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On June 18, Chinese Navy Minister Zhang Cheng and Shipbuilding Director General Wei Han met with Chilean Special Envoy Lieutenant Colonel Edvador and Chilean Ambassador to China Patricio at the Navy Department. ◎ Today, they will officially go to Chile.
The parties submitted drawings of the new battleship designed according to the needs of the Chilean Navy. At the same time, negotiations were held on the price and quantity of the Chilean Navy ordered!
"Your Excellency, please, our engineers here, have made modifications to the drawings of the 'Han-class' battleship according to your country's requirements." Navy Secretary Zhang Cheng said with a smile.
"I am very much looking forward to this battleship!" Lieutenant Colonel Edvador also admired China's technology in combat ship design and construction. In just two days, he was able to come up with a new plan.
Even if it is just modified on the drawings of the 'Han-class' battleship, it is already very good!
"Empress, this is the battleship we designed for your country! The displacement of this battleship will reach 28,000 tons, and the full load displacement will reach about 33,000 tons. It has five triple-mounted 343mm main guns, two in front and two in the back,
The back-loaded design, and then behind the main mast, between the two boiler compartments, there is a main gun. The power is 24 too large oil-fired boiler and four steam turbines, with four axle propulsion, and the maximum speed is 22 knots. It can be said that this
A battleship is definitely the most powerful battleship in the world. No battleship can match it in firepower!" Admiral Wei Han, the director of shipbuilding, introduced to Lieutenant Colonel Edvador.
Lieutenant Colonel Edvador's eyes shone brightly, with unparalleled powerful firepower and a large speed, which is undoubtedly the battleship needed by the Chilean Navy. As long as it is equipped with such a battleship, the Chilean Navy can easily defeat the old man.
Adversaries Brazil and Argentina, thereby ensuring the advantage of the Chilean Navy in South America. As long as the navy continues to be strong, then Chile will not be afraid of invasions from Argentina and Brazil, as well as other countries.
"Hiss Minister of the Navy, I wonder what the construction price of this kind of battleship is?" asked Lieutenant Colonel Edvador. Although he likes this battleship very much, he can also ensure that Chile's domestic battleship will be very good.
Satisfied. However, the price factor must be considered! Chile's fiscal revenue last year was only more than 200 million pesos. It was only about 80 million to Huayuan. Even if the construction period of the warship was three or four years
, If the price of battleships is too high, it will also make Chile's finances unaffordable.
"Your Excellency, this battleship is very costly. Therefore, if your country wants to order, the price of each ship is 35 million yuan!" said Navy Secretary Zhang Cheng. Compared to the price set by Wang Yuze.
He took the initiative to increase five million, so that he would have room for bargaining.
"Three thousand five million Chinese dollars?" Lieutenant Colonel Edvado and Ambassador Patricio were stunned. With Chile's current fiscal revenue, even if the fiscal revenue for the whole year is invested, you can only order it.
It's just two ships. What's more, Chile can't be so crazy that it invests all its fiscal revenue. Chile's annual military expenditure is only about 10 million Chinese yuan, even if it's all invested in the purchase of ships. In the next few years
, and only one ship can be ordered. Chile also has the army and navy to maintain. Therefore, this price makes Chile very difficult to accept.
"His Excellency the Navy. This price is too high, and the Chilean Navy cannot afford it at all!" Edvador shook his head and said. Although he really hoped that this battleship could join the Chilean Navy. However, at this high price,
But it made him unacceptable.
"Your Excellency, you get what you pay for. The performance of this battleship is so outstanding, and the price is very reasonable!" Zhang Cheng said.
"I know this, Your Excellency the Navy Minister. However, the Chilean government cannot afford to pay so much money. Can your country be cheaper?" said Lieutenant Colonel Edvador.
"Your Excellency, I don't know how many battleships your country plans to order? If the ordering quantity is large, it is not impossible to reduce the price appropriately!" Zhang Cheng said.
Lieutenant Colonel Edvador hesitated for a moment and said: "My country originally planned to order two battleships, but the price is too high now. Our country can only order one at most!"
"Empress, let's do it! If your country can order four battleships, I can sell them to your country at a price of 30 million each. Once your country has four new battleships like this, then
, Your country will undoubtedly become the most powerful naval power in South America!" Zhang Cheng said.
"Four ships? Even if each ship is 30 million, it will cost 120 million Chinese yuan! It is almost one and a half years of fiscal revenue for our country!" Lieutenant Colonel Edvador shook his head. Although, he became South America.
