One billion dollars, in 1915, this was definitely an astronomical amount. The pen is even more than www.biquge.info US military spending in a year. If the U.S. Navy receives this funding, it will be able to build at least forty new capital ships, making the U.S. Navy a powerful force that can rival the German Navy in an instant. If we add to this the US government's investment in the navy, it is not a problem to surpass the German navy.

The thought that after such a large sum of money was received, the US Navy would usher in explosive growth, which made Secretary Daniels very satisfied. As Secretary of the Navy, of course, he hoped that the US Navy would become as powerful as possible, and that it would be better to surpass Germany and become the new maritime hegemon. Although, he knew that it was very difficult, very difficult. But he believes that with enough financial support, everything will be very easy to achieve.

"That's right, Your Excellency. The Republic of America would like to receive your country's 381-mm gun technology and the full set of steam turbine technology. Minister Daniels continued. These two most critical technologies are also the ambitions of the US Navy.

Churchill was stunned for a moment, and said casually: "Of course there is no problem." However, the British Empire spent a lot of manpower and material resources to develop these two technologies. If the United States of America needs it, we can transfer it to you at a discounted price. ”

Although these two technologies are advanced in the United Kingdom, they are absolutely not allowed to flow abroad unless absolutely necessary. However, the current situation is critical, and there is no longer so much to care about.

In addition, Churchill also hoped to use these two technologies to knock a hard shot from the Americans. In this way, you may be able to save some money. After all, more than a billion dollars is a huge amount of money that Britain can't come up with.

However, Churchill soon learned that he underestimated the shamelessness of these Americans. The Americans simply want to take these two British technologies for nothing, not a penny.

"Ahem! Your Excellency, you are mistaken. The Republic of America hopes that the British Empire will transfer these two technologies to the Republic of America free of charge, as a little compensation for the huge risks taken by the Republic of America! Minister Daniels said.

Churchill's face flushed suddenly, he never imagined that these Americans would be so shameless. He even wanted to get up immediately and give the other party a slap, which was clearly the Americans taking advantage of the fire to rob them and knock them again. However, he had to suppress his anger and not lose the big because of the small.

"Your Excellency, the Republic of America supports the British Empire at the risk of offending the Germans, and the British Empire will not be so stingy that it is unwilling to transfer either technology, right?" Brian asked.

Churchill twitched the corners of his mouth in distress, those are the two most critical techniques! But since the Americans have said so, can he still refuse?

"Well, for the sake of friendship between the British Empire and the Republic of America, we promise to transfer these two technologies to your country." Churchill, despite the blood dripping from his heart, pretended to be nothing.

"Very well, Your Excellency. I believe that the friendship between our two countries can be maintained. Brian laughed.

"However, Your Excellency, the British Empire simply does not have that much money to pay for this purchase of ships, so we hope to be able to borrow from the United States and pay with the loan!" Churchill said.

"What? Loan? Brian and Daniels, all of a sudden, their faces didn't look good. They didn't want to continue lending to the British. Although they had already provided a lot of loans to the British before, judging from the current war situation, the possibility of the British winning was very small. Americans would not do this kind of discounted business.

"Your Excellency, if you take out a loan, forget it. The United States of America is also not well funded. Brian smiled.

"Your Excellency, your country can pay for it with other equivalents, such as gold or other precious metals." Minister Daniels said.

Churchill hesitated, then said: "Since the United States cannot provide us with loans, then we have only one way." The British Empire hopes to repay the purchase by transferring the colonies to your country. ”

"Transfer the colony?" Brian and Daniels were stunned.

The United States has always coveted the vast colonies of the British Empire. If they could, they would like to defeat the British Empire with their own hands and snatch all the colonies of the British Empire. However, after comparing the military power of the two sides, the Americans had to give up this unrealistic illusion, and could only watch with envy that the Germans were about to defeat the British and take away those colonies.

Now, the British are willing to transfer the colonies to them in order to repay the construction money, which is an acceptable option for the United States. After all, the United States does not lack money and the like, they value the colonies more.

"Your Excellency, if it is a colony, then your country intends to transfer those colonies to us. After all, $170 million is a lot of money. If it is a colony with poor conditions, the United States does not need it. Brian said.

Most of the British colonies are good places, but there are also a few that are not very good.

"Your Excellency, if your country agrees, we may transfer to you the two colonies of the Bahamas and Jamaica to offset the purchase of ships." Churchill said.

Brian immediately shook his head: "Your Excellency, the two colonies of the Bahamas and Jamaica are not big and not worth so much money. ”

Churchill thought for a moment, then said, "We can add Grenada." The price of these three colonies is enough to offset the purchase price. ”

These three colonies are all islands in the Caribbean Sea, and their geographical location is very important. Especially for the United States, if they have these colonies, they can expand their influence further into South America. If Germany had defeated Britain and occupied these colonies, it would have directly threatened the United States itself.

However, if these three colonies were sold for $170 million, it would also be sky-high. After all, when the British seized these colonies, they didn't make much effort at all.