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"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, please rest assured that the Kingdom of Spain will do a good job in keeping the 'Western Zhou-class' warships secret. We will never allow the odious British to steal any technology about the 'Western Zhou-class' warships. If that happens, the Kingdom of Spain will make amends! The Duke of Valencia, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, patted his chest and reassured. Lin Zihao, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, softened his mouth, which made him very happy. As long as the Chinese Empire can agree to sell the 'Western Zhou-class' warships, it is easy to say, you can make a blank check first, and then whether it can be cashed at that time, then we will talk about it.

"That's right, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. The British are also enemies of the Kingdom of Spain, and we will not let the British steal the relevant information of the 'Western Zhou-class' battleships!" "The Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, José. Morality. Salamanca also hurriedly said.

"Well, I will persuade His Majesty the Emperor to sell the 'Western Zhou-class' warships to the Kingdom of Spain. However, I have to remind you that once the technology of the 'Western Zhou-class' warship is leaked, the empire will definitely not give up. In addition, once the British mastered the technology of the 'Western Zhou-class' warships, the situation of the Kingdom of Spain would be even more difficult. Lin Zihao warned.

In response to Lin Zihao's warning, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, the Duke of Valencia, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José. Morality. Salamanca was full of promises. However, from their expressions, Lin Zihao could see that the Spaniards were just doing superficial work. Actually, they don't care about it. Anyway, it was a battleship purchased from the Chinese Empire. Even if the British stole those technologies, it would not be them who would suffer, but the Chinese Empire. As for after the British Navy became stronger. It will also be the Chinese Empire that will be threatened. After all, several successive wars have made an indissoluble enmity between the Chinese Empire and Britain. The British had come to regard the Chinese Empire as their primary enemy.

Fortunately, the Chinese Empire had already had a solution to this problem long ago. Although the 'Western Zhou-class' battleships were powerful, the subsequent improved warships, namely the 'Eastern Zhou-class' warships, were even more powerful. Domestic shipyards have already started to build 'Dongzhou-class' warships. And six will be built at once. When the time comes, the strength of the Chinese Navy will undoubtedly rise to a new level. In addition, the construction period of the 'Western Zhou-class' warships lasted more than two years. By the time these ships were delivered to the Kingdom of Spain, perhaps the British had already developed warships of the same class. Even if the British stole the 'Western Zhou-class' warships, the losses caused to the Chinese Empire would not be too great. What's more, the Chinese Empire sold 'Western Zhou-class' warships to the Kingdom of Spain this time. I had the goal of making a lot of money. If the Kingdom of Spain wants these ships. You'll have to bleed once.

"Your Excellency Duke, how many 'Western Zhou-class' warships does your country want to buy? I have to tell you responsibly that the cost of the 'Western Zhou-class' warships is not cheap! Lin Zihao said with a smile. He had already raised the bamboo pole high, ready to knock on it.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, we intend to order 6 'Western Zhou-class' warships. Don't know how much money your country plans to sell? The Duke of Valencia asked. The navy of the Kingdom of Spain intended to purchase six 'Western Zhou-class' warships, so that it could form two fleets with the 12 'Xia-class' cruisers previously purchased from the Chinese Empire, and then deploy them in the Atlantic and Mediterranean directions respectively to defend the maritime interests of the Kingdom of Spain.

"Your Excellency, Duke. In view of the friendly relations between the Kingdom of Spain and the Chinese Empire, we can sell the 'Western Zhou-class' warships to the Kingdom of Spain at the best price. Each 'Western Zhou-class' warship. It only takes 6 million Chinese dollars! Lin Zihao said.

"What? Six million Chinese dollars? "The Prime Minister of Spain, the Duke of Valencia, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José. Morality. Salamanca's eyes widened. Six million Chinese dollars, converted into pounds sterling, is 1.5 million pounds. That's a lot of money. Although the Kingdom of Spain has also made a lot of money over the years, it is still very unaffordable to buy six warships for a price of 1.5 million pounds. The finances of the Kingdom of Spain were simply not able to support it. The annual revenue of the Kingdom of Spain is now only more than 400 million pesos, which is only 30 million pounds when converted into pounds. It is impossible to spend a third of the fiscal revenue on the purchase of battleships.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, isn't this price too high? The Kingdom of Spain was the closest ally of the Chinese Empire. The price is so unrealistic. "José, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain. Morality. Salamanca said.

