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If you want money or not, if you want technology without technology, if you want talent without talent? Lin Haijiang is very depressed at the moment! The empire can be said to be in ruins, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, and a large area north of the Yangtze River have yet to be recovered, and there are countless war refugees in the recovery area, and most of the refugees lack the so-called skills. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Just like the latest sample drawings of the Empire-class battleships designed by the Imperial Ship Administration, the design is very good, and the triple main gun is also the trend, although it is not as accurate as the double main gun, but the projection ratio has increased by nearly 27 percent, which is not an ordinary number, if it encounters the enemy in a naval battle, the turret salvo of the triple 260 mm caliber 40 times the barrel gun, theoretically at least two shots will hit the target.

In a general sense, the more the number of interloads, the greater the density of ammunition fired by a single turret, in the case of the number of turrets is limited, the number of interloads is a good way, but a very headache problem also arises, that is, the structural weight of a single turret, the huge weight greatly slows down the rotation speed of the main gun turret, the advantage of the triple gun is to reduce the number of turrets while insisting on the intensity of fire, in the case of hull strength allows, the triple turret can undoubtedly have more intensive firepower, For example, the 380 mm main gun of the Zhenyuan-class battleship was equipped with four twin turrets, and there were only eight main guns, and the firepower was relatively scattered, but with three triple turrets, not only the number of turrets was reduced, but the number of main guns was also increased to nine, and the projection fire was more concentrated.

So in the selection of Lin Haijiang is indeed a little difficult, technical problems in the field of industrial manufacturing make many of Lin Haijiang's designs become empty talk, or more can only stay in the theoretical stage, this is greatly beyond Lin Haijiang's expectations, before Lin Haijiang always held the car to the mountain before there must be a road, water to the bridge natural straight idea, but now it seems that many methods can not be solved by the so-called alternative, at least in military manufacturing and research and development, the combination of science and technology and military quality, line is line, No, no, it's hard to find the workaround that Lin Haijiang wants.

If the empire's economy is strengthened, wasteland and idle land are developed, more refugees receive simple training to enter factories and mines, the expansion of the three arsenals under the Imperial Factory, the construction and change of the two Zhenyuan-class battleships, and the launch of the project of the empire-class battleships, etc., so that Lin Haijiang has no time to separate, and the country seems to be calm, except for the Qing court and the Russians who are very close, the rest of the European countries are waiting, and they all wish that the Chinese Empire would fight with the Russians, who are almost crazy and militaristic, This will be something that the whole of Europe would like to see, and in Europe's view, the Russian Empire and the Chinese Empire are two out-and-out rogue states, and a war can bring Russia's fragile economy to a complete collapse, and at the same time, it can bring the rise and development of the Chinese Empire to a halt or even regression.

Lin Haijiang was forced to take the dangerous road of reckless military force, because the huge interests of the Western countries in China made them unwilling to stop without suffering an absolute blow, so Lin Haijiang could only strengthen his armament to resist the attack that could be attacked at any time, and the Russian Empire also pinned its hopes on plundering wars because of the decline of its national strength.

Lin Haijiang is also very worried about the current situation of the Chinese Empire, although it seems that the situation of the entire empire is booming, but all this is based on the almost crazy development of armaments, if the Chinese Empire can win the next war, then everything is okay, if once defeated, then the Chinese Empire will collapse like an avalanche.

Therefore, Lin Haijiang decided to step up preparations for war while building the navy, after all, time waits for no one, and the original timetable for completing national reunification within two to three years seems to be a bit lagging behind, and he must solve the internal enemy of the country as soon as possible, and the external worries are approaching, and he must not be dragged down by internal troubles.

Because the general trend of the international situation has changed beyond Lin Haijiang's expectations, I thought that the so-called butterfly effect was just a part of the chain reaction, but now it seems that the butterfly effect is not produced immediately, but like a chain reaction, there is a tendency to become more and more intense.

1863 can be said to be a year of sudden pressure for Lin Haijiang, only in April, the keels of the two Zhenyuan-class battleships of the Imperial Hainan Shipyard had just begun to be laid, and the ships that went to the United States to sell battleships returned in formation, and a very bad news came from Europe, the French, with the support of the British and the Russians, paid off the war reparations of five billion francs in just over nine months, and two months later, by the end of June, the German army would face a complete withdrawal.

This result was unacceptable to the Germans, but except for Austria-Hungary, Germany could not find any helper in Europe who could help to support itself, Bismarck tried to start a war against France again, so as to completely strangle France, but this time Germany was boycotted by Britain and Russia, and the fifteen heavy cruisers of the British Royal Navy even cruised from the waters of the port of Hamburg, and the German side was furious at the arrogant military deterrence and provocation of the British. But at this moment, the German High Seas Fleet had only four warships in the assembly process, and it simply did not have the strength to compete with the British.

The Germans began to further accelerate the investment in the navy, and the war reparations of five billion francs made the Germans like an outburst, and the Germans stopped building the Glorious-class heavy armored protection cruiser with the highest standard displacement of 7,500 tons, and instead chose to build twelve Zhenyuan-class battleships at a time, and at the same time, the German side sent secret envoys to contact the Chinese Empire, hoping to get the construction drawings of the Imperial class, the next battleship of the Chinese Empire, and the authorization of the 150-millimeter howitzer of the Imperial II type.

