The sun was covered with gray clouds, and heavy tumbling over Berlin. Lightning suddenly lit up in it, and thunder rumbling. After a while, heavy rain suddenly fell, and it seemed particularly dull and depressing in the dark sky.

In a magnificent and solemn palace, William with silver hair stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring silently at the raging thunderstorm in the distance. The sound of raindrops hitting the ground and the whistling north wind composed a dull and depressing prelude to fate. Next to William, Qingying, who had already grown a beard, was standing side by side with him; his black eyes were empty, and his dispersed thoughts were floating to somewhere.

"Are Ultrabarden ready for the propaganda call for war?" William stared at the rolling black clouds in the sky and suddenly spoke softly.

Qingying's eyes gradually recovered and said, "Don't worry, father. Under the instructions of the Prime Minister, all newspapers and broadcasts under the control of the imperial central government began to promote fanatical nationalism to the people, calling on them to fight bravely for the honor of Germany until the victory of Shenghui arrived. At present, war panic and war craze broke out in Berlin at the same time, and discussions on war against France have become the core topic in all German beer halls. The gate of the official residence of the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the Diplomatic State were also completely crowded by countless journalists and diplomats at home and abroad, and the entire courtyard was filled with people who were eager to interview them."

"Where is the financial market? Is our economic and currency turbulent and collapsed due to the haze of war?" William spoke slowly, but his body still stood still and did not move.

"Indeed, both Britain and France are fully bearish on our German bonds in their stock exchanges. Many people also used their mark banknotes to run gold because of fear of war. However, the Ministry of Finance had made comprehensive preparations for this situation several years ago. After severely punishing a group of speculators, the Mark currency value and virtual financial economy are still within the control of the imperial government." Amid the dull and continuous thunder, Qingying's voice was still clearly and accurately conveyed. "As long as the palace declares war orders, the empire can quickly transform from market finance in peacetime to a wartime economic system."

After hearing Qingying's affirmative reply, William was silent. He raised his head slightly. His pointed beard pointed straight into the sky; the rolling black clouds and dazzling lightning were reflected in his gray eyes, and gradually condensed into a unique and complex expression with his face.

"There will be another three months to be the 25th anniversary of my ascension." After a while of silence, William suddenly said something that had nothing to do with the previous issue. However, for Qingying, who had been with William for nearly 20 years, he fully understood what his cheap father wanted to express at this moment.

William's lips twitched, and he whispered in a nearly dreamy voice: "It was the summer of 1888. My father died of throat cancer for 99 days in his reign; in the eyes of doubt and distrust of relatives and the people, I took over the Hohenzollern family's cause, created by the Grandfather of the Saint Emperor. After continuous and arduous efforts, I embarked on a new path that was completely different from the old stubbornness: after uniting the power of the working class and the Social Democratic Party,

Germany has brought it to the pinnacle of Europe. However, compared to words such as greatness, kindness, and democracy, I hope to engrave the title of Emperor Peace on the tombstone after my death, so that my name can completely draw a line with the iron blood of a war dealer, and thus become a unique successful existence in German history! For 25 years, I have been trying my best to avoid the emergence of war, but today, I still have to use iron and blood to solve the current situation."

Qingying smiled slightly and said, "Father doesn't have to be too demanding on himself. Just your great achievements in making Germany prosperous and powerful and surpassing the Saxon robbers in one fell swoop is enough to be in history with your great-grandfather; and this time, letting Germany dominate the war in Europe will make you a revival monarch who is better than Frederick the Great, and will be passed down from generation to generation by all Germanic people in later generations! That person who claims to be able to play with five earths in the air. Can he still have great achievements like his father? When later generations talk about this history, the people will only use his intelligence as a horse to set off the supreme glory of your father, you, the knight!"

William turned around and stared at Qingying's eyes. But he saw the star-like eyes of the young man in front of him, showing the honest honesty and calmness from the bottom of his heart. A trace of struggle appeared in his eyes, and he finally said slowly: "For twenty years, thank you for your help. You are the second Sir Long, who sent by the Holy Angel to sharpen the sword in my hand for Germany!"

