Lecker's stinking face stinked as he huddled in the welcoming crowd, his eyes swept over the figure standing at the front, and his teeth rattled as he remembered the day when he handed over the contract for the expansion of the seaport to the Germans in front of everyone!

Two million pounds! It's still the first issue!

When he secretly learned from the telegraph station that the German minister had sent back home a detailed contract for the renovation of the Hawaiian harbor, he almost choked to death with coffee! This Li Mo is simply using the construction of a seaport as a cover to buy arms!

That night, he was still wondering why it would take so much money to build two harbours, and he thought that this guy was planning to build a bigger harbor than Portsmouth! But the contents of the contract obtained in secret show that this guy is a fake at all! Half of the two million pounds was spent on the purchase of complete sets of munitions and equipment, which almost included the most advanced equipment of the German Army!

And this is the first installment! Next, we are ready to purchase a large number of complete sets of mechanical production lines! He's just trying to make Oahu a private fortress in the Pacific!

Thankfully, the fort can't be moved, and Hawaii is just an island, so all resources must be shipped by sea! So even if he fences this place with steel, it will only disgust the American nouveau riche, and it will not affect the interests of the empire in the Pacific. Fortunately, German shipbuilding technology is now inferior to that of the British, so there are only a few naval weapons such as torpedoes in that list!

But! This idiot duke who has money and has nowhere to spend! Why did he give such a big contract to the Germans? Is it because I didn't immediately agree to him that night, and deliberately humiliated myself in this way?!

Lecker can imagine what kind of embarrassment he will encounter when the news of the Germans winning big contracts spreads, when German freighters pour into Hawaii from all directions, and when the businessmen in the country who are already struggling to make ends meet complain to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!

Yes, the nobles in the parliament will not set their sights on this small island with only sugar, and they will immediately throw their telegrams into the trash when they receive their telegrams about the coup d'état in Hawaii, but they will never allow a diplomat who cannot win enough benefits for the Empire!

In the previous construction of the factory area, the interests of several companies were nothing, but now the Germans have actually taken over all the seaport projects, does this mean that Germany has reached an agreement with that guy?

Could it be that in addition to boiler technology, he threw something else to convince the stubborn Germans?

The thought that Germany might use Hawaii as a springboard to enter the Pacific Ocean, or get newer technology from that guy, made Lecker feel uncomfortable, and he didn't even pay attention to the warships that had already appeared in the field of vision, until his entourage pushed him, and only then did he notice several warships entering the harbor in the distance.

One ironclad, two cruisers, two torpedo destroyers .......

Looking at the small fleet with two American flags in his sight, Lecker crossed his fingers, and just wanted to add two more cruisers, only to find that the last two were actually flying the Chilean flag, and he immediately pouted.

"No wonder Chile has suddenly purchased so many new warships recently, it turns out that they have already found a home for these old warships, and they must have made a lot of money!"

"I still think that those new warships in Chile are purchased for this guy! It turned out to be these old second-hand goods. It seems that the new Grand Duke of Hawaii, the new master of Oahu and Kauai, made a Pacific Fleet that is, bluffing, to prop up the scene. The corner of Lykel's eyes swept to the smiling Li Mo.

"This guy can still laugh! Five warships, the total tonnage is not as good as a detachment of the Imperial Far East Fleet, even if you defeat the American merchants, what will you use to maintain it? If he knew that at this moment the Americans had just launched three battleships and announced the construction of four more, I wonder if he would cry? ”

While Lecker secretly gloated, he was also secretly frightened by Li Mo's wealth, although he had left the Navy for many years, but as a diplomat, he also knew a little about the current international price of warships. Although these warships are a little outdated, they will cost at least about 600,000 pounds! From investing millions in the construction of a shipyard industrial zone, to buying hundreds of thousands of second-hand warships, to now signing a two-million harbor arms contract with the Germans in one go!

This teenager, where did he get so much money!

And more importantly, with so much money, why did the Ministry buy warships directly from the British Empire, which had the best shipbuilding technology? Instead, I went to Chile to buy a second-hand ship!

What's this guy's idea?

Watching the American minister, who had been deliberately forgotten for a few days, rush to the dock as if he had seen a relative, Lecker's eyes suddenly lit up, he slapped his palm violently, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "How did I forget?" This guy has offended the Americans, he must be at ease......! ”

Young Master Li looked at the American cruiser slowly approaching in the encirclement, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. When he looked at the few ships that followed the fleet into the waterway and sailed towards the shipyard area, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

The main force of the First Division led by Zhao Long has finally arrived! With 7,000 troops, including the reserves, plus the fleet, it can be said that there is no need to worry about the power of the United States in the Pacific!

