On the afternoon of February 6, 4608 (10), the German Empire's envoy to China, Hahausen and Reinhardt. Major General Scheer jointly asked to see the imperial crown prince Wu Haoxuan. Tang Shaoyi, the Imperial Foreign Minister, also accompanied them.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, congratulations on a brilliant victory for your navy. The old enemy has been completely defeated by you. The entire Far East will no longer be able to threaten the Chinese Navy. Minister Hahausen said.

"Thanks to the help of the German Reich, it was thanks to the help of our German friends that we were able to achieve this victory so easily." Wu Haoxuan was very humble, and he did not look away just because the Imperial Navy had won this naval battle.

Minister Hahausen and Reinhardt. Major General Scheer nodded his head repeatedly, apparently thinking the same thing. Without Germany's full help to China, it would have been impossible for China to build such a powerful navy in a short period of time.

"However, the war is not over yet. The Japanese are frantically increasing their troops on the Korean Peninsula, most likely hoping to regain their disadvantage by fighting on land. Therefore, we need to do everything we can to win the next war. Wu Haoxuan continued.

In this case, it may be no problem to fool ordinary people, but it is not so easy to fool the Germans. Minister Hahausen and Reinhardt. Rear Admiral Schell knows that for an island nation like Japan, the navy is everything. Without the navy, they could not even guarantee their own safety, let alone continue the war. Japan's increase in troops on the Korean Peninsula is obviously not aimed at threatening China, but more for self-preservation. China, on the other hand, has long regarded Japan as its greatest enemy. The ambitious His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of him undoubtedly wants to pass this war. to completely defeat the Japanese.

However, this has nothing to do with Germany. Germany had only a tiny part of its colonies in the Pacific. Even if the Chinese Empire defeated Japan and dominated the Far East, it would have little effect on Germany. Instead. A China that has close ties with Germany is even more beneficial to Germany. Germany's old rival, Great Britain, will only have its interests in the Far East threatened. This is undoubtedly what Germany would like to see.

"The German Empire supported the Chinese Empire in this ongoing war. The interests of the Chinese empire in the Far East, should be guaranteed. Minister Hahausen then said. Anyway, if you are generous to others, what are the Germans reluctant to do?

Wu Haoxuan nodded, very satisfied with the attitude of the Germans.

"Your Excellency, Japan is an ally of Britain, and the British will certainly not watch the Empire defeat Japan completely. So. When the time comes, the British will definitely jump out in support of Japan. Even if they did not dare to blatantly join the war, it would pose a threat and pressure to the empire, and it was obviously unavoidable. Therefore, we hope that the German Empire will be able to help the Reich even more. Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said.

Minister Hahausen frowned, the Germans wished that the British and the Chinese Empire would also fight, and in this case, Britain's strength would be dragged to the Far East. And the pressure on Germany in Europe will be much less. Merely. The British are not stupid, they know who the worst enemy is now. So. The British will do their best to avoid getting involved in the war.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I need to ask for advice from home. However, I think that the German Empire will help the Chinese Empire. Hahausen said.

"That's so thankful." Tang Shaoyi nodded. With the Germans pinning down the British, the British would not have put unscrupulous pressure on the Chinese Empire. Coupled with the superiority of the Chinese Empire on the battlefield, it raised a butcher's knife and slaughtered the Japanese. That's entirely possible.

Reinhart. Major General Scheer was a little unable to sit still. This time he came to the Tai Palace, it was exactly what he meant. After the Imperial Navy defeated the main force of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, it left that area. Germany, on the other hand, rescued some Japanese who had fallen into the water out of humanitarian considerations. However, the vast majority of Japanese people. Still froze to death.

Wait until Reinhardt. When Major General Scheer returned to Lushun Military Port, Wu Haoxuan had already left Lushun and returned to Yanjing. Therefore, he had to chase Yanjing. After meeting the minister in China, they came to the palace together.

Reinhart. The reason why Rear Admiral Scheer was so eager to meet Wu Haoxuan was because of the secret weapon used by the Chinese Navy in this naval battle. Originally, the strength of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet was much stronger than that of the Chinese Navy, and it almost had an overwhelming advantage. However, the Chinese Navy used submarines as a weapon to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese Navy in one fell swoop and reversed the situation. In the end, the Chinese Navy's dreadnoughts appeared and directly wiped out the Japanese Navy, which had suffered heavy losses.

