Eventually, Jericho returned to England with a blueprint of a battleship with a central axle layout of five twin guns, the former of which he preferred and the latter of which was chosen by Admiral Fisher. As for the drawings of the fast battleship, in line with the principle that you will not suffer a loss if you put it in your hand, Jericho still bought part of the information, but as for the construction of this type of battleship for China, Jericho did not have this idea, on the one hand, the price of the Huaxia Navy was too low, and on the other hand, even if he was not very optimistic about this Dongdong.

So, what remained in Yan Boxun's hands was Xu Jie's most optimistic fast battleship plan. "A bunch of illiterate guys!" When Yan Boxun's telegram arrived in Xu Jie's hands, looking at the last drawing left in his place, Xu Jie's heart was full of resentment. But now, even more important than the resentment, who will build these two warships, according to the previous agreement, Germany, Britain and Italy must build two new dreadnoughts for Beiyang within four years after obtaining the corresponding drawings and materials, and the price must be low.

The reason for this is very simple, in the cost of building a ship, the design cost itself is a large expense, and this design is from China, which naturally saves a lot of money. And as a transfer of technology, how can European countries not have some blood? Therefore, the price of the warships ordered by Xu Jie in Germany and Italy is unusually low. The same is true of the two battlecruisers built by the British for Xu Jie, but in order to better obtain the support of the British, Xu Jie sent a piece of battleship information out of Lu, but the British did not want the information of the fast battleship, which means that Xu Jie either let the British build these two fast battleships. Then buy it yourself at a high price, or you can only look for other buyers!

Who are you looking for now? This is a headache for Xu Jie, and there are only a handful of countries that can build dreadnoughts. Great Britain, Germany, Italy, France and the United States, as for Russia? On the one hand, it's almost hot, and on the other hand, you can't sell the design to the enemy! The British don't want it anymore, the Italians say they can, but they will never sell warships at a low price, and there is little difference between selling them to the French and selling them to the Russians, it's just a matter of letting the French pit their hair. As for the United States? For this behemoth, Xu Jie is still very jealous. And in the future, there will only be two in the huge Pacific Ocean, China and the United States, and the two sides are already potential competitors!

So Xu Jie could only put his last hope on the Germans, and the German future high seas fleet could not only have battleships with perseverance. They also need avant-garde, and they also need fast capital ships, coupled with the Germans' preference for battleship protection anomalies, Xu Jie can conclude. The Germans emphasized firepower and protection on this one. The design of a fast battleship with a moderate reduction in speed requirements will be very satisfying!

What is a boss and what is a part-time worker? Xu Jie and Yan Boxun fully explained these two people who have opposite relationships, Xu Jie spent 2 minutes drafting a telegram, and Yan Boxun spent a week preparing to go to Germany! This made Yan Boxun very dissatisfied, extremely dissatisfied, so he decided to explain what it means to be a county official. strongly ask that after the matter is completed, let Xu Jie give him a commission of one percent!

One percent is more than £10,000! How much can you do? The pound sterling in this era is real money. One pound can be exchanged for more than 6 taels of silver! When Zhang Peilun got this telegram, he scolded this Yan Boxun for being too tricky. But Xu Jie thinks that this is not a mistake, and those who have the ability must be duly rewarded, otherwise who will work hard? Human morality and pursuit can indeed give people infinite strength. But there are too few such people, at least Yan Boxun is not a person who works purely for morality and faith, so the necessary material rewards are still necessary. Of course, as for Xu Jie himself, he doesn't know how much money he makes, and he heard Vittorio mention two years ago that the pound in his bank account has exceeded 6 figures, not including real estate.

In fact, in Yan Boxun's mind, this task is not very difficult, the warships designed by the Chinese have been fully tested in previous naval battles, and the current Germans are working hard to develop their own navy, unlike the British, the rigid Germans will take other aspects very lightly when they decide to acquire something. In the eyes of Tirpitz or Wilhelm II, the construction of warships for China would be of great benefit to Germany from both a political and a military point of view, as for the economic aspect? Wilhelm II said that the loss of the shipyard could be supported by the German government and was not a problem at all. On the third day after Yan Boxun arrived in Germany with the drawings, Tirpitz came to Kiel to discuss relevant matters with Yan Boxun.

"Dear Mr. Yan, I hope that through this cooperation, the friendship between the German Empire and your country will be further enhanced. Of course, with regard to price, this is definitely not a problem, as long as your country's plan is reasonable and feasible, then the previous agreement between China and your country will still work. Tirpitz said happily.

