Yang Yuanzhao knows very well that at least it is not suitable for civilian ships, at least it is suitable for assembly of warships, and small destroyers are not very suitable for too much armor steel, destroyers are too small, no matter how they pile up steel plates, they can't stop a shot of a battleship, but because of the accumulation of a large amount of armor, their own speed drops, but they can't play the role of destroyers.

As for civilian ships, there is no need for such high-end armor, and now Jiangnan Shipyard can use ordinary marine steel plates produced in the northwest, which is based on Yang Yuanzhao's combination of many marine steel plates, and on the basis of the achievements of the Northwest Materials Research Institute, whether it is performance, price, or some special requirements, it is more in line with it.

Civil ships, in fact, more important is the economy, on the basis of reaching the basic performance indicators, the biggest advantage is always economy, you run a trip costs 30,000, I run a run costs 20,000, don't underestimate this thousand, a less before, 10 times, 100 times, even a thousand times, this less thing is an astronomical amount, in the face of economy, any shipowner will make an appropriate choice, provided that there is no special purpose.

There is only such an accident, creating such an armored steel, Yang Yuanzhao has not thought clearly, what to use him for, simply give up, and then make a choice after returning from Germany, if you can use it, it is the best, if you can't use it, there is nothing to regret. The right is to have good technical reserves.

Before I knew it, it had been more than 20 days since I came to Shanghai. Coupled with the delay in the northwest, it was almost time to agree with Mu Mo. The German Consulate in Shanghai and the German-American Foreign Bank sent a message at the same time that Moummer had already set off from Qingdao and would definitely come to Shanghai in less than a day.

He was finally going to Germany, and he had been to Germany in later generations, when he followed the team to participate in the rally held in Germany, but he did not get any places. I ran in vain, but this time and space, before the First World War, Germany was still the first to go, and the world he knew was more in the history books and in his impression, and the real world should be somewhat different, just like China now. It is far less backward than what is written in the history books, otherwise even if there is an all-in-one machine and a traverser, it is impossible to develop to this stage.

This time to Germany, Yang Yuanzhao's biggest task is. Helping the Northwest to establish a closer relationship with Germany is a major premise and the basis for the Northwest to be able to play a role in the future. This is the biggest strategic goal, and on the other hand, it needs to be under the efforts of Yang Yuanzhao. Obtain most of the equipment for future mechanized mass production, especially for heavy industry. It takes not just depth, but breadth.

Yang Yuanzhao has an all-in-one machine, and he can't tell others, this is one of his biggest secrets, but Yang Yuanzhao bypassed these and let the Northwest Research Institute, including the Northwest Research Institute, make a series of summaries, and list all the equipment that everyone thinks of that may have an important impact on the country's industry, and make the researchers invest a lot of enthusiasm in the way of selecting imports and importing them as much as possible.

Yang Yuanzhao is afraid that there will be any omissions, if he misses this time, it will not be so easy to go abroad again, it may not be in his personal capacity, but in the identity of the head of state or leader, it is not easy to get in touch with these cutting-edge equipment again, it is too abrupt, but it will make people think more, and even hide some of it.

In order to be comprehensive, Yang Yuanzhao not only used the domestic research institute, but also mobilized the German-American foreign firm, and directly asked Harpy to make a secret investigation through his channels, unless it is the most sophisticated and absolutely secret equipment of the great powers, other equipment is basically listed above.

Harpy did a good job, in the name of industrial exploration and industrial practice, to the world's 100 most powerful universities, sent the industrial system research intentions, only spent 200,000 US dollars, and was supported by the world's top industrial disciplines.

This list is to arrive with the delegation, the northwest this time is not a casual visit, including diplomats, economic and trade personnel, professional translators, including a delegation of about 70 people, they need to 400 million US dollars of orders, a series of verification and adjustment, even if it is to give Germany orders in vain, can not let Germany shoddy, at least within the scope of the rules, for China to obtain maximum support, of course, the final ship has more than 90 people, The remaining 20 people have a special role.

This part of the delegation, only 20 days later than Yang Yuanzhao, arrived in Shanghai, is currently resting in the hotel, they prepared all kinds of papers, listed all kinds of lists, filled with 30 boxes, as for themselves, the luggage they carried was very small.

