At the time when naval personnel inspected the Royal Wilhelm Shipyard, other Romanians in Germany also had a mission.

Outside a small two-story building on Loewstrasse in Hamburg, two men in suits are knocking on the door.

"Crunch."

When the door was opened, an old woman peeked in.

At this time, one of the men smiled and said, "Hello, is this Mr. Dieter Rams's house?" ”

"Yes, may I ask you what's the matter?"

"Hello, we are from Romania. We heard that Mr. Dieter Rams is currently at home, so we came to pay a visit. ”

Hearing the man's words, the old woman examined the two strangers and opened the door. Now that there are too many unemployed people in Germany, the security has become not very good, and some precautions are normal, and the two of them are not surprised at all about this.

"Rams, these two gentlemen are looking for you."

The old woman, after taking the two to the living room, immediately went upstairs and shouted to a room.

And at this time, a slow response came from the room: "Okay Mom, I know." Come over when I'm done with this picture and ask them to wait a little bit. ”

Who knew that this sentence made the old woman a little unhappy, and immediately shouted loudly through the door: "I keep drawing your drawings every day when I have nothing to do, can these drawings be turned into real things?" You've all been kicked out of the design bureau, and you don't forget about the ships. One day, I was not pleased, and I took all these drawings of yours to roast the fire. ”

The two visitors who listened to the conversation looked at each other and smiled silently.

After a while, the old woman came to them with a teapot and two cups.

"Let's have tea first."

"Thank you."

Looking at the inferior black tea in the cup in front of them, combined with the clean but badly worn furniture in the living room, the two had a general understanding of the economic situation of this home.

The two didn't wait for long, and after a while, a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a shirt and vest walked downstairs. My hair looks like it hasn't been taken care of for days, and it looks messy. And the vest is estimated to have just been worn, because the buckle was misplaced, but the owner didn't find it.

The two had seen the photos before they came, and it was certain that it was Dieter Rams himself.

"Hello Mr. Dieter Rams."

Before he could get in front of him, the two of them stepped forward and said, "My name is Alex, this is my colleague Boris, and we are from Romania. ”

In the face of the enthusiasm of the two, Dieter Rams is much calmer. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with the two of them and said, "Good morning, two gentlemen." ”

After the three of them were seated, Dieter Rams said directly: "If you two have anything to say, I'm still busy with drawing." ”

In the face of Dieter Rams's directness, the two immediately overturned the previous plan, and the Romanian named Alex said: "Then let's just say it, we are Romanian naval personnel." I have heard that Your Excellency has your own unique views on the design of ships, so I would like to invite you to design warships for our Navy. ”

"The Romanian Navy?"

"Yes, that's right, the Romanian Navy."

Dieter Rams, who received an affirmative answer, said with a smile: "As far as I know, the largest warship of the Romanian Navy at the moment is a Coleburg-class cruiser of our country. You know, I've designed a lot more boats than that, are you sure you'll get government grants? ”

Don't blame Dieter Rams for saying this, because it's about the current state of the Romanian Navy, and he said it quite well. The vast majority of the German naval designers approached by Romania heard that it was the Romanian Navy's invitation and politely declined, which both men were used to.

"Mr. Dieter Rams, it's true that our current naval strength is not on the table. However, our country is now aware of the shortcomings of this problem and is already increasing its naval military spending. In addition, we are negotiating the purchase of the Royal William Shipyard, which will allow us to manufacture warships of more than 10,000 tons as long as we can relocate the shipyard to Romania. I think Your Excellency is no stranger to the capabilities of the Royal William Shipyard. ”

In the face of the words of the two, Dieter Rams is of course aware of the strength of the William Royal Shipyard. I was able to build a king-class shipyard, and I have been there many times because of this.

"However, the relocation of the shipyard is not a trivial matter, and the loss of employees and equipment in the relocation is not small."

As soon as the two of them heard that this solicitation was a joke, they immediately followed up and said: "Of course, we will recruit the employees of the original shipyard, as long as they are willing to go to Romania." And in order to strengthen the shipyard, we will also be recruiting qualified shipbuilders in Germany. We will strive to make this shipyard a world-famous shipyard and let the world know its name. ”

Dieter Rams listened to the Romanian naval officer finish speaking, and then asked: "But this is only your Romanian plan, but what does it have to do with me?" ”

Faced with the sudden question of Mr. Dieter Rams, the two did not react at once. "What?"

"I said it was just your Romanian plan, what does it have to do with me."

In the face of Dieter Rams's sudden question, the two immediately racked their brains to think.

Wrong direction?

It's quite possible. You must know that this Mr. Dieter Rams is also at odds with his colleagues in the German Navy Ship Design Bureau. In fact, it was undoubtedly revealed from the beginning of his reception of the two, who would let the other party finish quickly when receiving others, and he was still busy with something. It is precisely because of his personality that he would not have been talented in design, and he was laid off at the first time. For this kind of withdrawn genius designer, it is true that it cannot be used in the past way.

