"Your Highness, you really make me look at you in a new light! He did not expect His Highness to have such talent. It seems that many of us, including His Majesty the Emperor, have made a mistake!”Count Tirpitz sighed.
"Then, Your Excellency, did I pass your test?”Liu Chuan asked directly.
"Test? Indeed, this was a test. William had already passed and completed it very well!”Count Tirpitz simply admitted it.
"Earl, I won't beat around the bush with you. I believe you know my purpose. His father had passed away, and his brother had become a vegetable. He did not know when he would wake up. However, the empire could not be without a master for a day. My second and third brother are not fit to be emperors. Especially now, the empire was filled with danger. The slightest carelessness would cause them to fall into a bottomless abyss. Even if they could not win in the future war. Then, the empire would most likely collapse again, and the unification that had been completed with great difficulty would be divided again. After all, the kingdoms that make up the empire may not be on our side.
Only I am the most suitable successor to the throne. I can swear to God that I will do my best to lead the Empire to prosperity. In fact, they would even lead the Empire to victory in future wars and lead the Empire to an even more glorious future!”
Liu Chuan made everything clear and waited to see what Count Tirpitz would choose.
Count Tirpitz fell silent. Although he was very optimistic about Liu Chuan and believed that Liu Chuan was the most suitable candidate to inherit the throne, he did not say anything.
However, challenging the Law of Imperial Throne Inheritance was a big deal!
Besides, even if the navy supported Liu Chuan, they were still not strong enough.
In the Germanic Empire, the strength of the navy was far from comparable to the army.
In addition, if Liu Chuan wanted to inherit the throne, the support of the military alone was far from enough. He also needed the support of the cabinet and the various states. Only then could Liu Chuan inherit the throne.
"Your Highness, this is a serious matter. I need to consider it carefully. Moreover, His Highness 'inheritance was after all ranked after Prince Ertel Freundlich and Prince Adalbert.”Tirpitz said.
"Your Excellency, I believe that with the support of the military, this will not be a problem!”Liu Chuan said.
However, Count Tirpitz still refused to relent.
Seeing this situation, Liu Chuan knew that he had to think of a way. Or rather, he had used his trump card.
"Your Excellency, I'm sure you know that I've succeeded in my search for minerals in the Spice Islands!”Liu Chuan said.
Count Tirpitz nodded." Your Highness is indeed very lucky. A copper mine with a reserve of tens of millions of tons is indeed very valuable. Copper ores were an extremely scarce resource for the Empire. With that copper mine alone, William could earn a lot of money.”
"Your Excellency, that is not a copper mine, but a gold-copper mine. Moreover, the copper reserves were not 10 million tons, but 30 million to 40 million tons. The gold reserves alone were more than 3,000 tons. In addition, there were more than ten thousand tons of silver.”Liu Chuan said with a smile.
"What is it? Nearly 40 million tons of copper, 3,000 tons of gold, and 10,000 tons of silver?”Count Tirpitz was shocked.
In his mind, he was already calculating the value of the gold, silver, and copper once they were mined.
There was no doubt that Liu Chuan would become the richest man in the entire Germanic Empire just by relying on this gold-copper mine.
This made Count Tirpitz very envious of Liu Chuan's luck.
"Earl, this gold and copper mine belongs to August Mining Company. I currently hold 80% of the shares of August Mining Company. The other 20% of the shares belonged to the royal family.
I know that the navy has always been seeking to build a large fleet, a fleet that can contend with the Imperial Navy of the Empire of the Never Setting Sun. Therefore, his father had been supporting the navy all these years. However, due to the economic and financial situation of the Empire, the navy did not receive much military expenditure. In order to maintain rapid development, they even owed a huge debt.
I personally am willing to give 20% of August Mining Company's shares to the Navy for free. The annual earnings from these shares would be used as special military expenses for the navy to improve the welfare of the navy officers and build warships.
According to my plan, the gold and copper mines of August Mining Company are worth 20 to 30 billion marks. Every year, August Company could earn one billion marks or more from there.
I think this money is definitely a timely help to the navy!”
Liu Chuan chose the most violent and direct method. He used money to knock out the navy.
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