Since Lieutenant General Reinhardt Schell was reluctant to express his personal opinion, Li Zhaoshui was not reluctant, but his goal had been achieved, and he conveyed to the Germans the views of the Xia Empire on the world situation, and he did not believe that the Germans would not take the bait. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info then laughed and said: "Your Excellency is right, let's get down to business, the members of your delegation visited the Imperial active battleship yesterday, the Shang-class battleship, I don't know what your Excellency thinks of the ship?" ”

Lieutenant General Reinhardt Schell said: "Generally very satisfied, I wonder what the selling price is in your country?" ”

Anyway, the deal has closed so many warships, and Vice Admiral Reinhardt Schell has also figured out the temper of everyone in the General Staff of the Xia Empire, all of whom are bidding the lowest price to Germany, and opposing bargaining, so he did not ink, but directly asked about the price, otherwise it would be a big taboo in business negotiations.

"Hey, it's refreshing to cooperate with German friends, the lowest price given by His Majesty the Emperor is 2.2 million pounds, and Your Excellency knows that only the Empire only accepts gold or silver payments." Li Zhaoshui said that there is nothing to hide from this, and after the deal with the Americans, other countries will soon learn about the relevant news.

"This is the price for the Americans, so can it represent the friendship between your two countries?" Lieutenant General Reinhardt Schell wanted something good.

"Of course not, but the Empire can give you 10 main gun barrels, which is worth a lot of money."

"Haha, thank you for your friendship! Is it that each battleship sends 10 barrels of the main gun? "Lieutenant General Reinhardt Schell must ask clearly.

"Of course, the empire is never stingy with old friends."

"Thank you, Your Excellency Deputy Chief of the General Staff, I have heard from the diplomats that this is the last class of battleships sold by your country? Won't your country develop battleships of a more advanced class in the future? Lieutenant General Reinhardt Schell asked suspiciously.

"Haha, Your Excellency Lieutenant General, you are very well informed! The empire mainly takes into account the current cloud of war, and the empire does not know who to be enemies and friends with in the next step, so it will stop the sale of battleships; As for the work of developing new battleships, it cannot be stopped, you must know that the progress of science and technology is never-ending, otherwise how can you keep up with the pace of historical trends? ”

"Your Excellency, I heard that the Americans bought several light cruisers from your country? Don't know what the specific parameters are? Is it convenient to tell each other? Lieutenant General Reinhardt Schell's continuous questioning shows the urgency of his heart.

At this time, Germany seriously lagged behind Britain in the development of light cruisers, and the "Coleburg" class light cruisers, which had been installed and had not yet been put into active service, were Germany's most advanced light cruisers, and the length of the main gun barrel had been increased from 40 times the diameter to 45 times, and when using 15-kilogram shells, the firing range could exceed 12,000 meters, and the firepower intensity had been improved to a certain extent. At the same time, the number of guns was increased from 10 to 12, and the broadside salvo fire reached 6 main guns, further strengthening the lethality of destroyers.

Intelligence shows that the British light cruisers under construction have begun to be equipped with 152 mm main guns on the central axis of the hull and 102 mm secondary guns on the side guns.

The comparison shows that although the German light cruiser is equipped with a 105 mm main gun with excellent performance, its rate of fire, destructive power, and accuracy are higher than the opponent's 102 mm rapid-fire gun, which is very effective against destroyers, but when dealing with similar opponents, it always appears to be less lethal.

That's why Vice Admiral Reinhardt Schell was so interested in the light cruisers of the Xia Empire.

"As you wish!" As he spoke, Li Zhaoshui handed over the parameters of the two types of light cruisers to Vice Admiral Reinhardt Scher.

Holding two thin pieces of paper, Vice Admiral Reinhardt Schell felt that what the Xia Empire had made was indeed good, with a speed of more than 3 knots faster than the German "Kollburg"-class light cruisers, and its firepower was fierce, even against the British light cruisers and destroyers under construction.

"Your Excellency Admiral, is this protection a little weak?" This is not in line with German tradition.

"So they're fast, and if they're more protected, they're going to be a little bit slower. This is the parameter of the No. 3 light cruiser in service in the Empire, you can refer to it. As he spoke, Li Zhaoshui handed over the parameters of the German Wiesbaden-class light cruiser (construction began in 1913) to Vice Admiral Reinhardt Schell.

Main scale: 145 meters in length, 142 meters in length and 13.9 meters in width, with an average draft of about 5.7 meters;

Displacement: about 5200 tons (standard), more than 6600 tons (full load);

Main armament: 8 x 150 mm 45x caliber guns (single-mounted) with an open rear turret; 4 500-mm torpedo tubes;

Anti-aircraft guns: 2 88 mm 45 x anti-aircraft guns (single);

Protection: The thickness of the main armor belt amidships is 60 mm, and the bow and stern are gradually reduced to 25 mm;

The thickness of horizontal deck armor is 60 mm (at its thickest), and there is no armor in non-critical parts;

The thickness of the armor of the conning tower is 100 mm;

Main turret panel armor 50 mm;

Power: 12 boilers, two steam turbines, twin shaft propulsion. output 31000 horsepower;

Speed: 27.5 knots;

Membership: 474.

Vice Admiral Reinhardt Schell was very pleased with this light cruiser, which was more powerful and faster than the battle cruisers, faster than the light cruisers of all European countries in service and under construction, and very satisfied with the armor protection.

Comparing with each other again, he also felt that the speed and gunfire of the No. 2 light cruiser were very superior, and he hesitated to make up his mind.

So, after obtaining Li Zhaoshui's consent, Vice Admiral Reinhardt Schell quickly left with the parameters of a light cruiser of three specifications and rushed towards the German embassy in Shangjing.

At the German embassy, he not only sent a detailed report on the situation of the battleship to the Admiralty Tirpitz, but also sent back the parameters of the light cruiser of three sizes.

At the same time, the views of the Xia Empire on the world situation were communicated with the German ambassador to Shangjing, Streesmann.

"The Xia Empire and all the white nations of the world are enemies, and their ambition to dominate the world is very clear, and their greed for land cannot stop advancing, but at present, it seems that they do not regard Germany as an enemy," said Strössmann. ”

"This time, the empire entered the Ottoman Empire strongly, which provoked the Xia Empire to be very dissatisfied, and Li Zhaoshui also tested me with the affairs of the Ottoman Empire this morning."

Straesmann said: "Your Excellency, the Ottoman Empire is the bridgehead for the Xia Empire to encircle Russia and attack Europe, and the actions of the Empire will undoubtedly damage the interests of the Xia Empire, and it is normal for them to be dissatisfied; However, their contradictions with Britain, France and Russia are even greater, and this is one of the breakthroughs that the empire must take advantage of, and having their power in Asia to contain the Russian empire and Britain and France can reduce at least one-third of the military pressure on the empire. ”