Chapter 972

"3000000!"

"3.1 million!"

...

"3.75 million!"

"3.75 million Aegis, is there a higher bid?"

"The world's most advanced cruiser formation comes with a full set of shipbuilding technology and 20 professional technicians. Now the highest price is 3.75 million, which is absolutely worth the money. Anyone else bidding?"

"Okay, congratulations to the Chilean representative for successfully winning the third cruiser formation."

The host, West, felt hard.

In order to sell these warships at a high price, the French fleet of second-hand cruisers has become the most advanced fleet in the world in West's mouth.

If you only look at warships, the Chileans will definitely lose money in this deal. However, there are exceptions to everything. After a full set of shipbuilding skills and engineers are included, the deal is instantly cheap.

Don't look at the fact that there seems to be no technology blockade these days, as if you can buy anything with money, but it's only for the technology of the general bad street.

Warship manufacturing technology has always been the treasure of major shipyards. Even if it is two or three generations behind, it will cost a lot to buy it.

As the world's second naval power, the French shipbuilding technology is naturally world-class. If it were not for the split auction, many copies of the technology were copied, and these technologies alone could not be bought by 3.75 million.

Another deal was made, and Waiters lost his initial excitement. He picked up the cup, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and continued to shout:

"The following auction of the battleship formation of Group A, also comes with a full set of shipbuilding technology, plus 100 shipbuilding engineers, the fleet includes 3 10,000-ton class new battleships, 4 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 2 coastal defense ships...

The starting price is 5.8 million Aegis, which is still the old rule. If the price is arbitrarily bid, the deposit will be confiscated directly, and the Anti-French Alliance reserves the right to be held accountable. "

As soon as the words fell, the Spanish representative immediately became energetic. There is no doubt that this carefully selected fleet is their goal this time.

"6000000!"

"6.3 million!"

Seeing the Spaniard's offer, Ito Bowen, who was not far away, decided to keep up. Although he knew that the Spaniards would engage in black box operations, he was still reluctant to give up his last effort.

Before the auction, delegations from various countries have sent people to visit the French warships. It can be said that every group of warships that are put up for auction now is well known to everyone.

There is no black box operation, just look at the composition of the warship. All the fleets are temporarily determined by the anti-French alliance. Generally speaking, they are a mix of high-quality warships and junk warships for sale.

The battleship formation of Group A in front of them is different. The warships inside are all high-quality goods, which cannot be solved by a coincidence.

"6.5 million!"

It is not only the Japanese representative who has a fluke mentality. Interests are moving, not to mention the most advanced battleship formations.

The key lies in the full set of shipbuilding technology and shipbuilding engineers. With these, they can almost replicate the French Navy. These are invaluable to nations aspiring to develop their navy.

"800w!"

"8.5 million!"

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Looking at the constantly updated quotations, the atmosphere of the Japanese delegation suddenly became tense. The plan does not change quickly, and there is no other reason for the lack of money.

Saigo said anxiously: "Prime Minister, warships are not necessary, but the shipbuilding technology must be taken down. With these technologies, we can save 30 years of struggle."

It's no exaggeration at all. With Japan's current shipbuilding technology, it's okay to play with sail battleships. Not to mention the construction of tens of thousands of tons of battleships, even the dock can't be found.

The world has 20,000 tons of docks, and the three countries that have built the former dreadnoughts are the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, and the rest of the countries are groping.

The same is true for Americans. Affected by the butterfly effect, the economic development of the United States after the division is far less than the original time and space. The government has no money in its pocket, so naturally it has no resources to spend on the navy.

Ito Bowen nodded: "The competition is too fierce now, and we don't have much money in our hands, so let's wait for the next batch!"

The plan didn't change quickly, and I didn't expect to gain anything at the warship auction, but now Ito Bowen can only keep up with the great effort of the Anti-French Alliance.

There is no way, there are not many opportunities to obtain the most advanced shipbuilding technology. If you miss this opportunity, the price you will pay to acquire these technologies in the future is absolutely unimaginable.

Anyway, the warship may be detained by the anti-French alliance in the name of neutrality, but the shipbuilding technology will never be detained. The Spaniards don't have such a big face yet, so everyone doesn't even want their international reputation for them.

In a sense, the value of winning these shipbuilding technologies is no less than occupying the Philippine Islands.

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In the box upstairs, the British delegation was not calm. Originally, I thought that the Austrians were just taking some backward shipbuilding technologies as their head. I didn't expect that their opponents would not play cards according to the routine, which meant that the shipbuilding technology was bad.

"The Austrians must be crazy. Once these technologies spread, they will bring us big trouble in the future!"

exclaimed a naval officer.

"We" also include Austria, which is also a member of the colonial empire, and the proliferation of shipbuilding technology has also impacted Austria. Not to mention the business of exporting warships, it is difficult to have such huge profits now.

It's technical information, it's engineers, and then the Austrians put the French

George would not be surprised if it was marketed by the shipyard.

With so many things, a country with a little financial resources can eat it, and then come up with its own warships.

If you can make it yourself, who wants to import it? Even if the performance is a little behind, it is more reliable than the abridged version of the battleship.

