The Rise of the Empire

History has its great inertia. Some things will change because of Ruprecht, but some things will continue along the original track. For example, the construction of the German Navy will start sooner or later. Nicholas II, who was sightseeing in Japan, was stabbed on the street in Japan...  

"William was actually assassinated by a Japanese yellow-skinned monkey! I really want to know how he is feeling now!" Compared with the prince, Prince William, who is relatively leisurely, almost writes at least one letter every week! Even some things that he thinks are more interesting will be shared with the traversers.

Although the tone was a bit joking, Germany and Russia were still relatives after all, and Nicholas II was William's cousin. William II was still very angry that Japan invited the Russian crown prince to visit, but was assassinated in Japan instead.

The prince has no interest in this kind of internal affairs of the royal family. On the one hand, he already knows the result, and on the other hand, this incident itself has no impact on the prince and Germany. However, if you dig deeper, some things in it are worth pondering.

"The British want to change the existing pattern in the Far East. They have accelerated their pace and are preparing to cultivate Japan to fight against Russia! The long-term Japan must obtain additional benefits if it wants to develop and grow, and this benefit can only be obtained from the already decayed Qing Dynasty. I got it from myself." Prince Ruprecht pointed out the problem to the point in his reply to Prince William!

You know, Nicholas II is the Russian crown prince. When the Russian crown prince went to Japan, he was accompanied by 7 warships of various kinds! What was there in the Japanese Navy in 1891? Although the assassination this time was a private act, but according to the Russians' ability to find trouble when nothing happens, everything happened this time, and the other party was responsible. The British have contributed a lot behind the scenes!

If the British helped Japan resolve this crisis, then in the Sino-Japanese War of Toyoshima, Japan undeclared war and attacked the British ship Gaosheng rented by Beiyang. Afterwards, the British not only did not pursue Japan's responsibility, but asked Beiyang to compensate This even more explains the attitude of the United Kingdom!

Some people in later generations think that the Japanese government has done a good job in diplomatic work, but in fact, everyone knows that this kind of thing depends entirely on how the British do it, and they can say whatever they want! It is true that the Japanese went to war without declaring war. To sink a British ship without declaring war is simply an act of declaring war. It will not change because there are soldiers from the Qing Dynasty on it. After all, the two countries have not yet fought. Soldiers in the Qing Dynasty are commercial behavior.

This is the same as Iraqi aircraft attacking the US frigate USS Perry in the later Iran-Iraq War. The result of this matter has little to do with the diplomatic work of the Japanese government, but entirely depends on what the British government thinks.

Take the example of the Kruger telegram again. After the Boers drove off the invaders, British Colonial Secretary Chamberlain immediately blamed it on January 2, saying that this matter had nothing to do with the British government, and he did not know in advance. The Kaiser sent a telegram on January 4, and no names were named in the telegram. Your British government has said that you did not do it, and the Kaiser did not point the nose at the British government to scold. Moreover, this incident was considered a political scandal in Europe at the time. I don’t know how many people scolded the UK. As a result, the UK turned to Germany. Even Chamberlain admitted in the letter that it was just an excuse to divert conflicts!

As for the prince's opinion, William II agreed very much. What surprised the prince even more was that the brat William II did have a great talent for connecting and tinkering! Then he immediately contacted his cousin Nicholas II in private name. While greeting him, he also told him what the prince thought, and implicitly stated that Germany and Russia should join hands to maintain the relationship between the two countries. The interests of the Far East!

And when the prince heard about this in William's letter, he was immediately taken aback! Not to mention that this so-called cooperation already has the intention of forming an alliance,

The point is that William II is not yet the emperor, nor is Nicholas II the tsar. Is it really good for your two heirs to directly engage in such things that directly affect the country's future policies? Look at the prince himself, in addition to climbing the technology tree with peace of mind and making money, he can at most express his own views on internal affairs and diplomacy, and he will never get too involved.

Of course, the prince had to give the crown prince face. In his reply, Prince Ruprecht only expressed his approval of Crown Prince William's views, not even his support. As a result, when the next letter came, the prince was dumbfounded!

"In March next year, the Munich-class armored cruiser Mainz will be completed at the Brom-Foss shipyard. The imperial government has invited the Russian Crown Prince Nicholas II to attend the ceremony. I will also go to this ceremony , you go too..." When the prince saw this letter, he was frightened!

"Fuck, what do you mean? You two heirs of the royal family can play on your own, and I have half a penny to do with you! Besides, the Russian crown prince's visit to Germany should be a secret. Is it really okay for you to tell me like this?" ? When did our relationship get so good?" the prince complained frantically in his heart.

"No, I have to push this matter first! This thing is a diplomatic leak." The prince really didn't want to get involved in these matters. When I was thinking about how to evade it, my cheap dad solved it for me!

"You can go to the commissioning ceremony of the armored cruiser Mainz next year. The German royal family and the Russian royal family are invited together. The crown princes of both countries will go. It is good to meet you." Dad's words made the prince I'm completely speechless!

"William II really deserves to be the one who can get rid of Bismarck. This courage and method are too powerful!" Ruprecht naturally didn't have to go if the invitation was purely private. But if the official invitation letter is issued through the family, it will be different. The crown princes of the two royal families invite you to meet, why don't you go? If you don't go, your family will force you to go too! This is not a personal issue, this is a political position issue! But for the current prince, since he can't resist, he can only face it!

"You are cruel." The prince said in his heart. But after thinking about it carefully, since the political issues I was worried about were gone, it would be good to meet the two future emperors. At least after building a good relationship with the Russians, I could sell a few ships. Thinking about how many ships Russia had built before the Russo-Japanese War, and how many gold rubles the French and Americans had earned from the Russians, the travelers were excited! The Russians have always been willing to spend money on armaments, whether it is Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union, or later Russia...  

No one has trouble with money, and after figuring it out, the prince also started to prepare for his trip to Hamburg!

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