The military personnel looked happy, but the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had a bad face, which was related to national interests. They ceded land without defeat. Although the land was sold, it was always a disgraceful one.￥f,

"Your Majesty!" The Foreign Minister wanted to say something, but was interrupted by William II. He was slightly dissatisfied with this loyal minister. Just now, he not only had no reason, but even had a diplomatic vision. He looked at the Foreign Minister coldly and said, "Since something that is destined to be unable to defend, then use this little benefit. The Northwest is not ordinary rich!"

Officials from William II to Germany are very clear about the fact that from William II to Germany. Not to mention anything else, over the past few years, various minerals sold to Germany, especially tungsten, have become the standard configuration for high-hardness alloys. Germany has imported a large amount of tungsten and other minerals from China. However, in the past two years, the products sold to Germany in the northwest have begun to change, such as various light industrial products, cheap and cheap Baotou products, which are now gradually being sold worldwide.

Among them, the ones that need to be listed separately are antibiotics and stockings. These are all powerful tools for making money. Conservatively estimated that the annual income is extremely amazing. This can be proved by Yang Yuanzhao's previous trip to Europe. He spilled more than 1.5 billion US dollars in funds like a boy who was spending money. This money is still a small part of what he earned.

In the request, the Northwest mentioned redemption, which gave Germany a chance. Although Germany is not lacking in money now, in the stage of war mobilization and preparation, who would feel that they have less things in their hands and less funds. A military port, several railways, and decades of German operations. If it is really described as money, this is a huge number. If it is well discussed, Germany may increase its combat power. This is a direct help for the German war.

Looking at the slightly devastated Foreign Minister, William II shook his head, turned to Tirpitz, and said, "This matter was caused by the Navy, so let the Navy go and talk. Remember to get enough benefits!"

Tirpitz was happy and immediately responded. By the way, Tirpitz also told the fantasy class that William II was a super enthusiast of battleships. If the High Seas Fleet did not have the direct support of William II, it would be a waste of time. I heard that there were actually warships that were more powerful than the Bavarian class. If China started to build 5 ships, it was extremely excited. According to the comparison of the main battleships between Germany and Britain, 5 ships can be compared with the American battleships of the Bavarian class, or even stronger battleships, representing what does it mean? What's more, there are 4 Orion modifications, which were modified based on British drawings and some technologies from the Northwest and Germany. Even if he only had the most basic combat power of Orion, he was also an unexceptional main ship. Super Dreadnought.

"Let's go and do it, as long as the Northwest is willing, we can take it all!" William II waved his hand excitedly and ordered.

After receiving the affirmative order from William II, Tirpitz felt excited. Since taking office, Tirpitz's foundation for establishing the high seas fleet lies in the concept of a risk fleet, keeping his naval power stable at the first and a fixed and larger proportion, so that if the first starts a war with him, the remaining power is no longer enough to maintain his maritime hegemony. In this way, his fleet that makes the enemy's war attempts extremely risky is a risk fleet. The significance of it is to prevent war rather than start a war. Because when the war begins, although the enemy is a heavy blow, he is indeed almost certain to be defeated.

Tirpitz knew very well that the reason for doing this was a helpless choice. Germany's background was not as good as Britain. Even though its industrial production capacity was strong, it was still somewhat different from Britain in the shipbuilding industry. Now that war is almost about to break out, such a risk fleet is almost meaningless. Under the premise that both sides are almost impossible to lose both sides, Germany still cannot break the British blockade.

However, now, with the inexplicable help of the Northwest, he even has the opportunity to increase the number of battleships, which is an absolute surprise. Currently, the numbers of the battleships of Germany and Britain are 21 to 25 because the King-class is completed ahead of schedule, and there are 3 ships in the UK, which are about to be completed in 1913, that is, 17 to 28. If construction starts last year, the Iron Duke class, which is expected to be completed in 2014, will increase to 32 or more.

For Germany, because of the reserve of various military supplies, expanding the number of troops and military supplies, the construction of battleships did not start last year. This was a relatively helpless result. At this time, if nine ships joined the German high seas fleet, Germany would tie this data for the first time in the number of the main ships, and even use China's shipbuilding power to continue to explode the main ships. Even if the main ship cannot return quickly, it is also a huge advantage to threaten Britain's logistics and transportation in East Asia, the Pacific, and even enter the Atlantic Ocean.

