"What do you think the Chinese want to buy the best arms equipment and machinery in Germany?" William I put down the slip in his hand, and it was written what the Chinese wanted, "These are a lot of money." Moltke? My Chief of Staff? ”

"I am only responsible for the combat part of the army, Your Majesty," meaning the three heroes of German unification, Chief of Staff Moltke sat at the table, he was a thin but very tall old man, "but for the Chinese," Moltke looked at the paper in his hand with reading glasses, "They asked Germany to send military attaches to train their troops, Your Majesty, it has to be said, is a good place to arrange for many retired non-commissioned officers." ”

China has a vast territory, and if each province can send non-commissioned officers, this can solve a lot of officers and soldiers who cannot be placed now because of the expansion of conscription in the War of Unification, Moltke is the chief of staff, so he thinks this is very good.

William turned his attention to Ron, the Minister of War and Politics, and Ron was also very supportive of this, "We need to solve the problem of the metabolism and aging of armaments, although they ask for machinery and equipment, we can give them the latest equipment, and by the way, some skilled old workers will also let them go to China, and the funds obtained can be used to develop the latest equipment, you know, on the European continent, there is no such bold and very large number of buyers." "The Minister of War and Political Affairs is in charge of armaments and logistics, and he has to be responsible for the extremely inflated armament system due to the unification war, which is the property of the Junker aristocracy, and it is suddenly reduced, and their anger is not even suppressed by the emperor. If the Chinese really want it, this hot potato can be thrown out at once.

"My Prime Minister, what about you? What do you think? William looked at his prime minister, and at the reception after his coronation at the Palace of Versailles, William I toasted the three heroes, "You, General Ron, have sharpened your sword; You, General Moltke, used the sword correctly; You, Count Bismarck, have been so distinguished in your control of my policy for so many years that whenever I thank the army, I think of you in particular. ”

This is a very high evaluation, but it is also a very pertinent evaluation, and the troika is very harmonious, and has made a great contribution to the unification of Germany. Bismarck's face was worried, "The conditions of the Chinese are very favorable, but I am afraid that they have other intentions, of course, Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager of the Chinese, said that he wanted to deal with the French." ”

"That's for sure," Moltke gloated, "the French still had the heart to send the navy to the Far East to take care of the dead affairs of a few merchants, offending the Chinese." And the widowed lady's deceased husband was to death by the British and the French, and it is normal for her to want to deal with the French, and we should unite with them, maybe," Moltke became interested, "and we can also knock the French colonies a little bit in the Far East!" ”

"Yes, of course it is true," said Wilhelm I hesitantly, "but undue anger against the French will not benefit the German Empire." ”

"The Chinese will not say that they want to sign an offensive and defensive alliance with Germany," Bismarck said, "and the main purpose of the Chinese is to ask for arms equipment, to send officers to participate in the training of the Chinese army, and to build some warships in the navy." ”

"Navy do they also need to make equipment?" Ron was interested, "You know, our navy isn't very good yet. ”

"Yes, the arrogant British seem to have paid little attention to the requirements of the Chinese and rejected China's request for shipyards, but they believe that German warship construction is also very good, so the naval side also wants to cooperate."

"So what are you waiting for?" Ron looked at Bismarck, "Lord Count, you should sign these contracts quickly!" ”

William I also nodded, "The situation in the country is very unstable, the economic situation is not optimistic, and the Chinese now seem to be very reliable buyers." ”

"They were just getting started, like the former kingdom of Prussia." Moltke sighed and said, "So do everything you can for the prosperity of the country." ”

Bismarck repeated the words of the conversation with the Queen Mother, "Since Your Majesty has also decided, then I will sign a contract with them as soon as possible," Bismarck was faintly uneasy, but he clearly understood that the domestic situation was very uneasy, he was good at military affairs and economic governance, but he was not good at social governance, there were many voices against him, even Frederick was very dissatisfied with himself, Frederick fully learned the so-called freedom, iron and blood of the British, he was not cold, he had to appease the various political factions in the country, Let most people's vested fruits be guaranteed, "Your Majesty, the Three Emperors Alliance, maybe don't sign it yet, this is my personal opinion." ”

"Why?" William said suspiciously, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been busy with this matter for the past year. ”

"The eyes of the Chinese are very vicious, and I have been thinking about this recently," Bismarck said indifferently, "and I also think that there is no common interest worth forming between neighboring powers, such as us and France." (To be continued......)