Hearing Qingying reveal his point to himself, William murmured softly and said, "The idea is very good. For the battleship power, the cost-effectiveness of armored cruisers is far inferior to that of battleships. It is precisely for this reason that I rejected Alfred's 10,000-ton mount patrol development plan and chose your decisive battle patrol based on the theory of 'appropriate amplification of the tonnage of warships'. If we can create a batch of expensive but relatively backward mount patrols for the Little Nicki's Far East fleet, it will be more effective for my German plan. However, before 1901, I, German, could not build the main ship for Russia."

Qingying was puzzled and said in surprise: "Why is this?"

William gave Qingying a blank look and snorted: "The reason why we can no longer build the main ship for Russia in the next two years is because the capacity of the German shipbuilding industry is limited and there is no extra power to produce toys for my cute little Nicky cousin. Even such obvious things can't be reflected. How can you inherit the great cause of my Hohenzollern family in the future?" Qingying was ashamed when she heard this. She had too many things a while ago, and even such an important factor as production capacity was ignored by herself!

At present, although Germany is above Britain in the heavy industry, both quantity and quality are even better than that; however, in the field of shipbuilding that is related to marine hegemony, Germany still has a big gap between the traditional land-powered country and Britain, which dominated the ocean for 300 years. With the British shipbuilding level, it can develop a fleet at a terrifying speed of 9 new battleships every year; and due to the limited number and production capacity of workers, Germany can only reach the average construction speed of 6 new battleships every year, with a scale and tonnage of only 65% ​​of that of the United Kingdom. In the next three years, the construction production of German domestic battleships in Germany will be only 65% ​​of that of the United Kingdom. In the next three years, the construction production of German main ships in Germany will be only 65% ​​of that of the United Kingdom. In the next three years, the construction production of German main ships in the country will be only 30% of that in the United Kingdom. In the next three years, the construction production of German main ships in the country will be only 65% ​​of that of the United Kingdom. In the next three years, the construction production of German main ships in the country will be only 30% of that in the United Kingdom. In the next three years, the construction production of German main ships in the country will be only 65% ​​of that of the United Kingdom. In the next three years, the construction production of German main ships in the country will be only 35% of that of the United Kingdom. In the future, the construction production of German main ships in the next three years will be achieved.

Neng has been fully fed by various orders! Four months ago, Germany saved a huge sum of 3.6 million pounds from Spain's pocket by selling old ships, and then suddenly increased the number of main ships to start construction this year from two in previous years to five, and there was almost no redundancy this year. In the next two years, Germany will undertake 8 main ships for Japan, and the four of them are planned to be used by the country, so the shipbuilding capacity is even more arranged. Therefore, if Germany wants to build large armored cruisers for the Russians, it seems that it does need to wait until 1901 when the batch of main ships are completed this year.

Qingying thought carefully and suddenly said suspiciously: "I am indeed neglecting the production capacity issue, but we seem to have a little bit of shipbuilding power not exhausted, right? We have only started construction of 5 main ships this year, and there is still a redundant of one. The single ship tonnage of the eight main ships built for Japan in the next two years is not large, and it can save a lot of technical workers and engineering volume. With these squeezed share, there is no problem in building three installed cruises within three years. As for the ship platform, those used to build large cruise ships can be used directly!"

William smiled slightly and said, "It's true. But this part of the production capacity has a Lord. Just this month you set off and returned to China, I stood up and visited Istanbul, and went straight to Jerusalem, a pseudo-sacred land of the Middle East pagans, and donated a magnificent pagan pseudo-sacred church to those guys. Although I was deeply concerned about this behavior of entering the holy land of heretics, I confessed to the Lord for a whole morning after returning to China, but the gains from my sacrifice were extremely abundant. Those gangs

The Seljuks not only signed a large number of treaties with me, Germany, on deepening bilateral relations and trade exchanges, but in order to counter the three 4,800-ton ironclad ships ordered by the Greek Navy in France, they also ordered two main ships with a displacement of 10,800-ton. With this part of the Seljuks, our shipbuilding capacity was no longer left." A look of surprise appeared in Qingying's eyes. He really didn't expect William to achieve such a great gain in this visit!

