"Are there more than 3,400 vehicles?" William I couldn't believe his ears. Of course he could not remember every number in the National Economic Report, but in his impression, there shouldn't be so many steam trains in Prussia at this moment.

The representatives of the first industrial revolution were railways and trains. In that era, the number of railway locomotives in each country was linked to the total scale of the national economy.

In just 30 years, the number of trains in Prussia increased by more than 3,000, which surprised William I.

What was even more shocking was still behind. With Xiao Letian's endless statements, a brand new Prussia was presented to William I.

During the peak of Prussian economic development, in the 1850s and 1860s, Prussia's GDP had more than tripled in the past 20 years alone.

Moreover, within these 20 years, Prussia quickly changed its economy from light industry to heavy industry. The well-known military industry is a typical representative of heavy industry. This is a perfect war power!

Prussia itself produces two main strategic resources, coal and iron. In 1850, the production tonnage of pig iron in Prussia was only 210,000 tons. As a result, after 20 years of development, Prussia's pig iron production has reached 1.4 million tons, a total of seven times.

In the past 20 years, the output of steel has also increased from more than 5,000 tons to 170,000 tons, which is a full 30-fold increase.

The sufficient supply of raw materials directly led to the booming development of the manufacturing industry. In 1840, there were less than 100 Prussian machinery manufacturing plants, and by 1860, there were more than 300 Prussian machinery manufacturing plants, and the scale was incomparable to previous years.

It is worth mentioning that the famous Krupp Group grew and grew during this period.

The first railway in Prussia was only completed in 1835. At that time, it was only 16 kilometers. By 1848, the total number of kilometers had reached 2,500 kilometers. By this year, all railways in Prussia had a total mileage of 21,000 kilometers, far exceeding France in the south.

"There are many such numbers, and I can't even raise them. My Majesty the King, are there so many numbers you have seen?"

William I's expression froze suddenly. He suddenly felt like he was burning on his face. The economic data of his country was going to be revealed from a Chinese person. This was simply a shame!

Fortunately, there was no one around. If there were anyone around, William I would probably have to find a mouse hole to get in!

"All these are what Besmai told you?" The king couldn't help but feel angry.

"My respectful king, please don't be angry. Of course, these data were not told by the Prime Minister on his own initiative. But through inquiries from multiple parties, I discovered that there were some tricks in the report announced by the Prussian government!"

"Then I forced Beismai little by little, and I actually cheated on these data!"

"After all, Prime Minister Besmer didn't mean to deceive you on purpose, he wanted to deceive the whole world! But I am a relatively cunning person and found a clue and didn't just fall for it!"

Hearing Xiao Letian say this, William I's face improved a little bit, "This guy is so rude, I, I..."

After a long time, the king did not come up with a countermeasure, nor did he say how he wanted to punish Besmai.

At this time, the two never expected that while they were talking secretly, Pisme met another accuser on the front of the statue of the Goddess of Victory.

William, who has only been back from England for more than half a month, is Prince Carl's son, William I's grandson, wearing an exquisite suit and a royal sword around his waist. He is standing in front of Pisme with a serious face, with his little face raised high and his eyes wide open to the Prime Minister.

"Prime Minister, I think you should apologize to the king! In front of the guests from the East, you did not show the respect you should have for my grandfather!"

"No matter how careful the plan you and the Chief of Staff are, when the king raises questions, the first thing you need to do is to explain rather than to refute tit-for-tat, which is very impolite!"

Little William is only ten years old this year. He looked up at the tall Pismai with a serious look, which made the people around him laugh.

Pesme was not afraid of his grandfather and father, of course he wouldn't be afraid of a ten-year-old child. He even stretched out his hand and rubbed Little William's head. "Dear Little William, haven't you gone out to ride a horse today? Why did you think of accompanying us old men to see the boring construction site?"

"Come on! Give me the two exquisite pistols I have collected to the prince. This is a gift I specially prepared for you!"

This was a pure ignorance. This attitude made Little William very unacceptable. He stared at this Pismai with his waist and his cheeks were bulging.

"Prime Minister, I am talking to you as the Prussian prince and the future heir of the empire. Please don't treat me as a child..."

"Oh! Haha... I know that my prince, of course I will accept your opinion humbly. When I look back, I will report to His Majesty the King how about our plan? Well, where is the attendant? Take the little prince out for a while..."

Bisme waved his hand, smiled and left the little prince without any worries, completely ignoring William alone.

Wang Huaiyuan looked at Little William and Besmai quietly, and he was a little worried in his heart. "The ministers are so rude, this is not a way to keep things safe! I'm afraid that Besmai will suffer a great loss in the future!"

William I and Xiao Lotte had no idea about the episode outside. At this moment, they had transferred the data analysis to France.

Dear Your Majesty, after analyzing our own family background, let’s take a look at Francis. You will soon know clearly what a gap in strength means.

France itself lacks iron and coal reserves, so natural resources restrict the development of its heavy industry.

Take coal, a necessity for industrial use. In 1869, the total coal production in France was 13 million tons, but in the same year, what was the demand in other countries? It was more than 18 million tons, and there was a gap of 5 million in this place, which needed to be filled through imports.

However, last year, our Prussian coal exported more than 4 million tons.

It is conceivable that when France develops heavy industry, it will naturally fall into a cost disadvantage. Insufficient coal naturally limits their steel production. Last year, their pig iron production was only 1.38 million tons, which was not as high as ours.

The output of steel was only 100,000 tons last year, while our Prussia had a total of 170,000 tons. Judging from this data, France's heavy industry, compared with Prussia, is simply a huge difference between donkeys and horses.
Chapter completed!