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    Frankly speaking, the Chinese Navy does not attach great importance to the battleships 'Queen Elizabeth' and 'Massachusetts'!  Although these two battleships are equipped with 381 mm main guns, there is still a big gap in their actual combat power compared with the Chinese Navy's "Tang-class" battleships.  Even the Chinese Navy's 'Hanxin-class' fast battleship has the strength to fight these two battleships.  Of course, the prerequisite is to conduct artillery battles at long distances, and the Chinese Navy's 'Hanxin-class' battleships can take advantage of the accuracy of artillery fire!  Otherwise, in a close combat, the armor of the 'Han Xin-class' fast battleship will not be able to withstand the bombardment of 381 mm armor-piercing projectiles!

    In addition, Marshal Li Dingxin is now the Vice Minister of the Chinese Navy and will be promoted to the Minister of the Navy in the future. Naturally, it is clear that the core of the Chinese Navy's future development is the aircraft carrier fleet.  We also know that battleships will inevitably be eliminated.  However, under certain circumstances, battleships still play an irreplaceable role!  Although the relationship between Austria-Hungary and China is getting closer and closer, it is not China's strongest ally.  If two powerful battleships are sold to them, it may have an adverse impact on China's interests around the Mediterranean!

    "Your Excellency General, at present the Chinese Navy has no plans to sell these two battleships! Moreover, these two battleships are of great importance, and I cannot make a decision. I have to ask Mr. Zhang for instructions!" Marshal Li Dingxin said.

    "Okay, Marshal. However, please tell Marshal Zhang Cheng that we are very sincere!" Major General Lukart said!

    Afterwards, Marshal Li Dingxin whispered a few words to an officer beside him who was taking the minutes of the meeting. The officer nodded and quickly left the meeting room, apparently going to report to the Navy Minister, Marshal Zhang Cheng!

    "Your Excellency the Ambassador, Your Excellency the General! In addition to the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' and the battleship 'Massachusetts', we also have many super battleships equipped with 343mm main guns! The power of these battleships is also very good. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to buy  If so, we can sell a batch to you!" Marshal Li Dingxin said!

    "Oh? Then what if we want to buy the 'Hanxin-class' battleship and the 'Han-class' battleship?" Ambassador Anton Huber asked.

    Marshal Li Dingxin shook his head, and then said: "'Hanxin-class' battleships and 'Han-class' battleships are currently no longer for sale! However, if it is ten years later, they may be for sale!" These two battleships  , is still the main battleship of the Chinese Navy. It has a lot of advanced technologies on it. If it is obtained by an enemy country, it will pose a certain threat to China.  Therefore, the Chinese Navy will not sell these two battleships for the time being.  Unless it is another ten years, when these technologies have fallen behind, China may not sell these two battleships!

    Rear Admiral Lucart had a real expression. He knew that although the British Navy's Orion-class battleships, the King George V-class battleships and the Iron Duke-class battleships were known to be the same as the Chinese Navy's Han-class battleships,  And a battleship of the same level as the 'Han Xin-class' battleship, but in fact, the gap is still not small.  Even the most powerful 'Iron Duke-class' battleship is far behind the Chinese Navy's 'Han-class' battleship, let alone the 'Han Xin-class' battleship!

    "Marshal Your Excellency, then, what is the price of these super battleships?" Major General Lucart asked.  The naval strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is too weak. Even these battleships that China does not like much are what they need!

    "The British Navy's 'Orion-class' battleships and the U.S. Navy's 'Wyoming-class' battleships cost 10 million yuan each! The British Navy's 'King George V-class' battleships and the U.S. Navy's 'New York-class' battleships  , the price is 13 million Chinese dollars a piece! The British Navy's 'Iron Duke Class' battleship and the US Navy's 'Nevada Class' battleship cost 16 million Chinese dollars a piece!" Marshal Li Dingxin said!

    "Your Majesty Marshal, this price is too expensive and cannot be accepted by the Austro-Hungarian Empire!" Major General Lucart immediately shook his head.  Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire does not know how much the Chinese Navy's 'Han-class' battleships cost, they generally estimate that it is about 15 million Chinese dollars!  It was hard for them to accept that these second-hand battleships were sold at such high prices!

    "Your Excellency Major General, this price is very reasonable! These battleships are all new battleships that have only been in service for two or three years. Even though they were damaged during the war, they have been repaired and are as good as new! The performance of these battleships is  , totally worth the price!" Marshal Li Dingxin said!  These battleships can be regarded as powerful battleships. Even if China does not need them very much, if the Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to buy them, it will be impossible without some blood!

