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A ray of morning light swept through the porthole, bringing up a touch of gold on the thick glass, looking at this brilliance, Li Mo was not only not excited, but a little disappointed. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

The two-day visit to the Ottoman passed in a flash, although Hamid II also drooled directly about the Chinese ship, especially when he was observing the performance and training, he proposed to buy it directly, but he did not agree to the conditions when he left, although he had left people to continue the negotiations, but it was up to God to reach an agreement.

"Maybe I was too anxious when I put forward the conditions." Li Mo drooped his eyelids, like a Garfield nesting in the sofa and thinking silently.

Yan Fu and Chang Lin sat on the side and chatted, they could also see Li Mo's disappointment, but there was no good way to persuade him, there was no hurry to negotiate, not to mention that Young Master Li also proposed to enter a small place called Kuwait.

It doesn't matter where Kuwait is, the problem is that they don't know why Li Mo attaches so much importance to that place, not to mention that for any country, whether the mining rights are open means whether sovereignty can be guaranteed, so it is normal for Hamid II to hesitate, and now it is up to them to see if that spectator show can finally move him.

"Your Majesty, this is the telegram, and besides we have arrived in Italy." As soon as Du Dazhuang pushed open the hatch, Li Mo suddenly got up and asked, "Where did you come from?" ”

"It's Germany." Du Dazhuang was taken aback and hurriedly handed the telegram to Li Mo.

Li Mo flattened his mouth, but after Yi Xing Shan opened the telegram, his face was much better, and the corners of his mouth also curled a trace of lip line, which suddenly made Yan Fu and Chang Lin breathe a sigh of relief and wonder at the same time, what is worth being so happy about? I received the news of Urumqi's recovery last night, and the emperor didn't do it.

"Wilhelm II was really positive."

Li Mo danced the telegram and handed it to Yan Fu, he didn't expect that if he showed his tone a little, Germany would respond positively, and the efficiency was really not ordinarily high.

The key thing is that after Germany expands the dockyard, all countries will find a reality, that is, even if they get the battleship, they will face the embarrassment that the dock is too small to build, so this is equivalent to forcing countries to start a round of shipbuilding facilities competition and consume them

"Hehe, the emperor is still wise, so many large docks were built a few years ago, otherwise I really don't know, the big ships that Europe can build are only about 16,000 tons." After Yan Fu read the telegram, he was also very happy, the first round of competition after the exposure of the Chinese ship has quietly kicked off with the expansion of the dockyard in Germany, and I believe that the whole of Europe will boil.

However, after the joy, he was still a little worried, and asked, "Your Majesty, have you really decided to sell the decommissioning technology?" ”

"What? Is there a problem? ”

"Britain and Germany and other countries have always been ahead of us in naval artillery materials and processing technology, if they obtain hydraulic decompression technology, naval artillery will definitely surpass by a large margin, at that time we will not be passively beaten?" Yan Fu voiced his worries. 【 I want: super fast update 】

"That's only temporary." Before Li Mo could speak, Chang Lin, who was sitting next to him like a student, shook his hand first. In addition to Yan Fu and Tang Shaoyi who came out this time, he is a heavyweight as the Minister of Science and Technology, but countries know little about him, so he has not been paid attention to, and the reason why he was arranged in the kitchen this time is to take the opportunity to see what stage the technological level of Europe has reached, and he is also ready to take this opportunity to get something back for the Ministry of Science and Technology.

So after hearing Yan Fu's words, he immediately retorted: "Although I don't know much about large-caliber naval guns and various technologies for building ships, I have talked with Tang Xiao, McKinson and others before, and the problem of basic materials is still restricting many technologies, so our Ministry of Science and Technology has increased investment in this area, and sooner or later it will break through these technical barriers."

"Compared with the great powers, we are too far behind on the foundation, so the emperor once said that our top priority is to maintain a leading position in some fields, and at the same time do a good job in basic material research, just like aluminum alloy, as long as the material technology is passed, naval artillery and other technologies will leap sooner or later, and as far as we know, countries have reached a critical point in the technology of restructuring, and it will be obsolete if they continue to hide."

