Hafu Empire, royal palace.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese are very firm in their negotiating position. Our first quotation has reached a price of 5 million cosmic coins per ship, but the other party has a huge appetite."

He Fuduo looked at Miankang, who was standing beside him, and felt very angry. You are also the leader of the negotiation team. Now that the progress is not going well, you act like I don't know anything. Who are you trying to fool?

He explained the situation of the negotiations, especially emphasizing that the Chinese rejected equivalent transactions and alliance transactions, and demanded that the settlement must be in cash in Cosmic Coin.

In this case, it is quite simple. All you need to do is consider the quotation. As for the transaction guarantee, Universe Bank will naturally be responsible for it.[

"Five million? This price can be obtained if it is a transaction between level 3 civilizations. However, when the Nok Merchant Alliance purchased from the Kuluo Federation, it was in the name of strategic cooperation, and the unit price exceeded 6 million.

currency.

This price is indeed a bit low. Don’t be reluctant to spend money in extraordinary times.”

Harv IX thought for a while and said these words. The wealth accumulated by the empire over the years was an astronomical figure. Although he has always been stingy, when it was a matter of life and death for the empire, he could only reluctantly bleed.

"Yes, what His Majesty said is true. This is just the first round of quotations. Negotiations will continue in ten days. The subsequent quotations will have to be approved by Your Majesty."

Only then did King Harv realize that he couldn't get it at a low price, so he came to ask for his trump card.

Harv IX nodded, thought for a while and said, "The Chinese are not fools. They can produce such advanced battleships. Not to mention us, even the Nok Merchant Alliance will probably rush to buy them after they know about it.

You definitely can’t buy them at a unit price of 5 million. As for the price of more than 6 million, the batch of warships purchased by the Nok Merchant Alliance from the Guluo Federation were still at strategic cooperation prices. In this case, my trump card cannot exceed 8 million cosmic coins.

.”

Although King Harf IX was dim-witted, he was not a fool. He also saw that the Chinese were taking advantage of the fire and made it clear that they wanted to rob. However, the empire is in urgent need of these battleships. He has no choice but to do this.

manage.

What the Chinese want is money. They will certainly not ask for excessive prices. In the end, they will have to reach a price that is acceptable to both parties.

Therefore, Harv IX has given a very high base price. As for the final transaction price, it depends on the negotiation team.

"It's a very important matter. You two beloved ministers must be loyal to the country and keep prices as low as possible. The current situation is difficult and there are many, many places to spend money."

Improving armaments cannot be achieved by simply purchasing a few battleships. It also requires large-scale purchases of planetary defense main guns and the construction of border defense fortresses. That is also a pitfall.

Just imagine. To transform the originally desolate planet into defensive fortresses, investment is absolutely necessary.

King Hafu IX has finally woken up. The result of the blessings enjoyed by the Hafu family for generations is that his generation has to pay off the debt. Military defense projects that were not carried out back then are now indispensable, and they must be redoubled.

Compared with the selling price of more than 6 million cosmic coins, he thought that it was impossible for the Harv Empire to get the same price as the Nok Merchant Alliance. So he just gritted his teeth, he could still afford the premium of more than 1 million.

The key is to successfully buy back these fist battleships, and cooperate with the battleships bought piecemeal and smuggled from other places to form an ace fleet in the shortest possible time.

After He Fuduo and Miankang resigned, they came to the palace conference room to discuss the quotation issue.

"General Mian, Your Majesty is under a lot of pressure. These 80 Tianlong-class battleships are only part of the battleship procurement. In addition to these 80 F-class battleships, this ace fleet also includes more than 600 conventional G-class battleships. It is a large fleet.

A huge amount of money.”

He Fuduo said depressingly, although he won the biggest piece of fat, the other small orders were taken away by other princes and dukes.

Although when it comes to value, the more than 600 conventional battleships combined are not as good as half of the Tianlong-class battleships, and the potential rebates are far less, but he still feels unhappy. After all, the negotiations for the Tianlong-class battleships still have this old man in front of him "interfering"

One kick.[

"Yes, there has been no progress in the negotiations, and I am very anxious."

Miankang secretly thought that he already had a deep cooperative relationship with the Chinese anyway, and since His Majesty gave him the trump card, he couldn't blame himself for being rude.

"Well, this is how I think about it. If we want to achieve a major breakthrough in the negotiations, we must offer a high enough price at once to satisfy the Chinese people.

This offer cannot be less than 6.5 million."

He Fu thought about it for a while. Since he wanted to get kickbacks from the Chinese, he couldn't be too timid. He could simply give a big gift and directly quote a high price, so that the Chinese could at least live with it.

"The specific details are up to the manager. I also think a higher price should be quoted."

Miankang didn't say much. He also felt that He Fuduo's previous quotation was too shabby. The price of 5 million, you can just fucking dream. If you were Chinese, you wouldn't agree. This is unclear.

Bully people.

Yes, the Harv Empire is a second-level civilization, but this second-level civilization is just an empty frame. It is a second-level civilization hiding under the crotch of the Nok Merchant Alliance, and it does not count.

We are a first-level civilization, but the excellent geographical advantages, high technology, and advanced battleships others have are not something the empire can possess.

This is the gap. This stupid manager still wants to engage in some small conspiracy, but he is definitely wrong.

The two parted on bad terms, but unexpectedly a huge trouble was approaching.

Harv IX was in a bad mood after the two left, but having said that, he has not experienced anything in a good mood in recent times.

It’s not just a matter of a day or two that the Hafu Empire despises national defense. It has been fine for hundreds of years. However, something big happened today. If I had known it, I should have paid more attention to national defense and armed a powerful fleet.

