Before, Qingying had decided to change the German high seas fleet in the hospital; but because of the big goal, it felt like a mouse was pulling a turtle and had no idea where to go. However, the naval lecturer arranged by William II for him lit up Qingying's eyes and immediately had a direction to move.

Who is Tirpitz?

In 1865, the 16-year-old Tirpitz decided to join the Prussian Navy at that time. In the next half century, he devoted all his efforts to this navy and worked silently. He was smart, rigorous in thinking, and had a keen insight into new things that ordinary people could imagine. At a lunch meeting in 1888, the German Emperor asked him what he thought about the development of the navy, and he said he wanted to establish a battle fleet. As a result, he was immediately transferred to the North Sea to be responsible for the construction of the Ocean Fleet. William II was amazed by his talent and courage. With the support of William II, Tirpitz started from scratch, built a powerful fleet in the world from scratch, pushing the German Navy to the highest peak in history.

To be fair, although the Second Empire in history had the industrial strength to shake the British Empire's maritime power, it was a rising star after all. Its understanding of the navy was far less than that of an old power that dominated the ocean for more than 300 years. Due to the backward concept, the German Navy only knew how to build ships and build larger and stronger ships. Following the imaginary enemy Britain imitated the east, he was always one step behind others. Finally, Germany fell into the dilemma of fighting on both sides on land, and its huge shipbuilding plan became a cloud, while Britain steadily expanded its advantages. By the time the Battle of Jutland broke out, the German Ocean Fleet was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of ship count and gun caliber.

In addition, the warships of the German High Seas Fleet in history really needed to undergo major changes. Originally, there were not enough German ships, and they also adopted the design of small-caliber main guns, allowing the British to expand their firepower advantages to the sky. In addition, the too short spindle length and the too conservative hull redundant strength are also unbearable things; the former wasted the power superiority of the German small water pipe boiler during the war, while the latter wasted the tonnage and increased cost, which was a great crime to naval construction!

Now, William II actually put the later father of the Ocean Fleet in front of Qingying, which undoubtedly gave Qingying an excellent opportunity. If Tirpitz's original concept could be corrected, then the navy built by him would be very different from the Ocean Fleet in history!

Thinking of this, Qingying returned to his room almost as fast as possible, but what he was waiting for was not Tirpitz, but some unknown passerby. Qingying thought about it and realized that Tirpitz was not a full-time teacher, but a genuine colonel chief of staff; he had to work in the Admiralty during the day, and he could only have time in the evening.

After he had supper, a middle-aged officer with a very personality finally came out.

Thick eyebrows, sharp eyes, eagle nose and lion mouth. Compared to the photos of the elderly Tirpitz on later generations, the 45-year-old was obviously younger, and there were no bags and wrinkles on his face. Perhaps because of excessive use of his brain, Tirpitz's hair fell off severely, and all the hair in the front had been killed, leaving only a small base on the back of his head to survive. In sharp contrast to his hair, Tirpitz's beard was so lush that it could be comparable to Santa Claus; that was fine, but his beard was divided into two halves from the middle, looking like two bunches of grapes hanging on both sides. His alternative and weirdness, his turnover rate on the street could definitely exceed 200%.

Perhaps because he knew that his beard was too conspicuous, Tirpitz pretended not to see the child's unhidden smile in front of him. After coughing slightly, he began his explanation. Since Qingying was the first time in this kind of class, "Santa Claus" talked about some basic naval knowledge. Just when he was unhappy because of his lack of talent, the Taita in front of him suddenly raised a slender and fair hand:

"That... sir, I don't understand anything. Can you ask you?"

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The charcoal furnace in the room had been ignited, and a trace of warmth was emitted from this. Tirpitz looked at the handsome man in front of him and said lightly: "Tell me. I was entrusted by His Majesty to teach His Highness the lessons and answer questions."

Tirpitz's answer was not readily, and there was even a hint of bluntness in it. Originally, a senior officer who entered the highest decision-making level of the navy would have to teach such a child who was not dry. It was like you were assigned to primary school after graduating from a doctorate in mathematics to teach 1+1=2, which would naturally be quite depressed and angry. If his ideals were not supported by William II, and if the child in front of him was the person who was most expected to inherit the position of crown prince, Tirpitz would have turned around long ago, so how could he have spent more time here?