Reinhart. Rear Admiral Scheer realized that the submarine is definitely an amazing underwater weapon. Even so, Germany began to develop submarines very early. The submarine technology of the Chinese Navy still comes from the German Navy. It's just that the German Navy has always paid little attention to submarines, so that there is not much investment in this area, so that the combat power of submarines cannot be improved. Now, the Chinese Empire is actually ahead of Germany in the research of submarines. And a large number of submarines for real combat use were also created. It has also achieved amazing results in actual combat. This was undoubtedly a huge temptation for the German Navy.

You know, the biggest enemy of the German Navy is the British Royal Navy. Over the years, Germany had been desperately building battleships to close the gap with the British navy. However, Britain has a much deeper heritage than Germany. The wealthy British even shouted the slogan that the Germans would build one battleship, and they would build two. This put the German Navy under a lot of pressure.

Germany, which was inferior to Britain in terms of financial resources, came up with many ways to improve the combat power of its navy. The Germans demanded that every battleship of the German Navy must be more powerful than the battleships of the British Navy, which enabled them to challenge the British Navy at a numerical disadvantage. Of course, it would have been great if a more powerful weapon had emerged that would allow Germany to turn the tide of the situation at a smaller cost.

The submarines used by the Chinese Navy in this naval battle undoubtedly have such strength. So, in Reinhardt. After Rear Admiral Schell reported to the German Admiralty Tirpitz, Tirpitz immediately instructed Reinhardt to report to Reinhardt. Rear Admiral Schell, it is necessary to obtain the design drawings of the submarines of the Chinese Navy so that Germany can carry out large-scale construction.

Although, with Germany's scientific and technological strength, if it increases investment in submarines, it will be able to come up with submarines with advanced performance in less than two years. However, now the contradictions between Britain and Germany have become more and more acute, and war does not know when it will break out. If you can get a mature design directly from China, it will undoubtedly save time and effort.

The Germans also believed that with the relationship between Germany and the Chinese Empire, it should not be difficult to obtain the design drawings of such a submarine from the Chinese Empire.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, we are very interested in the submarines used by the Chinese Navy in this war. If possible, the German Reich would like to be able to get a full set of drawings for the design and production of such submarines. "Reinhardt. Major General Scheer said straight to the point. He, like most Germans, doesn't beat around the bush.

"I see, of course, there is no problem. Our German friends have helped us a lot, and it is our honor to be able to provide a little help to Germany. Wu Haoxuan said.

The Squid-class submarine was only the first submarine in the Imperial Navy, and its performance was backward, and the Imperial Navy only built a dozen of them. The more advanced 'Shark-class' submarines have completed their drawings and are about to start construction. Therefore, to give the 'Squid-class' submarines to the Germans, there is nothing either. It would be very good if the Germans could rely on the 'Squid-class' submarines to inflict greater damage on the Germans. Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, friendship is friendship, and business is business. If the Germans wanted the 'Squid-class' submarines, they had to come up with something in exchange.

"Really? That's so much appreciated. "Reinhardt. Major General Scheer's face was overjoyed.

Minister Hahausen shook his head speechlessly, these soldiers, their heads are really tendons. The Chinese prince in front of him is a very greedy person, and it is impossible to take advantage of him.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, what price do we have to pay in exchange for the drawings of the submarine, please make it clear to Your Highness." Minister Hahausen said.

Reinhart. Major General Scheer was stunned, then nodded. He can also understand that if it were Germany, it would definitely not be easy to hand over the drawings of such a powerful weapon to other countries.

Wu Haoxuan smiled, and then said: "The Chinese Empire wants to obtain the optical instrument technology of Carl Zeiss and build an advanced optical instrument factory. ”

Carl Zeiss optical instruments are among the best in the world. If the relevant technology can be obtained, it will greatly improve the capabilities of the Chinese Empire in this regard. Especially for the fire control system of battleships, advanced rangefinders were indispensable. As the caliber of the main guns of battleships became larger and longer, and without advanced ranging and aiming equipment, it was simply impossible to hit the target. Since the Germans wanted submarine drawings, they had to exchange this technology. (To be continued.) )

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