The Rise of the Empire

Since time travel, Prince Ruprecht belongs to the kind of person who has an idea and thinks it is reasonable, and he will do it immediately. How bad can it be? It is nothing more than losing the crown as in history. Immediately after the unpleasant talks between Roosevelt and Roosevelt, the prince went to the Palace of Sanssouci, where he needed to persuade Wilhelm II to support this opinion, and then the Kaiser. As for the current imperial prime minister? His Royal Highness automatically ignored it. Without Bismarck's prestige and skills, the power comes entirely from the prime minister trusted by the royal family. With the royal family's consent, his opinion is not important!

"This is not a troublesome matter, but why do I always feel that we are at a disadvantage?" Crown Prince William said with some dissatisfaction after hearing what Prince Ruprecht said. "We have paid a lot, and may even offend Britain, but apart from an illusory so-called friendship, the empire will not get anything."

"We can exchange benefits with American Samoa. Believe me, this benefit is big! It's so big that you can't refuse!" Prince Ruprecht stepped forward and picked up a globe , and then put it in front of the crown prince, and tapped two places in Africa with your fingers!

"How about these two places?" The prince pointed to Angola and Mozambique, which Portugal belongs to!

"Are you crazy? Are you going to annex the colonies that Portugal belongs to?" Crown Prince William said in surprise, "You are bolder than me! I just wanted to get a port in the Far East, and you wanted to annex Germany in Africa. The size of your colony has doubled! You have broken the situation in which the powers divided up Africa in the 1980s, and this will cause unpredictable consequences!"

"Are you afraid?" His Royal Highness asked with a smile.

"This has nothing to do with guts. This is a reckless move that will plunge the empire into unprecedented isolation." If the person standing in front of him was not a future king of Bavaria, William II would definitely teach this reckless guy a lesson . The proud Crown Prince will never allow anyone to question his courage!

"Then who will isolate us? Russia? France or Britain? Or Italy? Or America on the other side of the ocean?" His Royal Highness asked after putting down the globe.

"Russia is still waiting for the warships we built for them and the support we gave them in the Far East. As long as we don't move in the Balkans, there will be no major problems in the fundamentals of Russia-Germany relations until Russia and Japan decide the winner. , from this point of view, the Russians are not going to back up a small country on the other side of Europe. Russia has no interest in Africa either."

"It is possible for the French to intervene, but they may not have the courage to fight us for Portugal! Or it is impossible to fight us because of this! And most importantly, when we launch this offensive, our new A number of warships have been completed, and our ocean-going combat capability will surpass that of France. If the French really want to do something, whether it is in Europe or Africa, whether it is at sea or on land, we will accompany them to the end!"

"What is really worth worrying about is the United Kingdom. You hate the United Kingdom, but you lack the courage to confront the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is very strong, and the navy is world-class. These are all right. But the United Kingdom also has its weaknesses. The British and Boer The human conflict has reached the brink of war, and the two sides are fighting fiercely for the world's largest gold mine. I have a hunch that the British will fall into the quagmire of war! And this is an opportunity for us!"

"Hahaha, Boers? The descendants of those Dutch? Their ancestors were defeated by the British when they were strongest,

Then they were forced to hand over the fleet and merchant ships they depended on for survival. Hundreds of years later, those descendants in Africa still want to stop the British? Are you dreaming? Your joke is not funny at all, Ruprecht, my friend. "Prince William couldn't help laughing out loud after hearing this.

"I had many dreams, but they all came true, such as the battle between Japan and the US-Russian fleet, and the issue of the ownership of the Philippines." The prince was not angry at all, and said after pouring himself a cup of Ceylon black tea.

"This..." Crown Prince William was at a loss for words. Before the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Prince Ruprecht once revealed some views on this war to William II in a limited way. For example, Japan will attack the Philippines. For example, the Japanese fleet will defeat the United States and Russia. fleet. At that time, if it wasn't for etiquette and friends' face, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would inevitably have to sneer, but now, he has to admit that the prince has a very accurate grasp of the whole situation, giving people a feeling, although I don't know what you think Yes, but it feels right at a guess!

"Fortunately, the Portuguese are weak now. We can bring these two colonies into the territory of the empire with very little power. If the Boers can hold back the British, we can act, and when the After the established facts are established, will the British still fight us for Portugal? Compared with distant Asia, we can obtain basic supplies in Cameroon, Namibia and German East Africa.”

"If we win, then we can double the size of our colonies in Africa, and if we lose, it will be nothing more than a shame. And don't forget, it is the British who have tampered with the colonial system of European countries in the world , For their own benefit, they did not hesitate to sell Spain's interests to Japan, and we are just repeating this process." The prince continued.

"So you mean to let the Americans support us diplomatically in exchange for our help in the Far East? Is that so?" Crown Prince William wanted to understand the reason.

"It can be understood that diplomatic help is not enough. We also need American military support and supplies. We have to make a quasi-alliance of the United States and Germany. Only in this way can we guarantee Our interests," said the prince.

"The Americans don't necessarily do this. They are still very conservative. If we conflict with the British, they will definitely not intervene. I know those guys." The crown prince still hesitated.

"But at least the Americans will be neutral, and because of the relationship between Britain and Japan, the Americans will at least be neutral in good faith! That's enough. There are still many things that can't be solved now, but I think we can't miss this opportunity. " said the prince firmly.

"This is a bit too risky, I need to think about it." William II did not refuse or agree, but decided to shelve it for a while.

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