"Your Highness Rupprecht, this is a telegram from the Blom-Foss shipyard, which just yesterday received a telegram of inquiry from Argentina that the Argentines were preparing to build two dreadnoughts. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info," said Count Schelling respectfully as he sent a telegram to the prince.

"Hehe, battleship order, it seems that we haven't received an order for capital ships for a long time." Ruprecht spoke with a hint of self-deprecation. Back then, his first pot of gold was earned on a naval warship. The warships of the Beiyang, the Japanese, the Argentine, the Russians, the Bavarian design, and the Blom-Foss shipyard were sold all over the world, bringing tens of millions of pounds in sales and a lot of profits to Ruprecht.

The Russians switched to the British and French, and they also had a certain industrial base, so the choice of warships was naturally to build their own or buy the British. Not to mention the Japanese, they were raised by the British, and they still have to rely on the British, and they will rely on their own creation in the future. The contradictions between the countries of South America, especially Argentina and Chile, are not as big as before, coupled with the huge cost of naval construction, and now the navy is not very interested, and visually, this batch of warships should be the last investment in gunboats between the two countries.

"When is this tender expected to end?" Ruprecht asked with interest about the work in his hands. Someone was willing to send money, and the prince naturally couldn't stop it.

"It was expected to end in February 1909, and we could have gone and fought for orders from the Chileans, but the Americans were bidding very cheaply, and these countries were now buying these ships more for façade, so they didn't pay much attention to performance. We really suffer a lot in terms of price. Count Schelling said.

"Hehe, there are still some changes." Ruprecht said in his heart that in history, Brazil bought British warships, Chile bought British warships, and only Argentina bought American warships, but this is Mao, in addition to Brazil is still buying British warships, Chile chose the Americans, and this time, if Germany can grasp it, then there should be a chance to win Argentina's order.

"You go down first, leave the bid, I'll think about it first." Ruprecht said. A cursory look at the tender was exactly the same as what Schelling said, they asked for more armament and cheaper construction, then the only thing that could be done was defense and power, and the Argentines offered 2.2 million pounds for each battleship. How to say this price, building a 25,000-ton dreadnought can be good, but if you want to build a super dreadnought, it is a little ...... that is not enough.

Of course, if you do some small actions, such as making the armor thinner, the coverage area smaller, and the watertight compartment less, the price can also be reduced if you apply the original template. You get what you pay for, everyone understands ...... principle.

"If the tender is closed in February of this year, and the winner is decided, and the work is prepared, it will be nice to start work in May, and at the pace of the Blom-Foss shipyard, it will be completed by the middle of 1912. Well, the middle of 1912, the middle of 1912! ”

Reacting suddenly, Ruprecht realized that the completion of these two ships should be very close to the final time for the Allies to start a war against the Entente! Although the specific time point of the outbreak of the war has not yet been determined, the prince has determined that if it can be operated, the completion time of these two warships can be set after the outbreak of war! After the outbreak of the war, it is naturally impossible for these two warships to be handed over to the Argentine Navy, and the German government will definitely seize them, and may refund the Argentines and may also give other compensation .......

Ruprecht, who was already black enough, suddenly realized that this was a very important opportunity, a chance to get two capital ships out of thin air! As for compensation? It is certainly not possible to confiscate the battleships without a refund, as the British did, and who knows if the Argentines will directly join the Entente like the Turks in history? Although the Argentines are not belligerent, they can't be bullied like this, and there are also large trade links between Argentina and Germany, for example, Argentine beef is very popular in Germany. 35% of the beef in Bavaria's military canneries comes from Argentina.

A direct refund may not be realistic, after all, in the event of a war, neither the mark nor the pound will retain its value, and it is even more impossible to give gold. Then the only way to make the other party accept is a physical mortgage, which can be secured by German assets in Argentina, or the German merchant ships in the open sea at that time can be mortgaged to Argentina, in any case, in this case, the matter can be resolved very satisfactorily!

Since it is to build a battleship for itself, in the case of Argentina taking the lead, it is okay to make this class of battleships better. Ruprecht thought to himself. "But, for some reason, it doesn't feel so satisfying?" Ruprecht, who had already decided in his mind to play against him, always felt that his plan was a little worse.

It's not that these two battleships can't be detained, but I always feel that this plan can be more perfect. And it can have a surprise effect at the right time. The prince felt that he had grasped the key to some of these problems, but he always felt that he was still a little short. "Anyway, take the order down first." The prince decided.

"Tell the Blom Foss shipyard that if Argentina orders the Helgran-class battleships from us, then we can compress the price to a bottom line of £2 million, and as for the remaining funding gap, someone will naturally fill it. And you have to pay attention to the actions of the British, and you have to make sure that we are much better value for money than the British. Of course, some means other than bidding can also be used when necessary. The prince wrote in a letter to the shipyard.

Ruprecht then wrote another letter to the Kaiser, in which he explained the "importance" of the two Chilean warships for the Reich's high seas fleet: "We can have two more dreadnoughts in wartime with a subsidy of about £200,000, which is a very cost-effective move." At the end of the letter, Ruprecht bluntly stated the most fundamental goal - to detain the battleship after the outbreak of war.

What needs to be done has been done, and the rest is up to the Kaiser's decision, and Ruprecht finally has time to plan his own legion, the future Bavarian-Bohemian legion.

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