Chapter 147: You'll Regret It!
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"That's how it turned out, I'm very sorry that this happened, everything will be done according to what is written in the contract, and the money that has been paid so far will be waived by the empire. At the same time, the liquidated damages will also be paid on time, we hope you can understand our distress. This time Ruprecht was confronted by Parikin, the Russian ambassador to Germany with whom he had been in a marathon negotiation, and next to him was Countess Azelina, who was still hiding behind like a frightened fawn.
"That is, from now on two Russian-class armored cruisers will change their names in the future? And all our previous agreements will also be nullified? Is that so? Prince Ruprecht's expression was flat, and he could not see joy or anger. When Ruprecht signed the order, he was afraid that the Russians would regret it, and the final result of all calculations and precautions was still nothing.
Although Ruprecht will not lose anything. There is still a small profit in the economy, but this means that Ruprecht's future naval orders with the Russians can be regarded as saying goodbye. For Ruprecht, who comes out to fish less, even if he loses, this is simply unbearable! Who is behind this matter, you don't need to ask Ruprecht to know, it must be France!
Ruprecht took such a big gut from Russia, can the French endure it? Now that Russian-German relations are so good, can the French endure it? What should I do if I can't bear it? Take the money and stone it to death! In fact, the name of the number one usury country is more than just a matter of saying! If people want to smash a person to death with money, no one can stop it, and it is difficult for the British to say!
And now, sadly, the French want to take money and stone Bavaria to death. And Ruprecht didn't even have the ability to jump at all. "Sooner or later, Lao Tzu will parade on the Champs-Élysées!" Ruprecht gritted his teeth and said! Now Ruprecht hates the French, but there is nothing he can do! This account can only be recorded first.
Ruprecht didn't intend to save anything, and he didn't even have the intention of threatening Russia with Japan, because this matter was already irreparable when the other side raised it, and the Russians were not stupid, they would naturally consider the possibility that these two warships would eventually be transferred to Japan. However, not only the Russians understood, but Ruprecht also understood that given Japan's current financial situation, it would be impossible to pay for the two 10,000-ton armored cruisers without major changes.
"I'll rub, even if you want to cancel the order, you should have said it earlier, the two battleships that Lao Tzu built for Brazil have already started, and the keels have been laid! If you had said it earlier, these two ships would have been given directly to Brazil! Ruprecht cursed in his heart. And what Ruprecht did not expect was that in some distant corner of the world, a group of people cursed these Russians with the same tone and content!
"I beg your pardon for my presumptuousness, I would like to ask, what are you going to do with these two battleships?" Just as Ruprecht seemed to be blessed by God, Parikin asked.
"Do you really want to know?" Ruprecht leaned forward slightly. "I know what you think, you want me to tear these two ships apart. After all, what you can't get, it's naturally the best result for others not to get it, right? ”
"But alas, we don't plan to tear down these two ships. Come to think of it, you've paid a lot of money in advance, and you've got liquidated damages. So we can still make money even if these two ships are sold at a very low price, and if the price of each of the two 10,000-ton ships is only 700,000 pounds, I will want a lot of people, right? Ruprecht said.
"Then I'm going to have an auction where Chile, Argentina, Spain and, of course, Japan have a chance to get these two ships. If one day they stand on the opposite side of your country, then I can only say that it is a pity. After all, it was your country's fault in this matter. ”
"I'm very sorry about it." Parikin still said respectfully.
"I have a hunch that you will regret today's incident, you will! Can you believe it? "Ruprecht put on an attitude that it doesn't matter if you believe it or not, I believe it anyway!
"Maybe. But it's not something I can decide. Parikin let out a long sigh, now that the talks between the two sides have collapsed, the result is certain.
"Your Highness, what should we do?" When the Russian representative left, Count Schelling said a little anxiously, after all, the order of close to 2 million pounds flew like this, and the two battleships must be decided as soon as possible whether to dismantle or stay. But from the conversation between His Royal Highness the Prince and the Russians just now, it seems that his little master does not seem to be like that. If these two warships are insisted on being completed, then the Royal Government will have to advance the capital of 1,400,000 pounds in at least two years! This is not a decimal number.
Although Count Schelling wanted Ruprecht to dismantle the two ships, as a proper steward, he knew that he could not leave it to his master to make a decision. At most, I will tell His Royal Highness **** and the regent about this matter. Then let them put pressure on His Royal Highness the Prince.
"It's business as usual, the appropriation of the appropriation, these two battleships must be completed!" Ruprecht said without hesitation. "700,000 tons of 10,000-ton armored cruisers, no one can resist such a temptation! Chileans, Argentines and Spaniards are among potential customers. The Japanese are also possible. ”
"But there's a risk in that. If we can, can we make a statement first, and the construction of the two warships can also be postponed a little later. First strengthen the two cruisers Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, which were built for Brazil? Count Schelling suggested.
"Let's do it first. In addition, help me keep an eye on Japan, I think the world is not normal, almost 1 year after the end of the war, Japan actually did not order new warships! It's not scientific. His Royal Highness commanded.
Ruprecht couldn't help but feel that this world was so terrible, so terrible that he didn't know it! After the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan always had to buy something, right? Although I am poor now, I can't afford big ships and good ships, so I have to buy some second-class battleships on time to fill up the façade! Aren't the books still planning to overturn Russia? If you don't expand your army now, how long will you wait? To be honest, now Ruprecht really wants to sell the ship to the Japanese, and then clean up the Russians fiercely.
"I don't know how many people are watching our jokes now, so I'll leave the outside affairs to you. I don't want to see negative news about Bavaria in the newspapers or other media. Ruprecht commanded. Of course, a command is just an order. There are too many people in Germany and the rest of the world who are unhappy with Ruprecht. After all, the cake is so big, the more you have, the fewer people there are, and there may not be many people who take advantage of this opportunity to fall into the well, after all, this thing is not a matter of breaking the muscles and bones. But taunts and cool words are still indispensable!
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