Having figured out what the problem was, Alex continued: "It's true that shipyards only build facilities, and designers are the soul of warships. I don't know if you can give us a tour of your workshop, we heard you drawing drawings before, and we also know a thing or two about the design of warships. ”

"You also know how to design warships?"

"Yes."

Sure enough, after hearing that the two of them also understood ship design, Dieter Rams's attitude became unusual. He warmly invited: "Then come with me to see how my work is." ”

The two followed Dieter Rams to his workshop. Pushing open the door to the workshop, a jumble of drawings and a half-painted hull drawing, and a few spilled dried coffee stains on the workbench, declared that the genius designer was not one to deal with details.

Dieter Rams led the two to a drawing, pointed to them and said, "Guess what ship this drawing is based on." ”

The two looked at the drawing, on which stood a huge chimney that was somewhat like a Bavaria-class, and with a turret layout of two in the front and one in the back, there was no German style at all, but the layout of its two triangular rail poles was somewhat similar to that of the Döhringer-class battlecruisers. And look at the floor plan is more like.

After the two exchanged a bit, they tried to say, "This is a Fringer-level overhaul, right?" ”

After hearing the words of the two, Dieter Rams said happily: "That's right, this is a drawing with a big change from the Fringer class. I changed the four-gun turret with the layout of the front two and the rear to the three-gun with the front two and the rear one, so that there would be one more gun. And the flue has also been changed to one, like a Bavarian class. The Battle of Jutland had shown that too many flues could increase the likelihood of being hit and affect shooting. Unexpectedly, the ship that has been changed is almost impossible to see the prototype, and you can also know the reason. ”

It was clear that this was a test, and if the two of them couldn't answer, it would probably be the end of the visit. After the approval, Dieter Rams pulled the two men in front of other drawings and told them about their own plans. The two of them were presented with drawings of improvements based on various warships.

Bavaria-class, Mackensen-class, King-class, Queen Elizabeth-class, Duke Cavour class, Combined Forces class, Wyoming class, etc., the two felt that they had come to the capital ship drawings of various countries to improve the catalog.

Of course, Dieter Rams made other ship drawings in addition to improving the capital ship, but these drawings did not show the prototype in his hands at all. It's not to blame the two, who knew that this person was so perverted that he simply collected the drawings of ships from all over the world. The two of them also asked him curiously, who knew that Dieter Rams said that he mostly used photographs to map his drawings. Because the design principles of warships are the same, as long as we understand the principles thoroughly, we can achieve a reasonable layout of firepower, speed, and protection.

These words make sense, and the two of them are a little red-faced when they hear it, and sure enough, geniuses are not ordinary.

After visiting his studio, the two men who felt they had found the treasure recommended the talented designer to Calust. And said that this warship, which will guarantee the future of the Romanian Navy, is at a first-class level of design. His Excellency the Chief of the Guard is very curious about the quality of the design of naval ships that can be guaranteed by one designer.

So one day, the chief of the guard rushed over with the naval negotiators. These naval personnel are a little dissatisfied with the fact that one person can change the level of design, and none of them who have been deposited in it for many years do not dare to say such a big thing.

And it was at this time that Dieter Rams showed his perverted abilities. He was speechless to the rebuttal of all the Romanian naval personnel who came and was impressed by the genius of this genius.

For this reason, Calust also deliberately informed Eder of this Dieter Rams genius through a telegram.

"Dieter Rams, I didn't hear his name."

Edel took the telegram and thought about it, he had never heard of this great name in his later life. But it doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, as long as it's a genius, Romania can go all out to recruit it. After all, Romania needs a navy in the future, and he is not willing to be relegated to the Black Sea.

So at Eder's instructions, Romania offered the genius the position of chief ship designer. More importantly, he was given a three-year commitment that he would be responsible for designing a warship of more than 10,000 tons for the Romanian Navy. Within six years, he would design a battleship for Romania.

For the sake of a ship designer, two warships are offered design tasks for solicitation, which is also a unique condition in the world. Not to mention the fact that there is also a battleship, which is simply incredible.

Dieter Rams became famous, and the other powers were amazed by Romania's move. And it also caused an uproar in the ship design community, and the battleships were not facing competition from many peers, and even there were not a few who used off-board moves.

And the consequence of this is that there are many unambitious ship designers who have developed a great interest in Romania. They all took their own plans and went to Romania to sell themselves, and they did not ask for the same conditions as Dieter Rams, as long as they could design and build.

However, the arrival of so many designers in Romania also put a lot of pressure on the naval department. However, it is a pity that the vast majority of unambitious designers are not really strong enough, and only a few belong to real talents. And these talents, of course, were not spared by the naval department, and they were immediately enriched into the design department.

Therefore, the strength of Romanian ship design is also growing rapidly, and after the relocation of the William Royal Shipyard, a large number of excellent design drawings are also placed in front of the navy. And at this time, they also experience the troubles of happiness.

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