"Your Excellency Antonio, our country is very sincere, and we are willing to offer 330 million lira for the warships sold by your country, which is enough to prove our sincerity."

It was Tetsuhei Osawa, the Japanese ambassador to Italy, who spoke at the Italian Foreign Ministry.

In front of him, in addition to Foreign Minister Bacona, there is also Prime Minister Antonio, whom he calls him, and there is another person, Admiral Yagill, the protagonist of this ship sale.

As for Ambassador Teppei Osawa, this time he was authorized by Tokyo to appoint him plenipotentiary for this purchase, and could even request British help if necessary.

Of course, the power is great, so if things are not done well, the board will be heavy. Of course, Tetsuhei Osawa knows how heavy his responsibility is, and his decision here is likely to directly affect the outcome of the war with Russia. Therefore, after obtaining authorization, he first approached the British ambassador Coulson, and after negotiating with him and getting an accurate answer from the British, he found the Italians and prepared to make an offer to take the ships he had sold while the fire was looting.

In the face of Ambassador Teppei Osawa's offer, Prime Minister Antonio did not answer, but looked at Admiral Yagill, the meaning of which was obvious, and let him, the protagonist, answer.

Speaking of which, Prime Minister Antonio regretted it a little, because he agreed to the cost of the Navy's sale of warships in the previous shipbuilding plan, which led to the Navy being so bold that it actually sold out its main warships. Isn't the kingdom's coastal defense gone, and doesn't need to be safeguarded for overseas interests, it's just nonsense.

He also talked to the king about this, but the wise king did not know why, and did not stop the navy from messing around.

If the king doesn't care, how can he, the prime minister, be a villain, and it would be terrible to think that he wants to improach military power. Don't forget that there is also a National Socialist Party behind him, and although its leader, Cruz, has a good reputation as Home Secretary, anyone who dares to underestimate him will be unlucky.

Admiral Yagill didn't know the bells and tricks in the Prime Minister's belly, but he knew that he wasn't quite happy with the current price. These days, the Navy's attention to the Russo-Japanese War can be said to be the highest among all Italian departments, and even the army is not as good as the army. After all, the army has no interests in this war, but their navy has huge interests.

Therefore, Admiral Yagill, who knew the battle situation well, shook his head and said, "Ambassador Teppei Osawa, thank you for your country's bid for our country's imminent elimination of warships, but this price cannot meet the needs of our navy, because these warships have very good performance, but they cannot meet our country's coastal defense needs, so they are sold." ”

What a joke, at this time the two sides fought a naval battle in the Yellow Sea, and both sides lost a total of five battleships. At this time, how can it be agreed, at least let the price of Japan and Russia be forced to the highest price they can bear, otherwise this great opportunity will not be in vain.

Ambassador Tetsuhei Osawa didn't care about Admiral Yagill's words, because he also knew that it would be so easy to negotiate a war ship sale with Italy, but there was one thing that had to be asked clearly.

"Then your navy always has a price for selling warships, and it is impossible for us to keep guessing."

In the face of Ambassador Teppei Osawa's words, Admiral Yagill thought about it, and it was really inappropriate not to come up with a selling price. So I saw him stretch out four fingers and gesticulate. "The psychological price of our navy is 400 million lira."

Admiral Yagill's price is not casually said, shouting too high shows that the Navy is not sincere in selling ships, and it is possible to sell it at a high price if it is low. The price of 400 million is neither high nor low, it is completely appropriate.

"400 million lira?"

The price offered by Italy surprised Ambassador Tetsuhei Osawa. This price accounted for two-thirds of the purchase cost of Japan's 66th Fleet.

Of course, he also knew that at this time, Italy's ship sales must not be normal, and it is normal to ask for a high price.

However, since he had received the desired answer, Ambassador Tetsuhei Osawa did not stay long, and after bidding farewell to the three high-ranking Italian officials, he left.

"Go to the British Embassy."

After getting into the car, Ambassador Teppei Osawa instructed the driver to go to the British Embassy, and at this moment he wanted to consult with the British Ambassador.

However, when he arrived at the British Embassy, he was stunned by a message from Ambassador Coulson.

"You say France gave Russia a loan of 420 million francs?"

Faced with the surprised Japanese ambassador, Coulson immediately replied with a confirmed reply. "Yes, our country has just learned from Paris that the French government has transferred this loan to the Russians."

This time, the French loan to Russia was not disguised, and the British side easily found out. Of course, Britain can guess the thoughts of the French, and they just don't want to see Russia focus on the Far East.

This is also very understandable, after all, Russia's expansion in the Far East has no half-dime benefit for France, and there are a lot of disadvantages. If it weren't for the fact that France had gained too much from the alliance with Russia, Paris would have been so easy to talk about.

"That's bad."

After confirming the news of France's loan to Russia, Tetsuhei Osawa looked shocked.

"Ambassador Teppei Osawa, what's wrong?"

In the face of Coulson's inquiry, Tetsuhei Osawa immediately informed the other party of Italy's reply to him.

"It does seem like a nuisance."

And after listening to Tetsuhei Osawa's narration, Coulson also felt a little difficult.

"Don't worry, if the Italians end up selling the battleship to the Russians, you have to believe that our country will help your country, and it is a big deal that our country will also sell the battleship to you at that time."

Coulson's words made Tetsuhei Osawa feel tight, originally he thought that the ambassador would say that the British Empire would continue to borrow, but he didn't expect to say that he was actually selling ships to them.

The British Empire violated the principle of neutrality and sold ships publicly, so it's good not to take it seriously. There are some things that other people do, but Britain can't do, because he is the world hegemon and plays the role of the leading big brother, so there must be guidelines.

Think about it, what would happen if the British Empire openly violated the norms of neutrality?

The next day the world's newspapers would report on it, and London would be accused of being dismissed by a thousand people, and the prime minister would be ousted because he had done something that undermined the prestige of the empire.

Some may say how can Italy do it?

Quite simply, they are scoundrels, poor ghosts, people who see money, and they will sell their souls to devils as long as they give money, is it surprising that such a country violates the Neutrality Act?

Therefore, there is a saying that good people are used to bad people doing bad things, and good people doing bad things should be widely publicized, and the results are different for different requirements.