When both sides of the Huangpu River were immersed in the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival, a small gunboat with a single chimney hanging the temperament of an iron cross swallowed thick smoke to break through the quiet and cold river water, and went up the Huangpu River upstream, and the national flag fluttering on the bow mast of the ship fluttered in the cold wind. The small hull of less than 300 tons was exaggerated with a three-story cabin, and the bloated and huge upper windows and the low waterline formed a stark contrast with the hull, which was the most common Yangtze River gunboat in China's inland rivers at that time! The mobile embassies of the Western powers. A week ago, an urgent telegram from the Admiralty of the Motherland urging the small gunboat to carry a middle-aged man who seemed to be a big man to Shanghai. When the ship's helmsman skillfully steered the helm and guided the gunboat slowly into the berth, a middle-aged man about forty years old with some gray and sparse hair stood by the railing of the third deck of the gunboat with a melancholy expression wearing a well-cut black tuxedo and unilateral gold eyes. The other warships moored on the river honked their horns and raised signal flags to greet each other, and the loud noise did not disturb the middle-aged man's Yaxing at all, knowing that a sailor came from the cabin at a trot with a staff of politeness and civility, and whispered to remind him that the time was almost up, the middle-aged man took the things happily, straightened the buttons and bow tie of his shirt and turned around and went to the cabin.

On the other side, when the lynx anchored and stopped, a common wooden sea sand boat quietly appeared on the river, except for the sailors who drove the ship, the sea sand ship was empty, and it was not loaded with any goods, but at the bow of the ship, several hardcover men in short cloth shirts stood by and surrounded a young man in a black suit in the middle. For this meeting, Hu Rui changed into civilian clothes, only brought a few of his subordinates, hired a sea sand boat, and came in a low-key manner. This ordinary sea sand ship was not in a hurry to go, but wandered aimlessly on the river, as if looking for something, and the sailors on board kept their heads down and did their own thing. "Young Master, look! That was the gunboat of the Germans! "A sharp-eyed man in cloth next to him suddenly found the small German gunboat from the warships moored on the river, the river here is very deep, most of the cruisers moored here are large ships of the Western powers, and this small gunboat of less than 300 tons looks out of place." Well, inform the boatman, let's lean over. The young man took out the gold pocket watch in his arms, looked at the time, and then ordered. Not far away, the lookout on the tail plate of the Lynx saw the approaching sea sand ship early, the searchlight on the ship turned on a few times as if to send a signal, and then the soft body on the side was put down, and a team of German sailors quickly prepared to respond by help. "When you get up, you stay outside and wait for me to come back." Hu Rui threw down a sentence and took the lead in boarding the ship with the help of the sailors, and a lieutenant in a navy uniform on the deck hurriedly saluted, and then gestured to lead Hu Rui into the cabin below.

