"Hehe, it's getting interesting, isn't it?"

After hearing that Joey had suddenly changed from providing Chilean weapons to not only providing weapons but also supporting the army and actively participating in the war, the old prime minister felt that tonight's conversation was becoming more and more interesting.

"Jojo, you want to involve the German army in this war thousands of miles away?" Crown Prince Frederick also became more and more unable to understand Joey's train of thought.

"Father, my lord, it is up to you to decide whether to send troops or not, I just want to analyze whether Chile is worth it from the perspective of interests." After figuring out the key points, Joey replied calmly.

"First of all, Chile has a good chance of winning this war, so let's assume that after Chile wins, what will the Chileans have, and the Atacama Desert region, where saltpeter and guano are produced, will definitely fall into Chile's hands."

"Your Royal Highness, why are you sure that the Chileans want to swallow the Atacama Desert region?" The old prime minister asked lightly.

"This South Pacific war is just a continuation of the previous one in the South Pacific, and if the Chileans want to settle their two hostile neighbors to the north forever, they must dismember their two neighbors, and eating the Atacama Desert is the best solution."

"The Atacama Desert is Bolivia's outlet to the sea, and without this plain estuary, Bolivia would be left with only the Andean highlands, a highland country that produces little food, and will always be in the company of poverty."

"Taking the Atacama Desert meant that the Chileans would only need a small army force to hold the foothills of the Andes and put Peru in their pockets."

Peru's terrain is quite bizarre, with a series of mountain cities stretching out along the Andes Mountains to the west, near the Pacific Ocean, and flat, expansive rainforest plains to the east.

However, Peru's population lives mainly in the west, while the east is sparsely populated, and after losing the plains of the Atacama Desert, Peruvians can only live in the narrow and mountainous west.

Especially in the west, several large cities, such as the capital Lima, face the Pacific Ocean in the west and the tall Andes Mountains in the east, and as long as the enemy comes in from the sea, the Lima people have nowhere to run if they want to.

In addition to the special geographical location of the Atacama Desert region, which determines that it is a battleground for soldiers, more importantly, the guano and saltpeter resources abundant in this land are equivalent to gold mines.

"As long as the Chileans are not stupid, then Chile will definitely take the Atacama Desert region, which is full of rich resources." Joey gave his own answer.

The old prime minister didn't dwell on the issue, and nodded lightly to signal Joey to continue.

"Secondly, what is there in Chile besides saltpeter and guano?" Joey paused, looked at his father and the old prime minister, and said slowly word by word, "There is also the world's largest copper resource, and it is also a copper mine with associated gold." ”

"One-third of the world's copper reserves come from Chile."

Hearing the figures given by Joey, Crown Prince Frederick and the old prime minister glanced at each other experienced, especially the old prime minister was no longer as calm as before, sat up straight and asked, "How much is 1/3?" ”

"About 200 million tons or so." After thinking carefully about his previous life, the reserves of Chilean copper mines, Joey gently gave a number.

"How much gold is produced annually?" Crown Prince Frederick asked nervously.

"Annual production, estimated to be at least 250,000 gold ounces, is about..."Joey recalls Chile's annual gold production as he prepares to convert it into metric tons.

"At least 8 tons of gold per year...", Crown Prince Frederick calculated first, and then took a deep breath, frightened by his own calculations.

In this era of the gold standard, the amount of gold in a country determines the amount of national currency issued, and now Germany is in urgent need of gold to expand the issuance of Deutsche Mark, the output of 8 tons of gold, deeply attracted Crown Prince Frederick.

Looking at the stunned old prime minister and his father, who was constantly inhaling cool air, Joey decided to use the knowledge of his previous life to add another weight, and continued, "The annual production of silver in Chile is expected to be around 1,500 tons. ”

"The above figures are the result of Professor Richthofen's visit to South America." Although Professor Richthofen has visited Chile and confirmed that Chile has huge copper resources, such a specific reserve figure comes from Joey's memories in his previous life.

Even so, Joey put the final nail in the coffin for the predictable defeat of the Peruvian-Bolivian coalition.

Hearing that it was the work of Germany's greatest geologist, the two adults no longer had any hesitation, and finally looked at each other, and at the same time said firmly, "Germany needs to send troops to South America to support the war in Chile." ”

"Father, my lord, I have one last point, I haven't said it yet." Joey looked at the two adults who were blushing because of the gold and silver, and reminded quietly.

The crown prince and the prime minister gave each other an awkward look, then motioned for Joey to continue.

"The southern part of Chile has vast grasslands, and now a German food technology makes us need Chilean beef and mutton." Joey continued.

Later, Joy explained the beef paste technology invented by Professor Liebig and the canned corned beef, and when he heard Joy say that these two technologies can extend the shelf life of food for at least 5 years without losing nutrients, the crown prince and the old prime minister immediately understood the meaning.

In the face of war and natural disasters, the most feared thing is not to have food, and with these two technologies, it means that the German army and people, as long as they stock up on a sufficient amount of similar food before war and disaster, no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat.

Faced with Frederick's more concern, the price of South American beef, Joy patiently explained, "Father, no one can solve the problem of long-distance transportation of fresh meat, and South America is the world's largest livestock breeding and leather exporter, after a large number of cattle are slaughtered, ranchers can only sell leather for money, and abandon the beef. ”

"So, somebody to help them with this beef, they can't ask for it. This business is a win-win for South American ranchers and the people of Germany. Joey said with a smile.

