On July 11, the delegation led by German Admiral Minister Tirpitz arrived at the port of Shangjing in the Lanfang Kingdom, and this time Li Zhaoshui, Li Yunhai, German Ambassador Streesmann, and military counselors were in charge of receiving them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Tirpitz's warship, led by two destroyers, sailed directly into the western military port of Shangjing.

Streesmann was Managing Legal Adviser and Vice-President of the Saxon Industrialists Association and a member of the German National Freedom Party.

The German National Freedom Party was formed in 1866 from the right wing of the split Progressive Party, which was initially the party of the Prussian bourgeoisie, and from 1871 became the party of the entire German bourgeoisie. The National Liberal Party is one of the pillars of the Junker-bourgeois alliance in Germany.

This time, Streesmann was appointed ambassador to the Kingdom of Lanfang because the German Junker-bourgeoisie wanted to strengthen trade with the Kingdom of Lanfang.

The fleet of battleships of the Lanfang Kingdom moored in the Western Military Port sounded their horns in unison to welcome Tirpitz's arrival.

The Germans were very satisfied with this unique welcome ceremony held by the Kingdom of Lanfang. Straysmann felt that Deputy Chief of General Staff Li Zhaoshui was very face-saving. Tirpitz felt that the kingdom of Lanfang was friendly to Germany, and this mission was not difficult to complete.

Seeing that the side of the warship was full of Lanfang naval officers and soldiers, all of them were white big caps, all of them were pure white shirts, the sailors were blue pants, and the officers at the colonel level and above were white pants, which looked neat, clean and mighty, so that Tirpitz was very envious of the Lanfang Kingdom that could have a strong naval force, this time he had to learn from the Lanfang Kingdom Navy, that is, their military uniforms were refreshing.

After landing, Tirpitz and Li Zhaoshui saluted each other, and Streesmann was responsible for introducing everyone to each other.

He was accompanied by Colonel Reinhardt Schell, the captain of the battleship personally chosen by Tirpitz. Colonel Franz von Hipper served as one of the captains of the battle cruisers.

Tirpitz was excited when he saw the Lanfang-class battleship from a distance, and he asked to visit the warship immediately, regardless of diplomatic etiquette.

Li Zhaoshui had long known that this battleship was going to be sold, and he had already ordered someone to dismantle the firing command azimuth plate in advance, and now he was not afraid of them looking at it.

The navy of the Lanfang Kingdom was completely open to him, and the behavior of not hiding it from him made Tirpitz even more satisfied.

After an afternoon of visiting, the battleships, battle cruisers and destroyers all satisfied Tirpitz, and he wanted all kinds of warships, which were all warships that Germany was in urgent need of, and even the technology used on them was also very eager, and artillery technology and steam turbine technology were all places that Germany needed to learn.

After several days of mutual negotiations, in the end Germany purchased 2 Lanfang-class battleships, 2 battle cruisers and 10 destroyers. Considering the friendship with Germany, Zhang Wei lowered the sales price a little, to 1.61 million pounds for the battleship, which was 50,000 pounds lower than the price given to France, which made Tirpitz laugh heartily and shouted that the kingdom of Lanfang was worth communicating.

Strasmann was also happy to be able to make this happen, at least 50,000 pounds cheaper than the price of his old rival France, so that the Junkers in China would know what he had done in the kingdom of Lanfang.

For the main gun and steam turbine, if Germany can't make it itself in the future, it can buy it at any time from the Lanfang Kingdom, and there is no separate agreement.

After waiting for 1 month, after the arrival of the fleet transporting silver, you can drive one battleship back first, and the other can only wait for half a year before delivery, but the drawings and other materials will be taken away this time.

The Germans, like the French, chose to pay in silver, which is exactly what Zhang Wei wanted.

Later, the Japanese also arrived, and after visiting the battleship, they were very satisfied, and compared to the Satsuma class battleships they produced, the Satsuma class battleships were children's toys, and this time the Admiralty's decision to buy a new battleship was a wise choice.

However, the last battleship had already been sold to the Germans, and now the Japanese Navy could only wait half a year for delivery before the end of the year. However, the Lanfang Kingdom demanded full payment, and for such a good battleship, the Japanese endured it. It is believed that with these two battleships, the artillery technology, steam turbine technology, and design technology of the Great Japanese Empire will be raised to a higher level, and with the excellent learning ability of the Japanese, after digesting all this knowledge, they will definitely be able to design and produce more advanced battleships.

The Japanese are also very fond of Lanfang-class battlecruisers and destroyers, but now that the domestic finances are empty, the purchase of 2 battleships has reached the limit.

