"The Brandenburg-class battleship has a displacement of 18,000 tons, and is equipped with five twin-mounted 305mm main guns, with a maximum range of fifteen kilometers and an effective range of ten kilometers.↖ In addition, there are many 155mm secondary guns and 105mm secondary guns on the battleship. If the Brazilian Navy owns a Brandenburg-class battleship, then the Brazilian Navy will no longer be afraid of the Chilean Navy. If the Brazilian Navy owns two Brandenburg-class battleships, you can easily defeat the Chilean Navy!" Crown Prince Frederick William smiled. Now he seems to have transformed into a salesman and is trying his best to sell such battleships to the Brazilian delegation.

Nilo and Major General Pesania nodded. The "Brandenburg-class" battleship is indeed very powerful. If the Brazilian Navy can own two "Brandenburg-class" battleships, it will be able to defeat the Chilean Navy. Once the Chilean Navy fails, it will be extremely difficult for the Chilean Army to cross the Andes to invade Argentina and the Brazilian Empire!

"His Royal Highness, I don't know how much it will cost if the Brazilian Empire wants to buy the Brandenburg-class battleship?" Neilo asked. He knew that the price of the Brandenburg-class battleship would definitely be very expensive.

"Your Excellency, the German Empire regards the Brazilian Empire as a traditional friendly country in Germany. If the Brazilian Empire wants to buy the "Brandenburg-class" battleship, we will only sell 80 million German marks per ship!" Crown Prince William smiled. In fact, the cost of the "Brandenburg-class" battleship was only 60 million German marks in the Imperial Guard. It is sold at the price of 80 million German marks, and this price is really a conscientious price. After all, arms trade is the most profitable trade. If a German makes only 20 million German marks per ship, it is four million Chinese marks, which is already a small profit.

But even so, Nilo and Major General Pesania were still very surprised. The Brazilian Empire's annual fiscal revenue was only more than 50 million Mirres. Even if they didn't eat or drink, they could only buy one and a half "Brandenburg-class" battleships. If they purchased two "Brandenburg-class" battleships and the supporting small battleships would require all the financial revenues of the Brazilian Empire in two years.

The Brazilian Empire was originally a poor country. Although it has developed rapidly over the years, its fiscal revenue is still not much. Emperor Pedro II obviously would not agree to invest all the country's two-year fiscal revenue into the construction of the navy. What's more, in the face of the threat from the Chileans, in addition to the navy, the Brazilian Empire also had to develop an army. These all require a lot of funds.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince. This price completely exceeds our expectations. The Brazilian Empire does not have enough funds to buy warships. Not to mention two, we can't afford it even if it is one!" Nilo looked helpless. The "Brandenburg-class" battleship is indeed good, but the price is too expensive, so the Brazilian Empire can only watch helplessly.

Crown Prince Frederick William frowned. If the Brazilian Empire didn't buy it, wouldn't it be in vain for all his efforts? What's more, if the Brazilian Empire did not buy German warships, it would be impossible to tie the Brazilian Empire to German tanks.

"Empress, the money issue is easy to discuss. If the Brazilian Empire is tight at the moment and there is not enough funds to pay, there is no problem at all. Deutsche Bank can provide loans to the Brazilian Empire and then repay it with various mineral resources or agricultural products produced in Brazil. Of course, because the cost increases, the prices of mineral resources and agricultural products must be a little lower than the market price!" Foreign Minister Albrech von Ron said with a smile. Anyway, Germany also has a demand for Brazil's resources. There is no problem with using warships to exchange resources.

"This is a good idea. What about your opinion, Lord Nello?" asked Crown Prince Frederick William.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I need to report to His Majesty the Emperor!" said Nilo. Such a major event was obviously not something he could do with all his power. He had to report to the emperor and cabinet far away in South America. Only when Pedro II nodded could he sign a contract with the Germans.

"Of course, Mr. Envoy, we can understand this. In addition to the "Brandenburg-class" battleships, the Brazilian Navy also needs some light battleships. The "Hamburg-class" cruisers and the "Kill-class" destroyers built by the German Empire are both very suitable small battleships. If the Brazilian Navy needs it, we can sell it to the Brazilian Navy at a low price." Crown Prince Frederick William continued to be a salesman.

