Chapter 242: Our goal is Africa
Since the journey, Prince Ruprecht belongs to the kind of person who has ideas and thinks that it is reasonable to do it immediately. How bad can it be? It's nothing more than losing the crown as in history. After ending the unpleasant meeting between Roosevelt, the prince immediately went to Sanssouci Palace. He needed to persuade Wilhelm II to support this opinion, and then the Kaiser. As for the current Prime Minister of the Empire? His Royal Highness automatically ignored Bismarck. Without Bismarck's prestige and skills, the power comes entirely from the prime minister trusted by the royal family. His opinion is not important if the royal family agrees!
"This is not a trouble, but why do I always feel that we are losing?" Prince William said with some dissatisfaction after hearing what Prince Ruprecht had stated. "We have paid a lot, and may even offend Britain, and the empire won't get anything except a so-called friendship that is illusory."
"We can use American Samoa in exchange for benefits. Believe me, this benefit is meant to be big! It is so big that you can never refuse!" Prince Ruprecht stepped forward and picked up a globe. , And then placed it in front of the crown prince, and tapped two places in Africa with his fingers!
"How about these two places?" The prince pointed to Portugal's Angola and Mozambique respectively!
"Are you crazy? Are you going to annex the colonies that Portugal belongs to?" Prince William said in surprise, "You are bolder than me! I just want to get a port in the Far East, and you want Germany in Africa. The area of the colony has doubled! You broke the situation in which the great powers divided Africa in the 1980s. This will cause unpredictable consequences!"
"Are you afraid?" His Royal Highness asked with a smile.
"This has nothing to do with guts. This is an unconscionable action that will bring the empire into unprecedented isolation." If the future king of Bavaria is not standing in front of him, Wilhelm II will definitely teach this daredevil. . The proud crown prince will never allow anyone to question his courage!
"Then who will isolate us? Russia? France or Britain? Or Italy? Or the United States on the other side of the ocean?" His Royal Highness asked after putting down the globe.
"Russia is still waiting for the warships we build for them and the support given to them in the Far East. As long as we do not move the Balkans, the fundamentals of Russia-Germany relations will not have major problems before Russia and Japan are divided. From this perspective, the Russians will not support a small country on the other side of Europe. Russia has no interest in Africa either."
"It is possible for the French to intervene, but they may not have the courage to fight us for Portugal! Or it is impossible to start a war with us at all! And the most important thing is that when we launch this offensive, our new A number of warships have been completed, and our ocean-going combat capability will surpass that of France. If the French really want to do it, whether it is in Europe or Africa, whether it is at sea or on land, we will accompany to the end!"
"The real thing to worry about is the United Kingdom. You hate Britain, but you lack the courage to confront it head-on. Britain is very powerful, and the navy is the best in the world. These are all right. But Britain also has its weaknesses. The British and Boer The human conflict has reached the brink of war, and the two sides are fighting fiercely for the world's largest gold mine. I have a hunch that the British will be caught in the quagmire of war! And this is an opportunity for us!"
"Hahaha, Boers? The descendants of the Dutch? Their ancestors were defeated by the British when they were the most powerful, and then forced to surrender the fleet and merchant ships that they depended on. A few hundred years later, those in Africa The descendants still want to block the British? Dreaming? Your joke is not funny at all, Ruprecht, my friend." Prince William couldn't help laughing after hearing it.
"I have had many dreams, but they all came true, such as the battle between the Japanese and US-Russian fleets, and the issue of the ownership of the Philippines." The prince was not angry at all, and said after pouring himself a cup of Ceylon tea.
"This..." Prince William was speechless for a while. Before the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Prince Ruprecht had limited his views on the war to William II. For example, Japan will take action against the Philippines, and the Japanese fleet will defeat the United States and Russia. fleet. At that time, if it were not for the etiquette and the face of friends, His Royal Highness would inevitably ridicule, but now, he has to admit that the prince is very accurate in grasping the whole situation, and it is a kind of, although I don’t know what you think. Yes, but it feels right after a guess!
"Fortunately, the current Portuguese are weak. We can incorporate these two colonies into the territory of the empire with very little power. If the Boers can hold the British, we can act, and when After creating established facts, will the British still fight us for Portugal? Compared to distant Asia, we can get basic supplies in Cameroon, Namibia and German East Africa."
"If we win, then our colony in Africa can be doubled, and if we lose, it would be shameful at best. And don’t forget that ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is the British in Europe and the world. The colonial system moved their hands and feet. For their own benefit, they did not hesitate to sell Spain's interests to Japan, and we just repeated this process." The prince continued.
"Then you mean to allow the Americans to support us diplomatically in exchange for our help in the Far East? Is that true?" Prince William somewhat wondered why.
"It can be understood that diplomatic help is not enough. We also need American military support and supplies. We have to act like a US-German alliance. Only in this way can we guarantee both the Far East and Africa. Our interests," the prince said.
"Americans don't necessarily do this, they are still very conservative. If we conflict with the British, they will definitely not interfere. I know those guys." The crown prince still hesitated.
"But at least the Americans will be neutral, and because of the relationship between Britain and Japan, the Americans will at least be kindly neutral! That's enough. There are many other things that cannot be solved now, but I think we cannot miss this opportunity. "The prince said firmly.
"This is a bit too risky, I need to think about it." William II did not refuse or agree, but decided to put it aside.
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