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General Rifley's concern is actually justified. No, the Prime Minister and others are discussing contact with Italy.

"Prime Minister, the negotiations with the Italians did not go well. The Italians asked us to buy their warships. We bought a few of them and they even supported us with the ships. And Italy does not accept mortgages at present, as long as cash, precious metals and Marketable bonds or other property that can be cashed quickly."

Inside the Prime Minister's Office, Foreign Secretary Gibbs briefed Prime Minister Castillo on the results of recent discussions with Italy.

After listening to the Foreign Minister's report, Prime Minister Castillo frowned. "Didn't you tell them that we are willing to pay for the Philippine colonial territory?"

"I said it, but there is a big gap between the Italian side and our territorial valuation. The main reason is the issue of the rebels in the Philippines. The Italian side said that some people in the Philippines have announced the establishment of the Republic of the Philippines. For my country, the price of Mindanao in the Philippines is 80 million Lira also has objections. They said that although Mindanao is large in size, it is sparsely populated and underdeveloped. They need to invest a lot of money to win the island, and they also need to spend money to suppress the rebellion. They are only willing to give 40 million lire.”

After listening to the Foreign Minister's answer, Prime Minister Castillo put his hand on his forehead and said, "I made a mistake, Italy already has Borneo in Southeast Asia, and their interest in Mindanao will not be so great, and last year's drought in Italy they The loss is not small, and there should be no money to be spent."

For the Prime Minister's words, Gibbs said immediately.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, your analysis is almost the same as mine. When I talked to the Italians before, I felt that they valued the ability to quickly cash out assets, and Italy was very demanding for three Turin-class ships, 80 million lire per The points cannot be less. Moreover, in terms of the cost of hiring their officers and soldiers, they have to meet the requirements of five times the salary and the corresponding compensation. This cost is indeed a bit high for our country.”

Hearing that the foreign secretary said that the cost was too high, Admiral Chelvella hurriedly took over the conversation. "The number of warships is already the lowest, we can't reduce it, otherwise I don't have the confidence to defend the Cuban colony."

Although I know that what Admiral Shelvella said is the truth, what should I do if I don't have money? "Admiral Shelvella, the problem is that we can't get that much money right now."

"Should we issue a batch of government bonds now?"

As expected, the Admiralty did not understand finances, so he borrowed money when he was in trouble. While not a financial professional himself, Gibbs felt obligated to teach the admiral a lesson.

"Admiral Shelvella, this debt can't be borrowed if you want to borrow it. It takes time to prepare at least to find an underwriter. And there are many ways to sell bonds, so it takes time to prepare. In addition, my country's national debt is not easy to sell now. The interest has been given to double digits..."

Sure enough, with the Foreign Minister's explanation, Admiral Chelvera's face turned red, knowing that he had made up his mind, and now he didn't dare to talk nonsense. "I, a person who is used to drifting at sea, really don't understand about this money, so it's hard for you."

Come on, this Admiral Chelvella will stop talking and let the Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister say what to do next.

"I think we still need to find a way about this money. We can't just watch the Yankees press on, let's hand Cuba out."

"Actually this..."

Just as Foreign Secretary Gibbs was about to speak, there was a knock on the door.

"what happened?"

Prime Minister Castillo asked in a loud voice with some displeasure. If you disturb yourself at this time, if you don't give him a good reason, then the secretary on duty today must be severely punished.

"Prime Minister, it was Lord Gibbs' secretary who came to him and said that it was urgent news and that he must be seen immediately."

These words made the three of them suddenly tremble, not the United States suddenly declaring war on the kingdom, many things are not ready.

"Let him in."

Following the Prime Minister's words, the door was opened and Gibbs' secretary came in.

"Gabrin, what made you look for me in such a hurry, now in front of the Prime Minister, you can say it."

The foreign secretary was also a little dissatisfied with the secretary who made a rash move, and asked him to speak quickly.

"Prime Minister, Your Excellency, this is the case. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just received a telegram from the Ambassador to Germany, Paredes, from Berlin. It said that the Germans told him that they were interested in buying our Philippines for 200 million marks. colony."

The secretary's words made the three of them overjoyed.

Why did the Germans suddenly offer to buy the Philippines?

Let's rewind the time to two days ago, at the Imperial Palace in Berlin, where Wilhelm II was discussing an important matter with Prime Minister Hillingsfest and Foreign Minister Bernhard von Bilo.

This is the matter of Spain's plan to sell the Philippines. As an advocate of the world empire, Foreign Minister Billo immediately contacted the Kaiser as soon as he got the news and strongly recommended the Philippines to him. According to him, the Philippines is expected to become Germany's own Borneo.

Yes, Germany has been envious of Italy's harvest in Borneo for many years.

In addition, one more thing, at present, Germany's colonial activities have suffered a huge loss. The colonies captured in Africa over the years have been receiving subsidies from the German Ministry of Finance. This is a bit of embarrassment for the German emperor who wants to expand in the world. Of course, another idea is that the good parts of the world have been occupied by other countries, and it has also taken root in his heart.

So after hearing Bilow's recommendation, the Kaiser was tempted, so a brief secret meeting was necessary.

"Your Majesty, although the Philippines is currently occupied by most of the rebels, the Philippine land, minerals, and other tropical resources are urgently needed by our country. In addition, we also need to consider the location of the Philippines, which can be regarded as a place for us in this region. It can be used as a fulcrum. Only by occupying the Philippines, we can expand our influence in the region, and it can also radiate the southern part of the Qing Kingdom in the Far East, which is really beneficial to us.”

Bilo talked about the advantages of the Philippines to Germany, which was also recognized by the Prime Minister and the Kaiser. Of course, I agree, but some things must be asked clearly~www.mtlnovel.com~ But at present, the scale of the Philippine rebels has reached more than 100,000. Although our country will not be afraid of them, it takes enough money to destroy the rebels. Energy and expense, the money is not low at all. In addition, the current relationship between the United States and Spain is very poor, and war between the two countries is likely to break out. And if we buy the Philippines now, is it possible to have a bad relationship with the United States? "

Faced with the two questions raised by the Prime Minister, Bilo explained immediately. "The problem you mentioned, Prime Minister, I admit that it does exist, and it cannot be concealed, but we must also consider whether the Philippines is worth our shot, I think it is worth it. We can use the army to suppress the rebellion, by the way. It's good to win over a group of local submissive tribes. It only takes a few repetitions to make the local tribes in the Philippines recognize the truth.

As for buying the Philippines, I don't think it's a problem at all. As a world power, do we need the approval of others to buy a colony? How can people recognize us as a world empire by acting like this? This should and shouldn't be a priority. "

Bilo's eloquent speech made Kaiser Wilhelm II furious, so an offer of 200 million marks to buy the Philippines appeared in the hands of the Spanish ambassador.

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