Rebirth of the National Marshal

"Dear Colonel Hans, please don't misunderstand me. I don't mean to look down on your German Navy. I just want to tell you that some of my friends have some British destroyers from the First World War. I wonder if you are interested? The price is very low. They are the V-class destroyers currently in service in the British Army." Mao Yuanshan smiled and said the most surprising news to the German Navy.

The adjutant next to Colonel Hans was from the navy. He certainly knew what this British destroyer was. Although it was a product from more than ten years ago, it is definitely not outdated now, and some of them are still serving in the British Royal Navy.

Although the Germans were able to build destroyers, they did not have the time. Most of their resources were used on the army and air force, so the navy received fewer resources accordingly. Some people in the navy preferred things like submarines, but in the eyes of an orthodox navy, submarines were not up to standard. If they wanted to revitalize the German navy, they had to rely on surface ships.

The German Navy is now mainly building battleships. As for aircraft carriers, they have not become popular yet. However, the German Navy also wants something as important as a destroyer. Unfortunately, there is not much space on their slipway. If they can buy some British destroyers from the First World War, they will be very satisfied.

But they felt suspicious about Mao Yuanshan's friend. You know, the British Navy is also expanding now, and they can't sell their warships in service to others. This would be fatal damage to any country's navy.

According to the current size of the German Navy, they are short of at least eighty destroyers. Although this type of destroyer is a bit outdated, if it can be used immediately, there will be absolutely no problem in using it for five to ten years. I believe that the Germans will give the navy room for development in a few years.

"If you agree, I can give you the goods first and let your navy inspect them before paying. The payment must be in oceans or U.S. dollars. We can sell them to you at a price of three million and five hundred thousand oceans per ship. Of course, it would be even better if you are willing to exchange your German production lines and technicians. I am very satisfied with your German production lines." The price quoted by Mao Yuanshan really shocked them.

Although Colonel Hans and his entourage are not from the intelligence department, they are often active in the highest levels of the German Ministry of Defense, so they are very clear about the prices of some warships, which is almost the cost price for the British.

Even if the British sold it to their own navy, they would not pay this price. They would have to pay at least 30 percent more. If they sold it to foreign countries, the price would have to be at least five million oceans. Even if the Germans built it themselves, it would cost three hundred and five hundred to four million oceans. Because the British shipyards are more skilled and have more orders, the price would be relatively lower.

Moreover, the British have their own colonies all over the world and can obtain all kinds of resources without help from others. The Germans need to import resources, so the price is a little higher. If it is really 3.5 million oceans per ship, then it is definitely a profit.

Moreover, Mao Yuanshan agreed to deliver the goods first, which means that there was absolutely no deception in this transaction.

"The scale of this transaction is too large. I cannot make the decision. I need to discuss it with the top leaders of our country. Can you give me two days?" Although Colonel Hans is the plenipotentiary representative of Germany, he came here mainly to discuss issues in the Mongolian region. He does not have much power over other issues.

"Of course, but I hope you can be quick. If you don't believe what I say, you can take these materials back and have a look." Mao Yuanshan threw out a dozen documents. This was all the information about the destroyer. If it wasn't the builder or if they didn't have the real thing in their hands, it would be impossible to have this information.

When seeing these data, there was no expression on Colonel Hans' face, but his adjutant was different. After all, the adjutant came from the navy, and he could see the authenticity of these data at a glance. This was definitely the information of a British destroyer, and it was very detailed. Unless it was written by the British shipyard itself, other people who wanted to have this information must have one of their own. This further strengthened his idea that the person in front of him must have this type of destroyer. If what he said was true, it would definitely buy the German Navy a lot of time.

Major Hans and his adjutant went out, both of them were very excited, because they knew very well what the German Navy was like. Germany was also a big country in Europe, and it had its own navy during the First World War, which was even comparable to the British Navy. Unfortunately, the Battle of Jutland defeated the German Navy.

It became a navy that could only stay in the port, which made the Germans unable to hold their heads up for a long time. Now it is basically the same as it was then, or even worse than during the First World War. Because Germany was a defeated country in the First World War, various restrictions followed one after another, almost turning the German Navy into an inland navy without any slightly larger warships.

Although submarines are quite powerful, they are not something that can be put on the table.

The German high-level officials also wanted to develop the navy. They also envied the current position of the British Empire. Why did the British Empire have its own colonies on five continents? Why could it occupy the most extensive raw material supply and commodity market in the world? It was because the British Empire Royal Navy was the world's number one navy. They also wanted warships flying the German flag to gallop around the world. Unfortunately, the wish was very good, but the strength was not that much. Now Germany must cut the navy to focus on the development of the army and air force.

The current development strategy of the German Navy is to focus on developing submarines, and then have one or two relatively large battleships to act as a facade. Even if the battleships are built, they dare not go to the high seas because there are not so many warships to escort them.

If we can capture dozens of destroyers here, we can form a small fleet, a battleship, several battlecruisers, a few heavy cruisers, and some destroyers, then we can confront the British Navy in the ocean.