Hearing Essen's words, Qingying shook his head slightly and said, "General Essen, you should not look for me on this issue. I am neither the monarch of the German Empire nor the head of the Admiralty, and I have no power in my hand; even if I agree to your request, it will not count in front of His Majesty the German Emperor and General Tirpitz. All I can do is to make some suggestions from a personal perspective on the warships that your country will be built. Now my German Navy Minister Tirpitz is in Kiel, less than 10 kilometers away. Why should I find him and let you have further discussions with him?"

Essen sat in place and said in half complimentary and half aspirational words: "Although your highness is currently in a free position, he has a very high status in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor of Germany; if His Highness can agree, then His Majesty the Emperor of Germany will almost never veto it. After the matter is completed, Russia should pay the corresponding technology transfer fee; and when the little princess is happy, she will definitely stay in your country for a long time this time."

Qingying sneered and shook her head, then her expression gradually turned solemn, saying, "Since the general mentioned Sanniya, for her sake, I will tell the truth to the general. Why can the warships built by Germany surpass Britain and France to become the world's strongest under the same tonnage? In addition to the fact that Germany has more advanced techniques than them, and can greatly reduce the weight of the hull structure while ensuring the strength to meet combat needs, our technology is also at the world's top or even top level in various subsystems of warships such as armor and power, and our comprehensive strength is far better than other powerful people!"

"Although the country in the East has declined, their ancestors have a famous saying: "The country's important weapons cannot be shown to others." According to my German idea, I implemented strict technical blockades in these fields, and no one is allowed to be expelled. However, since Krupp's military industry is a private enterprise, the German constitution is unable to prevent them from listing and selling their Krupp's hardened armor patents; therefore, now all I can do in the naval field is only

I have the ability to design a warship. If it were your country, would your country take this technology as a product to put on the shelves?" Qingying looked at Essen with a slightly changed face and then said, "In addition, I, Germany, now I, don't lack the money I can make in promoting technology. The United States gave me a huge low-interest loan of 1.5 billion US dollars. Officials of the Ministry of the Interior are now worried about where to build projects to spend so much money."

Essen said with a slightly ugly expression: "In other words, your country is not going to transfer the shipbuilding technology to our country?" Qingying spread his hands, with an apology on his face, but he replied in an unquestionable tone: "That's true. If your country wants to order warships from me, Germany, I, Germany, will naturally do my best to welcome you and ensure that you can come and return with satisfaction; but if your country wants to obtain shipbuilding technology from me, Germany, then I can only regret to say sorry. This is the core area on which I, Germany, build advanced warships, and no country can get involved." Looking at Essen's face that became depressed, Qingying sneered in his heart, "Sexy Nian, you are thinking too much!

Historically, although the Russian navy suffered a severe blow in the Russo-Japanese War and then failed to recover, this is the situation of the entire Russian navy; in terms of the micro-linear, the Russian navy still had some wealth. From 1905 to 1914, the Russians built two 17,400-ton Pavel I-class super-pre-faire ships and four 23,400-ton Gangut-class dreadnoughts in the Baltic Sea. Although these ships are completely incomparable to the German high seas fleet, these Russian warships huddled in the Gulf of Finland are always a potential disaster for the high seas fleet that are always ready to fight with the British fleet. If Qingying now transfers shipbuilding technology to the Russians and lets the 128,000 tons of these six ships, making the combat effectiveness of these warships stronger, wouldn’t it be a potential disaster for them?

Essen's lips twitched, and after a while he retorted: "But the technical barriers between countries are not as serious as His Highness said. While Russia ordered warships from France and the United States, both countries expressed their willingness to transfer the complete set of drawings and technology they had built for me and Russia to us. Last year, your country also provided Austro-Hungary with a complete set of design drawings for battleships. Now the battleships called "Habsburg" that Austro-Hungary started construction are completely designed by your country. In this case, why can't your country transfer technology to me Russia?"

