"You won't be designing again, right?" A few question marks popped up in the prince's mind.

"It's considered a design, or an idea." William II smiled and went back to take a look. Maybe you already had a similar idea.

After returning, Ruprecht looked carefully. This time, William II did not draw a warship or something with a piece of paper, nor did he make any other ships, but instead made some suggestions for breaking the British blockade.

No matter how the Germans destroyed the British's maritime transportation lines, their own transportation lines were almost cut off by the British. It was unlikely to import bulk materials, but large amounts were not possible, and small amounts were still possible. Moreover, Germany also relied on substitutes and insisted on importing and smuggling from neutral countries for 4 years. Due to the great reasons, German executives have already gained a certain understanding of the future situation. The shortage of materials has made German executives feel uncomfortable. In fact, the Germans finally created this super-large submarine similar to the German, and ran to the United States to use chemical products and gems, exchange precious metals for rubber, and non-ferrous metals to show Germany's material dilemma.

Germany can use bulk low-value items such as grain or obtain them from the Allied System, but in the end some things cannot be obtained from the system, such as rubber, large amounts of copper ore, tin ore, manganese ore, etc. The demand for these things is not as large as grain, but if they are lacking, it will inevitably lead to poor operation of German industry. Therefore, the German Emperor was also thinking about how to break through the British blockade of German strategic materials.

Don’t think about all ships flying the German flag. Even if these ships are not cleared by the British Royal Navy at the first time, it is absolutely impossible to travel between Germany and the neutral country. As for the camouflage attack ships flying other neutral countries, what do you say? There may be nothing wrong with the fewer in and out times. For example, the Wolf left twice and the Seagull left four times, but if you leave too much, it won’t work. After all, you are fake. You can cheat for a while, but you can’t cheat for a lifetime.

The only one who can truly pass through the blockade line with a smaller risk is the real neutral ship. The British punished the contraband for the transportation of contraband by neutral merchant ships in history by confiscation or forcibly purchase. The prince is not very clear about the items being considered contraband, and those countries were forcibly confiscated or forcibly purchased, but one thing that can be confirmed is that the goods may be lost, but the ship can still be kept.

The German Emperor's meaning is very close to the prince, that is, Germany invested in a shipping company in other neutral countries, especially the United States. An important task of this company during the war was to secretly transport materials to Germany. On the surface, this is a commercial activity. If the luck is good, the materials will be shipped over, and everyone will be happy. If the luck is bad, is it the worst thing to confiscate? If the British are afraid of the power of the United States, they will probably buy it forcibly, which can be considered as recovering some cost... The prince can think of this and do it. The German Emperor goes a step further. This time, in this document, the German Emperor proposed to use a high-speed ship to directly pass the level!

This may seem a bit unimaginable at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, Your Highness **** believes that what the German Emperor said this time is really reasonable. First of all, high-speed cruise ships are considered a strategic resource in the second battle because their speed is too fast! Although some light cruisers are theoretically faster than high-speed cruise ships, in such a high sea environment as the North Sea, how fast they can run is really a problem. Moreover, the British cannot use a large number of light cruisers to block the entrance to the northern end of the North Sea. The reason is very simple, the front line is too long and the number of British light cruisers is limited.

Moreover, light cruisers themselves are not suitable for long-term patrols in the north, because their endurance is relatively small and they have to carry a large number of supplies and boarding personnel. Taking the Edgar-class, an old first-class cruiser of nearly 8,000 tons, as an example, such ships are actually not enough. Too many supplies and personnel have led to the deterioration of the living environment, and morale and efficiency have been greatly affected. How can most light cruisers with about 5,000 tons have such a large endurance to blockade?

In fact, the British blockade on the North Sea North Line in history was just these slow ships. Think about it, such as Edgars, had been in service for more than 20 years by around 1914, and how many knots can they run under overload? You must know that the high-speed civilian ships in this era ran more than 23 knots and played, and the whole high-speed was not difficult. As long as they were not particularly lucky, they could rush over directly. Edgar really hoped to use old artillery and reserve personnel to catch high-speed merchant ships with more than 23 knots? What are you thinking?

And this is a real and neutral US merchant ship. If you really sink, something will happen. The relationship between the United States and the British in this plane is not good. Will Britain overstimulate the United States when going to war with its allies? What are you thinking?

Although such a mode of transportation cannot fundamentally reverse the situation where German materials are blocked, at least some high-value materials will be greatly improved. In fact, if Germany can use submarines or other warships to continuously attack this blockade, it can also increase the cost of the British maintaining the blockade, and at the same time, it will also make the blockade more loopholes.

For the German Navy, the lowest limit is actually very low. As long as it can guarantee absolute advantages in the Baltic Sea and ensure that the near sea will not be compromised by the British, it is still possible to bear some losses. To a certain extent, if you exchange a submarine for an auxiliary cruiser, you will still make a lot of money... Although the statement is a bit cruel, is it war? It is to exchange it to a certain extent.

The prince supported the suggestion of the German Emperor, and the prince himself also modified the suggestion. When necessary, if there are many merchant ships arriving at one time, then German battlecruisers or light cruisers can also choose to go north and sweep the blockade network of the North Sea with the submarine at the right time. Of course, the range will be longer and the risks will be slightly greater, but if successful, the benefits will be obviously not small. In the view of His Highness, it is at least much more cost-effective than bombarding unpreserved cities in the UK.

Think about it, a team of battleships risked being blocked by the British BC and risked being hit by the near-shore mines, just to run to the edge of the other city with expensive shells and fuel to bombard several buildings and kill several civilians. In addition to bringing some political pressure to the British Navy, the other effects are very average.

But it is different to ensure that a fleet of rapid transport ships successfully break through the blockade line. According to the German Emperor's idea, each transport ship must have a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, right? The goods they load will start at least 5 digits, right? Not to mention loading some high-value resources, even 10,000 tons of wheat and rice is of great significance.
Chapter completed!