Chapter 505: Auction of Yamato-class battleships
"It's so shabby? Get out of the way, you shitty bitch, and get away with your dirty hands! A young Englishman with a pale face shook the embroidered blue handkerchief in his hand like a fly. An old butler in a tuxedo next to him helplessly rolled the only somewhat active eyeball on his stiff face, and waved his hand quickly at the two natives who were greeted by tropical fruits on their heads.
An indigenous black man helplessly put his hand to his chest, and after a quick cross, he stepped aside and looked back at a bearded man in hunting suit who was smiling and watching all this in the distance. After seeing the man's gesture, he bent down and held the fruit basket above his head and retreated far away.
Although the old butler's face was flat, his flexible eyes were full of everything around him. And quickly exchanged glances with the young man who covered his mouth and nose with a blue handkerchief.
"Welcome! Welcome to the beautiful island of São Tomé! The bearded man in the hunting suit smiled heartily.
"This is our invitation!" Out of nowhere, the old butler pulled out a purple invitation card inlaid with gold wire.
After the bearded man glanced at it very casually, he didn't take it, but just smiled: "When you come here, you are our most honored guest!" ”
"And when can we start this auction?" The young man's voice was a little shrill and he asked directly.
"We still have a few guests, and when they come, we'll start right away!" The bearded man grinned. However, Sen Ran's teeth were covered by a beard.
When the young man and the old butler entered the arranged wooden house, they found that it was very clean, although it was simple.
"The Germans are coming, too!" After nightfall," after carefully probing the room, the young man's face relaxed, and he frowned lightly and whispered to the old butler. It wasn't until the guests arrived that they noticed a few familiar faces.
"I'm afraid we're going to pay a bigger price this time." The old butler's habitual eyes swept around, and then he sighed, "In two days, General Bill will come, but we can't find any big problem with them!" Isn't it possible to go back to this humble auction hall and auction bottles and cans? The young man said with some frustration.
"It's nothing! The above has preliminarily judged that there should be no problem with their identity. This transaction with the Huaxia people should be the one who took the initiative to contact them. The old butler said with some uncertainty.
The owner of the auction house is a French university professor who studies archaeology, and there are only a dozen people in this auction house, "but he suddenly took over the big order of the Yamato-class battleships auctioned by Huaxia." The cautious British ** intelligence department checked and checked this Shabi auction house. But in the end, nothing unusual was found. It seems that this Shabi auction house is just like the vanguard said, because it returned some cultural relics to Huaxia, and won the favor of the young general of Huaxia, so as to get this big order.
Shabi had advertised in New York that the auction would be held there, but because it was an auction of battleships, "some people opposed this outside force in the name of anti-war to stir up the scene." Having achieved their goal, they immediately moved to the island of São Tomé. The Americans paid too much tax, and the Portuguese on the island of São Tomé turned a blind eye to the auction after collecting a few weapons.
"These treacherous merchants!" As soon as Major General Bill set foot on the island of São Tomé, he saw the German Nazi uniforms of the two men who were talking not far away, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.
As a result, after entering a certain huge tent, he scolded again. It was not only the Germans who were present, but also several familiar faces. The Americans, the Russians, and even the Japanese themselves came over, and they didn't just join in the fun.
"110 million!" The balding Russian was the first to raise his card.
"Damn! Didn't the Russians already order one of these Fantasy-class battleships? Why do you still want one? Major General Bill originally wanted to take a steady look at the situation before speaking, but at the beginning, the atmosphere at the scene was exploded by the direct price increase of the Soviet Russians.
"Eleven fifteen million!" The Germans, who still fastened the military discipline button on a hot day, followed suit, and suddenly raised it by five million.
"Why do you want these rigid Germans?" Bill's heart trembled a little when he thought of him looking up at the giant ship. And in the hands of the Germans, there were already three such terrible giant ships.
"Eleven sixteen million!" It's not like a soldier at all, the Americans are more like watching the excitement, "only a million in the scene."
Major General Bill's lips twitched, and finally gave the curse in his heart to the ancestors of the Americans for several lifetimes. The British were in crisis, and the Americans did not forget to take advantage of the fire to rob. They had just gotten their hands on a Yamato-class battleship, which the British had offered to buy, but the Americans were asking for more than what they were now offering. They had to study it before handing it over to the British.
"120 million!" With a little Rendan beard on his lips like a piece of booginie, Mi Mi, his friend of the Japanese Shogun, hesitated a little when he raised his card, and after Major General Bill immediately scolded the monkey, he immediately raised the price to 130 million, and the unit behind him was still in dollars.
Major General Bill has no opinion on the reserve price of 100 million yuan, and the minimum is 1 million every time he raises a card, but the unit is US dollars makes him feel a little uncomfortable.
