Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

The Germanic Empire expanded its army, and the shipyards of the navy also started full power to speed up the construction of warships.

This also made the whole of Europe feel that a storm was coming, and the smell of gunsmoke in the air seemed to be permeated again.

At the same time, as the Germanic Empire increased its sweep in the international market, the price of grain, iron ore, copper ore, and other rare metals, rubber, oil, etc., increased by different amounts.

The Germanic Empire began to buy these materials on a large scale, and a large number of freighters transported these materials to the Germanic Empire and then stored them.

It is difficult for the Germanic Empire to move like this without attracting the attention of other countries.

As the number one opponent of the Germanic Empire and the country determined to suppress and curb the development of the Germanic Empire, the Empire of the Sun Never Sets reacted almost immediately to the actions of the Germanic Empire.

Herbert Essex, Prime Minister of the Empire’s cabinet, gathered a group of cabinet ministers to discuss countermeasures.

“Your Excellency Prime Minister, everything has shown that the Germans are not reconciled, they are preparing for war. They know very well where their shortcomings are, and they know that they cannot withstand the consumption of a long-term war when resources are scarce. Therefore, they wanted to store enough supplies before the outbreak of war to cope with the blockade of them by the Royal Navy after the outbreak of war. I think we have to be cautious. Because this means that war may not be long before it breaks out! Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George looked serious.

“Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Royal Navy has observed a further acceleration in the pace of Germanic imports of various materiel. If this continues, they will soon have enough supplies. In addition, the Germans began to increase their efforts to develop the navy, which will undoubtedly pose a great threat to the Royal Navy! Lord of the Admiralty Sir John Fisher said.

Although, the Royal Navy of the Empire is also frantically building warships.

Inside the Royal Navy’s shipyards, three ‘Indefatigable-class’ battle cruisers will soon be ready for service.

Four Orion-class battleships and four King George V-class battleships have also begun. Of the three Lion-class battleships, two have already started construction.

Moreover, these battleships and battle cruisers under construction were super battleships armed with 343-mm guns. This is also the strength of the Royal Navy.

“Gentlemen, it seems that the Germans are determined to challenge the hegemony of the empire. They have become the greatest threat to the hegemony of the empire. Therefore, the empire must contain them and defeat them. Only in this way can the hegemony of the empire continue to be maintained, and the interests of the empire can be guaranteed! Prime Minister Herbert Asquith said.

The ministers of the empire nodded one after another, agreeing with this view.

Since ancient times, the Sun Never Sets Empire has never been soft on countries that seek to threaten their hegemony.

Whether it was the Sibanese, or the Hollanders, or the Gauls and the old Maozi, they all fell at their feet.

This time, it was the turn of the Germans. They were convinced that the Germans could not have threatened their hegemony either.

“Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Royal Navy will next embark on a series of battleships and battle cruiser construction programs, and we need an additional grant to deal with the threat of the Germans. Only in this way will we be able to deter the Germans. Even after the war, we will have enough strength to crush the Germans, block the coastline of the Germans, and cut off their sea transportation lines! Sir John Fisher took the opportunity to start asking for more military expenses.

After all, every warship of the Royal Navy is piled up by pounds.

There is simply no money to build so many warships.

Prime Minister Herbert Asquith knows that now is not the time to be stingy. Even now, the empire’s fiscal deficit is already staggering. But if they lose their hegemony in future wars, they will pay a greater price.

In contrast, carrying a huge financial burden is nothing.

“Well, I’ll ask Parliament to approve this appropriation. The Empire could give the Navy more military spending. However, the Navy must ensure victory in future wars, which is fundamental and important! Prime Minister Herbert Asquith said.

“Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I promise that the Royal Navy will be able to win future wars!” Sir John Fisher looked confident.

Although the rise of the Germanic Imperial Navy has posed a considerable threat to the Royal Navy of the Empire. However, Sir John Fisher still believed that the strength of the Royal Navy was unquestionable, and that the Germanic Empire could not threaten them.

In Sir John Fisher’s plan, the Royal Navy would start work on more new battleships. The ‘Iron Duke-class’ battleships, which are also super battleships equipped with 343mm guns, will start construction as soon as possible. In addition, the third ship of the ‘Lion-class’ battle cruiser must also start construction as soon as possible. The improved battlecruiser “Tiger”, modeled on the “Lion-class” battleship, will also start construction.

This will make the Royal Navy of the Sun Never Set Empire even more powerful.

In addition, Sir John Fisher hoped to build a more powerful battleship and battle cruiser, that is, a battleship and battle cruiser equipped with 381 mm guns.

In Sir John Fisher’s view, these powerful battleships and battle cruisers equipped with 381 mm guns will have a decisive effect in future naval battles.

However, what Sir John Fisher did not expect was that the Germanic Empire began to build battleships of 380 mm caliber earlier than the Empire of the Sun Never Sets.

The battleships of the Imperial German Navy, the King-class battleships and the Deflinger class battlecruisers were all powerful battleships armed with 380 mm guns. Even the Germanic Imperial Navy equipped with 410 mm battleships was about to start construction.

It can be said that in terms of the caliber of the main gun, the Germanic Imperial Navy is completely different from another time and space, and it has already walked ahead of the sun that never sets.

This time, if the people of the sun do not set want to defeat the Germanic Imperial Navy in a naval battle, I am afraid it will not be so easy. Once defeated, the glory of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years will also be lost.