"Father, my lord, is a Chile rich in saltpeter and guano, copper and gold and silver, pastures and a lot of meat worthy?" Joey asked again with a smile.

For the sake of Germany's future, of course, it was necessary to fully support Chile in victory, but in the way of military support, the method proposed by Joy was clearly different from the way in which the nineteenth century fought at every turn.

"Father, my lordship, my suggestion to Chile's military operations is that we should still stand on the position of loving world peace and upholding world justice."

"Jojo, is this necessary?" Crown Prince Frederick did not understand that his son had always held on to the banner of morality.

However, the old prime minister beside him, in the smoke of the third cigar, had roughly understood Joey's careful thoughts, and just wanted to listen patiently to how Joey explained his behavior.

"Father, it is absolutely necessary, this is a civilized world after all, whether we like it or not, it is never a good reputation to advocate war, rather than let others stand on the moral high ground and criticize us at will. Why don't we turn this situation around, let us stand on the moral high ground and package this war as an act of defense of justice? ”

"Father, my lord, please believe me, public opinion is also a war, a war to win people's hearts." Joey affirmed to his father about his past life.

"Like the medieval Knights vs. Dragons novels, Germany is a fearless knight who bravely defeats the evil dragon for the sake of peace and justice." The old prime minister suddenly grinned, explained Joey's theory in layman's terms, and then asked, "The treasure after defeating the dragon is the harvest of the brave knight, Your Royal Highness, the treasure you are talking about is not limited to this, right?" ”

Looking at Joey, who nodded to him, and the crown prince who suddenly realized, the old prime minister raised his eyebrows, and said in his heart, "I really didn't expect the Hohenzollern family to be a diplomatic genius, this shameless and shameless energy, can really fight with me, back then I instigated Napoleon III to declare war, it is also this method, I really like it." ”

Joey didn't know what the old prime minister was thinking, and even if he knew, Joey would definitely scoff at it, this nineteenth century that believed in the law of the jungle, if there was no shameless and shameless energy, how could it be possible to compete, the most shameless and shameless British snake, the Russian bear who was so greedy that he didn't want bottoms, and the French frog who devoured everything to the black heart?

What's more, there is also the bald eagle who is the best at watching the fire from the other side, and the samurai who will rise in the future, who is cruel to the enemy, even more cruel to himself, so cruel that he has no friends.

Who told you to pull that stupid and bluffing prison warden brother, old prime minister.

Crown Prince Frederick, who was next to him, finally understood Joey's theory, and then urged Joey to continue to explain how to operate this theory of the righteous knight and the dragon treasure.

"Father, my lord, my suggestion is to first ask the Chilean envoy to be in Germany. The Prussian Volunteer Army was recruited to Chile, while the German Army could privately provide military professionals for the Prussian Volunteer Army by sending active officers and soldiers to retire from the service. ”

"These fighters were voluntarily sent to South America by German Prussia out of national feelings for their South American compatriots, and at the diplomatic level, they were civilian actions, not representative of German national behavior." Joey uttered the first operating instructions.

"What does His Royal Highness the Prince mean that my Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to mediate with a love for world peace and the preservation of world justice, while in fact German soldiers have become civilians and are heading for the South American battlefield?" The old prime minister asked.

"Yes, my lord, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward to mediate because it loves world peace, and Prussian soldiers turned into civilians and went to Chile to support their compatriots and uphold world justice, after all, the cause of this war was provoked by Peru and Bolivians in violation of the contract. This truth must be made known to the media. Joey nodded.

The old prime minister nodded, motioning for Joey to continue.

"Secondly, our Prussian officers went to Chile to train Chile's military forces, especially the Chilean army and gendarmerie units that had already been under the influence of Prussian forces." Joey said in a deep voice, "Moreover, it is necessary to screen out the pro-German people and send them to the German military academy for training, in short, as long as they are suitable candidates, they must be sent back to the motherland and trained by Germany!" ”

"Cultivating pro-German forces in the Chilean military from an early age?!" The old prime minister's eyes lit up.

"Yes, sir. I think it will be easy to spread the Prussian influence in Chile by cultivating the Prussian influence in Chile from an early age, and with the vast Prussian mass base living in Chile. Joey nodded.

"I will also set up a special prize to be awarded to those in the cultural circles who are committed to the cause of friendship between Germany and Chile, to encourage them to play a constructive role in public opinion, and to praise the friendly relations between the two countries."

"Not only to give Chilean cultural people a reputation and rewards, but also to tie the Chilean business class to Germany's national interests, all the benefits of Chile's mineral deposits, need to be shared with these pro-German economic classes, we know that Chile is a gold mountain, don't be stingy with these small money, only people who share the benefits together, will go long with Germany, after all, everyone is in the same boat."

"In short, anyone who follows Germany has interests and reputation!"

Joey spoke out the second instruction in one breath.

In Joey's heart, there is a deeper thought, "I will also set up German primary schools, middle schools and universities in Chile, and send the best talents from Chile to Germany to be trained. ”

Joey's second operation also surprised the old Prime Minister of Crown Prince Frederick, who was better and knew that his son had a lot of ideas, but it was very different for the old Prime Minister who interviewed Joey for the first time, and the old Prime Minister was no longer half lying in the chair, but sat up straight for the first time.