Argentina, one of the most powerful countries in South America, is also a member of the ABC Tri. Unlike Brazil, Argentina's economy has not become as bad as Brazil's because the resources exported are not exactly the same, but even so, Argentina's economic situation is still not very good, which also makes Argentine President Roque? Saenz? Peña? Lachit was tormented.

It is precisely because of this that Lachit, who was working in his office, was so surprised when he heard that the Chinese had come to the door and wanted to buy the ownership of the two battleships being built in the United States from them.

"You mean that the Chinese want to buy those two ships from us?" Looking at the Foreign Minister, Lachit said with some surprise.

The sunlight shining through the window on his face made Lachit's eyes squint slightly, but even then he was a little surprised by Julio's words.

"Actually, it's true, the Chinese government just contacted us not long ago, saying that they want to be able to buy the ownership of these two battleships from our country, and if we agree, they can even pay all the money at once..." Mr. President, I think this is a good opportunity, because the economic situation in our country is very difficult at a time, and if we can get a large amount of cash, it will undoubtedly improve our economic situation..."

Argentina had ordered these two battleships from the United States, but it cost 4.4 million pounds, and if it could get such a large sum ——————of money at one time, it would have been decisive for the Argentine economy to buy warships in this era. Payments are usually made in installments...

Lachit's expression moved, but instead of answering his question, he stood up from his chair first.

"If you can really sell warships to the Chinese." This money can indeed solve the government's economic problems, but ......... What to do on the Navy side? If this decision is really made, I am afraid that the opposition from the naval side will be very large, and the more than four million pounds Chinese actually claim that they can pay all at once, is this true or false..."

It was about three minutes before Lachit groaned. "How true do you think this is?" Apparently, Lachit was still a little skeptical.

"No matter how true it is, it's always okay to have a seer," Julio said.

"That's right. After all, you have to meet to meet before you can decide......... In that case, I'll leave this matter to you..."

"Rest assured, I'll get this done," Julio assured Lachit.

Bow slightly. Lacette motioned for Julio to leave.

But when Julio left the office, Lacit looked up at the ceiling of the office, constantly thinking back to what Julio had just said.

"Chinese......... If the deal does come through, hopefully the Navy won't react too much. So he said. Lacit smiled wryly.

When Buzigao got the news that the Argentine government had agreed. He himself was on a ship to Argentina.

Historically, China and Argentina established diplomatic relations in 1945, and the first ambassador was Chen Jie. That is to say, there are no Chinese diplomats in Argentina at this time, Yan Shaozhi has already sent people to negotiate the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Argentine government, but it is impossible for the news to come out so quickly, so it is still only in the negotiation stage, but if it is not for these foundations, I am afraid that Bu Zigao will not be able to contact the Argentine government so quickly...

If Bu Zigao is from the same future as Yan Shao, he will know that Argentina is the same as Brazil. They are all countries that are very famous for football. It's a pity that Buzigao doesn't have much interest in football, but has a great interest in basketball. This cannot be said to be a pity.

But then again? Is Argentine football good at this time?

Ahem, anyway, it's important to get down to business, so let's stop talking about football just yet...

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and when he was in Brazil, at this time China had already established diplomatic relations with Brazil, so Buzigao could get Liu Shixun's help in Brazil, but it was different in Argentina, because at this time China and Argentina could be said to have no relationship at all.

And unlike Brazil, Brazilians speak Portuguese, while Argentines speak Spanish.

Spanish is one of the common languages in the world, Yan Shao's words because of Katarina's relationship, so he learned a more fluent Spanish—————— of course, the text or something, in fact, at present, even the Chinese characters Yan Shao does not dare to guarantee that he will recognize them all, and naturally he will not be interested in learning the words of other countries, not to mention that Yan Shao was also a 'bad student' who didn't like to learn, if it wasn't for the exam-oriented education, I'm afraid he wouldn't even know English...

The problem is that Yan Shao knows Spanish, but he can't do it with high steps, he also knows some English, and he doesn't know Spanish at all. Fortunately, before leaving, Liu Shixun had already selected a counselor from the embassy who knew Spanish, otherwise I am afraid that Bu Zigao would have a black eye.

And on the deck, the counselor surnamed Sun was popularizing some common knowledge about Argentina to Buzigao at this time.

In fact, there is nothing to say, mainly because of the history of some Argentines, and there are also some taboos in Argentina, so as not to inadvertently offend the people of Bugao.

After a few days, the ship finally arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the largest city and the largest port...

Although it is not so busy compared to Shanghai, this exotic atmosphere, even if Buzigao has already seen it once in Rio de Janeiro, it is still very appreciated.

