Wang Yuze spent a week in Tianjin, during which he inspected the warship design of the Naval Battleship Design Institute, the construction progress of the 'Baiqi-class' battlecruiser, and gave a lecture to the students at the Naval Academy. (Baidu search .com) the "Baiqi-class" battlecruisers, a total of four have been built, the first ship "Baiqi" is the fastest, outfitting has been completed, and sea trials will be able to begin in a few days. It is expected that in a few months, it will be able to enter service.

For the 'Baiqi-class' battle cruisers, Wang Yuze had great hopes. Of course, this is not to say that we hope that the 'Baiqi-class' battlecruisers will play much of a role in future naval warfare, but whether the 'Baiqi-class' battlecruisers can be relied on to draw the world's major powers into the boom of building battlecruisers. When all countries spent valuable resources to build battle cruisers, when the time came for naval battles, the light ones were sunk by the fast battleships of the Chinese Navy. China will be able to gain the advantage of naval warfare very easily.

Back in Beijing, it was already the end of October. After that, Wang Yuze inspected the army and air force. The Janissaries of the army did not participate in the last war, and their main role was to defend the Beijing Division. I won't fight unless I have to. In addition, Wang Yuze's request for the Praetorian Guards was to find out a set of mechanized combat tactics. As a result, a large number of tanks and trucks, equipped to the actual yàn troops, were carried out for tactical exercises. At the same time, the design bureau is also designing newer tanks that can be used in real combat. At the very least, the failure rate should be reduced, don't go on the battlefield, half of the tank will be broken before it starts fighting, then it's still a fart! In addition, while basically realizing the use of mules and horses, the army's various army groups will also increase the number of trucks. At the very least, the artillery units of the armies, hauling artillery and transporting shells in trucks, were much better than mules and horses.

It's just that a large number of automobiles are used, and the warships on the navy side have been converted into oil-fired boilers, which makes China's consumption of oil rise rapidly. By now, it has become the world's largest oil importer. As for the domestic oil fields, except for the Shengli Oilfield that has begun to be put into production and the Yumen Oilfield in Gansu, the rest of the oil fields are still difficult to exploit due to technical reasons. A large amount of oil is imported from abroad, mainly from the United States. Oil in the South Seas is also being explored. Now the United States, under pressure from China, has to export oil to China. But if war breaks out again, how will the United States export oil to China again? Therefore, self-sufficiency in oil, this is the most important thing. Wang Yuze's eyes have long been fixed on the Middle East. It's just that it's still British territory. Under Wang Yuze's instructions, the Military Intelligence Agency has begun to contact the Arabs in the Middle East. If the British could be ousted and then the oil exploitation rights in the Middle East could be achieved, China would be able to solve its fuel dilemma and lay the foundation for China to become a world hegemon. Didn't the United States in later generations also rely on the dollar and oil to bind, so it became the world hegemon?

In terms of the Air Force, the J-2 fighter has already been produced, and its performance is a little better than that of the J-1 fighter. However, it still did not meet Wang Yuze's expected goal. The Air Force is still purchasing more than a dozen planes on a small scale for training purposes, and at the same time, it requires the research institute to design better and more powerful fighters. It's just that if you want to achieve Wang Yuze's goal, I'm afraid it will take several years. In particular, it is simply impossible for fighters to become the main force in naval warfare in a short period of time. According to conservative estimates, it will take about a decade. Fortunately, Wang Yuze is not yet thirty years old, and there is still enough time to wait!

Under Wang Yuze's guidance, China's army, navy, and air force are all developing in the right direction, and the gap between China and other countries is gradually widening. All these are the guarantees for China to defeat other powers and become a world hegemon in future wars.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Lucas, the German Ambassador to China, would like to see you!" Wu Hao, the chief of the guard, reported to Wang Yuze.

