Chapter 853: Make a lot of money (ask for a monthly ticket)

  The last battleships to be auctioned are five 'Caesar-class' battleships, which are also the highlight of this auction. The five 'Caesar-class' battleships are the 'Caesar', the 'Frederick the Great', the 'Catherine', the 'King Albert' and the 'Louis Pold Regent'. Although these are warships retired by the German Navy, these warships have only been in service for four or five years, and they can be regarded as cutting-edge warships. The performance of the battleship is also very good, and it can definitely be regarded as a first-class battleship in the world.

  If these battleships are bought, they can be used as capital ships for a long time. Of course, as more and more new capital ships are launched, this class of battleships will gradually become obsolete. However, for some small countries, it is still an irreplaceable capital ship.

   "The next auction is the battleship 'Caesar', with a starting price of 40 million marks!" Lieutenant General Hipper announced.

  The starting price of 40 million marks is not low. However, it did not stop the enthusiasm of the bidding countries. Especially when there are only these five capital ships left, they are even more unwilling to let go of this opportunity. In particular, the Austro-Hungarian Empire wanted to capture all of these battleships.

   "Sixty million marks!" Lieutenant General Hipper had just announced the start of the auction, and Crown Prince Karl couldn't wait to bid, directly raising the bid by 20 million marks.

   "Sixty-five million marks!" However, this price did not scare others.

   "Seventy million marks!" Fatih Pasha immediately bid.

   "Seventy-five million marks!" Crown Prince Karl gritted his teeth and continued to bid. At the same time, he stared fiercely at Fatih Pasha and the representative of the Republic of Chile. However, the two ignored him directly and were not intimidated by him. This made Crown Prince Karl very angry, and he made up his mind. After the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire becomes stronger, the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Republic of Chile will definitely not be let go.

   "Seventy-eight million marks!" The representative of the Republic of Chile continued to increase the price.

   "80 million marks!" Fatih Pasha also bid again.

   "82 million marks!" Crown Prince Karl quoted with a dark face.

  The representative of the Republic of Chile thought about it and chose to give up.

  However, Fatih Pasha further raised the offer to 85 million marks.

   As a last resort, Crown Prince Karl had to raise the price again, raising the price to 88 million marks. Under this price, Fatih Pasha chose to give up.

  However, he soon knew that giving up this time was wrong. Because the prices of the next warships will be even more expensive.

   The bidding for the second battleship "Frederick the Great" became even more intense. Both the Chilean Republic and the Ottoman Turkish Empire wanted to buy one or two more battleships. And now there are only four battleships left. In addition, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was determined to win these battleships. Therefore, the bidding becomes more intense.

  The price quickly surpassed the previous price of 88 million marks set by the "Caesar" battleship, and rose to 90 million marks. This price was called out by Crown Prince Karl. However, the representative of the Chilean Republic and Fatih Pasha of the Ottoman Empire did not give up.

  In the end, the representative of the Republic of Chile called out the sky-high price of 94 million marks. Fatih Pasha and Crown Prince Karl, eventually gave up. Because of this price, they can build their own or buy a warship that is no worse than this.

  The bidding for the battleship 'Catherine' turned into a competition between Fatih Pasha and Crown Prince Karl. The price rose from 40 million marks to 90 million marks very quickly.

  However, when Crown Prince Karl called out a high price of 92 million marks, Fatih Pasha chose to give up. In the end, the battleship "Catherine" 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 auctions, maybe they will give up because they don't have enough money. In this way, he can bid for a capital ship at a lower price.

   It's a pity that what Fatih Pasha didn't know was that Crown Prince Karl received a loan of 200 million US dollars from the Americans. This can be regarded as rich and powerful. In addition to the previous bidding, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has not gained anything. Therefore, Crown Prince Karl's funds are still sufficient.

   The bidding for the battleship 'Prince Albert' is still a competition between Fatih Pasha and Crown Prince Karl. After the price exceeded 90 million marks, Fatih Pasha did not give up, but quoted a price of 93 million marks. As a result, Crown Prince Karl raised the price to 95 million marks without even thinking about it. It became the highest price for the capital ship 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 how much money the Austro-Hungarian Empire has to bid for the last battleship! Maybe, I can buy this battleship for less than 80 million marks! " Fatih Pasha thought secretly. He thought he had succeeded in his plot.

  Crown Prince Karl is not a fool, so he naturally knows what Fatih Pasha is thinking. However, he didn't care. Anyway, he still has enough money in his hand to bid.

   "The bidding for the last capital ship, the battleship 'Prince Regent', has begun, with a starting price of 40 million marks!" Lieutenant General Hipper announced.

   Lieutenant General Hipper couldn't stop the smile on his face. He never expected that these guys would give such a face and pay such a high price. There is no doubt that the German Empire has already made a lot of money in this auction.

   "Fifty million marks!" Fatih Pasha quoted.

   "Sixty million marks!" Crown Prince Karl continued to quote.

  Fatih Pasha frowned, but continued to quote a price of 65 million marks.

  However, Crown Prince Karl raised the price to 70 million marks without blinking an eye.

   This time, Fatih Pasha's complexion became a little unsightly. He also realized that his guess seemed to be wrong.

   "Eighty million marks!" Fatih Pasha bid.

   "85 million marks!" Crown Prince Karl bid again.

   "Damn it, how come they still have so much money?" Fatih Pasha's face was very ugly. However, if he was asked to give up now, he would not be reconciled. Therefore, he had to bid again.

   "Eighty-eight million marks!"

   "Ninety million marks!"

   "Ninety-two million marks!"

   "Ninety-three million marks!"

  The price is still rising all the way!