The secret envoy of the Germans was still Lin Haijiang's old acquaintance Feng Haijiang. Earl de Wis, for travelling between Europe and Asia, von Anderson. The Earl of D'Avis had long been accustomed to it, and he was very fond of Lin Haijiang's generous friend, whose solemnity in Germany and his factories were secretly supported by the Chinese Empire. For the Earl of Dewes, this was the best choice, but this time he came to Guangzhou to have a secret conversation with the head of Lin Haijiang. Earl Dewis was a little uneasy, the reason is very simple, it is precisely because of the leaks of the Imperial Hamburg shipyard that the Zhenyuan class has lost its technological leadership as a secret weapon, and now the British Dreadnought class and the Russian Emperor-class battleships are all modified on the basis of the Zhenyuan class, but von . Count Dewis believed that he would have a way to convince Lin Haijiang, because this time he brought preferential terms that Lin Haijiang could not refuse.

Since it was a secret visit, it was natural that there would be no welcome ceremony. Earl D'Ess secretly came to Guangzhou from the Indochina National Naval Base on board a warship, and Lin Haijiang entertained Feng Haijiang in his villa outside the city. Earl Deweis, in Lin Haijiang's opinion, it is really very good that a sixty-year-old man can still have this kind of spiritual head. The Earl of Deweys also seems to be much better than last time. The secret of the Earl of Dewis lies in the fact that von Anderson is the one who gets along with each other. Earl D'Avis put Lin Haijiang above the position of the monarch of a country, and if you want to be respected, you must first respect others, but it is a pity that this European wise saying is not understood by many Europeans.

Late at night, Lin Haijiang and Feng. The Earl of D'Affaires began in his study what was expected to be a secret conversation between the two parties. The Earl de Weiss could be said to have handed over an olive branch as soon as they met: "Your Excellency, on behalf of His Majesty Kaiser Wilhelm I and His Excellency Chancellor Bismarck, I extend my highest salutes and greetings to you and your empire, and the great German Empire is willing to provide the great Chinese Empire with a gratuitous loan of 250 million francs to support the overall economic development of the Chinese Empire, and to provide no less than 20 million German gold marks as the monetary reserve of the Chinese Empire, In addition, the Empire has decided to provide the Chinese Empire with a batch of metal smelting and processing equipment such as twenty flat blast furnaces to solve your urgent needs. ”

Lin Haijiang listened to Feng. Count De Weiss smiled slightly after the condition: "We are friendly countries, we Chinese value love and righteousness, and we speak of reputation, but we also have an old saying in China, which is called nothing to be courteous or stealing!" ”

Feng. Earl Deweis's current Chinese proficiency is quite good, he can naturally hear that Lin Haijiang's words are definitely not a good thing, but he doesn't quite understand the specific meaning, and he shook his head helplessly and said: "Your Excellency, please allow me to communicate with you in English!" You know that my Chinese proficiency is just to be able to say hello to you, I can't have a good grasp of the intention of the broad and profound Chinese on different occasions, you and I are friends, Germany and the Chinese Empire are brothers, we are all a family, we want to help each other say yes? My Honourable Excellency? ”

Feng. Earl Dewes's words made Lin Haijiang smile slightly, which is equivalent to telling Lin Haijiang, I can't chat with you in Chinese, otherwise you will sell me I don't know that!

Lin Haijiang nodded and said, "I hope that the cooperation between us is mutually beneficial, do you understand?" If the German Reich had been sincere in reaching out, we would have abolished gratitude, and if there were other conditions attached, then we would have to negotiate concretely, you know that the worst thing I am at is bargaining, and I have no concept of money! ”

Feng. Earl Dewis nodded a little helplessly. Count Dwis knew that in the secret treaty signed between the Chinese Empire and the German Empire at the end, if it was a war ignited by the German Empire, the Chinese Empire would decide whether to participate in the war depending on the situation, and the original empire did not agree to put the Chinese Empire completely as a strategic partner, and more people regarded the Chinese Empire as the money bag of the German Empire, but at the request of Bismarck, Wilhelm I still agreed to Bismarck's strategic vision, The Chinese Empire, which had no reason to conflict with Germany, was placed in the position of a comprehensive strategic partner, because the Russians' attitude towards the events in France made it difficult for the Germans to figure out, or that the rise of Germany also threatened the interests of the Russians in Europe, which in the eyes of the Russians only needed a gendarme, and that was the Russian Empire.

