Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

“Your Royal Highness, you really impress me! I didn’t expect His Royal Highness the Prince to have such talent. It seems that many of us before, including His Majesty the Emperor, have looked away! Count Tirpitz sighed.

“So, Your Excellency, have I passed your test?” Liu Chuan asked directly.

“Test? Yes, it was indeed a test. His Royal Highness has passed and it has been done very well! Count Tirpitz simply admitted.

“Your Excellency, I don’t go around in circles with you either. Believe, my purpose is clear to you. The father died, the eldest brother also became a vegetative person, when he will be able to wake up, it is not known. But empires cannot be left without masters for a day. As far as my second and third brothers are concerned, they are not the material to be emperors at all. Especially the current empire, which is full of dangers. The slightest mistake will lead to falling into the abyss. Even if victory in future wars cannot be achieved. Then, it is very likely that the empire will collapse again, and the unification that has been painstakingly completed will be divided again. After all, the states that make up the empire may not be genuinely united with us.

Only I am the most suitable heir to the throne. I can swear to God that I will do everything in my power to lead the empire to strength. Even, in the future war, lead the empire to victory and let the empire move towards a more brilliant future! ”

Liu Chuan directly picked everything out, waiting to see how Count Tirpitz chosen.

Count Tirpitz was suddenly silent, although he was very optimistic about Liu Chuan and thought that Liu Chuan was the most suitable candidate for the throne.

However, challenging the Imperial Succession Act is a big deal!

Besides, even if the navy supports Liu Chuan, its strength is slightly insufficient.

In the Germanic Empire, the navy was far from comparable to the army.

In addition, if Liu Chuan wants to inherit the throne, the support of the military alone is not enough, and he also needs the support of the cabinet and various states. Only in this way can Liu Chuan legitimately inherit the throne.

“Your Royal Highness, this is a big matter, I need to think about it. Moreover, the succession of His Royal Highness the Prince is after Prince Etel Frederick and Prince Adalbert. Tirpitz said.

“Your Excellency, I believe that none of this would be a problem if there was support from the military!” Liu Chuan said.

However, Count Tirpitz still refused to let go.

Seeing such a situation, Liu Chuan knew that he had to find a way. Or rather, a killer move.

“Your Excellency, I went to the Spice Islands to explore minerals this time and was successful, I think Your Excellency also knows!” Liu Chuan said.

Count Tirpitz nodded: “His Royal Highness’s luck is indeed very good, a copper mine with reserves of tens of millions of tons is indeed worth a lot.” Copper ore is an extremely scarce resource for the empire. Relying on that copper mine alone, His Royal Highness the Prince can also make a very large fortune. ”

“Your Excellency, it is not a copper mine, but a gold and copper mine. Moreover, the reserves of copper mines are not 10 million tons, but more than 30 million and nearly 40 million tons. The reserves of gold alone are as high as more than 3,000 tons. In addition, there are more than ten thousand tons of silver. Liu Chuan said with a smile.

“What? Nearly 40 million tons of copper, more than 3,000 tons of gold and more than 10,000 tons of silver? Count Tirpitz was immediately shocked.

In his mind, he was even calculating how much the gold, silver, and copper would be worth once they were mined.

There is no doubt that with this gold and copper mine alone, Liu Chuan is enough to become the richest man in the entire Germanic Empire.

This also made Count Tirpitz very envious of Liu Chuan’s luck.

“Your Excellency, this gold and copper mine is owned by the August Mining Company. At the moment August Mining, I own 80% of the shares. The other 20 percent of the shares belong to the royal family.

I know that the Navy has been seeking to build a large fleet, a fleet that can compete with the Royal Navy of the Empire. Therefore, the father has been vigorously supporting the navy over the years. However, because of the economic and financial situation of the empire, the navy did not receive much military expenditure, and even owed huge debts in order to maintain rapid development.

I personally will, gratuitously, give 20% of the shares of August Mining Company to the Navy. The annual proceeds from these shares will be used as special military expenses for the Navy, to improve the welfare of naval officers and to build warships.

According to my plan, the gold and copper mines of August Mining Company are worth up to two or three hundred billion marks. Every year August is able to earn a billion marks or more from there.

I think this money is definitely a blessing for the Navy! ”

Liu Chuan chose the most violent and direct method, directly using money to stun the navy.