"The Royal Italian Navy agreed in principle to supply the technology of the **-class dome cruisers. Whether or not this deal can be made depends on the sincerity of the British Empire. Tycho said straight to the point.

"We are very pleased with the goodwill of the Italian Navy, and I would like to inform Minister Bryn that the price offered by the British Empire will not disappoint your country." Since the other side has agreed in principle, Lieutenant General Hood naturally has to express his position.

"How can cooperation with your country on a larger class of warships be carried out smoothly?" Watts, who was sitting next to Hood, asked.

"The situation of our country may be different from that of yours, which needs cruisers with a long range, strong firepower, high speed to deal with the ocean-going assault ships of the Russian Empire. But what our country needs is a warship with a moderate range and a more balanced range. After all, the main sphere of activity of the Italian Navy is in the Mediterranean. Tycho politely declined the offer from the British. Under the pretext that the purpose of construction is different, that is, the other party's request is refused, and the other party cannot find fault with it.

"In addition to the export of Vickers 10-inch/40L guns to China and the transfer of related technology according to the original plan, we will provide you with a full set of first-class drawings from 1890 onwards. The whole process will be divided into 5 sessions. It was expected to be completed in 1892. And in return, our country hoped that the British Empire would expand exports to Italy in the fields of metallurgy, machine building, etc. In order to help our country complete the self-production of 10-inch, artillery. At the same time, we would like to order a new rangefinder from the Armstrong shipyard in Guò. "The opening is over, and it's time for the two sides to bargain. Tycho said.

"I think that in terms of the details provided in the drawings of the **-class dome cruiser, your country needs to be corrected. After all, the process of providing drawings in up to 2 years is too long. And I would like to clarify the exhaustive list of machinery and equipment that your country needs. This has to be reviewed by the government. Tycho said with a slight dissatisfaction.

"We will provide the relevant equipment catalog soon, as far as the entire drawing period is concerned, I think your country should take care of our concerns, at present, our country is building this class of warship, I think if the class of warship has not been launched into service, the Admiralty will provide the relevant drawings to foreign countries, whether this is within the Navy or the government. It will not be smooth lì tong guò. Minister Brin must not consider the pressure of opponents. Tycho said euphemistically.

"But it is obviously not enough to exchange a blueprint for a **-class dome cruiser for a lot of technology and equipment, including a new 10-inch naval gun. You should understand that there are some technologies that cannot be solved with money alone. Benz said with some dissatisfaction.

"In addition to the full set of information on the **-class dome cruisers, our country can cooperate with your country in other areas. For example, in the development of a new type of turret, China plans to develop a new type of twin-mounted 8-inch turret in your country. At present, the single-mounted 8-inch guns of our **-class dome cruisers have achieved a rate of fire of 2 rounds per minute, but we still have a long way to go in terms of twin turret design. I hope that your country can give us some help. Tycho was already planning to play another trump card of his own. Of course, this time Tycho threw to the British was not Xu Jie's MKB3 turret with a dressing room, but a turret that Xu Jie changed on the basis of the dignity-class turret, which was equipped with the original turret follow-up reloading system on the basis of the original dignity-class turret. Ammunition loading at any angle of the level is guaranteed. Although bulky and unreliable, the design was attractive compared to the three-minute rate of fire of the British Empire's 13.5-inch gun. I'm not afraid that the British won't buy it. Of course, this qiē is subject to a patent.

As a result, in the bargaining between the two sides, Britain and Italy gradually reached this arms and technology deal that has never been seen in history. As more and more details were finalized, Tycho and Xu Jie were not as nervous as before. So Xu Jie excused himself from the negotiations with the British. After all, he's just a technician. Now that the details of the technical party's show have been negotiated, there is no need for him to participate in it. And what Xu Jie needs now is to have a negotiation with another person. This person is the minister of the Qing Dynasty to the four countries in Europe, Xue Fucheng!

This time, Xue Fucheng's appointment to meet Xu Jie was still not in his official residence, but in a secluded hotel. In addition to Xue Fucheng and his key who Xu Jie saw last time, Xue Fucheng also brought an Englishman. After everyone greeted each other for a while, Xue Fucheng first asked the Englishman to hand over a stack of drawings to Xu Jie. …,

"Mr. Xu is a professional, I wonder if I can identify it?" The Englishman spoke.

Xu Jie slowly flipped through the drawings, this stack of drawings were all sketches, but they covered a lot of content, including rifles, camp guns, and even the design of fortress guns. Many of them, Xu Jie also knows, such as rifles, which are now used by the British army, but now they still use black powder propellants. Naturally, it is not comparable to the 1889 rifle designed by Xu Jie. And on a drawing of an artillery shell, Xu Jie saw a grenade shotgun. This kind of shell appeared as early as the beginning of the 19th century, and the principle is that the time-delay fuse makes the shell explode at a certain height and then knocks out the metal beads in the shell. This idea seems wonderful, but before the appearance of a suitable fuse, the lethality of the grenade bomb was relatively limited, and it was not until the end of the 19th century that the real practical grenade bomb was born. And at the bottom of the box was a sketch of a battleship. Xu Jie glanced at it and couldn't help but smile slightly, it turned out that Yoshino's design was basically finalized as early as 1889.

