Since the crossing, Prince Ruprecht is the kind of person who has an idea and thinks it is reasonable to do it immediately, how bad can it be? It's nothing more than losing the crown as in history. Immediately after the unpleasant talks between Roosevelt, the prince went to Sanssouci Palace, where he needed to convince Wilhelm II to support this opinion, and then the Kaiser. As for the current Prime Minister of the Reich? His Royal Highness the Prince automatically ignored it, without Bismarck's prestige and skill, the power comes entirely from the Prime Minister, who is trusted by the royal family, and his opinion does not matter if the royal family agrees!

"It's not a nuisance, but why do I always feel like we're at a loss?" Crown Prince Wilhelm said with some dissatisfaction after hearing what Prince Ruprecht had stated. "We have given a lot, and we may even offend Britain, and the Empire will receive nothing but an illusory so-called friendship."

"We can trade American Samoa for benefits. Believe me, this benefit is to be big! It's so big that it's absolutely impossible to refuse! Prince Ruprecht stepped forward, picked up a globe, put it in front of the crown prince, and pointed two places in Africa with his finger!

"How about these two places?" The prince pointed to Angola and Mozambique, to which Portugal belongs!

"You're crazy, aren't you? Are you going to annex the colonies to which Portugal belongs? Prince Wilhelm was surprised and said, "You are bolder than me!" I was just trying to get a port in the Far East, and you were going to double the size of the German colonies in Africa! You broke the situation in which the great powers carved up Africa in the 80s, which will have unforeseen consequences! ”

"Are you scared?" His Royal Highness the Prince asked with a smile.

"It's not about guts, it's an unconscionable move that will plunge the empire into unprecedented isolation." If it weren't for the future king of Bavaria, Wilhelm II would have taught this reckless creature a hard lesson. The haughty crown prince will never allow anyone to question his courage!

"So who will isolate us? Russia? France or England? Or is it Italy? Or the United States on the other side of the ocean? His Royal Highness the Prince asked after putting down the globe.

"Russia is still waiting for the warships we have built for them, and the support we have given them in the Far East, and as long as we do not move the Balkans, there will be no major problems with the fundamentals of Russian-German relations until Russia and Japan are decided, and from this point of view, the Russians will not support a small country on the other side of Europe. Russia also has no interests in Africa. ”

"The French may intervene, but they may not have the courage to fight us for Portugal! Or that it's impossible to start a war with us because of this! And the most important thing is that when we launch this offensive, our new batch of warships has already been completed, and our ocean-going combat capability will be superior to that of France, and if the French really want to do it, whether it is in Europe or Africa, whether at sea or on land, we will accompany us to the end! ”

"It's Britain that really worries, you hate it, but you don't have the courage to confront it head-on. Britain is strong, and the navy is the best in the world, and these are true. But Britain also has his weakness. The conflict between the British and the Boers was on the verge of war, and the two sides fought fiercely for the world's largest gold mine. I have a hunch that the British will be bogged down in the quagmire of war! And this is an opportunity for us! ”

"Hahaha, Boers? Those descendants of the Dutch? Their ancestors were defeated by the British at their strongest, and then forced to hand over the fleets and merchant ships on which they depended, and those descendants in Africa still want to hold back the British hundreds of years later? Dreaming, right? Your joke is not funny at all, Ruprecht, my friend. Crown Prince William couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this.

"I've had many dreams, but they have all come true, such as the battle between the Japanese and the U.S. and Russian fleets, and the question of the ownership of the Philippines." The prince was not angry at all, and said after pouring himself a cup of Ceylon black tea.

"This." Crown Prince William was speechless for a moment. Before the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Prince Ruprecht had revealed to Wilhelm II a limited number of views on the war, such as the Japanese attack on the Philippines and the victory of the Japanese fleet over the American and Russian fleets. At that time, if it weren't for the etiquette and the face of his friends, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would inevitably have to ridicule him, but now, he has to admit that this prince has a very accurate grasp of the whole situation, giving people a feeling that although he doesn't know what you think, he can guess accurately!

"Fortunately, the Portuguese are weak now, and we can incorporate these two colonies into the empire with very little strength. If the Boers can hold back the British, we can act, and when the facts are established, will the British fight us for Portugal? Relative to distant Asia, we can get basic supplies in Cameroon, Namibia, and German East Africa. ”

"If we win, we can double the size of our colonies in Africa, and if we lose, we'll be embarrassed at best. And let's not forget that it was the British who personally manipulated the colonial system of the European countries in the world, and they did not hesitate to sell the interests of Spain to Japan for their own interests, and we just repeat the process. The prince continued.

"So you mean to get the Americans to support us diplomatically in exchange for our help in the Far East? Is that so? "Crown Prince Wilhelm has some figured out why.

"It can be understood that diplomatic help is not enough, we also need military solidarity from the Americans, as well as supply supplies. We need to act like a quasi-alliance of virtues, so that we can guarantee our interests in both the Far East and Africa. The prince said.

"Americans don't necessarily do that, they're still very conservative. If we clash with the British, they will not intervene, I understand those guys. The crown prince still hesitated.

"But at least the Americans will be neutral, and because of Anglo-Japanese relations, the Americans will at least be neutral in good faith! That's enough. There's a lot more to come, and it's not something that can be solved right now, but I don't think we can afford to miss this opportunity. The prince said firmly.

"This is a bit too risky, I need to think about it." Wilhelm II did not refuse and did not agree, but decided to put it on hold for now.

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