On the one hand, it is excellent performance, on the other hand, it is expensive, the German Admiralty seems to have returned to the moment of choice of the Fantasy class, at that time, because of the price problem, gave up the Fantasy class, and chose the enhanced version of the Bavarian class, although no one said it again, but the return of the Scheer fleet showed combat effectiveness, or let the Chinese high-level heart ripple, if the choice was not 8 Bavarian class, but 5 Fantasy class, whether it is more powerful than 8 Bavarian class.

Tirpitz is also a little depressed, China in light weapons, artillery, and other army weapons, one is to keep cheap, even than the German production, but also a little lower, officially so a little, so that the Chinese side won most of the orders from the German side, but in other weapons, high quality and high price, high-quality things are always so expensive, after the passage of time, countless examples have proved that the high price of combat effectiveness is also high, but the navy military spending is limited, it is impossible to buy so unscrupulously.

But today, there is no other choice, unlike the capital ships, the quantity sometimes represents the face of the high seas fleet, sufficient quantity is often more important than quality, but submarines have no choice, German submarines have proven that there is no role, after the Entente launched sonar anti-submarine operations, those submarines are almost targets, without large-scale modification and research, it is impossible to go to the battlefield, the task of blocking the North Atlantic route can not be completed at all, Once the North Atlantic transport lines were completely relaxed, the whole strategy of 1916 would be quite passive.

China's arms export policy to Germany, some of which are like the exports of developed countries to China in later generations, among the weapons that the other side can produce, win by price, China has a lathe with better performance, and when processing some ordinary products, it is more efficient than Germany, coupled with scale, automation, assembly lines and many other aspects, so that China has a lower cost than Germany in light weapons and artillery, and it is conservatively estimated that there is a reduction of more than 4 percent, so that even if the ex-factory price is lower than that of Germany, There will also be about one-third to one-quarter of them, so that a single firearm may not be profitable, but the number is huge, and it is quite considerable.

For the weapons that Germany cannot produce, it is basically ruthless, there are 5 times the profit, there are 10 times, and high profits have become the only option, which is the fundamental reason for China's increasing support for Germany, because profits have supported some support.

The price of the submarine is 10 times the representative, much higher than the German submarine, at first glance this price is unacceptable, even because it has to place an order for submarines to maintain the advantage of breaking diplomatic relations in the North Atlantic, but deep down it will still be uncomfortable, as if the Chinese are taking advantage of the fire to rob, but carefully and carefully calculate all kinds of things separately, the Chinese side, but really came up with a fair price, at least not the previous Germany thought that the indiscriminate price.

The advantages of materials and technology are like this, just like the comparison between a 16-inch gun and a 15-inch gun, it seems to have increased by an inch, but there is no problem with the price being increased several times, unless the time matures to reduce the price in this area.

For the Qin class, first of all, it is the lifting of the steel, the shell of the submarine, in the Qin class, it is no longer suitable for the original ordinary cast iron shell, or the ordinary carbon steel shell, the protective capacity of the shell is limited, as long as it enters a certain depth, it will not go down, let alone resist depth charges, even if it is a piece of shrapnel or shock wave, it will cause greater damage to him, the light will be injured, and it has to surface, or it will sink directly, this is not the most critical problem, after understanding the data of the Qin level, Germany knows where the problem of the previous submarine is, the sound is too high, and it is easily mastered by the sonar, and the most critical place of the shell of the Qin-class submarine is that its attraction effect is excellent, and the sound is not easy to conduct inside and outside.

The price of this multi-functional composite material is also extremely high, and in the data given by China, it is almost more than 3 times that of ordinary armor steel. In addition to the submarine shell, the power system, the main shaft, the high-power diesel engine, these are all Germany has never been in contact with, in terms of high-power diesel engines, the German side still has a certain experience, but the yield rate and power performance of this manufacturing, and the Chinese production, there is a huge gap, at this point, Germany can only be calculated according to their production costs, unconsciously, the price of the submarine has been pushed up.