"Yes, the Austro-Hungarian battleship is indeed the crystallization of German designers. But I need to clarify that Germany only provided them with the design drawings on this class of battleships, as well as the 305mm L40 main gun equipped by Krupp and Skoda. The other details are all independently completed by the Austro-Hungarian Institute and have nothing to do with me. And general, you should know that the permanent displacement of this class of battleships is only 10,650 tons, which belongs to the category of small battleships, and its combat effectiveness will not be very high." Speaking of this, Qingying glanced at Essen and said lightly, "The Austro-Hungarian Empire is the strongest ally of the offensive and defensive alliance with me, Germany, and I, Germany, have only done this step. If your country wants to fully introduce all the technologies and drawings of this 14,000-ton battleship, it is really hard to obey."

Looking at the uncontroversial expression on the boy's face, Essen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In fact, before he came to Germany, he had already expected that the Germans would cherish themselves. Therefore, when he saw Qingying at the dock, he couldn't wait to meet with Qingying in order to start the situation with this soft persimmon. However, the result was very unsatisfactory. The boy rejected his proposal without hesitation!

Seeing that Qingying was tough, Essen estimated that it would be difficult to get a bargain from the Germans, so he could only lower the requirements according to the St. Petersburg's intention: "Since your country is unwilling to transfer the top technology to me, Russia, is it feasible to have a second-rate? For example, if the three elements are the same, how about the warship's displacement 5% more? Your Highness, don't look at me like this. If 5% is less, then how about 7%? Well, okay, at most 9%, 9% is the limit. For example, if your country can achieve this design, if you can use 14,000 tons, then give me Russia a 15,260 tons version, which shouldn't be too much?"

Qing Ying said slowly: "General Essen, I really didn't understand why your country insisted on building battleships independently. It should be noted that in this era, the fastest and most effective way to expand naval ships is to directly purchase warships from abroad. Those naval countries that do not have the foundation for building ships but can dominate a region are everywhere! At that time, the Qing Dynasty could only build a 2,000-ton shore defense ship, but bought an invincible Dragon Flag fleet; while Argentina and Chile in South America did not have any shipbuilding industry, so they still dominate the east and west areas of Cape Horn respectively? The most obvious example is Japan. They can only build warships below 4,000 tons at most, but the Japanese fleet can still surpass Austro-Hungary and Italy and become the sixth most powerful navy in the world! For your country, directly ordering warships from Germany is also much more beneficial than your country's self-built."

"Forgive me, although your country is one of the six major powers in the world, the national strength you are proud of is piled up by a huge population base and those gray animals. In the field of industrial technology, your country still seems to have huge development potential. Because your country's industrial level is not ideal, the construction cycle of warships will be dragged out very long: the construction cycle of your country's Petropavlovsk-class battleships is as long as 7 years, and two Perisvet-class battleships that started construction in 1895 built 4

It's been a long time since the completion of the project is still far from the end of today. As long as your country chooses to order warships from me, Germany, then I can guarantee here that if the completion and delivery are not completed and delivered three years after the start of construction, my German Shipyard will fully refund all the fees paid by your country! What does the 3 to 4 years difference mean? I believe I don't need to say anything more to you, General Essen, in front of you, a professional!" Qingying glanced at Essen and said.

Essen remained silent after hearing this. As the boy said, if Russia wants to build its own battleship, the cycle problem will definitely be an unavoidable flaw; the entire seven years of power cut-off is enough to allow the enemy to act unscrupulously during this period. If you choose to purchase from abroad, the battleship can form combat effectiveness 4 years in advance. This is not only a huge deterrent to the enemy on the battlefield, forcing the other party to dare not act rashly, but also adds an extreme to the government in foreign negotiations.

Heavy weights. The previous three Petropavlovsk ships were in a passive restraint because the construction period was too long that the Russian Far East Fleet was in a passive situation between 1896 and 1899, which should have the advantage; while the progress of the two Perisvet-class ships was even more embarrassing. They were obviously ships that started construction in 1895, but now the completion progress of the five main battleships that the Germans had only laid keels in mid-1898 was faster than that of them!

However, as one of the six world's largest powers, Russia is also a giant bear road roller that scares the world. If a country like Japan still relies on imports in the navy, not only will it damage its international reputation, but it will even be in charge of the navy's lifeline. This situation is absolutely unacceptable for a big country!

"It seems that I need to ask the government for instructions..."
Chapter completed!