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    Kaiser Wilhelm II nodded and agreed with Prime Minister Hohenlohe Schillingsfest¡¯s statement.  During the conversation, he sternly said to Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm: "Friedrich! Remember, China is not a subordinate of Germany, we are just allies. A China that has become stronger does not need to look at  We act with our faces. On the contrary, we in Germany still need to rely on China in many places. The Chinese have occupied the entire Pacific and the Far East, and their situation is much better than that of Germany, which is surrounded on all sides. Therefore, I don¡¯t want what you said  If the words spread, it will affect the close relationship between Germany and China!"

    "Yes, Father, I understand!" Although he was very dissatisfied, Crown Prince Friedrich William had to agree.  However, he is becoming more and more dissatisfied with China.  In his view, China is just a lackey supported by Germany. Now that China has become stronger, it can no longer listen to Germany, its master, which makes him very angry.  In addition, the benefits China gained from the last war also made him very jealous.  If Germany had such a vast territory and so many war reparations, Germany would have already developed into the world's most powerful country.

    "His Royal Highness, your Majesty's words are very correct. China is now a big country on par with Germany. Among other things, the navy still has eight advanced battleships being built in China. At least. After getting those eight advanced battleships  Before the battleship. We must maintain good relations with China!" Navy Minister Alfred von Tirpitz also said.

    Crown Prince Friedrich William nodded.  Those eight battleships were exchanged by Germany with China using cutting-edge industrial technology.  Now, industrial technology has been handed over to China, but Germany has not yet obtained the battleship. If China turns its back on China because of the relationship between the two countries, Germany will suffer a big loss.  With the current strength of the Chinese navy.  If you add eight powerful battleships, there is really no need to be afraid of Germany.  After all, the German navy has just started. Compared with the Chinese navy, which has experienced several wars, the gap is still obvious.

    Seeing the performance of Crown Prince Friedrich William, William II nodded with satisfaction.  Although he is now in his prime, he still spares no effort in cultivating his successor.  Germany's future, besides being in his hands.  To a large extent, it still requires the efforts of successors.

    "Your Majesty, how should we position our relationship with China?" Prime Minister Hohenlohe Schillingsfest asked.  Although Germany also has a foreign ministry, it currently does not have a foreign minister.  The German Foreign Office was established in 1870 and was responsible for the foreign policy of the North German Confederation. From 1871, it was responsible for the foreign policy of the German Empire.  The Foreign Ministry was initially headed by the State Secretary (not called a minister), while the German Chancellor retained responsibility for foreign affairs.  Initially, under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was divided into two departments: political and economic, legal and consular affairs.  After Bismarck stepped down in 1890, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added a colonial affairs department. Generally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was personally managed by the German Prime Minister and was only responsible to the emperor.

    "We must win over China, which will have a great impact on the future development of Germany. However, since the Chinese are unwilling to join the Allies, we don't have to force it. On the contrary, if the Chinese join the Allies, it will be very important for us.  That¡¯s the more troublesome thing.¡± William II said with a smile.  Now, the Central Powers, consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, is dominated by Germany.  Once China joins, it will inevitably compete with Germany for the leadership of the Allied Powers.  Therefore, it is a good thing for Germany that China does not join the Allies.

    "So, Your Majesty. If a war breaks out next time, how will the obligations and interests between us and China be divided?" Count Alfred von Schlieffen, the German Chief of Staff, replied.  The plan he had previously drawn up was for the German army to attack France with all its strength, try to defeat France in a short time, and then confront Britain across the sea.  Now, the German Navy is also developing rapidly. In the next few years, it will even have the strength to directly challenge the British Navy. This makes him believe that the plan can be modified and even rely on the navy to completely defeat the British. That is not the case.  impossible.  As for the Eastern Front, Russia is already weak, and only a small number of troops can contain Russia.  If we join forces with China, we may be able to defeat Russia.  However, after Russia is defeated, China and Germany will meet.  Now all of Asia is about to belong to China, and Germany is absolutely unwilling to see Chinese forces invade Europe.  Therefore, how to deal with this problem is very troublesome.

