"As I said earlier, the British have already taken the lead and provided the Turks with the design of new warships, which will certainly be more attractive than the old ones in the Beiyang, which means that nine times out of ten we will lose this business." Reddell hung his head and told Yan Boxun the result of his conversation with Rauf. originally thought that the chief ship designer of Huaxia would be as depressed as him, but at this time, Yan Boxun was comparing the performance of the British armored cruiser and the King-class by himself! I didn't care about the bad news just now.

"Mr. Major, from your debriefing, can we assume that, apart from us, only the British are trying to sell their own warships to the Turks? And the Americans, the Italians, are not interested in this? Yan Boxun looked up and asked.

"Is there one less British? They have new ships, and we are competing with old ships that have fought in the war. The Americans already have orders from the Russians and the Dutch, and look down on Turkey, which is underfunded, and the Italians are also busy updating their own navy, so naturally the British are left to compete with us. Raeder said.

"Mr. Raeder, one thing I can be sure of now is that you are a good officer, but you are definitely not a good salesman, don't always think of the old ship as our weakness, as a good salesman, especially a salesman who is determined to sell shoes to people who don't wear shoes, the old ship is our greatest advantage. I'm going to get in touch with the Turk named Rauf, I hope to meet him as soon as possible. Yan Boxun said confidently.

"Selling shoes to people who don't wear shoes?" Raeder muttered. "IMHO. That's unlikely. If people don't have demand, how can you sell it? Still forced to buy and sell can't be? ”

Although Raeder was very puzzled, he didn't know when the engineer from Huaxia, who was originally engaged in ship design, began to trade in pit people. But he still got in touch with Rauf very efficiently, and two days later, Yan Boxun appeared on the stage to start his new sales journey.

Rauf also felt very strange, why did the Germans get the battleship design after only two passes? Even if you find it from old drawings in the past and mail it by mail, it won't be so fast, right? The Germans are efficient, but this will be high. But after seeing the drawings of the King-class battleship in his hand, who was very famous in the European naval circles, Rauf finally understood the other party's intention. Is it time to deal with old goods?

Rauf was angry and hurt. Originally, Rauf was very optimistic about cooperation with the Germans, but who knew that the Germans actually asked Turkey to buy old ships from China! Although the King-class battleship has been in service for less than 3 years, it is not long. But the design is also a bit outdated, and it has been through the war, and there may be some places that are no longer usable. Now that the Huaxia Navy doesn't want it, it's pushed to Turkey? It's unbearable.

"This friend. Listen to me first. How about you make a decision? Yan Boxun said unhurriedly, and put the two drawings in front of the other party. Although the King-class battleship has been slightly outdated, it is definitely not comparable to the 2-rate goods of the British, the maximum sidechord firepower is 4 11-inch 40L main guns against 6 8-inch 40L main guns, which is strong and which is weaker at a glance, and in terms of secondary guns, it is needless to say who is stronger than 6-inch guns and 4.7-inch guns, and the King-class also has an advantage in armor protection. In terms of speed, although the former king caused some losses due to the small pitch of the propellers. But it doesn't matter, we can change it. ”

"As for the British battleship, it is actually a simple modification of the Kasuga sold to the Japanese, what is the performance of the Kasuga of the Japanese, I think you already know, in the naval battle can not resist the Russian armored cruiser lead ship, and the King has been baptized by two wars, in the Spanish-American War fought American battleships, in the Sino-Russian War and the Russians various cruisers, it can be said that it has been tested by war, I don't think it needs to be said." Yan Boxun talked eloquently.

"But these are old ships after all, and our country prefers to get brand new warships, and we can completely spread the news about your country's participation in our naval bidding, and I think both Armstrong Shipyard and Vickers will come up with new plans to compete with your country." Rauf said disapprovingly.

"Your idea is great, but there must be several prerequisites if it is to be realized." Yan Boxun paused and continued: "First of all, your country must have enough funds, it is normal for the British to sell a 10,000-ton armored cruiser for 800,000 pounds. And that's not even counting the cost of ammunition parts and other costs. Secondly, your country is preparing to equip battleships with naval guns of no more than 10 inches, and artillery of this caliber is slightly difficult to deal with armored cruisers. ”

"10-inch artillery is enough for Turkey, whether it is the Black Sea Fleet of the Greeks or the Russians, it is just some 2-rate warships, enough is enough." For the first point, Rauf has no objection, doing business with the British money comes first. As for the second point, Rauf thinks that it is enough.

"Is it enough? I don't think so, in the Spanish-American War, the 10-inch 40L main gun of the PISA type battleship had the problem of insufficient power, and the performance of the 6 10-inch guns was far inferior to the 4 11-inch guns of the King class. The Russian Black Sea Fleet, even if it is a second class, has several former dreadnought battleships, which are also equipped with 4 12-inch guns. Don't you think you really don't need a larger caliber of artillery? Yan Boxun said with a smile.

Looking at Rauf, whose face was a little pale, Yan Boxun continued to launch his own offensive: "If you want a battleship to have a speed higher than 20 knots and have good protection, then the maximum caliber of the main gun will not exceed 11 inches, and the British only have 10-inch guns, it is impossible to independently develop an 11-inch gun for the needs of Turkey, although the French have 274MM heavy guns, but they are friends of the Russians, that is, enemies of Turkey, are you sure that the French will provide 274MM main guns to your country?" ”

"This is just in terms of technology, if in terms of price, the King-class battleships of the Huaxia Navy have more advantages, the reason is very simple, ours is an old ship, the price is naturally not too high, 700,000 pounds can buy a 10,000-ton battleship home. What can £700,000 do? You must know that a 4,000-ton dome cruiser at Armstrong Shipyard can be sold for 380,000 pounds! 700,000 pounds to buy a capital ship comparable to the combat effectiveness of the former dreadnought battleships is already quite conscientious! "The current Yan Boxun is no different from the MLM of later generations except for dancing.

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