    Major General Lukart still shook his head. He did not think these battleships were worth the price!

    At this time, Marshal Zhang Cheng, the Minister of the Navy, entered the office with a smile on his face. This time, the navy's warships could be sold so easily, in exchange for more than 200 million and nearly 300 million yuan, which made him very satisfied!

    "Hello, Marshal!" Anton Huber, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to China, and Major General Lucart stood up to say hello.  You know, the status of Marshal Zhang Cheng, the Minister of the Chinese Navy, is very high in the Chinese army, and he can almost be regarded as the third or fourth figure.

    "Hello everyone, please take a seat!" Marshal Zhang Cheng said with a smile.

    "Marshal, what happy thing happened to you, and you smiled like this?" Marshal Li Dingxin also said with a smile.

    "Ahem! That's it. So far, all the battleships we decided to sell have been sold! There is not a single one left. Moreover, five super battleships have been sold!" Marshal Zhang Cheng said!

    "What? Sold so fast?" Marshal Li Dingxin was also surprised.  Before, he was worried that these second-hand warships would not be able to sell much.  But now it seems that his previous worries were completely unnecessary!

    Major General Lukat and Ambassador Anton Huber were also completely stunned.  The Chinese Navy has brought out hundreds of warships this time!  But in less than an hour, they were all sold out. This is really amazing!

    "Marshal, is this true? How could this happen?" Major General Lucart asked with some suspicion!

    "Of course it's true! The Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Bulgaria all ordered warships from us, and bought a lot of them, so they were all sold out quickly!  Especially the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Saudi Kingdom, they also purchased super battleships! Among them, the Ottoman Turkish Empire bought three, namely the 'Thor' among the 'Orion-class' battleships and the 'Wyoming' among the 'Wyoming-class' battleships  and the 'Louisiana'." Marshal Zhang Cheng said!

    "Marshal, congratulations, it seems that this Chinese Navy's warship sales conference is a great success!" Ambassador Anton Huber said!

    "The warships we sell are of high quality and low price, and everyone is rushing to get them. Some countries that started late have not yet grabbed them! I am wondering if we will hold another sales meeting like this again!" Zhang  Marshal Cheng had a smile on his face!

    However, the expressions of Major General Lucart and Ambassador Anton Huber became much heavier!  Before, they thought that not many countries would buy these second-hand warships. In this case, they could take the opportunity to lower the price.  However, they did not expect that these second-hand warships of the Chinese Navy would be so popular.  What worries them most is that the Ottoman Turkish Empire's navy has purchased three super battleships. Together with other battleships, this will make the Ottoman Turkish Empire's naval strength surpass the Austro-Hungarian Navy.  You know, the Ottoman Turkish Empire has always been regarded as the sick man of West Asia. If their navy surpasses that of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where will the Austro-Hungarian Empire put its face?

    "My two marshals, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also very sincere this time. We sincerely hope to cooperate with China in naval matters! However, the price offered by your country is too expensive!" Major General Lucart said!

    Marshal Zhang Cheng nodded, and then said: "Let's see, the 'King George V class' battleship and the 'New York class' battleship are sold for 11 million yuan, the 'Iron Duke class' battleship and the 'Nevada'  The sale price of the battleship is 14 million yuan! This is already our bottom line! If the Austro-Hungarian Empire can accept it, then we can reach an agreement!"

    Major General Lucart hesitated for a moment. Such a price was somewhat beyond the budget of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  But he also knew that it was already a seller's market. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire continued to bargain, China would definitely not agree!

    "Your Excellency, Marshal, the Austro-Hungarian Empire agrees to purchase the battleships from your country at this price! Among them, we want four 'Iron Duke-class' battleships! We also want the other two 'King George V-class' battleships! However,  We have one more condition, which we hope your country can agree to!" Major General Lucart said.

    "There is only one 'King George V-class' battleship left, and the other two were sold to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, there is also a 'New York-class' battleship, the USS Texas, whose performance is almost the same as that of the 'British  It's like a King George V class battleship! If your country wants it, I can sell it to you!" Marshal Zhang Cheng said!

    Major General Lucart nodded, now the Austro-Hungarian Empire no longer has the qualifications to be picky!

    "So, what are your conditions?" Marshal Zhang Cheng asked.

    ¡°The Austro-Hungarian Empire hopes to purchase the battleship ¡®Queen Elizabeth¡¯ and the battleship ¡®Massachusetts¡¯! Also, we hope that China can build two "Wuyue-class" aircraft carriers for us!  "Major General Lucart said! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
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