"I'll wipe it, okay! The Russians are not simple! "When the first round of auctions was over, after pondering in the study for a long time, Prince Ruprecht finally figured out what the Russians were thinking! Who said that the Russians are hairy bears? This little clever is much better than a bear! I almost bluffed myself.

The Russians will never buy the ship back, and although the two battleships are good, the Spaniards will not increase the price unlimitedly, and the Russians know very well that the Spaniards are actually not very resistant to Japan getting these two warships, although there is a threat from the United States, but Spain also has a way to circumvent it, and the Spaniards' small actions began very early.

Just 4 days before the auction began, another Spanish delegation approached Prince Ruprecht, saying that if the Spanish failed in this auction, they would like to buy two armored cruisers of the same type from the prince. It was agreed that construction would begin before December 1896.

Spaniards are not simple, they have already made plans. Or the decision to reduce risk. Why are these two battleships worth? But because before 1898, there were no better warships in service in the countries of the world. It takes time to build a battleship, and in 1898 it was less than 2 years, and who could guarantee the completion of a 10,000-ton armored cruiser! No one can guarantee it! Moreover, it is a possible event, not an inevitable event, for the Americans to do it within 2 years, and with this in mind, the Spaniards decided to change their strategy.

So the Spaniards thought about it, and if the price was too high, then they would give up, avoid this round of panic buying, and then quickly order new warships, which would have a chance to enter service at the beginning of 1899 at the speed of construction at the shipyard of His Royal Highness the Prince. And if at this time, once there is a conflict between the United States and Spain. Don't think about the West Indies, the existing fleet is concentrated in the Philippines, and then wait until the other two warships are commissioned, then Spain still has a chance to hold the Philippines, this is the lesser of the two! Before the final bid, the Spaniard secretly pulled a fuse for himself!

However, the Spaniard's approach eventually became known to others. As for how it was leaked, no one knows this clearly, it may be the Spaniard's own problem, or it may be someone who deliberately leaked it. Of course, for the latter one, Prince Ruprecht will never admit it! Anyway, the Russians know! And after the Russians knew that Spain would not be able to resist to the death, the Russians decisively changed their strategy.

"Since you can't stop it, let's let the Japanese spend a little more." That's right. The current Russian delegation has already resigned itself to its fate, and this last point of pursuit remains! And since you want to let Japan bleed more, then you naturally have to pretend to think about it! When everyone thought that the Russians were just playing soy sauce, the Russians made a decisive move, although it was fake, but how to look like the real thing.

The Russians' offer is very high, 1.2 million pounds is almost at the upper end of the range accepted by the Spaniards and Japanese, which is unstoppable! It's all wasted. Is it still so shivering? So when the Russians put forward this price, everyone said that they followed up!

And then it turned out to be as the Russians expected. For some ulterior purpose, the Japanese government followed up and proposed a way to prevent malicious price increases. As expected by the Russian delegates, Lobanov and others realized that there would be no result in this bid, and they could only stir up the situation in this bid, otherwise. In the end, the stone may have hit your own feet. After all, as expected by Britain and Japan, even if you don't look at the face of the French, you have to look at Lang's face, right?

You Russians can stir up trouble, and the French government can cooperate with you, but if you want to buy back those two warships. The French government is really going to turn on you! So the Russians didn't say a word and said that they would mix it again, and directly pushed the price up to 1.28 million pounds! When the other two countries expressed their willingness to follow suit, the Russians finally decided to retire. If you don't play anymore, if you play again, you'll be playing with fire! In the next round, you two take your time!

Some people may say that Lobanov is not authentic, but can the Russians be blamed for this? The friendship between people is unreliable, the basic trust between people has been fed to the dogs, and the eight poles between the two empires can't fight each other, how much trust do you want to have when you meet in Pingshui? Dreaming, right? (Well, think of Spain as an empire for a moment.) Besides, it was the Spaniards who withered first, and you can't blame Russia for this, you have made small moves, and it is not too much for Lao Tzu to do some other things, right?

The Russian delegation is ready to pack up and return home, leaving behind the Japanese and Spaniards, and the pair of brothers and sisters are still entangled in the end, and the price is already a bit high to be honest. 1,280,000 pounds, how much was the most expensive first-class battleship of the same period? If the British shipyard dares to quote this price to the British Admiralty, it will definitely be pulled out for a minute! If it were changed to Japan, it would probably be slashed and six holes!

The Spaniards hesitated and decided to activate the preparatory plan if necessary. Sevela has already ventilated with the country, and the maximum price offered by the latter is £1.3 million! If it's higher, just give up. Initiate a preparatory program. And the Japanese are also very entangled! It's all at this price! It's a big loss! Still want to follow up?

Mutsu Munemitsu devoted more than 4,000 words to the auction in a telegram to Hirobumi Ito. He also said that now that Russia and Germany are at loggerheads, the ban on naval arms sales that was originally given to Japan is useless, and the Russians will not order new warships from Germany in the short term. If Japan wants to order another one directly, can't it? Why do you have to stare at two battleships? £1,280,000! It's not a decimal number, and if it's high, it's going to kill you! Mutsu Munemitsu may be "punished by heaven" if he goes back!

And Ito Hirobumi's reply was very simple, he said two things, one thing was to decide whether the two warships could be completed before 1898, and the other thing was to tell Mutsu Munemitsu that 1.35 million pounds would be taken directly if it could be completed in October 1897! Don't be cowardly! And after receiving the telegram, Mutsu Munemitsu was almost scared to pee, and he had nightmares for three nights in a row! Physical health continues to decline.

In the last time, Mutsu Munemitsu sent three more telegrams to Ito Hirobumi, and these telegrams were tougher than the other, almost pointing at the other party's nose and scolding, what do you Y think? Crazy head, right? Do you dare to ask for this price? Mutsu Munemitsu even suspected that Hirobumi Ito was unhappy with him, so he decided to get rid of him under the pretext of an excuse. No, we still have a good relationship.

And under the repeated confirmation of Hirobumi Ito. Mutsu Zongguang finally decided to grit his teeth, and Lao Tzu endured the pit price of 1.35 million pounds! Spaniards, you have what it takes to keep coming! The whole of Japan is willing to go crazy with Lao Tzu. What else is Lao Tzu afraid of?

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