    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about this later! Anyway,There is still a long time before the war breaks out.  However, I also believe that leaving a buffer zone between China and Germany is very beneficial to both our countries!  "William II said. If Russia knows its facts, it may be able to maintain a severely weakened Russia as a buffer country between China and Germany after the war. After Germany has unified the entire Europe and has strong power, it will be able to cooperate with China  Fight a decisive battle and become the ruler of the entire world. Before that, it is best not to have a conflict between Germany and China.

    Others all agree with this view.  Although China's current territory is more than twice the size of Europe as a whole.  However, land area does not equal national strength.  How could the entire Europe unite to form a country, which would be powerful enough to conquer the entire world?  What Germany has to do is to gain the entire Europe at the minimum cost in the next war.  Once it occupies the entire Europe, Germany will have the power to occupy the entire world.

    "By the way, Your Majesty, the new warships commissioned by the Chinese this time seem to have very good performance. Does the German Navy need to equip this class of warships?" Navy Minister Alfred von Tirpitz said.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of the Navy, this new type of Chinese warship is named 'battlecruiser'. It is a kind of warship between a battleship and a cruiser. It has powerful firepower and speed. However, this kind of warship,  The armor is relatively weak and is not suitable for use in large-scale naval decisive battles. This time when I returned to Germany from the UK, I took this battleship. I personally think that the performance of this battleship is very good. Especially when we are facing the British  When facing such an opponent, equipping this kind of battleship will help us defeat the United Kingdom." Kaiser Wilhelm II expressed what he knew about the confidence in the 'White K-class' battlecruisers.  In particular, the function of this kind of warship is mainly used to carry out diplomatic operations and blockade countries like Britain that have serious maritime trade, which has a huge effect.

    After German Navy Minister Alfred von Tirpitz got off the boat, his eyes could not help but shine.  If the German navy could blockade Britain, it would be very easy to defeat Britain.

    "Your Majesty, if that's the case, then we must get the design drawings of this battlecruiser and then build a batch of battlecruisers!" German Navy Minister Alfred von Tirpitz said immediately.

    "The Chinese have agreed to transfer the design drawings to us, but they want our new and advanced production technology!" William II said.

    "Your Majesty, since this kind of battlecruiser is so useful, then we can exchange it with them!" said the German Chief of General Staff, Count Alfred von Schlieffen.

    Others also nodded.

    ¡°Since everyone agrees, let¡¯s trade with the Chinese!¡± Kaiser Wilhelm II said.

    In the afternoon, Kaiser Wilhelm II¡¯s special train arrived in Potsdam.  That night, William II held a grand welcome dance for the arrival of Wang Yuze and his wife at Sanssouci Palace.  The atmosphere was very lively, and although these Germans were usually very rigid, they were still very open-minded at the dance.  As the youngest emperor in the world, Wang Yuze was naturally invited by many German ladies.

    In the next two days, Wang Yuze and his wife visited Potsdam and Berlin. Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang and Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo had completed negotiations with Russia and reached a complete set of "Baiqi-class" battlecruisers for China.  Drawings, and an agreement to exchange new and advanced production technology with Russia.  This is very beneficial to both China and Germany.  China has new weapons technology that can increase the power of weapons to a new level.  And Germany had battlecruisers, and Germany also had a magic weapon to deal with Britain.  Once a few battlecruisers cut off Britain's overseas communication lines, Britain is likely to become an isolated island.  Coupled with the submarine technology that Germany obtained from China, it does not seem to be a big problem to blockade the British Isles.

    ??If this deal between China and Germany is a crisis for the UK.  The intelligence obtained by MI5 from China is undoubtedly a major crisis directly related to the fate of Britain.  When this information was delivered to the British Admiralty Lord Fisher on the afternoon of February 24, he knocked over the coffee cup in his hand.  Then, Sir Fisher had no time to pay attention to this, and immediately asked to prepare a car and rushed to the Prime Minister's Office to report the relevant situation to Prime Minister Arthur Balfour.

    "These damn yellow-skinned monkeys, and those Germans, how dare they do this! Four 'Nassau-class' battleships, four 'Helgoland-class' battleships, plus eight built in Germany,  That's a full sixteen ships! Enough to defeat the British Royal Navy!" Sir Fisher thought in horror.  (To be continued)
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