Liu Chuan's naval trip to Kiel Harbor was a complete success.
He successfully reversed the development direction of the German Empire's navy, allowing the German Empire's navy to jump out of the trap set by the Sun Never Sets in time. In other words, the Germanic Empire had reduced their losses and had a chance to overtake them at the bend.
More importantly, Liu Chuan had almost conquered the entire Germanic Navy with his performance.
Once the August Mining Company could continuously distribute the profits to the navy, the navy's large-scale warship construction plan could be implemented. Then, the navy would definitely become Liu Chuan's diehard fans.
The army was very important to the emperor of the Germanic Empire. Without the support of the army, the throne was unstable and could collapse at any time. This was especially true for people like Liu Chuan, who was not the rightful heir to the throne and had used other means to ascend the throne. He placed a lot of importance on controlling the army.
Getting the navy's support was only the first step. Next, the army was even more important.
Compared to the navy, the army was in a more complicated situation. Almost all of the Germanic Empire's army was controlled by the Junkers. For a long time, their influence had been very great.
Liu Chuan wanted the army to be as loyal to him as the navy. It was undoubtedly very difficult for them to become his loyal followers.
However, Liu Chuan knew what Lu Jun wanted. The soldiers of the army wanted to win. In this way, not only would it be able to expand the empire's territory, but it would also be able to fight for a wider living space for the commoners. At the same time, it could also bring glory to the soldiers.
A soldier who did not want to be a general was not a good soldier. Similarly, a general who didn't want to be a marshal wasn't a good general.
The generals of the army were also eager to be promoted and obtain the Marshal's Scepter.
As long as Liu Chuan could give them these things, they would be loyal to Liu Chuan.
At the same time, Liu Chuan also needed to actively nurture more young generals so that they could gradually replace the older generals. In this way, Liu Chuan could further strengthen his influence on the army and gradually control the entire army.
At that time, Liu Chuan's throne would be more stable.
On March 1, 1704, Liu Chuan was handling government affairs.
"Your Majesty, Miss Krupp requests an audience!”Secretary Carl Jonalette reported.
Carl Jonalette was the grandson of Jonalette Senior, and the son of Charles Jonalette.
She was only 27 years old this year, but she had already obtained a PhD from Bolin University. After Liu Chuan inherited the throne, Jonalette senior recommended Carl Jonalette to be Liu Chuan's secretary.
The entire Jonalette family served the royal family, so there was naturally no problem with loyalty. Ability was not a problem either. After meeting Carl Jonalette once, Liu Chuan appointed him as his secretary.
"Invite her in!" Liu Chuan said.
Soon, the current head of Krupp, Beta Krupp, walked into Liu Chuan's office.
"Your Majesty, good morning!" Although Bertkrupp was not beautiful, he was very capable.
Her father was Alfred Krupp, the founder of the Krupp Company.
Krupp Company had developed into a military giant. Not only did they monopolize the artillery supply of the Germanic Empire's army and navy, but they were also involved in the steel smelting industry and the shipbuilding industry. Krupp armor steel, the most powerful armor steel in the world, was their product. Its performance was better than the armor steel used in other countries.
The shipyard under the Krupp Company was also building a large number of warships for the German Empire's navy.
"Hello, Miss Krupp!" Liu Chuan smiled.
He knew very well that Krupp was facing a huge dilemma.
Although Bertkrupp was very experienced and capable, he was also very capable. However, she was still a woman.
His father, Alfred Krupp, committed suicide two years ago after being exposed as gay. In this era, being gay was still despised or illegal.
After Alfred Krupp's death, Bertkrupp single-handedly supported this huge firearms group.
After all, Krupp's business had long made countless people drool.
Once Krupp was in trouble, they would definitely not mind taking the opportunity to kick Krupp when it was down and devour it cleanly.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Navy has made a request to Krupp Company. They want us to complete the research and development of the triple 50-caliber 305mm naval gun within two years. This was too difficult for Krupp. Our business is very tight now. We don't have that much money to invest in the development of new naval guns. I hope Your Majesty can communicate with the navy and give us some time. Or, he could pay for the purchase in advance.”Betta Krupp pleaded.
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