Although I don’t know what the medicine was sold in William II’s gourd, it seemed that it was not a bad thing when he heard his tone. Qingying hung his small windbreaker back on the hanger and turned around and walked to William II.

"Father, what else do you have?" Qingying asked William II's eyes and spoke.

William II looked at the child in front of him quietly, with a complex look in his eyes, hesitation, confusion, embarrassment, and relief... After a while, he heard his voice saying in a low voice: "Thank you, Etel."

Qingying was shocked. Could it be that William II had seen something? His face turned pale, he forced a smile and said, "Father, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand at all?"

William II saw Qingying's face and said, "That day, when I handed this design over to Schlegel for comment, you happened to be next to me. How could you not recognize the warship I designed? The reason why you pretended to be that way is nothing more than not wanting to arouse Alfred's grudge, for fear that he would use his teacher's identity to put on you in the future. In fact, you don't need to do this at all, you can just say it directly; Alfred is a broad-minded person, and it is impossible for you to be unable to get along with your child in this small matter!"

Ah? It turned out that William II did not realize that he was a time traveler! Thinking of this, Qingying felt calm and his face became much more relaxed. His thoughts turned, carefully analyzing what William II said just now, and suddenly came back to his senses. In Etel's memory, he did witness the birth of the lead duck, but this memory was lying in subconsciousness, and Qingying had never remembered it before!

OK, this was originally a place I neglected, but I didn't expect you to have so much imagination... Qingying was a little surprised, but he did not intend to correct William II's statement. It was a laborious task to do this. Secondly, since William II's conclusion of self-improvement is not only harmless to him, but is beneficial, why didn't he follow the situation and just make mistakes?

Seeing that Qingying's expression gradually returned to normal, William II thought it was his own words that pointed out Qingying's psychology. He smiled slightly and continued:

"Schlegel is a clumsy and stupid old man. After looking at it, he directly denied the feasibility of the warship I designed. It took me nearly half a month to get such a thing, so why would I be willing to give up like this? So, I was calm on the surface. After the old guy left, I found several designers to comment. Humph, these guys were as timid as mice in the design of the warship, and it has become a habit to solve problems with tonnage. When I saw that I installed 8 120mm cannons on the 2,650-ton ship, I was scared even to urine. After a few people concluded, the comments he gave were directly "lead-cast ducks", which were even worse than Schlegel!"

"I felt embarrassed and embarrassed when I saw that the things I spent a lot of effort to design were so worthless. I felt embarrassed and embarrassed. Although I loved the navy, in terms of ship design, I could only be considered as having just reached the threshold of a lowest-level designer; I don't have much strength, and I can't get angry at this group of people. But at this time, you were also covering your mouth and laughing. I was in a bad mood at that time, and I couldn't help but find an excuse to scold you."

With William II's narration, scenes that were covered in Etel's memory flashed in Qingying's mind. The messy desk, the scattered documents, the roar of anger... There was also a child who was scolded to tears. Thinking of his experience of being often used by those unloving teachers as punching bags when he was in elementary school in his previous life, Qingying felt sad and mixed feelings, and he couldn't even say anything.

William II suddenly sighed deeply and whispered: "The loyalty of the knight, even the wrath of the king, will be regarded as a blessing and will be touched by it; even with the care of Jesus, Judas's backboard cannot change the evil spirits in his heart. Those guys ate my salary and used my design as a laughing stock in the afternoon dessert, which was known to everyone, and made my reputation ruined; but you were rudely vented by me, without any resentment of being killed innocently. Instead, you bought the "Jane Warship Yearbook" containing all ships before you were discharged from the hospital, helping me find similar ships to save my face. Even if I gave up, you are still tirelessly looking for answers from historical facts. How lucky I am to have such a son!"

Qingying was stunned. His original intention of buying that magazine was, first, to make up for the naval ships owned by countries in this era, and second, if he said something that was not in line with his age in the future, he could use it as a shield. From beginning to end, he never thought about correcting William II's reputation, nor did he spend his whole life searching for objective evidence of the "lead duck" in those books!

However, William II said this to this point, and Qingying could only follow this idea. He did not dare to look at William II's gaze and said against his will: "Etel didn't think so much. I only know that as a son, he could not see his father being ridiculed by others, and then did so."

"As a son, you can't see your father being ridiculed by others... Haha, it's well said, it's well said. This principle seems simple, but how many people in the world understand?" William II chuckled gently, and the look of relief on his face was revealed, "I found that you are really grown up than before."

Qingying felt a little stern, and then replied without a trace: "A dozen days ago, Etel had truly experienced the feeling of death; after waking up, he realized that what he had done before was too unbearable. As a son and a minister, I had not fulfilled my duties; now I just want to do something to make up for my previous mistakes a little."

William II laughed and said no more pretentious words; he patted Qingying on the head and said, "This time you found an example similar to my design from the "Jane Warship Yearbook", washed away my injustice and raised my head again in front of my subjects. It is really a great achievement. In addition, you also discovered that the German Navy warships were weak in firepower and wasted tonnage, which is an extremely beneficial thing for the entire country! In this way, you can make three requests to me, as long as it is not too much, I will agree to you. These three conditions are that I will express my gratitude to my father, the emperor and the country respectively!"

