In 1898, Queen Elizabeth was assassinated in Geneva. The unfortunate death of her only son and beloved wife caused a great blow to Emperor Franz, who was over 70 years old. Crown Prince Ferdinand gradually took over the government affairs of the empire.

The turn of the century followed. In the summer, at the invitation of the Crown Prince Ferdinand, the German Emperor William II and his wife spent a few pleasant days on the coast of Dalmatia. Then the Crown Prince wanted the German Emperor to visit his new cruiser in Ditriest. This was enough to make the naval-loving crown prince proud. So far, the Imperial Navy's "Zanta" is definitely the fastest cruiser in the world.

It is strange that Grand Duke Ferdinand became friends with the German emperor.

When he was young, this great prince hated the Prussians so much. Lee Hayden still remembers that once in private, the crown prince once told him that he hated the Prussians: they defeated us, snatched the leadership of the German nation from us, and even focused on some military power in Bavaria and Hesse, these countries...

Now, Lee Haydn saw two friends who were talking intimately, and found it a bit funny.

William II, accompanied by Grand Duke Ferdinand, inspected the weak Austro-Hungarian Navy fleet, and then Lee Haydn accompanied the two on the Zanta and took a ride on the Adriatic Sea.

As a result, the relaxed expression on the face of the German emperor disappeared: the Austro-Hungarian warship was too fast, and its speed had reached a surprising level.

"What is the maximum speed of this warship?" he asked.

"Keep 31!" Li Haidon replied, thinking in his mind that if it weren't for the coal-fired boiler, its speed would have reached 33 knots or 34 knots.

"Oh my God!" the German emperor drew a cross on his chest, "How did you do it?"

"It's very simple. Your Majesty hasn't forgotten the British's performance in the ship reading ceremony a year ago." Lee Haydn said.

"You mean 'Turpingia'? Could that thing make such a large warship run so fast?"

"Of course, if the power is sufficient, a battleship can run so fast." Li Haidn said, but with the current industrial technology level, battleships cannot accommodate so many boilers.

The German emperor didn't say anything and kept staring at the sea in front. After a while, he showed a scary smile on his face: "Brother-in-law, remember you also have a large shipyard in Lubeck?"

"What are you doing?" Li Haidon was immediately creepy when he heard such a chilled name and immediately asked with caution.

"I have always dreamed of building a warship I designed, but my naval designers always disdained my opinion." William showed a sad look, "So can I sell some of your shipyard shares to me?"

"You... want to be my partner?" Li Haidon quickly considered the gains and losses in his heart.

"Yes, that's what it means." The German emperor licked his face and said, "You can't just refuse the kind care of a German emperor."

Damn, what if he wants to use his power to suppress others, Li Haidon almost wanted to refuse. However, there seemed to be many benefits in it, "3 million marks, 20% of the shares." So he endured it before speaking, and he didn't know how much profit he would lose in the future.

"2 million mark?" William II's face suddenly turned into bitter gourd.

"Can you do it? If you don't have money, just pretend that it has never happened."

"Okay, okay, don't you have that much cash in your hands? I will definitely get it for you with a little more grace." William II said gritting his teeth, "It's really not possible. I'll sell the Mountain Eagle Castle in Salzburg."

"No, if you don't, just use it to cover the account."

"Ahem, brother." Ferdinand also inserted it in, "Brother, I want to invest in your Isleia Shipyard." He seemed to be jealous when he saw William succeed in his conspiracy.

"Islea shipyard is worth 24 million kronor, how much do you want?" Li Haidon gave him a blank look. Who are they? They are cheap everywhere.

Ferdinand suddenly turned red. He was much poorer than William II. Emperor Franz held on to control the royal family's property. It was impossible for him to move some money to invest. "Ten percent." Ferdinand said vigorously, "Of course, brother, I don't have money now. You know, I'm with my family. Your sister-in-law and three nephews can only sell it to the little flowers planted in the Gropich Manor every year. In this way, even if I borrowed this money from my brother, how about deducting it from the dividends in the shipyard every year?" He said to Li Haidon in a low voice, "You don't need this money anyway."

Damn, it's so shameless. He met someone who wanted to eat for nothing. Lee Haydn was about to speak, but saw William II silence on the side and beat his chest, "What are you doing?"

"Oh, why didn't I expect such a clever method?" He hugged Ferdinand, and he had a great attitude of meeting a soulmate.

...

William II, who had experienced the rapid stimulation in the Adriatic Sea, did seem to be stimulated. When he returned to Berlin, he immediately called Tirpitz and asked him to start speeding up the development of the steam turbine immediately and load it onto the warship as soon as possible, the faster the better.

Tirpitz looked puzzled: "Your Majesty, our research on steam turbine has just begun, and it is still very unreliable, and it is impossible to install a warship in the short term."

"But why did the Austrians do it?" William II asked, "By the way, don't Germany and Austria have a naval technology exchange agreement? They have obtained a copy of almost all of our warship drawings, and our designers and engineers have been spared no effort to help them. Now there is no problem letting them help us again? Send technicians immediately to learn their technology in Austria."

Emperor Franz and Grand Duke Ferdinand really approved the request of German naval technicians to go to the Austro-Hungarian Navy to learn turbine technology.

Li Haidun was reluctant, "Brother, and that old man, are you a little bit educated? This is a patent? Do you know what a patent is? It's something I spent a lot of money to make. Is this thing worth a lot? How can I give it for free?"

"Oh, is it very valuable?" The old emperor thought for a while, and felt that the Germans could not take advantage of it. "Then forget it, you can let William spend money to buy it."

Ferdinand quickly pulled Li Haidn aside, "Brother, how much is this thing worth?" Seeing Li Haidn stretch out two fingers and gestured.

“2 million?”

"Brother, are you a little ambitious? At least 200 million marks!" After saying that, his crown prince left with a wide mouth in shock. He wanted to go to Berlin to find the brother-in-law, and give him a legal education class and tell him what the patent law is.

Or is the German emperor's mind quick-witted, "Ahem, brother-in-law, this thing is really valuable?"

Lee Haydn nodded seriously.

"Oh, if that's the case, it's better to build a factory in Germany. It's not nice to import naval things from abroad. Prime Minister, Tirpitz and the guys in the parliament will annoy me. In this way, the factory will be built next to the shipyard where I invest. How about I spend half of my money on the stock?"

"Not what?" Lee Hayden rolled his eyes at the greedy guy, "at most fifteen percent!"

"No, too little, forty percent!"

"twenty!"

“Thirty-five!”

"Twenty-five, I won't do it any more!"

"Okay, the deal!" William laughed smugly, which made people disgusted.
Chapter completed!