The two 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser only fetched a price of 89 million Mark, which made Vice Admiral Hipper a little dissatisfied. After all, the cost of Battlecruiser is a little higher than that of Battleship of the same level. But those guys were only willing to pay such a small price, so Vice Admiral Hipper had no choice but to force them to pay a higher price.
However, Vice Admiral Hipper believes that in the next Capital Ships bidding, the competition among those guys will definitely be more intense. After all, the Capital Shipss to be auctioned next are all powerful Capital Shipss equipped with 343mm Main Gun, and their performance is much better than those Capital Shipss that were auctioned before.
"General Anton House, we will go all out next. We didn't take pictures of any of the previous six Capital Shipss. For the next 12 ships, we will do our best!" Crown Prince Karl ordered.
The previous Battleship and Battlecruiser were equipped with 305mm Main Gun. Crown Prince Karl doesn't really care about this. If you can get it, that would be the best. If you can't take a picture, it's nothing. However, those Battleship and Battlecruiser equipped with 343mm Main Gun are different. He regards these battleships as main battleships to enhance the strength of Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy.
"Yes, Your Highness." Admiral Anton House nodded. After getting clear instructions from Crown Prince Karl, he certainly knew what to do.
Other countries are also full of interest in the more powerful Capital Ships that will be auctioned next. It is foreseeable that this time the bidding will become more intense.
"The Capital Ships to be auctioned below is the 'Helgoland-class' Battleship of Imperial Navy. There are four Battleships in this class, namely 'Helgoland' No., 'Ostfriesland', 'Oldenburg' and 'East Prussia'. "Hipper introduced the performance of 'Helgoland-class' and Battleship.
"The starting price of 'Helgoland-class' Battleship is 30 million Mark. The bidding for the first ship 'Helgoland' begins now!" Vice Admiral Hipper announced.
"Forty million Mark!" Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy Commander Admiral Anton House made the first offer, directly raising the price by five million Mark.
"Forty-two million Mark!" Representative Republic of Chile quoted. Although they had already captured two 'Nassau-class' and Battleship before, it was obviously not enough to gain an overwhelming advantage over Brazil and Argentina. Therefore, Republic of Chile hopes to photograph one or two more powerful Capital Shipss. As for funds, Republic of Chile doesn't have to worry at all. Based on their relationship with Germany, they can just pay in installments or use resources to pay off the debt. Anyway, Chile is rich in resources.
"Asshole!" Crown Prince Karl cursed angrily, staring fiercely at the representative of Republic of Chile.
His behavior frightened the representative of Republic of Chile. After all, Austro-Hungarian Empire is a world-class power. If they are jealous of them, the problem will be serious.
However, Brazil and Argentina also quoted prices later, further increasing the price to 45 million Mark.
"Forty-eight million Mark!" Fatih Pasha of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also quoted the price. The two 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser cannot satisfy them. Ottoman Turkish Empire obviously needs more and more powerful Capital Ships.
Crown Prince Karl didn't care about anything else and quickly signaled to Admiral Anton House to continue quoting.
"Fifty million Mark!" Admiral Anton House then quoted.
Vice Admiral Hipper was already happy. Although this price is not as good as the cost, it is already very good. What's more, it seems that those guys will continue to bid, which means that the price will rise further.
"Fifty-two million Mark!" Fatih Pasha then quoted.
"Fifty-five million Mark!" Republic of Chile's representative also quoted.
"Damn guy!" Crown Prince Karl was so angry that he almost broke his teeth!
"Fifty-eight million Mark!" After receiving the instruction, Admiral Anton House continued to quote.
"Sixty million Mark!" Fatih Pasha thought for a while and made another quotation.
"Sixty-five million Mark!" The representative of Republic of Chile also quoted again. Of course, this is their last offer, and if the price continues to rise, they will no longer offer it.
Crown Prince Karl finally signaled Admiral Anton House to give up. He did not believe that Republic of Chile had enough financial resources to continue bidding on the remaining battleships. In this case, they will be less stressed.
As for Brazil and Argentina, they can only watch the Chileans pocket such a powerful Battleship. They simply do not have enough financial resources to fight with the Chileans.
In the end, the number 'Helgoland' Battleship was auctioned off by Republic of Chile for a price of 65 million Mark.
Vice Admiral Hipper is already happy. You must know that the cost of 'Helgoland-class' Battleship is only 60 million Mark. Now he is selling the old battleship, but he has made five million Mark. This business is really a good deal.
The next bidding for the number 'Ostfriesland', Battleship, was also very fierce, not because of anything else, but because Republic of Chile once again vigorously joined the bidding. You know, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Ottoman Turkish Empire are both big countries, and Republic of Chile is just a small country. Competing with two big countries requires not only strong financial resources, but also sufficient courage.
As for the representatives Brazil and Argentina, their faces are already green. Republic of Chile took photos of powerful warships one after another, which will give the Chilean Navy an overwhelming advantage! By then, even if the two countries unite, they may not be Republic of Chile's opponent.
After all, Chile's geographical location is very good. Only a small number of troops are needed to guard the main roads in the mountains to block the enemy from the country's borders. Then relying on a powerful navy to launch attacks on the enemy's coastal cities will be enough to defeat the enemy. Therefore, Republic of Chile attaches great importance to the development of the navy.
This time, they were also determined to purchase more warships to strengthen their naval strength in one fell swoop.
After competition from three parties, the number 'Ostfriesland' Battleship was auctioned for 67 million Mark. The country photographed is Ottoman Turkish Empire. This is already the third battleship they have obtained in this auction. Ottoman Turkish Empire's naval strength will also become more powerful as a result. In the entire Mediterranean Sea, it is already considered a powerful navy second only to Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire.