The Rise of the Empire

"Do you still dare to come?" When Parokin saw Prince Ruprecht again, the playful expression in the latter's eyes made the Russian envoy to Bavaria feel his creed accelerated, but fortunately, this time he Not the protagonist, the protagonist is Russian Foreign Minister Robanov. When the Prime Minister said that he would contact Bavaria, and at the same time he said that he himself, even the German Central Committee, did not care about it, the Russian Foreign Minister knew that he could not escape this time, even if ten thousand people were unwilling, He must go to Munich too! And accompanied by Makanov.

"Robanov?" At this time, Prince Ruprecht had no respect at all for the special envoy of the Russian tsar, the Russian foreign minister. Both the status and the negotiation situation allowed Prince Ruprecht to treat his opponent so arrogantly. "Can you tell me how much you paid the French to sell the relationship between the two countries and the interests of Russia?"

"This matter was proposed by the Minister of Finance Witte, and His Majesty the Tsar and I were blinded by him." As a diplomat, the first quality you must have is to have a thick skin... You must not hesitate to throw the blame at critical moments. Anyway, Werther is not here, even if you find out later, you can't do anything to yourself.

"Okay, okay, okay. I already know your demands. So now I want to ask, how much does Russia plan to pay to heal Bavaria's economic and dignity damage?"

"I know what you want to say. You want to say that there are only two warships. Even if Japan gets it, the Japanese Navy will only have four 10,000-ton warships. It will not pose any threat to Russia at all? Is that so?" His Royal Highness asked back.

"You must think so. And believe that this set of rhetoric can deal with most people, but unfortunately, you are facing me! Don't look at a vice admiral sitting next to you. This lieutenant general also has actual combat experience , but that was nearly 20 years ago, I think my understanding and use of the navy is better than this lieutenant general, do you believe it?"

"Of course, you may not believe it, but I don't mind explaining things more clearly so that you can better understand the current situation." Ruprecht gestured to Tirpitz next to him. The latter personally pulled down a curtain. Then the huge chart hanging on the wall reveals its whole picture.

"We must first figure out a problem, that is why the Japanese insist on buying warships at this time. Is it simply because the price is cheap? I don't think so. If you consider the financial aspect, if they buy British warships, the British government will definitely provide a lot It is economically more cost-effective. Why would you buy a ship from us at this time? I just gave you a copy of the memorandum submitted by the Japanese government. Does anyone know why? Yes, 1000 marks, I will give it now ’” Ruprecht said proudly.

"Because of the performance of the battleship? Of course, I still think that the price factor is the main factor." Robanov is a professional diplomat, and he doesn't know anything about the navy, but now people are asking this question. He couldn't answer again, so he looked at Parokin, who was also in a halo, and Makanov, who was silent. The Russian representative could only bite the bullet and say.

"I didn't expect you to get the answer right!" Ruprecht said contemptuously. "Makanov, what's your opinion? I hope that the best Russian admiral can answer this question. Otherwise, the professionalism of the Russian navy is really worrying! I cheated you all, and you still can't think of it?"

When everyone focused on Makanov sitting on his right hand again,

Everyone was surprised to find that the head of the Russian Vice Admiral was covered with beads of sweat, and his face was extremely distorted, as if he had been frightened, or encountered some incredible things. Makanov's hands trembled a little. He kept staring at the last page of the memo repeatedly, and glanced at the map from time to time.

"You... You mean, it is possible for the Japanese to do something?!" After Makanov squeezed out a few words through his teeth, the whole venue fell into a terrible tranquility. The inferences are simply horrible! It's unbelievable. If the person who said this was not Makanov, then everyone would think it was said by a lunatic!

"Smart! You are so smart! To reward your smartness, the 1,000 marks are yours." Prince Ruprecht generously pushed the check to Makanov.

"I said long ago that you would regret it, but unfortunately, none of you believe it. Up to now. I guess there are no more than one person in Russia who can understand this matter. This is what I reminded you Under the circumstances." His Royal Highness said rather arrogantly.

"Robanov, believe it or not, if what I said today reaches the ears of Nicholas II, there is an 80% chance that you will go to prison? That's right. I may also take you, Mr. Parokin, of course Well, it's not because you have any fault, but because you are a person who is directly involved in this matter, and Nicholas II will not take the blame for this. A mere foreign minister is not enough, so I can only complain You're out of luck!" His Royal Highness's expression of complacency grew stronger.

"Your Highness, isn't it a bit too much for you to say that?" Ruprecht's arrogance was a bit too much even in Tirpitz's eyes, like a teacher scolding an ineffective disciple. This is not something that should be on the negotiating table. Even if it's an advantage, it shouldn't be.

"Tirpitz, I'm very disappointed in you. I didn't expect that you didn't see it. I have some doubts about your ability. You saw this memo three days ago, and you haven't figured it out yet?" His Royal Highness Do not give this old friend face.

"Of course, Makanov, your level is limited. Generally speaking, I think you are not as smart as those high-level officials in the Japanese government. You lack strategic vision and the ability to seize the opportunity. If I guessed correctly, you So you can draw this conclusion because you saw the text at the end of the memorandum calling for the delivery of the battleship in September 1897?"

"You look very carefully. But your ability to analyze problems is very limited. You only see the appearance. You don't see the essence through the surface! Your inference is very simple. Japan requires such a tight delivery time, even at the price increase, so sure It has a purpose! As a weapon, when is the most important time, of course it is when it is time to prepare for war! Well, a simple logical chain has been formed. If Japan wants to buy records in such a hurry, it must mean that it must There is action. And in the Far East, who will Japan act on? The goal is self-evident. So you guessed the result?"

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