"Chang Lin is right, only in his own hands is good, and technology is not the only factor in winning the war, if the army builds victory on one or two styles of weapons, then sooner or later this army will lose badly." Li Mo nodded in agreement and said: "In order for the army to maintain its long-term prosperity, the ideas and concepts it needs are the only two things that have always been ahead, and the army can ensure its vitality." ”

"What's more, you forgot, we still have the two keys of power and fire control." Li Mo smiled slightly: "Besides, do you think that if you don't sell the decommissioning technology, the Chinese ship will still be attractive?" ”

"Well, without this technology, they wouldn't be staring wide-eyed." Yan Fu smiled and changed the topic: "Chang Lin, I heard from the Ministry of Intelligence that similar optical fire control equipment has also appeared on the French ** ship?" ”

"Yes."

"Oh? How far does that compare to us? ”

"I don't know yet." Chang Lin shook his head: "However, from the analysis of the photos, they use a ladder type, which is similar to us, but because of the lack of radio cooperation, they can only meet the firepower channel of the ship, and they cannot command the fleet to fire a salvo, so Lord Yan doesn't have to worry too much, and this kind of thing will also be outdated." ”

"Outdated"

Yan Fu's eyes widened, although he was not a front-line officer and soldier, he was a navy man after all, so he was very clear about the role of the optical fire control system, but he didn't expect the Ministry of Science and Technology to break through again?

You must know that before the visit, Li Mo had officially decided to build two battleships and four heavy cruisers, and this batch of warships will start construction one after another in half a year.

The surprise of the Minister of Defense made Chang Lin feel a little proud, and he hurriedly shook his head and said: "Lord Yan, I can't tell you now, but it may take a few years for this technology to reach practical use, so this time you can only continue to use the upgraded fire control system." ”

The more mysterious Chang Lin became, the more Yan Fu felt as if there were hundreds of mice scratching his chest, and kept asking, making Li Mozhi, who was watching, smile bitterly, but the technology of optical fire control appeared in France earlier than history, which undoubtedly reminded him that while his own was improving, others were also reforming.

Judging from the photographs, the French obviously studied the Jinghai class very thoroughly, but fortunately their eyes could not penetrate the thick steel plates, and at most they could find the trend of electricity and brain rectification through the details, and did not discover the secret of the steam turbine, otherwise it would be really difficult to suppress these powers.

In addition to the appearance of a similar fire control system in France, Britain finally tested the first steam turbine not long ago, fortunately, the last time the destruction was very thorough, according to intelligence, they are still a long way from loading ships, not to mention reaching their current level, and they will definitely not be able to catch up with this wave of shipbuilding, so Europe must continue to use steam engines.

This is also why he deliberately used old-fashioned power when building the Chinese ship, because even if he sold the technology to them, they would not be able to break through the shackles of 20,000 tons, unless they were willing to accept a veteran ship whose speed dropped to less than 15 knots.

Li Mo was speechless, and was just about to ask Chang Lin what techniques he had aimed at this time, but Tang Shaoyi, who was in charge of external liaison, rushed in happily.

"Your Majesty, it's negotiated, it's negotiated"

"What have you negotiated? Could it be that the French are willing to let us see the fire control system? Yan Fu hadn't woken up from the news of the fire control upgrade and asked.

"Don't even think about it, you think the French are stupid, even if we do, they won't show us." Tang Shaoyi glanced at Yan Fu and said with a smile: "It's news from the Ottoman Empire." ”

Tang Shaoyi handed the telegram to Li Mo and excitedly explained: "The news from Istanbul, Hamid II made up his mind and agreed to exchange the order of the Chinese ship for our Kuwaiti mining agreement."

