Expedition to Europe

Crown Prince William was not surprised to see Qin Zhiyuan, and the two did not communicate more. They returned to Thunder Bluff separately after the groundbreaking ceremony.

Crown Prince William has a high degree of freedom in Thunder Bluff. He has houses in Thunder City and Trident City respectively, and he also has cars to use, as well as servants such as drivers and gardeners.

Strictly speaking, Corsica is half of Crown Prince William's current home.

On Corsica, there are the highest concentration of Germans and French-Germans in France, who are the focus of Crown Prince William's work.

Crown Prince William, who returned to Thunder Bluff, looked more comfortable than when facing ordinary people. He first took a hot bath, and then wrapped himself in a blanket and drank tea on the recliner next to the fireplace.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. In Thunder Bluff now, "tea" is the popular drink, and the consumption of coffee is far behind.

Crown Prince William acted very leisurely, and Qin Zhiyuan was even less anxious. He even had dinner with Heyman, Bill and others before appearing in the living room.

"You don't look anxious at all." Crown Prince William looked at Qin Zhiyuan and smiled strangely.

"What are you anxious about?" Qin Zhiyuan looked calm and put two pieces of firewood into the fireplace.

"The Dutch fleet will leave the Mediterranean the day after tomorrow. Don't you want to do something?" Crown Prince William didn't keep it a secret.

This is the benefit of controlling the throat. As long as the Dutch want to go to the Far East, if they don't want to go around half the world, they must pass through the Mediterranean.

From the Netherlands to Port Said at the mouth of the Suez Canal, it is about 4,000 kilometers. It will be about the day after tomorrow, and the Dutch fleet will arrive at Port Said.

And if Qin Zhiyuan does nothing before that, when the Dutch fleet enters the Suez Canal, Qin Zhiyuan will be out of reach if he wants to make small moves.

"If you need my help, please don't hesitate to extend a hand of friendship because you have helped so many children." Crown Prince William did not feel that he was a prisoner.

The relationship between Crown Prince William and Qin Zhiyuan has always been good. On many issues, Crown Prince William did not avoid Qin Zhiyuan's meaning.

"It seems that I have to submit a report to Paris as well. Your freedom is too great." Qin Zhiyuan was dissatisfied, but he did not expect that he would be responsible for the freedom of Crown Prince William.

"Hahahaha... You are destined to be disappointed. This is the privilege of being a royal family. Do you understand?" Crown Prince William was proud.

Origin may be the only thing that Crown Prince William can be proud of in front of Qin Zhiyuan.

What made Danleng Crown Prince William unhappy was that Qin Zhiyuan seemed to have never taken this seriously.

"The corrupt royal family should overthrow all of you!" Qin Zhiyuan expressed verbal contempt.

In fact, Qin Zhiyuan was not too disgusted with the imperial power.

Existence is reasonable, Qin Zhiyuan believes this sentence.

There is no advanced or backward political system. It is only whether it is suitable for the development of productivity that is the fundamental reason. It does not mean that only democratic regimes can promote the development of productivity. Capitalism will also be born in Britain under the rule of imperial power, and democracy, which is popular in another time and space, will breed more dictatorship.

Look at France now. It is precisely because of the democratic mechanism that many people can see that Algeria is wrong, but they should not reveal the problem because of political performance considerations. If France is still a monarchy now, then the monarch is the best candidate to reveal the problem.

"Hehe, I hope you still think so in ten years." Crown Prince William didn't care.

"What do you mean?" Qin Zhiyuan was confused again.

"Power! When you taste the deliciousness of power, you will not want to give it up. If you return to the Far East, maybe you will ascend the throne. I hope you will overthrow yourself at that time." Crown Prince William has evil intentions.

Power is indeed the best poison. The so-called "a real man cannot live without power for a day, and a little man cannot live without money for a day" is the best proof.

"Money" itself is power, the right to control money.

Listen to what this means. Being a man must have some power.

"You are reversing history." Qin Zhiyuan laughed wantonly.

"It's useless to tell me these noble things now. You will know when the time comes. Even if you don't want to, can you guarantee that your subordinates won't want to?" Crown Prince William seemed to be dismissive of Qin Zhiyuan's "naivety".

This also makes sense. The reason for the "yellow robe" in Chinese history has always been considered to be Zhao Kuangyin's hypocrisy. But if you think about it carefully, Shi Shouxin and his gang of generals also have selfish motives. If Zhao Kuangyin becomes emperor, he will definitely distribute them on a large scale. At that time, relying on the "merit of support", Shi Shouxin and others can at least get a duke for thousands of generations.

After all, there are only a few emperors like Zhu Yuanzhang who wantonly kill meritorious officials.

"Let's talk about this topic later. If I really need to ascend the throne at that time, of course I want to taste the taste of being an emperor." Qin Zhiyuan did not resist.

This is hypocritical. Who would resist the opportunity to be an emperor?

"But then again, your throne looks a bit dangerous now." Qin Zhiyuan half-jokingly and half-reminding.

