Chapter 109 Return to the book
"General Fisher, General Tirpitz, I know these two, don't you introduce yourself first?"
"I am Teres, Deputy Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire."
"I am French Rear Admiral Willets."
"I am Italian Rear Admiral Babor."
"I am Turkish Rear Admiral Afalte, Mr. Qin. I would like to ask if Hawaii accepts orders for warship manufacturing." Afalte asked after introducing it, "Now there are no 20,000-ton docks in Europe except Britain."
Teres and Babor nodded, saying, "I also hope to be able to customize it directly."
"Customize directly?" Qin Ge originally thought that it would be enough to sell technology, but he didn't expect that there is no 20,000-ton dock in Europe now.
When people from Austro-Hungarian Empire, Italy and Turkey saw the power of the dreadnought, they thought of ordering immediately. It was not that their domestic shipbuilding industry was very backward, but that they felt that it was very troublesome to buy technology and build it. It was better to order it directly, which was more convenient and quick.
Alfat wanted to buy one just to replenish the facade. Turkey is located in the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Black Sea to the north. The coastline is long, but the navy is not very powerful, and it is not even as powerful as the Beiyang. At this moment, seeing the power of the dreadnought, one can be more powerful than the past three. It doesn’t matter if you buy one to replenish the facade.
"It may not work if you order it directly. In order to maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region, I have to build three more dreadnoughts!" Qin Ge said.
"What? Three more ships need to be built!" Fisher exclaimed. This dreadnought is enough to break the balance of the Far East. Three more ships need to be built. Does this guy want to compete with Britain for maritime hegemony?
Tirpitz was also very surprised, but then he realized that anyone who possessed the technology of such a warship would definitely have the intention of dominating the Pacific Ocean.
The rest of the people complained: This is not the way to maintain peace and stability in the Pacific! This dreadnought is enough to maintain peace and stability in the Pacific. This 20,000-ton battleship is enough to defeat the US Pacific Fleet. Now three more ships need to be built, and the total displacement of four ships exceeds 80,000 tons. This is not the way to maintain peace and stability! It is simply to dominate the Pacific!
Even if Qin Ge himself does not need to build a dreadnought, he will not accept orders for building a ship. This product takes a long time, uses a lot of materials and is not very profitable. Don’t forget that Hawaii basically lacks everything.
It is better to build more BMW cars than to accept shipbuilding orders. Although many automakers have appeared in Europe and the United States, seizing most of the market share of the United States from the low-end cars produced by Ford Motor Company, Qingo's BMW has always been taking the high-end route, and car sales have been rising. BMW cars are still a symbol of the status of a noble and wealthy businessman. When others see it on the road, they immediately know that the owner is a rich man. When they see it, they drive a car of other brands, they immediately know that the owner is a slightly rich ordinary person. The cost of the latest BMW 5 is two to three times that of other cars, but the profit is more than ten times that of other cars. The cost of building a battleship in Hawaii is more than one million pounds, but the price will not exceed two million pounds. Moreover, with the construction speed of Hawaii workers, it will take at least 15 months to build a ship with all its might. This is absolutely not cost-effective.
"I believe that Britain will be able to digest these technologies soon. You can order them from the UK at that time." Qin Ge suggested. However, this seems unlikely. Germany will definitely announce a new naval bill after digesting these technologies. At that time, Britain and Germany will fall into a maritime arms race. Britain and Germany will no longer help other countries to build warships.
"Well, it's a good suggestion." The three people who wanted to buy the ship directly nodded.
"I believe that the UK will buy a series of new technologies for the dreadnoughts?" Qin Ge looked at Tirpitz when he said this.
Fisher said: "I don't know what the price is?"
"The price of the new steam engine technology is 200,000 pounds. At the same time, we will provide a set of 4 steam engines. If your country encounters difficulties in the production process, we will also send personnel to assist. The unified fire control system is relatively expensive, costing 600,000 pounds. We will also provide a system. You know, without the unified fire control system, naval guns, you can't hit too far targets, and powerful artillery will lose its meaning. The turret drive device is 50,000 pounds, and this will not provide samples. There are other technologies that need to be said." Qin Ge said.
"Hiss~~" Except for Fisher and Tirpitz, the rest of the people took a breath, including Chen Zheng. The two main technologies alone cost 800,000 pounds, which can buy a battleship below 10,000 tons.
Fisher was thinking. To be honest, he didn't think this price was expensive, because it was definitely worth it. After buying the technology, he could continue to build warships, but if you buy a warship from Hawaii, you have to find Hawaii if something goes wrong and needs to be replaced.
At this time, Tirpitz said: "I want to buy the design drawings of the warship, but I don't know what the price?"
The design drawings of the warship naturally refer to almost all the technologies on the entire warship, whether new or old.
The entire battleship?
Qin Ge thought for a while and said, "Yes, but the price is much more expensive, and in total..."
How much do you want? Qin Ge couldn't take it seriously and asked him for 2 million? Too much, 1.5 million? It feels like it's a little less, no, and it's not too much. The normal price of a dreadnought is only 1.5 million.
"Uh... I want £1.25 million."
"1.25 million pounds? Okay, I want it!" Tirpitz said proudly. He didn't care how much money he spent.
Fisher turned his head and stared at Tirpitz, who also looked at Fisher.
Fisher said word by word: "English, China, too!"
Qin Ge's head turned left and right, looked at Fisher, then looked at Tirpitz, and smiled in his heart: "Hehe, the Queen of Hawaii is just free to pick up these technologies. It will take a few years to study these technologies in Europe."
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Last night, I chatted with a standard BB party and pointed out the unreasonable aspects of the existence of warships and will adjust some of the previous data about warships and naval guns.
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Chapter completed!