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On the fourth day, the entire London Grand Theatre was fully rented by the London Guildhall.

The Grand Theater, which can accommodate thousands of people, is almost full, in addition to the dignitaries of various countries sitting in the front row, almost all the elites of the British Empire are present, and all the celebrities in the business, politics, and military circles are all gathered together, and the people who can come here are among the best in every industry!

At the beginning of the auction, Zhang Yi sat on the auction seat of the dignitaries, accompanied by Zhang Yihu beside him, and the entire auction was completely handed over to Zhang Xiaohuai to preside, although he had no experience in the auction, but Zhang Xiaohuai made up for the knowledge of the auction in the past two days, plus his own talent, it is not a problem to preside over an auction.

Zhang Xiaohuai walked steadily onto the rostrum, holding the most primitive microphone - a loudspeaker! He said in a deep voice: "Honorable King Edward, Honorable Queen, ladies and gentlemen, hello everyone! Thank you for your active participation in the aircraft sale auction hosted by the Republic of China, I am the host of this auction, Zhang Xiaohuai, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, first of all, I will announce the rules of this auction! ”

The whole auction site fell silent, and the auction was about to start!

Zhang Xiaohuai continued: "First, this auction is to meet the urgent needs of various countries for aircraft, and the Republic of China specially organized it, in order to maintain the strategic balance of the world, we hope that all countries can abide by our rules for bidding; Second, in this auction, we will divide all the aircraft sold into seven groups, 40, 30 and 20 respectively, and the leaders of all countries here can bid at will! The highest price wins! Thirdly, in order to regulate this auction, we will only accept quotations in pounds sterling, and when the official transaction is made, it can be traded in other currencies at the current exchange rate! Fourthly, we have set the lowest price for the aircraft in this auction. () £50,000 for an aircraft, and you can increase the price as you like; Fifth, any country can only purchase one group of aircraft, and no continuous bidding is allowed; I declare that the auction is exactly the beginning! ”

With the fall of Zhang Xiaohuai's voice, the integrated auction hall burst into warm applause, and everyone in the audience was looking forward to the appearance of the hot scene!

Zhang Xiaohuai smiled and said loudly: "The first group to participate in the auction is forty aircraft, and everyone can increase the price at will!" ”

"Fifty-five thousand pounds!"

Zhang Xiaohuai's voice did not fall. U.S. President McKinley first gave an offer, and McKinley didn't have much ** to buy ten dead planes. It's just that in front of everyone, if you don't have a posture, it is not commensurate with the status of a world power, and you are the first to offer!

"Sixty thousand pounds!"

French President Lubet rolled his eyes and glanced at McKinley, McKinley didn't want it, it didn't mean that Lubet didn't want it, if he could buy forty planes, then he would no longer have to be afraid in front of Germany. (Marshmallow . Cc offers Txt free download)

"Seventy thousand pounds!"

Wilhelm II jumped out. stared at Lube fiercely, as if to warn Lube not to stir up the situation!

Lubé unceremoniously exclaimed: "Seventy-five thousand pounds! ”

"Eighty thousand pounds reads;!"

"Ninety thousand pounds!"

"One hundred thousand pounds!"

The price of the plane was quickly fried by a group of bigwigs! The smell of gunpowder on the field was also stronger, and when the price was speculated to 120,000 pounds, finally, all the small countries retreated, leaving only Britain, France, Germany and the United States.

When the price was raised to 150,000 pounds, McKinley shrugged and smiled: "We in the United States have always pursued a policy of non-interference. The war has nothing to do with us, too many planes have nothing to do with us, you continue to play, the United States will not be accompanied! ”

"One hundred and fifty-two thousand pounds!"

McKinley's withdrawal did not affect the competition between England, France and Germany, and Lubé was the first to make his own offer.

"160,000 pounds!"

The wealthy Germans showed no weakness, and then pressed Lubé again!

"170,000 pounds!"

Belfort was expressionless. Raise the bidding card, no matter what, as the host and world hegemon, the British Empire will also snatch this first group of aircraft!

Lubet looked at Balfour's expression and sighed secretly in his heart, now Germany is powerful, and there is no help from the British. It will be difficult for the French to hold down the Germans.

Lubé said in a deep voice: "180,000 pounds, this is my last bid, if you two still want to, continue, I won't play!" ”

Now that there were only the two giants of England and Germany left in the field, the muscles on Willem II's cheeks jumped twice, and he roared: "Two hundred thousand pounds!" ”

Everyone present was taken aback, and the price was raised to 200,000 pounds at once!

Belfort looked at Wilhelm II coldly, two hundred thousand pounds, Wilhelm II, you ****** be crazy! However, now that the arrow is on the bow, Balfour has to send it, in this case, in addition to the dignitaries of various countries, that is, all the elites of the British Empire, if they give in, it will be a shame!

"Two hundred and ten thousand pounds!"

Balfour snorted coldly.

"Two hundred and fifteen thousand pounds!"

"Two hundred and twenty thousand pounds!"

Wilhelm II's eyes also became solemn, no one's money was blown by the wind, and if the asking price was too high, the empire would be unable to bear it.

"Two hundred and forty thousand pounds! Mr. Balfour, if you want to raise the offer, then I'll give it to you! ”

Wilhelm II said slowly.

Balfour's face is angry, if you ****** give it to me, don't add such a high price!

"Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds!"

Belfour said through gritted teeth.

Wilhelm II pursed his lips, spread his hands, and signaled that he would not play.

Balfour's heart ached, 250,000 pounds, 40 planes, that's 10 million pounds, even the Dreadnought-class warships are enough to build three or four! And that's not even counting the cost of training for follow-up personnel, ammunition, and future repairs! The Chinese tiger is so dark that he actually came up with such a bad move!

However, the matter has come to this point, Balfour has to buy it if you don't buy it, and in front of everyone's eyes, the British Empire will have to save face!

Zhang Xiaohuai looked around and asked, "Mr. Balfour has offered 250,000 pounds for a plane, do you have any further offers?" Is there any continued offer? ”

Zhang Xiaohuai asked three times in a row, and saw that no one answered, so he smashed the auction hammer down heavily, and the first transaction was made!

Now Zhang Xiaohuai's heart is full of happiness, cool, as soon as he stands on the stage, in a few words, he will get 10 million pounds! You must know that the total financial income of the Republic of China in a year is now only three or four hundred million taels of silver, which is converted into pounds, which is only 50 million, which is still the wealth of the British Empire!

Zhang Xiaohuai looked at the people around him and said: "Now we are auctioning the second group of forty aircraft, and the reserve price is still 50,000 pounds, and the auction will start now!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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