"The 'Brandenburg-class' battleship, with a displacement of 18,000 tons, was armed with five twin 305-mm guns, with a maximum fifteen kilometers of range and an effective range of ten kilometers. In addition, there were quite a few 155-mm secondary guns and 105-mm secondary guns on the battleship. If the Brazilian Navy had a Brandenburg-class battleship, the Brazilian Navy would no longer be afraid of the Chilean Navy. If the Brazilian Navy had two Brandenburg-class battleships, you could defeat the Chilean Navy with ease! "Frederick. Crown Prince William had a smile on his face. Now, as if he had become a salesman, he tried his best to sell this kind of battleship to the Brazilian delegation.

Nilo and Rear Admiral Pesania nodded, the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships are indeed very powerful, if the Brazilian Navy can have two 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, it can completely defeat the Chilean Navy. Once the Chilean Navy fails, it will be even more difficult for the Chilean Army to cross the Andes and invade Argentina and the Brazilian Empire!

"Your Royal Highness, I wonder how much the Brazilian Empire would have to pay if it wanted to buy a 'Brandenburg-class' battleship?" Nilo asked. He knew that the price of the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships would definitely be very expensive.

"Your Excellency, the German Empire regards the Brazilian Empire as a traditional friendly country of Germany, and if the Brazilian Empire wants to buy the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, we will only sell them for 80 million Deutschmarks!" Crown Prince William has a smile on his face**. In fact, the cost of the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships was only 60 million Deutsche marks. Sold for 80 million Deutschmarks, this price can really be regarded as a conscience price. After all, the arms trade is inherently the most profitable trade. The Germans earned only 20 million Deutschmarks per ship, which was converted into Chinese dollars. That's four million Chinese dollars, which is already a lot of money.

But even so. Nilo and Major General Pesania were still very surprised. The annual revenue of the Brazilian Empire was only more than 50 million mirreis. Even without eating or drinking, you can only buy one and a half 'Brandenburg-class' battleships. The purchase of two 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, together with the accompanying small ships, would require two years of the entire budget of the Brazilian Empire.

The Brazilian Empire was originally a poor country, and although it has developed rapidly over the years, its fiscal revenue is still small. Emperor Pedro II would obviously not agree to devote all two years of the country's revenues to the construction of the navy. Not to mention, in the face of the threat of the Chileans, in addition to the navy, the Brazilian Empire had to develop an army. These require a lot of money.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This price completely exceeded our expectations, and the Brazilian Empire simply did not have enough funds to buy warships. Don't say it's two, even one, we can't afford it! "Nilo looked helpless. The Brandenburg-class battleships were indeed good, but they were so expensive that the Brazilian Empire could only watch helplessly.

Frederick. Crown Prince William frowned, if the Brazilian Empire didn't buy it, then wouldn't it be in vain that he had spent so much effort before? Not to mention. If the Brazilian Empire did not buy German warships, it would not be possible to tie the Brazilian Empire to German tanks.

"Your Excellency, the question of money is very negotiable. If the Brazilian Empire is short on money for a while. If you don't have enough money to pay, that's fine. Deutsche Bank can lend money to the Brazilian Empire, which can then be repaid with various mineral resources or agricultural products that are abundant in Brazil. Of course. Because of the rising costs, the prices of mineral resources and agricultural products must be a little lower than the market price! "Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Count Ron said with a smile. In any case, Germany also has a demand for Brazil's resources. Exchanging battleships for resources, there is no problem at all.

"That's a good idea. Lord Nilo. What do you think? "Frederick. Crown Prince William asked.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I need to report to His Majesty the Emperor!" Nilo said. Such a major event, obviously not he can be in charge, he has to tell the emperor and cabinet in South America, only Pedro II nod, he can sign a contract with the Germans.

"Of course, Your Excellency the Special Envoy, we can understand that. In addition to the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, the Brazilian Navy also needed a number of light warships, and the 'Hamburg-class' cruisers and 'Kiel-class' destroyers built by the German Empire were very suitable for small warships. If the Brazilian Navy needs it, we can sell it to the Brazilian Navy at a low price. "Frederick. Crown Prince William continued to work as a salesman.