Since the Argentine government had been notified before coming, Buzigao and Counselor Sun quickly saw the people who greeted them from the dock—————— it was not difficult to tell that the hot day (South America) was still wearing a black suit, and they were standing on the dock in a daze, and it was basically difficult for anyone else to be except for the government.

"Looks like we don't have to worry about housing today...", standing on the deck, he pointed to the Argentine government in the distance. Buzi said with a smile to Counselor Sun.

"Yes, it seems that you can save a sum of money..."Hearing Bu Zigao's words, the corners of Counselor Sun's mouth also curled slightly.

Boats are docked at the pier. Bu Zigao and Counselor Sun had just come off the ship when they saw that one of the government officials on the dock had already greeted them.

"It's General Bu, right?" Julio stretched out his hand with enthusiasm, and this kind of thing should not have been done by him, the foreign minister. However, the government is very concerned about this deal, and China and Argentina have not yet established diplomatic relations, so Julio went to the deal himself.

"Who are you?" Hold it back, that's where no one in the area is frustrated.

Seeing that Buzigao was a little puzzled, Julio smiled slightly and explained his identity.

"Your Excellency the General has just arrived in Argentina. Presumably still a little tired, my country has arranged the best hotel in the city, if you want to get down to business. Let's wait until Your Excellency the General is rested. ”

"That's right here, thank you first." When he said this, Buzigao was keenly aware that there seemed to be no military people in the crowd, to be exact, people from the navy.

Actually, it's not surprising. Not to mention for the moment the battleships that Chile purchased from the British. As soon as the two battleships that Argentina purchased from the United States enter service, then the Argentine Navy can immediately overwhelm the old enemy of Brazil—————— as for the 'seven-turret creature' they built in Britain? The Argentine was really not too worried, because a few days ago there were rumors from the British mainland that if this seven-turret battleship would sink in battle, it must not be because of the enemy's shells, but because of the impact of its own salvo that broke the battleship...

However, at this time, the Chinese came to dig the foot of the wall, saying that they would buy two battleships from them and bring them back to China, which is why the Argentine Navy could have a good impression of it. I didn't send anyone over to ask for trouble, which was already very restrained...

But this is the Argentine's own business, after all, as long as they don't come to provoke Buzigao. Buzigao didn't want to pay attention to them, so he soon got into a hotel next to the beach in Buenos Aires arranged by the Argentine, which is also said to be one of the best hotels in Buenos Aires.

"I hope this transaction goes smoothly..."

Lying on the soft bed, looking up at the unfamiliar ceiling, Bu Zigao gradually immersed himself in sleep...

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Buzigao rested in the hotel for two days, during which the Argentine government was discussing the sale of battleships.

As mentioned earlier, although the Argentine government's finances were very bad at this time, it had not yet made it like the Brazilians, so it was not particularly urgent to sell ships, and although many high-level government officials, including Julio, supported the sale of ships, there were also many people who opposed it.

Needless to say, there were many in the government who opposed the sale of the battleships, after all, for the first time Argentina had any hope of overpowering the Brazilians.

It's just that although Argentina's current economy is not as bad as Brazil's, it is definitely not good, and it is very necessary to have a fund to replenish it, so the Argentines still made a compromise decision in the end.

"One?" Hearing Julio's words, Buzigao frowned slightly. "Do you mean to say that your government is only going to sell one?"

"That's right." Julio replied with a smile. "After thinking about it, our government decided to sell only one, and the other one was intended to remain in service in the country..."

"That's it..."This is not what Bu Zigao wants, although in order to show his ability, Bu Zigao has been trying to save Yan Shao money, but this is not to say that Bu Zigao really doesn't want a new warship, after all, he is a member of the navy anyway, not to mention that this time Yan Shao took the initiative to pay for the navy to buy a ship, and he bought a large warship that the navy urgently needs, how could he be soft.

This time, not only the Brazilians, but also the Argentine warships, he is also determined to win, if it weren't for the Chileans who are still building them, I'm afraid he won't even let go of the two Chileans.

After all, if there are so many warships, the Chinese navy may be even more powerful than the Beiyang Fleet before the First Sino-Japanese War, at least on paper. Both the Brazilians and the Argentines are standard dreadnoughts. In particular, these two Argentines can even rank in the top three of the dreadnoughts in active service.

And what about the Japanese? Although it seems that there are actually quite a lot of battleships, in fact, the most powerful Hanoi-class in service now can only be regarded as quasi-dreadnoughts, and I really want to get the strength to compete with dreadnoughts or even super dreadnoughts. Return to the Fuso-class and Kongo-class battlecruisers waiting behind.

But now that the Argentines actually said that they were only going to sell one, Buzigao was immediately disappointed.

