In 1887, the Imperial Diet approved the 1887 naval plan of the Admiralty Caprivi, and unlike in history, Caprivi did not propose to build a 3,500-ton Siegfried-class coastal defense ironclad ship, because under Jochen's long preaching, the navy was basically blind to such small boats carrying cannons. The new plan proposes to build 2 large ironclads of the Catherine II class that can fight the Russians, 2 additional Erin-class heavy cruisers, 2 Corolla-class light cruisers, to supplement the cruiser fleet, and to build 6 small cruisers of 2,000 tons in order to protect the interests of their newly acquired colonies. This is far beyond the historical plan to build 10 Siegfried-class shore defense ironclads.

Jochen was also involved in the design of the new ironclad, which was originally designed to be a larger version of the Oldenburg-class ironclad ship, which was still of the type of Central Ironclad battleship. According to this design, this type of battleship was still considered a powerful new warship at that time, but considering that William White would come up with a Sovereign-class battleship that would lead the entire world naval trend one year later, the backward design of the Central Iron Fort naturally could not be continued. Under Jochen's intervention, the German Admiralty finally determined that the new ship adopts the new ship proposed by Jochen with the main armor belt + dome armor + horizontal armor proposed by Jochen, and forms a new design of armored boxes connected on all sides, and finally finalized the specifications of the new ship: 105 meters long, 20 meters wide, 8 meters draft, standard displacement of 9350 tons, full load displacement of 10820 tons, equipped with 4 305 mm 25 times diameter Krupp breech guns, It has the same layout as the Oldenburg class, with a twin covered turret in the bow and stern, 12 150 mm 35 x diameter Krupp secondary guns, a single-mounted gun layout, and 12 47 mm French Hatch Chase rapid-fire guns. The power system is 4 horizontal round boilers, 2 three-expansion reciprocating steam engines, a speed of 16 knots, a cruising range of 4800 nautical miles at a speed of 10 knots, the use of composite steel surface armor, 350 mm of side armor, 90 mm of dome armor, 30 mm of horizontal armor, and 150 mm of gun cover front. This is Germany's second warship of more than 10,000 tons after King Wilhelm, and it is also the first self-built warship of more than 10,000 tons.

Of course, Jochen was not entirely satisfied with this, because the secondary gun still used the old steel hoop breech mount, which still did not meet the needs in terms of rate of fire. Therefore, Jochen asked Krupp to step up the development of a rapid-fire gun with a tube.

On May 3, 1887, Crown Prince Frederick was in office when he felt an irritation in his throat and then coughed up bloody sputum, which shocked everyone. And Jochen knew that this was the epitome of his father's laryngeal cancer. In this era when medical technology is not perfect, Jochen naturally cannot say that his father has throat cancer when Crown Prince Frederick has no symptoms, even if some people believe it, medical technology may not be able to detect it. But he knew that because of the misdiagnosis, his father's throat cancer had a certain chance of cure. Therefore, now that my father has symptoms of laryngeal cancer, it is necessary to avoid a misdiagnosis and perform surgery, so that my father still has a chance to live.

Crown Prince Frederick's coughing up bloody phlegm was soon learned by Crown Princess Victoria. Concerned about her husband's health, he immediately ordered that an English doctor be invited to come and diagnose him. It seems that the British doctor Morrell Mackenzie, who misdiagnosed his condition as in history and was later called "my father who killed my father", is coming again. For the first time, Jochen questioned his mother's words: "Mother, I am against having only one English doctor come and diagnose my father. ”

"Jochen, why object to the English doctor diagnosing your father? Don't you believe in the medical skills of British doctors? Crown Princess Victoria, who thought that her son was just not satisfied, did not invite a German doctor but a British doctor at the first time, and was a little dissatisfied with her son's statement.

"No, Mother, I just don't think it's safe to have just one doctor. I hope to have a few more doctors come together to diagnose my father. During this time, my father has been hoarse, and we didn't pay attention to it, but this time I coughed up bloody phlegm, and now my father's inhalation voice is heavy, indicating that my breathing is also affected, and I think the situation is more serious. I think it would be safer to ask multiple doctors to come together to diagnose my father, and then have them discuss the basis of their diagnosis and the results together, and then come to a conclusion. In addition, after reaching a conclusion, it is necessary to have all the doctors discuss the treatment together, which can also improve the treatment effect. ”

Hearing his son make such a fuss, Crown Prince Frederick, who was a patient, laughed himself: "Jochen, I know you care about me. It's just a little blood in the phlegm. Maybe it's just laryngitis or something, don't worry, just do what your mother said, the British doctor has good medical skills, just check your father alone. ”

"I know you don't want to make a big fuss, father, but you are the crown prince of the empire, and you can't be too cautious in this situation. And you haven't been in good health during this time, so it's not a bad thing to have a doctor do a comprehensive examination for you. ”

"Jochen has a point, dear, you do need a little rest, and as Jochen said, it's not a bad thing to check it out." After listening to her son's words, Princess Victoria, who cared about her husband very much, also felt that it made sense, so she began to persuade her husband.

