"Your Majesty, on behalf of the French Empire, I lodge a solemn protest against you, and such an act of yours will lead to a serious strategic imbalance on the European continent! Seriously unbalanced! If Prussia is armed with 3,000 heavy machine guns in one go, it will pose a huge threat to our French Empire, which is unacceptable to our French Empire, absolutely unacceptable! ”

Jabuch shouted angrily. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"How?"

Guo Ye's face turned cold, and he replied lightly: "Mr. Yabuqi, when will our Huaxia Empire trade with other countries and still have to get the approval of your French Empire?" In China, only what I say has the highest authority! ”

Yabuqi's expression was stunned, and he was fighting head-on with the Chinese Empire? Yabuqi doesn't have that kind of confidence, this Guo Ye has always been soft and hard, and he is the most difficult!

"Your Majesty, by doing so, you have indeed posed a serious threat to our French Empire, after all, Prussia lives next to France, and that group of people in Prussia is madmen, war madmen! With these heavy machine guns, the Kingdom of Austria was definitely no match for the Kingdom of Prussia! Once Austria is defeated, we will have to face direct Prussian aggression! You can't fail to think about the strategic balance on the European continent! ”

Jabucci said angrily.

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Mr. Jabucci, I have always heard that the French Army is the first army in the world, even the army of the British Empire is not as strong as yours, why, you have no confidence in the elite of your country's army at this time?" ”

Jabuchi was so angry that he couldn't laugh or cry, yes, the French army was extremely powerful, but if Prussia was really equipped with 3,000 heavy machine guns, then who would die, but it was difficult to predict, the huge threat brought by 3,000 heavy machine guns was too great!

"Your Majesty, I still invite you to reconsider the arms sale to Prussia, and if this arms sale can be revoked, then our French Empire is willing to compensate your country, and even buy all the heavy machine guns sold to Prussia! And it was bought at the original price of Prussia, and even willing to buy it at a premium! ”

Yabuchi said solemnly.

Now there is only one way, to take all the heavy machine guns sold to Prussia, so that the Prussian threat can be nip in the bud.

"Impossible, the most important thing in the exchanges between the two countries is integrity, if we cancel this arms sale, then where is the credibility of the Chinese Empire?"

Guo Songtao on the side replied in a deep voice.

"Then please ask your country to promise to sell 3,000 heavy machine guns to our French Empire, and the delivery must be completed before the end of next year, and the military balance of the European continent must not be damaged, otherwise, it will cause a huge disaster if it is taken back!"

Yabuchi said coldly.

"Same request,"

Guo Ye replied lightly: "Prussia has shown great sincerity, and England also needs to exchange warships for it, what benefits can your country give us?" ”

"This ......"

Yabuqi's heart jumped, benefits, this Guo Ye is too greedy, and he still needs benefits to buy their heavy machine guns! But what can France do now?

"Your Majesty, what do you want from France?"

Yabuqi turned the defense into the offensive and asked rhetorically.

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Mr. Yabuqi, I need a loan now, a large amount of money, to build our country, if your country can provide us with a large amount of loans, I think, it is still possible to carry out trade between us!" ”

Loan?

Yabuqi is a little more down-to-earth, and it's not easy to say anything else, but for loans, presumably the big bankers in China are still willing to participate, after all, there is a lot of interest income!

"There's no problem with this!"

Jabuchi replied: "Your Majesty, we are willing to provide your country with a loan worth at least fifty million francs for the construction of your country, and the repayment period can also be discussed, and I have the authority to repay the loan in ten years at most, with an annual interest of sixteen percent!" ”

16% per annum! Although the interest rate of such a loan is not the highest, it is not low!

Guo Songtao raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "In that case, there will be nothing to talk about between our two countries, and the loan with an annual interest rate of 16% can be borrowed from any country in our Huaxia Empire!" In a word, the annual interest rate is four percent, and it is a fixed interest rate, and it is not possible to pay more than a penny of interest! I think Prussia is also willing to buy another 3,000 heavy machine guns from the Chinese Empire, 3,000 heavy machine guns, plus the ammunition reserves, I think the funds we get will be enough for us to develop the economy......"

Yabuqi's face was completely dark, with an annual interest rate of four percent! That's too low, isn't it? And it's a fixed interest!

"Mr. Prime Minister, I want to fix the annual interest rate of 4 percent, but I'm afraid that in all countries in the world, you can't borrow such a low-cost loan, right? You are blackmail! ”

Guo Ye shrugged his shoulders and said disdainfully: "Mr. Yabuqi, you can also choose not to accept it, and we didn't force you, but don't think about the heavy machine gun deal, your attitude makes me very dissatisfied!" Who said four percent per annum that no one wants to lend us? We have already received an interest-free loan from Prussia for six years, hehe, Mr. Jabucci, you miscalculated......"

Interest-free loans!

When Jabqi heard this, he was shocked, knowing that he had made a big mistake, after all, this was an exchange of interests, and he did not give benefits to the Chinese Empire, so why did people sell strategic weapons such as heavy machine guns to France? Look at Prussia, in order to get a heavy machine gun, and even offered interest-free loans to the Chinese Empire! This Bismarck is so ruthless!

It can't be said that Bismarck's methods are ruthless, it can only be said that Bismarck's vision and realm are not comparable to a small Jabucci, compared to the great cause of the unification of the German Confederation that the heavy machine gun may bring, and relative to the possible hegemony of the European continent, it is just a small interest-free loan, which is really nothing!

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Mr. Prime Minister, I will also report this matter to our Imperial Majesty and Mr. Prime Minister, and ask for domestic opinions, which are beyond my authority! However, we will never give up the purpose of buying heavy machine guns! ”

Guo Ye nodded, looked at Montella, and said with a smile: "Mr. Montella, how is the United States doing recently?" ”

Monte smiled unnaturally and replied, "Everything is fine, President Lincoln and President Grant want me to congratulate and greet you, this, Your Majesty the Emperor, I don't know that we in the United States can get these heavy machine guns?" ”

Guo Ye laughed and said: "Montello, with the relationship between our two countries, this answer is naturally yes, and the price is definitely the most favorable, you can rest assured, however, there is a problem, that is, the time when your country gets the heavy machine gun may need to be delayed......"

(To be continued.) )