"Why did Your Highness say this to His Majesty Edward? In this way, the British will most likely remind the French. ”

The next day, Jochen told Marchar about his conversation with Edward VII, who was puzzled by Jochen's intention to reveal Germany to Edward VII.

"Adolf, are we ready for war?" Joechen asked noncommittally, saying this to Edward VII because of his own considerations.

"No, Your Highness, the Empire is not ready." Mashal replied that he could tell that Jochen did not intend to start a war.

"We are not ready for war, and I don't want a war now, so we have to avoid as much as possible the factors that may lead to war, the problem is that there is this, and it is not just us who can decide.

My uncle had just made a trip to France, and the results seemed good, and we had reason to believe that Britain and France had reached an agreement. Whatever this agreement may be, it risks giving the French some unrealistic illusions. So I'm going to use the mouth of my uncle to dispel the illusions of the French. Jochen said lightly.

After the conclusion of the Anglo-French Entente, the French began to be dishonest, and the year after Edward VII's visit to France, the French signed an agreement with Spain to partition Morocco. Then, on the ninth day of the third year, a special delegation was sent to Morocco in an attempt to overthrow the Moroccan Sultan in a short period of time and completely colonize Morocco into French law.

However, this action made Germany appear very passive, in addition to the interests of the monopoly groups involved in the overseas trade of tens of millions of marks every year, the German government, which was under great anti-British pressure from the people at this time, could not just regard the Moroccan question as a simple question of who the colonies belonged to, but also became a big problem related to the face of the German government and the self-esteem of the people. At this time, it is impossible for the German government to keep a low profile.

Even Jochen believed that if Germany was tough, the French would have yielded as they had historically. But such a conflict obviously does not benefit itself either, and the fear of war will cause panic at home, the economy will be affected, and social unrest will occur, which will be a big problem for Germany, which needs time to develop

Jochen didn't want to make such a fuss so early, especially as a new emperor who was about to succeed him. Stabilizing people's hearts, consolidating power, and gaining the trust of the people are the top priorities, and it is not a good idea to fight with the French or to fight bricks.

"I see what you mean, Your Highness, we are not ready for war, and the French are not. No matter what kind of cooperation was reached between Britain and France, both sides still had doubts in the early stage of cooperation, and the tougher our attitude at this time, the more Britain and France did not dare to act rashly. Mashal nodded in understanding.

"My uncle is not a man who can deceive the past with a few words of rhetoric, and the agreement between England and France is not something that I can change with a few words of rhetoric. Moreover, our ambiguity is likely to lead to diplomatic miscalculations between the British and French. They think they can hide their secret business from us.

The more we are silent, the more Britain and France will make small moves under the table, and when they get to the table, I am afraid that it will be a big move that we are caught off guard. So a tougher attitude now will make them a little more alert, but it's better than them secretly using some small means to make trouble for us.

Without the interference of these small means, we can be more prepared with peace of mind, and eventually they will find that in the face of strength, any small means are meaningless. Jochen said dismissively.

"Highlight the opposites, although the diplomatic difficulties will increase. However, from a national security perspective, it is better to deal with it, and it may not avoid the deterioration of the situation. But at least it is possible to postpone the time of the deterioration, and time is in our favor, and His Highness does have a point in thinking about it. Machar replied with deep understanding.

"But the words have been made clear, and I am afraid that it will be more difficult to maneuver diplomatically in the future, and I am afraid that your work will be even more difficult, Adolf. To show our toughness, but also to control the rhythm, I don't want to fight a war without preparation. Joechen commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness, this is my glory." Mashal bowed. replied respectfully.

Two days later, at the same place where Frederick III was crowned, Jochen took the crown of the German Emperor and became the supreme power of the nascent empire, known as Joachim III.

While Jochen was holding the supreme power of the German Empire, the imperial power of Nicholas II was shaky.

Although the Russians suffered defeat in both the sea and land theaters, it is still too early to say that they will win or lose on the battlefield, the Russian army is still assembling to the Far East little by little, the Second Pacific Fleet is still on the way to sail, although it lost Arthur, but Vladivostok is still the fulcrum of the Far East that the Japanese cannot capture, although the war situation is unfavorable, but Nicholas II still believes that the situation will turn around.