"Alright, alright, then I'll be seriously ill for a while." Crown Prince Frederick joked.

Soon, doctors from Britain, Germany, the United States, and even the Qing Kingdom were found, and Crown Prince Frederick wondered: "Why do you want to invite the doctors of the Qing Kingdom?" ”

Yoheng replied, "Father forgot that I studied the Compendium of Materia Medica with Mr. Li for a while when I was a child? Although the treatment effect of Chinese medicine is slow, it is not as fast and fast as my Western medicine, but this Eastern medicine also has unique features, they believe that illness is the poor state of the body, and as long as the state of the body can be improved, the disease can be treated. ”

"Okay, do as you say."

Next, the doctors came together to perform various detailed examinations for Frederick III. Sure enough, Morrell McKenzie misdiagnosed, as in history, thinking that it was just an inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, but this time it was a specialist consultation, and most doctors still thought that laryngeal cancer was more likely.

As soon as she heard that her husband might have throat cancer, Princess Victoria panicked and angrily asked the doctors if it was a misdiagnosis. And Yoheng helped the doctors out: "Mother, don't embarrass the doctors, since most doctors think that laryngeal cancer is more likely, then there must be their basis, let them carefully verify their basis." If it's really throat cancer, it's useless for us to be anxious. Early detection and early treatment are better than delaying to the end. ”

And Crown Prince Frederick had also participated in many wars after all, so he was quite open to life and death, so he comforted his wife: "My dear, Jochen is right, it is better to find out early than late." So let's trouble the doctors to work hard and help diagnose the diagnosis. ”

In the end, without any luck, the doctors diagnosed Frederick III with throat cancer, and for a time the whole palace fell into a dull state. Finally Yochen broke the silence and asked, "So gentlemen, can my father's throat cancer be treated, I know that there is basically no chance of curing the cancer, but what if it is operated?" If you have even the slightest hope, please give it a try. Please, everybody. ”

In the face of His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson, the doctors didn't even dare to say that they would do their best. After some discussion and exchange, the doctor finally gave the good news that Crown Prince Frederick had supraglottic laryngeal cancer (Note 1), and it was not at an advanced stage, so partial resection surgery was feasible. However, due to the removal of a part of the larynx, the larynx's ability to produce and swallow will be affected to a certain extent, but the respiratory function can basically return to normal. At this time, the surgical technique was not enough to repair the laryngeal function, but fortunately, because it was not a total laryngectomy, the basic vocal ability and swallowing ability were still preserved.

Traditional Chinese medicine also says that some drugs can be used to improve the body's immunity, reduce the damage to the body, and speed up the recovery after surgery.

Getting such news, Crown Princess Victoria was mixed with joy and sorrow. And Jochen is also happy that his father, who has always loved him, was able to survive this disaster.

The upper echelons of the empire were shocked when they learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had throat cancer, His Majesty Emperor William I is now 90 years old and basically ignores state affairs, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Joachim, although he is gifted and intelligent, is only 19 years old now, which is too immature. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now in the prime of life, even if Bismarck does not like it in every way, he knows that the loss of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at this time is a great disaster. Later, I heard that His Royal Highness the crown prince's throat cancer could be cured by surgery, and although it would be affected to a certain extent, he was alive and well. After all, if the anti-Prussian crown prince who was "influenced by liberalism" really sang against himself, the old prime minister would also have a headache, but now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will inevitably reduce his interference in government affairs due to physical reasons, which is a good thing for the old dictator who has completely controlled the Reichstag (Note 2). And even in the absence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the affairs of the empire are still running. So don't worry.

At the end of May, after a number of doctors carefully prepared the surgical plan and the postoperative recovery plan, Crown Prince Frederick underwent a partial laryngectomy, after which the doctor said that the operation was quite successful, and if the postoperative recovery was good, it would not have much impact on the daily life of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but it was necessary to pay attention to rest. The Chinese medicine doctor also said that he would continue to recuperate his body for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Everyone finally put their hanging hearts back.

Note 1: The author does not know what type of laryngeal cancer Frederick III is, but more than 60% of patients with this type of laryngeal cancer are suitable for partial resection, so I will make it up here.

Note 2: Don't scold friends who like Bismarck, Bismarck is indeed quite a dictatorship in Germany, after he dissolved the parliament in 1886, the parliament was basically completely controlled by him, and he also valued the power in his hands very seriously. Bismarck's resignation in 1890 was also triggered by a quarrel with Wilhelm II over the power of the chancellor, when Wilhelm II wanted to cancel the 1852 rule that "ministers are not allowed to report to the monarch in the absence of the prime minister." As a result, Bismarck clashed sharply, and finally Wilhelm II issued an ultimatum: "Either repeal this decree or resign immediately." In the end, Bismarck chose to resign.

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