These people are basically proficient in one or two foreign languages, in different fields, have different results, some are even research institutes themselves, a large number of outstanding personnel, supplemented to the northwest, they will be responsible for business negotiations and the signing of some orders, as for Germany and the United States, they have also made some adjustments, transferred some personnel, directly joined in Germany, familiar with international trade and international law.

Mu Mo finally arrived in Shanghai, he came on a destroyer, because Yang Yuanzhao's visit to Wèn, including the German Prime Minister, the German Emperor and other unanimously welcomed, for Yang Yuanzhao's safety also considered a lot, the northwest from the day of the world stage, are inseparable from the name Yang Yuanzhao, as a possible ally in the future, Germany can not bear the consequences of losing Yang Yuanzhao, when the time comes, the alliance can not be concluded, but to bear the anger of the northwest, the northwest army, but extremely powerful, which Russia proves with blood. Germany directly sent a team of armored cruisers and 4 destroyers to escort the trip with warships, which was the first time Yang Yuanzhao participated.

The first thing Mu Mo did when he arrived in Shanghai was to meet Yang Yuanzhao, and the two sides exchanged a few words of greeting, mainly to understand the situation between each other. didn't even wait for West 111 to come back, but fortunately, the follow-up work had been arranged, so he didn't have to worry about it anymore.

Mu Mo happily agreed to Yang Yuanzhao's request, the fleet has been fully prepared, as long as the coal and water are added, they can set off at any time, the two sides agreed on the time, each prepared separately, and made all the preparations before departure.

Packed up all the things, before leaving, Yang Yuanzhao even went to the secret dock, under the leadership of Wang Benchu, the work of the secret dock was carried out in an orderly manner, the first West 111 was in sea trials at the same time, West 112 had begun to enter the dock, and the preparation of the 113 was also beginning.

They are less than 300 tons of steamboats, but the performance, there are earth-shaking changes, No. 112 uses a larger power steam engine, the overall structure is more excellent, the most important thing is that the way of working with all staff is adopted, the efficiency may be more than 30% higher than that of No. 111, as for No. 113, it is the first steamship to use a steam turbine, with the help of this powerful steam turbine in the northwest, this is said to be a steamboat, rather, it is an offshore fish lei boat, in addition to the lack of installation of fish lei launch tubes, In terms of speed, it has surpassed most of the mainstream fish rafters.

After the last refueling and encouragement of the personnel of the secret dock, leaving promises and support, Yang Yuanzhao left with peace of mind, these three real ships, all paid by the northwest, even if they were not produced, they were still on the drawings West 113, and they also had a place to go, and they were temporarily incorporated into the Yangtze River Fast Shipping Company, once there was a fleet in the future, after his weapons were modified, they would be adjusted to the military sequence.

More than 100 people, turned into a whole into the dock, under the cover of the Germans, entered the German military port, and boarded the cruiser smoothly, because there was no war at this time, the cruiser only maintained about 60% of the basic crew, and the combat effectiveness was only half of the heyday, but on the sea, the 10,000-ton armored cruiser, unless he met an opponent of the same level, he was absolutely safe, what pirates and the like, when he saw these fleets, he would directly flee far away.

Quietly out of the port, just declared to the outside world, Mu Mo returned to China to report on his work, this reason is very legitimate, Mu Mo from China, almost three years, did not go back to report on work, these three years, it can be said that Mu Mo in China is the best three years, smoothly through the 1911 revolution, and with the northwest to set up a relationship, so that Germany's strategic intentions have been perfectly implemented, and now at the juncture of the war, Germany ushered in a huge, enough to alarm the German government of a large order, 400 million, You must know that in 1913, Germany's military spending was not yet 400 million.

Because of this reason, the German warships came to Shanghai without attracting anyone's attention, even Britain, which already regarded Germany as an imaginary enemy, did not pay much attention, and no one expected that in the heavily guarded German ports, more than 100 Chinese quietly boarded the ship, including Yang Yuanzhao, the actual leader of the northwest, the founder.

The huge fleet, directly from the port, all the ships dodge this powerful fleet, in East Asia, except for the powerful Britain, only this German fleet is the strongest, and compared with the British Far East fleet, this German fleet is more cutting-edge.

The high-speed warship made a bend, crossed Chongming Island, the largest island in the mouth of the Yangtze River in China, and headed for the open sea route, leaving behind a white splash, and finally, set off. (To be continued......) R1292