Chapter 39: Guests from South America
With a "pop", Baron Vittorio Cuniberti closed the file in his hand and asked with a serious face: "The Argentines want to buy Krupp guns to equip their warships?"
"In this case, if nothing happens, 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 coming 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 business person under Ruprecht! Even the prince suspected that his sales were better than his shipbuilding skills!
In later generations, the prince once heard someone comment on the difference between an ordinary salesperson and an excellent salesperson in this way. For example, when the boss asked me to sell me 20,000 yuan this month, the former promised to complete the task at most, while the latter would ask What benefit would you give me if I sold 40,000 yuan!
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 Chilean decided to order a Captain Pratt 2nd class ironclad ship from the French, he has been eyeing the Argentine!
As the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate 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, productive forces developed 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 him, ready to tear off a piece of meat from the other person at any time! This is the case with Xiaoqiang in Chile and Argentina!
Since 1870, the Italians in South America (Argentina) have seen the British (Chile) in South America very uncomfortable. Especially after the Second Pacific War, the Chileans with one-to-two cleanly managed Peru and After the Bolivian coalition forces and the transformation of Bolivia into a landlocked country, Argentina found out that the little guy who had a border of more than 4,000 kilometers with him was a bit fierce!
Then from 1885, there was a problem with the land border between the two countries. Although the documents of both sides stated that the Andes was the dividing line, there were great differences in how to divide it. The Argentines believe that the border between the two countries should be divided by the highest peak of the Andes, while the Chileans believe that the natural watershed of the mountains should be the boundary!
When the mouth could not resolve the differences, both sides considered using their fists to resolve the differences. The region's two heroes began their military expansion and war preparations! But when the Chileans ordered a 6900-ton Captain Pratt ironclad ship in France, the Argentines finally panicked, this thing cannot be carried by their own fleet!
"Contact the representative of Krupp in the shipyard. I have something to talk to him. Let's fix it this afternoon!" The status of baron at this time can be said to be different from what it used to be. Since the Munich armored cruiser was launched, he has almost He is the most popular designer in Germany, and Krupp has also invested in the shipyard. Some things can be done by Krupp!
"Mr. Baron, the Argentines who came to our factory are here to buy artillery, and they are not connected to your business." Krupp represents Mr. House and feels very strange. When did the Bavarian Kingdom begin to engage in naval artillery? People buy artillery and they have half the money to build ships?
"Listen, tell your boss what I said, do as I say, you can make more money." The baron didn't care about each other's complaints, "Let the Argentine see the new Krupp 150MM rapid fire Cannon and 280MM turret! Use the latest picric high-explosive shells, and then we provide target ships and 150 rounds of various ammunition. Your mission is only one, use these high-explosive shells to sink that target ship!"
"You are burning money." Mr. House said with a cold sweat. It's just a firepower observation, so serious? Throw this target ship and hundreds of artillery shells, tens of thousands of marks are gone!
"I'm willing! Do as I say! I will see this grand fireworks display on the third day I want to let the Argentines go to the German mainland!"
After the Krupp representative left, the Baron contacted the media and military personnel again. If it was just for a firepower observation, then naturally there would not be much trouble. The Baron did a lot of things. If it succeeded, there would be more than one ship. Order!
"You will never understand the true meaning of sales, and your 10,000 words are not as good as a word from your 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. The boss must decide on these things himself!"
Two days later, Baron Vittorio’s urgent telegram was sent to Ruprecht’s desk. This telegram with a short text explained so many things! First, the Argentines plan to buy warships, and second, they are likely to go back to Britain to buy warships. Third, the Baron wanted to take this order, and fourth, in order to prevent the British from succeeding. He suggested pushing back the time for British manufacturers to get armor!
"I'm going, this is taking advantage of a monopoly!" The prince couldn't help giving his subordinate a thumbs up! The name of the new hardened armor has spread to the other side of the ocean. Except that the Americans continue to use their own Harvey armor based on the principle of supporting the national industry, the first choice of other countries is the Bavarian hardened armor, and this is for those who have just started to operate. For armored steel manufacturers, there are undoubtedly some difficulties in supply.
"We can only guarantee the domestic and another country's needs at best!" The report of the armored steel plant director Brutz is still on the side. If there is no such thing, the prince’s first batch of takeaway armor should be given to Russia and the United Kingdom, but if there is such a thing, then hehe!
"Tell the Russians that if they are willing to increase the price of 15 pounds per ton, then our first batch of supply can be doubled!" The prince decisively used this opportunity to kill the Russians! Anyway, it is now a seller's market! Even with an increase of £15~www.wuxiaspot.com~ it is still more cost-effective than Harvey armor plus freight!
"In addition, the 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. Then the prince dictated a reply letter, instructing that the relevant preparations for the Baron had been completed, and he would take the Argentine’s order and give him a salary increase!
"Damn, if the prince is not my boss, I will call him shameless!" After seeing the prince's reply, the baron felt that his moral level was still above the baseline for the first time! At first, I only wanted to use monopoly advantage to pit the British. After all, Europe is the only one. This kind of advantage is not a crime against me! In the hands of the traverser, he pitted the Russian by the way!
"Generally speaking, the more you order, the cheaper it is? Can it still be like this?" Although Baron Vittorio admired the wit of the traveler, he was not optimistic about whether the Russians would buy it. It seems that this thing is against common sense!
But a few days later, when he heard that the Russians had harvested all the armors for export at a high price of 140 pounds per ton, Lord Baron completely shrank. He also specifically asked his boss why.
"It's very simple. We told the Russians about the Argentines' purchases in Germany. The Russians also got pictures of the Brom-Foss shipyard and the Argentines. They thought we were about to start producing takeaway warships, and the armored steel The export will be further tightened..." the prince wrote in the letter.
"Compared with you, I am a pure angel..." Mr. Baron burst into tears!
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