Young Master Li, who didn't know that he had been calculated, walked quickly to the dock with a smile on his lips, but even if he knew Lecker's thoughts, he would probably only smile happily.

Smashing a huge contract to Germany was carefully chosen by him! It's not that Young Master Li doesn't want to hug the British thigh, but now even if he sticks it upside down, people can't look down on it!

Compared to the British, the Germans are not very good, but in the final stage of this feast, the Germans are like giants who come to the table with a knife and fork, only to find that the food has been distributed!

Although there was an agreement between the Three Emperors, the Kaiser did not trust his Russian cousins at all! As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the chaotic internal affairs have also made this old empire fall little by little, if the European continent had not maintained containment, the German army would have entered the Austro-Hungarian Empire a long time ago!

There is no room for competition in Europe, and compared with Britain, which is full of colonies in the world, Germany's overseas interests are even smaller and pitiful, even inferior to Spain! Therefore, Germany is more willing to export arms to make large profits, which can be seen from Germany's dumping of weapons in China, and it is pulling food out of the mouths of Britain, France and other countries little by little!

Only after Britain and France have their eyes on the big contracts that Germany has won can they buy what they really want! What's more, the quality of the weapons and equipment of the German army was already better than that of other countries!

And most importantly, the Germans agreed to sell a whole line of ammunition and the whole technology! This is an irresistible temptation for the fledgling Pacific Army! Although Li Mo has also played with several firearms, bullets are not something he can understand!

Everyone knows that guns are easy to make and ammunition is hard! In the later generations of technologically advanced world, only a few countries can produce bullets, if you shout you will make bullets! Then congratulations, you are definitely the most wanted man in every country!

Since the founding of the army, all the ammunition of the Pacific Army has been purchased, even if the Black Star pistol and Type 91 rifle are being produced on a small scale, the ammunition is also purchased from the United States [***] through a third country! So when the Germans were willing to provide ammunition production technology and a full set of machinery, Master Li immediately signed an agreement!

Beside him, Li Enfu was also full of excitement, and followed closely by the young master's side to count the warships that began to lower the gangway, from beginning to end, from tail to end, and repeated several times before he found that there were a few missing. Suddenly there were some doubts: "Young master, why don't you announce that you will buy all the surnames at once?" Didn't you say that those four large cruisers also arrived in Chile? Why don't you come back? ”

"Hey, you think I don't want to! Don't you have the face of a British minister? If I announce the purchase of those four cruisers at one time, won't it be tantamount to telling everyone that all the warships ordered by the Chilean Navy over the years have actually been purchased for me? Although the British still don't look down on our family, it doesn't mean that they are willing to change the current balance in the Pacific, and if they deliberately detain two battleships after I announce it, then I'm not all done! After Young Master Li finished speaking, he glanced at the British minister in the distance.

"Besides, if I let them all come back at once, what do you think the United States and Ben will do?" Li Mo stood at the bottom of the gangway and waited for George Dewey's American envoy with white eyes: "If the Pacific Ocean becomes the Atlantic Ocean, do you think we still have a chance to fish in troubled waters?" ”

"Not bad!" Li Enfu praised and smiled: "Speaking of the British minister, I saw that his face was very dark just now, and his anger was not small, young master, you have to be careful when you deal with it later." Hehe! ”

Cut!

Li Mo didn't think so, didn't he just see that the Germans had grabbed the order, if he was also willing to provide some good things, the young master could also give him half. It's a pity that the British can't get anything other than the navy, let alone the fortification construction that the Germans are best at, so they can't let the young master buy a few more battleships!

"I don't even think there are too many warships!" Li Mo spat and watched the largest ironclad ship of the Dragon Xiao come to the dock, thinking about whether to find an opportunity to sell it?

Long Guozhang and Chen Ping, who didn't know that Young Master Li had already started the idea of fighting the Dragon Xiao, took the lead in stepping off the warship, which meant that the Pacific Fleet, which had been wandering outside for two years, had finally returned home.

"Young Master, Young Master!"

As soon as Chen Ping got off the ship, he saw Li Mo looking directly at the Long Xiao, his eyes lit up and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he hurriedly ran over with Long Guozhang, but he didn't respond after shouting a few times, so he had to push it with his hand.