Yingji is still a hard soft gold in this world, and its status is much higher than that of the US dollar.
"Isn't it just a while ago, the British list fluctuated a little?" He felt a little angry in his heart, but then he thought of the Huaxia Pioneer Army again. Zheng Tieru, who was the vanguard of the world in the previous period, took advantage of the great fluctuation of Britain and France when the British and French forces were defeated, and took advantage of the difference in the bond market to sweep 80 million British pounds, which caused a sensation in the London financial circles in the previous period.
80 million pounds is more than 300 million dollars. They once followed the investigation and found that the Vanguard had borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars from more than a dozen banks in Britain and France before World War II. But after currency fluctuations, not only do they no longer need to bear those additional interest, but they have made a lot of money from it, especially after the depreciation of the original fiat currency of the Bank of France, and after the depreciation of the new currency, these goods that expire in two or three years will be discounted and discounted, so that the French will not even be able to recover the money to buy pants.
"Thankfully, the Empire is still holding on!" Major General Beale could not imagine the fall of Britain to the Germans. Although the royal family was able to flee to Canada, a large number of people had to suffer under the tracks of German chariots.
"One hundred and thirty-one million!" The Russians Zyuganov only mentioned that they had a vast continent, and the pressure from the sea was not very great. However, Leningrad and other cities are close to the Baltic Sea, and they do not mind using the presence of giant ships to discourage potential enemy attacks.
"One hundred and thirty-five million!" Wolff, the German who had been sitting up straight, did not hesitate to continue to raise the price.
"It's already 135 million!" The bearded Henry became an auctioneer, and at this time no auctioneer could preside over this business of more than 100 million dollars. If an ordinary person simply listens to this figure, which is higher than a country's fiscal revenue, I am afraid that my heart will not be able to stand it. Thankfully, Bearded is just a clone with little interest in wealth. His deep voice reverberated through the wide tent without much fluctuation. But the hearts of the other people in the tent were like beating drums.
"Even if such a battleship is built overtime, it will take at least three or four years to build one. But after three or four years, the empire doesn't know what it looks like! In order to avoid a tragedy, in order to defend the homeland, no matter how big the comeback price, he did not hesitate to take down this giant ship. "Rear Admiral Bill kept thinking about it.
"140 million!" He held up his trumpet in silence.
"Fourteen-five million!" The Germans quickly followed. When Wolf came, "he had already received orders from above, and if it fell into the hands of others, it could not fall into the hands of the British."
"150 million!" Bill's heart was pounding, but he tried his best to keep his voice calm.
"One hundred and fifty-two million!" Wolf also lifted another five million in one breath, sweat had seeped out of the collar of his military uniform, even though there were ice buckets in the tent, but the air still seemed to be lit with gunpowder "Fifteen million and five million!" Beile felt his eyes be dazzled by sweat. But his voice remained steady.
"Fifteen-six million!" Wolf's raised hand had slowed slightly, and this time his target for buying a battleship was only 140 million. But the superiors agreed that they could raise the price of the British and snipe them, and consume more of their gold coins. So he gritted his teeth and mentioned it. Anyway, the deal between the Germans and the vanguard army can be bartered, and the discrepancies between them can continue to be discussed.
"160 million!" When Bill shouted, it was like a boulder had been put down in his heart. This is already his maximum authority. The British understood that the Yamato-class battleships, if the British came to build them, the cost might not exceed 120 million dollars. The mention of 160 million to buy second-hand goods is already very high. If you can't attack it again, it is better to take the goods from the Americans, and by the way, win over the Americans.
"You can buy three Nagato-class!" Major General Bill, who threw out his hole cards and felt relaxed, thought in his heart. The British hooked up with the Umbrella company, and they learned that the Umbrella was still producing the Nagato-class, and they could supply three ships in a year if needed. Although the Nagato-class battleships cannot compete against the Yamato-class, the three Nagato-class battleships can make the sea transportation line safer.
He stared at Wolf's hand, but eventually it was only to his chest, but he didn't raise it again. The bottom line of sniping given to him by his superiors is also about 160 million. After all, they can get cheaper from copycat companies. Next year there will be a delivery of the same new warship, which will cost only 120 million.
"Congratulations! Mr. Bill! The bearded Henry smiled and stretched out his hand to Bill, this time Bill, who had successfully completed the task, did not curse secretly, nodded lightly in a gentlemanly manner, looked at the German who turned away silently, and then shook the big hand without a little sweat.
"Oh my God! It's just so cool! Meng *, who heard the news, couldn't help but be overjoyed. This auction not only made the British deflated by the fact that the Shengfeng Army used the topic to play, but also sold a second-hand item for so much more expensive than a new ship.
