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Chapter 303: Behind the Scenes

"The Germans' reaction was very dull. They just made some protests in the newspaper, and the military power in Namibia has not changed much. I don't know very much. What is His Highness Carlos I worried about?" French Speaker Charles Dipiy asked in confusion.

"This is not normal. Even in the more gentle Frederick III era, the Germans resolutely fought back against any country that dared to offend themselves! The Battle of Toyoshima is an example. Unpredictable, the German fleet easily defeated the Japanese and destroyed two warships."

"Now, William II, known as the German Peacock, has come to power. His foreign policy is more radical, and the speed of naval expansion has also accelerated significantly. They should not tolerate such things!" Portuguese envoy Frank said with some concern.

"No, you don't understand Germany. Our goal of this operation is the Kingdom of Bavaria rather than Germany! Don't confuse the concepts of the two. The former is just a state within Germany. What power can a vassal with an area of ​​only more than 80,000 square kilometers have?"

"Maybe the German government will be angry about this, but it will never take extreme action. The German central government, or the Prussian government, will not launch a war thousands of miles away for a little brother of the Catholicism. If there is no war, then what can you be afraid of?" Speaker Char said after leisurely lighting a cigar produced from Havana.

If Prince Ruprecht knew about the dialogue between the two sides, he would probably be shocked! He could not have imagined that the reason behind the Yaro incident was that the French wanted to deal with him! Well, perhaps dealing with Bavaria was just one aspect. What he didn't expect was that when he was about to deal with Portugal, Portugal pulled his boss and came to him!

Is it necessary for the French to go with a kingdom? It is completely unnecessary in history. It can be said that there is almost no intersection except for the two fights between the Bavarians and the French on the battlefield. However, this plane is different. Because of Prince Ruprecht, Bavaria has successfully snatched more than 10 million pounds from the French! 10 million pounds! What is this concept? It is about 200 million marks and 250 million francs!

"The francs we lend to Moscow finally flowed into the Bavarians' pockets. Bavaria's development relies entirely on our francs! This is absolutely not allowed!" Speaker Charles recalled the statement that the French Foreign Minister was heartbroken when facing him a few months ago.

France regards Russia's finances as its own private land, and the French will not allow any country or individual trying to get a piece of the pie! If the Russians ordered two Munich-class armored cruisers from Germany that year, it had touched the bottom line of the French, then the subsequent breach of contract was the first counterattack of the French, and the French achieved a temporary victory, but a series of subsequent events made the French counterattack a laughing stock!

The Russian fleet was easily defeated by the Japanese fleet equipped with German warships in the Philippines. The direct consequence of this matter was that Russia once again found Bavaria and required ordering at least three ships that could suppress Izumo. This was an order of millions of pounds! The money originally from France and which should eventually be used to buy French weapons flowed into the prince's pocket. It would be strange if the French could bear it!

For a big country, especially a big country with high self-esteem, what should I do if I encounter setbacks? Naturally, I am looking for opportunities to find a place to get back! Since the Russians decided to purchase German warships again and named the first ship Liurik 2, the French, who were so angry that they gritted their teeth, wanted to take revenge on their opponents at all times.

Unfortunately, this time, the Russians won’t listen to the French if they beat them to death. On the one hand, the result of the Philippine Naval War is still vivid in my mind, and it’s a lesson! On the other hand, the French’s financial weapons are no longer so fatal! Because the Americans took advantage of this US-Russia cooperation to successfully enter the Russian financial market. In addition to the French, the Russians found another funder!

So, the French immediately found it difficult to retaliate against this "thief who plundered French wealth"! However, the French would never surrender so easily. They turned their horizons to the whole world and searched for all clues that had a relationship with the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Bavaria has a good relationship with the Russians, but the French have no choice. Bavaria is very close to the Americans, and the latter is also competing with France for Russia's financial market. Well, taking measures against the United States, but it has little impact on Bavaria and has no choice.

In the end, in an inconspicuous corner of the world, the French suddenly discovered that the most profitable business in the German colony - diamond mining, was contracted by the Kingdom of Bavaria! Of course, the French government had no idea about this place located in the German colony. However, it was still troublesome in other aspects.

For example, human resources are short of people in Namibia, and the prince's diamond mine is even short of people. Many of the manpower are imported from South Africa and Angola. The former is now in a war. The British government, which is struggling with human resources, will naturally not continue to allow human resources to be imported into Namibia. So now the diamond mine in Bavaria can only rely on Angola's manpower. This is a very good entry point!

Portugal is also a good partner, why? Because this guy is too weak! The French government just scared him and asked Portugal to cooperate with his actions. Of course, the Portuguese had a lot of opinions about the prince's "illegal labor import". The two sides hit it off, Portugal was ahead, and the French government was the hidden boss behind!

One of the fundamental reasons for Portugal surrender is that a gentleman is innocent and drunk with a treasure. A small country that is not a third-rate country has a colony of more than 2 million square kilometers. In this world of great powers, Portugal was also terrified. As early as 1891, the British used naval guns to force Portugal to reduce its troops in Angola and Mozambique (this is a historical fact).

Now, when France, a world-class powerhouse, said that as I said, I will protect you from Africa, I will not talk about whether France can fulfill it in the end, but at least this statement is enough to allow the Portuguese to offend Bavaria. In Portugal's view, no matter how powerful Bavaria is, it is just a country!
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