"Woman, it's such a horrible creature. No wonder gay friends appear..." Just as Ruprecht finally got rid of his cousin and his possible fiancée, while feeling moved, Earl Schelling brought another news.

"I'm sorry, I'm disturbing you and His Highness the Princess's wonderful time..." the Earl said respectfully.

"There is nothing to be sorry for. This time is not beautiful, so hurry up and talk about it." If it weren't for the face of his princess, the prince would even thank the count for letting him escape from the predicament.

"Roosevelt is here again..." said the Earl.

"What is he doing? Everything is over. Samoa has become the Japanese territory. What else can I do? His visit is the most useless and the most wasteful time at this time." The prince sneered.

"But this time, he claimed that he came with the commission of the US government, and everything he had achieved with the Kingdom was endorsed by the US government," Earl Schelling added.

"I can't say what he can bring us, but I really can't bring him anything. But it's good that he wants to meet, so just meet him. Anyway, he's free." The prince said.

"Dear Prince, I hope my visit has not disturbed your rest." Roosevelt's attitude this time was very low, very low, extremely low, and definitely not coping. From his words and expressions, His Royal Highness could feel his powerlessness and depression. And some hope?

"Everything is not good recently, so I want to find someone to talk to you?" The prince sat leisurely on the chair and said in a comfortable position as possible.

"If you want me to help, then forget it. The United States has lost completely in the Far East and will not be able to change this for a long time in the future. To cross thousands of miles to regain a place less than 1,000 square kilometers from a naval power, I think even the most warlike person will not make this decision easily." The prince said in an extremely calm tone.

"But the Japanese's purpose is not just Samoa, they even want to do all the actions in Hawaii. Now there are riots in Hawaii. They want to subvert the Hawaiian government! These bastards!" Roosevelt said excitedly, and blue veins appeared on his clenched fists.

"But, this has something to do with me?" the prince said with some amusement.

"Didn't you say that Germany and the United States of America, as newly emerging countries, should work closely together or even form alliances?" Roosevelt asked back.

"I said, I think so too, but you and the United States behind you do not think so. You thought you could be on an equal footing with the British, and you thought you could get more benefits with the British. In fact, what about it? Not only the British looked down on you, but even the French regarded you as nouveau riche."

"You regard German show of favor as a manifestation of weakness and a rag that can be discarded at will. Even now, you are considering what you can get from me, and never think about what it can bring to me. For this relationship, do you have the nerve to call it a close cooperative relationship?" The pleasure of revenge made the prince a little excited. The United States in this plane is as miserable as it is now, but it has its own contribution!

"One thing, you misunderstand, we are not deserving of your friendship, but because there are many things that need to be passed by Congress, not as your country can decide by the king. And this time, I brought true friendship between the United States of America." Roosevelt defended.

"Friendship can only be handed over to the empire. As for Bavaria, I prefer to do business, so it's not that complicated. Just say how much friendship between the United States of America is worth to me and the Bavarian royal family, right?" the prince said directly.

"In three years, interest-free loans worth $30 million! We do not have any additional political conditions. As long as your country uses two-thirds of it, that is, $30 million to purchase American goods. And $15 million will be released within three months of the agreement between the two parties, and the other half will be released within one year. Pay it back within three years. If you can contribute more to the friendship between the two countries, the number of loans can also increase!" Roosevelt said.

"30 million US dollars, 6 million pounds! It will take you for 3 years in vain! Even if calculated based on the general loan exchange rate of about 6%, then the interest rate difference of at least 360,000 pounds per year. This money is for free! It is for free! Brother! Three years! It can be increased in the future! The condition is only to buy American products." His Highness the Prince could feel his heart roaring!

I have to say that the Americans really showed enough sincerity this time. How much can they do with an additional £6 million in a year? This is not just a matter of loan interest, but more of it is time. With this money, His Royal Highness can do a lot of things that originally wanted to do, which is of great significance, but it requires too much capital investment and a relatively thin income.

For example, soil improvement plans, such as inland transportation plans with Austria. What is the little money allocated to Bavaria by the German government? Millions of marks a year, and it depends on the central government's face. How generous the Americans are! The interest-free loan of more than 6 million pounds is directly poured over!

These plans are of great significance. The former can increase Bavaria's grain production and reduce grain imports, and it has an unimaginable advantage during war times. The latter is also of great significance. The cost of inland shipping is lower than that of railways. The transportation cost of small rivers is already equal to that of railways, while the shipping cost of medium and large rivers will be very low. Both of these things have great strategic significance, but unfortunately, a large amount of capital investment is required, and this investment cannot recover the cost for a long time.

But now it’s different. I’m rich! I don’t know why I spent it even if I have too much money. I have an additional £2 million a year. You should know that before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the annual fiscal revenue of the Japanese government was only 80 million yen, which is only 8 million in pounds!

There is no problem with buying American things. Don’t always think that the United States and Germany are competition. In addition to being an emerging industrial power, the United States is also a resource power! Not to mention anything else, just oil alone can bring great help to the development of Germany.

The combustion heat of a ton of heavy oil is much higher than that of coal! At the same power, the cost and use cost of kerosene mixed boilers are much better than that of a simple coal-burning boiler. Although coal mines are relatively close, there are cruise ships and the help of American interest subsidies, it is also possible to mix kerosene mixed boilers in Bavaria's power plants.

And this is just one aspect. With the interest subsidy from the Americans, the cost of purchasing oil in Bavaria will be very low, which is lower than the cost of purchasing fuel and minerals in Germany and even most of its peers! What a great competitive advantage! So much so that His Highness really can't find a reason to refuse... If the German fleet uses kerosene mixed burning in the future, then the prince holding cheap oil will become the most important fuel supplier of the Imperial Navy...

In addition to fuel, as a major electrical industry country, Germany also needs to import a large amount of copper ore, and one of the very important ore production areas is also the United States! There is no way, the United States' natural resource endowment is really great!
Chapter completed!