In order to ensure that Australia and New Zealand are not cheated, and more importantly, to ensure that they are not cheated in the future, Jericho believes that it is necessary for him to determine what the foreign trade warships of the Republic of China are. Of course, he won't look for Yan Boxun, if he finds him, Yan Boxun will never give him the detailed drawings before he sees the real money, and even if he gives it to him, Jericho is only a second-rate level, and the real connotation is still incomprehensible, he needs to let a person who can say nothing to determine, and this person is naturally Xu Jie who is far away in Beijing!

Originally, according to the original plan, Jericho and others were going to return to China after completing the anti-submarine exercise, but now something went wrong, that is, the stimulation of this exercise to the British was too great, and then I don't know what kind of interest exchange agreement was reached between the British government and the Republic of China in private, but in the end, the Republic of China actually agreed to let them visit the naval submarine shipyard in Dalian! It's all in Dalian, and Jericho doesn't take the time to see his old friends! After all, Xu Jie and Jericho have known each other for more than ten years! The personal relationship between the two parties is good, and the British government seems to be willing to let Jericho develop this personal relationship! Even the British ambassador to China had a gift specially prepared for Jericho!

So the future commander of the Grand Fleet came to Xu Jie's private residence with a bunch of gifts, and after retreating, Jericho couldn't wait to say the purpose of this visit: "The Huaxia Navy wants to develop the next class of battleships?" ”

"That's right." This plan can't be hidden, after all, Huaxia has sold this plan for money, Jericho must know it. So Xu Jie is not hypocritical.

"If Australia and New Zealand buy these warships. Can Premier Xu tell me what kind of warships they can get? Jericho said as he took a sip of his coffee. Needless to say than Xu Jie, he also knows that the Tao is in the current era. The takeaway battleship will definitely shrink, the British Empire is like this, the United States is like this, and China is definitely like this. How can the things that you have worked so hard to develop be sold to others cheaply? Jericho's purpose is simple, as long as it can be worth the cost. Do you get what you pay for.

"You get what you pay for, and Tong Su is not bullied." Speaking of this, Xu Jie smiled slightly. "In terms of design, these behemoths of greater tonnage will be more classic than the Longxing-class battleships and the Longtai-class fast battleships! As for the use of materials. You don't have to doubt it, we will source some of the raw materials from the UK, and we will not use Harvey armor to fill the number. In my eyes. Even if it is a foreign trade warship, its combat effectiveness is definitely much stronger than those thin-skinned dumplings designed by Watts! ”

"It seems that the power of money is huge, we can let British designers play paper games, and we can also let Huaxia sell us battleships." Jericho was puzzled. Because he believed that Xu Jie must have guessed who the future users of these warships were. Isn't the Huaxia Republic a friend of Germany? What is his purpose in doing this?

"General Jericho's message is a little narrow. China is willing to cooperate with any friendly country, and there are only eternal interests and no permanent enemies between countries. Comparatively speaking, the Russian Army has cooperated far more with us than with the Chinese and British Navy. If you don't believe me, you can go to the army and ask about it. Xu Jie said with a smile.

"If that's the case, I really hope that the partnership between the two countries can go further through this deal. By the way, here's a little bit of news, this time Australia and New Zealand hired a very sophisticated naval adviser, his name is Betty. Jericho said mysteriously.

"Betty? He was a brave general. Suitable for destroying opponents in a competitive situation, he persevered. Be brave and fearless. But sometimes the big picture is lacking. "In front of Jericho, Xu Jie didn't hide it, after all, there are some contradictions between Jericho and Betty, the first and second people in the future admirals, no matter what, the contradiction between the first and second is always the most acute!

To be honest, Xu Jie is a little ashamed of Betty's behavior, as for courage? To tell the truth, the British Royal Navy has never lacked courage, for example, the British captain who drove the destroyer in World War 2 singled out the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau, and gave the Scharnhorst a torpedo under the cover of smoke before being sunk in the last round. If it is said that in history, because of the thick family background, Betty can hit and rush unscrupulously. Even after being beaten by Hipper in the Battle of Jutland, he was able to calm down because he had 4 Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships behind him. And in this plane, if the naval strength of the two sides is further reduced, I wonder if the bravery of Betty is the luck of the Royal Navy or the root cause of the disaster?

But at this time, Jericho didn't expect Xu Jie to still slander Betty. But now after getting Xu Jie's verbal assurance, Jericho is still somewhat relieved, because as a British, he believes that in the case of reciprocity, the quality of the product and the need for pounds are always equal. The Huaxia Republic needs funds, so it must come up with something real! Besides, it was Betty who was directly responsible for the investigation. Even if he is cheated, the direct responsibility is also Betty's responsibility, what does it have to do with himself?

