The Rise of the Empire

"The Russians are scared!" Ruprecht finally decided to meet the Russian representatives after nearly two months of letting go of the Russians. The situation is now obvious! Whether it's for the navy or for diplomacy, the Russians must admit defeat! It's a pity if you can't buy a good weapon, but if the enemy buys it, it will be a tragedy! This is not the time to worry about money! Although the Japanese are the godsons of the British, they didn't say they wouldn't buy German weapons? Therefore, the Russians must be strong before the Japanese.

"Uh, who is this?" When the Russian walked into the meeting room, Ruprecht saw a somewhat familiar figure, not Makanov, how could this Russian soldier have a beautiful woman next to him? Ruprecht directly ignored the two Russian uncles next to him. "This person looks familiar!"

"You met her when you met with His Majesty Nicholas, and you talked with her." Earl Schelling immediately reminded her.

"Oh, I remembered, she was the girl who blocked Makanov and Kuropatkin!" Ruprecht suddenly realized. Today's Countess looks even brighter and more charming. The visitor is wearing a white pleated skirt with rose-colored lace embroidered on the hem. She has a fair complexion, slender eyebrows, and her delicate facial features are perfectly embellished on her complexion. She wears a high bun. With a different flavor. Her slightly nervous expression made her lovable like a frightened deer.

"Okay, no problem, the Russians have already reached the point of giving away girls, there will be no problems in this negotiation!" At this time, our prince's mind once again jumped to Java, Ukraine Soft girl present! However, the attraction is still not as great as the British pound!

"This is Countess Ajielina. Starting today, she will be the liaison officer of the Russian Embassy in Bavaria. If you have anything to do, you can contact her directly." Parokin introduced. As far as what happened in Hamburg back then, it was not a big deal at all, but Ruprecht’s actions also allowed the Russians to find the use of the Ukrainian countess. It is just a canary of a family, and there is no loss if it is thrown out. , maybe you can earn some money, if it weren't for Ruprecht's world travel, the countess would have taken office long ago!

"Speaking of business, how are you thinking?" Ruprecht still had no intention of changing the terms! I have a full hand of good cards now, and the Japanese want to buy them! This one will be able to eat the Russians to death! In the eyes of the Russians, the prince just wants to make money. For a qualified businessman, if you can't kill him today, he will do business with you tomorrow! Without this kind of mind, Ruprecht would not be able to develop now!

"We can purchase two warships according to the normal order sequence, without your advance payment, but the premise is that we need a guarantee from you that the warships and related drawings produced by your design bureau cannot flow into Japan! In addition, the price is expensive. The other party should make an appropriate transfer!" It has been 2 months, and Parokin is not willing to wait like this endlessly. Now the situation is changing rapidly. If Japan and Germany really reach an agreement, it will even affect the Russian If Germany and France form an alliance in the Far East, then it will really be a loss to grandma's family.

"Hehe." Ruprecht had a triumphant smile on his face. The prince has great ambitions, he and the Russians don't just want to do this business! The French have almost controlled a considerable part of Russia's shipyards by using francs and providing complete sets of shipbuilding equipment, so Ruprecht intends to win the Russian cruiser construction order! If this goal can be achieved, the Japanese order is really nothing!

"As long as there is a ship from your country in the Brome-Forth shipyard! Then we will not accept orders from the Japanese. As for the price? For the sake of this beautiful lady, and for the convenience of the lady For the Earl's future work, I am willing to reduce the price by 10,000 pounds. In return, I need to provide samples of the 12-inch cannon and the 10-inch cannon as soon as possible! How about it?" Ruprecht glanced at Countess Athelina and said.

If the first condition of the Russians is the bottom line and cannot be changed, then the second condition is more for the sake of face. It is enough for Ruprecht to make a little concession, not to mention that if he can get the artillery earlier, it will also help his plan a lot. It is worthwhile to drop 10,000 pounds.

"That's very good. I hope your country can start work as soon as possible. The first start-up capital of 450,000 pounds will be transferred to your company's bank account in 5 days." Without the slightest politeness, the two sides ended with several words. month of negotiations! Parokin's last words finally made Ruprecht's heart drop. If the normal procedure is followed, even if the Russians break the contract, the shipyard will not take any risks!

After the meeting, using the noon break, Ruprecht discussed some details of the contract with Baron Vittorio! There are certain things that cannot be said in front of Russians!

"Pay attention to the construction period. Let's calculate it according to the normal 30 months. If the Russians want to rush to work, they need to pay extra.

"The design of the gun mount follows the original idea, and it can be slightly modified to be compatible with the same caliber guns of Russia and Britain and the guns we plan to use in the future."

"Boss, didn't you say that you won't produce warships for the Japanese?" Vittorio figured out the key in a blink of an eye. This is obviously to prepare a system to supply the Three Kingdoms!

"Stupid! Italy! Italy's new battleship is also planning to use the British 10-inch guns! I just want to compete for orders from the Italians! Although the whole ship can't be bought, it's okay to sell a turret and armor! Your ship design bureau has earned enough, but we and the Bavarian-Austrian military-industrial complex of the Austro-Hungarian Empire have not yet opened!" Ruprecht said dissatisfied.

"Boss Shengming!" The baron thought for a while, and added Austria after Italy!

"In terms of the power system, new water tube boilers and steam engines can be properly adopted, and the improvement of the ventilation ducts and chimneys of the battleship can also be tried on this battleship." Ruprecht ordered. Let the Russians be guinea pigs, and a lot of good things will be cheap for him!

Just as Ruprecht was explaining things to the baron, Earl Schelling hurried in and whispered a few words into Ruprecht's ear, and then Ruprecht's face changed, "Today In the afternoon, you are in charge of receiving the Russian delegation, I have something to do."

"Uh, what could be more important than a few million orders?" the Baron said helplessly.

"My sister is here..." Ruprecht said without looking back, and immediately left the room with Earl Schelling!

"Aren't you the eldest son?" the baron muttered.

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