"Although this price is high, the 'Western Zhou-class' battleship is definitely worth the price." The performance of the Western Zhou-class battleships is at least ten times more powerful than the 'Xia-class' cruisers. It is very cost-effective to buy the 'Western Zhou-class' warship for six million Chinese dollars. Once the navy of the Kingdom of Spain is equipped with six 'Western Zhou-class' warships, I think the strength of the Spanish navy will not be much worse than that of the British navy! Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, said. Long Yufei's bottom line was five million Chinese yuan per ship, but in order to leave room for bargaining, Lin Zihao raised the price to six million Chinese yuan, which was already three times the cost of the 'Western Zhou-class' battleship!

"No, no! Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, this price is too high for the Kingdom of Spain to bear! "The head of the Duke of Valencia, the Prime Minister of Spain, shook like a rattle. Although the Kingdom of Spain wants to buy the 'Western Zhou-class' warship, this does not mean that the Kingdom of Spain is willing to be the culprit! Besides, although the Kingdom of Spain and the Chinese Empire had a close relationship, it was the national interests that mattered.

"Your Excellency, if your country thinks the price is too high, then we can't do anything about it. Your country can choose to forgo the purchase of 'Western Zhou-class' warships! Lin Zihao said indifferently. Anyway, this time it was the Spaniards who wanted to buy it, and it didn't matter whether the Chinese Empire sold it or not.

Spanish Prime Minister Duke Valencia and Foreign Minister José. Morality. Salamanca's face was a little unsightly. As Lin Zihao said, this is the Spanish Kingdom asking the Chinese Empire to sell the 'Western Zhou-class' warships, so the Spanish Kingdom is inevitably in a disadvantageous position. Of course, they can also choose not to buy it, in this case, the Chinese Empire will not be able to knock their bamboo poles. But if you don't buy it, how can you explain it to those guys in the Navy? The navy of the Kingdom of Spain, however, has been clamoring for a more powerful navy to restore the former glory of the Kingdom of Spain.

"Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, the Kingdom of Spain is very sincere. We hope that the Chinese Empire can give us a more favorable price! Said the Duke of Valencia. He felt very aggrieved, but there was no way around it.

"Well, Your Excellency the Duke, for the sake of our relations, I can ask His Majesty the Emperor to lower the price by twenty percent, which is five million Chinese dollars a ship. This is our biggest concession. If your country still can't accept it, then we can't do anything about it! Lin Zihao said with an embarrassed face, as if the Chinese Empire had suffered a big loss.

"Your Excellency, please wait a moment, we need to discuss." Said the Duke of Valencia.

"Please!" Lin Zihao's face was indifferent. This time, the Chinese Empire had settled on the Spaniards. Although the two sides are allies, the allies' money is also earned.

The Duke of Valencia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José. Morality. Salamanca left for more than ten minutes and returned. They consulted with the generals of the Spanish navy and finally decided to order the 'Western Zhou-class' warships from the Chinese Empire. Although the price is a bit high, who told the Spaniards that they couldn't build it themselves? What's more, if there are these 'Western Zhou-class' warships, the Spanish Navy may be able to really call the British. This was very advantageous for the Kingdom of Spain.

"Your Excellency, Foreign Secretary, we can accept the price of five million Chinese dollars per ship. However, when it comes to payment, we have a little bit of a request. Said the Duke of Valencia.

"Your Excellency the Duke, please speak." Lin Zihao said. He was already happy in his heart, five million ships, each of which made a net profit of three million Chinese yuan. And the cost of the 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleship is only 3 million Chinese yuan. That is to say, the sale of six 'Western Zhou-class' warships to the Spaniards is equivalent to the construction of six 'Eastern Zhou-class' warships for the Chinese Navy for free! Sure enough, the arms business is the most profitable!

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, six 'Western Zhou-class' warships, totaling 30 million Chinese dollars, we demand payment in three installments. We pay 10 million Chinese dollars when these ships are started, and another 10 million Chinese dollars when they are launched. After our acceptance and delivery, we will pay the remaining 10 million Chinese dollars! Said the Duke of Valencia. In this way, the financial revenues of the Kingdom of Spain will be able to support it. After all, the construction period of the 'Western Zhou-class' battleships lasted more than two years.

Lin Zihao thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, Your Excellency Duke, I can agree to your request on behalf of the empire." ”

After that, the two sides engaged in a series of negotiations, especially on trade, and the Kingdom of Spain wanted to be able to import as many goods as possible from the Chinese Empire, even monopolization. However, the Chinese Empire was unwilling to allow the Spaniards to occupy a monopoly position, which would be detrimental to the Chinese Empire.

In addition, Emperor Long Yufei's intention to dig canals in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea was also echoed by the Spaniards, who said they would participate. After all, once the canal is opened, Spain's position will be even more important. (To be continued......)