"Your Highness, the United States of America can provide the Austro-Hungarian Empire with a low-interest loan of 100 million US dollars. What do you think?" Bryan asked.
"100 million US dollars?" Crown Prince Karl was overjoyed. One hundred million US dollars was equivalent to 400 million Marks. If used to build Battleships, it could fund several New-style Battleships. Of course, Crown Prince Karl's appetite was not limited to that little.
"Secretary of State, isn't a loan of 100 million US dollars far too little? As far as I know, the loans you provided to the Island Nation amounted to far more than that. The Austro-Hungarian Empire stands on the very front line of the confrontation with Germany. Once we join the Anti-German Alliance, it will mean tearing all pretenses with Germany. Without powerful military strength as a guarantee, our security cannot be ensured. Therefore, we need more money for military construction. We need not only to build a powerful army, but also a powerful navy!" Crown Prince Karl said. Having finally encountered a moneybag like the United States, it would be a complete failure if he did not find a way to wring greater benefits from the Americans. Besides, the Americans were rich and powerful; extracting more benefits from them was only natural.
Besides, didn't the Americans want the Austro-Hungarian Empire to serve as their bridgehead against Germany? Then they naturally had to pay a sufficient price and let the Austro-Hungarian Empire see tangible benefits. Otherwise, the Austro-Hungarian people were not fools. Why would they do it?
"All right, Your Highness. I will discuss it with the President. However, personally, I believe that providing the Austro-Hungarian Empire with a loan of 200 million US dollars should not be much of a problem," Bryan said.
"200 million US dollars?" Although that