The shell and spindle, plus the power equipment, this is the most expensive part of the submarine, this aspect has been promoted to the premise, the calculation of the German side, almost exceeded this price, Germany is also very clear, the Chinese side can not make money, as far as light weapons and artillery are concerned, it has been calculated into the cost of the German side, but China still provides it on a large scale, if there is not enough profit, this is absolutely impossible.

After all, this ship is related to the future war against the Entente, and every time a transport military equipment is sunk at sea, it represents a reduction in the combat effectiveness of the entire Allied army, which is at a disadvantage in itself, Germany, which is at a disadvantage, is quite important, and the most important thing is that after the battle with the Minotaur class, the Qin-class submarine can have a head-on confrontation with the capital ship to a certain extent, which is exactly what the German side needs.

The navy has always been expensive, as far as battleships are concerned, the battleships of the High Seas Fleet have built so much, or thanks to the support of the Chinese side, this can be persevered, compared with the warships, Germany currently needs submarines more, even if it is an old-fashioned submarine, and 12 more have been built to make up for the losses in the North Sea to break diplomatic operations, and now there are new warships, even if the price is a little more expensive, each reaching 800,000 pounds, but the money is worth spent.

It's just that it is slightly different from the previous plan of the German Navy, before, Germany was ready to equip 200 submarines at once, such a huge scale, if you use this to calculate, it is almost 800 million US dollars, this number is too amazing, it is better to buy battleships with this money, the Bavarian class is only more than 3 million, but about 4 times that of submarines.

In the end, Germany issued a plan to build up to 75 ships to China, divided into 3 batches of 25 ships, hoping to start from 1916, respectively, in 1916, 17, 18 years of delivery, the first batch of 1916 is best delivered before June, so that after the return of China's submarine force, Germany will have 25 powerful submarine strike forces, blockade the North Atlantic, and strive to achieve the results of the glory of the sea wolf.

The German side placed an order, which made the Chinese side very happy, although the displacement of each Qin-class is 3000 tons, but the price is not high, even compared to the battleship, it is much inferior, the reason is very simple, the submarine does not have many weapon systems, and the two power systems are also using China's more mature power units, as for the shell, the technical content is slightly higher, but thanks to the formula of the all-in-one machine, the production of this kind of steel, just a little more troublesome than ordinary synthetic steel, in addition to China's cost advantage, The price of a Qin-class in China is only a little more than 280,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to less than 60,000 pounds, even if it will pay some transportation costs, the price given by China is not FOB, but CIF price, which can be regarded as a discount.

The German side, there is not much counteroffer, but it is proposed to deliver the first batch of 25 submarines between June 1916, after the Chinese side has considered it again, especially after weighing the mentality of the Germans, the German side may have underestimated the shipbuilding capacity of the Chinese side, in a short period of time, China has also built 19 large shipyards along the coast, including 12 on the coast of China, 7 in Southeast Asia, these are excellent deep-water ports, and will also be one of the many anchorages of the Chinese Navy in the future. These places all have the manufacturing capacity of battleships, even now, the strength of machinery and workers is not good, it is enough to manufacture submarines, the speed may not be fast at the beginning, but the manufacturing cycle of submarines is not so slow, even if it is Qin-class, the manufacturing cycle will not exceed 5 months on average.

After some weighing, especially after contacting the German side, the order of 75 ships was finally divided into 40 and 35 batches, one batch of which would be completed in the first half of 1916, and another batch of submarines would be completed at the end of 1916, so as to complete the German submarine order and send all these submarines to Germany within one year.

It is equivalent to saying that in 1916, the order of these 75 ships will be completed, and the Chinese side did not shirk the order, but tried to speed up the payment of the order, and the German side of course welcomed it, although in this way, it will put a lot of pressure on Germany's ability to pay, divided into three years to provide and provide within one year, which will cause huge pressure on the finances, the price of a 800,000 pounds, 75 ships, that is, 60 million pounds, but in the middle of 1916, the Baku oil field will resume production, with the help of ChinaBaku's production has increased dramatically compared to before, which is a real wealth of money, and China's commitment to loans and installments has completely dispelled the concerns of the German side, and this military order totaling up to 300 million US dollars has finally been signed. (To be continued.) )

PS: The first chapter is delivered, and the second chapter is around 10 o'clock!