"I don't know, what does Mr. Xu think of this battleship?" To Xu Jie's surprise, the Englishman was even more enthusiastic than Xue Fucheng.

"Nice boat. High speed of 23 knots, decent firepower, and decent armor. Xu Jie was noncommittal. In the spirit of not offending people, just fool around.

"How does it compare to your **-class dome cruiser?" The Englishman said with a slight smile on his lips.

"What do you think?" Xu Jie couldn't help frowning slightly.

"I personally think that it is no less than the **-class dome cruiser designed by you, you see, although the side firepower is basically slightly weaker than the **-class dome cruiser, but the ship also has 5 14-inch torpedo tubes and an angle of attack, as well as a speed of up to 23 knots, so I personally think that the comprehensive performance of this ship is not inferior to the ** class." After speaking, the corners of the Englishman's mouth revealed a smug expression.

"Finished?" Xu Jie took a sip of coffee and asked.

"The performance of a boat is not a simple list and superposition of the number of jù, but the actual combat and internal design should be considered." Xu Jie paused and then said: "Let's talk about this armament first, the 5 torpedo tubes look beautiful, but what about the reality?" Not to mention that the current torpedoes only have an effective range of a few hundred meters, and the mere fact that once hit by the enemy's fire, the torpedo will be detonated and cause heavy losses is enough for a reasonable designer to give up the torpedo. ”

"But because of the storage of torpedoes, it is entirely possible that the ship will seriously damage the battleship of the ironclad class." The British said unconvinced.

"It's just a theory, for a small probability time of approaching about 300 meters and then firing a torpedo to hit the opponent, a 4000+ class dome cruiser is in danger of sinking due to ammunition detonation. Don't you think it's too dangerous? Xu Jie said disapprerovingly.

"Let's talk about speed. In terms of speed. A full 23 knots of high speed is indeed the fastest ship, but what about actual combat? Unless your country buys several warships of this type to fight in formation at once, the maximum speed of the entire battle line can only be based on the lowest speed warship in the battle line. Xu Jie said.

"Finally, let's talk about the internal design of the battleship, after being equipped with a large number of weapons and a super power system, I estimate that the ship's margin is already very small, and the number of watertight compartments will definitely drop to a lower level, and in the course of the battle, once the hull is penetrated, the entire battleship will be flooded more strictly, which is very detrimental to the battleship's sinking resistance and firepower retention." Xu Jie said. Historically, after the Yoshino was hit by Kasuga, the entire battleship capsized very quickly, and only 99 of the 413 officers and men were rescued, which is enough to show that the number of watertight compartments of the Yoshino will not be very large.

"That's a real problem." Contrary to Xu Jie's expectations, this Englishman quite agreed with his own opinion. Compared with the warships used by the British themselves, takeaway goods are usually done on watertight compartments and other issues, and from the paper number jù is a very good ship, because of the design margin and watertightness, the damage resistance and stability are far inferior to the British's own goods. This is a largely open secret in the field of British ship design.

"Thank you for your advice, your comments are very pertinent. Even Sir Watts, after comparing the **-class dome cruiser with this one of his own design, believes that this type of battleship is excellent, but it is not as high as the **-class dome cruiser. The person who came saluted Xu Jie very respectfully. …,

"But it's okay, I guess this should be a foreign trade ship, right? Foreign trade ships only need to make money. Xu Jie said meaningfully.

"I look forward to seeing you next time. Hopefully we can work together. With that, the Englishman bowed deeply and took his leave of the hotel.

"Who is this person?" Xu Jie estimated that the other party had left, and asked Xue Fucheng all over the place.

"This is Mr. Richard, Mr. Watts's senior apprentice, who intends to go to my Beiyang to serve." Xue Fucheng replied.

"No wonder we were able to get the drawings of the Yoshino. I took it from the teacher. Xu Jie said secretly in his heart.

"Mr. Xu said just now, that battleship is just a fraud money? What do you mean by that? Xu Fucheng frowned slightly.

"It's very simple, this ship is okay to fight a second-rate navy, if it is compared with the navies of the European powers, let alone which capital ships, just a comparison of warships of the same class, at most it will not suffer. Usually far inferior. Xu Jie said sternly.

"Then how about the town of my Beiyang Naval Division?" Xue Fucheng asked.

"Dingzhen is quite good in terms of cost performance. Because of the political problems, the Germans offered a very low price. When it was built, it was also said to be a dedication, but the so-called first-class ironclad ship in the world is a bit exaggerated. Xu Jie said. Compared with the 10,000-ton warships built by the great powers in the 80s at that time, Dingzhen is still a little worse than the first-rate. Moreover, the Germans had never engaged in this kind of battleship before, and this was due to political reasons and the nature of the experiment, which allowed Beiyang to pick up a big bargain. It's still okay to deter the Far East, but it's not okay to get Europe, that's all. And because of the nature of Dingzhen's gun-waist battleship, after 4 to 5 years, once the war starts, it is already behind the times.

"What does Mr. Xu think of the other equipment?" Xue Fucheng continued.

"It's basically in sync with European equipment. Much higher than the current level of Beiyang. Xu Jie said.

"From this point of view, if my Beiyang Army is equipped with a large number of weapons of this kind, and the Navy adds another **-class dome armor battleship, my Beiyang should be considered to be worry-free, right?" Xue Fucheng said with some smugness.

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