The Rise of the Empire

"I'll wipe it, that's fine! The Russians are not simple!" After the first round of auction was over, Prince Ruprecht finally figured out what the Russians thought after spending a long time thinking about it in the study! Who says Russians are hairy? This little cleverness is much better than a bear! I almost bluffed myself too.

The Russians will never buy the ship back, and although the two warships are good, the Spaniards will not increase the price without limit, and the Russians are very clear that the Spaniards are actually not very resistant to Japan's acquisition of these two warships Yes, although there is a threat from the United States, Spain also has ways to avoid it. The Spaniards' small moves started very early.

Just 4 days before the start of the auction, another Spanish delegation found Prince Ruprecht. They said that if the Spaniards failed in this auction, they hoped to buy 2 armored cruisers of the same model from the prince. And the two parties agreed to start construction before December 1896.

The Spaniards are not simple, they have already made plans. Or the decision to reduce risk. Why are these two battleships worth so much? But because before 1898, there were no better warships in service in the countries of the world. The construction of warships takes time. In less than 2 years by 1898, who can guarantee the completion of a 10,000-ton armored cruiser! No one can guarantee it! Moreover, it is also a possible event for the Americans to do it within 2 years, not an inevitable event. After thinking about this, the Spaniards decided to change their strategy.

So the Spaniards have considered, if the price is too high, then give up, avoid this round of panic buying, and then quickly order new warships. According to the construction speed of His Royal Highness's shipyard, they will have the opportunity to enter service in early 1899. And if there is a conflict between the United States and the West at this time, don't even think about the West Indies. The existing fleet is concentrated in the Philippines, and then wait until the other two warships enter service, then Spain still has a chance to defend the Philippines. This is the lesser of the two harms! Before the final bid, the Spaniard secretly pulled a fuse for himself!

However, what the Spaniards did was finally known to others. As for how it was leaked, no one knows. It may be the Spaniard's own problem, or it may be leaked by someone on purpose. Of course, Prince Ruprecht would never admit to the latter point! Anyway, no matter what, the Russians know it! And the Russians knew that Spain could not resist until death. The Russians changed tactics decisively.

"Since it can't be stopped, let the Japanese spend more money." That's right, the current Russian delegation has already resigned to their fate, and this is the last pursuit left! And since you want to let Japan do more bloodletting, then naturally you have to pretend to think about it! When everyone thought that the Russians were just making soy sauce, the Russians made a decisive move. Although it is fake, it looks real no matter how you look at it....

The offer from the Russians was very level, and the £1.2 million was almost at the upper limit of the acceptance range of the Spaniards and the Japanese. This strength is unstoppable! It's all wasted so much energy. Still so shivering? So when the Russians proposed this price, everyone followed suit!

And then, as the Russians expected, for some ulterior purpose, the Japanese government followed up and proposed a way to prevent malicious price increases. This was expected by the Russian representative. Robanov and others realized that there would be no results in this bidding, and they could only disrupt the situation in this bidding. Otherwise, the stone might fall on their own feet in the end. on. After all, as Britain and Japan expected, even if you don't look at the face of the French. It also depends on Lang's face, right?

You Russians can mess things up,

The French government can still cooperate with you, but if you want to buy back those two warships, the French government will really turn against you! So the Russians said without saying a word and said to mix it up again. Directly push the price up to 1.28 million pounds! And when the other two countries expressed their willingness to follow up, the Russians finally decided to retire. If you stop playing, you will be playing with fire! In the next round, you two take your time!

Some people may say that Robanov is not authentic, but can this be blamed on the Russians? The friendship between people is unreliable, and the basic trust between people has been fed to the dogs. The two empires are at odds, how much trust do they want to have when they meet by chance? Are you dreaming? Besides, the Spaniards were the ones who wilted first. You can’t blame Russia for this. You have made small moves. It’s not too much for me to do other things, right?

The Russian delegation is going to pack up and go back to China, and the Japanese and Spaniards are left behind. The pair of brothers and sisters are still struggling at the end. To be honest, the price is already a bit ridiculously high. 1.28 million pounds, how much is the most expensive first-class battleship in the same period? If the British shipyard dares to quote this price with the British Admiralty, it will definitely be pulled out to shoot for a minute! If it was changed to Japan, it would probably be three times and six holes!

The Spaniard hesitated, deciding to initiate a backup plan if necessary. Sevilla has already communicated with the country, and the highest price given by the latter is 1.3 million pounds! If it is higher, just give up. Start the backup plan. And the Japanese are also very tangled here! It's all at this price! Big loss! Do you want to follow up?

Mutsu Munemitsu used more than 4,000 words in his telegram to Ito Hirobumi to explain the situation of the auction. He also said that now that Russia and Germany are fighting against each other, the naval arms sales ban imposed on Japan at the beginning is useless, and the Russians will not order new warships from Germany in the short term. Japan wants to order another one directly? Why bother to stare at the two warships? 1.28 million pounds! This is not a small number anymore, if it is higher, it will kill people! Mutsu Munemitsu might be "punished by heaven" if he goes back!

And Ito Hirobumi's call back was very simple, he said two things, one thing is to decide whether the two warships can be completed before 1898, and the other thing is to tell Mutsu if they can be completed in October 1897 Zong Guang, 1.35 million pounds directly bought! Don't be cowardly! After receiving the telegram, Mutsu Munemitsu was almost scared to pee, and had nightmares for three consecutive nights! Physical health continues to decline….

At the last moment, Mutsu Munemitsu sent three more telegrams to Hirobumi Ito, and each of these telegrams was tougher than the other, and he almost pointed at the other party's nose and scolded, what do you think Y? Are you crazy? Do you dare to ask for this price? Mutsu Munemitsu even suspected that Hirobumi Ito was upset with him, so he decided to get rid of himself with an excuse... It shouldn't be, everyone's relationship is still good.

And under the repeated confirmation of Ito Hirobumi. Mutsu Munemitsu finally decided to grit his teeth, and the cheating price of 1.35 million pounds I also endured! Spaniards, you have the ability to continue to come! The whole of Japan is willing to go crazy with Lao Tzu. What else is I afraid of?

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