The Rise of the Empire

"The standard of this meeting is a bit high!" Sitting in the magnificent hall, Prince Ruprecht looked at Crown Prince William sitting opposite him from time to time, and in the crown prince's starting position was Imperial Prime Minister Bismarck, opposite was I, as well as Admiral von Holman of the Ministry of the Navy and the newly appointed Chief of the Navy Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Tirpitz. Among these 5 people, 2 princes and 1 prime minister represent the two largest kingdoms and governments in Germany. The five sat quietly waiting for the arrival of the German emperor.

This is to prepare for the naval construction! Originally, it had nothing to do with Bavaria. To be precise, Bavaria was opposed to it in history, but in this plane, because of Ruprecht, Bavaria has become the most important supplier of German naval equipment! The large-caliber artillery and armor steel are provided by Bavaria. In addition to the Mainz-class 2 armored cruiser, the design of the Kaiser-class battleship also involved the Bavarian Design Bureau. And this German high-level meeting is to finalize the details of this naval expansion plan!

"Fuck, what do you mean? I'm still a naval professional." While waiting, the bored prince suddenly found an interesting question. Sitting opposite is the crown prince. It is no secret that Frederick III is in poor health. It is inevitable that the crown prince will gradually move to the front desk. To some extent, he represents the attitude of the future Kaiser, and he should sit in the second seat. Then came Bismarck. Although Bismarck was not very popular with the Kaiser, it represented the attitude of the government.

And what about myself? It goes without saying that Admiral Holman and Tirpitz are both naval personnel, but what are you? Bavarian representative? Or the chief of the future navy? This is very interesting! If it's the former, I should sit in Bismarck's starting position, but if it's the latter, then I shouldn't! The highest-level commander of the Imperial Navy is naturally the emperor, so the following words should include the ranks of the Navy General Staff, the Secretary of State of the Navy, and the Commander of the Fleet. What does it mean to sit in front of them?

"By the way, I remembered. In terms of position, I have the title of admiral of the Imperial Navy anyway. In terms of actual combat experience, I also have the most of these three! Although I have only fought once in total, the continuous It’s only half a day! Hipper and others have indeed played a lot. But the status is too low to sit here!” Thinking about the design bureau and factory in his hands, Prince Ruprecht felt more and more Sitting in this position is a matter of course.

"I'm going! Lao Tzu's status in the navy seems to be higher than that of Tirpitz forever! This shit is too stupid!" The prince was a little bit flustered. Come to think of it, Wilhelm II's younger brother, Prince Heinrich, was nothing more than a rear admiral who ended up with a bunch of old dreadnoughts. And now! I actually sat on top of the future Secretary of State of the Navy and the Commander of the Navy! I wiped it! What's the situation? !

"Be more serious. The emperor is here." Just when His Royal Highness was feeling a little flustered, Prince William, who was opposite, gestured with his eyes. This is simply too rare for the proud William. According to William's style, it's good not to trick others, so how can you remind him? This surprised the other three people.

"Thank you." The prince responded kindly to William, and then began to sit and wait for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor. With the opening of the huge palace door, Frederick III came to the conference hall accompanied by his attendants. Ruprecht It can be clearly felt that this German lion has become sluggish. Although his thinking is still quick, but the illness and years of torture have made Frederick III a little bit strong.

"Very good." Frederick III looked around at the participants and smiled with satisfaction.

The future emperor and the current prime minister get along pretty well. The successor of the second largest kingdom in the empire also has a good relationship with Prussia. This at least shows that the German central government is harmonious, and the German states are also harmonious. What? You say Saxony and Württemberg? Well, since the relationship between the boss and the second child is good, the opinions of the third and fourth child can already be represented. As for Holmann and Tirpitz? Well, His Majesty the Emperor just ignored it. Compared with the first three, these two buddies are still far behind.

"I used to firmly believe that a weak navy is good for the empire. But now, our retreat and goodwill are interpreted as cowardice and powerlessness. What happened in 1894 is not far away, and I think people here should still remember it .The Imperial Navy needs to develop. At least in terms of scale, it must be able to absolutely suppress potential opponents, and at the same time ensure that the overseas interests of the Empire are not violated. The Empire cannot accept a state where the navy is not as powerful as France and the United States. We must change. "Philippines Terre III looked at Bismarck, who was sitting in the second seat on the left, and said, while the Prime Minister chose to remain silent at this time.

"Two Brandenburg-class battleships have been launched and are being outfitted. But only two battleships are not enough. In the next four years, the empire will allocate at least 300 million marks to improve our fleet, so now I think Listen to everyone's opinions." The old emperor said.

"Your Majesty, the construction of the navy is a long-term process. In order to ensure a strong fleet, we should pass a bill to ensure the continuity of fleet construction, and stipulate the age and renewal frequency of fleet capital ships. No vision The plans cannot support the ambitions of the empire." Tirpitz spoke first.

"The size of our fleet must be able to frighten the most powerful navy in the world. We must make them realize that if there is a naval battle with the German Empire, their fleet will suffer irreparable losses. We must use our own To protect the maritime interests of the empire, and to intimidate opponents to force them to make concessions." Seeing that the people around him were silent, Tirpitz became bolder.

"Empty and arrogant remarks, how big does the fleet need to be to scare the UK? What will the consequences of the UK's fear be? The proximity between Britain and France? Or other unforeseen things? If the British don't surrender, but choose confrontation What would happen if the British and the French united against Germany? What would be the strategy and tactics of the Imperial Navy after the outbreak of war? Have you ever thought about it?” Bismarck was full of hostility towards Tirpitz’s plan.

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