"Mr. Ito, you're not right. Who said that the interest rate of the world loan is only 4%? As far as I know, the French lent to Russia at an interest rate of 7 percent; And Russia also wants to use this money to buy a lot of industrial products from France, and these two countries are still allies in the defense alliance! Instead of a defensive alliance with your country, we have not possessed even the most basic non-aggression pact; In this case, we naturally want to raise the interest rate of this loan! ”

Since the day when the thunder roared in front of the Brandenburg goal, Qingying has passed four and a half years. As a result of this cheap status he had obtained through crossing, he received a lot of experience and education during this period that he could not have had access to in his previous life; After several years of edification, his negotiation skills have already entered the house, and he has almost reached the realm of free retraction. After hearing Ito's words, Qingying's expression quickly turned from sunny to gloomy, and he said lightly: "Mr. Ito, don't forget, this is a loan of 300 million marks, and there are only a few countries in the world that can come up with so much money in one go. Now that Britain and the United States are spending a lot of money, and have no time to look around, if your country does not seize the funds provided by our Germany, can you still expect to get loans from the French? ”

Ito's words were stagnant, but he couldn't refute them. With the continuous southward invasion of Russia's power, the contradictions between Japan and Russia have become sharply acute; Even if the French think with their buttocks, they can tell that Japan has become a vicious dog raised by the British to deal with the Russian bear. Now, even if Japan were to order warships from France, the French, with their deep pockets, would not necessarily buy the accounts of these yellow-skinned monkeys, let alone provide loans! The million-plus pound deal can be completely abandoned for France! In addition, in order to win over the Russians to deal with Hans, the French did not hesitate to throw their billions of francs into Russia to invest, how could they destroy the Great Wall now? Unless the brains of the French are collectively kicked by donkeys, they will never give loans to Japan in order to offend Russia!

It's not enough to have a stick, but delicious carrots are also essential. Seeing that Ito already had signs of giving up the negotiations, Qingying said with a pleasant face: "My father, the Emperor, also knows that the interest rate of 1 cent is indeed a bit high, so he specially proposed that he can compensate your country in the most critical place!" ”

"The most crucial factor in determining the success or failure of the Russo-Japanese War was not victory or defeat on land, but competition on the sea. Since war materials can only be transported to Japan by sea, it is possible for your country to win the war against Russia only after it has fully mastered the sea control of the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. Qing Yan slowed down, and said slowly in a clear voice: "Therefore, my father, His Majesty the Kaiser, has decided to agree to build all the remaining ships of the 66th Fleet for your navy. My German-built ships are much better than the British's ships! As long as your country hands over the remaining 2 battleships and 4 armored cruisers to our German shipyards for construction, then I can put my hand on the Bible and guarantee that the final winner of the Russo-Japanese naval battle will be your country! ”

"In other words, the quality of the warships built by your country is far better than that of the Royal Navy, which is the number one in the world?" Ito Hirobumi said in a harmonious voice, and his bland words already showed that he didn't believe Qingying's rhetoric at all.

Seeing that Ito was so unreasonable, Qingying also had a nameless fire in his heart: If it weren't for this cheap identity, the master wouldn't care about the victory or defeat of the Japanese, and would be colonized and slaughtered by Maozi! He snorted coldly and said, "If you don't see and hear things, your Excellency will make assumptions about whether they exist or not; As far as I know, Mr. Ito, you don't understand battleship design at all, so who is in a position to question what I just said? Ask your Excellency to invite a professional from your country to come, so that you will know whether what I say is true! ”

Seeing that Qingying actually said this, Ito couldn't help but be a little surprised in his heart. Out of his yearning and admiration for the invincible Royal Navy in the world, he expressed his distrust of the young man's words almost without hesitation just now, but judging from his reaction, it seemed that there was really some way to do it. Thinking about it, Ito felt the need to give it a try. The Germans dare to give a sky-high interest of 1 point, knocking themselves on such a big stick, only giving a little sweetness is a common sense behavior!

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I shouldn't have expressed my doubts just now. I'm going to call for someone. Ito said as he stood up from his chair and bowed to Kiyoei deeply; Then he turned his head and spoke a lot of babbling Japanese to one of the attendants behind him.

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Half an hour later, a middle-aged man with a half-bald head walked in. He was nearly 50 years old, and he had the short stature that was common in Japanese people of this era, but in his body, there was a feeling that the essence was condensed. Seeing this familiar face, Qingying was slightly shocked in her heart; The guy in front of him is none other than Gonbei Yamamoto, Minister of Military Affairs of the Navy, who is known as the father of the Japanese Navy.