Qingying seemed not to hear the cold talk in Tirpitz's words. He sorted out the complex thoughts in his mind and said, "Can you ask, what is the national strategy implemented by the German Navy?"

"At present, the main task of the Imperial Navy is to defend the coastline and ensure that the local people will not be threatened from the ocean during wartime. However, with the leap of national strength, the Imperial Navy will not be satisfied with the shallow green waters of the coastline; we must build a powerful fleet, defeat our old enemy France, and fight for the sky that belongs to us on the ocean."

Tirpitz answered Qingying's question straightforwardly without thinking. He glanced at the handsome man who was just a short distance away and said lightly: "This is what I will talk about in the next lesson. I am bluntly bluntly, even if your highness is talented, you have to eat bread piece by piece; it is not good to be ambitious! What I said before, have you completely remembered your highness?"

"Farke! I'm here and I'm here to be kind and tempted to you. You guys are really looking at me. Do you really think I'm ignorant?" Qingying was very angry, but he thought that Tirpitz would become the head of the German Navy in the future and the most popular person in front of William II. In order to realize his ambitions, he could not get into evil with the people in front of him. Even so, he still gave Tirpitz a blank look and said, "I have already known what you said before. The Navy is now my father's favorite military branch. How could I not follow the trend and understand some of this content in advance? When I was still recuperating in the hospital, I asked someone to buy all the "Jane's Battleship Yearbook" that I have published so far, and I have also read some things!"

Tirpitz was suffocated and then took several questions from Qingying in dissatisfaction, but they were easily solved by Qingying, who had been on the Battleship Forum for many years in his previous life. Tirpitz frowned slightly and decided to understand the level of the student first, and said, "So, you know a lot? Why not say it out, I will also see what level your level has reached?"

"The German Dragons rose to East Prussia and rose in the Rhine field. Although they defeated Austria and France in succession, Germany still needed a powerful army to defend their territory. Now France has become our confidant, and the pressure on the land has suddenly surged. In this way, the empire's annual military budget will be more tilted towards the army, and the naval budget is only half of the army. I wonder if I am right?" Qingying picked up the water cup in front of him and drank it gently.

Even though Tirpitz was deliberately making mistakes, he had to agree with Qingying's words: "Your Highness's words are true. At the imperial meeting a few days ago, Count Schliffen proposed a new army development plan to the emperor, demanding the increase in the procurement of weapons and recruitment of personnel." He paused and continued: "However, with the rapid development of the empire, and His Majesty the Emperor's attention and attention to our navy; even if this year's naval budget is only a fraction of the army, the total amount has been repeated compared to five years ago. It won't take long to see the amount of our naval budget be comparable to that of the Italians."

After receiving Tirpitz's affirmative answer, Qingying began to gradually get to the topic:

"After my father ascended the throne, although the naval budget has increased significantly, we still have a big gap compared to those old naval powers. The navy allocates not much funds every year, and even less is used to build ships. Therefore, every warship built by Germany must be closely linked to the current naval strategy. Some warships from Britain, France and other countries may not be suitable for us. Many of their ships require good navigation and ocean capabilities, and all these German navys do not need them at present! Therefore, since the number of our warships is at a disadvantage, we should, under the conditions permitted by the budget, combine our national conditions, make our warships have good quality and competent for our needs as much as possible. I wonder what you think?"

Tirpitt listened very seriously, not because he valued the handsome guy in front of him, but because of the teacher's attitude towards the students. In addition, the education he received in his youth also gave him good qualities, and no matter how he listened to anyone's words, he would not have any distracting expression. But gradually, Tirpitt changed his color slightly; although he had known that William II's second son Dunmin was smart, he did not expect that his understanding of the navy would reach this level!

"Okay, I admit that I underestimated you before, but how could I, Alfred, be a vegetarian?"

Tirpitz smiled, and a sharp luster appeared in his eyes as if he was happy to see the hunt. He closed the lecture notes in his hand, and then clapped gently: "Not bad, you can actually think of the different levels of the country, which is beyond my expectations. To be honest, even in the entire navy, there are a few adults who do not have the same thinking as you! What you said just now is exactly what I have been exploring before; now I have gained something, so let me tell you."

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Chapter completed!