"This is an offer from Chile, Argentina and Spain. Chile's offer was £730,000 per battleship. Argentina and Spain are £750,000, and if nothing else, the Chilean has already lost in the first round of bidding, and we can knock him out. ”

Count Schelling has been an eye-opener these days, he really didn't expect the ship to be sold like this! If the money and compensation already invested by the Russians are removed, then as long as the two warships can be sold for 700,000 pounds, the profit will be almost the same as if they were sold to the Russians. But now the situation is such that these two ships can earn an additional £50,000 each! £50,000! Two ships are 1 million marks! Count Schelling pondered in his heart, why don't our ships be auctioned off in the future?

"Wait, there may be others entering, and these two warships will continue to work. It is estimated that it will not be a problem to sell, the question is how much money can be made. Prince Ruprecht relaxed. He didn't expect that such a difficult matter would be solved in this way, if it was just for money, then the matter would be over, but Ruprecht asked for more than just money.

"Do you mean the Japanese and the Americans? The Japanese did send out an application to buy it, but it seems that there is some difficulty with funds, and they are raising money. The probability that the Americans will buy our warships is extremely low. But they also seem to want the friends you made in the Far East to come to Germany. Now it's time for you to pay off your debts. Count Schelling quipped.

"Paying off debts? If it's money, it's just a small thing. £10,000 only. I'm more focused on what Dewey is here for. As you said, the Americans may not buy ships, but they will definitely interfere. And the object of intervention is likely to be Spain! The prince muttered to himself.

"Wait, we have time." Ruprecht finished speaking and motioned for the count to leave. An invisible storm is already brewing, and every step you take may have a bearing on the future international situation.

And shortly after Count Schelling left, a man of medium stature and the kind of person who would never be conspicuous when thrown into the crowd walked in. This man did not have a good reputation in the outside world, and if one of the later generations was to paraphrase a later title, he was similar to an arms smuggler. Well, very similar to that protagonist from Lord of War! The protagonist who was caught and then released.

That's right, this Bavarian with the pseudonym Paul is an arms smuggler used by the Bavarian Kingdom to export all kinds of arms and some scarce materials to some countries or regions. Making money is only one aspect, more importantly, he is a very important pawn of Bavaria, a pawn used to influence the world and spy on intelligence! And now, he has just returned from Japan.

And shortly after he came in, Laura walked in as well. Countess Laura was a little surprised to see the person in front of her who was covered by a black trench coat, but she quickly concealed her surprise. Obediently sat down next to him.

"According to the information you have obtained, Japan's fiscal situation is not as bad as the outside world thinks?" Ruprecht looked at Paul and said.

"Their divisions began to be equipped with new rapid-fire guns and machine guns. Just the orders that flowed from my hands could arm at least 2 divisions. Although the rifles have not yet been replaced, within a maximum of one year, the Japanese Army will be able to complete the rapid-fire guns, light howitzers and machine guns for the three divisions. Paul whispered.

Prince Ruprecht did sign a treaty with the Russians, but this treaty has a lot of loopholes, and the big ones like battleships are too big to drill, but the army guns can. But if you want to say how much profit these things can bring to Ruprecht, that's not true. The price of these smuggled goods is relatively cheap, and the profit will naturally be less.

The most important purpose of Ruprecht's purpose in doing so was to determine the financial situation of the Japanese government through the understanding of the procurement situation of the Japanese army. Although Japan's reparations were greatly reduced after the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan still quickly stabilized its domestic financial market and developed relatively quickly in all aspects, which was somewhat unexpected by Ruprecht.

"It was the British, and the British helped the Japanese stabilize the financial markets. Almost all the bonds issued by the Japanese after the war were bought by the British. And British businessmen do have privileges in Japan, which may stem from some quid pro quo, my family's agents in England are engaged in the textile industry, and it is not very difficult for them to get a loan from the Japanese government. All this shows that the Japanese government's finances are not so tight. So, this time it is not surprising that the Japanese bought a ship. ”

"I even have some doubts about why the Japanese have not scraped together the 1.5 million pounds needed to buy a ship, because Japan's financial situation is very strange now, the domestic market is relatively loose, but the government is really short of money. It stands to reason that such a paradoxical thing will not happen. Unless, before that, the Japanese government used a very large amount of liquidity, and it will not be used for a long time. Countess Laura analyzed. This is something she has never figured out.

"Then we can now be sure of one thing, and that is that the Japanese government should have some money, but for some reason, the money is missing. And the result of the current lack of money, is that the result? The prince asked, adjusting his train of thought.

This is understandable, but there is another issue that you have overlooked: Japan is an island nation and now has a hostile relationship with Russia. First of all, they should build a navy to ensure the security of their homeland. Then the army was renewed to compete with Russia for the northeast, but now the situation seems to be the opposite. Paul's words beg another question.

"The Army's investment in equipment is much smaller than that of the Navy, but the Japanese do have some doubts about what they do. I'd like to know what they want to do. The prince thought of a possibility, but it was so crazy that even though Ruprecht knew the madness of the Japanese, he still couldn't believe it!

"Alright, you can go down, I want to be quiet." Thinking of a possibility, Prince Ruprecht was a little shocked. If the Japanese did that, it would be terrifying!

"Maybe it's also an opportunity to change the world?" The prince thought about it for a moment, and another rather bold idea came to his mind. However, this plan is a bit risky, and it may be self-defeating at any point! However, the interests behind it are indeed huge, and Prince Ruprecht can't let it go! Make up your mind and do it, the prince is not an indecisive person. So he began to arrange all kinds of things.

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