"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, the Germans have sold a batch of advanced warships to the Brazilians. Chile's security has been severely challenged, and we hope that the Chinese Empire will continue to support Chile and sell more advanced warships to Chile so that we can fight the Brazilians! Ambassador Mascaiano said with an excited face. Chile has just defeated Peru and Bolivia and seized the Atacama Desert. Now, the Brazilians pose another threat to Chile, which has to find ways to further strengthen its armaments.

Although, the warships purchased by the Brazilian Navy will not be able to be delivered to Brazil until three years later. However, Chile is clearly not going to be able to beat Brazil in three years. Although they snatched the Atacama Desert from Peru and Bolivia. But it will take some time to digest these territories. In addition, Chile's population is too small, and although more and more babies are born in Chile every year, it will take more than ten or twenty years for these babies to grow into adults, and it is simply impossible for Chile to replace Brazil as the hegemon of South America in a short period of time.

But now Chile is like a boat against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. If Chile is unable to maintain its advantage, it will be overtaken by Brazil. If Brazil has a landslide advantage, the future for Chile is very bleak. Therefore, Chile must ensure that its navy continues to have superiority. As long as the Chilean navy was not defeated, it would be impossible for the Brazilians to cross the Andes and attack Chile.

{Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan nodded: "Your Excellency, we can understand the mood of Chile, the Germans sold warships to Brazil. It is indeed to undermine the stability of South America, and the Chinese Empire can sell warships to Chile! ”

Of course. The balance in South America was upset, which was first provoked by the Chinese Empire. Without the support of the Chinese Empire. Chile will need at least two or three decades of accumulation to defeat Peru and Bolivia. It was because of the help of the Chinese Empire that Chile had so much less time. Of course, this also makes the situation in the whole of South America tense in advance.

"Great, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. Chile wants to be able to buy two 'Don-class' battleships! Ambassador Mascaiano said. As ambassador to China, he was very clear about the 'Tang-class' battleships that the Chinese Empire had served some time ago. The Chilean Admiralty has also compared the strength between them and the Brazilian Navy, and in terms of small warships, the Chilean Navy is no worse than the Brazilian Navy. Merely. Facing the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships of the Brazilian Navy. Neither the 'Eastern Zhou-class' nor the 'Western Zhou-class' battleships could fight against them. You have to have a real battleship. The 'Tang-class' battleships that have just been commissioned by the Imperial Chinese Navy are undoubtedly the best choice.

The 'Don-class' battleships were much more powerful than the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships in terms of tonnage, firepower, and speed. As long as the Chilean Navy can have two 'Don-class' battleships, they will be able to gain the upper hand once again.

"Yes! The Reich could start construction of two new 'Don-class' battleships, which could be delivered to the Chilean Navy in two and a half years. However, the price of the 'Don-class' battleship is not low, this is the most advanced battleship in the world! Wei Yuan reminded. Even Chile was the object of the Chinese Empire's support. It was also impossible for the Chinese Empire to sell the 'Tang-class' battleships at a loss.

"Of course, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. Although Chile did not have enough funds for the purchase of ships for a while, we could pay for these two battleships with mineral resources and agricultural products, just like last time! Mascaiano said.

"Hmm. In this way, the price of the 'Tang-class' battleships is 20 million Chinese dollars each! Two ships are 40 million Chinese dollars! We allow the intelligent use of mineral resources and agricultural products to pay! Wei Yuan said. After Chile acquired the Atacama Desert, almost all the saltpeter produced there was monopolized by the Chinese Empire. Though. The Chinese Empire did not lack saltpeter, but the domestic resources were able to be retained. Then keep it as much as possible and give priority to the use of overseas resources. National resources are preserved as much as possible. After all, these are non-renewable resources.

Mascaiano nodded, although the price of 20 million Chinese dollars was a bit expensive, but he knew that the 'Tang-class' battleship was worth the price. The 'Brandenburg-class' battleships that the Brazilians bought from the Germans cost 14 million Chinese dollars when converted into Chinese dollars. The 'Tang-class' battleships were only six million dollars more expensive than the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships. At this price, it's already a good deal.

Of course, Chile can't afford to come up with this money at all. The previous loans for the purchase of arms from the Chinese Empire and the import of weapons and ammunition during the war have not yet been repaid. This time, the 40 million Chinese yuan of the two battleships also had to be repaid with loans first, and then slowly repaid with mineral resources and agricultural products. However, the Chilean government is not worried that they will not be able to change. The saltpeter and guano extracted from the Atacama Desert alone are worth tens of millions of dollars every year. As the scale of mining grows, so does the Chilean government's benefits, and it is expected that it will soon be able to pay off these loans.