"Since price is not an issue, then there is no problem between us." Yan Boxun belongs to the self-cooked, and said jokingly. "But with the exception of a warship to be built in your country, I hope that the German Empire will provide us with all the necessary assistance for the construction of dreadnoughts, including machinery and personnel, and of course we will buy these resources."

"The friendship between us and the German Reich will continue, and the cooperation between the two navies will not be limited to a moment, and we can continue to share our information. China needed German industrial equipment, and the German navy needed better design. Looking at Tirpitz, who frowned slightly, Yan Boxun continued.

"We can talk about cooperation later, let's take a look at your country's new warship, I hope he can be the true king of the seas like the dreadnought king that is now being built at the Germania shipyard!" Tirpitz said after a moment of contemplation.

"Capital ships are not just made up of battleships that are slow, with heavy guns and strong armor, but also a reliable avant-garde and reconnaissance force. The new fast capital ships, the light cruisers and armored cruisers of the past are outdated, and they are nothing more than trash fish in the face of capital ships with battleship-class firepower and cruiser-class speed. Yan Boxun began to use his marketing skills again.

"Do you mean your country's battle cruiser plan?" Tirpitz asked.

"That's right, but that plan can only be used against armored cruisers, and is not suitable for entering the battle line. Because its protection is somewhat fragile, and the plan I came up with this time will be a fast battleship plan, which is between a battlecruiser and a battleship, with battleship-level firepower and protection. Yan Boxun said straight to the point.

"And how fast can this new warship reach the ground?" Tirpitz asked.

"2-3 knots faster than the battleship and about 2 knots slower than the battlecruiser. But this is just an estimate, my principle is to be able to evacuate smoothly in the unfavorable situation on the battlefield, this is the meaning of speed, for example, when encountering the main force of the opponent's battleship, and in the case of the battlecruiser, it is mainly to destroy, of course, if the opponent turns around and runs, there is no way. Yan Boxun explained.

"In general, such ships were used as advance guards and reconnaissance units, and in decisive battles they were used to occupy positions and as mobile forces. And not, like battle cruisers, only against non-capital warships such as armored cruisers. Yan Boxun added.

"That seems to be a good idea. So what about its firepower and protection to the ground? Each capital ship of the German Empire was a precious resource relative to a potential enemy, and it must have sufficient firepower and excellent protection at the same time. Tirpitz asked.

"This class of ships will continue to use the design concept of a three-pack turret and a central shaft layout. With a long bow design, the bow is knapsack with two triple guns, and the stern is a triple gun with a caliber of 12 inches, and the armor protection is almost equivalent to that of a battleship built in your country, with a speed of more than 23 knots. Because of the enhancement of the power system, the tonnage of the modified battleship is close to that of the battleships that have already started. Yan Boxun said.

"The overall performance is good, but the stability and centre of gravity of the boat can be a little on the high side. On the one hand, because the weight of the front part of the hull is somewhat large, the two turrets and the long bow tower, and the distance between the two turrets is to prevent chain losses, so an auxiliary engine room is added between the two turrets. This weight was a bit top-heavy, but fortunately there were two turrets in the rear of the original battleship, and the superstructure was moved back, and a more stable square tail was adopted, so the excessive weight of the front was balanced. But now how to solve the problem of the stability and center of gravity of this battleship? Tirpitz was worthy of being the head of the High Seas Fleet, and he pointed out the possible problems in Yan Boxun's plan.

And at this time, Yan Boxun was also a little stupid. It's not that Yan Boxun's level is not good, but that he didn't put too much effort into this plan, and many things were not done by himself, but under Xu Jie's promotion, this plan was continued, and he didn't have enough information at hand to prove this problem, and Yan Boxun didn't dare to easily draw conclusions about whether there was a problem with this plan. So the brain is a little woody for a short time.

However, Yan Boxun is not a rookie, he knows what he needs most at this time, Prime Minister, he can't admit that there is a problem with his plan, if he admits it, this will definitely be a fatal blow to his reputation and the reputation of Huaxia Design Institute, so he can't admit it! But you can't ignore this warning, after all, this thing is for your own use, if something goes wrong, Yan Boxun can't eat and walk around, in the face of such a predicament, Yan Boxun decided to do so.

Yesterday's subscription plummeted, but it was only less than one-third of the day before yesterday——! The author's heart is cool and cool~~~. (To be continued.) )