"Good evening, dear sir. Thank God I finally got to you. The lieutenant behind him saluted again, and watched the hatch retreat, leaving the two people in the hiding room alone. Good evening sir, you should have consulted my material, at least you should have confidence in the quality of teaching at the Munich Military Academy. Hu Rui quietly put it aside. Well, you're right. Forgive me for taking the liberty of being the most punctual Chinese I have ever met, and you see that 9:38 is not bad at all. You may be seated. The middle-aged man on the opposite side raised his eyebrows, and his gray-green eyes looked at Hu Rui in front of him like a wolf, and said. Hu Rui straightened the hem of his suit, pulled out a chair and sat down, and put the brown paper file bag he brought on the table. The middle-aged man on the opposite side looked at Hu Rui, his eyes stayed on the file bag for a while, and then he reached out to comb his hair and handed over a cup of coffee. Hu Rui was also polite, the spoon stirred, tasted a mouthful, smacked his lips and said: "I have to say that your taste is indeed very high, authentic Colombian coffee beans." It's a pity that I'm used to drinking Munich beer, so you're a waste of coffee. The middle-aged man looked pale again for a while, seemed thoughtful, and then smiled and raised his glass: "Your taste buds are sensitive, it seems that you have a very beautiful impression of Germany." Hu Rui smiled silently. At this point, both sides have roughly counted, and the people sitting opposite are not simple characters. After a moment of silence, the middle-aged man put down the coffee cup and sat down with his bow tie straight, glanced at the file bag on the side of the table, and said solemnly: "Haode, dear lord, I don't think we need to waste our precious time on these boring temptations." To put me bluntly, you can call me Gubirov, and I have full authority to deal with you on behalf of Mr. Gustav. Your drawings have been sealed by the commander of the Qingdao Squadron and sent to Berlin, and William II of our country is very surprised and ecstatic that you have provided them. Emperor Bixia personally instructed Mr. Augustine to make sure to get all the drawings back to Berlin. Gubirov looked at the 19-year-old in front of him, trying to find any hint of mood swings on his unfazed face, but he was disappointed. Slightly owed, Hu Rui naturally put his left leg on his right leg and asked playfully: "Even the respected Wilhelm II Bixia knows about this?" In that case, I feel very honored, please take me to express my high respect to the esteemed Bixia. I guess we should be able to sit down and talk about quid pro quo? "You're right, myself and Gustav. Mr. Krupp would be happy to convey your compliments, but before you begin, could you please tell me how you came up with the drawings? As far as I know, you don't have any training in naval or artillery design in Germany. Gubirov asked reluctantly, leaning forward as if he was afraid of missing a word. Sister, a dead foreign devil, even if the eggs are delicious, even if you have to investigate the hens that laid the eggs. Hu Rui scolded in his heart, but explained quietly on the surface: "You know that my father is working for Lihe Foreign Company, and although my family is not a famous family in China, it can still get in touch with some big people. My father had a close friend who used to serve in the Beiyang Naval Division, and he retired to the countryside after the first afternoon of that year to make a living by teaching. In his early years, he studied at the Greenwich Naval Academy in the United Kingdom, and had a very unique view on the development of naval ships. You know that my father was a generous man, and that his dear friend left the Navy and lived in poverty on my father, so we had a lot of contact with each other, so it was not difficult for me to understand the Navy. Before I returned from Munich, I had seen the British Navy's Dreadnought in the newspapers many times, and before I returned home, I also learned about the construction of your Nassau. So I designed the battleship with my father's best friend. As for the guns and artillery, I improvised them entirely based on what I saw in Europe. "Hu Rui has hollowed out his mind and changed a proper reason, the top students of the Greenwich Naval Academy are awesome enough, right?!" I'm sorry, but can you tell me what your father's best friend is called? It shouldn't be a problem to move out of this great god. "Gubirov is obviously unwilling to let go, there are only a handful of high-ranking officers in the Beiyang Naval Division who are still alive, and you will know when you go back and check." Sorry, I don't know either. You also know how tragic the naval battle was 15 years ago, and my uncle was so stimulated to retire that he would not mention his name, except that my father called him Tian Sheon. Unfortunately, he passed away a few years ago. Hu Rui replied with a smile. Tian Sheweng, Tian Sheweng, let you foreign devils guess slowly! Anyway, there is no proof of death. Gubirov was obviously stumped by this obscure oriental word, and for a moment did not know how to ask. After a long pause, Kubirov, who blushed for a long time, did not carry forward the old-fashioned character of the Germanic people again, decisively put aside this crazy question, and stared at the source of the information provided by Hu Rui on the latest 343 mm naval guns equipped on the Orion-class battleships of the British Royal Navy. Smart people and smart people don't need to be too clear when they speak, that will make people look down on them. What the? You said you have a friend surnamed Nguyen in Cochin China?! This information is his ...... Could it be a descendant of the Nguyen dynasty in Vietnam? That seems reasonable...... The Nguyen dynasty fell at the hands of the French, and it was natural to hate Britain and France......

The night was dark, and the confrontation in the cabin was still fierce. In the end, the complete design of the Bavaria-class battleship, the M18 steel helmet, the SF18 30x diameter 150mm howitzer, the Skoda 1930 mountain gun and two light machine guns were all sold for $3 million, which were bought out together with the patent rights. At the same time Gubirov represents Gustav. In the name of the Krupp family, Mr. Krupp vouched for the successful development of the 75 and 150 guns and gave a 75-mm mountain artillery regiment (3 artillery battalions per regiment, 6 guns per artillery company, a total of 54 guns) in the name of a private person. Two 150 heavy artillery battalions (3 artillery batteries of 4 guns per battalion), 300 imitation ZB30 light machine guns, and 5,000 M18 steel helmets. Subsequent purchases of equipment and ammunition were based on the German army's internal procurement price, and half of the $3 million was used to purchase new pointed bullets, Mauser 98 rifle production lines, and other mining industry equipment in Germany. Before leaving, Hu Rui put forward the request to continue to hire 40 "retired" German officers to come to Wuhu as instructors, and Gubirov agreed very happily this time! Hu Rui, who had 1.5 million silver dollars in his pocket, swayed when he left the lynx in the moonlight - is this what it feels like to eat a big family?! Mrs. Mrs. ...... It's so cool!