According to the plans of Major General Zhang Yuchen, deputy director of the Operations Department of the General Staff, and Major General Chen Qingqiu, deputy director of the Logistics and Equipment Department, the armaments to be sold to Chile were basically decided. However, they seem to have forgotten the most important point. That is, do Chileans have so much money to pay? You must know that Chile's annual fiscal revenue is only 20 million Chinese dollars.

Two 'Eastern Zhou-class' warships worth $3 million each, four 'Western Zhou-class' warships worth $2 million each, four 'Temperary-class' cruisers worth $1.4 million each, and six 'Tiangang-class' destroyers worth $1,000,000 each. These warships alone will cost 25.6 million Chinese dollars in total. If you add the weapons and equipment of the army, a total of 30 million Chinese dollars will be needed. That's more than half of Chile's revenue in a year. Even if all Chile's fiscal revenue were to be used to buy weapons, it would take a year and a half to do so.

"Two generals, tomorrow I will meet with the Chilean envoy Mascajano, and you can come together if you have time! On the issue of armaments, your words are more authoritative! Fang Minghong said.

Major General Zhang Yuchen and Major General Chen Qingqiu both nodded, although 30 million Chinese dollars was not too much. But for the Imperial Army and Navy, which are in the process of disarmament, it is better to be able to exchange the old equipment that has been dismantled for money than to mothball.

The next day, on the morning of November 16, 1956, Fang Minghong, Vice Minister of the Imperial Foreign Office, met again with Chile's Special Envoy Mascajano. Major General Zhang Yuchen of the General Staff Headquarters and Major General Chen Qingqiu of the Logistics and Equipment Department also attended the meeting.

"Your Excellency the Special Envoy, I have discussed with my colleagues in the General Staff and the Logistics and Equipment Department about Chile's purchase of weapons and equipment. They sold 40,000 rifles, 500 light machine guns and 100 heavy machine guns to Chile. Six hundred mortars, two hundred 75-mm field guns and twenty-four 105-mm light howitzers served as the armament of the army. Sell two 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleships, four 'Western Zhou-class' battleships, four 'Trotto-class' cruisers and six 'Tiangang-class' destroyers as equipment for the Chilean Navy! In this case, Chile would have the most powerful army and navy in all of South America. Fang Minghong said with a smile. If the Chileans buy the old equipment, it will be a good thing for both sides.

Mascaiano nodded, according to the armament of the Chinese Army, the fifty thousand army forces, and these sixteen advanced warships, the whole of South America. Indeed, no country can stand up to Chile. As long as the Chilean army is trained, it can expand outward. The Chilean army, armed with new weapons, will surely be able to defeat those enemies and expand in South America. When the time comes, Chile will become a power in South America.

"Lord Fang, I don't know how much these weapons cost?" Envoy Maskayano asked. He was very satisfied with the weapons, but only if he could buy them back. If the price is too expensive. There's no way around that. Who called Chile a poor country?

"Your Excellency, the price is lower than the new equipment because of the old equipment. However, even old equipment. We are also preparing to refurbish and sell to Chile. As for the performance of the weapon, there will be absolutely no problem. For these guns and warships, Chile can give a total of 30 million Chinese dollars! Major General Chen Qingqiu, deputy director of the Logistics Equipment Department, said with a smile.

"Three? 30 million Chinese dollars! This. It's too expensive, no! Envoy Mascajano was stunned. The exchange rate between the Chinese dollar and the gold peso is 1 to 2.5. For 30 million Chinese dollars, 75 million gold pesos are needed. And Chile's annual fiscal revenue is only 50 million gold pesos. That's a lot of money. How can Chile afford it! Chilean President Manuel. Monte. Torres authorized him to purchase arms from the Chinese Empire and asked him to establish ties with the Chinese Empire. But he wasn't authorized to spend so much money!

"Your Excellency, this is not expensive at all. You get what you pay for, and if Chile's army and navy are equipped with these weapons sold by the Empire, they will definitely be able to become the hegemon of South America. That's not all, it's a bargain for Chile! Fang Minghong said with a smile.

Mascaiano couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart, he understood the meaning of Fang Minghong's words, Chile has the intention to expand outward, and the Chinese obviously have it. This made Mascaiano a little nervous. If Chile's neighbors had learned of this, would they have launched a preemptive strike before Chile had even completed its preparations? After all, Chile is much richer than the rest of South America. However, the sparse population and the small number of troops are the biggest problems in Chile. Chile's neighbors have a larger population than Chile.

