Salisbury's concern was naturally that the British had become somewhat impatient with the Republic of Dewaziland, an African country formed by the Boers, descendants of Dutch, French, and German immigrants, was naturally close to the Germans.

Therefore, if the British Empire wants to play hard with Dewasland, it must also consider the attitude of the Germans, so now the Germans have to spend energy to solve the mess in the Philippines, and Salisbury is still very willing to see it, which means that Germany's army, which is now second only to Russia in number and far superior in strength, has to send a lot of people to the Far East, which the British Empire is happy to see.

In fact, Salisbury was too careful, and even if the Germans wanted to stumble on the British in Africa, they would definitely be secretly rubbing their way to say it blatantly like the second emperor Wilhelm II, and then let the British set up a target to fight the stupid thing Frederick III and Jochen, two people with a smooth temperament, would definitely not do it.

You see, at that time, the whole world was unhappy with the British Empire, and the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the United States, Russia, and Ireland were all supporting the Boers, why were only the Germans shot? And although Wilhelm II is in the second year this time, what people said is correct, you are the British are the invaders, so you are allowed to do it, and I am not allowed to say it.

And now in this time and space, in the face of the things done by the British in 1895, the Germans were very cautious and did not say a word, pretending to be deaf and dumb and squatting at home harmless to humans and animals. However, after 1896, a considerable number of Mauser M1893 went to Africa, and the Germans said I don't know, I really don't know.

What the? You say that the Republic of Devasland is armed with a large number of M1893s? Please, Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay are all users of Mauser rifles, how do I know if the guns have changed hands after they are sold? Do you blame me for this kind of thing?

However, as Salisbury had guessed, the Germans were ready to send more troops to the Far East after taking over the Philippines. But how many people to send? Who to send? Who commands these people? This became a point of contention.

"Your Highness, you should know that we have already spent a lot of money and resources on sending only two divisions to the Far East, and we will continue to maintain the logistics of the Far East team in the future, which is already a very big pressure on our sea transportation capacity, and it is also an additional military expenditure. We are now in a position where we do not adversely affect other fiscal expenditures. At most, two additional divisions can be added to the Philippines. ”

Caprivi was opposed to a large-scale troop build-up, after all, as the chancellor of the empire, he also had to think about finances. It's not that the Germans don't have troops to send, and it's not that they can't afford to pay for it, but if they conduct a local war in peacetime without affecting their own economic development, then the question of cost has to be considered.

Jochen is also understandable, not to mention that the world police in later generations have been fighting local wars all over the world and causing national fiscal deficits every year, even in history, the Americans spent $1 billion on suppressing the Philippine monkeys, which is equivalent to 4 billion marks.

This was not a mere $1 billion a year later, when the Boer War broke out, and the British spent £220 million on a war that lasted more than three years. It is equivalent to 1.1 billion US dollars, and the British, as the world's second largest economy, were exhausted by the 220 million pounds of war consumption, considering that the total military expenditure of the Royal Navy in the four years from 1899 to 1902 was only 130 million pounds.

The Germans would not have lost more than they could have lost if a war had affected the already rapid economic growth, so Jochen could understand Caprivey's thoughts, but Jochen still believed that he should send heavy troops to the Far East.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I agree with your idea of waging war without affecting the healthy balance of our finances. But the situation in the Philippines is very complicated, and we need to restore the social stability that the Spaniards have destroyed in the riots as quickly as possible, so that we can build the Philippines as much as possible. to shorten the time it takes to generate profits.

We can't get tangled in the rainforest with those annoying Filipino monkeys and waste 3~4 years to settle them. I think, then, that the economic damage caused by the continued destruction and waste of war is much less than the money it would cost us to end it in a short period of time with more powerful forces. ”

The longer it drags on, the more it takes, and that's how Jochen perceives local wars, because after a long time you still have to continue to increase your investment, and finally find yourself in a quagmire from which you can't get out.

The Vietnam War dragged the U.S. economy to a pulp, and the war in Afghanistan simply sent Soviet finances to the graveyard. On the contrary, the initial cost of the Gulf War scares the world, but its economic impact on the United States has been far more damaging than the Iraq war that followed.

Moreover, the Americans were complete victors in the Gulf War. Although the Americans overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime in the Iraq War, the Americans withdrew their troops as if they were escaping from the bottomless pit that devoured military spending.

Therefore, the long pain is better than the short pain, and the Germans are now simply taking advantage of the surplus financial resources to quickly cut through the mess and quickly beat the Philippine monkeys, otherwise it will really drag on for 3~4 years, and if you can't do it, you will have to do it against the British.

"Your Excellency, the effect of our investment of 50,000 troops and 100,000 troops in the Philippines is not as simple as multiplying by two. 100,000 troops means that we can quickly snuff out any Philippine resistance, and as long as we are fast enough and ruthless enough, even monkeys will be afraid.

If we can completely solve the Philippine problem in two years, then although the fiscal pressure is indeed relatively large in the short term, it will be more favorable in the long run.

