Field Marshal Tirpitz took the German naval officers to Venice for a week, during which time Tirpitz boarded the deck of the Dreadnought four or five times, and it is clear from this that the head of the German navy loved the ship.

During this time, the Dreadnought went to sea three times, each time accompanied by German officers who read and wrote down a small notebook in an attempt to record everything they saw on the Dreadnought.

As for Marshal Tirpitz, he experienced the ship's first high-speed after his third boarding.

According to the observation of the Italian Navy test officers and soldiers, the maximum power of the Dreadnought reached 31,318 horsepower at full power output, so the Dreadnought rushed to a high speed of 23 knots in one fell swoop. The actual power far exceeded the design power so much that not only did the Italian officers not expect it, but also the German officers who visited with it.

For the power system to burst out at full power, such surging power, all depends on the role of the oil-fired boiler. This product, which combines the technology of marine power boilers in Germany and Italy, has a high explosive capacity that is breathtaking. Not to mention the use of more fuel, which increases the output of the boiler.

The increase in power was certainly good news for the Dreadnought, and it strengthened some of the German Navy's ideas. After several visits to the Dreadnought, the German Navy finally made a request to Italy to purchase the intrepid in its complete technical set.

"Admiral Yagill, your country's Dreadnought battleship is an epoch-making masterpiece, and I hope that your country will share the ship's drawings with our country in accordance with the alliance agreement."

"No problem, but I would like your country to exchange the following technologies."

As he spoke, Admiral Yagill took the document handed by the officer next to him and placed it in front of Tirpitz.

Although Germany and Italy are allies and can also provide each other with technology and materials, the premise of all this is that there is a principle of equivalence, that is, whether the two parties provide technology or goods, the value of the two should be equal.

That's right, it's equal value. This is because this is also an exchange principle formulated with full consideration of the actual situation of the two countries. After all, no one wants to suffer, so the exchange of equal value is also in line with the actual situation of both parties. Of course, there are also times when two parties have a dispute over a technology or material, and the two parties can adjust the differences through negotiation. If the disagreement is too great, then the parties can choose whether to terminate the exchange, or whether one party meets the other's demands.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the two parties rarely go to the last step, because the two parties usually reach an agreement on the first step.

And this time to purchase the full set of technology of the Intrepid, Germany has also done a very good job, knowing what technology Italy needs, for example, in the chemical industry, Italy has coveted. Not to mention anything else, German dyes dominate the world, and every textile factory that wants to render will basically purchase German dyes.

And this time, in order to get the full set of drawings of the Dreadnought, Tirpitz already had the Italians open to him, asking for chemistry, optics, electrification and other technologies.

However, when he took over the conditions offered by Italy, he found that the Italians did not put forward a request to purchase these technologies at all, but put forward several conditions that made him feel a little confused, such as a request to participate in the research and development of synthetic ammonia technology.

It was clear that the Italians wanted to put their hands on Germany's shoulders and gain access to the new technology with them.

As for the thoughts of the Italians, although Marshal Tirpitz was only a soldier, there was no reason why he did not know the intentions of the other party. "As for the conditions given by your country, we need to consider it."

Faced with Tirpitz's words, Admiral Yagill replied immediately. "There is no problem, you can discuss it carefully."

Although Admiral Yagill said so, he did not think that the head of the German Navy would turn over the tricks. Because in this matter, Germany has a request from Italy, and the urgency is still very high.

I didn't look at the fact that Germany passed two naval bills in succession, especially the naval bill of 1900, which doubled the size of the navy enacted in 1898, and required that by 1917 the size of the German navy warships be increased to 36 capital ships, 14 heavy cruisers, 38 light cruisers and about 100 torpedo boats, and its construction scale was the second largest in Europe.

With such an urgent shipbuilding plan, how could it be possible to let go of the epoch-making battleship Dreadnought.

Admiral Yagill was not at all worried, and the Germans did not agree to their demands. Speaking of which, the sacrifice of the Italian navy this time is so great, so in terms of funding, perhaps His Majesty the King should consider the difficulties of the navy.

Especially in the case of non-stop shipbuilding in European countries, the Italian Navy must keep up with the footsteps of other countries, otherwise the Italian Navy will become the bottom of the great powers.

It needs to be explained here that although Britain and Germany are building ships at a relatively fast pace, there is another country that is building ships very fast, and that is the United States, which is across the Atlantic Ocean.

Although the United States lost the previous Spanish-American War, it stimulated the young and vigorous United States. In the ensuing period, the American battleships were like dumplings, and so far, the United States has as many as 19 battleships under construction and in service, which is much faster than the German action (15 battleships under construction and service), and it is worthy of being the chosen son of wealth.

Of course, from the perspective of the naval powers, the performance of these American warships may be a little bit different from the ships that should be fought by other countries, but this also shows a kind of thinking of the United States in building warships, the quality is insufficient and the quantity is supplemented, and the Americans with deep pockets are not short of money. (At present, the United States ranks first in the world in terms of shipbuilding spending, and the annual cost of building ships is at least 15 million pounds, which is enough to make other countries' navies salivate)

Of course, it is also fortunate that it is separated by an Atlantic Ocean, otherwise the United States will build ships so unscrupulously, which will inevitably lead to larger-scale shipbuilding by various countries.

Admiral Yagill did not wait long, and after about three or four days, Marshal Tirpitz finally returned to the negotiating table.

"As for your country's request, after careful consideration, my country believes that it is acceptable."

Faced with Tirpitz's words, Admiral Yagill smiled. "Marshal Tirpitz, I believe that in the near future, your country's new battleships will surely surprise the world."

In fact, without him saying this, Tirpitz could not have abandoned the ship. For him, who is currently trying to build 70% of the British Empire's naval strength, this new battleship is an imperative, otherwise he would not have bothered to talk about the Kaiser. After all, the German Navy relied on the attention of the emperor to develop so rapidly.