After receiving an order from the Chilean government, the Imperial shipyard immediately drew up a plan to build the two battleships for Chile at the Guangzhou shipyard. It was also the first export order for the Imperial Navy's 'Don-class' battleships.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the news that the Chilean Navy has urgently ordered two 'Tang-class' battleships from the Chinese Empire frightened the Brazilians. They ordered a navy from Germany, thinking that two 'Brandenburg-class' battleships would be able to defeat the Chilean navy. But now the Chileans have bought two more 'Don-class' battleships. In front of the 'Don-class' battleships, the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships were simply paper-paste.

As a result, Emperor Pedro II of Brazil immediately instructed the diplomats in Germany to order two 'Caesars' from Germany. Frederick III's class of battleships, so that the Brazilian Navy could not be at a disadvantage.

German Navy's 'Caesar. The Frederick III-class battleships were barely able to compete with the Chinese Navy's Tang-class battleships, with five twin 343-mm guns, even giving them one more main gun. It's just that the layout of the five turrets has always had a lot of limitations. On the 'Wittelsbach-class' battleships, the Germans already planned to reduce one main turret.

Now the German Navy's 'Caesar. The Frederick III-class battleships had not yet been put into service, but they had already been launched. Since the Brazilians want to buy two more, the Germans will naturally not be reluctant, as long as the Brazilians give money. The black-hearted Germans, directly comparing the price of the Chinese Empire's sale of 'Tang-class' battleships, offered each 'Caesar. The price of 100 million German marks for the Frederick III-class battleships is simply trying to pit the Brazilians.

The Brazilians knew that the Germans were sitting on the ground, but they couldn't do anything about it. After all, the previous warships were ordered from Germany, and the Navy was also trained by Germany. Even if they had the heart to buy warships from other countries, it would be impossible. So, the Brazilians could only grit their teeth and endure the blackmail of the Germans.

Similarly, the Chileans learned that the Brazilians had once again purchased two 'Caesars. Not far behind, Frederick III-class battleships offered to purchase more advanced warships from the Chinese Empire. After all, once the Brazilians had two 'Caesars. If the Frederick III class battleships and two 'Brandenburg class' battleships, the Chilean Navy would certainly not be able to defeat only two 'Don-class' battleships.

As a result, the Chilean Navy offered to purchase two more more advanced battleships. The 'Tang-class' battleships previously sold to the Chilean Navy belonged to the 'Early Tang-class' battleships, and after the Chilean Navy made another request, the empire agreed to sell two more 'Sino-Tang-class' battleships to Chile. Although the firepower of the 'Middle Tang class' battleships was the same as that of the 'Early Tang class', with three triple 343 mm main guns, the displacement of the 'Middle Tang class' battleships increased by 2,000 tons. The excess displacement was almost all used for defense, and the design of the mine protection compartment was optimized, which greatly improved the ship's ability to resist torpedo attacks.

At this point, the Brazilians don't know what to do. They can't afford to engage in an endless arms race with the Chileans! The Chileans had an export of mineral resources such as copper and saltpeter, and their financial resources were much better than those of the Brazilian Empire. If the Brazilians continue to follow up, they will only be dragged down. As a result, Brazil had no choice but to lay down.

With the commissioning of the German Navy's 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, great pressure was put on the European allies of the Reich. Before the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships were commissioned, both the Spanish and Belgian navies were able to overwhelm the German navy. However, when the Brandenburg-class battleships entered service, this advantage quickly disappeared.

The Kingdom of Spain was promoted to contact the Chinese Empire, hoping to increase the strength of the Spanish Navy by using four 'Tang-class' battleships from the Chinese Empire. The Belgian Navy also put forward an order for two 'Don-class' battleships.

To this, the empire gladly agreed. After all, the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium were both allies of the Empire, and their naval strength did not do the Empire any harm, but they were able to share the pressure of the Empire.

As a result, the slipways of the Reich's shipyards were filled with six more 'Don-class' battleships built for the Kingdom of Spain and Belgium.

Similarly, the Germans received orders from the Ottoman Empire. Not far behind, the Ottoman Turkish Empire ordered four 'Brandenburg-class' battleships and two 'Wilhelm. Frederick III class battleship. (To be continued......)

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