Chapter 381: competitor

"His Royal Highness, we seem to be in some trouble this time." At the hotel where the prince stayed, Count Vittorio, the number one carrying handle of the Bavarian Naval Design Bureau, came to the prince and brought other competitors. Design intelligence.

"Why don't you have any confidence in your own design?" The prince said with a smile while reading the information.

"This time the competitor has learned a lot from past failures. In fact, this new type of warship is not so advanced in theory. It is nothing but a large number of main guns with the help of the new fire control system to have strong long-range combat. Capacity. Simultaneous use of new steam turbines and boilers to improve power."

"In essence, the subsystems we use are the same. The only difference is the design. I am very confident in the design of our warships, but these sophisticated designs will increase tonnage and increase the cost of warships! Secretary of the Navy! The husband emphasized the cost issue this time. We may eventually lose the so-called cost performance." Count Vittorio said with some worry.

"It's not so much a bidding, but it's a counterattack by North German Industries Group against us. We were too careless. Before you left, we did not finalize the matter. Now they are ready. Although you have a good relationship with the Kaiser, But this time, these relationships may not have much effect. After all, the Kaiser is still the King of Prussia, and he must consider his own interests. Therefore, I hope that we can take out the low-level plans that were originally abolished." Vittori Ao said.

"Never! The funds of the empire are limited. We must not lower the quality of the warship for personal benefit. Since we have spent 1.8 million pounds to build a warship, why can't we add another 200,000 to perfect it? All The standard can't be lowered, you just bid, and leave the rest to me!" The prince thought for a while and flatly rejected the earl's proposal.

"All the plans from all parties have been delivered?" William II asked after looking at Tirpitz on the opposite side.

"Yes, the brief data of all warships are in front of you, and the brief plans and line drawings of Brom-Forth Shipyard, William Royal Shipyard and Volkeng Shipyard are in front of you." Tirpitz Said.

"You know? Tirpitz, I am embarrassed now." William II was not in the mood to look at the various designs in front of him, and said after pushing it aside.

"I have been very hesitant. It is in the interests of the empire to take a share of the Bavarians. Their hands are a little too long. Their economic and military power continues to expand. More and more North German capitalists and officials choose Work with them, and this time, the prince’s actions in the Atlantic and Mediterranean have pushed his reputation to a new level, and Bavaria’s potential influence on the center of the empire is growing. I must consider weakening this influence. ."

"But at the same time, I have to admit that Bavaria does do things, whether it is military or economic." The Kaiser is very depressed now. On the one hand, it is the Prussian industry and commerce and the nobility's demands for interests, and the other is the imperial. work efficiency. If it is the former, the Kaiser can get along for 10,000 reasons to win the Prussian side, but it is clear that this deliberate suppression will cause dissatisfaction in many aspects and seriously affect the efficiency of the empire.

Even if Krupp and other big groups have repeatedly stated that their plans are already quite good, not worse than Bavaria at all, but in the depths of the Kaiser's heart, if only talking about performance and technology, he still prefers the Bavarian side. Leaning toward Bavaria will make Prussians dissatisfied, while merchants who lean toward Prussia will make other kingdoms and themselves dissatisfied. This is really a tangled question!

There are many hills in Germany, and Prussia is also intricate. Neither the old Junker aristocracy nor the emerging capitalists are good. So the Kaiser is playing a balance now!

"The first round of selection must adhere to the principle of fairness! As for funding, we can temporarily relax it." In the end, the Kaiser decided to look at the situation first. "Let Prince Ruprecht and Heinrich personally join the jury."

"Yes, your Majesty. In addition to the two princes, Admiral Ball, Liao Na and I, the jury has a vacancy. It plans to select one of the front-line generals. The current personnel include Earl Spey, Major General Scheer and Hipper Major General. What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Tirpitz thought for a while and asked.

"Scheer, he participated in more actual combat. Hipper’s status and qualifications are a bit worse. That’s it!" In theory, Hipper’s actual combat experience is the most abundant, but unfortunately, he is a Bavarian, so in the end The Kaiser chose Scheer to participate in the review committee.

"In addition, the prince wants to put the Bavarian delegation's plan to the end. Do you think it is okay?" Tirpitz hesitated and asked. According to the regulations, each delegation has 2 days to present its proposal. A total of three parties will participate in the bidding. Then the last one will naturally have more time to prepare and can make targeted adjustments to the former proposal. This is definitely an advantage.

"This is not a big problem. Bavaria has been rushed to prepare this time. It's okay to give them a little convenience, but I hope you can tell Prince Ruprecht that this is working for the German Imperial Navy and I hope he can uphold fairness and justice. The principle of ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ When the Kaiser decided, everything went according to the scheduled plan. On the 4th day after the prince arrived in Berlin, the bidding work officially started. The Royal Shipyard (Krupp background) and the Vulkeng Shipyard sent a brief introduction to their plans to the Ministry of the Navy. Here, the five judges of the Naval Bidding Committee will first understand and evaluate these plans. This time It takes about a week, and then another week to listen to the introduction of the shipyard, and finally select several plans within 5 days and send them to the retest.

In the six-member jury, Tirpitz, as the Secretary of State of the Navy, is responsible to the entire jury. When voting, the principle of one person, one vote is adopted. In the first trial, if three people support it, you can enter the retest. And no passing upper limit is set. As long as it is not very bad and particularly uncomfortable, almost everyone can easily pass the retest. There is no way. There are too many people involved in this tender. Except for the two princes who can do nothing, whether it is Tirpitz, Admiral Ball or Scheer must consider the influence behind these bidders. Leave the annoying thing to the Kaiser!

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