"Who is it that the Japanese are not going to buy those two battleships?" With a bang, a steel ball flew past Lobanov's ear and smashed a piece of ceramics behind him.

"And who said that the Japanese didn't have the money to buy these two battleships?" Bang, another gunshot, and a steel ball flew over the top of Werther's head, breaking a twig.

"And what's going on now? It was the British who lent money to the Japanese and accompanied the Japanese to Bavaria to buy these two warships! Thanks to you, the Japanese had the opportunity to buy two 12,000-ton powerful warships for less than 800,000 pounds! Tell me, you, Lobanov, are the foreign ministers of Russia or Japan! And you, Werther! The Japanese don't give you less money! "Enraged Nicholas II roared like an angry lion.

"Please, is this your last approval? You wanted to get a low-interest loan from the French and a cheap warship before you finally gave up the Bavarian order. Yes, we took the benefits of the French, but the biggest benefit was for you to take it, 300 million francs! Our little money is not even as good as interest! Werther said in his heart, but this kind of thing is absolutely unspeakable. Unless he doesn't want to live anymore.

The process by which the Russians finally finalized the cancellation of the order was rather tangled. On the one hand, there was a loan of 300 million from the French, and on the other hand, two expensive but at the same time superior warships. The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of meat. Of course, in the end, the Tsar was able to make up his mind to abandon the deal, thanks to Witte and Lobanov, who argued diplomatically and financially that it was impossible for the Japanese to buy German battleships. Since these two powerful warships will not fall into the hands of the enemy, there is no need to pay attention, and the Russian emperor happily broke the appointment, until today's incident appeared.

"I don't care what you do! These two battleships must not go into the hands of the Japanese, what you are doing is nothing short of a crime against the Empire! And the damned French, they have to clean up the aftermath of this matter! Yes, that's right, tell the French that if they can't help us with this matter, then they will bear all the consequences, whether the Americans or the Germans can provide a certain amount of money, and the French don't keep thinking about tying us up with francs! ”

Although some of the contents are not even believed by the Russian emperor himself, it is difficult to say how much will be implemented in the end. But for Witte and Lobanov, it's true that if these things are not handled well, they will be very miserable. So, in any case, whether it was to find the German government to put pressure on Bavaria or the French to give loans to the Spaniards, these two ships could not fall into the hands of the Japanese anyway.

The emperor's order was not to be disobeyed, and whoever wanted to reason with the emperor was looking for death, so the two people who slipped from under the Russian emperor's air gun immediately began to work, and Foreign Minister Lobanov personally went to Germany, hoping to meet with Prime Minister Bismarck to discuss this issue. Werther, on the other hand, demanded that France provide Spain with a partial loan so that Spain could buy the two warships. By the way, the Russian representative in Bavaria also began to get busy.

"It's a bit of a fuss, isn't it? There are only two warships. Why do they value it so much? The British came in, and the Russians sent their foreign ministers to negotiate with the German central government on the matter. Herman said with some confusion.

"There may be reasons behind this that we don't know, and Prince Ruprecht seems to have spied a glimpse of the inside story, so he can get ahead of the representatives of various countries." Bismarck fell into deep thought.

"So what are we going to do?" Herman asked.

"Drag it out, but there are some things we do need to talk to Prince Ruprecht, at least we need to know what he thinks. Moreover, the influence of the German central government in this matter is very small. This is a normal arms trade. There is nothing wrong with that. The central government could not force Prince Ruprecht to sell the two warships to one party. And there is no need to do so. ”

Bismarck told the truth. This kind of matter is not enough for the Kaiser to deal with personally, and as a chancellor without the full support of the emperor behind him, Bavaria doesn't care about your attitude at all, you know, when Bismarck's power was at its highest, he only had the right to be exempted from responsibility after the Bundestag put forward his opinion. And now, his relationship with the Kaiser is very average. If it is a matter for the German central government, the king of the state also has to consider the influence of the prime minister. But if it's the state's own business. Not to mention Bismarck, the influence of the Kaiser is very low!

The Kaiser could not even master the armaments of the Bavarian army. The integration of the railways of Saxony and Württemberg was not complete until the 20th century. How do you want to sell other people's things, but you still need to look at your face? Shocked? But that's what Germany is all about.

"Let's let Tirpitz go to Bavaria for this matter, they have a good personal relationship, first go to find out, I have a feeling that this matter has something to do with the maritime confrontation in the Far East." Bismarck said.

The actions of the British and Americans could not hide from the Russians, and the actions of the Russians could not hide from the representatives of other powers. After the Russian Foreign Minister met with Prime Minister Bismarck, Lord Hamilton and the US ambassador to Germany immediately realized that Russia was going to make a real move this time. They were even more nervous when they learned that the Russians wanted Germany to sell their ships to the Spaniards. Especially the Americans!

"It's a little bit complicated. A simple Dewey and an ambassador to Germany don't seem to be able to handle this. "William. President McKinley looked at Theodore across the street. Roosevelt said worriedly. It stands to reason that after this kind of thing happens, as the president of the United States, the first thing you should look for is the secretary of state!

But President McKinley's Secretary of State, John McKinley. Sherman was an anti-expansionist and staunchly opposed to a head-on confrontation with Spain over Cuba. And historically, when the Spanish-American War broke out, this guy was even more tough enough to resign directly. If this is put in Japan, it will be a proper ****! So the only choice McKinley has is Theodore. Roosevelt, at least the interests of both sides are the same.

"We need an envoy who can represent the president, no, a team, and if Spain gets these two ships, they will at least hold the Philippines if they are properly deployed. All our ocean-going cruisers together could not defeat the Spanish fleet in the Philippines! This must be stopped! Theodore Roosevelt paused and said, "Can't we just buy it?" ”

"No way. Congress will not pass. McKinley vetoed it outright. But your first suggestion is advisable. We need a delegation that can represent the will of the United States Government. But at the same time, it must not be noticeable. "McKinley is very aware that there are some deals that don't go through the table. And in order to achieve this goal, it is really not easy, and the person who goes must have weight and ability. But you can't have too much political background.

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