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Chapter 326 The Era of Air Battleships (Second Update, please subscribe)
There are so many prostitutes!
The majestic French Empire also prostitutes for nothing, so won't you be afraid of losing your reputation if it spreads?

Zhu Xianhai said mockingly in his heart,
But on the other hand, it has to be said that Lesseb Bonaparte was really good at negotiating. He offered a bait that Zhu Xianhai could hardly refuse - to admit the expansion of Nanhua.

This is tantamount to admitting that Germany annexed the Czech Republic and occupied Poland.Oh, no, it should be said that the Pineapple Three Kingdoms joined Da Mao.

In a word, as the most powerful imperialist power in this era, the benefits to Nanhua are self-evident if the recognition of Nanhua's annexation of Chile and Argentina is self-evident, which is equivalent to the endorsement of Nanhua by the old European powers.

In comparison, what are a few airships worth?

However, Zhu Xianhai did not agree straight away, after thinking for a while, he said.

"Reseb, do you know how expensive an airship is?"

how expensive

Lesseb Bonaparte looked at Zhu Xianhai with some doubts.

"First of all, its raw materials are very expensive. Its airbags need to use a lot of rubber. Rubber, you know, is not only expensive but also very rare. To produce these airships, we import a lot of rubber from Brazil, I can tell you What's more, the cost of an airship is not even inferior to that of a warship!"

This is of course a bit exaggerated, but it is also true!

Because rubber was expensive in this day and age, a ton of rubber was worth six thousand five hundred pounds, which was about thirty thousand silver pesos.

"At present, we not only need to use a lot of aluminum to build an airship, but also need to consume several tons of rubber. The cost of raw materials alone is as high as hundreds of thousands of silver dollars. Adding the cost of production, the actual purchase of an airship The unit price exceeds [-] silver dollars!"

In fact, it must not be so high!
But the quotation to others must not be low, which also includes the cost of technology, and the cost of international arms has never been the cost of raw materials.

"Hey! It's so expensive!"

Lesseb Bonaparte gasped involuntarily. At first he didn't think the airship was so expensive, but when he heard that it was actually made of aluminum and rubber, he didn't think that six hundred and fifty thousand was not much, and even Probably a lot cheaper too, after all, a condom made of rubber is worth... well, a silver dollar.

Made of rubber...isn't it expensive!
"My brother, send out such an expensive airship,..."

Shaking his head, Zhu Xianhai said.

"Just for an illusory promise, I think it's hard to convince other people, but,"

After a pause, Zhu Xianhai continued.

"However? If France can recognize our annexation of the two places at an appropriate time, as you said, I think in the future, for example, on the emperor's birthday next year, it will be given to France as a birthday gift. Of course, it is also possible. New Year's gift to France."

"Well, I'm afraid I need to communicate with Paris first!"

Lesseb Bonaparte's answer was within Zhu Xianhai's expectation. For Zhu Xianhai, who is used to not seeing rabbits and not scatter eagles, he is not generous enough to exchange real money for a promise. If you want an airship, always I need to get something out first.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and after Lesseb Bonaparte said his farewell and sent him out of the office, almost when the guy entered the elevator and the elevator went down and disappeared, the smile on Zhu Xianhai's face turned into a sneer.

"This idiot."

Zhu Xianhai finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"My lord, it seems that Ambassador Bonaparte has made a request that makes you very unhappy."

Zuo Zongtang asked.

"airship!"

Zhu Xianhai sneered.

"That guy has taken a fancy to our airship."

"What? The airship? My lord, the airship is our military weapon, so don't give it to anyone!"

Zuo Zongtang muttered,

"These foreigners really don't have any security. They want an airship as soon as they talk about it, and they don't see what they can give us..."

As he spoke, he suddenly closed his mouth.

"My lord, then he must have made a price too!"

"Yes, in exchange for airships in exchange for acknowledging our annexation of Chile and Argentina."

"That said, it seems acceptable..."

Zuo Zongtang nodded slightly, agreeing.

"My lord, although the airship is a military weapon, if it can be recognized by France, it would be... well, it is not very suitable. After all, the airship is our trump card. It can be called a military weapon. How can it be easily made?"

"Although the airship is powerful, it is not a military country..."

Zhu Xianhai frowned, and stopped talking. He knew the weakness of the airship better than anyone else. The seemingly huge airship was not as "indestructible" as it appeared on the surface.

In fact, it is vulnerable.

hydrogen!

That thing is always prone to explode.

But the British and the French don't know about it!

They only see the benefits of airships now!
In today's world, there is no air force that can compare with it. The French have seen the benefits of the airship, and the British must also see it. When the French want to get an airship, the British will definitely be careful. want to get it.

After all, they have witnessed in Argentina how tragic the dimensionality reduction blow of the airship from the air to the land is.

An airship combined with a small aviation dart can kill tens of thousands of Argentine soldiers!

What about bombs?
The pattern of warfare was completely changed by airships.

In this case, how could they turn a blind eye to the airship?

"In this era of the weak and the strong, no one is willing to see themselves as the passive party. They will definitely do everything possible to get the airship, whether they research it themselves or buy it. I'm sure that in the next ten or twenty years , the airship forces of all countries in the world will achieve unprecedented development..."

When the words fell, Zhu Xianhai almost didn't whistle - every household of the world's great powers has hundreds of airships, this is simply the arrival of the Kirov era!

"What your lord said is true. After reading the report of the airship force, I also feel that the size of the airship force should be expanded, and we should also build larger airships so that we can carry more weapons. Since Britain and France The country is also eyeing the spaceship, so we have to pay attention."

Even Zuo Zongtang realized the importance of the spaceship, and the British and French would certainly not ignore him.

Zhu Xianhai nodded.

"Attention? There is no need to pay attention to anything anymore. As I said just now, the problem now is not whether we can sell it or not, but that we cannot stop the world from entering the era of airships. After all, airships are battleships of the new era," Battleships in the air"!"

(End of this chapter)