My Italian: Chapter 486 400 million lire big deal Part 1

"Your Excellency Antonio, our country is very sincere and is willing to offer 330 million liras for the warships sold by your country. This price is enough to prove our sincerity."

The speaker was Teppei Ozawa, the Japanese ambassador to Italy, and he was speaking at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In front of him, in addition to Foreign Minister Bakona, there is also the Prime Minister Antonio he calls him, and the other person is Admiral Yagier, the protagonist of the sale of the ship.

As for Ambassador Zheping Osawa, this time he received authorization from Tokyo to appoint him as the plenipotentiary representative for the purchase of the ship, and he could even ask for British help if necessary.

Of course, the power given is great, so if things are not done well, the board will be hit hard. Of course Zheping Ozawa knows how great his responsibility is, and his decision here is likely to directly affect the outcome of the war with Russia. Therefore, after obtaining authorization, he first approached the British ambassador Colson, and after negotiating with him and getting an accurate answer from the United Kingdom, he approached the Italians and prepared to bid for the sale of the ship that he robbed.

In the face of Ambassador Zheping Ozawa's offer, Prime Minister Antonio did not answer, but instead looked at Admiral Yagier, whose meaning was obvious, let him, the protagonist, answer.

Speaking of which, Prime Minister Antonio has some regrets, because in the previous shipbuilding plan, he promised the navy the cost of selling warships. As a result, the navy was so daring that it sold out its main warships. Could it be that the kingdom's coastal defense is no longer needed, and overseas interests do not need to be maintained? It's just nonsense.

For this reason, he also talked to the king, but the wise His Majesty the king did not stop the navy's nonsense for some reason.

Since the king doesn't care, how can he, the prime minister, be a villain? It would be too bad if he was considered to be trying to infect the military. Don't forget that there is a National Socialist Party behind him. Although its leader Cruz is well-behaved in the post of Home Secretary, whoever dares to underestimate him will be out of luck.

Admiral Yagier didn't know about the belly of the Prime Minister, but he knew that he was not satisfied with the current price. These days, the navy's attention to the Russo-Japanese War can be said to be the first among all Italian departments, not even the army. After all, the army has no interest in this war, and their navy has huge interests.

Therefore, Admiral Yagier shook his head and said, "Ambassador Osawa Zheping, thank you for your country's bid for the warships that are about to be phased out in our country, but this price cannot meet the needs of our navy, because these warships have excellent performance, only However, it cannot meet the needs of my country's coastal defense, so it is sold."

What a joke, at this time the two sides fought a naval battle in the Yellow Sea, and the two sides lost a total of five battleships. How can it be possible to agree at this time, at least let the prices of Japan and Russia be forced to the highest price they can bear, otherwise this great opportunity will not be wasted.

Ambassador Ozawa Zheping didn't care about Admiral Yagier's words, because he also knew that it would not be so easy to negotiate the sale of warships with Italy, but there was one thing that must be asked first.

"Then your navy always has a price for selling warships. It's impossible for us to keep guessing."

Facing the words of Ambassador Zheping Ozawa, Admiral Yagier also thought about it, it is really inappropriate to not come up with a price. So I saw him stretch out four fingers and gesture. "The psychological price of our navy is 400 million lire."

Admiral Yagier did not say this price casually. If he shouted that it was too high, it would appear that the navy was not sincere in selling ships. The price of 400 million is neither high nor low, and it is completely just right.

"400 million lire?"

The price given by Italy surprised Ambassador Zheping Osawa. This price accounts for two-thirds of the purchase cost of Japan's Six Sixth Fleet.

Of course, he also knew that Italian ship sales at this time must not be normal, and it is normal to have high prices.

However, since he got the answer he wanted, Ambassador Osawa Zheping didn't stay much longer. After saying goodbye to the three high-ranking Italian officials, he left.

"Go to the British Embassy."

After getting into the car, Ambassador Osawa Zheping instructed the driver to go to the British Embassy. At this moment, he wanted to discuss with the British Ambassador.

But after he arrived at the British embassy, ​​he was stunned by a message from Ambassador Colson.

"You say France gave Russia a loan of 420 million francs?"

Facing the surprised Japanese ambassador, Coulson immediately confirmed the answer. "Yes, our country has just learned from Paris that the French government has transferred this loan to the Russians."

This time, the French loan to Russia did not cover up, and the British side could easily find out. Of course, Britain can also guess the thoughts of the French, because they don't want to see Russia focus on the Far East.

This is also understandable. After all, Russia's expansion in the Far East does not benefit France by half a cent, and there are a lot of disadvantages. If it weren't for the fact that France has benefited too much from its alliance with Russia, Paris would be so nice to talk about.

"That would be bad."

After confirming the news of France's loan to Russia, Ozawa Zheping looked shocked.

"Ambassador Zheping Ozawa, what's wrong?"

In the face of Coulson's inquiry, Osawa Zheping immediately informed the other party of Italy's answer to himself.

"Looks like it's really a hassle."

After listening to Zheping Ozawa's remarks, Coulson also felt a little difficult.

"Don't worry, if the Italians finally sell the warships to the Russians~www.mtlnovel.com~ you have to believe that our country will help your country. The big deal is that our country will also sell the warships to you."

Coulson's words made Zheping Osawa's heart tighten. He originally thought that the ambassador would say that the British Empire would continue to borrow money, but he did not expect that he actually said that he would sell ships to them.

The British Empire violated the principle of neutrality to openly sell ships. Listen to this and don't take it seriously. There are some things that other people do, but the UK cannot do, because he is the world hegemon and plays the role of leading big brother, so there must be rules.

Come to think of it, what would be the consequences if the British Empire openly violated the code of neutrality?

The next day, newspapers all over the world will report on it, and London will be criticized by thousands of people, and the Prime Minister will probably step down because of what he has done to damage the prestige of the Empire.

Maybe someone said how can Italy do it?

Quite simply, they are rogues, poor ghosts, people who see money and sell their souls to the devil as long as they give money. Is it surprising that such a country violates the law of neutrality?

Therefore, there is a saying that it is good to say that bad people do bad things for everyone, and good people do bad things to publicity, and the results will be different for different requirements.