The bid was successful, the contract was signed, and even the intention contract for cooperation was signed. The German government was very satisfied with the results achieved during this trip to Qingdao. Not only did it achieve the goal that Germany hoped, but it also had many unexpected gains. It also generated electricity to praise Prince Heinrich in Qingdao. Prince Heinrich also bid farewell to the East China government and wanted to return to Germany. After all, he had been away from Germany for more than three months and should go back for 3 years, and it would take more than a month to return.

The representatives of the two German shipyards, Kiel Shipyard and Bromfoss Shipyard, also had to leave because according to the contract, the construction time of the two warships was June 30, and now several days have passed in May, so there is not much time left for them.

During this trip to Qingdao, the two shipyards could return with a full load, and the harvest was far greater than expected. Although the benefits of the shipbuilding contract were not great, they reached agreements with the East China government to jointly develop ship-based integrated fire control systems and steam turbines. The Kiel Shipyard had signed a joint development contract with the time traveler. Both technologies were very promising. The German Navy had shown a strong interest in the ship-based integrated fire control systems; while the time traveler promised that although the warships built this time would not install steam turbines, they would definitely order after the steam turbine was developed successfully. The German Navy also agreed to test the steam turbines on two small warships to see the effect. Therefore, the representative of the Brom-Foss Shipyard had wanted to rush back to Germany as soon as possible and let the shipyard leadership negotiate and sign the contract with overseas Chinese.

Of course, the travelers also made two preparations. If the senior management of the Bromfoss Shipyard is unwilling to cooperate with them to develop steam turbines, then they will instead look for Bercig to cooperate. Because cooperation requires both parties to be voluntary, even the German government cannot force it. Bercig is a German company specializing in manufacturing reciprocating steam engines. The products are mainly used in German trains and some ship power. The East China government purchased the locomotive from Germany and was made by this company. I believe they are interested in steam turbine opportunities. I believe they are interested in steam turbine opportunities.

This time, there was a huge delegation of up to 29 people sent by the time travelers, mainly including three groups: members of the East China government's business representative in Germany; those responsible for supervising shipbuilding; and those who negotiate and negotiate cooperation matters with German companies and are responsible for attracting investment. The first two types of people will basically stay in Germany for a long time, while the latter type will only go to Germany in a short term, and it is expected to return to Qingdao around October this year.

There are 10 members of the East China Government's business representatives in Germany. This was negotiated by the East China Government and Germany, but it was actually the consulate of the East China Government in Germany. The German government also agreed to give consular diplomatic treatment. The person in charge was Xu Dingsheng, who was originally a computer technician who built the power plant. Because in the old time and space, he was a returnee. He studied in Germany for 4 years and worked for 3 years. He was proficient in the language of the English, German and French. He also had a considerable understanding of the society, history and culture of Germany, and had a certain level of communication skills. After the interview, the Executive Ministry found that he had a considerable understanding of the international situation and relations between major powers in this era. Obviously, he had done some effort, so he defeated all his opponents in the competition.

Among the 10 members stationed in Germany, there were 6 time travelers and 4 locals. Riddle, a German among the time travelers, also signed up for the selection. However, the Administrative Ministry considered that he was one of the few mechanical professionals among the time travelers, so staying in Qingdao could play a greater role. Moreover, Germany would also send engineers to come over. At that time, the government could arrange for Riddle to be responsible for receiving German workers and send him to Germany if he had the opportunity. After considering it, Riddle gave up the idea of ​​going to Germany. In fact, he just wanted to go back to Germany to see. The Administrative Ministry advised Riddle to stay in Qingdao, on the one hand, considering his ability, and on the other hand, he was worried about letting him go to Germany. This was not a doubt that Riddle was a German, but after all, Riddle was a German, so it was difficult to guarantee what would happen after returning to Germany.

All the four locals are students from Hope School, 3 men and 1 women, 16-17 years old this year, and they are all orphans adopted by the East China government. They have been studying for one and a half years and have mastered a certain amount of cultural knowledge. In this era, they can be considered half a scholar. Taking them to Germany is on the one hand because they need to do odd jobs among the staff stationed in Germany, and on the other hand, they also intend to let them see the world abroad. If the conditions are right, they plan to send them to German schools to school. If the East China government wants to develop, it requires a large number of modern talents. In addition to cultivating themselves, studying abroad is also an important way.

However, the East China government put forward two precautions for sending people to study abroad. One is that the candidates should have a high loyalty to the East China government to ensure that they can return to the East China government after completing their studies, rather than staying in Germany or turning to the Qing court; the other is that the subjects they studied in study abroad must be science and engineering, not liberal arts, because the East China government now needs engineers, not cultural and ideological masters. The four local people brought this time basically meet the first condition and are also a compensation test.

