The Rise of the Empire

"I guessed it was Tirpitz!" Looking at the Minister of the Navy in front of him, the prince raised his eyebrows involuntarily. The eternal Tirpitz seemed to be still trusted by the Kaiser. But after he came this time, his attitude and words were full of respect. If the relationship between the two parties was regarded as an equal relationship in the past, although the prince had a high status, Tirpitz also believed that he was also very popular in the eyes of the Kaiser. Trust and respect for the prince come more from the recognition of his ability, so after this warship bidding, the Minister of the Navy is full of awe of the prince. After this incident, Tirpitz knew his status. He was a part-time worker. The big boss of Deutsche Group Co., Ltd. would use him to suppress Bavaria, the second largest shareholder. I may be able to take advantage for a while, but sooner or later, I will be counterattacked by others... This time, the rational Bavarian side kept suppressing themselves even more, and even the Kaiser was forced to compromise. What to do with an invincible opponent? That's just making friends.... So coming this time is the order of the Kaiser, and it is also a low-profile performance. The secret meaning is very clear, brother, you are cruel enough, I can't get you, can we make up? "If you want to completely solve the Italian problem, then Turkey must be able to pose a threat to Italy's sea transportation lines. Italy is a maritime country. They lack domestic resources and need to import by sea. If we can cause them trouble in this regard, it will Better than destroying their army," said the prince. "But the Turkish navy has nothing, and they haven't even had the opportunity to come into contact with advanced warships. Of course, if they are talking about piracy, they are experienced. But the Mediterranean is too small, and the assault ships can't be used at all." Tirpitz said . You can run into the Italian navy just outside your door, this place is really not suitable for breaking diplomatic relations. "I'm talking about camouflage ships to carry out mine warfare! Use camouflage ships to transport mines and carry out offensive mines. Even if the Italians can defend the military port well, I'm afraid they can't take care of some other civilian ports." Sea mines have always been weak in the navy. Don’t you see, during the second Iraq war in later generations, did the Americans sweep away all the mines that the Iraqis were about to expire for a long time? As for World War I, mines were even more brilliant. Do you know how the first super dreadnought lost by the British sank? This super-dreadnought named Bold is because of its courage, it directly ran into a mine thrown into the sea by a German disguised merchant ship, and then achieved the reputation of being bold and sinking a thunder in later generations! The famous Goeben also suffered mines, and there were still two! Whether it is Germany or the United Kingdom, these first-rate maritime powers suffer a bit from time to time, so it is only normal for the unsuspecting third-rate Italian navy to suffer a bit! "There is no problem with this. The Turks can do it themselves. At most, we can provide some mines. In addition to active offensive mines, mines can also be deployed in the coastal areas of Africa, but all this seems to only delay the progress of the Italians." Action. Therefore, before I came, His Majesty the Emperor once mentioned that if possible, we can provide Turkey with a Munich-class armored cruiser at a low price." Tirpitz said. "Well, that's right, I'm a quick learner. If this is the case, the Munich-class armored cruiser will soon be cleaned up, except for the Munich, which will be kept as a commemoration in the future, right?" the prince cursed in his heart. The Mainz sank in the East China Sea not long after it came out. It can be said that it was "born to death". The other two ships of the same class were sold to the Qing Dynasty after the new armored cruiser entered service, and if one was resold, there would be four ships.... "A mere armored cruiser of the Munich type is useless. It can only scare the Italians at most. It has very little effect in actual combat." The prince shook his head in objection. "We just intend to let the Turks scare the Italians. You can't expect Turkey to win the Italian navy in a naval battle, right? That's not realistic." Tirpitz took it for granted.

"We just want this warship to stay in the port, so that it can be a deterrent when the Italians come to the door. And the funds that Turkey can raise can only buy such a warship." "If the navy can't go out to fight So what's the difference with salted fish? If the fleet goes to sea and can't get results, what's the use of the Turks wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds? The problem we need to solve now is to make Italy give up its plan to fight Turkey, not go to Dispose of an old battleship!" The prince said dissatisfied. "Then what do you mean? Battleships are obviously impossible. They are the backbone of Germany's sea power, and if the Munich-class armored cruisers can't do it, then you have to choose one of the four Mainz-class armored cruisers. The most important thing is , the Turks do not have officers and soldiers who can control this warship." Tirpitz paused and continued. "You don't intend to let the German fleet fight instead of the Turks, do you? We are not reluctant to give up a warship, but Germany must not come to the front, this is the order of His Majesty the Emperor." "We can sell the warship to the Turks , and then withdraw most of the Germans," said the prince. "Then who will control this battleship?" Tirpitz asked. "Austrians and Hungarians! And Turkish firemen! Some Americans are also possible," said the prince, laughing. "You mean to let the Austro-Hungarian Empire intervene in this matter?" Tirpitz asked with a look of shock. "Will they do this?" "As long as there are enough benefits, why not? It depends on what price the Turks are willing to pay." The prince said with a smile. "What about the funds for purchasing ships?" Tirpitz still didn't want to give up. "Then it can only be left to the Kaiser to decide whether to provide part of the loan to Turkey, or to lease, or in other ways." As an executor, never hold the decision-making power of all things in your own hands, His Royal Highness is decisive He raised the ball to the Kaiser and let him decide for himself. Of course, to be honest, the prince is not sure how the Emperor will deal with it. What Prince Ruprecht and Tirpitz expected was that even if the Kaiser would agree, he would be very entangled. After all, this is a first-class new armored cruiser, which was established by the Empire a year ago. He has made great contributions, but now he suddenly wants to sell or lease at a low price, the Kaiser will be very dissatisfied, but in fact the Kaiser agreed very happily, agreeing to Turkey to use German loans to buy warships. Tirpitz once asked the Kaiser why he agreed afterwards. And the Kaiser's answer was very straightforward, "We already have new and better toys, so why do we need the old one?" The Kaiser said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e