"Your Excellency Pasha, it doesn't matter at all if your country doesn't buy those warships of ours. It just so happened that the empire sold a large number of warships, which caused the strength of the empire's navy to decline. The Imperial Navy plans to set up a Mediterranean fleet to cruise the Eastern Mediterranean to ensure the security of this sea area and the stability of the surrounding situation! Imperial Prime Minister Lin Zihao said with a smile.

Suddenly, Ali. Pasha and Mustafa. Lester. The faces of the two Pasha became extremely ugly. The Chinese Empire actually set up a Mediterranean Fleet, mainly in the eastern Mediterranean, which was clearly aimed at the Ottoman Turkish Empire. If this is the case, will the safety of the Ottoman Turkish Empire still be guaranteed in the future? The Mediterranean fleet of the Chinese Navy could pose a threat to the coast of the Ottoman Turkish Empire at any time, and even directly threaten Istanbul through the Guò Dardanelles.

Although, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was already preparing to build batteries on both sides of the Dardanelles. But it's really hard to say how much of a difference it can make. Moreover, in addition to the Mediterranean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, the Ottoman Turks had to beware of the Spaniards, who had always been at odds with them. If the Chinese navy were to use force against the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Spanish navy would certainly follow. At that time, the Ottoman Turkish Empire would face an even greater crisis.

Faced with the threat of ≥ ♀ Lin Zihao, Ali. Pasha and Mustafa. Lester. The two Pasha trembled with anger, but there was no other way. Once the Mediterranean Fleet of the Chinese Navy was formed, it would not be of any benefit to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, but would only bring a serious threat. Opposite. If the Ottoman Turkish Empire had bought these warships of the Chinese Navy, the Chinese Navy would have wanted to establish a Mediterranean Fleet. It is not possible to do so in a short period of time.

"Your Excellency, the Eastern Mediterranean has always been at peace. You don't need to set up a separate fleet, right? "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha whispered. Although I felt a little aggrieved, I had no choice but to bow my head.

"These warships of the Imperial Navy must have something to do, and they can't let the battleships rust in the water! The establishment of the Mediterranean Fleet can be regarded as making the best use of everything! Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan also said.

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, it's not that the Ottoman Turkish Empire doesn't want to buy your country's warships, but that the price of these warships is too expensive, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire can't do anything about it!" Ali. The Pasha also compromised.

"Your Excellency Pasha. The warships of the Imperial Navy have always been the most cost-effective. The 'Western Han class' battleships with 15 million Chinese yuan each and the 'Qin-class' battleships with 10 million Chinese yuan each are already very fair. Lin Zihao shook his head.

Ali. Pasha and Mustafa. Lester. The two of them glanced at each other, and in each other's eyes, they both saw a hint of bitterness.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, do you think this will work, the price of the 'Western Han class' battleship will be reduced by three million yuan, and the price of the 'Qin-class' battleship will be reduced by two million yuan. That's the case. The Ottoman Turkish Empire was willing to buy all the remaining battleships of the Chinese Empire! "Ali. Pasha said. It is impossible to ask the Ottoman Turkish Empire to accept the original price, and if it is lowered a little, it will also allow the Ottoman Turkish Empire to save a lot of money, and it will be able to give them a step down. Let their face be passable.

Lin Zihao frowned, 12 million Chinese yuan for a 'Western Han class' battleship, 8 million Chinese yuan for a 'Qin-class' battleship. This price is not low, so that the empire will have a lot of profits. But. The ships sold by the Empire to the two hardcore allies are not much higher than that. The Ottoman Turkish Empire was not a hardcore ally of the Empire, therefore. The price is not satisfactory.

"Your Excellency Pasha, the 'Western Han-class' battleship is 13 million Chinese yuan each, and the 'Qin-class' battleship is 9 million Chinese yuan each. This is already the bottom line of the empire. If the Ottoman Turkish Empire does not show sincerity, then this deal can only be done! Lin Zihao said.

Ali. Pasha and Mustafa. Lester. Pasha whispered a few words, then finally nodded. As they all know, the price is a little higher. However, it would be much better for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to buy these warships than for the Chinese Navy to use these warships to build a Mediterranean fleet and threaten the interests of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

The price of five battleships has been decided, and the remaining 12 'Temperary-class' cruisers and 18 'Tiangang-class' destroyers are much easier to talk about. After all, the price of these cruisers and destroyers was much, much cheaper than that of battleships. Even if you buy them all, the price is not as good as those of those battleships.

