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Chapter 156 Russian Anxiety

"Who is it? The Japanese wouldn't buy those two warships?" With a bang, a steel ball flew past Robanov's ear and smashed a piece of ceramic behind him.

"Who is it again? Say the Japanese don't have the money to buy these two warships?" Bang, another gunshot, and a steel ball flew over the top of Vette's head and broke a branch.

"And what's the situation now? The British lend money to the Japanese and accompany the Japanese to Bavaria to buy these two warships! Thanks to you, the Japanese have the opportunity to buy two powerful warships of less than 800,000 pounds! Tell me, you, is Robanov a Russian Foreign Minister or a Japanese Foreign Minister! And you, Vette! The Japanese have given you a lot of money!" The angry Nicholas II roared like an angry lion.

"Please, this matter was your last repentance? You wanted to get the French low-interest loan and a parity warship and finally gave up the Bavarian order. Yes, we took the French's benefits, but the biggest benefit was that you took it away, 300 million francs! Our little money was not even as good as interest!" Witt complained in his heart, but this kind of words was absolutely unspeakable unless he didn't want to live.

The Russians finally decided to cancel the order and it was quite confusing. On the one hand, it was the French's 300 million loan, and on the other hand, it was two expensive but also extremely combat-capable warships. The palms and backs of hands were flesh. Of course, in the end, the Tsar was determined to give up the deal, and it was also due to the contribution of Vette and Robanov. They argued from both diplomatic and financial aspects that the Japanese could not buy German warships. Since these two powerful warships would not fall into the hands of the enemy, there was no need to pay attention. The Russian Emperor happily broke the appointment until today's incident happened...

"I don't care what you do! These two warships must not be in the hands of the Japanese. What you do is simply a crime against the empire! And the damn French, they must deal with this matter! Yes, yes, tell the French that if they cannot assist us in handling this matter, then all the consequences will be borne by them. Both Americans and Germans can provide certain funds. The French should not always think about binding us with francs!"

Although there is something that even the Russian emperor himself does not believe in, it is difficult to say how much it can be implemented in the end. But there is one thing that is true for Vette and Robanov, that is, if these things are not handled properly, they will be very miserable... So, no matter what, whether it is to ask the German government to put pressure on Bavaria or ask the French to provide loans to the Spanish, these two ships cannot fall into the hands of the Japanese.

The emperor's orders were not to be disobeyed. Whoever wanted to reason with the emperor was seeking death. So the two who slipped away from the Russian emperor's airspor immediately started working. Foreign Minister Robanov personally went to Germany to meet with Prime Minister Bismarck to discuss the issue. Witt asked France to provide some loans to Spain so that Spain could buy these two warships. By the way, the Russian representative to Bavaria also began to work.

"Is it a bit of a big deal? There are only two warships at the same time. 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." Hermann said in confusion.

"There may be reasons behind this that we don't know, and Prince Ruprecht seems to have seen a trace of inside information, so he can be at ease before representatives of various countries." Bismarck fell into deep thought.

"So what should we do?" Herman asked.

"Travel, but there are some things we do need to communicate with Prince Ruprecht, at least we need to know what he thinks. And the German central government has very little influence. This is a normal arms trade. There is no problem. The central government cannot force Prince Ruprecht to sell these two warships to one party. There is no need to do so."

Bismarck said the truth. This kind of thing would not be handled by the German emperor himself. As a prime minister who did not have the full support of the emperor, Bavaria did not care about your attitude at all. You should know that when Bismarck had the greatest power in history, he only had the right to be exempted from the federal parliament. Now, his relationship with the German emperor is very average. If it is the affairs of the German central government, the king of the state would also have to consider the influence of the prime minister. But if it is the affairs of the state itself, let alone Bismarck, the German emperor's influence is very low!

The German Emperor could not even control the armament of the Bavarian army. The integration of railways in countries such as Saxony and Württemberg will not be completed until the 20th century. How do people want to sell their things depends on your expression? Are you shocked? But this is the national condition of Germany.

"This matter asked Tirpitz to go to Bavaria. Their personal relationship is pretty good. Let's go and have a taste of the storm. 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 the representatives of other major powers. After the Russian Foreign Minister met with Prime Minister Bismarck, Lord Hamilton and the US ambassador to Germany realized at the first time that Russia was going to take serious action this time. And when they learned that the Russians wanted Germany to sell the warships to the Spanish, they were even more nervous, especially the Americans!

"This matter is a bit complicated. Just Dewey and an ambassador to Germany seem to be unable to handle this matter." President William McKinley looked at Theodore Roosevelt opposite him and said with some concern. Logically speaking, after this happens, as the US president, the first thing he should look for is the Secretary of State!

But President McKinley's Secretary of State John Sherman is an anti-expansionist and firmly opposes head-on conflicts with Spain on the Cuba issue. In history, when the Spanish-American War broke out, this guy was so tough that he resigned directly... If this was put in Japan, it would be a perfect ****! So McKinley could choose only Theodore Roosevelt, at least the interests of both sides were the same.

"We need a special envoy who can represent the president, no, a team. If Spain obtains these two warships, as long as they are properly configured, they will at least defend the Philippines. All our ocean-going cruisers together cannot defeat the Spanish fleet that is waiting for their time in the Philippines! This matter must be stopped!" Theodore Roosevelt paused and continued, "Can't we buy it?"

"Impossible. Congress won't pass it." McKinley directly rejected it. "But your first suggestion is desirable. We need a delegation that can represent the will of the US government. But at the same time it cannot attract attention." McKinley is very clear that some transactions cannot be put on the table. In order to achieve this goal, it is really not easy. Those who go there must have weight and ability. But they cannot have too much political background.

Yesterday I continued to recommend the second last list... I was so happy that I was so happy that I was no longer interested in typing--! I saved up some articles to see if I would be on the shelves tomorrow----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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