Germanic Empire, Bailin, Imperial Palace.
The Emperor of the German Empire, William II, was discussing with the upper echelons of the empire about the telegram sent back by the envoy to the Yanhuang Kingdom, Harson.
"Gentlemen, what do you think of the telegram sent by Minister Harhausen?”William II asked.
"Imperial Father, this is simply a fantasy. I don't deny that the Yan Huang Empire has a long history. However, they were already seriously lagging behind and could no longer keep up with the development of the times. Ten years ago, we invaded them. What future did such a backward and poor country have? There is no need for us to support this country. That would be a waste.”Crown Prince William had a look of disdain on his face. From the bottom of his heart, he looked down on the Yan Huang Empire.
"Your Highness, the current Yan Huang Empire is indeed very backward. But in history, they were still glorious. Even if they were lagging behind now, they still had a considerable advantage. They had the largest population in the world!”Prime Minister Holwig said.
"Humph! What use was that? A German soldier could fight ten Yan Huang soldiers!”Crown Prince William snorted coldly.
When William II saw this, he could not help but frown.
"Gentlemen, the most important thing for the Empire is to win the upcoming war. "If we succeed, we will replace the people of the Sun Never Sets and become the new world overlord. However, if they failed, everyone should be very clear about the consequences. The people of Sun Never Sets will never give us another chance. They will definitely destroy us!”William II's expression was serious.
The higher-ups of the Germanic Empire all nodded.
"Then, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, can the Imperium defeat the Sun Never Sets, the Gauls, and the Russians with its strength?”William II asked.
"Your Majesty, I have to admit that this is undoubtedly a very big challenge for the Empire. The Empire would have to face several powerful countries. However, the Empire also had the strongest army in the world. If the dynasty could successfully implement the Schlieffen Plan during the war. In that case, the chances of the Empire winning would be very high.
However, no one could guarantee that this plan would succeed!”
Little Xiaoqi had a serious expression.
The so-called 'Schlieffen Plan' was a battle plan formulated by the former Chief of Staff of the Germanic Empire to concentrate all their efforts and defeat the Gaul Kingdom in the shortest time during the war.
Once they succeeded, the Germanic Empire would avoid a two-front war.
This greatly increased the chances of the German Empire winning this war.
William II nodded.
However, he was not arrogant enough to know that the opponents facing the Germanic Empire were stronger than the previous one.
It was not easy to win the war and break out of the situation.
Now, in the distant east, the Yan Huang Empire showed their willingness to form an alliance. This was undoubtedly good news for the Germanic Empire.
"Gentlemen, it is undeniable that the current Yan Huang Kingdom is still very weak. Moreover, it was in the midst of internal strife. The surrounding strong countries were still eyeing them covetously. However, Yan Huang's advantage was also obvious. With their population, as long as they established a series of military systems. Then, even if they mobilized tens of millions of troops, it would not be a problem.
Even if ten Yan Huang soldiers could match up to one German soldier, that would be pretty good.
Once the war broke out, Yan Huang could attack the Russian Empire and hold back a large portion of the Russian forces. They could also attack the colonies of the Sun Never Sets and the Gauls to weaken their strength. It could even pose a great threat to the Indian colony.
The Indian colony was the lifeblood of the people of Sun Never Sets.
In that case, the pressure we face will undoubtedly be much smaller.
Moreover, we provide loans to the Yan Huang people. These loans would also be used to purchase the Empire's machinery and equipment, allowing the Empire's factories to make a fortune.”
William II said to everyone.
Clearly, William II had already made up his mind.
"But, Imperial Father, the appetite of the Yan Huang people is too big. They actually asked the Empire to provide them with an interest-free or low-interest loan of one billion marks. The annual revenue of the Empire was only 1.6 billion Mark.”Crown Prince William was still very dissatisfied.
"One billion marks is indeed too much. How about this, let the empire's banks provide 500 million marks of loans to the Yan Huang people. The loans were all used to purchase the machinery and equipment of the Imperium and to hire the technicians and military instructors of the Imperium. Moreover, this loan would not be a low-interest loan, let alone an interest-free loan. Follow the normal bank interest rate."
Obviously, William II didn't think Yuan Kewen had the guts to renege on his debt.
Once the loan was due, he could just ask Yuan Kewen to pay it back.
If Yuan Kewen couldn't return it, then he would ask Yuan Datou to return it. Or, it could be directly blamed on the Yan Huang Empire.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Holwig replied.
However, they did not know that by the time the loan was due, the Mark would have depreciated like waste paper.
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