Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"Although we don't want to participate too clearly, we still need to take some necessary actions."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Bulgaria is short of warships, and the ones we have now are not needed there. So, we can send them a few warships at a discount, but the condition is that our naval personnel must teach them how to use them step by step. Of course, the training fee It must be collected. This will not only add to the congestion of the nearby British Cyprus Naval Base, but also give our navy the opportunity to become familiar with the undersea waterways there." William II looked at the direction to the southeast and said: "British We are already familiar with everything there, and we want to compete with the UK. So, although we don’t necessarily have to copy the old paths that others have taken, we still have to follow those that need to be followed.”

Tirpitz nodded and said: "Yes, we are still newbies in many of the world's seas. Even compared to France, there are still the Netherlands and Spain. We are still lacking in these maritime navigation experiences. , this is indeed a shortcoming that we cannot easily overcome. It takes time to settle."

The countries above were able to acquire these navigation experiences after decades and hundreds of years of slowly exploring the sea. Prussia has always been a landlubber on the road, and it is also popular in the sea. After the establishment of the German Empire, it officially joined the ranks of naval countries. Even if it is a naval power, it only started to be built after William II came to power, that is, in the 1990s. It is not an exaggeration to say that the German Empire was a naval novice.

Needless to say, Britain has been cruising in the world's waters for a hundred or two hundred years. The Netherlands, France, Spain, and Portugal were also the world's naval powers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In addition to Spain and France, these countries Although other countries have begun to decline, they are still regarded as relatively powerful naval countries in the world. Not to mention Spain and France, they still continue to be in the world's navies. Sitting firmly among the top five navies in the world.

"In addition to the navy, I will ask Moltke to also give Bulgaria a discount. At this time, I think the order they placed for us should be enough to create many jobs for our domestic firearms and other munitions workers."

Tirpitz responded. Of course I agreed. How do you compare to Bulgaria? It seems that the army is not less important than the navy. Even because there are many small islands in the Aegean Sea, the navy is actually subject to certain restrictions in Bulgaria. At least if it is fighting with Greece and the Ottoman Empire, it will be easy. , it will be blocked on the waterway. In this case, the navy will really suffer a big blow.

"What about the Ottoman Empire? Are we ignoring them? Or are we turning a blind eye because of Spain? The current Ottoman Empire seems to have little regard for cooperation with us after these days of observation. I'm very interested. Are you afraid that this will make the other party feel cold? In fact, in my opinion, it is better for us to cooperate, because in this way, even if Spain has any opinions, there will be no complaints. After all, It was their own allies who came to seek cooperation, but they did not feed their allies.”

William II pursed his lips, remained silent for a moment, and then said: "Actually, I have some doubts about whether they did this on purpose."

Seeing that Tirpitz did not seem to understand what he meant, William II patiently explained:

"It seems to me that the reason why Spain has stated this time that it will not casually interfere in the external expansion of its allies, do you think this is because Spain deliberately reduces its own exposure to other small countries in the world or large countries that are skeptical of them? Secondly, do you think they are doing this to set a trap for other countries?”

"Why do you say that?"

William II woke up and said: "Think about it, since Spain knows that its allies, such as the Balkans, have become more and more violent, at such a time, there may be a misfire at any time. Next, Spain actually did this to everyone. This is not just letting go of the shackles of the allies, but it also seems to be restricting these allies from pulling them into trouble. At the same time, think about it the other way around."

"In this way, Spain is like saying that other countries are welcome to use force against our allies to resolve disputes. We in Spain will not participate in wars casually, so if you are older, start a fight as soon as possible?" Tirpitz understood somewhat. The way,.

"Yes, Spain is indeed likely to do this, and the advantage is that Spain can make its allies feel more deeply about their existence, and Spain will be more able to participate in the defense policies of these countries. Of course, even an idiot can guess it. Spain will not let its allies be wiped out by other countries. At most, they will be maimed and disabled.

The Allies came to test the combat capabilities of other countries, or to make other countries worry about Spain's existence. In the end, they had to make some compromises. Although it is difficult to guess what their ultimate purpose is, it is difficult to guess what their intentions are. It is not difficult to guess that their intentions are definitely 'good'. Even if we have such left-wing ideas, we don’t care, let alone other countries. Haven’t you heard that in the current world situation, allies are often unreliable? For the sake of profit, I will betray you in a minute."

"Speaking of their intentions, it seems that other countries are also very interested in the vertical and horizontal forces in Spain. Your Majesty, do you think we need to get involved? It is said that the day before yesterday, the former Prime Minister of Spain and the current International Development Bank When President Palacides celebrated his 65th birthday, it was said that many people felt that the atmosphere was different at that time.”

"So what? I heard about it in the end. When everyone thought there would be something wonderful, what everyone was waiting for in the end was a wonderful speech by that guy Alfonso Thirteen. Haha, This guy has solved a lot of things like this every time over the years. I have to say that having a good eloquence can really benefit people a lot. Even in the profession of a king, eloquence is also So important”

When Tirpitz heard this, he was indeed a little embarrassed, because he had suffered a loss from Alfonso XIII when he was in Madrid, so he unconsciously thought of it. (To be continued...)

ps: Today’s update is 9,000 words, and there are two more updates. Update at 22:00 and update at 24:00 in the evening.