"£1,350,000 for a battleship! Is there a higher price? Count Schelling asked again, and after waiting for three minutes, the whole room was silent.

"Deal!" When Prince Ruprecht said with a smile, compared to the fierce competition in the first round, the whole process was very simple in the second round of bidding, after the Spaniards proposed 1.3 million pounds, the Japanese directly proposed 1.35 million pounds, such a high price made the Spaniards directly cowardly, and the Russians did not say anything, then all this dust settled, and the two cruisers that were originally named the Russian class were bought by Japan. And then these two battleships were named the Nitshin and the Hatsuun, and began their magnificent lives!

"Are the Japanese crazy?" When the auction ended, Major General Tirpitz, who had been listening from the sidelines, wiped the cold sweat from his head with a handkerchief and said.

"Of course it's not crazy, it's just that you can't see through it, let me tell you, if Spain or Russia dares to raise prices at this time, Japan will definitely follow! Japan made a lot of money by buying these two ships. Prince Ruprecht said with great certainty.

"To fight Russia? Get North Korea from Russia? Even if it gains an advantage in North Korea, Japan will not be able to recover the premium cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds in a short time! Tirpitz was still skeptical of the prince's previous claims.

"It's nice to think of that, but it's not even close! Let's make a bet, up to 3 years! The Japanese government will prove that these two battleships are worth the money! How about a bet of 20,000 marks? "Prince Ruprecht is in a good mood today.

"Forget it, 20,000 marks is nothing to you, but it's a lot to me." Tirpitz hurriedly waved his hand and said.

"The Japanese are very powerful, and the British are even more powerful, but fortunately this time they are not targeting us, so we can watch the show. But when it's time to do it one day, I just hope you don't take it for granted. You're still far away. Ruprecht didn't care whether Tirpitz could understand or not, and said earnestly.

In the future, the opponents you will face are not only from foreign countries, but also some domestic forces, and even some pig teammates who want to do good things but do badly. The prince really didn't want Tirpitz to become the latter one day.

After the ownership of the two warships was finalized, His Royal Highness did not enjoy a rare leisure. Instead, he immediately plunged into the game with the Americans, and this time, the dishonest Americans wanted to play tricks again! The Americans, led by Roosevelt, always believed that this document, known as the "black scroll," was marked with the seal or signature of the President of the United States and the four members of the delegation, as a special threat.

In fact, the content of the "black scroll" is very simple, to the effect that: "For the sake of the friendship and future of the United States and Germany, the Bavarian prince Ruprecht accepted the suggestion of the American side, and favored Japan and Britain on the question of the ownership of the two warships." The President of the United States and his fellow participants in the agreement believe that the acquisition of these two warships by Japan is more conducive to the stability of the Asia-Pacific region. And the US side expressed its gratitude to the German side for its support. "And then there was a long string of signatures and stamps. The document, called the "Black Scroll", had already been put away by the prince.

In this regard, the Americans have always been relatively resistant, and even intend to repent, and Prince Ruprecht will naturally not agree. But he wasn't a rude refusal either. Instead, he took out another document and handed it to the Americans.

"Your country is a little happy, just a week ago, Spain just contacted us, if this bid fails, then they will buy two more warships of the same type for 1.1 million, and the start date will be at the end of this year. If all goes well, then the two battleships will be commissioned at the beginning of 1899. Don't know what impact this order will have on your country's plans? Prince Ruprecht said unhurriedly. At this time, the expression of the American was very exciting, which made the prince let out a vicious breath.

"You may not believe what I said before. But what I'm saying now you're going to believe you, for example, your goals are very ambitious. It's not just the West Indies. Am I right? And if the Spaniards had abandoned the West Indies from the beginning, what would you do if they concentrated their forces in the Philippines? From the east coast of the United States to the Philippines, well, it seems that the battleship formations of your country have not gone through such a long voyage, right? ”

"How long is this time going to be? 60 days, 90 days? Or longer? Although the Spanish Navy has limited strength, it still has 4 capital ships. Two of them are still Munich-class armored cruisers, and if the war cannot drag on for a long time, if the Spaniards get two more armored cruisers of 10,000 tons, then how do you plan to end up? Well, to be clear, it is. How are you going to end up? The prince's words made Roosevelt's face change.

"Is this a threat?" Roosevelt said. "We can move earlier!"

"As you may think, the U.S. government cannot stop the normal arms trade between Germany and Spain. Personally, I feel like you're more of a threat. Of course, none of this matters. That's all I say, you should know very well how to do it, and if you don't figure it out, someone can figure it out! The prince didn't care about the anger on the other side, and said to himself.

"Your threat is useless, after all, you are not the only country that can produce excellent warships, Spain can get warships from Britain and France, we can't all give them benefits, right?" Wilson said.

"Britain and France do not know all of your intentions, at least they do not think that your navy can occupy the Philippines. And you will not tell them that. Naturally, they cannot take advantage of this to blackmail your country. ”

"And the most important thing is time! We have ready-made drawings and designs, a strong shipyard and enough labor! We can guarantee that it will be completed in 2 years, how long will it take for France and Britain to complete the same battleship? At least 2 and a half years! Sometimes a weapon at the right time doubles its value! I think I made that clear, right? The prince paid no heed to Wilson's words.

"Think about it, now you have to ask me, no matter what the matter ends up with, I am still me, but whether your country can get the Philippines depends entirely on the attitude of a few people. I can postpone the project, and sometimes time is the most important bargaining chip for you, isn't it? The prince left the meeting hall first, and the attitude of the Americans assured him that the United States would do it in 1898, or even earlier, as it has done in history.

"Things are getting more and more interesting!" Three days later, when the prince got the black scroll signed by the Americans, he said to himself happily.

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