After all, in the eyes of Nicholas II, this is just a skirmish, his army strength is 10 times that of those yellow-skinned monkeys, the navy is 3 times that of them, the national budget is 10 times that of Japan, and the economic strength is 20 times that of Japan.

As the saying goes, if you go outside, you must first settle inside, but Nicholas II's inside is now in shambles.

Under Jochen's watchful attention, Akashi Genjiro's operations in Russia were collected and sorted out by the agents of the ND Bureau and sent back to Berlin, looking at the scattered and incomplete information, Jochen had to praise him as a genius spy.

As later commented on the achievements of Genjiro Akashi in the Russo-Japanese War: "Without General Nogi, Lushun could be won in the end; Without General Togo, the Japanese naval battle might have been won; But without Akashi Daisa, Japan would never have won the war. ”

Akashi Genjiro has carried out a series of subversive activities in Russia, and as a yellow person, he can still hide his traces in the white country, if it weren't for the ND Bureau that had already targeted him, he might not have been able to collect information about his actions, and even then ND didn't dare to say that he knew everything about Akashi Genjiro's activities in Russia.

He instigated independence movements, aided revolts, supported sabotage, and spread unfavorable public opinion, and did it all with great skill. The various revolts of the Baltic states, the Poles, the Finns, the Jews, the Serbs, and the Social Democratic Revolutionaries all became a lingering shadow for Nicholas II.

Nicholas II's approach to these revolts was simple and brutal, but this brutality soon provoked an even greater backlash.

On January 22, 1905, 30,000 workers, led by the Orthodox clergy Fr. Gepon, rallied on the Hermitage Square to express their dissatisfaction with the increasing exploitation and oppression of the workers at the bottom of society as the war progressed, while the prices of goods continued to rise and life became untenable. It was hoped that a petition would be submitted to Nicholas II asking the tsar to carry out social reforms, not to work overtime, to provide fair remuneration.

However, the workers' petition did not reach the ears of Nicholas II, who, for safety and reasons, moved to Tsarskoye Village, south of St. Petersburg, because the previous strike at the largest plant in St. Petersburg had expanded to 80,000 factories throughout St. Petersburg.

The strike, which Nicholas II saw as a great perverse act that undermined the stability and unity of society, especially during the war, was at a time when everyone was required to work seriously and contribute their strength to the Russian Empire. Therefore, after the start of the war, there were a large number of "saboteurs" who were working against their own rule, and the strike was recognized by Nicholas II as the sabotage of the Russian Empire organized by some people with "ulterior motives", and Nicholas II ordered a swift suppression.

In the face of the growing number of demonstrators on the Hermitage Square, where 200,000 protesters and the Hermitage guards confronted each other, the guards opened fire on the ordinary people holding icons, images of the Tsar, and singing hymns and hymns. People fled in panic and scrambled for a stampede, resulting in a tragedy of at least 1,000 casualties and the death of Father Gepon in the chaos.

The bloodshed, known as the "Sunday Massacre", sparked a wave of revolt throughout Russia, shattering the hopes of the Russian workers who had still had illusions and expectations about the Tsar, calling him "our little father", and a large-scale nationwide strike ensued.

The strikes escalated everywhere, and the struggle against the military and police who came to suppress them soon turned into riots, and in retaliation, the rebels chose the drastic method of assassination, with the assassination of the Governor of Finland Bobrikov, the Minister of the Interior Plevy, and even the death of Nicholas II's uncle, Grand Duke Sergei, in Moscow by the revolutionary bombing.

The Russian Revolution broke out.

Nicholas II faced more turmoil than in history, and the Poles in Galicia and Bukovina, who had been sold by Jochen, and the Serbs, who had been garrisoned by Russia, also joined the tide of opposition to Russian rule.

The successive revolts affected the normal functioning of the Russian state machine, and at this moment, the Tsar's throne was in jeopardy. (To be continued......)