Tirpitz's words dispelled William II's last concern. Sometimes money cannot buy everything, but such direct combat power cannot be replaced by money. Under the strong pressure of the British local fleet, the German navy is under the greatest pressure. If Qingdao can be exchanged for such an advantage, why not do it? Take the German High Seas Fleet. The cost of each ship is no more than 2 million pounds, and the total value may be tens of millions of pounds, but tens of millions of pounds can be compared with the High Seas Fleet? It is not an order of magnitude.

War is about to break out, something that is extremely critical to war and has a direct effect is much more valuable than some currencies. It seems that there are good things in the northwest.

The court discussion at the German Royal Palace lasted for a whole afternoon, and the negotiations on Shandong were only one of the small issues. In Germany's territory, the colonies in the Far East occupied a very small share. If it were not for territorial issues, they would not even be qualified to go to the court discussion of William II. This is also the fundamental reason why even diplomatic personnel did not speak after knowing that there was enough interests. The situation in Europe is tense now, and there are too many things that William II needs to deal with.

After contacting Crook, Zhang Ze was waiting patiently. As a diplomat, he had enough patience. In his opinion, the Northwest paid huge benefits, which was enough to make Germany moved, because what the Northwest provided was exactly what they needed the most.

Sure enough, after the Ting Controversy was over, Crook informed him of the intelligence that it was the first time that he was responsible for such an important matter and solved such a perfect solution, of course, which represents his status.

Tirpitz, who was in charge of the negotiations, did not come to Zhang Ze on the same day, but passed the calculation. The German calculation method was of course to calculate the more, and in the end, Qingdao and Jiaozhou Bay all added up to 400 million pounds, which was 2 billion US dollars.

Such a huge number almost scared Zhang Ze. Take the most advanced battleships at present, one cost about 2.5 million yuan, which is 160. In this world, it is impossible for a country to have so many battleships.

Zhang Ze directly questioned this point, especially informing the Germans that the price was simply impossible and must be reduced.

Tirpitz did not reduce the price, but came up with another plan. In this plan, there are various physical prices. If the physical objects are offset in Tirpitz's plan, their prices will increase a lot, such as the 15-inch naval guns of battleships, such as the under construction, which is imitating the British Hunter, and the fantasy level under construction.

The 15-inch naval gun is a must-have in Germany. Its price is 1.8 times the normal price, which is much higher than the German Army's order price. As for battleships, it was added to the extreme. Orion was added to 4.5 million pounds, while the fantasy level was as high as 6.8 million.

Such a price is far higher than the actual price of battleships. In this era, after the price of battleships rose sharply, it basically stabilized to around 2.5 million pounds. The prices of German warships were slightly higher, while those of British were slightly lower.

Zhang Ze didn't know the price of these warships in China because this is a professional field, but he knew that the current price of the Bavarian-class built by Germany was only about 2.6 million pounds. Orion was twice as fast as that of the Bavarian-class, while the Fantasy class was almost three times higher. The huge premium meant that the other party was very optimistic about the battleships, and also meant that they wanted to trade with this in the northwest.

Such a large amount, even the price of physical goods, made Zhang Ze unable to make a decision. He quickly sent Germany back to the northwest because it involved the transaction of warships, which was the area that Yang Yuanzhao was personally responsible for. This proposal was quickly sent to Yang Yuanzhao. When he first saw it, Yang Yuanzhao was stunned for a moment, but soon, he could see the purpose of the Germans from the middle.

It turned out that Tirpitz also saw that since the northwest wanted to redeem Jiaozhou Bay and gave the Germans a chance to cut a knife, of course they would not let it go. 400 million pounds, equivalent to 2 billion Northwest dollar and US dollars, the price was extremely high, but for the northwest, it was not unacceptable. A Qingdao port is worth enough. A complete, modern, Qingdao with a large number of docks and various factories. However, this, the northwest is willing to pay at least 100 million pounds, a complete and completely controlled military port and port in the hands of the northwest is extremely important for the northwest, especially the future Northwest Navy will directly have a military port and base. Yang Yuanzhao is willing to do so, not to mention that the prices of various warships, naval guns and other physical objects are very high, and the prices of ordinary materials and common items are still relatively objective, slightly higher than the ordinary price. (To be continued...)
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