The Rise of the Empire

Generally speaking, the current Germany simply does not have enough economic power and manpower to develop such a huge colony, so it is undoubtedly the best to pull others to develop together under such circumstances! Moreover, this mode of cooperation can greatly alleviate the contradiction between the United States and Germany. Imagine that after the outbreak of World War I, the Americans suddenly discovered that if Germany lost, then the privileges of the five American colonies in German Africa would be reduced. If nothing happened, what would they do? Will at least maintain a kind of benevolent neutrality?

After sending Roosevelt away, the prince said that he would go to Berlin as soon as possible to promote cooperation between the two countries. In fact, it did. On the morning of the third day, Ruprecht boarded the train to Berlin, and on the fifth day he met with the current regent Crown Prince William.

"I really didn't expect that we met so soon. How is His Majesty the Emperor's health?" Before coming, the prince had some understanding of the situation in Berlin. Generally speaking, Frederick III was in poor health and very Maybe it won't last for Xia Tian. If it weren't for the fact that this matter is really urgent, the prince would not want to come to Berlin at this time. But what he didn't expect was that they met as soon as they came to Berlin!

"Although I am worried about my father's health, I also have to work hard for this empire. I know what your purpose is for coming here. In fact, I was very concerned after you said that plan. Since the Americans can put The Spanish took away the colonies, and the Japanese can do the same, so why can’t the German Empire? Britain and France first condoned this behavior, then the tacit understanding between the European powers has been broken, and we should also fight with fire and sword Grab the benefits that belong to the empire!"

Looking at the somewhat puzzled prince, Prince William said confidently. "I'm fed up with the empire in this conservative atmosphere, fed up with the tyranny and domineering of the British! If I have the opportunity, I would like to show the British a little color!"

From the crown prince's words, the prince got two important pieces of information. The first point is that Frederick III is really dying, and William II will take power in the second half of the year at the latest! The second point is that William II did have a lot of ideas about Portugal's colonies, but his attitude was still hesitant. He was very scruples about the attitude of the British.

"If our planning is good enough, the British will never have the opportunity to take care of Portugal's affairs! Next year, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it depends on whether we can grasp it." The prince said.

"Are you talking about the conflict between the British and the Boers? Those guys can still stop the British army?" The prince could clearly feel the helplessness in William II's words. If he didn't care about the prince's face, he might have started to taunt Bar?

"This war may start this year. We just need to wait and see." The Boers on this plane are more prepared than in history, and their relationship with black people has improved a lot. Although they will not become allies, they still At least it won't hold you back. The prince is confident that the Boers will take the initiative in the first year of the war!

"You don't intend to make the empire prepare to help the Boers, do you?" the prince said suspiciously. In his opinion, if the Boers are to cause more trouble to the British, there must be a strong external force involved, but in fact there are very few external forces willing to help the Boers! The Dutch will not take action, at most they will talk about it, and other countries are even less likely, so the only one with motivation and ability is probably Germany!

Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the German government will definitely not come forward, but it is different if some Germans enter the Boer Republic as volunteers.

Of course, such an approach will definitely anger Britain, and the most critical external factor for Germany to annex Portugal's colonies is Britain. What is the point of angering Britain at this time?

"It is impossible for a large number of troops to enter Boer. We can provide some equipment and supplies at most. After all, the north of the Boer Republic is next to the Portuguese colony. In addition to supplies, we can send a small number of officers at most, and not only our officers. If there are If there is an opportunity to retaliate against the British, I think the United States will be more willing to do it than us!" The prince thought for a while and said.

"The Americans are like this now? They can't even beat the British vassals, and dare to fight the British?" William said with a disdainful tone.

"No matter how lame they are, as long as they go, it will be useful, and even the political significance is greater than the military, and the United States is one of the few countries in the world that is not afraid of British revenge. As long as the British can fall into In this quagmire, then there will not be too much interference with our colonial operations in Portugal." The prince confided his plan.

"Then how can the British prohibit us from using the ports along the way like they did in the Qing-Japanese War? What is certain is that the French will definitely refuse. Then we will have no supplies from the mainland to southern Africa, except for Cameroon in the middle base," William said.

To be honest, the performance of the British during the Sino-Japanese War still shocked the prince who was quite critical of Britain. Just a non-cooperative act made Germany's follow-up punishment plan aborted. The gold content of these words of the British Empire in this era is quite sufficient. The so-called fear of well ropes after being bitten by a snake for ten years, William now feels this way.

"If we wait to prepare before the war, it will be too late!" said the prince, wiping off a cold sweat. "We must make arrangements early. If there is no accident, if we fade out to deal with Portugal, it is unlikely that even the navy will take action this time. Although Portugal has a large colony in Africa, its defense is really poor. I am afraid that even one There are no regiments! We deploy a light division and a certain amount of cavalry in Namibia and German East Africa, which is enough to deal with the Portuguese and possible interference forces!"

There are only three countries in southern Africa, Britain, Germany and Portugal, and most of the French colonies are in central and northern Africa, more precisely in North Africa. Especially around Algiers. If it weren't for worrying about the overreaction of Britain and France, the prince would even want to get the Belgian Congo, but think about it or forget it.

This basin in the center of Africa is the center connecting the surrounding areas. Any big country that wants to occupy it will be boycotted by other big countries. This is like the Secretary-General of the United Nations in later generations. …

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