"There's really no room for accommodation?"

Pursing his lips, Buzi Gao persuaded him. As a member of the Navy, he certainly could not pass up any opportunity to strengthen the Navy.

However, after hearing Buzigao's words, Julio was just as disappointed. "I'm sorry, but we can only sell one..."

In fact, Julio is even more disappointed than Buzigao, although he is only the foreign minister. However, as a government official, he still has a good understanding of the current financial situation of the government.

"Those damned soldiers, all day long only know about their warships and warships, don't they think about the country's economy and the government's finances..."

No way. One, this is already the bottom line of the navy, and for the Argentines, one of them will be kept anyway. Therefore, it can only be sold to China.

Taking into account such an attitude of the Navy. Lachit, too, they had to back down.

And to be honest, Lachit himself is also a little reluctant to sell the warship, if it were not for reality, I am afraid that he would not have considered doing so at all.

"So, let's get down to business, I wonder how much your country is willing to pay to buy this battleship?"

The reason for bargaining is still clear, so it's very straightforward. "Two million pounds, we can pay all the money in one lump sum, but the condition is that the warship must be the one that has the fastest progress..."

"Two million and four hundred thousand. And it can only be the second one, otherwise we won't be able to explain it to the Navy...", Julio said without thinking.

"If you agree to such conditions. I can't give an account to the country either! "After going through what happened in Brazil, Buzigao also has some experience with this kind of thing.

After talking for more than a day, there was basically no much progress, and finally the two sides agreed to continue the talks tomorrow. And after the resignation of Zigao, Julio also returned to Lacit with today's results and reported to him.

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While Buzigao and Julio were still arguing about the conditions, Yan Shao was also looking at the telegram that had come back from the Brazilian embassy not long ago.

The content on the telegram is simple, it is the news of a successful transaction.

According to the deal, as long as Yan Shao sends someone to South America to pick up the ship, and then pays the money in one lump sum, then there is nothing else to do.

As for the words on the Argentine side...

There's just one sentence that's still being discussed...

"Do you need to tell Minister Sa about this?"

Seeing Yan Shao's origin there, Wu Qianqiu poured Yan Shao a glass of juice and asked softly.

As Yan Shao's adjutant, of course, it is impossible for him not to know about Lu Dao, but because Yan Shao has never let him announce it to the public, there are still very few people who know about Lu Dao until now.

"Message? Not for now. Yan Shao shook his head, and only after half a sound did he smile and speak. This is a surprise for the Navy, so let's wait until the Argentine side is done talking..."

That's right, this is a surprise from Yan Shao to the Navy, and now that the matter has not been negotiated, it is not a good thing to make such a rash statement, so in Yan Shao's opinion, it is better to wait until everything is done.

As for the money spent this time, Yan Shao really didn't care.

This time, more than 30 million ships were bought from Brazil, and there was also a telegram sent back from Buzigao, saying that the Argentines were only willing to sell one, that is, more than 20 million, and all of them added up to only more than 50 million and less than 60 million, which is nothing to Yan Shao, not to mention that now Yan Shao can get almost 100 million yuan in interest from the government's loans every year, and it is also appropriate to take out some in return.

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Wu Qianqiu nodded and didn't say anything more.

On the other hand, Yan Shao is also considering a problem, due to the complexity of the navy, so the navy is still divided into the cruiser fleet and the Yangtze River fleet according to the original plan.

Yan Shao has no objection to the name of the Yangtze River Fleet, but why does the cruiser always feel a little awkward when —————— hears it?

(In 1909, the Beiyang Naval Division merged with the Nanyang Naval Division, the Fujian Naval Division, and the Guangdong Naval Division to form the Cruiser Fleet and the River Patrol Fleet.) ）

"You say, do you want to change the name of the Navy?" After pondering for a while, Yan Shao looked up at Wu Qianqiu.

Hearing Yan Shao's words, Wu Qianqiu was stunned.

"What?"

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After almost half a month of negotiations, the national government represented by Buzigao finally reached an agreement with the Argentine government, willing to buy the first of the two Rivadavia-class battleships from the Argentine government for 2.2 million pounds, and was willing to pay another 100,000 pounds as compensation for the Argentine government's time in the past three years...

As for the Argentine government, the ownership of the warship will be transferred as soon as the money is in hand.

At this point, this step of the high South American tour has finally come to an end...

Three battleships, two small and one large, these three battleships will form the foundation of the future of the Chinese Navy in a short period of time, and will guard China's maritime frontier until China's self-built battleships enter service—————— which is quite unpleasant...

And after getting Bu Zigao's exact answer, Yan Shao also felt that it was time to tell Sa Zhenbing about this surprise. (To be continued......)