Chapter 50: An Invitation from the Two Royal Families

History has its great inertia, some things will change because of the people who traveled, but some things will still continue along the original track, such as the construction of the German Navy will start sooner or later, and for example, Nicholas II was stabbed on the streets of Japan on a sightseeing trip to Japan.

"Willy was actually assassinated by a yellow-skinned monkey in Japan! I would now like to know exactly what kind of mood he is in right now! "Crown Prince William, who is relatively quiet compared to the time-traveler, is almost to the point of at least one letter a week! Even some of the things that seemed interesting to him would be shared with the traverser.

Although the tone is a bit joking, after all, Germany and Russia are still relatives, and Nicholas II is also Wilhelm's cousin. Kaiser Wilhelm II was still angry that Japan had invited the Russian crown prince to visit, only to be assassinated in Japan.

The time-traveler was not interested in this kind of internal matter of the royal family, on the one hand, because he already knew the result, and on the other hand, the mere fact that the event itself had no effect on the time-traveler and Germany. However, if you dig deeper, there are some things in it that are worth pondering.

"The British want to change the existing pattern in the Far East, they have quickened their pace and are ready to train Japan to fight Russia! If Japan wants to grow and grow, it must obtain additional benefits, and this benefit can only be obtained from the already decaying Qing Dynasty. "Prince Ruprecht pointed out the problem in his reply to Crown Prince Wilhelm!

You know, Nicholas II was the crown prince of Russia, and when the Russian crown prince went to Japan, he was accompanied by 7 warships of various kinds! What was there in the Japanese Navy in 1891? Although this assassination is a civil act, but according to the Russians' ability to find trouble, this time there was an accident, the responsibility lies with the other party, and the situation that he is full of good cards is actually just that! The British have a great contribution behind it!

If the British helped Japan resolve this crisis, then in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle and the Battle of Toshima, Japan attacked the British steamer Gao Sheng chartered by Beiyang without declaring war, and then the British not only did not hold Japan responsible, but let Beiyang compensate, which shows the British attitude even more!

Some people in later generations thought that the Japanese government had done a good job in diplomacy, but in fact, everyone understood that this kind of thing was completely up to the British to do it, and they could say whatever they wanted! It is true that the Japanese did not declare war, and the brazen sinking of a British ship without a declaration of war is simply an act of declaration of war, and it will not change because there are Qing soldiers on it, after all, the two countries have not yet been at war, and it is a commercial act for British ships to transport Qing soldiers.

This is the same as the Iraqi aircraft attack on the American frigate USS Perry in the Iran-Iraq War. The result of this incident has little to do with the Japanese government's diplomatic work, and it all depends on what the British government thinks.

Taking the example of the Kruger telegram, after the Boers drove out the invaders, the British colonial secretary Neville Chamberlain immediately said on January 2 that the matter had nothing to do with the British government, and that he had no prior knowledge. The Kaiser sent a telegram on January 4, and the telegram did not name names. Your British government has said that you didn't do it, and the Kaiser didn't point at the British government's nose and scold. Moreover, this matter was also a political scandal in Europe at that time, I don't know how many people scolded Britain, and as a result, Britain looked for Germany, and even Chamberlain admitted in his letter that it was just an excuse to divert contradictions!

As for the opinion of the traverser, Wilhelm II expressed his very much agreement. And what is even more unexpected for the traverser is that the bear child Wilhelm II does have a high talent in tandem and tinkering! He immediately contacted his cousin Nicholas II in his personal name, and in addition to greeting each other, he also told the other party what the traveler thought, and vaguely stated that Germany and Russia should join forces to protect the interests of both countries in the Far East!

And when the traverser heard about it in William's letter, he was immediately shocked! Let's not say that this so-called cooperation already has the intention of forming an alliance, the key is that Wilhelm II is not yet an emperor, and Nicholas II is not a tsar. Look at the traverser himself, in addition to climbing the science and technology tree with peace of mind and making money, he will not be too deeply involved in internal affairs and diplomacy at most.

Of course, the crown prince's face, the traverser can't help but give, Prince Ruprecht only expressed his agreement with Crown Prince Wilhelm's views in his reply, and didn't even say anything about support. As a result, when the next letter came, the traverser was directly dumbfounded!

"In March next year, the Munich-class armored cruiser Mainz will be completed at the Brom-Forss shipyard. The imperial government has invited the Russian Crown Prince Nicholas II to attend the ceremony. And I'm going to go to this ceremony, so you can go too. "When the traverser saw this letter, he was directly frightened!

"I rub, what does this mean? You two royal heirs can play by yourself, and I have a half-penny relationship! Besides, this visit of the Russian crown prince to Germany should still be a secret, is it really okay for you to tell me like this? When did we get along to this point? The prince complained frantically in his heart.

"No, I'm going to push this matter first! This is a diplomatic leak, I guess that's it. "The Traveler really doesn't want to get involved in these things. When I was thinking about how to shirk it, my cheap dad helped me solve it!

"You go to the commissioning ceremony of the armored cruiser Mainz next year, the invitation of the German royal family and the Russian royal family together, the crown princes of the two countries will go, and it is good to meet you." Dad's words made the traverser completely speechless!

"This Wilhelm II really deserves to be the one who can get rid of Bismarck, this courage and this means are too powerful!" If it's a simple private invitation, you can't go through this. But if you send an official invitation through the family, it will be different, the crown prince of the two royal families will ask you to meet, won't you go? If you don't go, your family will escort you too! It's not a personal issue, it's a political position! And for the current traverser, since they can't resist, they can only face it!

"Count you ruthless." The traverser said in his heart. But if you think about it, since the political problems you are worried about are gone, it would be nice to be able to meet the two future emperors, at least after you have good relations with the Russians, you can sell a few ships. Considering how many ships Russia built before the Russo-Japanese War, and how much gold rubles the French and Americans earned from the Russians, the hearts of the traversers are excited! The Russians have always been willing to spend money on armaments, whether it was Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union, or later Russia.

No one has to get along with money, and the time-traveler who has figured it out is starting to prepare for his burger trip!

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