Once the nations of the world have their own shipbuilding capabilities, the good days of colonial empires will be over. It is no longer a good thing to force a big country to submit with a few ships.

"It's useless, shipbuilding technology has spread long ago. Since the anti-French alliance occupied France, shipbuilding technology is no longer a secret.

Perhaps big countries like Spain and Russia will keep their shipbuilding technology secret for their own interests, but countries like Belgium and Sardinia, which have nothing, can sell anything as long as they give money.

No one can stop the deal in the dark. Anyway, it is necessary to spread technology, it is better to take the opportunity to make a fortune.

Moreover, shipbuilding is the embodiment of a country's industrial strength, not just a piece of information. Even if everyone has a shipbuilding technology, there are not many companies that are truly capable of independently building battleships. "

The bottom line is that he is used to seeing strong winds and waves. After a brief shock, George quickly reacted.

The seemingly precious shipbuilding technology is actually a painting released by Austria. Most countries do not have the conditions to build battleships. Even if they get the most technology, there is only one assembly factory, and spare parts with technical content still have to be imported.

Countries that are truly capable of digesting and copying these technologies can also develop them by themselves. The greatest value is just reference creativity.

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At noon, the auction came to an end, and the final finale also appeared. West announced loudly: "This is the last batch of this auction, and the one that everyone cares about the most.

Fifteen battleships, twenty-one cruisers, thirty-two destroyers, and one hundred and fifty-seven auxiliary ships, with a total tonnage of 364,000 tons.

It is no exaggeration to say that this fleet is the world's third naval power. No matter who takes pictures of this fleet, its strength will be greatly increased, and it will become an important force in maintaining world peace.

Importance As we all know, this auction also comes with the shipbuilding technology of the above-mentioned warships, plus 300 engineers. The auction starts now, the starting price is 45 million Aegis, and each increase shall not be less than 10,000 Aegis. "

The eyes of everyone surrendered to the representatives of Britain and Austria. Everyone could see that this was prepared for the two big bosses. Even if other countries wanted to participate, they did not have enough funds.

"50000000!"

Did not disappoint everyone, as the host Wesenberg took the lead in making an offer, and directly increased the price by 5 million Aegis.

This was the first round of bidding. As a representative of Britain, George would naturally not hesitate and gave a tit-for-tat price without hesitation.

"30 million!"

The numbers got smaller, but the amounts increased. Just because the unit behind the number has become British pounds, 30 million pounds is converted into 60 million Aegis.

The layman watches the fun, the layman watches the doorway. The auction at this moment is not just an auction, but also a confrontation between Britain and Austria for maritime hegemony.

Judging from the figures on paper, if the Austrian Navy obtained these warships, it would leap up and surpass the British in both the number of capital ships and the tonnage of warships.

The doubling of the markup was just a riposte from George on behalf of Britain, showing that Britain was not afraid of any challenge.

As for whether or not to take these warships, the London government has so far not discussed an accurate result.

After all, no one's money is blown down by strong winds. If Austria deliberately drives up prices, the British government will not be able to take advantage of this.

As soon as "30 million pounds" came out, the venue fell silent. Everyone was waiting for Austria's response, and many people also showed an expression of watching the fun and not taking it too seriously, just a handful of melon seeds.

Originally, it was good to bid in units of Aegis, but now the British did not buy it and replaced it with British pounds. Waiters, as the host, only felt a lot of pressure.

Don't stop it, there is no face; stop it, sterling is also money, and its circulation properties are no worse than Aegis. The customer is God, and as a seller, it seems that there is no need to worry about this little problem.

In the end, professionalism prevailed. Seeing that no one continued to make an offer, Waiters ignored the embarrassment and announced loudly: "30 million pounds once, is there anyone else making an offer?

This is the core of the French navy. If this fleet is photographed, it will immediately become a world-class naval power. "

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"30 million pounds, a deal! Congratulations, Mr. George, for buying a world fleet for Britain!"

The host announced the final result, and everyone with a confused look reacted. Obviously, this is the wrong script.

There are three fires when new officials take office. How can the rise of new overlords be so quiet? Not taking the opportunity to challenge the British sea hegemony is completely refreshing everyone's cognition.

Including the British Foreign Secretary George who just became the protagonist of the auction, he is also confused at the moment. It went so smoothly, completely unexpected.

"£30 million" may seem like a lot, but it also depends on where it is used. If it is built by yourself, 30 million pounds is almost enough, but it is a new warship, and it is indeed a loss to buy a second-hand warship.

However, according to the transaction price of warships in the international market, 30 million pounds is very cheap. Anyway, for the same price, Britannia is

Will not sell warships outside.

In addition to the warship itself, the attached political significance is even more extraordinary. The confrontation at the auction also conveyed a political signal to the representatives of various countries present - Austria has no intention of competing with the British for maritime supremacy.

This disappointed the countries that wanted to watch the fun. The two big hooligans didn't fight, and everyone had no chance to fish in the muddy waters.

After reacting, George showed a happy smile, he knew that the situation was stable.

Through an auction, Britain proved to the outside world with practical actions that "your uncle is still your uncle", and everyone should keep their eyes open in the years to come.