In his memory, Abdul Hamil II, who was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, was an absolute anti-navyist. Since the navy, which had invested a lot of financial resources, did not play any role in the Russian-Turkish war, the ruthless emperor, who was already cruel and arrogant, was extremely disappointed with the navy. Since then, the Ottoman Navy has been stuck and not improved until the Turkish Al-Shabaab came to power. In history, William also visited Istanbul during this period, but did not make any progress in the naval field. Why did the Seljuks be so awesome this time? He ordered two super ships at once.

A battleship worth over 10,000 tons? Qingying was puzzled and couldn't help but ask: "Father, I heard that the Ottoman Emperor had always hated the navy. How could Germany get an order for two battleships from him this time?" William said: "That's because I brought him a loan of 200 million marks. His rule is not stable at present, and external funds are urgently needed to increase the weight of the stick and the sweetness of the carrots. I gave him 200 million marks, and the interest rate is still an extremely humane 4 cents. He naturally has to repay it in some places, and ordering warships from me is one of them."

"200 million marks!" Qingying was surprised. To be fair, although Germany lost this huge wealth of nearly 10 million pounds in a short period of time, it pulled the Ottoman Empire into Germany's arms. If the Turks could turn to the camp of the Allies early, it would play a crucial role in both the impact on the situation in the Mediterranean and the strategic blockade on Russia. Qingying did not feel sorry for the investment of this money, but instead secretly comforted that Germany could build the Ottoman Empire well in advance. What was surprised was the amount of William's loan. William had told himself before that the loan was only 100 million marks, and even so he felt extremely painful. Why did he suddenly double this number, and look at his expression as if he was fine?

Seeing Qingying's starry eyes turning, her face full of surprise and surprise, William's heart moved and knew the thoughts of the young man in front of him. His mouth curled up and said, "You should be wondering, why do people like me who never like to borrow from foreign loans have doubled the amount of the loan at once? This is because Germany is not short of such a little money at this moment!"

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The electric bell was pressed, and the sound of the jingle was pleasant. After a while, two glasses of iced lemon juice were brought up by the waiter.

William lowered his head and sipped, chewed fruit and swallowed ice. After the heat gradually faded, he breathed a sigh of relief. Turning his head, he saw that the water cup in front of Qingying was empty, William immediately spoke, "Do you still remember the incident when the American fleet attacked Mindanao in the southern Philippines a month ago?" Qingying nodded and said, "I remember it. For this matter, I also sent a telegram to the country, hoping that the center of the empire could handle it carefully and it would be better not to become enemies with the United States. What happened after this?"

"According to my original intention, I was going to use force directly, but Lorne Hoe and you advised me to think carefully, so I had to think carefully. After convening senior officials from both military and political circles for a whole day, I finally concluded that neither using force nor cheap Americans, but forcing Americans to make compromises on the basis of force."

William narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was recalling the scene of the day, and said softly: "Alfred sent troops to the Philippines without waiting for my order. Although this was a bit reckless, he had bought me two days of extremely valuable reaction time. After the General Staff had formulated a plan, his fleet arrived in Santa Ana, the Philippines, so I called him to set sail immediately after completing the supply, and the target was directly aimed at the landing ground of the United States on Mindanao. Of course, excuses were inevitable. Since Germany was requested by Spain to help them eliminate the rebellious natives, the empire claimed that a large number of barbarian armed forces appeared in Mindanao and urgently needed to suppress them.

Fred led the fleet and headed south from Santa Ana at a high speed of 15 knots. In less than 2 days, he walked 700 nautical miles and appeared directly in front of the American landing ground. Due to Alfred's early action, the Americans did not expect that the Imperial fleet would come so quickly. When they saw three German battleships coming together, they were so scared that they all urinated out. On the day the fleet arrived, we intercepted an American transport ship full of soldiers and war materials on the sea, and took it to Santa Ana temporarily with cannons. The Americans were so treacherous and cunning that they could have really caused the established fact that large areas of land were occupied!"

