A 12,000-ton armored cruiser with a side string main armor belt of 8 inches, with a large coverage area of ​​4 10-inch guns and 8 8-inch guns, with a speed of more than 20 knots! Only 750,000 pounds! It’s about the same cost as a Munich-class armored cruiser! Who will buy it!

Well, although the statement issued by the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau and the Brom-Foss Shipyard occupied the area of ​​a newspaper, the core content was the above. The buyer had no conscience and threw the brand new warship and ran away. The shipyard had no money to pay the salary, so he could only sell it for a low price... Of course, the actual situation was not that serious. However, Ruprecht really didn't want his first ten-ton-class acr to end on the shipboard, so he really wanted to sell these two warships at a low price.

"Haha, the little lion in Bavaria is finally in trouble. I really want to see his expression now. It must be very exciting!" As Ruprecht said, there are many people in this world who want to see Ruprecht jokes. For example, the current German emperor Frederick III, to be honest, some of the things Ruprecht did make His Majesty a little unhappy, but it is not easy to attack. The old emperor was naturally very proud of this situation.

"I heard that before the signing of this contract, Prince Ruprecht had asked you to talk to you about whether the Imperial Navy could take over if the contract was aborted?" Frederick III said to Prince William next to him.

"That's right, Father. But I refused at that time because the Imperial Navy needed better warships. The Russians' withdrawal came very quickly. If the design drawings of Mainz-class armored cruisers were submitted before the design of the Mainz-class armored cruiser was submitted, Bavaria would likely delay the design of the ship." Prince William said.

"Then let them demolish it. Anyway, they won't lose much money, and they can also recognize their position." Frederick III nodded, expressing his satisfaction with the prince's approach.

"However, Ruprecht doesn't seem to be like that. They are looking for the next home for these two warships!" said Prince William.

"Haha, it depends on what kind of next home they can find." Frederick III said without objection. This ended with this matter. His Majesty the Emperor was not in the mood to care about these trivial matters.

"Damn it! Such a good ship is only sold for 750,000 pounds! This is a big profit!" When the message was sent out, both the Chileans, the Argentines and the Spanish regretfully broke their thighs! A warship that is 5,000 tons heavier than the Munich-class armored cruiser was actually at the same price as the Munich-class! It would have been too early to know that his order would have been! But it is too late to say anything now! The Argentines and Spain's second Munich-class armored cruiser have been completed by more than half and will be put into service in another year. Chile's more than 40% of the construction. The French have paid for the Russians' losses, and these countries can only pay for the bill themselves!

So although I regretted it, these three countries would never break the contract. The sunk costs that have been invested in are enough to let them extinguish these ideas. Ruprecht's concerns about the inability to sell the ship is redundant from the moment, because the purchases of Chileans and Argentines are far from reaching the limit in history.

In Chile's perspective, in history, in addition to a 7,000-ton French second-class ironclad ship, the Chilean fleet also purchased two armored cruisers of more than 7,000-ton, namely the 7,000-ton Esmeralda, the 8,500-ton Oskins, and another 4,700-ton second-class protective cruiser. In this plane, because of the emergence of Munich, the name of the Esmeralda has not changed, and its origin has changed! This ship is currently being built in the Brom-Foss Shipyard.

If nothing unexpected happens, by 1898, Chile's funds can be ordered at least another Munich-class armored cruiser. That is to say, £700,000 can still be taken out for Chile. In the case of demand and bargains, Chile has no reason to let this big fish go!

Similarly, Argentina is the same. The first Garibal Class armored cruiser ordered by Argentina was actually the money of the cruiser of May 25 and the other two small boats in history. The money of the four famous King Kongs has not been spent yet! Now the second Munich-class armored cruiser is also stepping up the installation in the shipyard. This ship is separated from the warship ordered by Chile by a ship... And by 1900, according to the financial situation of the Argentines in history, they could buy at least 2 to 3 Munich-class armored cruisers!

For this old enemy in South America, the two 10,000-ton armored cruisers sold at this time were simply a piece of fat! It would be sad for many years if they missed it! So, on the fifth day after Ruprecht issued the statement of dumping the goods, the ambassadors of Chile and Argentina to Germany asked the shipyard about the quotation of the two warships. They also said that within one month, a special person would be sent to Germany to discuss the matter.

However, the facts proved that the actions of South America were still a step slower. The Spanish ambassador to Germany told the shipyard on the third day that Spain would order at least one 10,000-ton armored cruiser, and the relevant personnel would come to Germany within a week at most!

"Haha, I'm a little thankful to the Russians now. The situation is getting more and more interesting now." Ruprecht said with a smile as he looked at the pile of documents sent by Earl Schelling. Ruprecht didn't put much thought on Chile and Argentina. Anyway, these two companies have no effect except giving Ruprecht some money. Ruprecht really pays attention to only three countries, one is Spain and the United States, the enemy who is about to break out in war, and the other is Japan, which will sooner or later fight with Russia!

For the prince, making money from warships is only a small aspect. How to use arms trade as leverage to change the situation in the world is a question that a prince should consider. As long as the price gap is not particularly large, the two warships in Ruprecht's hands are not expected to fall into the hands of Chile and Argentina.

"If the Spanish move, the Americans will probably also take action. So what are the Japanese thinking?" Prince Ruprecht fell into deep thought. Although he was familiar with many things in history, he had not figured out a crucial issue about the Spanish-American War, that is, was the sudden attack on Spain planned by the central government, or was it just a coincidence because of a conflict? If it was the former, the US government would naturally oppose Spain's purchase of warships. If it was the latter, it might be indifferent!

Another focus is Japan. Even if Japan is poor, with the virtues of the Japanese, they will buy one, right? And according to some internal information, it seems that the British have very strong financial aid to Japan."
Chapter completed!