In the history that Qing Ying is familiar with, Yamamoto Gonbei is the true heart and soul of the Japanese Navy. This veteran who participated in the Sa-British War in his early years, and when he was still the chief of the navy, he was called the Minister of Gonbei by everyone, and became the real head of the Japanese Navy. From the formulation of the theory of sea domination of the mite warfare, the establishment of the combined fleet, the proposal of the 66th Fleet and the 88th Fleet, to the reduction of old and redundant officers, the implementation of the hammock, the victory of the two ships in Dingzhen with rapid-fire guns, and the appointment of Ito Yuhiro and Togo Heihachiro as commanders-in-chief of the combined fleet, all of them were carried out by this guy in front of him. Although Yamamoto also had Saigo as his immediate boss, the Army-born Admiral Saigo knew that he did not understand the navy, so he gave full authority to Yamamoto, an energetic and talented subordinate. Under Yamamoto's leadership, the Japanese Navy achieved a shocking reversal from the unpopular war scum to the world's top navy; His talent and courage are not under Tirpitz in the slightest!

Polite courtesy, short introduction. Qingying took a sip of the tea in the cup and said, "Mr. Yamamoto, Your Excellency's achievements in building the Japanese Navy are admirable. However, in this field of adding warships, Your Excellency has not come out of the misunderstanding in the minds of the world. The main reason why the Royal Navy can dominate the seas is that they have the number of warships of the two strong standards and excellent officers and men of excellent quality; And the quality of their warships can only be said to be relatively good, but they are definitely not the first in the world. Therefore, your country's previous practice of ordering a large number of ships from Britain really needs to be further discussed. ”

Qingying opened the pocket leather bag he was carrying, took out a drawing from it and threw it in front of Gonbei Yamamoto, and said, "This drawing is the armored cruiser 'Asama' class that your country ordered from Armstrong Shipyard in November of the previous year and January this year. Mr. Yamamoto, see for yourself, no matter what point of view, this class of warships designed by the British is a fart! ”

Yamamoto's gray eyebrows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "This class of battleship is fast, good in attack and defense; Not to mention the Lucia built by Lu Guo, even the 'Crown' and 'Carresi' class armored cruisers built by Britain for its own country at the same time, its overall performance is inferior to this class of warships. I wonder what is the basis for His Highness's words? Qingying smiled and said, "Mr. Yamamoto, can the pile of rags built by the Russians be compared with the table?" If the British's man-made ships were even worse than the Russians, they would have been blinded by three times the size of Russia's industry and centuries of sea power. ”

To be sure, the ship was not bad built by the British: it had four 8-inch turret guns, 14 6-inch guns, and 2.1 meters of Harvey main armor at the waterline. Although the main armor is a little lower, it is 7 inches thick, covers 64% of the length of the battleship, and is designed for a fast speed of 20 knots. Its combat power surpasses the 11,000-ton crown and is in the same class as the 12,000-ton Karesi. If you make a longitudinal comparison from the British Navy alone, the Asama class has indeed done a very good job with a tonnage of 9,700 tons; However, if you put it abroad for horizontal comparison, it can only be regarded as a passing work!

Qingying stretched out his finger and pointed a little on the page, and said: "The biggest problem of the shallow class is that the tonnage utilization rate is too low, so that its tonnage and cost have seriously soared. In order to achieve such a little performance, the British actually used a full 9,700 tons to do it, and if it were built by our Germany, an armored cruiser with this performance would only need 7,000 tons to achieve! On the premise of the same performance, the tonnage of British battleships is more than 25% larger than that of my Germany, what is this not a lump of shi? ”

"Shallow performance with 7,000 tons?!" Yamamoto's face changed dramatically, as if he had heard something unbelievable. Qingying raised his eyebrows slightly, slapped a general design drawing in front of him, and said: "This is a plan proposed by the German Admiralty last year, and the design displacement is exactly 7,000 tons, Mr. Yamamoto might as well take a look." In terms of firepower, it is armed with 4 210-mm main guns and 12 150-mm secondary guns, which is on the same level as the Asama class; The output power is 12,000 horsepower, and the speed can also reach 20 knots. In addition, the defense capability of the 150 mm Krupp armor in the amidship is even better than the 7-inch Harvey armor in Asama! Your country has spent more than 830,000 pounds of budget for the purchase of the Asama class, and the price of our German battleship is only 7,000 tons, so it is impossible for it to reach 830,000 pounds! ”

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