Before the First World War, John Bull was the first brother of the global navy, and after the end of the war, he was still the first brother, even if they suffered heavy losses in the war, but they relied on their huge ship-building capabilities to make up for the old with the new, and eliminated a large number of old fleets in the war, and all the ones built were the strongest and most in line with the times.

After the victory in the war, the huge fleet was already almost overwhelmed by the finances and could not afford to support it, so John Bull had to dismantle some fleets, and in just three years from 18 to 21 dismantled 2 million tons of warships, including more than 30 battleships.

Of course, the current Freddy doesn't know what will happen in the future, but being hired by Li Cheng to fight the island country and selling it to Li Chengchao dreadnoughts are still completely different in nature.

The fleet is in its own hands, helping a big tyrant and a rich man do something once, collecting money to do things, not being ashamed, but it has not enhanced the sea combat power of the big tyrant itself, and it does not affect his own strength.

But selling the super dreadnought to Li Cheng is different, this is ......

Li Cheng didn't wait for Freddy to say anything more, and took the initiative to say, "I don't want to challenge your naval status, but you know, my business is running from Bald Eagle to Thailand, and even all over the South Seas. ”

"If the island navy jams me, it will cause me a lot of trouble, and for a little sense of security, I think it is still necessary to buy a few super dreadnoughts. ”

"I didn't think about taking the initiative to do anything to the outside world, just to escort my grain ship and protect myself. ”

Hearing this, Freddy rolled his eyes wildly, Nima, how many super dreadnoughts should you buy in order to escort the grain ships? How many such super warships are there in the world at present?

John Bull has the Orion-class battleship, the Queen Elizabeth, the warweary, and the Malaya, three of which were only completed and launched this year.

There are also the Barham and the Warrior under construction.

The Bald Eagle is also the Nevada, Oklahoma, New York, and Texas, which is already the capital of the Bald Eagle's third naval power in the world.

Although the island nation has been studying the Fuso class since 12 years, it is still under construction, and it will not be launched until the end of this year.

How many are you going to buy when you open your mouth?

Flipping through his eyes, he was organizing language to persuade Li Cheng tactfully, and Freddy heard Li Cheng continue to say in a casual tone, "A super dreadnought costs 2.4 million pounds, how about I pay 5 million pounds?"

“......”

Freddy was a little confused.

Opening your mouth is 100% profitable, is it so crazy?

The cost not only represents the price of materials, but also includes technical ...... But this technology is not unique to John Bull, it is also available in Hanscats, Bald Eagles, Hanscat's Bavaria, Baden, and other warships under construction.

Li Cheng smiled again, "How about 7.5 million pounds?"

Freddy, "......"

Li Cheng sighed seriously, "Ten million pounds a ship, this is my limit, if your country does not agree, I will go to the bald eagle to try." You really don't have to worry about my rise, it will affect your status, you must know that the navy is not only about ships, but also about soldiers, ten years of army and one hundred years of navy. ”

"Even if I bought it, I would have put it on the bright side, and if I didn't have a good enough sailor, I might not be able to beat the guy in the island country. ”

300% net profit?

There are no naval treaties that limit the tonnage of warships in the world, and this is still the era when World War I was in full swing.

If you don't sell it, I'll find another company, anyway, just spread the news first.

Li Cheng didn't expect them to sell it now, that was unrealistic, John Bull and Hans Cat were stabbing each other, how could they buy it at will?

He felt that with a profit of three hundred, or even four hundred, it would be more reliable to buy a battleship launched from Bald Eagle.

The four Bald Eagle super-dreadnoughts, the USS New York and the USS Texas, were all in service in 14 years, and the USS Nevada and USS Oklahoma were also successfully built and launched in 14 years, but they will not be commissioned until next year's 16 years.

It's been caused, it's not in service yet, how handsome, pick a peach and run, it's beautiful.

Take the fake pound to the Bald Eagle to buy a battleship, it doesn't matter if it's three or four times the price, it's all fake banknotes anyway. If you go to John Cow to buy it, you can consider paying the bill with a knife.

Freddy's face was a little ugly, but the Gallic consul Olivier was a little calm, no way, Gaul's navy in World War I was a little embarrassed.

While many of the top powers were working on dreadnoughts, super-dreadnoughts, Gaul was still building pre-dreadnoughts.

The super dreadnought is against the forward dreadnought, and one dozen is basically crushing, and there is no cowardice in picking more.

Throughout World War I, Gaul's navy was somewhat non-existent.

After some time, after sending off two consuls with different moods, Li Cheng found a phone to call MacArthur.

..................

Beijing, after ending the call with Li Cheng, MacArthur's classmates were also a little blind, he didn't expect that Li Cheng would first make a fuss about one or two hundred million pounds to hire the Europa coalition army, and then he would still target the Nevada and Oklahoma?!

Three or four hundred percent interest?

Now that it was only 15 years old, MacArthur knew that the Bald Eagles were not in a hurry to end up, and that they had been doing business with great pleasure, including lending usury to the countries of Europa.

The Nevada and the Oklahoma were both started in 12 years and launched in 14 years, and the construction process was two years, as long as they were not in a hurry to launch Europa, and now they are sold to Li Cheng, they can use their wealth to build more super dreadnoughts.

He didn't support Li Cheng's posture of a powerful navy at all, but ...... Li Cheng's bid seems to be a little too high.

He gave too much money!

10 million pounds = 50 million dollars to buy one.

After thinking about it, MacArthur only had a wry smile on his face, and he could judge with his eyes that when the news came back to Bald Eagle, there would basically be no obstacles to this business, and it was estimated that China would happily trade with Li Cheng.

The reason is very simple, what if Li Cheng got these two warships? It is not easy to train a suitable navy, and Li Cheng has no industrial base, not to mention what to do if these two warships are sunk in the future, that is, routine maintenance.

Injured and repaired, he had no foundation, and had to run to the bald eagle for repairs.

Giving him two battleships, and not giving Li Cheng a complete industry for manufacturing and repairing battleships, this really has little impact on Bald Eagle.

The most influential are the island countries, but what about kidding? They wish that the weaker the island countries are, the better, and when the island countries are weak, their interests in the Pacific will become greater.

The island country became stronger, which is what John Bull, Gaul and Bald Eagle all do not want to see, and it is also for this reason that the island country basically took Ludong in World War I, and after the war, they were forced by John Bull and Bald Eagle to give up most of Ludong's interests.

As long as there is money and can afford the capital to buy a big ship, Bald Eagle is very profitable to sell arms and make a fortune, which is why Li Cheng used to ask for all kinds of firearms, trucks, etc., without hindrance.

(End of chapter)