The Rise of the Empire

"Your Highness, we seem to have encountered some trouble this time." In the hotel where the prince stayed, Count Vittorio, the number one leader of the Bavarian Naval Design Bureau, came to the prince and brought some proposals from other competitors. design intelligence. \u003c/p\u003e"Why are you not confident in your own design?" The prince said with a smile while flipping through the materials. \u003c/p\u003e"This time the competitors have learned a lot from previous failures. In fact, this new type of warship is not very advanced in theory. Long-distance combat capabilities. New steam turbines and boilers are also used to improve power."\u003c/p\u003e"Essentially, we use the same subsystems. The only difference is the design. I am very impressed with our battleship design I am very confident, but these sophisticated designs will increase the tonnage and the cost of the warship! Mr. Secretary of the Navy has emphasized the cost issue this time. We may eventually lose the so-called cost performance." Count Vittorio said with some concern . \u003c/p\u003e"It's not so much a bid, but a counterattack by the North German Industrial Group. We were too careless. Before you left, we didn't finalize the matter. Now they are ready. Although you and Germany The Kaiser has a good relationship, but this time, these relationships may not have a great effect. After all, the Kaiser himself is still the King of Prussia, and he must consider his own interests. Therefore, I hope that we can take out the low-level plan that was originally abolished. said Vittorio. \u003c/p\u003e"Never! The empire's funds are limited. We must not lower the quality of the warship for personal benefit. Since we have already spent 1.8 million pounds to build a warship, why can't we add another 200,000 to perfect it? What? All the standards cannot be lowered, you just bid, and leave the rest to me!" The prince thought for a while, and flatly rejected the earl's suggestion. \u003c/p\u003e"Have all the plans of all parties been sent up?" William II asked after glancing at Tirpitz across the way. \u003c/p\u003e"Yes, the brief data of all the warships are in front of you, and the brief plans and line drawings of Brome-Forth Shipyard, Royal William Shipyard and Vulcan Shipyard are in front of you." Tirpitz said. \u003c/p\u003e"Do you know? Tirpitz, I'm in a difficult situation right now." Wilhelm II was not in the mood to look at the designs in front of him, and said after pushing them aside. \u003c/p\u003e"I have always been hesitant. It is in the interests of the empire to take a piece of the pie from the Bavarians. Their hands are stretched too far. Their economic and military power continues to expand. More and more North Germans Capitalists and officials choose to cooperate with them, and this time, the prince's actions in the Atlantic and Mediterranean have pushed his popularity to a new level, and Bavaria's potential influence on the center of the empire is growing. I must consider Weaken this influence."\u003c/p\u003e"But at the same time, I have to admit that Bavaria will indeed do things, whether it is military or economic." The Kaiser is very depressed now. The appeal of interests, on the other hand, is the efficiency of the empire. If it is the former, the Kaiser can get along with 10,000 reasons to allow Prussia to win, but obviously, this deliberate suppression will cause dissatisfaction in many aspects and seriously affect the efficiency of the empire. \u003c/p\u003eEven though Krupp and other big groups have repeatedly stated that their plans are already quite good and will not be worse than Bavaria at all, deep down in the Kaiser's heart, if it is purely about performance and technology, he still prefers Bavaria . Leaning towards Bavaria will make the Prussians dissatisfied, while businessmen who lean toward Prussia will make other kingdoms and themselves dissatisfied. This is really a tangled issue! \u003c/p\u003eThere are many hills in Germany,

The interior of Prussia is also complicated, and neither the old Junker nobles nor the emerging capitalists are good. So what the Kaiser is playing now is a balance! \u003c/p\u003e"The first round of selection must uphold the principle of fairness! As for the funding, we can temporarily relax." In the end, the Kaiser decided to look at the situation first. "Let Prince Ruprecht and Heinrich join the jury."\u003c/p\u003e "Yes, Your Majesty. In addition to the two princes, Admiral Ball, Liona and me, the judges There is still a vacancy in the regiment, and I plan to choose one of the front-line generals. The current personnel include Earl Spey, Major General Scheer and Major General Hipper. Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Tirpitz asked after thinking about it. \u003c/p\u003e"Scheer, he has participated in more actual combat. Hipper's status and qualifications are inferior. That's it!" In theory, Hipper has the most actual combat experience, but unfortunately, he is a Bavarian People, so in the end the Kaiser chose to let Scheer participate in the review committee. \u003c/p\u003e "Also, the prince wants to put the Bavarian delegation's plan to the end. Do you think it's okay?" Tirpitz asked hesitantly. According to the regulations, each delegation has 2 days to present their proposals, and a total of three parties participated in the bidding, so the one ranked last will naturally have more time to prepare, and can make targeted adjustments to the former proposal. There are definitely advantages to this. \u003c/p\u003e"This is not a big problem. Bavaria prepared a little hastily this time. It would be good to give them a little convenience, but I hope you can tell Prince Ruprecht that this is working for the German Imperial Navy. I hope he will The principle of fairness and justice can be upheld."\u003c/p\u003eAfter the Kaiser made a decision, everything went according to the scheduled plan. On the 4th day after the prince arrived in Berlin, the bidding work officially started. ), the Royal Wilhelm Shipyard (Krupp background) and the Vulcan Shipyard sent their plan briefings to the Admiralty. Here, the five judges of the Navy Bidding Committee will first understand and make a preliminary evaluation of these plans . This time will take about a week, and then spend another week to listen to the introduction of the shipyard, and finally select several plans within 5 days and send them to the retest. \u003c/p\u003eAmong the 6-member jury, Tirpitz is responsible for the entire jury as the Minister of State for the Navy. The principle of one person, one vote is adopted when voting. And don't set a pass cap. As long as it is not extremely bad, especially uncomfortable proposals, almost all of them can easily pass the re-examination. Tirpitz, Admiral Ball, or Scheer all had to consider the influence behind these bidders. Leave the annoying things to the Kaiser! \u003c/p\u003eThanks to book friends Governor of Asia, First Guards Tank Brigade, Lost Song of War, Little People's Followers, Head of Empire, Yipin Huangshan Smoking is Harmful to Health, Book Friends 12100, *Blue Sky** and other book friends for their support\u003c/a\u003e~ ~~. Yesterday, more than a dozen book friends\u003c/a\u003e, the author, the author was very touched~~~, so I decided to continue the third update! Thanks to book friends Lost Battle Song, hisokavvv, Harvard Street, Little 3, Eternal ∮ Silence\u003c/a\u003e for their support~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e