"That's the price, if you don't have any objections, then we can ship the goods." Marshal Zhao Xifu handed over the price list to Sir Zhu Erdian and others with a smile on his face.

It's just that after Sir Zhu Erdian and the others got the price list, their faces became a little unpleasant.

This price list reads: M1903 rifle, 200 Chinese yuan each, M1903 pistol, 1000 Chinese yuan, M1904 light machine gun, 1,200 Chinese yuan each, M1904 heavy machine gun, 2,500 Chinese yuan a ....... With the addition of other individual equipment, a total of 800 million Chinese yuan will be required.

Obviously, the price was too expensive, and it was completely unexpected. If they are purchasing weapons and equipment from their own country, it will only cost half the price at most, or even less than that.

"Your Excellency Marshal, this price is outrageous. We urgently need these war materials, but it does not mean that the Chinese Empire can take this opportunity to blackmail us. Sir Jurdian said hatefully.

"No, Sir Sir, we are not blackmailing you. Because of the outbreak of war, the prices of steel and other raw materials are constantly rising, and the prices of these war materials we sell will naturally rise, which is very normal. In addition, the weapons and equipment we sell are all standard equipment used by our army, and the performance is absolutely guaranteed, which you can rest assured. Marshal Zhao Xifu said.

Emperor Wu Haoxuan's bottom line is 600 million Chinese yuan, that is, in this order, he will earn 350 million Chinese yuan in one fell swoop. After they raised the price to 800 million Chinese dollars, it could be regarded as giving the Entente a room for bargaining. After all, even a huge arms trade is actually the same as buying vegetables in the vegetable market, and you need to bargain. The more money involved. The more you need to bargain, the more you can save money.

"Your Excellency, this price is too high, far beyond our expectations. If it's 400 million Chinese dollars, we can accept it. Briand, the French minister to China, said. Although they are rich, they are rich. But. Their money doesn't come from the wind! What's more, the war money has just begun, and there will be more places to use the money in the future, so they need to save as much as possible.

"Four hundred million dollars? It's impossible, it's just so insincere. If you stick to this price, then I can only regret to tell you that this transaction may not be completed. Marshal Zhao Xifu shook his head again and again.

Anyway, now the initiative is in the hands of the Chinese Empire. And not in the hands of the Entente. The longer it dragged on, the more detrimental it would be to the Entente. Once there is a crisis in the war on the front line, even if the Chinese Empire sets the price higher, they may have to grit their teeth and accept it. After all, being blackmailed by China certainly cost them a lot. But if they lose the war, the price they pay is even greater.

Hearing Marshal Zhao Xifu say this, Sir Zhu Erdian and the others all changed their faces greatly. If the deal doesn't work out. It would have a huge impact on the Entente powers, and even make them face a more critical war situation.

No doubt. This time, the Chinese Empire has pinched their seven inches, and they can't help but be uncompromising!

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, Your Excellency the Field Marshal. We, the Entente and the Chinese Empire, have always maintained good relations. It seems that your country should not do this now. The smile on Sir Jurdian's face had faded.

"No, no, Sir Excellency, it is precisely because of the friendly relations between the Chinese Empire and the Entente. That's why we're willing to sell this weapon to you. Otherwise, your situation will be even worse. Tang Shaoyi said with a smile.

Now that the Chinese Empire has made it clear that it is going to slaughter the Entente with a knife, how can it give up because of any friendly relations? And again, between China and these Western powers. There has never been any friendly relationship. Some of them are the oppression of China by these Western powers.

"Your Excellency the Marshal, Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The price of 800 million Chinese dollars is really too high. In this way, we make a step and raise the price to 500 million Chinese dollars. What do you guys think? Sir Jurdian suppressed the anger in his heart and began to give in.

Although, he hated it to death. However, for the sake of the bigger picture, he had to make compromises. 100 million Chinese dollars is equivalent to 20 million pounds, which is a huge amount of money for Britain in the midst of a war!

Marshal Zhao Xifu and Tang Shaoyi whispered a few words, and then said: "Since the British side has shown sincerity. Then, naturally, the Chinese Empire will not lack sincerity. We can lower the price by 100 million dollars. As long as 700 million Chinese dollars, you can transport all this batch of weapons and equipment and war materials. ”

It's just that the price of 700 million Chinese dollars is obviously still too high, beyond the scope that the Entente can accept.