"Really"

Not to mention Yan Fu, even Chang Lin jumped up, during his previous visit, Hamid II kept asking if he was interested in selling the Chinese ship, but Li Mo politely refused, but he proposed that he could use the conditions of entering Kuwait for prospecting to help him build a ship.

At that time, Hamid was very hesitant, but he didn't expect that as soon as he walked on the front foot, Hamid changed his attitude.

What makes the two excited is not how much money this ship can make, but that it means that Hua can freely enter and leave this land, and it also means that if this news spreads, all countries will definitely be interested in the Chinese ship.

Li Mo is also very happy, in this era, the sale of a battleship, it is a great business, not only the shipyard can make a vote, but also take this opportunity to train a large number of skilled technicians, the important thing is to sell the battleship, to stimulate exchanges between the two countries.

Not to mention the right to enter Kuwait

In fact, Li Mo is not really for the friendship between the two countries to last forever, the decaying Ottomans have long since lost the Russo-Turkish war, a large number of territories have been divided or occupied by others, and even the Suez Canal and Egypt have been lost.

In his eyes, no matter how this game is played, the Ottomans can only be a foil, but the problem is that they don't know that they are already green leaves, and they still try to maintain the dignity and glory of an ancient empire, but the result is like the second Great Qing Kingdom, they can only die slowly.

Unless, of course, the Turkish multi-turret partisans come back.

What he cares about is the wealth buried under the sand and gravel in the territory of the Ottoman Empire, especially the oil field Thomas in the Middle East, although he has acquired a few pieces of land in the later Saudi circles, but this can only be regarded as a simple development, plus he is afraid of attracting excessive attention from various countries, only a small part of it has been exploited, so he urgently needs to build a good relationship with the Ottomans and strengthen China's presence in the Middle East, so as not to be picked in the future.

The important thing is that the Saud family is in exile in Kuwait and they are accumulating power, and according to history, they will start fighting with the Rashid family for control of Riyadh in two years, and if they enter at this time and have good relations with each other, it will be extremely crucial to break the British dominance here in the future, and they will also be able to obtain huge benefits

In fact, standing in the position of Hamid II, it can be regarded as making a correct choice, although he is brutal, but he is still self-aware, knowing that even if he buys a Chinese ship, he can't build it in China at all, so it is better to buy one directly, and Europe will very much enter the era of this type of battleship, and placing an order early is enough to give the Ottoman Empire a slight lead.

As for the mining rights in Kuwait, even if he doesn't give them, he can't stop the infiltration of others, you must know that the tribes in the Middle East have long been dissatisfied with continuing to accept his rule, so the British can use it all the way unimpeded, and exchange a desert mining right for a powerful battleship, this deal is still very cost-effective.

"Contact Chen Ping immediately, let Tang Xiao send someone to take over the follow-up shipbuilding negotiations, and also bring Jiang Tianxiu with him, let him go to Kuwait as soon as the negotiations are over, together with Dubin, the ambassador to the Ottomans." Li Mo immediately decided on the candidate and asked: "Tell them that it is not a big problem to suffer some losses in the warship contract, and the main thing is to finalize the details of our entry into Kuwait."

"In addition, with Duan Fei's cooperation, his people have some contact with the Saudi family."

Hearing this, the candidates were decided, Yan Fu and Tang Shaoyi immediately understood, although they didn't understand why Li Mo cared so much about the small Kuwait region, but those who were familiar with it knew that the emperor would never be targeted for no reason, so there must be something extremely important there, so they even thought about the candidate early, and it was Jiang Tianxiu, a young man who had a post in the Army Staff of the General Staff, who was sent to show how important this desert and this Saudi family are.

Kuwait

House of Saud

Young Master Li held his hands behind his head, and comfortably buried himself in the soft sofa, these are two super big fat fish, he didn't think that this gift that he thought he had lost and was ready to find another way came so suddenly, and this is the first income brought back by the Chinese ship, even if he can't get anything later, this visit is worth all the value.

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PS: 3,800 words, hehe, if you don't add 4,000, you can give back to everyone.