"What? £1.2 million? That's a lot more expensive than a battleship? When the Russians asked about the cost of the battleship, the baron's offer startled the other party.

"You get what you pay for, if you want a 1 million battleship, we can make it." The baron said with a smile, how to say it, this battleship traverser really didn't add much yards, a 13,000-ton battleship, armor, fire power can be called a conscience! Whether it is according to the principle of selling warships by ton, or superimposing the subsystems one by one to calculate the total value, it is almost this price, but it is just a profit of +20% of the cost, and it can't be lower!

"Hey, the baron still has limited abilities." Looking at Baron Vittorio, who quarreled with the Russians and singled out four by himself, the traverser couldn't help but shake his head. sighed that the baron's thinking was completely wrong, simply saying how NB the performance of the battleship was, could not really impress the Russians, the navy is a system, you have to explain the positioning and role of this level of warships in this system!

Are the Russians short of money? To be honest, there is a lack of money, otherwise the French would not have owed so much foreign debt. But people are absolutely willing to spend money on armaments, and in history, from 1890 to 1905, the Russians built more than a dozen battleships and more than a dozen cruisers! As long as the Russians think it's worth it, they have to buy pants, there is no way, this is the characteristics of Russia! You want a battleship, not bread!

In the opinion of the traverser, the Russians have always regarded battleships as the main force in the decisive battle of the fleet, while cruisers are responsible for reconnaissance, breaking diplomatic relations and dealing with small warships. They didn't even think about building a multi-NB armored cruiser and pulling it to the battle line to fight the opponent. (except Rurik 2)

Some people may ask, what are the Russians doing with three 10,000-ton armored cruisers? This tonnage is enough to catch up with the battleship. Naturally, in order to be able to operate in the vast ocean, the armored cruisers of the Russians must have a large range, and the maximum coal carrying capacity of 2000 tons of Rurik is prepared for this, and the Russian is even worse, directly to 2500 tons! Although the firepower of these battleships was fierce on paper, the defensive ones did make it difficult for them to fight against real armored cruisers.

In the Battle of Ulsan, the seemingly majestic Russian 10,000-ton armored cruiser was directly beaten into a dog by Japan's 4 ACRs. If only in terms of performance, the 10,000-ton Rurik can't even beat Garibaldi. And in addition to the 3 10,000-ton armored cruisers, the rest of the Russian cruisers are all dome armored battleships, which kind of speed is relatively fast, and the firepower can suppress the cargo color of the 2nd class cruiser, and the real first-class ACR is looking for death!

"Isn't it brain-dead that the Russians have nothing to do to build such a battleship?" The traverser used to think so, but although the Russian Navy is corrupt, it is definitely not brainless, and the core of everything lies in one point, that is, money! Russian man-made dome cruisers are very cheap!

Take, for example, the Varyag cruiser, which the Americans built for the Russians in history, with a displacement of 6500 tons! The tonnage is almost the same as the historical Garibaldi-class armored cruisers, but guess how much? It's only £475,000! Garibaldi's full set is at least £650,000! And the cost of the first two warships ordered by Argentina was even as high as 750,000 pounds!

The so-called penny is worth the goods! The money is certain, the tonnage is certain, and the Russians also demand a high speed, for which the Americans equipped the ship with 30 boilers! And this boiler is still imported from France, you calculate how much it costs to import these boilers! However, the price is only 475,000 pounds! After removing the necessary hull and power costs, as well as armor costs, it is no wonder that the firepower of this ship is strong! In the end, the Americans equipped this 23-knot cruiser with no more than 12 6-inch guns!

After understanding the equipment system and history of the Russian cruiser, it is not difficult for the traverser to understand why the Russians are reluctant to pay this money, although the performance of the new armored cruiser is really good, but after all, it also bears the name of the cruiser, looking at this name, the Russians are not happy.

So, the traverser decided to go out himself! As a prince, he naturally would not surrender his identity and get mixed with ordinary people, and the traverser directly found the Russian crown prince and Admiral Popov! Negotiation should also pay attention to reciprocity!

"Don't you think it's worth it?" The traverser said with a smile on his face. And this overly direct formulation made the Russian crown prince, accustomed to roundabout and diplomatic rhetoric, a little uncomfortable.

"It's just a cruiser, and even if he can overwhelm all cruisers, it will be of very little significance. Against a rabbit, it is enough for us to use a hound, and to use a lion is a waste. ”

"I admit that the firepower and defense of the new armored cruiser was sufficient to fight on the battle line, but its excessively high speed was dragged down by the battleship and had no practical effect at all. The performance is good, but it doesn't fit in with our system. Admiral Popov immediately explained.

"So you can accept the Munich-class armored cruiser, because he can suppress all the existing cruisers, and the price is not so high, and the cost of the new armored cruiser is unreasonable, right?" The traverser asked.

"You're right. Munich-class armored cruisers were enough. Popov nodded.

"What if your opponent also has a Munich-class armored cruiser, or is bigger and stronger than a Munich-class armored cruiser?"

"This." Popov immediately stopped! There are so many meanings in this sentence! The first meaning of the Russians can be understood as that potential adversaries will follow the example of Germany and build large armored cruisers. And the second meaning is that it is possible that Germany will sell this armored cruiser to its opponents! After all, the Russians can't force each other not to sell this class of warships!

"If the other side has a vote of Munich-class armored cruisers, then what about their own cruisers? Continue to take the path of low cost and high quantity? Isn't that waiting to be beaten to scum? Popov thought to himself.

"In order to guarantee the maritime superiority of your navy, it is necessary to build a technical barrier that the other side cannot surpass! And the new armored cruiser will meet the requirements of your country, and I can guarantee that in 10 years, if nothing else, this class of battleships will be fearless of any opponent at sea! The traverser continued, this is not bragging, before 1901, there was indeed no warship in history that could beat Rurik 2! That is, the mother type of this battleship!

"We can only guarantee that we will order 2 Munich-class armored cruisers first, and if nothing else, the contract will be signed in 2 months. For the rest, we need facts to prove it. Popov said.

"So let's do it first." The traverser could feel that the other party was a little moved, but the cost of two 10,000-ton armored cruisers was as high as 2.4 million pounds, which is not a small amount! Add to that the cost of two Munich-class armored cruisers, that's a huge sum of almost £4 million! Such a sum of money put a lot of pressure on even the deep-pocketed Russian Navy.

"Absolutely. I am sure that you will make the right choice after having a Munich-class armored cruiser. "That's all the talk, that's all the traverser can do.

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976, heavensailer's reward~~~, yesterday's collection can be described as miserable. It's almost the lowest level in two weeks! Depressed in the side position-!