"According to the news from the German ambassador to Moscow, the Bolsheviks had prepared foreign exchange and various physical objects worth 50 million marks to purchase equipment from us and redeem prisoners of war. In the next month, they will also guarantee to purchase other items from us with the same funds." Qingying said to the emperor sitting behind the desk with a smile in Charlottemberg Palace, "Now I finally understand the mood of those Americans at the beginning. The benefits brought by this kind of war money are indeed no normal operation can match."

After hearing the other party's words, William's face did not show much joy. Although the arms sold by Germany to all separatist forces in Russia are now two to three times the market price, and the "redemption fee" collected for the repatriation of prisoners of war is so expensive that it can use this amount of funds to train an excellent pilot, in his heart, this has turned the war reparations that should have been paid to Germany for free into a normal transaction. William is not as happy as Qingying, who has the thinking of later generations; now the only thing that makes him feel that he can recover the compensation losses to a certain extent is the gold in Kolchak's hands.

As if seeing what William thought, Qingying said: "Our transport fleet has entered the Indian Ocean and is now sailing to Singapore. It is expected that within one month they will be able to reach the port of Vladivostok in the Far East. Under the care of two light cruisers, the 50,000 Russian prisoners of war on the transport ship were extremely obedient and did not make any rebellious moves to seek death. However, our two light cruisers on the escort mission were not suitable for this kind of ocean travel. They not only needed to frequently add coal at sea. Among them, the bow main gun of the Magdeburg was also destroyed in a storm. At the beginning of the design, these cruisers were given more ability to fight in the North Sea. They did not take too much into account their navigation performance."

William frowned slightly, and detailed information about the ocean fleet appeared in his mind.

Three weeks ago, Kolchak, who was separating Siberia, reached a huge military purchase order with Germany: the arms, including 250,000 rifles and 600 cannons, were bought by the former, and 50,000 captured Russian soldiers were also delivered. Under Kolchak's price increase, all of these prisoners of war were Russian prisoners captured by Germany in the Battle of Tannenburg. As the first batch of troops to launch an attack on Germany in St. Petersburg to fulfill the French-Russian agreement, they were undoubtedly the absolute elite of the entire Russian army. However, due to poor logistics, they fought forcibly forcing their troops without any military rations for more than three days, which led to their shameful defeat of the annihilation of the entire army in East Prussia a year ago.

Because the amount of this batch of arms was extremely large, and the combat forces of a front-run enemy country that were more than enough to form an army, Germany had to send escort ships for this fleet. With the retirement and dismantling of the old overseas patrol according to the Treaty of Washington, the German Navy could only use light cruisers in the high seas fleet to shoulder this mission. After all, Germany's black-hearted arms sales were unavailable, and using eye-catching battleships to escort it was undoubtedly a world-wide hatred for itself; and using the main ship to escort merchant ships in peacetime is undoubtedly a matter of underusing its talent. In view of this, Germany finally sent its own active light cruiser.

However, these warships, which were originally not designed for ocean navigation, instantly emerged in front of the natural rage of the sea. Although the German cruiser with a low center of gravity would not have the tragedy of overturning and sinking in a typhoon like the Fourth Fleet incident, it is inevitable that the deck was soaked in sea water for a long time; as long as the wind and waves were slightly larger, the German cruiser's foreground was like a country. It is not difficult to understand that the single-armored cannon deployed on its open air was damaged by the waves. You must know that even the German Bismarck battleship in history had the tragic black history of the turret of the USS A who was damaged by the waves and had to be dismantled!

Currently, there are 20 light cruisers in the German Navy of 5 levels. Without exception, they are all designed to compete with the same type of British ships. These ships are indeed good at performing reconnaissance dog fighting missions, but ocean cruisers are really not their strengths. Now Qingying admires Rozerjestevensky, the commander of Russia's Second Pacific Fleet, who was able to travel more than 30,000 kilometers to the Tsushima Strait with a long distance of more than 30,000 kilometers. This is an amazing achievement in sailing!

