Chapter 1183 (First update, please subscribe)

Yes, there is no problem at all.

To put it bluntly, this world is a world of capital. As long as you have money, you can buy all technologies, at least you can buy the technologies that the other party is willing to sell.

In the 19th century, there was no technological blockade in the world. As long as they had money, the capitalists were very happy to sell the most advanced technology of the era. Sometimes, the warship technology sold to foreign navies was even more advanced than that of their own warships.

In order to win orders, shipyards in Europe and the United States will not only offer preferential prices, but also adopt the most advanced technology. This is the market.

In fact, during the Nanhua era, Nanhua laid a solid foundation through the introduction of technology, which led to its subsequent leapfrog development.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty was the only country with the same path to success.

But there are many countries in this world that want to learn from the Ming Dynasty and replicate the success of the Ming Empire. After all, the rise of the Ming Dynasty is a model of success.

Among these countries, the Russian Empire is not correct, it should be said that the Roman Empire is an example.

They can only be said to be examples, not students, because the Roman Empire has the traditions of the Roman Empire.

Since the reforms of Peter the Great, the Russian Empire has been learning from Western countries, but that's just learning.

Even Russia, now bearing the title of Roman Empire, is still the floor of Europe.

In terms of technology and industry, China is still far behind European and American countries. The most common people in factories in European and American countries are engineers from Russia, who study there and purchase various mechanical equipment and products there.

Of course, the same figure also appeared in the factories of the Ming Empire. Similar figures have appeared repeatedly in European factories in the past, but they did not make Russia strong. Its current and future strength is only the advantages of size and geography.

At the end of 1884, the Nanhua Shipyard welcomed a group of guests from Russia, who came here to purchase new warships. In fact, Russia is a traditional land power country. Facing the existence of land enemies, Russia must maintain a standing army of more than one million. Under this premise, the Imperial Conference lacked sufficient enthusiasm for the grand undertaking of building a large fleet. After all, enthusiasm needs financial support, and funding has always been a long-standing problem for the Russian Navy.

But now Russia had to develop its navy - with the expansion of British naval power and the premise that an opposing Germany was located in the Baltic Sea and an opposing Italy was located in the Aegean Sea, the Roman Empire had to build a stronger navy for its own benefit.

In another world, in the 1880s, Russia had been improving its naval armaments by introducing technology from the French Navy, but that was based on France's deliberate friendship after its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.

In this world, because France was not defeated, there was no subsequent attempt to befriend Russia. Moreover, compared with France, the Ming Empire had more advanced naval technology. The two sides also had previous cooperation. In this case, the Ming Empire became the first choice for the Russian Empire to introduce naval technology.

"We hope to import a full set of blueprints and technologies for the Youzhou-class battleship from your country, including 12-inch recoil guns and electric shell hoists, 6-inch recoil guns, and other technologies..."

As soon as the negotiations began, Colonel Kloyev of the Nikolayev Shipyard directly put forward their demands.

What 12-inch barrel recoil gun?

What electric bomb hoist?

In a word - if you want to buy, you must buy the best from the Ming Dynasty.

These technologies are also one of the reasons why the navy of one country in the "South Pacific Naval War" can expect to have a power advantage over the Peruvian Navy. Of course, they are also the most advanced naval technologies in the world today.

"Colonel Kloyev, you should know about these technologies. We have not sold them to any country until now. To a large extent, they are confidential to the Imperial Navy. Not to mention transferring these technologies, even exporting weapons containing these technologies requires the approval of the Imperial Navy."

As soon as Ruanda finished speaking, the head of the delegation, Major General Sergeyev, spoke directly.

"The Roman Empire is an ally of the Ming Empire. We believe that the existing friendship between our two countries is the fundamental premise for our naval technology cooperation. We all face a common threat, the threat from Britain. That is why the Roman Empire Navy needs to import advanced equipment from you to fight against the Royal Navy."

These are just words.

What common confrontation?

During the Cuban Crisis, the Roman Empire was more clear-headed than anyone else. At that time, the Roman Empire wished to distance itself completely from the Ming Dynasty and have nothing to do with it.

Now, when they need something from the Ming Dynasty, they are talking about friendship between allies again.

"Of course, the Roman Empire is indeed the closest ally of the Ming Empire, but there is a saying in China that even brothers have to settle accounts. We have spent a lot of money and time to develop these technologies, and these technologies are also unique to us. If they are transferred,"

Ruanda smiled at Sergeyev.

"The company will definitely need corresponding compensation. Of course, the shipyard also needs the warship orders provided by your country!"

In fact, the Ming Empire is not as secretive about these technologies as it was at the beginning, because the British have developed similar technologies and they will make corresponding breakthroughs in the next few years. In this case, Ming Dynasty companies can get more substantial returns by selling these technologies.

Moreover, improvements to the new generation of technology are also underway, and the technologies currently being transferred are relatively backward, which can be used to exchange for some money.

"This is also the reason why we came here, Youzhou level..."

Major General Sergeyev said bluntly.

"We hope that your country can develop a battleship that can meet our needs based on the Youzhou class. As you know, our port and dock conditions are far inferior to yours. A 15,000-ton warship is not suitable for the hardware facilities of the Roman Empire, so what we need is a warship with a displacement of about 12,000 tons, but with firepower and armor that are not inferior to the Youzhou class."

When proposing a design outline for a warship, each country does not necessarily pursue the most advanced indicators in the world. It is often determined based on the water depth of its own ports and hardware facilities such as docks.

As a traditional land power, the Russian Empire did not have world-class ports or world-class hardware facilities, and of course it was impossible for it to pursue perfect warships. Instead, it put forward corresponding design requirements based on its own hardware facilities.

As a ship designer, Ruanda was well aware of Russia's requirements long before they arrived, and he gave an answer almost immediately - a new combat ship with a correspondingly scaled-down design based on the "Youzhou class".

The Russians were of course very satisfied with this, and the two sides even signed the contract very quickly.

It's just a contract worth tens of millions.

(End of this chapter)