Generally speaking, the current Germany simply does not have the economic strength and manpower to develop such a huge colony, so it is undoubtedly the best to pull others to develop it together in this situation! And this model of cooperation can greatly alleviate the contradictions between the United States and Germany, imagine that after the outbreak of World War I, the Americans suddenly found that if Germany lost, then the United States' privileges in the five colonies of German Africa would be wiped out, then what would they do? At least a kind of benign neutrality, right?

After seeing off Roosevelt, the prince said that he would go to Berlin as soon as possible to promote cooperation between the two countries. In fact, he did, and on the morning of the third day, Ruprecht boarded the train to Berlin, and on the fifth day he met with Crown Prince Wilhelm, now regent.

"I really didn't expect that we would meet so soon, how is His Majesty the Emperor's health?" Before coming, the prince had learned a little about the situation in Berlin, and in general, Frederick III was not in good health, and it was very likely that he would not be able to survive the summer. If it weren't for the urgency of the matter, the prince wouldn't want to come to Berlin at this time. But what he didn't expect was that they met as soon as they came to Berlin!

"Although I am worried about my father's health, I also have to work hard for this empire, I know what you are here for, in fact, I was very concerned about it when you first mentioned that plan. If the Americans could take away the Spanish colonies, and the Japanese could do the same, why not the German Empire? Britain and France connived at this behavior in the first place, then the tacit understanding between the European powers has been broken, and we should also use fire and sword to grab the benefits that belong to the empire! ”

Looking at the prince who was a little puzzled, Crown Prince William said with confidence. "I've had enough of the empire in this conservative atmosphere, and I've had enough of the British tyranny and arrogance! If I have the chance, I'd love to give the British a little colour! ”

From the words of the crown prince, the prince drew two important messages, the first point is that Frederick III is really not good, and Wilhelm II will ascend the throne in the second half of the year at the latest! The second point is that Wilhelm II did have a lot of ideas about the Portuguese colonies, but his attitude was still very hesitant, and he was very suspicious of the attitude of the British.

"If we had planned well enough, the British would not have had a chance to take care of Portugal! Next year will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it will be up to us to grasp it. The prince said.

"Do you mean the conflict between the British and the Boers? And those guys can still hold off the army of the British? The prince could clearly feel the helplessness in Wilhelm II's words, if it weren't for the prince's face, I'm afraid he would have already begun to mock, right?

"This war may start this year, we just have to wait and see what happens." The Boers were better prepared than they had ever been, and their relationship with the blacks had improved considerably, not so much that they would become allies, but at least they would not be held back. The prince was confident that the Boers would take the initiative in the first year of the war!

"You're not going to prepare the empire to help the Boers, are you?" The prince said suspiciously. In his opinion, if the Boers were to cause more trouble to the British, there had to be a strong external force involved, and in fact there were very few external forces willing to help the Boers! The Dutch will not act, at most they will be verbal cannons, and other countries will be even more impossible, then the only one with the motive and ability is probably Germany!

Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the German government will certainly not intervene, but it is not the same if there are some Germans who enter the Boer Republic as volunteers. Of course, such an approach would have angered the British, and the most important external factor for Germany to annex the Portuguese colonies was Britain. What is the point of provoking Britain at this time?

"It is impossible for a large number of troops to enter the Boer, we will provide some equipment and supplies at most, after all, the northern side of the Boer Republic is next to the Portuguese colony, in addition to supplies, we will send at most a small number of officers, and not only our officers, if there is an opportunity to retaliate against the British, I think the United States will be more willing to do it than we do!" The prince thought for a moment and said.

"The way the Americans are now? Even the vassals of the British can't be beaten, and they dare to do something with the British? William's words revealed a tone of disdain.

"Even if it's lame, as long as they go, it's useful, and even politically significant than military, and the United States is one of the few countries in the world that is not afraid of retaliation from the British. As long as the British can get bogged down in this quagmire, there will not be much interference with our colonial operations in Portugal. The prince laid out his plans.

"Then how can the British forbid us to use the ports along the way, as they did in the Qing-Japanese War? What is certain is that the French will definitely refuse. Then we have no supply base from the mainland to Southern Africa, except for one Cameroon in the middle. William said.

To tell the truth, the performance of the British during the Qing-Japanese War still shocked the prince, who had a lot of complaints about the British, and just one act of non-cooperation made Germany's subsequent punishment plan stillborn. The gold content of these words of the British Empire in this era is quite sufficient. The so-called once bitten by a snake for ten years is afraid of the well rope, and the current William has this feeling.

"If we wait until the war starts, we will prepare, it will be too late!" The prince wiped a cold sweat and said. "We must make arrangements as soon as possible, if nothing else, if we fade out to deal with Portugal, this time it is unlikely that even the navy will move, although Portugal has a vast colony in Africa, but the defense is really poor, and the troops may not even have a regiment! We have a light division and a certain amount of cavalry in Namibia and German East Africa, and it will be enough to deal with the Portuguese and the forces that may intervene! ”

There are only three countries in Southern Africa, Great Britain, Germany, and Portugal, and most of the French colonies are in Central and North Africa, more precisely in North Africa. Especially in the Algiers area. If it weren't for the fear of the overreaction of Britain and France, the prince would even want to get the Belgian Congo, but think about it.

This basin in the heart of Africa is the center of the surrounding area, and any major power that wants to occupy it will be boycotted by other powers, just like the future secretary general of the United Nations, who cannot be held by a large country, but can only be held by a medium-sized country.

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