The technical level and basic conditions of the Turks are at most to maintain 10,000-ton warships, and now, whether it is the British, Germans or Italians, they no longer produce such 10,000-ton warships, in the pre-dreadnought era, 10,000-ton armored cruisers are the main combat power, but after the dreadnought is launched, the 10,000-ton patrol is a dish, and when the battle patrol appears, the 10,000-ton patrol is not as good as a dish, well, we can make it a chicken rib.

Chicken ribs, chicken ribs, eat into the meat and discard the taste. The same is true for the Huaxia Navy, not to mention the old Garibaldi class, even the new King class seems to be high or low, it is not necessary to fight third-class cruisers, and it cannot be counted on by strong battle cruisers, Yang Yonglin had to get these battleships into the fast fleet back then, not to say how good the performance of these battleships is, but to say that these battleships can still be used at present, in line with the principle that it is better than nothing, and it is a good plaster to be able to pull out pus, Yang Yonglin decided to integrate it into the fast fleet.

But for some third-rate or even fourth-rate naval countries, such warships are most suitable for them, such as Turkey, in addition to the convenience of logistics and supply, the biggest and most important benefit is practical and sufficient! Which countries are Turkey's enemies? Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia. These countries were not a country that could stand on the table from their inception to 2013. As a result, such a country (except for the former Yugoslavia) fought Turkey in the Second Balkan War in 1913.

The Greeks even blocked the entire Dardanelles with an armored cruiser of the PISA type. And this battleship, in Europe in 1913, was at most third-rate. So. If the direct armed intervention of the major powers is not considered, the existing 10,000-ton armored cruisers of the Huaxia Navy are enough to meet the needs of the Turks for 8 years. And if Turkey gets the battleship now, there will be a very good window.

"Contact Yan Boxun in Europe today. Let him make contact with the Turks. We need to see if the Turks have a need to buy new warships. Xu Jie said to the secretary who was in charge of recording next to him. No, wait, one more sentence, regardless of whether Turkey has a need to buy new warships, let Yan Boxun sell these warships to Turkey and tell Yan Boxun that he is a good salesman. It's about selling shoes to people who haven't worn them in the first place! ”

"Selling shoes to people who don't wear shoes? Boss, you're better suited to be a profiteer than a soldier. Two days later, Yan Boxun, who received the telegram, couldn't help but sneer. But Xu Jie is quite kind. specially provided relevant information to Yan Boxun, and also wrote a "special" document for Yan Boxun. So, the chief designer of the Huaxia Navy came to the capital of Turkey with these secret weapons made of paper. Istanbul!

On the recommendation of the Germans. Although Turkey was very surprised by the Chinese visitors who could not hit the eight poles, the Turkish government, which has gradually become pro-German at this moment (the Turkish government at this time in history was more inclined to the British, but in this plane, with the change of German foreign policy, the relationship between Turkey and Germany is gradually warming. Or decided to receive this senior engineer from Huaxia. And the standard of the person in charge of reception is definitely high enough. Hussein Rauf Olbay. The naval hero in Turkish history, on Xu Jie's plane, in the Second Balkan War, with a single warship, turned the Mediterranean Sea upside down. Of course. Now on this plane, he is not so dazzling.

Yan Boxun, who has negotiated N many times, is definitely an expert in the field of technical negotiation. But on the question of how to get Turkey to buy battleships. He doesn't have much experience, and he's never done such a lack of morality as letting people who don't wear shoes buy shoes, but it doesn't matter, everything was designed for him by a traverser named Xu Jie. The first to negotiate with the Turks was not led by Yan Boxun, but by a German officer in Turkey named Erich Raeder.

If Xu Jie was present, he would definitely be able to recognize this later Second Empire Navy Commander. But now he is only a naval lieutenant (historically a lieutenant). Because he had participated in the Sino-Russian War with Hipper and others, he was reused. Under the instructions of the German government, he was responsible for fighting for Yan Boxun.

Some people may ask, why would the German government be enthusiastic about helping Huaxia to sell warships? It feels incredible, and some people even feel that it would be better if the Germans sold their own warships? This is true in theory, but there is always a huge difference between reality and theory.

The first point is that as the object of Wilhelm II's great efforts, it is very meaningful to provide Turkey with warships that can beat the Russian little brother. Of course, there is a premise, and that is after the eastward movement of the main Russian forces. Otherwise, although the distance is farther, the Russian navy can still knock Turkey to the ground with one hand after reaching the Mediterranean. As for the level of Turkey's logistical support capabilities, it has already been said that 10,000-ton warships are already the limit.

