Chapter 108: The Night of Late Spring IV
Facing his father and the old prime minister, who were manipulated by his first two waves, Joey released the last wave of operations while it was hot.
"Father, my lord, the last point is that Prussia has not fought a war for nearly eight years now, and you know that the soldiers who have been on the battlefield are completely different from the soldiers who have been trained, and this war is a good opportunity to test the military strength of the German Empire."
Crown Prince Frederick, who was the field marshal of the German Empire, immediately understood what Joey meant, "You want the soldiers to see the real battlefield, what is it like?!" ”
"Yes, Father. I suggest that the officers and men of the Prussian Volunteer Army sent this time should be the elite of the German army; on the one hand, they should be made aware of the cruelty of the battlefield and tested by iron and blood, and on the other hand, they should practice new tactics and new weapons. ”
"The Peruvian and Bolivian federal armies are troops trained by our French neighbors, although they may not be as good at fighting as the French, but they also have the tactical literacy of the French to some extent, so fighting with the soldiers of these third-rate countries, through continuous victories, will help improve the morale of the German army, and morale is also a kind of combat effectiveness." Joy added.
Just like the superpower in Joey's previous life, he kept looking for third-rate opponents to practice, and the continuous victories not only ensured the morale of the army, but also allowed soldiers and officers to get military training, and most importantly, based on the above two benefits, the final casualty rate of the army was unusually low.
In addition to training the team and practicing new military tactics on third-rate opponents, he can also display advanced weapons by the way, which can not only deter potential enemies, but also launch the signboard of weapons and sell them for a high price by the way.
With such good opponents as the Peruvian and Bolivian federal armies, Joey did not organize the troops of the German Empire to fight, and he was simply sorry for the opportunity given by the goddess of fate in the 1879 South Pacific War.
"The officers and soldiers who have returned from the battlefield will surely be the precious seeds of the German army." Joey emphasized to his father and the old prime minister.
"New tactics, new weapons?" The old prime minister asked suspiciously, and said in his heart, "The General Staff didn't say what new weapons to procure, nor did it say anything new tactics?" ”
Crown Prince Frederick understood what Joey was talking about, and just wanted to explain for Joey, but Joey preemptively smiled and said, "My lord, if it is convenient for you, I would like to invite you to watch a show of new weapons later this month." ”
The old prime minister's gaze swept back and forth a few times on the confident Frederick father and son, and finally nodded in agreement.
At this point, Joey bowed slightly to the old prime minister and said, "In front of the people of the world, to shape the image of world peace, you need your Ministry of Foreign Affairs; The burden of supporting the Prussian compatriots in Chile was to be borne by the soldiers of the German Empire. ”
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you have been talking for a long time, put on the cloak of maintaining world peace, and go to support Chile." The old prime minister picked up the fourth cigar that had been lit, looked at Joey and said, "I understand all this, but is your purpose of maintaining world peace limited to this?" ”
Facing the wise old prime minister, Joey nodded with a smile and continued to talk about the importance of maintaining world peace.
"Father, my lord, for the purpose of maintaining world peace, because I am still thinking about the guano and copper, silver and rubber resources in Peru, and the lead-zinc mines, gold and silver mines in Bolivia." Joey smiled and said what he was aiming for, the Andes Mountains and the Amazon rainforest are some of the richest minerals in the world.
"Since Peruvian President Prado came to Europe to seek support, and is even willing to sell his own resources to foreign capital in order to win an impossible war, such a good opportunity, why doesn't German capital get involved?" Joey asked with a smile.
In Joey's previous life, Peru had the world's largest production of silver, the second largest producer of copper, the second largest producer of zinc, the third largest producer of tin, and the sixth largest producer of gold in the world in one year.
A goose that lays golden eggs runs into his yard and doesn't lay a few golden eggs for himself, how can Joey let go of this stupid Peruvian goose!
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, I have the impression that the capital markets of Peru and Bolivia have always been in the hands of the French and the Americans." The old prime minister casually threw out a capital problem.
"My lord, war has always been an expensive game, so we have to make this war more expensive, so that the Peruvians and Bolivians will drain their wealth, and deplete the money they have borrowed from the French and Americans, so that when the individual capitalists of France and the United States, because of the great risks of this war, do not dare to borrow money, the Germans will form a team, with the endorsement of the German state, and rush into it again."
Short first, and then sweep the goods, that's the reason.
"To make this war expensive, on the one hand, by maintaining the banner of world peace, we must do everything possible to drag this war forward, whether it is the Chileans, or the Peruvians and the Bolivians, we drag them into the inconclusive peace talks, and we must make them think, let the weak take a breather, let them have the strength to continue the war."
"When the blood of all of them is drained and the hatred can no longer be dissolved, that is, when the Chileans, Peruvians and Bolivians are exhausted, that is when we take advantage of the weakness."