"Oh? Please! Wang Yuze said. The relationship between China and Germany has always been relatively close. Lucas, the German ambassador to China, also has a very good relationship with Wang Yuze's father, Wang Xiao, and has helped a lot in the development of China. Therefore, Wang Yuze also has great respect for this uncle. However, in recent times, the relationship between China and Germany seems to have gradually cooled. Although the technical exchanges between the two countries are continuing, the German side has more and more reservations about China. Chinese shipyards are building modifications of four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships for the German Navy, 'Nassau-class' battleships produced according to German standards. At the same time, the Chinese Navy's 'Qin-class' battleships showed great combat power, which also made Germany very interested. Germany not only took the blueprints from China, but also demanded that China continue to build four 'Qin-class' battleships for Germany, which the German side called the 'Helgoland-class' battleships. However, the price offered by China for the 'Qin-class' battleships was £350 each. In this case, China owes Germany enough money for the construction of naval ships. The Chinese side proposed that Germany exchange new technology, but the German side would rather pay cash than exchange technology.

This change in Germany has made China's top leaders wary. You must know that in the last war, if there was no German containment, Britain and France would not have been so easily defeated. And if there is a gap between Germany and China, this is definitely not a good thing for China. Although China is getting stronger and stronger, Wang Yuze has not yet been arrogant to the point of confronting the entire Western world with the strength of one country. Perhaps, twenty years from now, there will be this strength. But now, it's all about looking for death.

Therefore, Germany, as an ally, is very important to China. At least for the time being, China cannot do without this ally. As for why Germany has such changes, Wang Yuze is also very clear. China profited handsomely from the last war, much to the delight of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Germans have always hoped to use their swords to open up a broader living space for the Germans. But Germany, which was in the center of Europe, was suppressed on all sides by the enemy. In addition, the time for the reunification of Germany was relatively short, and after Germany began to become stronger, the world had already been divided up by various countries. Germany was only able to occupy a few small islands in the Pacific Ocean and a few colonies in Africa. Not even a fraction of the size of Britain and France. China was also a rising star, and even the conditions at that time were much worse than those of Germany, and there were few advantages other than a huge population. But now, China has become one of the world's top powers, and its territory is the largest in the world. How could this keep Wilhelm II from being jealous?

Soon, Lucas, the German ambassador to China, entered Wang Yuze's study under the leadership of Wu Hao, the chief of the guard.

"See Your Majesty!" Even though he can be regarded as Wang Yuze's elder, Lucas still respectfully saluted Wang Yuze.

"Uncle Lucas, please take a seat!" Wang Yuze greeted warmly. Soon, a female official brought fragrant tea. After that, except for Wu Hao, the chief of the guard, no one else remained in the study.

"Uncle Lucas, is there anything going on this time?" Wang Yuze asked. Because of the problems in the relationship between the two countries, Lucas has been coming to the palace less and less often in recent times, and he usually comes only when there is something.

"Your Majesty, I came to see you this time, I have something to discuss with you." Lucas said sternly.

"Please!" Wang Yuze said.

"Our navy is very interested in your submarines. Although China has also done a lot of research on submarines, there is still a certain distance from putting them into actual combat. Therefore, we hope that your country will be able to give us the design drawings of the submarine, and it is better to give us a submarine as a reference! Lucas said. Although, the German Navy is already struggling to build battleships, China is also building battleships for Germany. But Germany still has little confidence to challenge Britain. China's submarines were in the limelight in this war, which undoubtedly pointed out another path for Germany. Building a large number of low-cost submarines and using them to sink expensive battleships is undoubtedly a very good deal.

Wang Yuze couldn't help frowning, submarines are one of the future killer features of the Chinese Navy, and it seems that he is not very willing to give it to the Germans like this. However, Germany has helped China a lot, and China must not be ungrateful.

"Uncle Lucas, in order to study submarines, we spent a lot of energy and money, and it was impossible to transfer them to Germany free of charge!" Wang Yuze said.

"So, what price do we have to pay?" German Ambassador to China Lucas asked. He had already guessed that China would not transfer such a sharp weapon as a submarine to Germany so lightly.

"So be it! Exchange several German chemical technologies with two of the latest German machine tools, boring and milling machines! Wang Yuze said. Germany's advanced technology has always been coveted by Wang Yuze. Even though China is slowly developing now, it will take a lot of time to catch up with Germany. If relevant technologies can be obtained from Germany, this will undoubtedly greatly reduce China's R&D time and further shorten the gap between China and the world's advanced level.

"Yes, but we need a submarine for reference!" Lucas said.

"No problem!" Wang Yuze immediately agreed.