"Your Highness, there are only ten battleships left." Admiral Anton House was very anxious. They originally wanted to win all the 18 Capital Shipss auctioned by Germany this time. But now, 8 ships have been photographed, but they haven't caught a single hair.
"I know! Starting from the next ship, don't give those guys any chance!" Crown Prince Karl said through gritted teeth. You know, he has a loan of 200 million US dollars provided by Americans, which is equivalent to 800 million Mark. On average, if every next Capital Ships bids eighty million Marks, other countries will definitely not be able to compete with them. However, if this happens, the price will be very high. The cost of those Capital Ships is not that high.
However, Crown Prince Karl has no other option. He didn't expect those countries to be so wealthy. The fact that he was willing to spend so much money to buy these second-hand warships caused a loophole in his plan. If they are still reluctant to spend money, they may not be able to get many warships.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Admiral Anton House said seriously.
The next Battleship to be auctioned is 'Oldenburg' number Battleship. When Vice Admiral Hipper announced the start of the auction, the price began to rise. Even Brazil and Argentina joined the bidding. They obviously cannot accept the reality that Republic of Chile once again obtained a powerful Battleship. Therefore, we can only fight with all our lives to stop Republic of Chile.
The price kept rising, and soon it rose from 30 million Mark to 50 million Mark. However, countries are still bidding.
"Sixty million Mark!" Admiral Anton House bid.
"Sixty-five million Mark!" Fatih Pasha followed up with a bid.
"Sixty-seven million Mark!" Republic of Chile represented the bid.
After the representatives of Brazil and Argentina exchanged a few words in a low voice, the representative of Republic of Brazil raised the price to seventy million Marks.
"Damn it, those guys are crazy!" Crown Prince Karl cursed in his heart.
"Seventy-two million Mark!" Admiral Anton House raised the price again.
"Seventy-five million Mark!" Representative Brazil also quoted again.
In the end, Admiral Anton House chose to give up.
'Oldenburg' number Battleship was auctioned by representative Brazil for a high price of 75 million Mark.
Of course, with Brazil's financial resources, it is obviously impossible to buy such an expensive warship. This time, they cooperated with Argentina and borrowed a sum of money from Argentina to buy it. But Brazil promised that once Argentina is attacked by Chile, they will fully support Argentina.
Crown Prince Karl's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He never expected that the bidding would be so fierce. Half of the battleships have been photographed, but Austro-Hungarian Empire still hasn't photographed any of them.
Vice Admiral Hipper then announced the start of the bidding for the number 'East Prussia' Battleship. This time, Crown Prince Karl made the bid himself.
"Sixty million Mark!" Crown Prince Karl directly doubled the starting price.
However, this price still does not scare other countries. Ottoman Turkish Empire's representatives Fatih Pasha and Republic of Chile are still bidding.
Crown Prince Karl is determined to buy this Battleship this time. Under his constant bidding, the price climbed to 78 million Mark.
In the end, the total price of the four 'Helgoland-class' Battleship reached 200 million eighty-five million Marks. You know, this price is much higher than the original cost of these four Battleship. It can be said that this auction of German Navy not only did not lose money, but also made a huge profit!
"The next ones to be auctioned are 'Moltke-class' and Battlecruiser, which are numbered 'Moltke', 'Goeben' and 'Seydlitz'!" Vice Admiral Hipper said with a smile on his face. In his eyes, these guys are all taken advantage of! German Navy's second-hand battleships were snatched up with great enthusiasm, and they paid such a high price that he didn't even know what to say.
Of course, the higher the price offered by these cheaters, the more beneficial it will be to German Navy. You must know that Oscar has promised that all the funds obtained from this auction will be used to develop the navy. It is foreseeable that German Navy will develop even more powerfully because of these funds.
The starting price of 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser is still 30 million Mark. Now the only countries participating in the competition are Chile, Ottoman Turkish Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire. Republic of Chile hopes to obtain another Capital Ships to further strengthen their advantage over the two countries Brazil and Argentina. Ottoman Turkish Empire hopes to further strengthen the navy's strength and gain a greater say in the Mediterranean Sea. Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to bid for as many Capital Ships as possible to complete their strategic purpose.
The price of 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser soon rose to 62 million Mark. At this time, Ottoman Turkish Empire gave up. Because they set their target on the next 'Kaiser-class' Battleship. The comprehensive performance of 'Kaiser-class' Battleship is more powerful than that of 'Helgoland-class'.
In the end, the number 'Moltke' Battlecruiser was auctioned off by the Austro-Hungarian Empire for a price of 68 million Mark.
'Goeben' number Battlecruiser was also auctioned by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with a price of 69 million Mark.
The number 'Seydlitz', Battleship, was also taken by the wealthy Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the price was seventy million Marks.
The total price of the three 'Moltke-class' Battlecruiser is 207 million Mark. This price is not high. If compared with the cost, it would even be a bit of a loss. Of course, considering that these Battlecruiser are second-hand warships that have been in service for several years. It is already very good to be able to achieve this price. You know, battleships, like other commodities, will also depreciate.
Although Crown Prince Karl spent a lot of money, he bought three powerful Battlecruiser, which finally made him breathe a sigh of relief. There was also a hint of contempt in the eyes he looked at the representatives of other countries. His meaning is obvious, he looks down on representatives of other countries.
Of course, if Americans had not obtained a large loan from Americans, Austro-Hungarian Empire would not have had so much financial resources to participate in the auction.
No matter what, although Austro-Hungarian Empire bought these battleships, he was still not the winner. There is only one real winner, and that is German Empire who sold these battleships. German Empire recovered a large amount of funds by selling these warships. These funds will be used for the construction of new warships. This makes German Navy's strength become even more powerful.