"International relations are indeed a troublesome thing. In order to take into account the influence, on the day the fleet arrived and seized the American transport ship, Germany sent an invitation to negotiate to resolve the problem through negotiation, and finally eliminated the adverse effects of this action. Since it was a negotiation between the two sides, it was naturally inevitable to fight: the Americans stood on the commanding heights of morality and delayed time and waited for the departure of the Imperial fleet; while we threatened them with force at all times, reminding them that they were facing the threat of being destroyed at any time. After a final closed-door meeting, we and the Americans finally

The Philippines issue has reached a consensus. With the central part of the Philippines as the boundary, Germany will no longer have territorial requirements for 84,000 square kilometers of land, including Cebu, Bohem, Leight, Mindanao, etc.; and in return, the United States will provide Germany with a total of US$1.5 billion in large loans in the next five years, of which the first batch of US$50 million is interest-free, and the interest on the remaining part is 2.5%. Therefore, now Germany's finances are extremely surplus. Even if it is put out a little to lend to the Turks, there is no problem at all." William said lightly.

Qingying's pupils shrank slightly, and he suddenly felt horrified. He never thought that this thing could turn into this ending: Germany obtained a $1.5 billion loan from the Americans at the cost of giving up one-third of the Philippines' territory! At first glance, Germany suffered a considerable loss. Americans both gained territory and made money, but Qingying, who is familiar with history, did not think so at all. Although this behavior of borrowing chickens to lay eggs can turn the worthless grass valley into nutritious eggs, while doing so, it will also fatten the hens that lay eggs, which is the greatest benefit for Germany. The reason why the German government has been tightening its wallets to the outside world and implementing an economic policy of not fertilizing water and not oozing outsiders' fields is precisely because of this reason!

Qing Ying's eyes flashed and said carefully: "With this 1.2 billion US dollars, the empire can do too many things. Previously, more than 40% of the empire's annual income was used as military expenses, and light industry and agriculture were too far from the achievements of heavy industry; the per capita industrialization of the empire was only 80% of the UK and 70% of the US, and a large number of workshops were still using handicrafts. In terms of agricultural products, black bread was still the staple food of most German citizens. We can take this opportunity to vigorously strengthen these weak areas of the empire. Now France is in the United Kingdom and Britain are in the United States.

The continental colonies are fierce, and Russia's eyes are always staring at the Far East that can achieve Yellow Russian colonization; Austro-Hungary and Italy are our allies, and Germany is in a golden development period without any threat. Therefore, my father, please do not invest this money in the army, and all it is used to develop the economy. As long as I, Germany can achieve great development, let our per capita economic and industrial level surpass Britain in all; at that time, without the recognition of Britain, Germany's European hegemony will naturally deserve it!"

"It's really beyond my expectations that you can think of this layer yourself. But you don't need to remind you of this question. I have asked Lorne Hoe to go on and formulate a development plan and make full use of the strong funds of the total amount of 6.2 billion marks." William gently shook the crystal clear water cup in his hand, watching it scatter the sunlight into colorful colors, and said softly, "Etel, do you know what I thought of?"

Qingying shook her head and said, "My father is wise and wise, and I can't guess."

William slowly said: "I thought of that man, the morning when he and I met on the 80th birthday of the Holy Emperor. That day, I was appointed as the crown prince by the Holy Emperor, so he asked me, how could Germany dominate the continent and then replace the British emperor to become the unique overlord on this planet?"

Qingying looked at William's face that was no longer young and asked softly: "How did the father answer that person?"

"I answered him that if Germany wants to replace Britain to dominate the world, the most important thing is to need a strong army and a navy that can defeat the British fleet; but he said that economy, technology and industrial national strength are the most fundamental core. The role of the army is only to defend the civilization created by Germany, and conquering other countries by force is a last resort. At that time, I took the Franco-Prussian War as an example and laughed at him as an unreasonable old stubborn person; now it seems that what he said is much more correct than me." William said quietly, with a hint of sadness in his words, "Twenty years have passed by, and the Holy Emperor passed away one after another, and now he is about to return to the embrace of God. This feeling is really unpleasant......"

William's voice gradually became hoarse and he stopped talking.
Chapter completed!