The Rise of the Empire

What the prince needs is not just reserve soldiers and weapons, because these things are easy to handle, and they may not have much combat effectiveness after they are done. What they really need are experienced officers. But if the army does not expand, the training and reserve of officers will always be a problem! An army without officers is an army without a soul. So so far, the only way the prince can come up with to expand the army is to compete with the Kaiser and win over Austria, but the former has great resistance to expansion, the latter? The prince has always mistrusted the fighting power of the Austro-Hungarian Army.... \u003c/p\u003e "I am very clear about your concerns, because before I came to see you, I had met with General Mao Qi. He was very clear about what you were thinking, and he also knew that reserve officers are the key to restricting the expansion of the army Fortunately, General Maoqi is in favor of military expansion, and he is willing to provide some help within his ability." Arnold Siemens said with a smile. \u003c/p\u003e"As you can imagine, it may be difficult to change the formation of the regular army under normal circumstances, and the increase in the reserve formation is of limited significance. You need a large number of experienced officers, but the training and appointment of this officer is still limited. Loopholes, for example, technical officers. Many officers in the navy are technical personnel themselves. And the navy is also a place where the Junker nobles are not easy to intervene. We can follow this example."\u003c/p\u003e"If the German Empire was established If the establishment of a new armored force or an air force is established, a large number of technical personnel will definitely be added, and we can use the name of technical officers to increase the number of military officers. The reserves and supplies are ready-made. With Bavaria's national strength, we can provide It is probably not a problem for each army to correspond to a reserve army. What do you think of this condition?" Arnold Siemens asked. \u003c/p\u003e"The question is what can you do. I have been in contact with General Moltke, hoping that this weapon will enter the German Legion. What will be the value of working with you? What will we get. Honestly, I I have already made relevant preparations, and I can do it without your help." The prince knew what the other party was thinking, and opened a hole in the reserve service to increase the number of reserve officers and prepare for wartime military expansion. The problem is this thing The prince can try to implement it himself, so what is the role of the Prussian consortium headed by Siemens? They didn't help for nothing! \u003c/p\u003e "First of all, I believe that you can eventually convince General Moltke and even the Prussian General Staff to equip this weapon, but the number of equipment is probably a problem. Maybe an army will have 10 vehicles, and maybe a division will have 20 cars, this is not a concept at all, don’t you think? You are not Prussian after all, and when it comes to contacts, you will not be wider than us.”\u003c/p\u003e “Of course, the biggest problem is that even if your The product is the best, but it is impossible for you to form a monopoly, because His Majesty the Kaiser does not allow it. The last warship bidding is an example. In terms of performance, you can take all the orders, but in fact you only took half of them. And this half has to be shared with the Kaiser and the Blohm-Fors shipyard. So I think what we have to do is not just to distribute this small cake, but to make it bigger. In this way, everyone will distribute more Some. Do you think so? Your Royal Highness?" Arnold Siemens asked. \u003c/p\u003e"Although I said this, it's still too early to talk about cooperation, because I paid real money or genuine technology, and it's hard to say how much help your so-called contacts can provide. I feel very embarrassed "The prince's attitude seems to be a little loose, but he still doesn't let go on the key issues, you have to give me a guarantee, right? Didn't talk about anything? Need technology? What are you thinking? \u003c/p\u003e"You are working on three projects at the same time, one is an armored combat vehicle project, the other is an aircraft project,

There is also a submarine project, right? Arnold Siemens asked.\u003c/p\u003e "That's right, your information is very good. "The prince nodded.\u003c/p\u003e" Well, let's do this. The aircraft project and the submarine project will not be done first. We can do the armored combat vehicle project first. According to the documents provided by General Maoqi, you now have 4 models For the test car, we choose 2 models as the object of joint research and development, and then we provide the Kingdom of Bavaria with an interest-free loan of 10 million marks for each test car, which will be paid off in 3 years. What do you think? "Arnold Siemens said.\u003c/p\u003e"A 20 million loan, based on an annual interest rate of 2.5%, is about 250,000 marks, and the total is about 1.5 million. And now I need money to build a fleet, which is relatively cost-effective. "The prince began to quickly calculate his own surplus and gains and losses.\u003c/p\u003e "Well, if the market share in Bavaria is excluded, how much can I occupy in other German markets? The prince thought for a while and asked.\u003c/p\u003e "Excluding Bavaria, you can't exceed a quarter of the remaining chariot market. Because if there is no accident, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will purchase these equipment from you. Obviously, these new equipment cannot be exported, and the current scale of the entire German army is so large. Enterprises can be divided into about two-thirds of the remaining. You already have a huge percentage. "Arnold Siemens thought for a while and said.\u003c/p\u003e This is correct, because now Bavaria's military power has accounted for about 18% of Germany's total, and this part of the market share is already owned by the prince. 18% plus 18%, which is almost 36%. The remaining companies in Germany are divided into 64%, isn’t it about two-thirds? Think about the Kaiser’s navy. It would be nice to be able to make yourself a third stronger.\u003c/p\u003e "Now there is a question, that is, is this what you mean, or the Kaiser? "The prince smiled slightly. In fact, the quotation from Siemens is already very good, close to his bottom line, but their agreement is useless. The Kaiser has the final say on this!\u003c/p\u003e"The Kaiser just let us contact you As for the outcome of the negotiations, he doesn't care. His Majesty the Emperor just thinks that we should work together to contribute to the future of the empire. In fact, our purpose is the same as that of the empire. Only when the empire wins can we have more markets, and only when the empire expands its military can we have more business. If you agree to cooperate in research and development, our public relations work can start next week. Arnold Siemens said.\u003c/p\u003e "Believe me, Your Highness, if we work together, you will definitely earn more." "\u003c/p\u003eThank you for the first guard tank brigade, slow travel k, cczt556, the sea is bounded, and the little people's follower\u003c/a\u003e~~~! I, yag, and other book friends’ \u003c/a\u003e support~~~! Please subscribe, please\u003c/a\u003e~~! Today is Friday, I hope I can turn salty fish over, and I have a good recommendation--!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/ div\u003e