Subsequently, the two sides continued to bargain like vendors in the wet market. After some bargaining, the Entente was only willing to pay 550 million Chinese dollars, while the Chinese Empire threw out the bottom line and set the price at 600 million Chinese dollars.

"Several, the price of 600 million Chinese yuan is already the bottom line of the empire. This is already a very sincere price. Marshal Zhao Xifu refused to back down half a step further.

Although Sir Jurdian and the others were very dissatisfied, there was no other way. They had to say that they needed to report back to the country. As for whether the country will pass this price, it is difficult to say.

Britain, France, and Russia were also very dissatisfied with the offer given by the Chinese Empire. Even a fool can see that the Chinese Empire is slaughtering them as fat sheep.

British Prime Minister Asquith also had to convene his ministers to discuss whether to accept the offer of the Chinese Empire.

"Oh God! The Chinese are clearly blackmailing us. 600 million Chinese dollars, that is equivalent to 120 million pounds, if it is in peacetime, to buy the same amount of weapons and equipment and war materials, at most only half the price. Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George looked furious. You know, even the UK's fiscal revenue last year was only 200 million pounds. France's fiscal revenues are 5 billion francs. Russia's fiscal revenues are 3.4 billion rubles.

Of course, with the financial resources of Britain, France, and Russia, it is not difficult to buy this batch of weapons and equipment and war materials for 120 million pounds. But the problem is that this is nothing more than the first batch of weapons and equipment and war materials that they bought. There are still many batches of war materials and weapons and equipment to be purchased in the future. If you spend the money easily, what will happen next? In terms of the current asking price of the Chinese Empire, no matter how thick their family is, they can't stand it!

"Now, everybody talks, what are we going to do?" Prime Minister Asquith said with a dark face.

All the ministers were silent. Everyone knows that the Chinese Empire is taking the opportunity to blackmail them. However, the greed of the Chinese Empire exceeded their expectations.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we urgently need this batch of weapons and equipment and war materials. We defeated the Germans at the Battle of the Marne. However, the Germans did not give up. They are actively preparing for the next attack. The situation on the front line is critical, and we must arm more troops to the front line as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the battle is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable. War Secretary Richard Haldane said.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. The battle situation is important! Lord Chancellor John Fisher also said.

"Damn yellow-skinned monkeys, how dare they do this to us. After the Germans were settled, they could not be spared. Prime Minister Asquith scolded viciously.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, this money can be jointly financed by us and France and Russia, so that if you calculate it, each family will only need to contribute 40 million pounds." This was stated by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey.

Forty million pounds is a lot, but in terms of Britain's financial resources, it is nothing at all. Of course, being so blackmailed by the Chinese Empire really made them very angry.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, our domestic industry is also in the process of transforming into a wartime system. The Americans have also increased their investment in the military industry, and they will soon be able to produce it. At that time, we will not have to be coerced by the Chinese. War Secretary Richard Haldane said.

"Well, tell the Chinese that this time, we accepted their price!" Prime Minister Asquith said.

After Prime Minister Asquith nodded, things became much easier. France and Russia are also in urgent need of these weapons and equipment and war materials. Even if they thought that the asking price of the Chinese Empire was too high, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept it.

However, on the distribution of this batch of weapons and equipment and war materials, Britain, France and Russia disagreed, and the British proposed to divide the three equally. The French and Russians, however, disagreed, claiming that their two countries were at the forefront of resistance to the Germans and that they were in dire need of this batch of weapons and equipment, and demanded that they be met first.

In the end, the British compromised. With the Channel separated and protected by the world's most powerful Royal Navy, Britain's safety is safe. Unlike France and Russia, which had to face the ice of the Germans. The British had no choice but to agree to equip the French and Russian armies first.

Of course, if this is done, it can also make Britain send fewer troops to the European continent to die, which is also what the British are happy to see.

China, Britain, France, and Russia soon came to an agreement. When Britain, France, and Russia paid the cash, the Chinese Empire immediately sold the weapons and war materials. Britain, France, and Russia used their merchant ships to transport these weapons and war materials back to China. (To be continued.) )

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