The Rise of the Empire

"Welcome, my friend!" After seeing Dewey, Prince Ruprecht took the initiative to step forward and give him a man's hug. Great help, for these help, the prince is willing to provide material and reputation compensation. Although he already had a basic guess about the purpose of Dewey's coming here, the prince was still willing to regard him as a friend.

"It is the honor of my life to be friends with you. Your Royal Highness Prince of Bavaria." Facing the genuine top aristocrats and the power faction in Germany, Dewey did not trust him at all. Said in a respectful tone.

Because it was the first time they met, Dewey came alone. Neither the American embassy nor Magiffin accompanied Dewey here. So you can relax a little bit. The words are also more direct.

"His Royal Highness, I am here to collect debts." After a short greeting, Dewey said with a slightly embarrassed face. "It's not about money."

"Say your request." Ruprecht said calmly.

"Spain is also participating in the competition for two armored cruisers, which makes us very disturbed. Even if only one of these two warships enters the Spanish Navy's combat order, it will fuel Spain's arrogance, and their oppression of the people in the colonies will be even greater. It is heavier and more cruel. Therefore, I and my country hope that you can sell the warship to other countries. No matter who it is." Dewey said.

"Someone thought of this passage for you, right? Americans who have stripped the Indians' skulls, practiced slavery, and obtained a large amount of land from the Mexicans by force still have the nerve to talk about Spain? In the past, Spain was engaged in the black slave trade. It was considered a villain , now Spain is very honest, okay?" Ruprecht kept slandering in his heart. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning when you speak like this?

"If it's just a personal matter, I'm willing to do my best to help, but you are representing the U.S. government now, and you don't have any certificates from the U.S. government. This matter makes me very embarrassed. A little carelessness will cause extremely serious Bad influence. Do you understand what I mean?"

A personal relationship is a personal relationship. Official affairs have to be done. I do owe you a favor. If you want money, I will give it to you if you give it 20,000 pounds. It doesn't matter. But you want to change the fate of two powerful warships with one sentence? That is impossible. Although this thing is not as good as the atomic bombs of later generations, it is not too much to say that it is a strategic weight.

"Friend, listen to me, this matter is not something you can get involved in, even if I agreed to your request today, these two warships are in the hands of others, then in the future, if something happens, then you are the best scapegoat !Because you used your personal relationship to change everything. If you succeed, you may have no benefit, but if you fail, then you will definitely be blamed. Think about it, will the person who ordered you to do this be held accountable?" Rupre Hit said earnestly.

"Some things can't be put on the table, and these things have to be done after all." Dewey said a little depressed after thinking for a moment. Although he didn't grow up in the emperor's family like a prince, there is a reason why Dewey can get to this position today! There is still a sense of political acumen. In terms of personal relationships, Roosevelt and others also have relationships with the prince. Why didn't he come instead of kicking himself out?

"If your country wants to buy it, then I can give you a profit of 30,000 pounds! As a reward for your friendship and goodwill to your country. What do you think?" The prince then said, Ruprecht knew very well that Americans would not buy Of foreign warships, at least in peacetime. It's just a good sale, but it can't be sold anyway.

"On behalf of myself, I would like to thank you for your kindness, but I can only say sorry for this proposal." Dewey smiled wryly. "Then I would like to ask again, who do you plan to sell the battleship to?"

"The one with the highest price will get it." The prince replied very simply,

My side is a businessman, so I naturally give the highest price to the person. "As a friend, I sincerely suggest that when you talk to me about this matter again, you can talk with American officials. I can help you and earn less in exchange for the friendship of the United States of America, but there is one thing you must remember , Everything we do must leave traces of the US government, and I cannot be blamed."

"Okay, I will convey your opinion to the relevant personnel. But I hope you can delay the process of selling the warship as much as possible. After all, as a seller's market, the more buyers you have, the greater the profit you will get." Dewey made the final request.

"As you wished, you convinced me." At this moment, His Royal Highness looked easy to speak.

"If I'm not wrong, your country is waiting for Japan to enter this bidding? There are still many people in the United States who have a good impression of Japan and think that it is better for such a warship to fall into the hands of the Japanese than to fall into the hands of the Russians, right? ?” But the next sentence, Prince Ruprecht shocked Dewey! The prince easily guessed what the Americans were thinking, and Dewey felt that he had no secrets to speak of in front of the prince.

"This is exactly what we are worried about. I always feel that the actions of the Japanese are a bit strange. Although they cover up very well, I can't find a single loophole. If your country insists on letting Japan obtain these two warships, then I An agreement must be reached with a competent representative of your country, and there must be an official seal. If something goes wrong one day, I will not take any blame, and I will not allow anyone to pour dirty water on me on this matter! This is the bottom line !” Prince Ruprecht emphasized.

Vaguely, Ruprecht seemed to understand something. The originally isolated things began to be gradually connected by an invisible line, and when these things gradually formed a clear chain of clues, the prince discovered this. The consequences of the series of events will eventually lead to, although the final result is not yet certain, but the prince already knows what he has to do. This result may be scary for some countries, but for Germany, it might not be a good thing! Of course, the premise is that after this incident broke out, Prince Ruprecht must clean himself up!

"I will report your opinion to the higher authorities. Thank you for your promise just now." Dewey got up and was about to leave. Now Prince Ruprecht has laid out his bottom line. If you want my help, you can, but you have to stay Credentials, though Dewey had no idea what Ruprecht was worried about. But he believed that what this prince did could not be aimless!

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