"In the future, the battleship will be auctioned, and it seems that only by auctioning can we earn the maximum value!" Meng Xiang smiled and said to Xiao Huā, but he also knew in his heart that if it weren't for the war, everyone would not be able to sell so much money if they came to buy weapons at any cost. At that time, he was in urgent need of money, so he naturally sold it cheaply. In the past two years of contact with the Germans, the foundation of the industry has been initially consolidated, and it can be regarded as worthy of cheap manufacturing in the base.
"Our coastal defense security has been struggling a bit lately!" Although Fan Chong is in charge of the army, after all, he is also the chief of the general staff of the three services. Without the Zhenyuan, Haiphong is like missing a Dinghaishen needle.
"Aren't we going to have new ships soon?" Meng Xiang said with a smile, he knew that Fan Chong's words were just to convey some of the navy's complaints below. As soon as the Zhenyuan was familiarized, it was sold, which made many people unacceptable and complained. If not for the fact that there are new warships that are about to enter service, there are also quite a few cruisers and destroyers at their disposal. I'm afraid that many of them will go directly to Meng Xiang's office to petition.
"Commander, when will our new warship come?" Before Shen Honglie entered the door, he opened his mouth about the battleship.
By this time he was no longer on the Ashigara, and his flagship had become the German-class pocket battleship that had been converted to strengthen its air defenses. As soon as the Zhenyuan was gone, the Deutschland-class pocket battleships with the largest displacement became the toys of those idle senior admirals. In addition, his subordinates also have many complaints, so he often comes to Meng Xiang to complain.
"It's coming! Hehe! It's almost there! Meng Xiang said with a smile.
Shen Honglie was still somewhat convinced by Meng Xiang's words, when Meng Xiang said this, the Nagato-class was replaced by a Yamato-class battleship. And at this time, it has to be replaced, isn't it necessary to have new warships?
Meng Xiang didn't say much, but just gathered the past with quick words.
After everyone left, he asked Xiao Huā, "Check the progress of the Dreadnought-class battleship!" ”
When he saw that 96% had been completed, he was also relieved: "I really look forward to the birth of another red police weapon!" ”
Inspired by the jeep to drive the multi-purpose combat vehicle, Meng Xiang also hit the Red Alert ship with his idea. He first focused on the Dreadnought-class battleships. The prototype of the Dreadnought-class battleship should be well confirmed, and one of the points is definitely the Dreadnought-class battleship of the British, only it is an epoch-making design worthy of the template of a battleship.
As a result, Meng Xiang produced three British Dreadnought-class battleships in one go. Sure enough, a menu appeared on the base that could produce dreadnought-class battleships.
Seeing the appearance of another new Red Alert weapon, Meng Xiang was very happy to think of the fate of the three British Dreadnought-class battleships, and couldn't help humming a little song: "Dismantle, dismantle." I'll build three, I'll tear down three. I'm tearing it down, I'm taking it. ””
Naturally, the three warships were not wasted and were not easy to explain, so they were directly dismantled in the shipyard, and the pipes, steam turbines, wires, steel plates, etc. were repeatedly dismantled and used for other purposes. More than 18,000 tons of dreadnought class can dismantle a lot of good things, and there are many such bases in the war zone, which play a huge role. In particular, those power systems have become the mainstream of factory power. Solve the weak power ring of the Huaxia industrial base and build another Tai-class battle ship! Meng Xiang suddenly thought of something, and said lightly to Xiao Huā.
As the influence of the base increased, Meng Xiang always had an anxiety in his heart that the base was subject to the Time and Space Administration. In the face of the already weak Red Party, etc., and even Lao Jiang's Central Government, Meng Xiang has never been able to make the last move, because he is worried about the interference of the Time and Space Administration, so he urgently needs to lay a solid industrial foundation first.
It's the same with Ordnance, even if it's a product of a base, and the actual weapons that have appeared in history are more reassuring to him than those that have appeared in the game.
So when the first-class dreadnought-class battleship that he had spent a million yuan to produce was about to appear, his anxiety began to come out again, and after thinking about it for a while, he was ready to build the mountain version of the dreadnought-class battleship that he had memorized before.
This plane, because the Germans bought a large number of Yamato-class battleships, so that this same giant battleship has never appeared, but it has its template in other planes. Although the 44 version of the 530 mm caliber gun is a bit too exaggerated, and the 800 mm gun is even more whimsical, the 41 version of the 420 mm cannon is still more realistic. The Germans, having absorbed some of the experience of the sinking of the battleship Bismarck, designed the 41 version of the Human-class battleship to be more reasonable.
"Let's build one first!" Meng Xiang looked at the base cost of more than 20 million yuan, touched his chin very distressed, and confirmed again.! ~!