Qingying was shocked and suddenly raised her head, but found that William II was looking at him with a smile, and her two unique mustaches were also raised. After a brief loss of consciousness, Qingying began to quickly calculate in her heart. William II had no intention of urging him. He just looked at the most handsome child in front of him, and a cup of coffee had already shaken gently in his hands.

"Dear, I have to say that there is really a reason why you like Etel so much..."

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The clock ticked, the fire was extinguished, and a gust of night wind blew in, bringing the coolness of the winter moon.

The changes that happened tonight were beyond Qingying's expectations. First, the discovery of the weight of German warships was redundant, and then the resolution of the "lead duck" incident; and through these two things, a series of butterfly effects were triggered. Not only will the Naval Design Bureau have an earthquake of magnitude 12, but all the existing designs of all large ships were stopped; Qingying, as the initiator, actually received three conditions of reward promised by William II. Happiness came so suddenly that Qingying could hardly adapt for a while; after careful consideration, he finally determined something.

First of all, it is necessary to assist Mi Qing. Although Qingying was extremely hated by the decay and treason of the Mi Qing regime, they are now the rulers of China, and to a large extent represent the interests of the Han people. In terms of national feelings, Qingying should not help the old witch through this level against his will. Secondly, in order to ensure that the German ship design can completely get rid of the shadow of the old era, it is also necessary to establish a brand new shipbuilding base to lead the shipbuilding trend. Thinking of this, Qingying no longer hesitated. He slowly raised his head and looked straight into William II's eyes with a burning look.

Feeling the changes in the person in front of him, William II smiled and said, "Have you considered it? I will make it clear first. If I think it is particularly inappropriate, your request will be in vain." Qingying nodded and expressed his ambitions: "The first request is that I want to go on a global trip. Isn't this an excessive amount, right?"

William II looked at the second son in front of him in surprise, with a look of appreciation in his eyes and said, "It's really a big surprise for you to make this request. Young people, it's better to go out and see the world outside. As a father, I promised your first request." Seeing Qingying showing joy, William II smiled gloomyly and said in a long voice: "But... Global travel is not a time-saving thing. What should you do if you fail to study during this period? So, if you can complete 10 months of your studies in the next 5 months, I will let you go for half a year!"

After counting on his fingers, there are still 9 months before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. After deducting the three months on the way, the time is still a little redundant. With his head polished under the college entrance examination system of the later Celestial Dynasty, he had no problem with doing such elementary school students! Thinking of this, Qingying no longer hesitated, but pointed his head heavily, and then continued: "The second requirement is that I want to own a shipyard, preferably one that can independently design and build a warship of more than 4,000 tons!"

As soon as this was said, William II suddenly seemed to have seen a ghost, and his two blue eyes were about to pop out: "What did you say? The shipyard? Or the kind that could independently build a 4,000-ton warship? God, Etel, why did you make such a thing?"

"Tirpitz children's shoes, you have a lot of them, don't mind taking the blame for me once. Amen." Qingying silently confessed in his heart, and a embarrassed look appeared on his face, saying: "Col. Alfred told me that the German Empire's demand for maritime shipping is huge, but the empire itself now has a very small tonnage of merchant ships; in the next ten years, shipbuilding will be the most profitable and most in short supply industry in the empire. He said that if I could have a shipyard, it would not take long to be rich enough to rival the country."

William II nodded and said, "Not bad. Alfred said something right. Not only that, the empire will also vigorously develop maritime trade. As long as the domestic shipyard owners do not disband the shipyard themselves, it is impossible for them to operate. But..." Looking at the second son who fell into the eyes of money, William II said helplessly, "Even if you want to build a ship to get rich, why do you still need to build combat ships with more than 4,000 tons? You must know that once it is involved in the military field, its standards will be several levels higher than that of civilians. Without a few strong designers and an extremely skilled team of technical workers to ensure quality, it is impossible to obtain military orders!"

"Uh... because when I was flipping through those British magazines, I suddenly fell in love with warships. I always thought that I could build a fleet and go overseas to compete for the ocean belonging to Germany! As for designers and technical workers, others have no choice, but father, you must have a solution!" Qingying said.

After erasing the stain of "lead duck", William II was in a good mood. Faced with such a strange request from Qingying, he didn't say NO. He looked Qingying from top to bottom with great interest, as if he had found something interesting: "Okay, what Germany lacks now is the shipyard! Since you want, I will invest in the construction of a shipyard in Ninghagen next to Rostock, and its scale and performance are as you said. However, the construction process may last for two years, and it will take a while to dig your first pot of gold." As the monarch of the empire, it should not be too simple to build a small shipyard with privileges; not to mention that William II also has more than 2 billion marks of private assets, and even if he invests and builds himself, it will be stress-free, and more importantly, this is a stable profit-making deal?

After getting what he wanted, Qingying chose to stop when he was ready; Hengshu no longer wanted anything, so let's leave a way out for himself. Thinking of this, he said, "As for the third requirement, I haven't thought about it yet. I'll put it forward one day."

William II was stunned, and then a strange look appeared in his eyes. The child in front of him had already given him enough surprise today. He nodded in agreement when he heard that he wanted to postpone the third request. He stood up from the chair, took off the windbreaker on the hanger, and draped it on Qingying's body in shocked eyes. He flipped his fingers, helped Qingying put on the buttons on the chest, and then smiled, revealing a gentle smile as a father.

"It's getting late, I'll send you back."
Chapter completed!