The Rise of the Empire

With a "snap", Baron Vittorio Cuniberti closed the file in his hand, and asked with a serious face, "Argentines want to buy Krupp's artillery to equip their warships?"

"That's the case. If there are no accidents, they will arrive in Germany in three days." The secretary on the side whispered.

"This is an opportunity! The first takeaway order for the Munich-class armored cruiser is about to come out!" the baron said excitedly. "Make an appointment with Mr. Foss, I hope to discuss the Argentine problem with them!"

Baron Vittorio is definitely the strongest businessman under Ruprecht! Even the prince suspects that he is better at sales than shipbuilding!

In later generations, the prince once heard someone comment on the difference between an ordinary salesman and an excellent salesman. For example, when the boss proposes that you give me 20,000 yuan in sales this month, the former guarantees to complete the task at most, while the latter will ask If I sell 40,000 yuan, what benefits will you give me!

And now the baron belongs to the latter, not only in words, but also in practice! He has been staring at the Argentine for a long time! Since the Chileans decided to order a Captain Platt 2nd-class ironclad ship from the French, he has been eyeing the Argentines!

As the saying goes, one mountain cannot contain two tigers, unless one male and one female! Especially at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, when capitalism was transformed into imperialism, productivity was developing rapidly, and the world was about to be divided up. In addition to the first- and second-rate powers such as Europe and the United States, some other small countries were also gearing up like wolves. Generally watching the neighbors around, ready to tear a piece of flesh from each other at any time! This is the case for the small powerhouses in Chile and Argentina!

Since 1870, the Italians (Argentina) in South America have been very displeased with the British (Chile) in South America, especially after the end of the Second Pacific War, the Chileans took out Peru and After the Bolivian coalition forces and turned Bolivia into a landlocked country, Argentina realized that the little guy with a border line of more than 4,000 kilometers with itself was a bit fierce!

Then, starting in 1885, the land border between the two countries had problems again. Although the documents of both sides stated that the Andes Mountains were the dividing line, there were great differences in how to divide it. The Argentines think that the border between the two countries should be divided by the highest peak of the Andes Mountains, while the Chileans think that the natural watershed of the mountains should be used as the border!

When the differences cannot be resolved with words, both sides consider to resolve them with fists, and the military expansion and war preparations of the regional duo kicked off! And when the Chileans ordered a 6,900-ton Captain Platt ironclad ship in France, the Argentines finally panicked. Their own fleet couldn't handle this thing!

"Contact the representative of Krupp in the shipyard. I have something to talk to him, let's set it up this afternoon!" At this time, the status of baron is not what it used to be. He is the most popular designer in Germany, and Krupp has also invested in the shipyard. Some things can be handed over to Krupp!

"Mr. Baron, the Argentines who came to our factory are here to buy artillery, which has nothing to do with your business." The representative of Krupp, Mr. House, felt very strange. When did the Kingdom of Bavaria start to manufacture naval artillery? People buy artillery and they have half a penny to build ships, right?

"Listen, tell your boss what I say, and do what I say, and you will make more money." The baron didn't care about the other party's complaints, "Let the Argentines see the new Krupp 150MM rapid-fire Cannon and 280MM turret! Use the latest high-explosive picric acid bombs, and then we provide the target ship and 150 rounds of various ammunition. Your mission is only one, use these high-explosive bombs to sink that target ship!"

"You are burning money." Mr. House said, wiping off a cold sweat. It's just a firepower observation. As for being so serious? This target ship and hundreds of shells were thrown away,

Tens of thousands of marks are gone!

"I do! Do as I say! I'm going to let the Argentine land on the German mainland on the third day, and I'll see this grand fireworks display!"

After the Krupp representative left, the baron contacted the media and military personnel. If it was just for a firepower observation, then naturally there would be no need to go through a lot of trouble. The baron's plan is very big. The order is up!

"You will never understand the true meaning of sales. Ten thousand words of yours are not as good as one sentence from your own family!" After arranging a series of things, the baron said to himself comfortably. "Wait, there are still some things that need to be dealt with. These things need to be decided by the boss himself!"

Two days later, Baron Vittorio's urgent telegram was sent to Ruprecht's desk. This telegram, which was full of a short article, explained so many things! First, the Argentines intend to buy warships, and second, they are likely to go back to Britain to buy warships. Thirdly, the baron wanted to take this order, and fourthly, in order not to let the British succeed. He suggested to push back the time when the British manufacturers got the armor!

"I'm going, this is taking advantage of the monopoly advantage!" The prince couldn't help but gave his subordinates a thumbs up! The name of the new hardened armor has spread to the other side of the ocean. Except for the Americans who continue to use their own Harvey armor based on the principle of supporting national industry, the first choice of other countries is the Bavarian hardened armor. There are undoubtedly some difficulties in terms of supply for armor steel manufacturers.

"At most we can only guarantee the needs of the country and another country!" The report of the director of the armored steel factory, Brutz, was still placed next to it. If there is no such thing, the prince's first batch of takeaway armor should be half to Russia and half to the United Kingdom, but if there is such a thing, then hehe!

"Tell the Russians that if they are willing to increase the price by 15 pounds per ton, then our first batch of supplies can be doubled!" The prince decisively used this opportunity to slaughter the Russians! It's a seller's market anyway! Even with an extra £15, it's still more cost-effective than the Harvey armor plus shipping!

"In addition, this news should be told to the British later. If the British ask the reason, they will say that the Russian side bid higher." Ruprecht ordered. And then the prince dictated a reply letter, instructing the Baron that the relevant preparations had been completed, that he would take the order from the Argentine and give him a salary increase!

"Damn it, if His Royal Highness is not my boss, I will call him shameless!" After seeing the prince's reply, the baron felt for the first time that his moral level was still above the baseline! At first, I just wanted to use the monopoly advantage to trick the British. After all, Europe is the only one. If this advantage is not used, it is a crime against myself! And in the hands of the traversers, they tricked the Russians by the way!

"Generally speaking, the more you order, the cheaper it will be? Can it still be like this?" Although Baron Vittorio admired the wit of the traversers, he was not optimistic about whether the Russians would buy it, because in his It seems that this thing is somewhat contrary to common sense!

But a few days later, when he heard that the Russians had harvested all the armor for export at a high price of 140 pounds per ton, the baron was completely depressed. He also specifically asked his boss why.

"It's very simple. We told the Russians that the Argentines came to Germany to purchase. And the Russians also got photos of the Brome-Forth shipyard and the Argentines. They thought we were about to start producing takeaway warships, and the armor steel Exports will be further tightened..." the prince wrote in the letter.

"Compared to you, I am a pure angel..." Mr. Baron burst into tears!

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