The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

This time, in the face of Andrews's invitation to form an alliance, no one on Hawk-chan's side was sneering anymore.

Rather, it was very serious, very serious about the invitation.

President Cleveland made a quick eye contact with Vice President Thomas and Secretary Francis, and then Secretary Francis asked

"Your Royal Highness, I would like to know what help your country can provide us with if we form an alliance with your country?"

If you want a country to form an alliance, you have to let the other party benefit from the alliance.

If it is not beneficial, the other party has no incentive to promote this matter.

After all, most of the covenants of this era were military alliances, and if one country was involved in a war, the other country was obliged to send troops to help its allies.

Therefore, all countries are very cautious about forming alliances, after all, no one wants to get involved in a war because of other countries.

"The good thing is obvious, we are the second strongest country in Europe, and we don't have a good relationship with the sun, and the people who see us as a thorn in the side and want to get rid of it as soon as possible. "

"In this case, we can greatly help your country share the firepower and attract the attention of the sun, so that they can not devote more energy to suppress or even suppress your country. "

This kind of benefit is on the surface, and several people on Eagle Sauce's side want to get it, so they didn't object to Andrews's statement, obviously acquiescing.

"If that's all there is to it, I'm afraid it's not enough, your country should know that the sun never sets is the standard of two powers, and their Royal Navy is stronger than the second and third navies in the world combined, and even if our two countries join forces, they may not be their opponents. "

President Cleveland said worriedly that the sun never sets on the empire in this era is their heyday and peak, and the generation of prosperity created by Queen Victoria is really not a joke!

The Royal Navy is not only at the forefront of the world in the research and development of cutting-edge warships, but also occupies a comprehensive advantage in the number of capital warships, tonnage, firepower, speed, protection and other sub-items.

To put it mildly, the navies of the whole world combined at this time, united against the Royal Navy, on which the sun never sets, will not be their opponents.

It is obviously not enough to rely on the cooperation of Deyi Zhi and Eagle Sauce alone.

"At this time and at that time, the Royal Navy that never sets the sun does seem to be bluffing, but it is just a powerful stock, and in terms of development potential, they may not really be better than us. "

Andrews acknowledges the strength of the Royal Navy, but doesn't think things are really that pessimistic.

If they can't beat it now, it doesn't mean that they won't be able to beat it in the future

"As for the evidence, it's very simple, have you ever looked at the rankings of the industrial strength of countries around the world?".

Eagle Sauce everyone looked at each other, and somehow they expected this topic.

Andrews was prepared for this, so he took out a statistic and handed it to President Cleveland.

The above statistics are very detailed and specific, including the total amount of industrial output, growth rate, development trends, etc

Similar statistics are available here, but they are not so comprehensive.

President Cleveland took a general look, and the expression on his face suddenly changed.

On the one hand, he was shocked by the degree of understanding of the strength of the eagle sauce industry in Germany, and on the other hand, he was also surprised that the industry in his country had developed to such an extent.

This information provided by Andrews shows that since the Civil War cleared the way in the way of Eagle Sauce's development.

In the past 20 years, the industrial production capacity of Eagle Sauce has increased several times, and it is still growing at a very high rate every year.

By 1885, 65 per cent of their industrial output had reached the rate of unset and was growing at a rate of more than 10 per cent per year.

According to this trend, within ten years, their industrial output will surpass that of the sun and become the world's largest industrial country.

In the original history, Eagle Sauce achieved the overtaking of the industrial output value in 1890, and completed the overtaking of the total economic output in 1894, officially becoming the world's largest industrial country and the world's largest economy.

"Mr. President, you have already seen that your country's industrial strength is developing too fast, which is not only unexpected by the sunset, but also unexpected by many Eagle Sauce people. "

Cleveland and the others nodded, if it weren't for the detailed statistics that Andrews handed them, they themselves couldn't figure out how far the eagle sauce industry had developed.

"I heard that your country promulgated a bill last year, which intends to guide the transfer of funds from agriculture to industry, and if this bill is successfully implemented, then the growth rate of your country's industrial output value this year will probably reach a new level. "

Eagle Sauce's land is fertile and has large plains, so it is suitable for agriculture.

Historically, Eagle Sauce has always been an agricultural country, and although the domestic industry has developed, it has not been as attractive as agriculture to capital.

After all, the land for Eagle Sauce is very cheap, and the output and returns of agriculture are very high!

Naturally, the capitalists were happy to buy land and invest in agriculture.

They also developed a special industrial chain such as the southern plantations, and almost gave birth to a country dominated by farmers.

After the end of the Civil War, in order to prevent the resurgence of separatist forces in the South, Eagle Sauce has always deliberately channeled capital into industry and reduced the power of farmers.

The original intention of this policy was to suppress farmers, but unexpectedly it had a great effect on the development of industry, so that the industrial development of Eagle Sauce entered the fast lane.

"Industrial power and population size mean war potential, and you all agree on that, right?"

President Cleveland and others nodded, during the Civil War, Northern Eagle Sauce relied on a stronger industrial base and population base to consume Southern Eagle Sauce alive.

At the beginning of the war, the Southern Eagle Sauce was better than the Northern Eagle Sauce in terms of officer and army combat effectiveness.

But because of the lack of hard power, it was a pity to lose in the end.

"Your country's population and booming industry provide your country with a powerful war potential, and if you make the most of this, and join us in fighting on both sides, victory will no longer be a fantasy!"

President Cleveland and others have clearly wavered, but they seem to lack the last bit of courage to make up their minds.

Andrews decided to add a fire to their aid.

So, he deliberately raised his voice and said loudly:

"If your country is just an agricultural country with peace of mind, I am afraid that the sun will not set much vigilance against your country, but when your country becomes the world's largest industrial country, do you think that the sun will not set you spare?"

"Your country has developed so rapidly, even if it has not attracted the attention of the people who never set the sun before, I am afraid that it will not be able to hide it in the future!

Moreover, the fact that your country has made my visit public may arouse even more vigilance that the sun never sets, in other words, from now on, the sun will never set on your country as an imaginary enemy.

Therefore, your country and your country are lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot, and you have no way out!"

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