Feng. Earl Dewis hesitated for a moment and said, "The Imperial side needs the drawings of the latest Empire-class battleships and Nanling-class battlecruisers of the Chinese Empire, as well as the production authorization of the new 150 mm howitzer and technical support for ammunition types, especially the special incendiary bombs and extended-range destruction bombs. ”

Lin Haijiang looked at Feng. After some fuzzing, Earl Dewes put down his cigar and said: "I can give you everything you need, but if there is a leak, then I'm sorry, and our technical cooperation and sharing will be completely ended." ”

Feng. Earl Dewis looked at Lin Haijiang in surprise, he didn't expect the other party to agree so quickly, and before he could be happy, Lin Haijiang's words made Feng Haijiang feel good. The Earl of D'Avis experienced the feeling of hell from Paradise Island as Lin Haijiang told Feng Haijiang. Count Dwys, he also had an additional condition, that is, the German side must share with the Chinese Empire all the information and technology in metallurgical technology and ship power systems, and train 20,000 professional talents for the Chinese side free of charge, and build two of the latest warships for the Chinese Empire as the price of providing three sets of drawings for the Chinese Empire.

Feng. The Count of De Weiss hesitated and agreed to Lin Haijiang's conditions, because the German invasion of France plundered almost half of the wealth of the whole of France, and the subsequent war reparations of five billion francs were to stifle the possibility of France's rise here, because in the eyes of the poor Germans, five billion francs were enough for the French to last for decades, but he did not expect that Napoleon III had a reserve comparable to the French treasury in Switzerland, and France was supported by Britain and the Russians, and successfully paid off the war reparations.

Now the Germans can say that there is nothing, that is, there is money, as the so-called money is heroic courage, the Germans have a lot of plundering in France and war reparations to embark on the road of military rise, and it is precisely because of the continuation of the effect of the Franco-Prussian War, and then the continuous crisis friction that the fuse of the First World War was quickly ignited!

Feng. Earl Dewis hesitated for a moment and asked: "As far as we know, in addition to the Zhenyuan-class battleships and the Empire-class battleships, there are also the latest designs of the Nanling-class battlecruisers on the Chinese Imperial side. ”

Lin Haijiang smiled mysteriously and said: "This is the top secret of the Empire, the ship is designed for the Empire class, both the speed and the protective firepower of the battleship have reached a terrifying level, but in terms of the three major shipyards of the Empire, it is not enough to build such a huge ship, the ship is planned to be equipped with three triple 380 mm forty times the caliber of naval guns, and at present, this kind of artillery cannot be produced by our Imperial General Factory, so I want to ask the German Empire to help build two ships, At the same time, in the construction, we will also send engineering design and construction technicians to cooperate in the construction. ”

"Against Imperial-class battleships?" Feng. Earl Dewis suddenly gasped and asked: "According to what we know, the Chinese Empire has a large dock of 30,000 tons in the Imperial Fortress, Guangzhou Shipyard, and Hainan Shipyard, and the Hainan Shipyard has also introduced 15,000 tons of hydraulic presses and other advanced equipment, so the Imperial ship experts predict that the standard displacement of the Empire-class battleships designed and built by the Chinese Empire should be between 22,000 tons and 25,000 tons, and the full load displacement will reach the limit of 30,000 tons, right?" ”

Lin Haijiang picked up his cigar and took a deep breath and said: "That's right, so the empire has designed the latest type of firmament-class battleship, with a standard displacement of 35,000 tons, and the firmament-class battleship is a battleship in the true sense, its speed will reach about twenty-one knots, the main gun is a triple 380 mm gun, the secondary gun is a 150 mm twin gun, and the full load displacement is 42,000 tons!" ”

Feng. Earl Dewis was an expert in ships himself, and if it weren't for the successful design of the Zhenyuan class in the Chinese Empire before, Feng Weis. Earl Dewis will definitely be a fool's dream for Lin Haijiang, with a standard displacement of 35,000 tons? Reaching a speed of around twenty-one knots? Equipping three main turrets with a total of nine 380-mm naval guns, and six 150-mm twin turret secondary guns? How to solve the power problem? How to solve the problem of interassembly of 380 mm naval guns of 40 times the caliber? Will the Takahashi-type bridge be affected by the shock wave of artillery fire, etc., etc., etc. The Earl of Dewys had a myriad of questions on his mind at the moment.

Feng. Count De Weiss knows very well that a battleship from the drawing finalization to the model test to the laying of the keel construction, this is an extremely long process, the proportionally reduced model is used to test the stability of the battleship and all aspects of the technical parameters, the battleship is an expensive technical weapon, so the construction of the stereotype has its own fixed and unique set of procedures, before the German Hamburg shipyard to the Chinese Empire to build an ironclad ship that they had never been in contact with before, in fact, it is a very irresponsible behavior, No shipyard in the world has ever dared to start construction with the drawings alone.

Even the British got the drawings of Zhenyuan, and after more than half a year of research and modification, they put into physical construction, and riskily built two 35,000-ton behemoths? Feng. Earl Dewes gasped, Lin Haijiang had always brought him too many surprises! It's just that there are more surprises and fewer joys!

Feng. Count Dewis hesitated for a while before saying to Lin Haijiang: "Let's not discuss the technical reserves to be able to build such a large warship, the two 50,000-ton integrated docks of the Hamburg shipyard will not be put into use until September, I believe that the Imperial Political Axe can only agree to build one for you at most, it is difficult for me to estimate the cost of this behemoth now, and the empire lacks the most important industrial raw materials such as tungsten sand and manganese, which require you to increase the original amount of supply to be feasible." ”

(To be continued)