"Your Excellency is also interested in this class of dome cruisers?" Xu Jie asked with interest.

"That's right, it's a very well-balanced battleship, surpassing all the Dome cruisers in service in the German Empire in all respects." Tirpitz said.

"But this type of warship is not suitable for your country's national conditions." Xu Jie shook his head with a smile and said.

"Why?" Tirpitz asked, puzzled. "Do you think that the **-class dome cruiser is not an excellent battleship?"

"A battleship is not just about performance, it's like a dress, a gorgeous dress is naturally very suitable for attending a ball, but this gorgeous dress is not suitable for a mountaineer, it is not as good as a linen dress." Xu Jie said with a smile. Xu Jie did not say this on a whim, he knew very well that no matter whether he could turn the tide of the war in the First Sino-Japanese War, the First World War would inevitably break out in Europe, and it would undoubtedly be very beneficial for China to let both sides lose and weaken the control of Britain, France, and the Netherlands over the Far East, even in his time and space, because of the outbreak of the First World War, the national industry has also made great progress. The more the European powers contain each other, the more beneficial it will be to China's development in the future. Therefore, for the sake of China's interests in the future, Xu Jie has the intention to give Tirpitz some advice on the naval issue. He was also not afraid that the German Navy would really defeat the British Navy, because it was impossible, and from the point of view of the national strength of both sides of World War 1, it would be difficult for Germany to complete the construction of Byrne's follow-up ships. And even if part of the construction work of the Mackensen and York-class was completed, the British Royal Navy still had the Admiral-Hood-class battlecruiser and the follow-up ship plan of the R-class, so it was basically impossible for the German Navy to win against the British Navy. Even with Millergar's blessing, Germany defeated the British Navy with the luck of winning the 5 million jackpot, and the subsequent joining of the American Navy could still lock the remnants of Germany in the North Sea. The American Iron Turtle, armed with a 14-inch gun, was no joke.

"Different countries have their own naval strategies, such as Britain and France, they have colonies all over the world, naval power is superior, their navy is not only to be able to overwhelm the opponent in a decisive battle, but also to ensure the security of the line of communication between the mainland and the colonies, so in order to deal with the opponent's ocean-going attack ships, they need to be equipped with strong firepower and fast dome cruisers. Like Russia, he does not have as many overseas colonies as Britain and France, but as a second-class naval power, in addition to seeking the strength to fight with a first-rate naval power, breaking diplomatic relations in the ocean is also a tactic that can be chosen. Therefore, they need to be equipped with clippers (the Rurik 1 armored cruiser that was commissioned in 1895 is essentially a large ship-breaker) and Italy, as a Mediterranean country, because it does not have a large colony, and at the same time uses the bathtub of the Mediterranean Sea as a preset battlefield, so Italian warships can reduce some of the seaworthiness requirements and strengthen other performance, and it is also possible to use the **-class dome cruiser as an important auxiliary force. Xu Jie explained seriously.

"What kind of navy does you think Germany needs?" Tirpitz found that there was no content about the German Navy in Xu Jie's words, and he couldn't help frowning.

"Hasn't the honorable Chancellor set the tone for the development of the German Navy? You should know very well. Why do I need to talk too much as a foreigner? Xu Jie smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth and said. Historically, the iron-blooded chancellor of the Second German Reich has always been known for being tough on the continental issue, and in the process of German consent, first joined forces with Austria-Hungary to defeat Denmark, and then went to war with the Austrian Empire, after which Germany gained the territory of two Danish states and excluded Austria from the German system. Subsequently, the Franco-Prussian War was launched, and the battle was settled in the Battle of Sedang. Let the Third Reich be wiped out in a matter of weeks. And in one fell swoop, it became the first power on the European continent. However, while the prime minister is tough on land, he is very conservative on the ocean. Throughout his life, Bismarck pursued a defensive policy of the coastal navy. On the one hand, it is true that the German navy is technologically backward (compared to Britain and France) and has a weak foundation. But on the other hand, the iron-blooded prime minister did not want to provoke Britain over the issue of sea power. He understood very well that as an empire with sea power, Britain had an almost paranoid attachment to the control of the sea, and any country that might threaten Britain's absolute sea power would become a potential enemy of Britain. Germany did not have vast overseas colonies, and as a continental country, Germany did not need to rely too much on sea lines of communication, and in this case, Bismarck's naval policy had always been coastal defense, keeping naval strength at a low level. To be honest, this ocean policy is quite pragmatic. At the very least, it is guaranteed that Britain and its old enemy France are not too close. But the new Wilhelm II did not think so, in his eyes, Germany should be the world hegemon, he no longer only wanted to be the hegemon of the European continent, but also wanted to compete for the "land under the sun" (overseas colonies). So on this issue, there was a strict disagreement between the new emperor and the old ministers. And finally led Bismarck's lower field. From then on, under the leadership of the "eternal Tirpitz", the German fleet grew stronger and stronger, and eventually went down the road of Anglo-German confrontation. …,

"The Prime Minister's policy was very correct back then. In order to achieve the unity of Germany, we had to keep Britain neutral. But now, the situation is different. Tirpitz paused and continued. The German Empire had become the most powerful country on the European continent, but there were not many colonies around the world, which was very incommensurate with the strength and strength of the German Empire. At this, Tirpitz said with an angry face.

"Germany should develop a navy that has always been strong, and use this long sword of the sea to fight for a wider living space for the German Reich." At this, Tirpitz's face flushed.

"It seems that the statement that someone used a German sword to fight for more land for the plough in World War II is not original." Xu Jie said in his heart. However, on the surface, he asked quietly: "If you want to compete for overseas colonization, you must challenge the interests of the existing maritime powers." This includes the British Empire. And because of geographical restrictions, Germany could only cross the North Sea if it defeated the British Royal Navy. This was the fate and only way of the German Empire. And this qiē is obviously difficult to achieve. In the last sentence, Xu Jie originally planned to say that it was impossible to achieve. But in order to take care of the face of the future founder of the High Seas Fleet, Xu Jie changed the impossible to the difficult.

I have considered that if the German Empire wanted to develop its navy, there would inevitably be some "misunderstandings" between it and Britain, but I think this misunderstanding can be explained, or that Britain will accept this reality when the Imperial Navy is strong enough.

"Misunderstanding? Hehe, how to explain this misunderstanding that Germany's powerful high seas fleet was like a sharp dagger directly against the throat of Britain, cooperating with the Kaiser's expansionist actions? Xu Jie said unashamedly. However, the last sentence expresses Tirpitz's original intention. Even under British pressure, Germany should strengthen its navy until Britain acquiesces in the rise of the German navy. It's a pity that the idea is good, but the reality is cruel. There is no point except that the high seas fleet, which has consumed a lot of national strength, has been reduced to a pile of sunken ships. But now, for the sake of China's interests in the future. Xu Jie needs to mention the future Minister of the Navy.