If Germany could provide Turkey with warships, both the German government and the capitalists in the major shipyards would certainly do everything possible to persuade the Turks that Turkey's purchase of German warships would mean more politically pro-German for the former and more real money for the latter. But alas, the current Germany could not afford to supply the Turks with such ships.

At first glance it sounds incredible, but it's actually true. The reason is simple, the current German shipyards are already stuffed with orders for dreadnoughts from the German Navy and the Chinese fleet. In order to ensure the construction period, a large number of technicians were transferred to the slipway under construction for construction, and the Germans had to be careful for the first time to engage in dreadnoughts, and in line with the principle that the technicians could do more than they could, the German naval shipyards were running at full capacity. There is simply no time to take care of the Turks' small 10,000-ton warships.

If they could, the Germans also wanted to get rid of their old goods, just as they sold their Brandenburg dreadnoughts to the Turks. But the tragedy is that the Germans either did not like the Turks or the Germans did not want to sell. Brandenburg such a terrace main gun, a battleship with extremely unreasonable armor protection, the Turks did not want. And the tonnage of the new Brunswick-class battleship that the Germans made out of this plane based on the King-class has been enlarged to 15,000 tons, equipped with 6 11-inch 40L main guns, and equipped with enough secondary guns, according to Xu Jie's point of view, such a battleship is already quasi-dreadnought, not to mention whether Turkey can repair and maintain the 15,000-ton battleship by itself, even if it can be barely maintained, the Germans don't want to sell it. The new ship that had just been launched in 1898 had not yet been warmed up by the navy!

As for the armored cruiser, if everything is based on history, before 1900, the Marquis Bismarck armored cruiser could barely be used, although it was also said that the terrace turret was used, but because the German shipyard built the King-class armored cruiser for Beiyang at that time, the design of the Marquis Bismarck, which was originally going to be launched, was not even looked down upon by the Germans themselves, so they simply did not get it, and after 2 years, the Germans began to make war patrols again, who would still pretend to patrol this kind of thing? So the Germans suddenly found out that they simply did not have a suitable ship for the Turks!

As for the second point, there is a saying that no profit is not early. If there were no material benefits, it would be absolutely impossible to get the Germans to help them fight in the spirit of "friendship between the two countries". And when Xu Jie promised that as long as Germany helped Huaxia dispose of his inventory, he would use the money to order new warships in Germany, the Germans immediately said, good buddies do not distinguish between you and me, your business is my business. Anyway, the pounds of the Turks would eventually fall into the pockets of the Germans, so they should work for themselves, and this glorious and difficult task fell to a young major named Erich Raeder.

To the surprise of both China and Germany, Turkey is now also interested in ordering new warships, not so much because the Turks are far-sighted, but because their little neighbor Greece is beginning to buy warships from the British. And this is a lot of pressure for Turkey, if it is said that being bullied by Britain and France and other countries, the Turks can still find one reason or another, then it is really a shame to be beaten up by Greece, a small country, at the doorstep. And the reason why Greece is ready to start the war of military expansion is also very simple, that is, the Russians began to pry the Slavs and Romanians in the Balkans and prepared to take action against Turkey!

The fate of small countries is never in their own hands, they have to rely on the big powers, and whether they can win from a war directly depends on the strength of the big power game and support. Originally, the Russians did not plan to do anything in the Balkans until the Far East issue was resolved, but because of the butterfly effect caused by a trivial matter, the Russians were forced to intervene in the situation in the Balkans in advance, and the cause of this incident was caused by Xu Jie.

After the Sino-Russian War, the Chinese Army was worried about the large amount of ammunition and weapons piled up in the warehouse, and in desperation, Xu Jie dumped these things to Turkey for cash, and when the Turks got a large amount of arms, their military strength increased greatly, although they could not deal with big countries like Russia, but they bullied and bullied the rebels in the territory and suppressed the riots or something very powerful. And the focus of one is on the Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula, while the other on the Slavs of the Balkans. And how embarrassing is the latter, Russia, which claims to be the protector of the Slavic nations!

As the saying goes, hitting someone doesn't slap you in the face. Although Russia did not dare to use military force in the Balkans, it was still possible to support the Balkan Slavs against Turkey, so the Balkan countries and the Slavs in the Ottoman Empire were ready to fight under the influence of Russia.

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