"Germany must build a cruiser fleet that can roam the world. Due to political reasons, the main ships, as a symbol of national strength, cannot be mobilized too frequently. In many cases, the empire needs to use cruisers to demonstrate its overseas power. Now we have colonies all over the world, and we also need an ocean fleet that is suitable for our identity to protect our own interests; otherwise, Germany's marine influence will be limited to the North Sea and the North Atlantic, and a large number of colonies in the south and east are unable to take care of it." William looked at the young man in front of him and suddenly said, "Etel, isn't the design of the new cruiser being presided over by you? You should also have a preliminary planning strategy now, right?"

Qingying nodded and said, "The just-concluded Washington Navy negotiations stipulate the maximum displacement and main gun caliber that cruisers can have. The Navy Department unanimously decided to use this upper limit as a performance indicator for new cruisers. However, it will take some time now to prioritize the development and design of some subsystems."

"Based on the long-term theoretical research of the designers and the experience accumulated after repeated model tests in the pool, we found that the square stern can significantly reduce navigation drag at a high speed of more than 28 knots of warships. However, when it is below 18 knots, the navigation drag of ships with this stern will be significantly improved compared to the conventional stern, which will undoubtedly increase the fuel consumption of the warship in cruise state. For any warship, low-speed cruise occupies its service

Most of the life! In order to solve the problem of intensifying resistance in the square stern under low speed cruise, we are trying to install a tail plate at the stern to change the original mechanical flow field in this area; however, the size and position of the tail plate will take quite some time to determine. After all, this field is too difficult and complex, and even if the designers and model makers work constantly, it will take at least several months." Faced with William's puzzled gaze, Qingying immediately explained.

"In addition, the bulbous nose bow, which is roughly the same as the tail plate, is also a key issue studied by the current Design Bureau. It can significantly improve the front flow field of the warship during navigation, and can play a significant role in reducing resistance at both low and high speeds: to a certain extent, the warship using the bulbous nose bow is equivalent to increasing the waterline captain out of thin air, and this cost-effective design is completely worth our exploration. If we can fully grasp the essence of these two subsystems, Then in the future, high-speed ships are expected to achieve a leap breakthrough of 2 knots of flat speed; for high-speed warships that cost a lot of money for each knot, their significance will undoubtedly be revolutionary!" Qingying said with some excitement. In fact, these two innovations are also a generous gift from German designers based on later research results; relying on the achievements made in fluid mechanics, Qingying will soon show what it means to openly cheat in the new ship design.

"In addition to the improvement of subsystems in fluid mechanics, the military industry also needs time to develop a new type of quadruple turret. Although we obtained physical objects and drawings of the four-unit turrets planned by France's unfinished battleships, this turret is achieved by using the two and two saddles of the artillery to achieve the four-unit turret; this means that the two guns on the same side can only pitch at the same time, which affects the combat effectiveness of the warship to a certain extent. Now we need to split the layout of this common saddle so that all artillery can pitch independently; and it will take a long time to achieve this goal, and even if the construction cycle of the warship itself is still insufficient. Therefore, the final design period of the new cruiser has been greatly delayed." Qingying finally concluded.

Seeing that there are so many difficulties in designing and finalizing the new cruiser, William couldn't help but feel anxious; although the current German Navy has gained its due status through combat, the influence of the Black Vulture Navy flag will still be limited to a corner of Europe in the next few years. Seeing William's eager gaze, Qingying directly expressed his refusal: because even if construction is started now, the new cruiser will be able to be put into service at the earliest two years later in the middle of 1916. Instead of starting a new ship with ordinary performance, it is better to wait patiently for a few months so as to obtain excellent quality products in the future. Although the North Sea cruisers have miserable ocean-going capabilities, they can barely make do with them today when major powers in the world are in peace. After all, the current task of escorting troop ships to the Far East will not be the majority.

"Dear Caesar, our current research on these subsystems is not a drag on the German Navy, but a irreplaceable role for it to develop in the future. It is precisely because of our advantages in warship technology that the high seas fleet can defeat the Royal Navy in the decisive battle. Technological innovation has always been the core of the power for the Imperial Navy to grow and grow!" Looking at William, who was still a little unwilling to accept, Qingying finally said, "Before, you have waited for twenty years to realize your dream of blue water in your heart. Can't you wait for this year and two years now?" (To be continued, please search Piaotianyi, the novel is better and faster!

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