Admiral Shibayama Yahachi and Vice Admiral Shibayama Yahachi and others are technical experts, Shibayama Yahachi is known as the "father of torpedoes" in Japan, Vice Admiral Shibayama Yahachi is the designer of the Tsukuba-class battlecruisers, this time they sent two of them to learn, they do not buy battlecruisers and destroyers, but these Japanese naval experts visit and record the Lanfang-class battlecruisers and Lanfang-class destroyers every day, hoping to grasp as many details as possible about the design of these two warships in a short period of time.

Li Zhaoshui knew that the Lanfang Kingdom was going to attack Japan soon, and they would have no chance to make it themselves in the future, so they didn't bother to care about them and let them see it.

The battleships sold to the Japanese were £1,660,000 each, without any concessions, but the Japanese bought them anyway, and they chose to pay in silver.

On 20 July, the military delegations of the United States and Britain sent a telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lanfang in Singapore, claiming that the military delegations of the two countries would soon arrive at the Kingdom of Lanfang for a visit.

This made Zhang Wei very puzzled, he was originally going to leave for Taiwan, but now what does it mean that these two countries have sent military delegations? Did you discover your plan?

Due to the tight schedule, the United States sent the commander of the Pacific Fleet, and anyway, the country had already decided to buy Lanfang-class battleships, and it would be the same for anyone. The British delegation was headed by John Abbasnott Fisher, First Sea Lord, and accompanied by John Jellicoe, director of the Admiralty's Ordnance Department, which shows the importance that Britain attaches to this arms purchase.

Britain and the United States sent a military delegation, which was directly received by Li Zhaoshui, or sent destroyers to bring the warships of the two countries to the western military port in Shangjing and stationed.

When the delegations of the two countries proposed to purchase the Lanfang-class battleships and battlecruisers, Li Zhaoshui was surprised, why did these two countries with such a developed military industry still buy battleships? He also knew that sooner or later there would be a war with these two countries, and without consulting Zhang Wei, he did not dare to make the decision to sell the battleship to these two countries that would be hostile in the future, so he was very embarrassed and said: "Our last active battleship has been bought by Germany, and Japan has bought all futures, and now there are no battleships to sell." “

Fisher said politely: "It doesn't matter, this time we also order first, and we can deliver it before the end of the year." “

"I'm sorry, but I still need to ask for help on this matter."

"Well, can we visit your country's battleships and battlecruisers today?"

"That's no problem, you can see it at any time, stop at the dock now."

Li Zhaoshui asked: "Your Majesty, Britain and the United States have come to buy battleships, do you want to sell them to them?" These two countries will be our enemies in the future. “

"Sell, why don't you sell, we will have better battleships in the future, as long as they are willing to buy, we will sell, but we have to pay first."

After visiting the Lanfang-class battleships, battlecruisers and destroyers, Fisher felt that this was the battleship I wanted, with thick armor, fierce artillery, fast speed, supremacy at sea, and invincible. I also appreciate the combination of these three warships, and the designers who designed these three warships are really geniuses.

After getting Li Zhaoshui's reply, you can buy it, but it is futures, pay for it now, and it will not be delivered until the end of the year.

Fisher, after negotiating the price, immediately ordered 2 Lanfang-class battleships, 2 Lanfang-class battlecruisers and 10 destroyers.

The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet asked China about the situation here, and Germany and Britain had purchased 2 battleships, 2 battlecruisers, and 10 destroyers respectively.

Soon the President of the United States consulted with the Secretary of the Navy to come up with the results, followed the British and German, and ordered the same number of warships as them.

Selling so many warships at one time made Zhang Wei so happy that his mouth was cracked to the root of his ears.

In order to wait for these countries to transport silver to this place, after consulting with Lu Weimin and others, the time of attacking Taiwan was postponed by one month.

Now that there are only a few destroyers left in the Lanfang Kingdom, these surrounding countries can rest assured, and they don't have to worry about the navy of the Lanfang Kingdom all day long, at least in 2 years, the navy of the Lanfang Kingdom will not be able to develop.

Lu Weimin and Li Zhaoshui asked: "Your Majesty, we have sold all the warships, what if Britain, France and other countries come to attack us at this time?" “

"As long as the officers and men of the Navy are here, we can buy battleships and cruisers at any time, but I am afraid that they will not come, and if they do, it will be just right to give them a good look. We are now strong in military strength and the economic foundation is not solid, otherwise I would have fought out a long time ago, just take advantage of this time to see who dares to jump out. We have to get used to pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, and I like to engage in sneak attacks when we fight, and this time the Japanese must have relaxed their vigilance, and then it will be a good opportunity for us to attack. “

"Your Majesty, it is impossible to train strong soldiers to engage in sneak attacks in the old market, besides, it is okay to sneak attack a few times, and everyone will be on guard against us in the future, and it will be too big when we fight the United States, Britain and France again."

"I'll talk about it later, if we unlock the Air Force next time, the United States will be vigilant, and we will torture him to death."