"Lord Fang, Chile is a peace-loving country, and we are developing armaments to protect our own security, but we have never thought of expanding externally!" Mascaiano hurriedly denied it. No matter how the Chinese Empire knew about it, he was absolutely unable to admit it.

"Haha!" Vice Minister Fang Minghong, Major General Zhang Yuchen and Major General Chen Qingqiu all burst out laughing.

"Your Excellency, as to whether Chile has the intention of expanding outward, the Chinese Empire does not care about this, and will not tell other countries in South America. However, the Chinese Empire sincerely wanted to help Chile. The arms sold by the empire to Chile are already very cheap, although it now seems that they will put a lot of pressure on Chile. However, if Chile had won the foreign war, this would not have been a problem! Fang Minghong continued. South America was too far away for the Chinese Empire, and although it was rich in resources, the Chinese Empire itself was not short of these resources. If the Chinese Empire wants to annex South America, it seems that the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, it is undoubtedly the best way to support a spokesperson in South America. Fang Minghong has this plan, but if it is to be implemented, it must be approved by the Emperor Long Yufei.

The expression on Mascaiano's face kept changing, and he certainly hoped that Chile would win the foreign war. If you want to win, it is an inevitable choice to buy weapons and equipment from the Chinese Empire and hire instructors from the Chinese Empire. It's just that Chile really can't get this money. They can now squeeze out a maximum of five million dollars.

"Lord Fang, Chile really can't come up with so much money. Otherwise, let's buy the equipment of the army first. Wait until the financial abundance, in the purchase of equipment for the Navy? Special Envoy Maskayano asked.

"Your Excellency, if there is no navy and only an army is equipped, it will be very difficult for Chile to win foreign wars. Although the Andes Mountains are a barrier for Chile, they are also blocking the country's way to expand outward. It would be almost impossible to expand beyond the Andes. Under such circumstances, it became inevitable to develop a strong navy and gain sea supremacy in order to win the war. Having mastered the control of the sea, he was also able to transport the army over by sea. Without the navy, a single qiē is empty talk! Major General Zhang Yuchen said.

Mascayano nodded, he knew that Major General Zhang Yuchen was telling the truth.

"Lord Fang, Your Excellency the two generals, I will report to His Excellency the President immediately, and if His Excellency the President supports it, we will talk about the next step!" Mascaiano said that it would be impossible to involve such a large amount of arms purchases without the president's consent.

"Well, it's nature!" Fang Minghong nodded.

That afternoon, Mascayano sent a telegram of thousands of words to Santiago. In the telegram, Mascaiano gave a detailed account of the founding of the Chinese Empire and how much Chile would be of great help if it bought the arms. Mascaiano believes that Chile will buy these arms even if it smashes the pot and sells iron. As long as Chile can win foreign wars, it will be able to earn back exponentially.

Because of the time difference, when Chilean President Manuel . Monte. It was morning when Torres received the telegram, and after reading it, His Excellency the President immediately fell into deep thought. The total price of 30 million Chinese dollars, or 75 million gold pesos, is beyond Chile's affordability. Chile simply does not have access to the funds. However, His Excellency the President is also very resistant to temptation. Mascayano was satisfied with the attitude of the Chinese Empire, which Mascayano claimed in his telegram, and he believed that with this batch of arms and the training of instructors from the Chinese Empire, the Chilean army would be completely transformed. When the time comes, it is possible that Chile will sweep all of South America.

"Someone, call the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance!" Manuel. Monte. President Torres ordered. Although he had already made a decision in his heart, he still needed the support of others.

Soon, Chilean Foreign Minister Peres and Finance Minister Alvano arrived at the presidential residence. The two of them were notified early in the morning, and they arrived before they even had time to eat breakfast.

"Both, this is a telegram from Mascajaano, take a look!" Manuel. Monte. President Torres handed them the telegram.

Perez and Alvano took the telegram and read it carefully, and after reading it, they realized what the president had brought them for.

"Tell me what you think! Do we want to accept the Chinese's proposal? After all, 75 million gold pesos is not a small amount for Chile. In addition, we in Chile cannot afford to miss this opportunity. Otherwise, we will lose our powerful chance! "Manuel. Monte. President Torres said. (To be continued......)

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