The Rise of the Empire

"How do you feel? Mr. Major General!" Standing on the deck of the armored cruiser Munich, leaning on an 88MM anti-lightning cannon, Prince Ruprecht comfortably enjoyed the sea breeze, then opened a bottle of wine, slammed Take a sip.

"I feel shame! The mighty Germany was so powerless in this operation. The British didn't even need to use their fleet to make us helpless." Tirpitz said with a gloomy face. "It's your attitude that is surprising. You don't seem to care about it."

"Do you care? Does it work? What do you think, the world will run according to your ideas? Are you God?" Ruprecht glanced at the other party. "You are too young, and your thinking is too simple!" Looking at the rear admiral who was much older than himself, Ruprecht said these words triumphantly.

"Some things are destined to be unstoppable, and you can only be crushed by the wheel of history if you force them! You have to know how to choose, some places are not accessible to us, so stay away from them. This is the case in the Far East. The future overlord of the Far East may be Russia. , it may be Britain, it may be Japan, but it is definitely not Germany!"

"I don't agree with you, don't the British occupy the world? Why can't Britain do it? The future of Germany lies in the sea! Germany without sea power will decline sooner or later!" The most intolerable thing for Tirpitz is himself His dream was regarded as a futile act by the other party, and Ruprecht's words just exposed his scars!

"When the British rose, there was only one Spain and one declining Portugal. Even so, it took the British hundreds of years to build such an empire, and now? How many naval powers are there in the world? Are you sure? Beat them all?"

"As the actual superiority at sea, the British have too many bargaining chips to use, so what if Russia is an ally? Didn't they back down in the face of Britain's powerful sea power? Believe me, when Germany and Britain broke out in conflict , no one will really stand by our side!"

"In addition, you should admit now that building cruisers is indeed more useful than building battleships! Don't you think so?" Ruprecht asked with a smile while taking a sip of his wine!

"Okay, let's get down to business! The higher-ups handed over the affairs of the Far East to us. What do you think? In short, they want to find a way to make trouble for the Japanese! That's my understanding." Ruprecht made a stop Gesture, indicating that the previous teasing is over, let's get down to business!

"Sell weapons? Send instructors? You can't let the German army enter the field?" Tirpitz said with some helplessness: "It is impossible for us to help the Qing Dynasty in vain, let alone lose money. The tragic financial system of the Qing Dynasty made them unable to do anything. How many weapons to buy, and the quality of the Qing army may not be able to beat the Japanese even with the weapons we provide. Coupled with the corrupt high-level, they have no chance of winning!"

"The direction is wrong. What is our purpose? One is to gain benefits, and the other is to teach the Japanese a lesson. Now let the Qing Dynasty win unless you are a god or a prophet!"

"Compared to Beiyang's army, their navy is stronger. They have at least one fairly professional team of officers and soldiers, and their will to fight is stronger. They just need some good equipment! Of course, there is another very critical issue here, That's lack of money!"

"If they are willing to borrow money, they can raise a certain amount of funds. Of course, they may need to take tariffs as guarantee, or some other rights. This is not what we care about. I think Russia and France are willing to lend the Qing Dynasty war expenses. in order to control the country," Ruprecht said.

Ruprecht does not think that the Qing Dynasty can rely on its own strength to come up with enough funds to purchase warships, nor does it think that the Qing Dynasty can win the Sino-Japanese War without the traversers. There is no other way! According to historical records, Western powers can still provide huge amounts of loans,

After all, borrowing can control the economic lifeline of the Qing Dynasty! I am afraid that is the only thing I can do for this land!

"You mean to let the Qing Dynasty use the loan to buy warships? Which one to buy?" Tirpitz asked.

"I think Mainz is good, 650,000 pounds! The Qing government is absolutely acceptable! Then there are rapid-fire guns and shells, boilers, water pipes, and other spare parts that need to be added to other warships of the Beiyang Navy, costing 1 million pounds , enough to cause headaches for the Japanese!" Ruprecht's words surprised Tirpitz!

"That's our new ship! You just sold it? Are you crazy or did I hear it wrong?" Tirpitz said with his eyes wide open, as if he couldn't believe his ears!

"Then do you think the empire can provide warships that are more suitable for the Qing Dynasty? No, other old-fashioned warships have no combat effectiveness! And I remember I told you that the Munich-class armored cruiser is just a transition. Since you want to hurt Japan, Both we and the Qing Dynasty have to pay for it!"

"And let me tell you, this is a one-shot deal! We can sell warships to the Qing Dynasty, and the British can naturally sell warships to Japan. Considering the current relationship between Britain and Germany, the final result is likely to be Everyone only sells it once, and then they are neutral! So, in order to realize our plan, we must provide Qing with an armored cruiser!" Ruprecht explained.

"Then what? That's all? A single warship can't form a combat force. I don't know if Beiyang can gather enough personnel, and it will take time to form a combat force." Tirpitz looked at Ruprecht. For the time being, I accepted this plan that seemed to be a bit of a joke.

"So we have to add some personnel! And follow the plan we made to attack the Japanese! I don't trust the leaders of the Beiyang Navy at all!"

"Hiss." Tirpitz gasped! "Your idea is...creative."

"Probably the framework is already in place. I have already thought about how to ensure the safety of the German participants to the greatest extent and how to attack the Japanese as much as possible. I will tell you when the time is right."

"What is the proper time?" asked Tirpitz.

"After visiting the Beiyang Fleet!" Ruprecht said with a smile.

"Is that all your plan?"

"It's just one step. The other plan has little to do with the navy. After all, the empire hasn't fought a war for more than ten years. This is an opportunity." Ruprecht's plan is very grand, and causing trouble for Japan is only one aspect. If If the plan is fully realized, the situation in the entire Far East will change drastically, even affecting distant Europe and even the whole world!

"Japan can win the Sino-Japanese War, but it's hard to say how much benefit it will gain! Who will fill this hole? Britain? Or some other unlucky country?" Ruprecht thought, trying to use A lever to move the whole world!

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