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Chapter 22 The first meeting with the bear child

"Well, don't say that William II is really capable of showing off. When he finally gets a chance to show off, he will want to show off his feathers like a peacock!" Although he thought he had experienced some big scenes! But when the time traveler saw the show presented by the German Crown Prince, he still felt that the scene was a bit big! The entire guard's troops were deployed on both sides of the road, and the number of German nobles accompanied by 500! The German Crown Prince was wearing the uniform of the Black Hawk Knights. Next to him were 20 members of the Black Hawk Knights. These were all the top German nobles. It was rare to appear in an informal occasion!

In fact, the time travelers were still a little fussed. William II's squandering level was almost incomparable to the present! There was a record in history that during another royal event, almost all the nobles who could meet the royal family were present in Berlin, with a large number of more than 2,000 people! According to different classes, they were distributed around the passage to welcome the arrival of the German Emperor! What is this pomp now?

The crown prince was very satisfied with today's arrangement, especially when he saw the person he was receiving showed a surprised expression. However, the other party was also a prince after all, and he had to be thoughtful in etiquette. After the other party first saluted and expressed respect, the crown prince also generously returned the salute, and then the two entered the hall.

Although he had traveled 10 years, Prince Ruprecht was still a little uncomfortable with large-scale palace social engagements. In the past, if his father was holding on, he would not go if he could, but this time he seemed to be unable to escape! After all, you are one of the protagonists. However, as another protagonist, Prince William did not have the consciousness and awareness of being the protagonist! After a brief strife, he decisively pulled his younger brother and time traveler into the private room to discuss some things that the prince was interested in! For example, warships and colonies!

As the younger brother of the crown prince, Tirpitz has informed His Highness of the meeting with the time traveler. Of course, for the sake of the overall situation and for the more harmonious relationship between the two princes, Tirpitz used the Spring and Autumn style to cover up some differences in ideas between the two sides.

Focusing on how NB the new armored cruiser is, how many benefits will it bring to the German navy once it is put into service, and in addition, the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau has another more grand plan, which can be launched when conditions permit, etc.! In the report, Tirpitz also attached a comparison information of a new armored cruiser and other warships of the same level in other countries, which makes it more obvious and intuitive, and gives the prince a sense of satisfaction! The scum cruiser of the British Empire is worthless in front of Brother's new cruiser. Nothing can make the prince who likes the navy and is also more happy!

If you have good things in your hands, you always have to show off, shock those small countries, and get some benefits! So today's topic has been settled, that is, where is the question of where the Imperial Navy's saber is about to point! Now everyone in Africa is almost the same. America is the private land of Americans. Oceania is all the Commonwealth. The Arctic Ocean cannot live! The crown prince holds a sharp sword in his hand but cannot find the target!

With a snap! The time traveler pointed at a country in East Asia with his finger!

"Qing? We have a good relationship with them, and the annual bilateral trade volume is about 40 million marks. Is this true..." Tirpitz said hesitantly.

"Brother, you can see clearly. I'm clicking Japan!" The time traveler roared in his heart. Because of the influence of the arc of the globe, Tirpitz was dazzled! He jumped twice, and the time traveler tweeted twice again! "Don't force me to get angry! See clearly!"

"Japan? Is this little guy worthy of the attention of the empire?" The Crown Prince's words were full of contempt, while Tirpitz was a little embarrassed. Later descriptions of William II were always indispensable, and Germany was also the German commander-in-chief of the Jiaodong Bay and the Eight-Nation Alliance. It is true that in history, the German emperor's attitude towards the Qing Dynasty was very bad after 1895, but now, at least the two sides are still in a friendship. Germany needs the real money and silver from the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty also needs the German Krupp artillery to install the facade! And Germany is not unfair to be rampant in the Qing Dynasty.

If we have to say how the relationship between the two sides began to break down, in fact, we have to start from the end of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. When the manchu, who was beaten to the bruised face, cleaned up his belongings and prepared to revive his strength, the German industry was full of joy and expected more than 7,000 tons of silver to flow into the Germans' pockets, and launched a second-class iron armored ship with a displacement of more than 7,000 tons and a price of only 480,000 pounds! (Interested readers can Baidu Qianwei Haitian. The author believes that although this warship does not use hardened armor, its performance is really good. It has a high cost performance.)

However, because the quotation of 480,000 pounds per ship still exceeded the capacity of the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time, the Qing Dynasty was afraid of being hit by British protective cruisers and accelerated fire guns. The Qing Dynasty chose the British second-class protective cruiser and only threw it to the Germans' orders for three 2,000-ton boats. This made Germany very dissatisfied! The Germans thought that the money they should make was flew away! The relationship deteriorated. Of course, this is the matter that followed, and I won't mention it for now. At least for now, the relationship between the two sides is quite good!

"If we look at the current situation in the Far East alone, it is obviously the best for the empire. The Qing Dynasty is still stable at present. The halo brought by the Westernization Movement can also shock Russia in the north, and the three countries of Britain, Germany and France that have obtained economic benefits have no intention of changing the reality! But if a small country in the East wants to break this situation, then the original balanced situation will be destroyed!"

After looking at His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, who was already slightly frowning, the time traveler added another fire! "Unlike Britain and France, which have a large number of colonies in Southeast Asia and East Asia, our site in the Far East is too far away from the Qing Dynasty, and its influence on the situation of the Qing Dynasty is the smallest! If a newcomer intends to come in and share this cake, the weakest side will definitely suffer losses. We need to warn those countries that try to disrupt the situation, and at least make them afraid of it!"

"Japan, such a small country is not worth our attention, right? How could a country that just bought several ships from the French and British change the situation in the Far East? Prince William's words were full of disdain!

"It is precisely because of the support of the British that Japan can challenge the Qing Dynasty, and Britain also needs to support a country to fight against Russia! We know very little about Japan's situation, but since the British dare to do this, there will definitely be his reasons. Although the British sometimes hate it, their plans can generally be realized!" Prince Ruprecht said seriously.
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