There are 12 people responsible for supervising the construction of ships, including 8 traversers and 4 locals. Of course, the main job of the locals is to do odd jobs. However, their mission is not only to supervise the construction process of warships, but also to provide support and help for the design of Germany's next type of battleships. The person in charge is Xia Jie, who is the political commissar of the Sanya ship. In the old time and space, he was a researcher in the history of naval war equipment. He had a certain understanding of warships of this era, and was of course the most suitable. Huang Zhe, the head of shipbuilding technology, was also in the delegation. Although in the old time and space, he was a enthusiastic enthusiast of old warships, collected a large amount of old warship information and had a very good understanding of the technological development of old warships, he was all theoretical knowledge after all, so he sent him to Germany, on the one hand, to increase his actual experience in building warships, and on the other hand, to participate in the design of Germany's next type of battleships.

The Crossover had a conclusion on the design of the next type of German battleship, which was based on the British Lord Nelson-class battleship in the old time and space. This was the last type of former dreadnoughts designed by the UK. It was started in 1908 and was still designed with a first-class main gun and a second-class main gun, but the number of second-class main guns increased to 10. Therefore, in terms of firepower alone, it has an absolute advantage over warships around the world during the service of this warship. However, with the emergence of the dreadnought, this type of battleship became obsolete before it was in service.

However, Germany's next type of battleship is expected to start construction before 1904, at least 4 years ahead of the Nelson class, and can serve before the dreadnought. It will be a period of glory, so there will be no problem of construction being outdated. Although this leading time will not be long, in this era, this design and artillery layout method are absolutely world-leading. I believe the German Navy will be satisfied with this design plan. Of course, such a design will increase the tonnage of this type of battleship to more than 16,000 tons, which is almost 17,000 tons, but with Germany's current industrial manufacturing capabilities, this is not a big problem.

In fact, in the old time and space, Germany's warship manufacturing technology capabilities were not inferior to those of Britain, but were somewhat conservative in the design of warships. In addition, Britain is an island country surrounded by sea and has no territorial ambitions for the European continent. It can invest all its national strength to develop the navy in a dedicated manner. Germany is a traditional land-powered country and must maintain a balanced development of both sea and land. Therefore, the German navy has never been able to catch up with Britain.

There are 7 people in charge of the negotiations, all of which are time travelers, 3 people in the business committee and 4 people in the judicial process. After all, this job can only be done by time travelers. As for the miscellaneous personnel, the personnel stationed in Germany can be used as the staff in the business representative office in Germany. Anyway, they are all their own people, so of course they must cooperate with each other.

After the East China government prepared all the personnel, they also set off with the German returning personnel to ride a passenger ship together. This time, there were quite a few people from Germany to participate in the bidding. The two shipyards sent 46 people, plus Prince Inrich's entourage, there were about 80 people. Therefore, Germany also specially arranged a passenger and cargo ship with a displacement of up to 10,000 tons to travel. Of course, a batch of machinery and equipment ordered by the East China government were transported with the ship. When they left, they also loaded a ship of iron ore, tungsten ore, tung oil and other supplies, and they did not make a waste of time.

After sending away the Germans and the East China government's personnel to Germany, the Executive Yuan immediately diverted his attention and devoted his main energy to another matter. It turned out that during the bidding negotiations, a major incident occurred in Shandong. The Qing court's Qingzhou Eight Banners Army stationed in Qingzhou had a rebellion. They occupied Qingzhou City with force and sent troops to attack the working group carrying out land reform in Qingzhou, and besieged the working group in a small village outside Qingzhou City. At the same time, they also issued a letter to all prefectures, prefectures, counties and cities in Shandong, recruited Qing court officials from all over the country to resist the rule of the time travelers, and wrote a letter to the Qing court in Beijing, accusing the time travelers of committing 12 major crimes in Shandong, demanding the Qing court to send troops to eliminate the time travelers.

This is the first major rebellion that the time traveler has taken in the ruling region since landing, and therefore it has attracted the attention of the East China government, because there is also an Eight Banner Army stationed in Dezhou, Shandong. If these two Eight Banner Army stationed in Eight Banners echo each other, support will inevitably lead to the expansion of the scope of the rebellion. In addition, since it was a rebellion initiated by the Manchus, I don’t know what attitude the Qing court would adopt. After all, it is a distant person. It is really impossible to rule out that the Qing court and the time traveler are turning against each other, and it is impossible to rule out that the possibility of force reciprocity.
Chapter completed!