The Rise of the Empire

When Ruprecht returned to the hall again, Crown Prince William's younger brother, the current naval captain, Prince Heinrich came up with a wine glass. As the most important supporting role in this meeting. It is also necessary for the two princes to communicate after meeting. Ruprecht wanted to deal with it and leave, but the prince seemed to have something to say.

"I'm not very happy with Krupp, or rather I'm not fond of all monopolies. I'm a soldier, at least my father and my brother intended me to be a naval officer. And I've always been that way I did. I have visited the British Navy. The strength of the British Navy lies not only in their fleet, but also in their strong production capacity and better competition mechanism. Their fleet can always introduce new ones, and shipyards that do not adapt will eventually be eliminated. Not in Germany."

"What you said is very good. We are the royal family, standing at the top of this society. The most important thing for us is to see who provides the best things. The more fierce the competition among the capitalists below, the better. And the country must To control important areas, those capitalists dare to sell anything for profit! And their money can often make their actions unfavorable." Prince Heinrich said.

"I can assure you that there are not many people in the entire German royal family who share your views. Only those who work in business can understand these problems." Prince Ruprecht complimented secretly. Historically, Krupp's armor monopoly finally made Tirpitz unable to stand it anymore, and wanted to find another armor manufacturer. It can be seen that the interior is still very dissatisfied with Krupp. It's just that they are so powerful that they can't do it!

"You can ignore the attitude of other people, but you must pay attention to the attitude of His Royal Highness. My brother has a bad temper recently, and he has a very close relationship with Krupp. You need to prepare early." Prince Heinrich reminded .

"It doesn't matter, Prince William and I are friends. And friends will not become stiff because of these things. And this matter has been settled by His Majesty the Emperor. There will be no major problems." Ruprecht Not worried about William II's attitude, upset is possible. After all, the relationship between Xiongzi and the Krupp family is very good in history, but it would be impossible to say that William II gave Krupp a head.

First of all, you are not the emperor now. Although the crown prince has a noble status, he has no real power at all. Once Frederick III characterized the matter and put an end to it, William II's actions had no effect except to arouse His Majesty's displeasure.

Secondly, because Krupp on this plane has no armor technology, at the same time, the business in the field of naval guns is about to be lost. Mergers in the shipbuilding sector were also hindered by this incident. Therefore, the influence and energy of the Krupp family have dropped significantly compared to the same period in history. Wilhelm II is going to be emperor in the future. Naturally, everything is in line with interests. Consider the current Krupp, and then look at the current Bavaria. Is it not difficult to choose?

"Just keep it low-key. It's okay." Ruprecht said in his heart. I still have a long time to work with William II in the future. Just keep a good relationship. Besides, William II is not the kind of person who does not turn back without hitting the south wall. Historically, the guy has been relatively smooth. As long as you don't want to attack Bavaria's core interests, it doesn't matter.

"In addition, the empire's naval expansion plan may be advanced. And the time is tight." After scanning around, Prince Heinrich whispered in Ruprecht's ear.

"What do you mean?" The time traveler was taken aback. He had been busy arguing with Krupp and naval orders recently, and didn't really care about other things.

"The Qing Dynasty already has an intentional order. The Empire means to sell the two Munich-type armored cruisers already in service to the Qing Dynasty at a relatively low price. If this business is successful, we will only have four armored cruisers. So we're currently going to fill that void.

Bidding work for the two new armored cruisers may begin soon, as soon as your drawings here can be completed. ’ explained the Prince.

"I have limited interest in this order. I think the shipyard is almost at full capacity, especially after receiving two orders from the Russians." Ruprecht didn't know what Heinrich meant by this. So I decided to give it a try.

"Actually, some shipyards in the royal family are not doing very well. Although they can get these orders, their profits are very low. His Majesty the Emperor and my brother have always complained about this. You can grasp the following. "Prince Heinrich said something vague, but Ruprecht could already understand the intention.

"Thank you. Your kindness will be rewarded." Ruprecht understood. Afterwards, they exchanged a few pleasantries and left the venue.

"Your Highness, did you talk a little too much today?" Herbert's voice sounded from the side. Although he didn't know the specific content of the two parties' discussions, judging from the manners of the two of them, they must have said a lot that is not suitable for outsiders Elaborate words.

"You are really not as good as the Prime Minister. You think we are facing Bavaria, but one day, there may be someone else's shadow behind him. This shadow is very likely to be the Habsburg royal family. Don't you think , has our Prince and Princess Mary met too often?"

"You mean..." Herbert was taken aback by his guess.

"That's right, at least the high-level leaders of the two countries have this intention." Prince Heinrich said.

"This is not good news for us in Prussia." Herbert's words were full of worries.

"But you can't stop it, isn't it?" Prince Heinrich said with a smile. The two parties want to marry, and Prussia really has no way. Moreover, the current situation has changed. Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are continuing to approach each other. The two sides can only gain greater initiative under the pressure of both sides. The probability of conflict between Germany and Austria is very small, so this marriage will not shake Germany. basic disk. However, after the marriage, the relationship between Bavaria and Austria-Hungary will be closer, and Prussia needs to be more cautious in dealing with the Bavarian issue.

"But we have to find a way to offset the influence of Austria-Hungary on Bavaria." Herbert reminded.

"This will be done naturally. I am here to be a good person, and His Royal Highness will play the role of a bad person." Prince Heinrich smiled and took a sip of wine.

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