Hearing Joey's plan to include his allies, Crown Prince Frederick not only had a chill in his neck, but couldn't help asking, "Joey, it's too immoral to do this to Chile!" ”
On the contrary, the old prime minister disagreed, and interjected, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I think His Royal Highness the prince means that the forces against Germany in Chile should be exhausted, you must know that the army and gendarmes in Chile are mainly Prussians, but their navy is mainly Spanish after all." ”
"His Royal Highness's purpose is to want the Spaniards in the Chilean Navy to be consumed with the Peruvians and Bolivians first, so that it is convenient for the Prussians in Chile to seize more power, right, Your Royal Highness?" The old prime minister asked quietly.
"Yes, my lord, what you said is very correct, only after the Chilean Navy solves the Peruvian Navy will the Prussian Volunteers have a chance to make a move, and before that, the greater the losses of the Chilean Navy, the more important it will show the Prussian Volunteers." Joey sincerely admired the old prime minister for seeing through his mind at a glance.
Joey looked at his father and quickly added, "Of course, these words can only be put in our hearts.
Joy then continued, "Although some German capital has invested in my father's NEP, there is still a large amount of German capital still waiting and seeing, and it is better to organize it in a proper way to acquire good assets abroad. ”
The subtext of Joey's words, Crown Prince Frederick and the old chancellor both understood, Joey is changing tricks, tying all German domestic capital to Crown Prince Frederick's side, especially Joey's sentence "through appropriate means", it is a clear hint that only by closely uniting Crown Prince Frederick's side, the crown prince, or Joey, will take you to invest and make war money together.
"After the end of the war, in order for German capital to enter Peru and Bolivia smoothly, then it is necessary to create an image of Germans who love world peace in front of Peruvians during the war. Joey smiled and winked playfully at his father and the old prime minister.
After the old prime minister and the crown prince glanced at each other, the corners of his mouth smiled and nodded, "That's true, His Royal Highness the crown prince, as the Minister of Economy, can find a lot of people who are willing to invest." ”
The figure of Count Kleist suddenly flashed in front of the old prime minister's eyes, "Hehe, that greedy guy has been thinking about guano and saltpeter in Peru, it is estimated that the news of the crown prince will be released, and that guy will definitely throw himself down the side of the crown prince, and he will definitely shout long live the crown prince's new economic policy." ”
Looking at the little Joey in front of him, who had been talking for more than an hour, and was still tireless, a thought suddenly surged in the old prime minister's heart, "Little guy, you have come up with this solution, ostensibly because you are concerned about Peruvian resources, but in fact, for your father, to solve the opponents of the Imperial Content, and to divide those Junkers who oppose your father with huge interests." ”
"It's a good way to kill two birds with one stone, whether to support Peru or Chile, which are obviously two irreconcilable contradictions, but when you come here, they are actually solved in such a high-sounding manner under the guise of maintaining world peace and safeguarding world justice."
"Face, you have all the linings in your hands, I have to say, little guy, your plan is really leaky."
"Even I, in this case, have to think of sacrificing the interests of a German in order to achieve the greatest goal of supporting Chile. I didn't expect that you actually have to take care of the interests of everyone in Germany, and you want to be a good person at a young age. ”
"Not punishing any sinner, always wanting to give good, will only make some grateful people who do not know how to be more greedy, and those who do not remove weeds from the farmland, who cannot produce good grains, are still too young, and will eventually suffer if they continue like this, shall I try him again?" Although the old prime minister was dissatisfied with Joey's bad and good practices, he still had a sigh of resentment in his heart, but after all, he still showed a little appreciation.
Joey has been secretly observing the old prime minister, and finally saw the old prime minister's gaze, after this moment is no longer sharp, he knows that he has finally passed the preliminary examination, and now he can expand from the economic field, slightly involving the old prime minister's confinement, the diplomatic field.
After bowing to the old prime minister again, Joey said calmly, "Your Royal Highness, what I am going to say next is not only about the economy, but also about the diplomatic field that you are good at. ”
"Another important purpose of preaching world peace in the South Pacific War was to drag the British into the water and break the glorious isolation of the British in European affairs."
Hearing Joey's words, the old prime minister's eyes tightened, and the nameless power was once again revealed, no one has ever dared to talk about the diplomacy of the German Empire in front of the old prime minister, the entire German diplomatic field is the old prime minister's personal show, it has always been the old prime minister's one-man show, even the cunning gray cardinal, who has been fighting with the old prime minister for decades, every time he touches the old prime minister's forbidden body, he must first think of a way out.
Joey has another idea, although the old prime minister can play the world alone, and he is definitely an epic diplomat, but because of this, after the historical imperial foreign ministry left Prime Minister Bismarck, it completely failed, all kinds of tricks and tricks, all kinds of brains are endless, and the shortcomings of over-reliance on diplomatic thighs are exposed.
Joey hopes that he will properly touch the forbidden area of the old prime minister, and try to make the old prime minister understand that in this world that believes in the law of the jungle, wolves sometimes have a better chance of survival than a tiger.
Faced with an old prime minister who likes to cling to huge power, Joey is not sure if his idea will succeed, and now in the old prime minister's unangry and arrogant gaze, Joey feels very uncomfortable.
The topic of his own appointment, Joey could only continue with tears in his eyes....... You know that.