And in the Philippines, if the Philippines is left behind by the Spaniards, I think the construction cost that we need to invest will be lower than starting from scratch, so what we need to do is to restore the social order in the Philippines as much as possible. ”

"Your Highness, the troops to be sent to the Philippines must be integrated divisions or standing divisions, and it is impossible for us to use compendium divisions, which means that we have to transfer at least 6 integrated or standing divisions from the country to the Philippines, plus 1 division already in the Philippines, which means that our standing combat strength has been reduced by nearly 22%, which is unacceptable!"

Just when Caprivi was shaken by Jochen's words, the Chief of the General Staff, Schlieffen, spoke out against it, in Schlieffen's eyes. The German Army had to deal with France and Russia at the same time, and it was already unbearable not to expand its army, and now it was almost a quarter of the standing combat force to be sent, which was simply Schlieffen's life.

Jochen really can't be persuaded on this question, just kidding, Germany is not a lighthouse country with no enemies around, and can send 100,000 troops to the Philippines with peace of mind. Then it took three years to finish slowly, and the finishing touches were not completely completed until 1906.

But it is not okay not to send it, the Spaniards have more than 40,000 troops in the Philippines, and they have not seen the Philippines completely settle down until now, and the German Army is still able to fight, and 50,000 troops cannot play any role in a short period of time.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, what you said is indeed very important, but if we do not send heavy troops to the Philippines, then we may face the unfavorable situation of entanglement with the Filipinos for a long time. I think you can understand that. To solve the Philippine problem, it is impossible to send only 3~4 divisions in a short time.

Now there is no threat of war in the Empire, so ...... "Jochen can't reason with the facts like he did with Caprivi, he can only show his difficulties to Schlieffen, and now this is the case, you can think of a way for yourself, big guy."

However, Jochen's words were categorically rejected by Schlieffen: "Your Highness, I can understand the importance of the Philippines, but the security of the empire is more important than the Philippine problem. It is true that the empire does not threaten war now, but our war in the Philippines cannot end anytime soon. We cannot risk a quarter of the Empire's standing military strength in a situation where it cannot be withdrawn in the event of a war in the Empire.

Of course, if His Excellency the Prime Minister agrees to the formation of six more divisions of the Army, he can send troops to the Philippines first. Schlieffen spoke slowly and made his request.

These Caprivi blew up: "Absolutely not! To support 8 divisions to fight overseas has already made the empire's finances tight! And continue to expand the army? It's impossible! I won't agree, the Cabinet won't agree, and Congress won't agree! ”

"Your Highness, then please forgive me for not being able to do anything." Schlieffen apologized to Jochen with a look on his face that wasn't my fault.

"Your Highness. If the Chief of the General Staff thinks that a large-scale increase in troops to the Far East cannot be achieved without an expansion of the army, then we will not be able to do anything. "Although he was angry that Schlieffen had pushed the blame away, Caprivi was willing to borrow the donkey from the slope, and if you kick the ball to me, then I will kick it back.

These two men kicked the ball at first. It really can't be done. What to do?

At this time, Frederick III spoke, and he was also counted as his prime minister, chief of general staff, and son: "Why don't we compromise, how about adding 3 more divisions, plus 1 army division and 1 marine division that were originally in the Philippines, so that there are 5 divisions of troops, how about this?" ”

The emperor said so, and both Caprivi and Schlieffen agreed, with Caprivi saying that the finances could be squeezed and Schlieffen saying that the army could be tired, but Jochen was still thinking.

As the heir to the Hohenzollern family, with their glorious army tradition, Jochen is an absolute outlier. His understanding of the army is really only scratching the surface, maybe he knows a little equipment, maybe he knows a little strategy, but if you really give him a division, it is estimated that he can lose you within a day if he starts a war.

So he can only rely on some historical numbers to compare, the Americans in the Philippines do not count the piecemeal finish, the official large-scale military operation lasted for 3 years, dispatched 110,000 troops, killed more than 4,000 people, wounded nearly 30,000, casualty ratio of nearly 30%.

Even if the U.S. Army is a bunch of scrap wood, it's really hard to say what the Germans can do with only half of the U.S. Army's troops.

Therefore, at least the same number of troops as the Americans in history became a formula in Jochen's thinking. Maybe this is not necessarily true, but at least it won't lead to worse results.

So what to do to get Caprivi and Schlieffen to agree to their plan anyway? One is not to expand the army and not to send troops, and the other is to expand the army without giving money, how can we expand the army without giving money?

Suddenly, an example flashed through Jochen's mind, and Jochen raised his head with a smile on his face and said to Schlieffen: "Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, if you double the size of the army, you should be able to support the plan to add 6 divisions to the Philippines, right?" (To be continued......)

PS: This chapter is finally finished.,But the chapter on the 22nd is probably really too late.,Let's ask for leave first.,It's best to make it up.,If you can't make it up, forgive me.