However, he also understood that it was not that the previous emperors of the Harv Empire were ignorant. In the final analysis, it was the Nok Merchant Alliance that did not want the empire to have a powerful fleet. They were afraid that the younger brother would become too powerful and difficult to manage. Now that there was a big problem, they had too much time to think about themselves.

Guan Xiaodi, no matter how much I talk about it, I still have troubles that I can’t tell you.

After simply enjoying some royal food, King Harv IX called a few young girls and took two pills to prepare for a big fight tonight.

He has a problem, he likes to abuse young girls whenever he is in a bad mood. As an emperor, although he is mediocre, his character is quite weird.

The young girls were also frightened and inexplicable. They didn't expect that the emperor was in such a bad mood today, so they could only endure it silently. Otherwise, it would be a crime to be beheaded.

"Cry, I let you cry."

King Harv IX raised the whip soaked in water and was about to whip it down when he was interrupted by an urgent knock on the door.

"I**."

This common saying among human beings fully reflects the anger of Harv IX. He opened the door and without saying a word, he whipped people first.

Poor little chamberlain, who was usually very popular with him and had been enjoyed by him many times, knew that he had provoked His Majesty's anger, so he could only curl up on the ground and was beaten all over his body.[

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military matter...ah...the Orions have withdrawn."

Harv IX was beating him happily, but unexpectedly, the chamberlain, who was rolling on the ground and moaning, howled loudly and shouted these words.

"What? The Orions have withdrawn!!!"

King Harv IX was shocked when he heard this. His first reaction was that he didn't believe it. He immediately ordered Zhinao to open the communication, but he happened to see General Miankang trying to talk to him.

"Damn it, what on earth is going on."

"Your Majesty, the Orions suddenly withdrew from the border. They said that the military situation was urgent and they could not continue to contain the Lanks. The Lanks also discovered their withdrawal. From the signs, they are preparing to organize an attack."

Miankang was also frightened. What did the Orions do? They dared to withdraw their troops at the critical moment.

"These scumbag hunters, they are so dishonest, what should I do, what should I do, my general, please give me an idea as soon as possible."

King Harv IX panicked. His fleet was not yet armed. If the Lanks launched an attack in the last two or three months, how would he defend himself?

"Your Majesty, there is another bad news. The Merchant Alliance's garrison has already set off to return home. Now our troops are empty. There are only more than 500 battleships that can go to the battlefield."

Miankang also felt that something was wrong. Now his troops were extremely empty. He even handed over his entire family fleet, but he only had this fleet.

He wanted to suggest that Harv IX use the 300 elite warships of the Guards Fleet, but after thinking about it, he did not dare to say that Harv IX was very afraid of death and would never agree to this suggestion.

"Then let them go up and make sure to block the Lancs. In addition, we must immediately start negotiations with the Chinese. We must buy these battleships at all costs, and we must do it as quickly as possible."

Harv IX roared that he no longer cares about the price, the discount, or the negotiation. The Merchant Alliance fleet has escaped. Once the Orion fleet leaves, there will only be a few shabby fleets on the border. If not handled properly, there may be only a few shabby fleets.

It would take a few months for the Lanks to reach the capital and wipe out the Harv Empire in one fell swoop.

He knew very well that the Lank people may not want to, and it is impossible to occupy the Hafu Empire forever, but the other side can completely plunder it, gain huge benefits, and at the same time boost morale and use a great victory to bully the second-level civilization.

to boost military morale.

Miankang said with some embarrassment: "But Your Majesty, you said before that this negotiation was led by Manager He. He made the Chinese very unhappy. The Chinese prince even complained to me privately. They said that the merchant alliance and the Orion

Everyone wants to buy these battleships."

"This bastard, no, we can't leave the negotiation to him anymore. My general, you were the first to contact the Chinese. You should have a good relationship with them. I will leave full power to you for this negotiation."

At this time, King Harv IX was only angry at He Fuduo. He didn't care about imperial power or balancing strategies. He just wanted to buy those battleships as quickly as possible.

"Your Majesty, I am dedicated to serving the country. Although I have a good relationship with the Chinese, everything is for the sake of the empire. I will never have any selfish motives. Negotiations will definitely be conducted under everyone's supervision."

"My dear sir, the Mian family has been loyal and loyal for generations. Such words will never be mentioned again."

Harv IX still trusted Miankang very much in his heart. After all, the Mian family had been loyal to all generations. He thought to himself that it seemed that the Mian family was still reliable at the critical moment. Although the chief steward was good at serving him in bed when he was young, he was also very good at it.

To please myself, but speaking of being a monk halfway, my ancestors were just slaves, so I embarrass the Chinese at critical moments, fearing that it is to get kickbacks.

In these special times, it is better for such villains and traitors to stand aside.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The royal family has shown great kindness to the Mian family in the past, and I will never forget it. I will do my best to negotiate this time to the death. I must weigh all aspects and complete the arduous mission entrusted by Your Majesty."

Miankang thought to himself, this old guy, in a critical moment, he thought of himself. He used to engage in imperial power tactics before. If he didn't take the opportunity to trick you this time, he would really be sorry for the forbearance of the Mian family over the years.

Seeing this old man's performance, the deepest thoughts in Miankang's heart were unprecedentedly strong.

The kickback was only a short-term benefit. He suddenly felt that this was an excellent opportunity, and the cosmic currency was second. If he could take the opportunity to plant the seeds, and with the help of this Chinese incident, it would not be impossible for the Harv Empire to change its dynasty in the future.

However, it seems that the most important issue is to feed the Chinese people first.
Chapter completed!