After some bargaining, the price of the 'Temperary-class' cruiser was set at 1.5 million Chinese yuan per ship, which was already quite a lot of money compared to the cost of 1.2 million ships. The price of the 'Tiangang-class' destroyers was set at 1 million Chinese yuan each. The cost of the 'Tiangang-class' destroyer is only 800,000 Chinese yuan each.

The Ottoman Turks ate all of these cruisers and destroyers, giving the Ottoman Turks a formidable fleet almost immediately. And the Chinese Empire has also received a lot of funds, and with these funds, it can also build a more powerful warship.

Subsequently, the two sides signed an agreement whereby the Chinese Empire sold two 'Western Han-class' battleships to the Ottoman Turkish Empire for 13 million Chinese dollars each, for a total of 26 million Chinese dollars, and sold three 'Qin-class' battleships, each for 9 million Chinese dollars, for a total of 27 million Chinese dollars. Sold 12 'Temperary-class' cruisers, each with 1.5 million Chinese dollars, for a total of 18 million Chinese dollars. Eighteen 'Tiangang-class' destroyers were sold, each of which cost 1 million Chinese dollars, for a total of 18 million Chinese dollars. The total amount of the transaction is 89 million Chinese dollars.

At the cost of 89 million Chinese dollars, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was able to have a powerful navy, and if the number and tonnage of warships alone were concerned, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had surpassed the Belgian navy and became the third naval power in the world after the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain. Of course, the 89 million Chinese dollars are not so easy to pay. After a year of war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire's treasury was already empty and in debt.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Ottoman Turkish Empire cannot afford to pay for this purchase of ships now, so it can only wait until the end of the peace conference!" Ali. Pasha said. The Ottoman Turks had the same idea as the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium, waiting for the defeat to be extorted at this peace conference before they could pay for it.

"Well, Lord Pasha, we can understand that. However, the Chinese Empire has a mention yì! Lin Zihao said.

"What's the mention of yì?" Ali. Pasha felt bad in his heart, worried that the Chinese Empire would make some undesirable demands.

"The empire hopes that the Ottoman Turkish Empire will cede Crete to the Chinese Empire!" Lin Zihao continued.

"Crete? Do you want Crete? "Ali. Pasha's heart tightened. Crete is not far from the Ottoman Empire! Once the Chinese Empire occupies Crete, it may pose a considerable threat to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

"Your Excellency Pasha, Crete was originally the territory of the Kingdom of Greece, but now it is nothing more than a colony of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The empire needed to have several footholds in the Mediterranean, so it was hoped that the Ottoman Turks would cede Crete to us. Of course, for this the empire could pay the Ottoman Turkish Empire five million Chinese dollars! Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan also said.

Sale of Crete, this is not Ali. Pasha and Mustafa. Lester. Pasha was able to decide. They can only say that if you want Sultan Abdul. Message from Mejid I.

Abdul. Mejid I did not attach much importance to the barren land of Crete. However, he was not satisfied with the 5 million Chinese dollars proposed by the Chinese Empire to purchase the island. He directly doubled the price, and the Chinese Empire, in the end, agreed. Bought Crete for 10 million dollars.

Abdul. Mejid I thought he had taken advantage of it. A desolate and barren island, almost in exchange for a powerful battleship, it seems that the Ottoman Turkish Empire was earned. However, it was only when the Empire's overseas provinces were established and the Empire began to build land and naval bases on a few small islands in the Mediterranean that the Ottoman Turks realized how wrong they were.

The Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Kingdom of Belgium all had access to the Chinese Empire to purchase warships, but there was no secret about it. Especially under the watchful eye of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia knew about it almost as soon as the agreement between the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire was signed.

Several members of the Prussian delegation, on the one hand, immediately sent a telegram to Berlin, and on the other hand, they immediately studied how much this would affect the Kingdom of Prussia.

"Are the Chinese crazy? They actually sold two-thirds of their warships. Don't they want to maintain their maritime supremacy? "Frederick. Crown Prince William didn't quite understand. After all, although the war is over, the contradictions between countries are still acute, and the confrontation will become more and more intense. If it were the Kingdom of Prussia, it would never have done such a thing. (To be continued......)

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