This made him very moved by the most powerful naval power, but he knew that neither the president nor the government would agree!
"Your Excellency, can we allow your country to use saltpeter, copper ore and phosphate to pay for the purchase of battleships?" Zhang Cheng said. Anyway, the empire also needs to import a large amount of saltpeter to Chile every year, if it can use battleships and Chile to use battleships and Chile
In exchange for saltpeter, this will save a lot of money and can be used in other places!
"For exchange for minerals?" Lieutenant Colonel Edvador could not answer. Of course, he himself agreed very much. Chile's saltpeter, copper and phosphate resources are very rich. If these minerals can be directly exchanged for battleships,
That is undoubtedly very cost-effective. At worst, increase the amount of mining of these minerals and you will be able to pay it back soon.
"His Royal Navy, I need to contact the country. Please give me some time. In two days, I will definitely give you an answer!" said Lieutenant Colonel Edvador.
"Of course there is no problem!" Zhang Cheng smiled. He knew that Lieutenant Colonel Edvador was already tempted, and this transaction was probably done. As for how much Chile can order, it depends on the specific situation.
.However, at least there should be more than three ships. Although Chile is a small country, the Chileans also have great ambitions for South America. Otherwise, they would not have expanded their navy wildly!
After answering the embassy, Lieutenant Colonel Edvador immediately reported the specific situation to the country. During the report, he greatly praised the new battleship designed by China. After claiming that after being equipped with this battleship, Chile
The navy should become the most deservingly powerful country in South America. At the same time, he also strongly demanded that the government must order these battleships. At this time, neither Britain nor Germany had any extra ships to build battleships for Chile. The only thing Chile could rely on was
It's China.
After receiving the report from Lieutenant Colonel Edvador, the Chilean government suddenly became a quarrel!
The price of 30 million per ship made many Chileans think that China is treating Chile as a sucker, and they don’t trust the performance of this new type of battleship. They believe that there is no need for Chile to order warships from China.
, you can turn to order battleships from the United States or other countries. Perhaps the performance is not as good as that of the battleships built by China, but at least the price is much cheaper.
Another faction believes that Chile should accept the conditions of the Chinese. Although the price is a little higher, a powerful battleship with 15 343mm main guns will undoubtedly be the most powerful battleship in the world. Once the Chilean Navy has these battleships,
Enough for the Chilean Navy to dominate South America, it can guarantee the national interests of South America! As for the funds for purchasing battleships, since the Chinese are willing to accept saltpeter, copper ore and phosphate ore, they can completely increase the mining of these minerals and sell these minerals to the Chinese.
.Anyway, these minerals were snatched from Bolivia and Peru at the time. No matter how many of them are mined, Chile will not feel distressed.
Chilean President Hermann Lesco Erasuris also had a headache. Although the price offered by the Chinese is too high, the Chinese are willing to let Chile use minerals to pay for the funds to buy warships, which undoubtedly alleviates
Chile has difficulty in funding. At the same time, the increasingly tense situation in South America also made him very worried. According to the intelligence obtained by Chile, Brazil and Argentina are getting closer and closer and may form anytime
The alliance initiates a war against Chile. At the same time, Peru and Bolivia in the north also hold grudges against Chile. Once Brazil and Argentina attack Chile, these two countries may take the opportunity to take the lead!
In addition, Chilean President Hermann Lesco Erasuris also has great ambitions for the territory of Argentina and even Brazil. Trapped in the Andes and Chile's territory is only a narrow and long west of the Andes Mountains.
.And there are many places in deserts. Although the resources are abundant, the environment is not very good. If you can cross the Andes and occupy a piece of Argentina's territory, this will undoubtedly alleviate the difficulties faced by Chile. Although Argentina's land area is strong,
But neither population nor military power is comparable to Chile. The only thing Chile is worried about is Brazil, the largest country in South America.
After comprehensive consideration, Chilean President Herman Lesco Erasuris approved the plan to purchase battleships from China. Later, Lieutenant Colonel Edvador and Chilean Ambassador to China Patricio, as Chilean
The plenipotentiary representative of the country negotiated with China.
In the end, Chile will order four battleships from China that are improved based on the 'Han-class' battleships and are in line with Chile's needs. The price of each battleship is 30 million yuan. For this amount, Chile will use saltpeter and copper.
Mine and phosphate mines come to pay, of course, the prices of these minerals will be 10% lower than the market price at that time, which makes China profit a lot once again!