Chapter 42: Super Dreadnought (for collection)

  Under the witness of William II, Qin Tian and Marshal Count Tirpitz signed their names on the transfer document. This also means that the four 'Nassau-class' battleships that Qin Tian's German shipyard is building have become the next-level capital ships of the navy. Once completed and sea trials completed, the battleships will be officially handed over to the Navy.

   "His Royal Highness, thank you for everything you have done for the navy, and everyone in the navy will remember it." Earl Tirpitz said solemnly.

  In the eyes of others, Qin Tian took a huge risk for the "Nassau-class" battleship. A huge amount of money was invested in the acquisition of shipyards and the expansion of shipyards. The construction of four battleships also cost a lot of money. If the navy does not accept these battleships in the end, Qin Tian's loss on this project may exceed 300 million marks, or even more. In the case of Germany's annual fiscal revenue of only one billion marks, this is undoubtedly a huge sum of money. Therefore, Marshal Earl Tirpitz was very moved by Qin Tian's behavior.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, this is what I should do. As the prince of the German Empire, I naturally have the responsibility to fight for the strength of the German Empire. Although it is not my ideal to go to the front line with the military uniform on the ship. However, I But I can use my own method to make the German Empire stronger." Qin Tian smiled.

  The Navy officially received the "Nassau-class" battleship, which can be said to be a sigh of relief. After all, these are four battleships! From the acquisition of the shipyard to the construction cost of the four "Nassau-class" battleships, there are a total of 350 million marks. The Navy has now taken delivery of these battleships, for which various payments will be made. According to the agreement between Qin Tian and William II, these four 'Nassau-class' battleships will be used to offset the debts for the acquisition of the Royal Shipyard and the expansion of the shipyard. Qin Tian only needs to spend money to build these battleships. It is undoubtedly very cost-effective to spend more than 100 million marks to acquire a large shipyard.

  Of course, to Qin Tian, ​​more than 100 million marks is nothing at all. With the expansion of the German Welfare Lottery's business abroad, especially in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it has achieved great success. Even with some headwinds in the Kingdom of Italy, overall the company's profits are rising. Now the profit of the Deutsche Welfare Lottery Company in each period has reached 8 million marks. This also means that Qin Tian can obtain a profit of 50 million marks from the company every month. After a year, that is an astronomical figure. The money spent on the construction of several battleships for the German Navy is nothing at all.

   Both William II and Marshal Count Tirpitz laughed. You know, Qin Tian is only 17 years old now, and he is still a few months away from 18 years old. In their eyes, the agreement reached between Qin Tian and the head of the Kiel Naval Academy, Ludwig Birkenhagen, was nothing more than a joke. But now it seems that Qin Tian is fully capable of fulfilling his promise. To Qin Tian, ​​the money spent to fulfill that little promise was nothing at all.

   "Your Highness, the Navy has already received all four Nassau-class battleships. But, when will you fulfill the promise you made with Dean Birkenhagen?" Marshal Count Tirpitz smiled.

"Your Excellency Marshal, you can fulfill it at any time. Moreover, I have already prepared it. The first ship of the next-level capital ship will be fully built by me. After it is completed, it will be donated directly to the navy. It will be regarded as my fulfillment and Dean Birkenhagen's promise." Qin Tian smiled.

  If he was still worried about funds before, now he is rich and powerful. The Deutsche Welfare Lottery has grown into a huge cash cow, which can bring him huge profits every month. And this is enough to support the consumption of Qin Tian's other money-burning enterprises.

   "The next level of battleship? Oscar, the 'Nassau-class' battleship is under construction. Do you have plans for the next level of battleship?" William II asked.

   Marshal Earl Tirpitz also stared closely at Qin Tian. From the "Nassau-class" battleship, Qin Tian's design ability and vision in the development of naval battleships have been proved. If Qin Tian still has ideas about the capital ship of the next level, and there is no problem with the design, then of course they can use Qin Tian's design as the capital ship of the next level.

   "Yes, father." Qin Tian nodded.

   With nothing else to do, Qin Tian put his energy into designing those weapons and equipment. As for the next-level capital ship of the German Navy, Qin Tian also had a good idea.

"For the navy's next-level capital ship, I think so. The design concept of the 'Nassau-class' battleship is more advanced than the British Navy's 'Dreadnought' battleship. However, the 'Dreadnought' battleship It is indisputable that it will be put into service first. For the time being, we regard the battleship 'Dreadnought' as an epoch-making battleship. Then, the previous battleships with secondary main guns can be called 'pre-Dreadnought' The battleship 'Dreadnought', the battleship of the same type to be built by the British, and our 'Nassau-class' battleship can also be called 'Dreadnought'." Qin Tian introduced.

  William II and Marshal Count Tirpitz nodded repeatedly, and there was nothing wrong with Qin Tian's division. However, the battleship 'Dreadnought' entered service before the battleship 'Nassau class', which also made them feel a little bit worried. If the Naval Technical Committee hadn't rejected Qin Tian's design before, then the honor of being the first to serve the new battleship should be worn on the head of the German Empire.

   "Then, the capital ship of the next level, I think it should be 'ultra-dreadnought ship'." Qin Tian threw out a different term again.

   "'Super Dreadnought'?" Both William II and Marshal Count Tirpitz were taken aback.

"That's right, it's the 'Super Dreadnought Ship'. As the name suggests, it is a battleship that is more powerful than the previous 'Dreadnought Ship'. The main performance is that it has stronger firepower and stronger defense. If possible, the speed will also be higher." It needs to be faster. In this way, we can ensure that our next-level capital ships have an overwhelming advantage when facing the British Navy. As far as I know, the next level of the British Navy is even the next level The battleships are nothing more than simple improvements to the battleship 'Fearless'." Qin Tian smiled.