My Italian: Chapter 486 A Big Deal of 400 Million Lire Part 1

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

The speaker was Tehei Osawa, the Japanese ambassador to Italy, and he spoke at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In front of him, besides the Foreign Minister Bacona, there was also the Prime Minister Antonio whom he called in his mouth, and there was another person who was the protagonist of this ship sale, Admiral Yagier, the Minister of the Navy.

As for Ambassador Tetsuhei Osawa, this time he has been authorized by Tokyo to appoint him as the plenipotentiary representative for the purchase of the ship, and he can even ask for the help of the United Kingdom if necessary.

Of course, if you are given more power, if things are not handled well, you will be hit harder. Of course, Osawa Tehei knew how important his responsibility was. His decision here may directly affect the outcome of the war with Russia. So after getting the authorization, he first approached the British ambassador Coulson, and after discussing with him and getting an accurate answer from the UK, he approached the Italians, preparing to offer a price to win the sale of the ship he robbed.

Facing Ambassador Osawa Tehehei's quotation, Prime Minister Antonio did not answer, but instead looked at Admiral Yagier, the meaning of which was obvious, and let him, the protagonist, answer.

Speaking of it, Prime Minister Antonio regretted it a bit, because in the previous shipbuilding plan, he agreed to the navy's sale of warships. As a result, the navy was so courageous that it sold out its main battleship. Could it be that the kingdom's coastal defense is no longer needed, and overseas interests don't need to be maintained? It's just nonsense.

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

Since the king doesn't care, how can he be a villain as a prime minister? It would be too bad if he was thought to want to implicate military power. Don't forget that there is a National Socialist Party behind you. Although its leader, Cruz, is a well-behaved interior minister, it will be bad luck for anyone who dares to underestimate him.

Admiral Yagier didn't know the fancy intestines in the prime minister's stomach, 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, even the army can't match it. After all, the army has no interest in this war, but their navy has huge interests.

So Admiral Yagier, who knew the war situation well, shook his head and said, "Ambassador Tetsuhei Osawa, thank you for your country's bid for the warships that are about to be eliminated in our country, but this price cannot meet the needs of our navy, because these warships are very good. But it can’t meet our country’s coastal defense needs, so it’s sold.”

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

And Ambassador Osawa Tehei didn't care about Admiral Yagier's words, because he also knew that it would not be so easy to negotiate a warship sale 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 Tetsuhei Osawa, Admiral Yagier thought about it too. It is really inappropriate not to offer a price. So I saw him stretch out four fingers to gesture. "Our navy's psychological price is 400 million lire."

Admiral Yagier did not just say this price casually. If it is too high, it will appear that the navy is not sincere in selling ships. If it is too low, it may be sold at a high price. The price of 400 million is neither high nor low, it is just right.

"400 million lire?"

The price given by Italy shocked Ambassador Tehei Osawa. This price accounts for two-thirds of the purchase cost of Japan's six-six fleet.

Of course, he also knew that the sale of ships in Italy at this time must not be normal, and it is normal to ask for high prices.

However, since he got the answer he wanted, Ambassador Tehehei Osawa did not wait any longer. After bidding farewell to the three high-ranking Italian officials, he left.

"Go to the British embassy."

After getting in the car, Ambassador Osawa Tehei told 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 Coulson.

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

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

This time France did not conceal its loan to Russia, and the British side could easily find out. Of course, Britain can also guess what the French are thinking, because they just don't want to see Russia focus on the Far East.

This is also easy to understand. After all, Russia's expansion in the Far East has no benefits for France, and there are many disadvantages. If it weren't for the consideration of the alliance with Russia, France would benefit too much, and Paris would be so easy to talk about.

"That would be bad."

After confirming the news of France's loan to Russia, Osawa Tehei was shocked.

"Ambassador Tetsuhei Osawa, what's the matter?"

Facing Coulson's inquiry, Osawa Tehei immediately informed the other party of Italy's answer to him.

"It does seem to be a problem."

After listening to Osawa Tehei's narration, Coulson also felt a little difficult.

"Don't worry, if the Italians sell the warships to the Russians in the end, you have to believe that our country will help your country. At worst, our country will sell the warships to you at that time."

Coulson's words made Osawa Zheping's heart tense~www.mtlnovel.com~ At first he thought that the ambassador would say that the British Empire would continue to borrow money, but he didn't expect to say that they would sell ships to them.

The British Empire sold ships publicly in violation of the principle of neutrality. There are certain things that other people can do, but the UK cannot do them, because it is the hegemon of the world and plays the role of the leading brother, so there must be rules.

If you think about it, what would happen if the British Empire openly violated the principle of neutrality?

The next day, newspapers all over the world will report this incident, London will be criticized by thousands of people, and the Prime Minister may step down because of this, because he has done things that damage the prestige of the empire.

Maybe some people say how can Italy do it?

It's very simple, they are scoundrels, poor ghosts, people who see money, and people who will sell their souls to the devil as long as they are given money. Is it surprising that such a country violates the law of neutrality?

So there is a saying that is good, bad people do bad things for everyone, and good people do bad things should be publicized, and the results are different with different requirements.

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