The Rise of the Empire

"Who said that the Japanese would not buy those two warships?" With a bang, a steel ball flew past Robanov's ear, smashing a piece of ceramic behind him.

"And who said that the Japanese don't have the money to buy these two warships?" Bang, another shot was fired, and a steel ball flew over Werther's head and broke a branch.

"And what's the current situation? It was the British who lent money to the Japanese and accompanied the Japanese to Bavaria to buy these two warships! Thanks to you, the Japanese have the opportunity to buy two for less than 800,000 pounds A powerful warship of 12,000 tons! Tell me, are you, Robanov, Russia’s foreign minister or Japan’s foreign minister! And you, Witte! The Japanese have given you money!” Furious Nikolai II roared like an angry lion.

"Please, this matter is your last approval, okay? You want to get the low-interest loans and cheap warships from the French, so you finally gave up the Bavarian order. Yes, we took the benefits of the French, but the benefits The biggest thing is to let you take it away, 300 million francs! Our little money is not even worth the interest!" Werther slandered in his heart, but he absolutely couldn't say such words. Unless he doesn't want to live anymore.

The process of the Russians finalizing the cancellation of the order was more tangled. On the one hand, it is the 300 million loan from the French, and on the other hand, it is two warships that are expensive but have outstanding combat effectiveness. The palms and the backs of the hands are full of meat. Of course, in the end, the Tsar was able to make up his mind to abandon the deal, which was also due to Witte and Robanov. They demonstrated from two aspects of diplomacy and finance that it was impossible for the Japanese to buy German warships. Since these two powerful warships will not fall into the hands of the enemy, there is no need to pay attention to them. The Russian emperor happily broke the appointment until today's incident....

"I don't care what method you use! These two warships must not be in the hands of the Japanese. What you have done is a crime against the empire! And the damn French, they must deal with the aftermath of this matter! Yes, that's right , Tell the French that if they cannot assist us in handling this matter, then all the consequences will be borne by them, whether it is the Americans or the Germans can provide a certain amount of funds, the French should not keep thinking about tying us in francs!"

Although some of the content even the Russian Emperor himself did not believe, it is hard to say how much of it will be implemented in the end. But one thing is true for Witte and Robanov, that is, if these things are not handled well, they will be very miserable...  Therefore, no matter what, whether it is to find the German government to put pressure on Bavaria or find the French to provide loans to the Spaniards, these two ships cannot fall into the hands of the Japanese anyway.

The emperor's order is irresistible, anyone who wants to reason with the emperor is looking for death, so the two people who slipped away from the Russian emperor's air gun immediately started working. Foreign Minister Robanov went to Germany in person, hoping to meet Prime Minister Bismarck Let's discuss this issue. Witte asked France to provide Spain with a partial loan so that Spain could buy these two warships. By the way, and the Russian representative in Bavaria also started to get busy.

"It's a bit of a big deal, right? It's just two warships anyway. Why do they value it so much? The British came in, and the Russians even sent their foreign ministers to negotiate with the German central government on this matter." Herman was a little puzzled Said.

"There may be reasons behind this that we don't know, and Prince Ruprecht seems to have spied a glimpse of the inside story, so he can easily handle before the representatives of various countries." Bismarck fell into deep thought.

"So what are we going to do?" Herman asked.

"Procrastinate, but we really need to communicate with Prince Ruprecht about some things, at least we need to know what he thinks. And the influence of the German central government on this matter is very small. This is a normal munitions Trade. There is no problem. The central government cannot force Prince Ruprecht to sell the two warships to a certain party.

And there is no need to do so. "

Bismarck was telling the truth. This kind of matter would not be handled by the Kaiser himself, and as a prime minister without the full support of the emperor, Bavaria doesn't care about your attitude at all. You must know that when Bismarck had the greatest power in history, he only had it after the Federal Parliament made an opinion. exemption from liability. But now, his relationship with the Kaiser is very ordinary. If it is a matter of the German central government, the king of the state must also consider the influence of the prime minister. But if it's Bangguo's own business. Let alone Bismarck, the influence of the Kaiser is very low!

The Kaiser could not even control the armament of the Bavarian army. The integration of the national railways of Saxony and Württemberg was not complete until the 20th century. How you want to sell other people's things depends on your face? Shocked? But this is the situation in Germany.

"Let Tirpitz go to Bavaria for this matter. They have a good personal relationship. Let's go and find out first. I have a feeling that this matter is probably related to the sea confrontation in the Far East." Bismarck said.

The actions of the British and Americans cannot be hidden from the Russians, and the actions of the Russians cannot be hidden from representatives of other great powers. After the Russian Foreign Minister had an audience with Prime Minister Bismarck, Lord Hamilton and the US ambassador to Germany immediately realized that Russia was going for real this time. And when they learned that the Russians wanted Germany to sell the warship to the Spaniards, they were even more nervous. Especially Americans!

"This matter is a bit complicated. Dewey alone and an ambassador to Germany don't seem to be able to handle this matter." President William McKinley looked at Theodore Roosevelt on the opposite side and said with some concern. It stands to reason that after such a thing happened, as the president of the United States, the first thing he should look for is the Secretary of State!

However, President McKinley's Secretary of State, John Sherman, is an anti-expansionist and firmly opposes a direct conflict with Spain on the Cuban issue. And in history, when the Spanish-American War broke out, this buddy was so tough that he resigned directly.... If this were to be placed in Japan, it would be perfect! So McKinley can only choose Theodore Roosevelt, at least the interests of both parties are the same.

"We need a special envoy who can represent the president, no, a team. If Spain gets these two warships, as long as they are properly deployed, they will at least hold the Philippines. All our ocean-going cruisers combined cannot beat the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. ! This matter must be stopped!" Theodore Roosevelt paused and continued: "Can't we buy it?"

"Impossible. Congress will not pass it." McKinley directly vetoed it. "However, your first suggestion is advisable. We need a delegation that can represent the will of the US government. But at the same time, it should not be conspicuous." McKinley knew very well that some deals could not be put on the table. But in order to achieve this goal, it is really not easy. Those who go must have weight and ability. But it can't have too much political background.

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