Chapter 19 Persuasion

Qin Tian appeared in William II's office with sleepy eyes. For him, attending a banquet might as well go back to sleep. Anyway, he is not that kind of popular person, the banquet is really too boring for him.

"Essen, prepare a cup of coffee for Oscar." Seeing Oscar's tired face, William II suddenly regretted waking him up so late. Even though he is the emperor, he still loves his son very much.

"Your Highness, the banquet is at its climax, but you left. This is undoubtedly a loss! For young people of your age, it is time to enjoy the banquet, so don't act like you are Just like an old man." Marshal Count Tirpitz smiled.

"Uh, Marshal, I'm not used to such an occasion, I feel a bit out of place, so I might as well go back to sleep." Qin Tian shook his head.

"Oscar, this is not acceptable. Relationships are very important. Banquets are the best place to establish and expand your relationships. You still have a long life in the future, and you need to build your own network of relationships. ’” William II taught.

"Yes, father!" Qin Tian nodded, he knew that William II was doing it for his own good.

"Your Highness, this is your coffee." Essen von Jonalet brought Qin Tian a cup of coffee.

"Thank you!" Qin Tian took the coffee. After drinking a strong cup of coffee, Qin Tian's spirit improved a lot.

"Okay, Oscar, let's talk about business now. I am very satisfied with the Christmas gift you gave me. However, Your Excellency the Marshal and I have deep doubts about this, and I hope you can clear it up for us." William Second said.

"Father, if you like it, that's the best. That battleship is my guess about the future development of the navy's capital ships." Qin Tian was very humble.

"Your Highness, the battleship you designed is very good. However, it is very different from the current mainstream battleships. Why do you think that the layout of all heavy artillery will become a development trend?" Marshal Count Tirpitz asked road.

"Your Excellency Marshal, as the range of artillery continues to increase, its power is also increasing. This shows that long-distance combat will become the norm in naval warfare. Once the combat distance is generally ten kilometers or more, except for Large-caliber main guns can threaten the opponent, while small-caliber main guns cannot pose a threat to the enemy at all. It can be said that this is the inevitable development of the navy's capital ship."

Although Qin Tian's point of view has not been confirmed, both William II and Marshal Count Tirpitz nodded repeatedly. Based on the information they have, they naturally know that what Qin Tian said is true.

"Your Majesty, according to the latest information obtained by the navy, the British are launching the design of the latest battleship. That battleship is also called an epoch-making advanced battleship." Marshal Earl Tirpitz said.

William II's expression couldn't help but become more serious.

"The British's sea superiority is already very large. If their next-level battleships are ahead of us again, it will be even more difficult to suppress them." William II was also worried about this. Although William II was a bit headstrong and conceited, he didn't think that the German navy would have a chance of winning against the British navy.

"Father, Your Excellency the Marshal. The next level of battleship designed by the British should also be a battleship with all heavy artillery. We can no longer be led by them. Otherwise, this will make the gap between us even bigger .” Qin Tian said.

"Oscar, is this true? Where did you get the news?" William II asked.

"Father, this is my guess. However, I think it is very possible." Qin Tian really wanted to say that the British would definitely build a battleship with all heavy artillery. However, he didn't have enough evidence to prove his words, so he couldn't directly tell William II that he traveled back from later generations. That's what the British did in history! In that case, William II will definitely not let him go.

William II nodded. In his eyes, Qin Tian was just a sixteen-year-old child. It was already a rare thing to be able to guess this point.

"Your Excellency the Marshal, try your best to find out the situation of the latest British battleship. Once it is confirmed, the empire can no longer lag behind them." William II said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Earl Tirpitz nodded.

"Your Highness, why do you advocate the use of oil-fired boilers and steam turbines on new battleships? Germany is a country that is extremely short of oil, but we do not lack coal. If coal-fired boilers are used, it is more suitable for our national conditions. In addition, in The development of steam turbines has not made much progress. We seriously lack the experience of using steam turbines on large warships. If it is used directly on battleships, many problems may occur. If a triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine is used, There is no such problem. After all, we have very mature technology in this area," Tirpitz said.

Qin Tian shook his head: "Your Majesty, heavy oil boilers have better performance than coal-fired boilers. At the same time, the storage of fuel oil is easier and more convenient than coal-fired. Using heavy oil boilers can make our warships have More power, longer voyage. Compared with the three-expansion reciprocating steam engine, the steam turbine has more power, which can make the battleship have a faster speed. The advantage of speed in naval battles is becoming more and more important. In the unfavorable battle Under certain circumstances, we can use our speed advantage to quickly withdraw from the battle and preserve our strength. If the battle is favorable and the enemy flees, our warships will be able to catch up with them. You know, the British Navy attaches great importance to the speed of battleships. Although we No breakthrough has been made in the development of steam turbines. However, we still have time. It takes about two years for a battleship to be launched from construction to launch. If two years are dedicated to breaking through this point, there should be no major problems of."

"As for the main gun of the battleship, I use a 305mm main gun. I don't need to say more about it. The larger the caliber, the longer the range and the greater the power. In naval battles, use the larger caliber as much as possible. The main gun will have a greater advantage." Qin Tian continued.

"Marshal, what do you think of Oscar's suggestion?" William II asked.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness's suggestion is very good. However, we need to make breakthroughs in these aspects." Marshal Earl Tirpitz frowned.