire, Tarr had to use the German business group to China, hoping to open the door to negotiations through huge trade and investment.

This time, Thar brought more than 100 German industrial and commercial giants, signed more than 2,000 contracts with various industry giants of the Chinese Empire, and the trade amount with China was as high as 2.82 billion German marks, equivalent to 140 million yuan, of which the direct investment in China was as high as 38 million yuan, which was definitely the world's largest commercial and trade cooperation so far, including thousands of enterprises in the Chinese Empire, and directly providing 40,000 jobs for the Chinese Empire.

The generosity of the Germans, for the sake of money, finally began negotiations with the representatives of the German military headed by Tárr.

"It's impossible to want steam turbine technology, at least at this stage we don't mean to transfer it!"

Imperial Chinese negotiators Hua Yufang, Zhang Peilun, and Lin Jiyun formed a three-member working group to deal with negotiations with the German military.

"However, for the sake of the Sino-German alliance, we are willing to provide your country with a full set of steam turbine equipment, which your navy can use on its own warships."

Tal was slightly disappointed, although he did not directly get the steam turbine technology, but at least the Chinese Empire opened the restrictions on the export of steam turbines to Germany, and the German Navy could immediately obtain steam turbine equipment, which was not bad, at least it would not delay the growth of the German Navy.

"Great, thank you for being able to export steam turbine equipment to us! I don't know how much it costs? ”

"One and a half million yuan set!"

Despite being mentally prepared, when he heard about a set of steam turbines of 1.5 million yuan, Tal still twitched.

Pit! What a pit Nima! (To be continued.) )