The Rise of the Empire

"Women, what a terrifying creature. No wonder there are gay friends..." Just after Ruprecht finally got rid of his cousin and possible fiancee, he was feeling emotional On the occasion, Earl Schelling brought another piece of news.

"I'm sorry to disturb your good time with Her Royal Highness..." the earl said respectfully.

"There's nothing to be sorry about. It's not a good time, let's talk about it." If it wasn't for his princess's face, the prince would even thank the earl for getting him out of the predicament.

"Roosevelt is here again..." said the count.

"What is he doing here? Everything is over, Samoa has become a territory of the Japanese, what else can I do? His visit at this time is the most useless and wastes the most time." The prince sneered.

"But this time, he claimed that he came with a commission from the U.S. government, and that everything he has reached with the kingdom has the endorsement of the U.S. government." Earl Schelling added.

"I'm not sure what he can bring us, but I really can't bring him anything. But it's okay, if he wants to meet, let's meet, anyway, there is nothing to do." The prince said .

"His Royal Highness, I hope my visit did not disturb your rest." Roosevelt's attitude this time was very low, very low, abnormally low, and it was definitely not coping, judging from his words and performance. His Royal Highness could feel his powerlessness and frustration. and some hope?

"Things have been unfavorable recently, so you want to talk to someone?" The prince sat leisurely on the chair and said in a posture as comfortable as possible.

"If you want me to help you with anything, forget it. The United States has already lost everything in the Far East, and it will not be able to change this for a long time in the future. Go across thousands of miles to take back a less than In a place of 1,000 square kilometers, I don't think even the most combative people will make such a decision easily." The prince said in an unusually calm tone.

"However, the Japanese's goal is not just Samoa, they even want to do everything in Hawaii, and now there are riots in Hawaii. They want to overthrow the Hawaiian government! These bastards!" Roosevelt said excitedly, clenched his fists The upper blue veins are exposed.

"But, does this have anything to do with me?" the prince said a little funny.

"Didn't you say that Germany and the United States of America, as newly rising countries, should cooperate closely and even form an alliance?" Roosevelt asked rhetorically.

"I said, I think the same way, but you and the United States behind you don't think this way. You thought you could be on an equal footing with the British, and that you could get more benefits from working with the British. In fact? Not only The British look down on you, and even the French regard you as nouveau riche."

"You regard Germany's overtures as a sign of weakness, as a rag that can be discarded at will. Even now, you are thinking about what you can get from me, not what you can bring to me. For This kind of relationship, do you have the nerve to call it a close cooperative relationship?" A kind of pleasure of revenge made the prince a little excited, the United States on this plane can be as miserable as it is now, but it has its own contribution!

"One thing, you misunderstood. It's not that we don't value your friendship, but because there are many things that need to be passed by Congress,

It is not like your country, which can be decided by the king. And this time, I bring the true friendship of the United States of America. ’ argued Roosevelt.

"The matter of friendship can only be handed over to the empire. As for Bavaria, I prefer to do business, and it shouldn't be so complicated. Just say how much is the friendship of the United States of America to me and to the Bavarian royal family?" the prince said straightforwardly. Said.

"An interest-free loan worth $30 million within 3 years! We don't have any political conditions attached, as long as your country uses two-thirds of it, which is $30 million, to buy American goods. And it's $15 million The loan will be released within 3 months after the agreement between the two parties is reached, and the other half will be released within one year. It will be paid off within three years. If you can make more contributions to the friendship between the two countries, the loan amount can go up!" Roosevelt said .

"30 million US dollars, 6 million pounds! Let you spend 3 years in vain! Even if calculated according to the general loan exchange rate of about 6%, then the interest rate difference is at least 360,000 pounds per year. This money is free! Free gift Ah! Dude! Three years! It can be increased in the future! The condition is only to buy American products." His Royal Highness can feel his heart roaring!

I have to say that the Americans really showed enough sincerity this time, how much can an extra 6 million pounds be able to do within a year? This is not just a matter of loan interest, but more of a matter of time. With this money, His Royal Highness can do a lot of things that he wanted to do, which is of great significance, but requires too much capital investment, and at the same time, the income is relatively meager.

For example, the soil improvement plan, such as the inland river transportation plan with Austria. What is the little money allocated to Bavaria by the German government? A few million marks per year depends on the face of the central government. Look at how generous Americans are! Direct interest-free loans of more than 6 million pounds came over!

These plans are of great significance. The former can increase Bavaria's food production and reduce food imports, and it has unimaginable advantages in times of war. The significance of the latter is also huge. The cost of inland waterway shipping is lower than that of railways. The transportation cost of small rivers is already the same as that of railways, while the shipping cost of medium and large rivers will be very low. Both of these things are of great strategic significance, but unfortunately, a large amount of capital investment is required, and this investment cannot recover the cost for a long time.

But it's different now, the Lord has money! Even those who have a lot of money don’t know how to spend it. There is an extra fund of more than 2 million pounds per year. You must know that the Japanese government’s annual fiscal revenue before the Sino-Japanese War was only 80 million yen, which is 8 million when converted into pounds!

As for buying American things, there is no problem at all. Don't always think that the United States and Germany are competing. In addition to being an emerging industrial power, the United States is also a resource power! Among other things, oil alone can bring great help to the development of Germany.

The heat of combustion of a ton of heavy oil is much higher than that of coal! Under the same power, the cost and use cost of kerosene-fired boilers are far better than those of pure coal-fired boilers. Although the coal mines are relatively close, with the help of cruise ships and the interest subsidies from the Americans, it is also possible to mix kerosene in power plants in Bavaria.

And this is just one aspect. With the interest discounts offered by the Americans, the cost of purchasing oil in Bavaria will be very low, lower than that of Germany and even most of its peers! What a competitive advantage this is! As a result, His Royal Highness really can't find a reason to refuse... If the German fleet adopts kerosene mixed combustion in the future, then the prince holding cheap oil will become the most important fuel supplier of the Imperial Navy...

In addition to fuel oil, as a major country in the electrical industry, Germany also needs to import a large amount of copper ore, and one of the very important ore origins is also the United States! No way, the natural resource endowment of the United States is really great!

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