The last Battleship to be auctioned is the five 'Kaiser-class' Battleship, which is also the highlight of this auction. The five ships 'Kaiser-class' and 'Battleship' are respectively 'Caesar', 'Frederick the Great', 'Catherine', 'King Albert' and 'Regent Leopold'. Although this is a retired warship from German Navy, these warships have only been in service for four or five years and can be considered cutting-edge warships. The performance of the battleship is also very good, and Battleship is definitely considered the first-class in the world.
If you buy these Battleship, they can be used as Capital Ships for a long time. Of course, as more and more new Capital Shipss are launched, this level of Battleship will gradually become obsolete. However, for some small countries, it is still irreplaceable Capital Ships.
"The next auction is for the number 'Caesar' Battleship, with a starting price of 40 million Mark!" Vice Admiral Hipper announced.
The starting price of 40 million Mark is not low though. However, this did not stop the enthusiasm of the bidding countries. Especially when there are only these five Capital Shipss left, they are even more unwilling to let this opportunity go. Especially Austro-Hungarian Empire, I want to take pictures of all these Capital Ships.
"Sixty million Mark!" Vice Admiral Hipper had just announced the start of the bidding, and Crown Prince Karl couldn't wait to bid, which directly increased by 20 million Mark.
"Sixty-five million Mark!" However, this price did not scare others.
"Seventy million Marks!" Fatih Pasha immediately bid.
"Seventy-five million Mark!" Crown Prince Karl gritted his teeth and continued to bid. At the same time, he stared fiercely at representatives Fatih Pasha and Republic of Chile. However, the two simply ignored him and were not frightened by him. This made Crown Prince Karl very angry, and he became even more determined. When Austro-Hungarian Empire becomes stronger, he will definitely not let go of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and Republic of Chile.
"Seventy-eight million Mark!" Representative Republic of Chile continued to increase the price.
"Eighty million Marks!" Fatih Pasha also bid again.
"Eighty-two million Mark!" Crown Prince Karl quoted with a dark face.
Representative Republic of Chile thought about it and chose to give up.
However, Fatih Pasha further raised the price to eighty-five million Marks.
As a last resort, Crown Prince Karl had to increase the price again, raising the price to eighty-eight million Marks. At this price, Fatih Pasha chose to give up.
However, he soon knew that giving up this time was a mistake. Because the prices of the next battleships will be even more expensive.
The bidding for the second boat 'Frederick the Great', number Battleship, was even more intense. Republic of Chile and Ottoman Turkish Empire both want to buy one or two more Capital Shipss. Now there are only four Capital Ships left. In addition, Austro-Hungarian Empire is determined to win these Capital Ships. Therefore, the bidding became more intense.
The price soon exceeded the previous price of eighty-eight million Marks set by the 'Caesar' Battleship, and rose to ninety million Marks. This price was shouted by Crown Prince Karl. However, representatives of Republic of Chile and Fatih Pasha of the Ottoman Turkish Empire still did not give up.
In the end, the representative of Republic of Chile shouted out the sky-high price of 94 million Mark. Fatih Pasha and Crown Prince Karl finally gave up. Because of this price, they can build or outsource a warship that is no worse than this.
The bidding for the number 'Catherine' Battleship turned into a competition between Fatih Pasha and Crown Prince Karl. The price quickly rose from 40 million Mark to ninety million Marks.
However, when Crown Prince Karl shouted out a high price of 92 million Mark, Fatih Pasha chose to give up. In the end, the number 'Catherine' Battleship was successfully photographed by Crown Prince Karl.
The reason why Fatih Pasha gave up was because he wanted Crown Prince Karl to spend as much money as possible. In this case, in the subsequent bidding, they may give up because they don't have enough money. In this case, he can buy a Capital Ships at a lower price.
Unfortunately, what Fatih Pasha didn't know was that Crown Prince Karl obtained a loan of US$200 million from Americans. This can be considered to be extremely wealthy. In addition to the previous bidding, Austro-Hungarian Empire has never gained anything. Therefore, Crown Prince Karl still has sufficient funds.
The bidding of 'Prince Albert' number Battleship is still a competition between Fatih Pasha and Crown Prince Karl. After the price exceeded ninety million Marks, Fatih Pasha did not give up, but quoted a price of 93 million Mark. As a result, Crown Prince Karl directly raised the price to 95 million Mark without even thinking about it. It became the highest price for Capital Ships in this auction.
Fatih Pasha gave up at this time, but even though he gave up, a smile appeared on his face.
"Hmph! After spending so much money, I don't believe Austro-Hungarian Empire still has enough money to bid for the last Capital Ships! Maybe, I can buy this Capital Ships for less than eighty million Marks!" Fatih Pasha thought secretly. He thought his plan had succeeded.
Crown Prince Karl is not a fool, so he naturally knows what Fatih Pasha is thinking. However, he didn't care. Anyway, he still had enough money in hand to bid.
"The bidding for the last Capital Ships - 'Regent Leopold' number Battleship has begun, with a starting price of 40 million Mark!" Vice Admiral Hipper announced.
Vice Admiral Hipper couldn't stop the smile on his face. He never expected that these guys would show such respect and pay such a high price. There is no doubt that German Empire has made a huge profit in this auction.
"Fifty million Mark!" Fatih Pasha quoted.
"Sixty million Mark!" Crown Prince Karl then quoted.
Fatih Pasha frowned, but continued to quote a price of 65 million Mark.
However, Crown Prince Karl didn't even blink an eye and directly raised the price to seventy million Marks.
This time, Fatih Pasha's face looked a little unsightly. He also realized that his guess seemed to be wrong.
"Eighty million Marks!" Fatih Pasha bid.
"Eighty-five million Marks!" Crown Prince Karl bid again.
"Damn it, how come they still have so much money?" Fatih Pasha looked very ugly. However, if he were asked to give up now, he would not be willing to do so. Therefore, he had to bid again.
"Eighty-eight million Marks!"
"Ninety million Marks!"
"Ninety-two million Mark!"
"Ninety-three million Mark!"
Prices are still rising!