The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

Seeing that the other party was convinced of his words, Bismarck continued to fool:

"As you may not know, Your Majesty is very interested in gunboats and torpedo boats, and he thinks that in the narrow waters of the Baltic Sea, such fast, small warships are the magic weapon for victory, and they are much more cost-effective than large warships!"

Bismarck's truth was mixed with a lot of falsehoods, and Andrews did attach great importance to torpedo boats, but he did not give up the idea of building a large fleet.

It's just that I keep this idea in my heart for the time being, and when the time is ripe, I will put it into action.

In Bismarck, however, he simply denied this, arguing that the emperor had no intention of wasting a lot of money on the development of an ocean-going navy.

But the sun never sets on them, because they know from their own experience that it costs a lot of money to build a navy.

And the Second Reich may not have that much money, plus they have to strengthen the army, so they can't afford to use it for the navy.

Therefore, the navy of the Second Reich posed no threat to them, at least for a few decades!

As for the fact that the emperor of Deyizhi liked torpedo boats or something, it was just a proof of credibility and did not affect the overall situation.

"Hehe, although the emperor of your country is young, this vision is deeply admirable. "

After listening to Bismarck's words, Gladstone was very happy.

He had been worried that the Second Empire might threaten their maritime supremacy, but now that the new emperor of the other party had no such thoughts, the worries in his heart finally disappeared!

"Yes, it is really a blessing for your country that His Majesty Andrews can have such a sober understanding!"

The Admiralty Minister, on whom the sun never sets, also breathed a sigh of relief, although they are now number one in the world.

But this number one position is not secure, and there are many chasers behind them.

In Europe, the Gallic navy had been steadily developing, and although it was inferior to them, it was not to be underestimated.

In the Mediterranean, with the unification of the Italians, their navy began to enter the fast lane of development, and the Italian shipbuilding plan made the sun very worried.

It is likely that in a dozen years, Italy's navy will be so strong that its Mediterranean fleet will have to retreat.

In addition, what worries them the most is the North American eagle sauce.

The naval development of the Eagle Sauce people is really worrying, and their warship construction speed is even comparable to the speed at which the sun never sets.

What's even more terrifying is that Eagle Sauce's economy has not been affected by the ship-building frenzy in the slightest.

Their finances still look very healthy, and they can fully support them to build warships at a faster rate!

In this case, if the Second Reich came over and engaged in an arms race with the sun, then they would really be a little unable to hold on.

It is precisely because of this that after learning Andrews's true thoughts, the sun never sets will be so happy.

The sun never sets, the Minister of the Navy said earnestly: "The more the navy, the better, the stronger the better.

Each country should formulate appropriate development plans according to its actual needs and its own economic situation.

It's not that you have to build a navy as powerful as our empire on which the sun never sets, to be considered the right path.

In your opinion, this consideration of adapting measures to local conditions and developing torpedo boats, which is a more practical type of ship for you, is the most correct way of thinking!"

This is a complete lie, and Bismarck naturally did not believe a word of it.

He snorted in his heart and sneered: I was ordered by the emperor to strategically fool you, but you still want to turn around and fool me, is it true that I have eaten for nothing all these years?

Since the negotiators of the Gauls had not yet arrived, Bismarck only met with the top of the government on which the sun never set.

Both sides had their own ghosts and fooled each other, and the first day of the meeting went very harmoniously.

After the meeting, Bismarck returned to the hotel and sent a telegram to Andrews, informing him that the plan was going well.

And the sun never set, after Bismarck was gone, they themselves held an internal secret meeting.

"How much credibility do you think the Hans have to say?"

The sun never sets is not an idiot and will not fully believe what a German person says. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

What's more, Bismarck is a well-known diplomat in Europe, and the other side is very likely to deceive them diplomatically, so the sun never sets has to be guarded against.

"Half-truths!"

The Foreign Secretary had not spoken before, and had quietly observed Bismarck's expression.

But Bismarck's face was free and easy, and he didn't see any flaws, and from the other party's expression, he couldn't tell whether the other party was lying.

"I think so too!"

The Prime Minister's Chief Adviser chimed in.

"So, what is true and what is false in what he just said?"

Gladstone asked.

The Minister of the Navy stood up and said, "I think that what the other party said about the intelligence of the Navy should be true!"

"Oh, yes? Why do you say that?"

Prime Minister Gladstone showed little surprise at the Admiralty's judgment, and it was evident that he was inclined to do so in his own mind.

"The reason has already been explained by the other party, that is, the economy, the economy and finances of the Second Empire cannot support their naval dreams!"

The Minister of the Navy said that no matter how the other side operates, the cost of building the navy will not be a penny less.

The navy is different from the army, and it does not mean that a strong army can be quickly built by raising the level of training, reforming the military establishment, and replacing a famous general.

Although these methods also worked for the navy, they were all based on having a strong fleet.

If there is no fleet, then no matter how much reform and training you have, you will not be able to make up for the gap.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer nodded and agreed: "I think the Minister of the Admiralty's words are very reasonable, to build a strong navy, you must spend a lot of money, and no one knows this better than us!"

Gladstone looked at the others and saw that they were all nodding their heads in unison, clearly agreeing with this judgment.

"My thoughts are the same as yours, as long as I look at the increase in the military spending of the second (Wang Qian's) empire and the proportion allocated to the navy, I can judge whether they have any plans to develop an ocean-going navy!

This is very easy to observe, and it cannot be concealed, after all, such a large warship, there is no way to hide it at all, whether it is on the shipbuilding platform or on the ocean after launching, it cannot escape our eyes!"

"Bismarck is smart, he knows that we will be staring at this, and the reason why he dares to say this proves that they really have no plans to develop a large navy, at least not for a short time!"

"This can be seen as a promise made to us by the new emperor of the Second Empire, with this promise, we can spend more energy on dealing with the Eagle Sauce people. "

"Ladies and gentlemen, in order to ensure that the policies of the Second Empire do not change drastically, I think we should support their new emperor, otherwise, if their new emperor is removed from power and replaced by another person, the other party's attitude towards the navy may not be the same!"