"Ahh Li Mo was thinking about how much the Long Xiao could sell for, when he was suddenly pushed, he was startled, and shouted, "What are you going to do!" ”

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Long Guozhang and Chen Ping puffed out their faces, staring at each other with big eyes, didn't they just push it! Need such a big reaction? But they knew that Li Mo was selling the ship just now, and suddenly two people appeared in front of them, thinking that they were coming to find out why they sold their most beloved battleship, so they jumped in shock.

"Young Master, what were you thinking just now?" Chen Ping was curious.

"It's nothing, it's just how much the Dragon Howl can sell for!" Li Mo pursed his lips and muttered a few words.

"Sell for money!"

Chen Ping and Long Guozhang had a black line in their heads, and it was only then that they finally pulled out a fleet and drove the warship back, how long has it been! Selling ships? Could it be that the expenses have been too large lately and the turnover has not been effective?

Then you don't have to sell warships!

"Ahem!" Li Mo coughed twice, crying with a sad face: "Hey, in fact, I'm also difficult, I've been under a lot of pressure recently, the entire fleet has spent millions, in order to build the Pearl Harbor fortress, I just spent another two million on the Germans, plus the production line behind, and I got 180,000, it's difficult!" No money! ”

Li Mo burst into tears, crying and spreading his hands, as if he was already a poor bastard, this expression really scared Chen Ping and Long Guozhang, the two gritted their teeth and were about to comfort a few words, suddenly Du Dazhuang came out of nowhere, ran to the young master, mysteriously took out a small notebook from his arms, opened it with saliva, and said excitedly: "Young master, those Yankees are honest, they are willing to buy their lives with money, there are more than 30 million yuan in cash alone, and there are plantations and sugar factories of comparable value!" ”

Three million dollars? Six million pounds! Cash! There are also sugar mills and plantations of equal value!

Long Guozhang and Chen Ping's faces were even darker, and they dared to love that the young master was playing with himself just now! I made six million in cash, and I still want to sell warships! Really.

The middle finger is waiting!

Say! Who, isn't it just to tease you? But to be honest, this ironclad ship is not only slow, but also not very powerful, and most importantly, the appearance is also ugly, why keep it?

Forget it, it's not a good idea to offend the two major admirals at once, Li Mo hurriedly snorted, hugged Long Guozhang and hugged Chen Ping, fortunately, Old Man Tan didn't get off the ship, otherwise he had to hug another one, and after hugging, he said excitedly: "Welcome back, return to Oahu, which belongs to us!" ”

Chen Ping also suddenly forgot that the young master was going to sell the ship and became excited, just when he was on the ship, he heard several navigators say that the young master had been canonized as the Grand Duke of Hawaii, and the queen also gave Oahu and Kauai to the young master as a territory.

I thought of the result, but I didn't expect such a good result, not only did it not arouse the disgust of the Hawaiian natives, but instead obtained two large islands totaling more than 3,000 square kilometers, and most importantly, it also blocked the mouths of other countries! Even if the United States sends a fleet again, it will not help! With the recognition of Britain and Germany and other countries, even if the United States wants to force it, I am afraid it will have to consider the cost, not to mention that it still has the Pacific Fleet on its side!

"Young master, well done!" Chen Ping applauded and praised, only Long Guozhang behind him was still worried: "Young master, you really want to sell the Dragon Howler!" ”

"it! I dare to spend it with the young master! Li Mo kicked and flew away, bluffing his face: "Sell!" ”

Of course, Li Mo must not be able to sell the Long Xiao in the end, at least not now, because the two American cruisers that followed Long Guozhang have already lowered their gangways.

"Commodore of the United States Navy, George Dewey, has seen Mr. Grand Duke."

A standard military salute, coupled with a white navy uniform and a resolute face, made George Dewey look heroic, but unfortunately the constricted frown exposed his heart.

Long Guozhang and Chen Ping stood behind Li Mo, looking at the commodore of the US Navy, who was only sixty years old, but was still in good spirits, and dared to give a forced surprise order in the face of a superior opponent.

Shave your eyebrows at the same time!

George Dewey!

"Celebrity! I finally saw it, why are you so thin and so old?! ”

The corner of Li Mo's eyes twitched, he didn't dare to underestimate this guy more than anyone else, because this guy was the vanguard of the United States' foreign expansion in history, and the first kitchen knife under the old Roosevelt led the Asian fleet to start the Philippine campaign and annihilated the Spanish fleet.

"Why don't you get him to sign first, and then kill him?" Li Mo grinned, holding George Dewey's big hand, and thought to himself.

"Welcome General to Hawaii and I hope you enjoyed your visit!"