Nilo and Rear Admiral Pesania nodded their heads repeatedly, a strong navy obviously cannot only have capital ships, auxiliary warships are also indispensable. After learning about the performance of the 'Hamburg-class' cruisers and the 'Kiel-class' destroyers, both Nilo and Rear Admiral Pesania were satisfied. As for the price, the price given by the Germans was really not high, the price of the 'Hamburg-class' cruiser was ten million Reichsmarks, and the price of the 'Kiel-class' destroyer was five million Reichsmarks.

That evening, Major-General Nilo and Major-General Pesania sent telegrams to Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and Governor of the Directory, Admiral Morais, respectively. In the telegram, both men claimed that the German Navy's 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, 'Hamburg-class' cruisers, and 'Kiel-class' destroyers were of excellent performance, and that if the Imperial Brazilian Navy could be equipped with these three warships, the Imperial Brazilian Navy would be the most powerful navy in South America. Of course, the only criticism is that it is too expensive. However, the German side also gave a solution, which could be paid by the German Deutsche Bank first, and then the Brazilian Empire would pay with mineral resources and agricultural products.

Such a payment method is undoubtedly needed in Brazil. Brazil was too poor, but it was rich in resources, which effectively solved the urgent needs of the Brazilian Empire.

The next day, a telegram was sent to the mission from the Brazilian side. Pedro II instructed them to find a way to lower the price even further. If the Germans could lower the price a little more, the Brazilian Empire would be able to buy warships and army weapons from Germany.

After receiving the telegram from China, Nilo and Pesania began to negotiate with the German side, and both claimed that the Brazilian Empire was interested in buying German warships, but the price was too expensive, and they hoped that the German side would reduce the price a little.

After a long bargain, an agreement was finally reached. The 'Brandenburg-class' battleships were reduced to 70 million German marks each, so that the Germans could only earn 10 million German marks each, which was equivalent to 2 million Chinese dollars. The 'Hamburg-class' cruisers fell to eight million Reichsmarks, while the 'Kiel-class' destroyers fell to four million Reichsmarks.

Although the price has been reduced, the Germans are still profitable, not to mention, it can allow them to win over the Brazilian Empire and give them a foothold in South America. The benefits of diplomacy cannot be measured in monetary terms.

In the end, the Brazilians decided to buy two 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, four 'Hamburg-class' cruisers and eight 'Kiel-class' destroyers for a total price of two hundred and four million German marks, or four hundred and eighty thousand Chinese dollars when converted into Chinese dollars. For Brazilians, this is undoubtedly a huge amount of money. But Brazilians, who are hell-bent on building a strong navy, can't care so much. Anyway, all the money owed can be repaid with mineral resources and agricultural products.

In addition to the Navy's warships, the Brazilian Army needs to purchase weapons capable of arming 200,000 people. On the weapons of the army, the Germans did not earn much. They sold everything to Brazil, including rifles, machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, field guns and light howitzers, for a total of 50 million DM. However, combined with the previous cost of buying the battleship, the Germans gave the Brazilians a discount, which amounted to 250 million Reichmarks. When converted into Chinese dollars, it is 50 million Chinese dollars.

The Brazilians bought more arms than Chile did to the Chinese Empire. This made the military strength of the Brazilian Empire rise a lot at once. Of course, these ships are not ready to be delivered to them right now. The Germans needed to rebuild it, and it would be at least two-and-a-half to three years before they could deliver the ships to the Brazilians. As for the weapons of the army, they can be transported to Brazil in the first step to arm the Brazilian army.

At the same time, at the request of the Brazilians, Germany promised to send a corps of officers to Brazil to help Brazil train the army. Officers and men of the Navy were also allowed to train in the German Navy. So that after the battleship is built, they can quickly form an army.

The Brazilian Empire's large-scale arms purchase this time has once again made the situation in the whole of South America tense. It is foreseeable that in three years, the Brazilian Empire will have a strong army and navy. Relying on the demographic advantage of the Brazilian Empire, Chile wants to defeat Brazil and become the hegemon of South America, which will be more difficult. Even Chile's own security will be affected. Once the Brazilian Navy is formed, they will surpass the Chilean Navy in power. When the time comes, how will Chile go against Brazil?

Therefore, the Chileans, who had just won the guano war, could not sit still. Chilean President Manuel. Monte. Torres immediately instructed the ambassador to China, Mascaiano, to contact the Chinese Empire, who wanted to purchase more advanced and powerful warships so that the Chilean navy would continue to maintain its superiority. Of course, the Chinese Empire would not refuse the request of the Chileans. This has once again escalated the arms race in South America. (To be continued......)

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