"Mr. Xu. Don't you think there's something missing in this palatial residence? Jericho, who was in a good mood, said as he left: "For example, a hostess. ”

"Mistress?" Xu Jie thought about it. Maybe it's because I've lived too much of my stressful life, and I've forgotten all about my own affairs. Or are you not good at intersecting? But no matter what, what can't be changed now is that Xu Jie, who is already the first person in China and will be the first person in China in the future, has not yet completed the other half of his life! Isn't this a shame for the various traversers in the novel?

However, although it has not succeeded yet, it does not mean that Xu Jie has no goal. To be honest, as the prime minister, Xu Jie is very busy, and he has relatively little contact with people, coupled with his more introverted personality, except for old friends, other people are generally businesslike. Zhang Peilun, Peng Yi and others were also very anxious when they looked at themselves, the "older diamond leftover men", and they also introduced a few to Xu Jie. But how to say it? Xu Jie, who was born in science and engineering and the military, is really not suitable for those aristocratic interactions.

"Could it be that even if I have a lot of power, I am just a dick?" Xu Jie couldn't help but despise himself. But now I have a goal, don't I? And Xu Jie's target is Su Jing, who has been his confidential secretary since the beginning of the Second Sino-Russian War. Isn't this routine vulgar? Much like the way some of the leaders in his plane do? But there is no way, it is not easy to rely on Xu Jie's current emotional intelligence to do this step at present! And as it stands, it seems that things are going well. The little girl who made the Enig cipher machine was repulsive to herself.

"It seems that the world is really fair, when he gives a person an extraordinary mind, he will definitely take away some of the remaining things, Lao Xu's performance makes me believe this." In private, Xu Jie's nemesis Peng Yi joked. (The author really doesn't know how to write emotional dramas, this is to make up for the lack of some plots in the article, and the author thinks that as a traversal essay that flaunts technical skills, this kind of content is better to be less, after all, everyone is looking at technical skills and history and war tactics.) ）

Although Jericho has a lot of criticism of Betty, although Jericho prefers that his deputy Thomas will be on the command line of the British Empire's battleship formation. But as a qualified Royal Navy officer, he was able to distinguish between public and private. And now he has decided to help Betty take the two ships of the Huaxia Navy! Of course, in order to prevent Huaxia's "excessive" shrinkage, Jericho still decided to give Betty a mention.

"Although as a warship of the fast fleet, the most striking feature is speed. But I personally believe that a battleship that is not guaranteed to overwhelm its opponent in a regular battleline engagement will not do anything even if it is excellent in speed. The play of speed is limited by too many factors. And in real combat, a single shell can slow down a capital ship. Turning in alone does not bring victory in the war. And it may be more convenient to entrust purely reconnaissance tasks to light cruisers. The fast ships you need must be able to overwhelm your opponents in avant-garde battles and save yourself. So I hope you will come out of Sir Fisher's misunderstanding. Jericho wrote in the letter, with great sincerity.

And Betty, as the commander of the fast fleet, had to show respect for Jericho's character after receiving this letter, although he had a loss of personal morality. But he still respects this kind and stable and virtuous boss. So much so that in history, although the battle of Jutland caused by personal mistakes caused by Thomas's fleet was beaten and drooled constantly. But Betty never attacked Jericho, so much so that after the war, Betty still had great respect for Jericho even though she was one level higher than Jericho. Even if he knew that Jericho was biased in the Jutland advance war, he was biased towards Thomas. But after Jericho's death, he still attended Jericho's funeral and carried his coffin himself!

In fact, for Betty, Xu Jie's understanding is mostly from history. It's not much for Betty himself to go to the ground, after all, there were two big battles in the North Sea in World War 1. Betty Hipper was beaten during the Battle of the Dogle Sandbank. In the ensuing Battle of Jutland, Hipper recovered the field. Therefore, Betty can only know the level of Xu Jie in the end.

But in reality, anyone can be affected by the conditions at the time. And one of the very important factors why Betty is brave is that the British Royal Navy has too much advantage, at least on paper, whether it is the Battle of Dogger Sandbank or the Jutland Avant-garde War, Betty is at least superior on paper. As for the backstage, it is extremely powerful, which naturally leads to Betty's bravery. But the question is, will Betty still be so unscrupulous in this plane? Xu Jie didn't think about it, but Betty did!

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976 for the tip ~~~~~. (To be continued......)