Hearing William's praise for himself, Qingying couldn't help but feel a little touched. Twenty years passed by, bitterness and joy coexisted; and he was also constantly regretting, setbacks, struggle and success, from the young and weak Masao who would be careful in everything, to the real crown prince who could stand alone. He calmed down slightly and said: "Mr. Prime Minister has drafted an ultimatum that the French cannot accept, and when France announced its rejection, it is time for us to take action. In addition to the army mobilizing and transporting according to the plan previously formulated, the high seas fleet should also be ready for war immediately in order to face the confrontation with the British. After all, the British now have more battleships than us, and the Imperial Navy must go all out to fight against the powerful enemy."

"Etel, will the British go to war with the most powerful German Empire in Europe for a colony that does not belong to them? What's more, the crisis that happened in Morocco was initially caused by the French's first to tear up the treaty." William spoke after it, but his words still had some expectations and luck. "My two cousins ​​joined forces to put pressure on me this time, which is likely to be a gesture based on the Three Kingdoms Agreement. Five years ago, Britain had recognized Germany's world status through a naval agreement; in the face of real war, they would not have such great courage and courage as we have been preparing for it for eight years!"

"Father, this kind of thinking is not your style!" Qing Ying's eyes narrowed, and the original normal voice suddenly increased. "In order to allow Germany to continue to dominate the continent like in 1905, aren't we going to draw our swords against France, the world's fourth-strongest country, for Morocco, an overseas territory that does not belong to us? The reason why Britain signed an agreement with us was forced by the situation; and now France and Russia have begun to gradually recover. Will they continue to tolerate it?

To endure our expansion will put a big question mark. In fact, the real powder keg that triggered this war is an irreconcilable contradiction between the emerging Germans in the world trade and expansion of power and the Saxon robbers who have always been arrogant, arrogant and greedy for hundreds of years. The Moroccan problem is just a fuse to ignite this powder keg! As long as our millions of troops enter the Belgian border, the British who have long been ready to do a big battle will never sit idly by and watch our attack on the Western Front, and they will definitely take war."

William opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but after a while of silence, he found that the argument he wanted to make seemed so weak and weak. Even he himself could not fully believe in the inferences made by relatives and blood and in-laws. After Germany declared war on France, Britain and Russia had a great possibility that they would be forced to take up weapons and devote themselves to the war against the allies!

Qingying slowed down his tone and said, "Fortunately, the current maritime pattern is not inferior to us. The three Russian Sevastopol-class battleships have been installed slowly and it will take a year and a half to be fully completed; and once the battle ends are opened, they can hardly independently create qualified large bearings and corresponding Vix 356mm naval guns under our blockade. Therefore, for a long time after this, we were in Polo.

The sea only needs to face the Russian fleet consisting of the Liurik battle patrol and three former fearless ships, and our former fearless scale is enough to deal with it. In the North Sea, we can legitimately requisition two large Japanese battleships that have not yet been fully completed to enrich the combat power of the high seas fleet. The large number of super fearless ships in the British are all deformed with sufficient firepower but poor protection. The Caesar-class with balanced offense and defense can handle it with a calm attitude."

William frowned and said, "Isn't there a Turkish battleship? The construction of the ship has been almost completed, and we are just waiting to lift the 356mm double-mounted main turret of Vickers; but judging from the current situation, it is impossible for the British to send us this batch of goods. However, since its main turret bearings are produced by ourselves and are compatible with the Krupp's turret subsystem, Alfred (Tirpitz) is installing the stock 350mm double-mounted turret for it and stay in the High Seas Fleet for use."

"The main turret can be replaced, but this ship must be handed over to the Turks!" Faced with William's shocked eyes, Qingying said in an undeniable tone in front of him for the first time, "A loss of one main battleship is not an unbearable loss for us. After all, the High Seas Fleet already has a large number of super-dreadnoughts equipped with 350mm heavy artillery; but Germany can take this opportunity to completely pull the Ottoman Empire into the lineup of the Allies. On one side is a warship and on the other side is an empire. I believe my father will definitely make the wisest choice different from those British people with eyes on their heads!"

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