Major General Nilo and Pesania nodded repeatedly. A powerful navy obviously cannot only have a main battleship, and auxiliary warships are also indispensable. After understanding the performance of the Hamburg-class cruiser and the Kiel-class destroyer, both Nilo and Pesania were very satisfied. As for the price, the price given by the Germans was indeed not high. The Hamburg-class cruiser was 10 million German marks, while the Kiel-class destroyer was 5 million German marks.

That night, Major General Nilo and Pesania sent telegrams to the Brazilian Empire Emperor Pedro II and the governor of the government. In the telegram, both claimed that the German Navy's "Brandenburg-class" battleships, the Hamburg-class cruiser and the Kiel-class destroyer had excellent performance. If the Brazilian Empire's navy could be equipped with these three types of warships, the Brazilian Empire's navy would become the most powerful navy in South America. Of course, the only criticism was that the price was too expensive. However, Germany also provided a solution, which could be advanced by the German Deutsche Bank, and the Brazilian Empire then used mineral resources and agricultural products to pay.

Such payment methods are undoubtedly what Brazil needs. Brazil is too poor, but its resources are abundant, which effectively solves the urgent needs of the Brazilian Empire.

The next day, Brazil sent a telegram to the mission. Pedro II instructed them to find ways to further reduce the price. If the Germans could lower the price a little more, the Brazilian Empire could buy warships and army weapons from Germany.

After receiving the domestic telegram, Nilo and Pesania began to negotiate with Germany. Both claimed that the Brazilian Empire was interested in purchasing German warships, but the price was too expensive, and I hope that Germany could lower the price a little.

After a long period of bargaining, we finally reached an agreement. The Brandenburg-class battleship dropped to 70 million German marks per ship. In this way, the Germans could only earn 10 million German marks per ship, equivalent to 2 million Chinese yuan. The Hamburg-class cruiser dropped to 8 million German marks, while the Kiel-class destroyer dropped to 4 million German marks.

Although the price has been reduced, the Germans still make a profit, not to mention that this can help them win over the Brazilian empire and give them a foothold in South America. The benefits they have achieved in diplomacy cannot be measured by money.

In the end, the Brazilians decided to buy two Brandenburg-class battleships, four Hamburg-class cruisers and eight Kiel-class destroyers, with a total price of 204 million German marks. If converted into Huayuan, it would be 408 million Huayuan. For the Brazilians, this is undoubtedly a huge sum of money. However, the Brazilians who were determined to build a strong navy no longer care about that much. Anyway, the money they owe can be repaid with mineral resources and agricultural products.

In addition to the naval warships, the Brazilian Army also needed to purchase weapons that could arm 200,000 people. The Germans did not make much money on the army's weapons. They sold all weapons, including rifles, machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, field guns and light howitzers, to Brazil, with a total price of 50 million German marks. However, with the previous cost of purchasing warships, the Germans gave the Brazilian a discount, which totaled 250 million German marks. If converted into Huayuan, it would be 50 million Chinese marks.

The Brazilians' military purchases this time were much more than Chile's purchase of arms from the Chinese Empire. This made the Brazilian Empire's military strength suddenly increase a lot. Of course, these warships cannot be delivered to them now. The Germans need to rebuilt it, and it will take at least two and a half to three years to deliver the warships to the Brazilians. As for the army's weapons, they can be transported to Brazil first to arm the Brazilian army.

At the same time, at the request of the Brazilians, Germany agreed to send a group of officers to Brazil to help Brazil train the army. The officers and soldiers of the navy were also allowed to be trained in the German Navy so that after the warships were built, they could quickly form an army.

The Brazilian Empire's large-scale military purchases this time have made the situation in South America tense again. It can be foreseen that in three years, the Brazilian Empire will have a powerful army and navy. Relying on the population advantage of the Brazilian Empire, it will be even more difficult for Chile to defeat Brazil and become the overlord of South America. Even Chile's own security will be affected. Once the Brazilian Navy becomes an army, their strength will surpass the Chilean Navy. How will Chile fight against Brazil?

Therefore, the Chileans who had just won the Hot War could not sit still. Chilean President Manuel Monte Torres immediately instructed Ambassador to China Mascaiano to contact the Chinese Empire, who wanted to buy more advanced and powerful warships, so that the Chilean navy would continue to maintain its advantage. The Chinese Empire would certainly not refuse the Chilean request. This has once again escalated the arms race in South America. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better and faster!

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