The Germans are infiltrating France, and France is also infiltrating Germany. As a senior military official, Qin Zhiyuan naturally knows about the "imperial power discussion" taking place in Germany.

"There is no danger at all. In fact, my foundation is now more solid than ever. Even if those people in the country force my father to abdicate, I can still ascend the throne when I return home. By then, those lawless people with ulterior motives... hehe." Crown Prince William ended with two sneers.

Crown Prince William has the confidence to say this. The 500,000 German prisoners of war are Crown Prince William's greatest support. With the support of these people, Crown Prince William is confident that he can defeat anyone.

Just think about it and you will understand. Because of the world war, Germany's population is rapidly decreasing. These 500,000 new forces represent 500,000 families. If their social coverage is added, almost half of Germany is a supporter of Crown Prince William.

"Then you should thank me." Qin Zhiyuan immediately showed his merit.

"Okay, you join the German nationality, and I will appoint you as the governor of all German overseas territories." Crown Prince William was generous.

"Forget it. After the world war, it is still unclear whether you can keep these territories." Qin Zhiyuan was not tempted.

What made Qin Zhiyuan not tempted was not the overseas territories, but if Qin Zhiyuan joined the German nationality, it would be equivalent to having three nationalities...

Uh... What was the most famous "three-surnamed slave" in history called?

"To be honest, we met too late. If it was earlier, those overseas territories could be entrusted to you for trusteeship. Now, they can only be given to the Allies." Crown Prince William was not without regret.

"Impossible, I dare not take it even if you give it to me. I don't want to be the target of public criticism." Qin Zhiyuan was not fooled.

"Ha... you coward. Then let's talk about business. How are you going to deal with the Dutch fleet?" Crown Prince William was concerned.

"What nonsense are you talking about? My people have withdrawn from Borneo. This war has nothing to do with me." Qin Zhiyuan denied it.

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"You can only use these words to fool ghosts. If you let go of the Chinese in Borneo, you will not be able to achieve today's achievements." Crown Prince William revealed the secret.

"It sounds like you know me very well, so tell me what kind of person I am." Qin Zhiyuan changed the subject.

The person who knows oneself best is often one's enemy. Qin Zhiyuan never underestimates anyone, especially the elites of this era.

"You? Forget it, I'm not qualified to comment. When I am qualified, I will definitely criticize you to pieces." Crown Prince William was angry.

"That's great, I'll wait for you." Qin Zhiyuan did not show weakness.

"By the way, how are you going to deal with the Dutch fleet?" Crown Prince William was in high spirits.

"Can we not discuss this issue? We are still hostile countries now. Do you want me to tell you all the deployments?" Qin Zhiyuan kept his mouth shut.

"Humph... I know even if you don't tell me. Be careful that I won't take the blame for you." Crown Prince William was angry.

Qin Zhiyuan bought two submarines from the British half a year ago, on the grounds that he could better deal with the German submarine force by understanding submarines.

These two submarines have been parked in a French shipyard, and many people know about it.

But Crown Prince William has reason to believe that Qin Zhiyuan must have more submarines, because he frequently traveled between Corsica and Marseille during this period, and Crown Prince William found traces of submarines in Trident City more than once.

There were obviously submarine hunters nearby, but they did not launch an attack, so the identities of those submarines were about to be revealed.

Thinking of this, Crown Prince William had some expectations, but also some helplessness.

"Hehe, this is not up to you." Qin Zhiyuan smiled sinisterly.

"Hehe... then you have to promise me one thing." Crown Prince William put forward a condition.

"Tell me about it." Qin Zhiyuan did not comment.

"If... I mean if, when the world war is over, can you let part of the German navy join your navy?" Crown Prince William said with difficulty.

"Why do you think so?" Qin Zhiyuan was curious.

"What else can I say? Do you think Germany still has hope of winning now?" Crown Prince William looked bitter.

During his time in France, Crown Prince William thoroughly understood the gap in strength between Germany and France. Let's not talk about anything else, just talking about food, the current sufficiency of Germany and France is a world of difference.

Although the living standards of the French have declined, they can still barely fill their stomachs. The upper class and the army have almost no impact. Even the menu of German prisoners of war is richer than that of the current German troops.

How can we fight this!

Since he knows that he can't win, Crown Prince William must make plans early.

Letting some German soldiers join Qin Zhiyuan's troops can also be regarded as letting Qin Zhiyuan save some fire for the German troops, because it is almost certain that Germany, as a defeated country after the war, cannot maintain such a large army.

So how can Germany maintain its combat effectiveness and how to ensure that it can find enough officers at any time when needed has become a problem that Crown Prince William has to consider now.

The appearance of Qin Zhiyuan perfectly solved this problem. You must know that Qin Zhiyuan's subordinates are foreign legions.

In the foreign legion, there are not only troops from North Africa and the Far East, but also many from Europe. Among them, a considerable number of people are from Germany. It is only because the warring countries involve their motherland that those German or German-American members withdrew from the foreign legion.

It is said that the earliest mercenaries in Europe were Germans.