When Ruprecht returned to the hall again, Prince Heinrich, the younger brother of Crown Prince Wilhelm and now a naval colonel, came up with a wine glass. As the most important supporting role in this meeting. It was also necessary for the two princes to exchange ideas after they met. Ruprecht wanted to deal with it and leave, but the prince seemed to have something to say.

"I'm not happy with Krupp, or rather, I don't like all monopolies. I was a military man, at least my father and my brother intended me to be a naval officer. And that's what I've always done. I have visited the British Navy, and the strength of the British Navy is not only due to their fleet, but also to its strong production capacity and better competition. Their fleet is always able to innovate, and the shipyards that are not suitable will eventually be cleared, but not the Germans. ”

"What you said is very good, we are a royal family, standing at the top of this society, the most important thing for us is to see who provides the best things. The more fierce the competition among the capitalists below, the better. And the state must control important areas, and those capitalists dare to sell anything for the sake of profit! And their money can often make their actions unstoppable. Prince Heinrich said.

"I can assure you that there are not many people in the entire German imperial family who think like you. Only those who do things can appreciate these problems. Prince Ruprecht secretly complimented. Historically, Krupp's armor monopoly finally made Tirpitz unable to stand it and wanted to find another armor manufacturer. It can be seen that the internal Krupp is still very dissatisfied. It's just that people are powerful and can't do it!

"The attitude of other people can be ignored, but the attitude of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be noted, my brother has been in a bad temper lately, and he has a very close relationship with Krupp. You need to prepare in advance. Prince Heinrich reminded.

"It's okay, I'm friends with Prince William. And friends don't get stiff because of these things. And this matter has already been determined by His Majesty the Emperor. There won't be a big problem. Ruprecht was not worried about Wilhelm II's attitude, and it was possible to be upset. After all, the relationship between the bear child and the Krupp family is very good in history, but it is impossible to say that Wilhelm II gave Krupp a head.

First of all, you are not the emperor now, and although the crown prince has a noble status, he has no real power at all. Once Frederick III had given the verdict to the matter, and had put an end to it, Wilhelm II's actions had no effect other than to cause His Majesty the Emperor to be unhappy.

Secondly, because Krupp in this plane has no armor technology, and at the same time, the business in the field of naval artillery is about to be lost. Mergers in the shipbuilding sector were also hampered by this incident. Therefore, the influence and energy of the Krupp family have greatly decreased compared to the same period in history. Wilhelm II is going to be emperor in the future, so naturally everything is in line with interests, weigh the current Krupp, and then look at the current Bavaria, this choice is not difficult, right?

"It's over with a little bit of a low profile. Never mind. Ruprecht said in his heart. I still have a long time to work with Wilhelm II in the future. Just keep a good relationship. Besides, Wilhelm II was not the kind of person who didn't hit the southern wall and didn't look back. Historically, this guy is still relatively sleek. As long as you don't want to fight the core interests of Bavaria, then it doesn't matter.

"In addition, the Empire's naval expansion plan may be ahead of schedule. And the time is tight. After glancing around, Prince Heinrich whispered in Ruprecht's ear.

"What do you mean?" Crossing was taken aback, and had been busy with the war with Krupp and naval orders recently, and didn't care much about other things.

"The Qing side already has an order of intent, the empire means to sell the two Munich type armored cruisers that have been in service to the Qing country at a relatively low price, and if this business is successful, we will only have 4 armored cruisers, so we currently have to fill this vacancy. The tender for two new armored cruisers may begin soon, as long as your drawings here can be completed. The prince explained.

"I have limited interest in this order, and I am almost at full capacity with the shipyard, especially after taking two orders from the Russians." Ruprecht didn't know what Heinrich meant by this. So I decided to try my breath first.

"Actually, some of the shipyards of the royal family are not very profitable, although they can get these orders, but the profit they make is very low. His Majesty the Emperor, and my brother have always complained about this. You can grasp the following. Prince Heinrich was vague, but Ruprecht could already understand the meaning.

"Thank you. Your kindness will be rewarded. Ruprecht understood. Then he exchanged a few words of greeting and left the venue.

"Your Highness, did you say too much today?" Herbert's voice sounded beside him, although he didn't know the specific content of what the two sides were talking about, but judging from the behavior of the two, they must have said a lot of things that should not be detailed to outsiders.

"You're really not as good as the Prime Minister. Do you think that we are facing Bavaria, but it is possible that one day, there will be someone else's shadow behind him, and this shadow is very likely to be Habsburg royalty, don't you think that our Royal Highness the Prince and Her Royal Highness Princess Mary meet a little too often? ”

"You mean." Herbert was taken aback by his own conjecture.

"That's right, at least that's what the top brass in both countries mean." Prince Heinrich said.

"This is not good news for us in Prussia." Herbert's words were full of concern.

"But you can't stop it, isn't it?" Prince Heinrich said with a smile. The two sides wanted to marry, but Prussia really had no way at all. Moreover, the situation has changed now, Germany and Austria-Hungary are continuing to approach, and the two sides can only gain greater initiative under the pressure of both sides by huddling together for warmth, and the probability of contradictions between Germany and Austria is very small, so this marriage will not shake Germany's basic plate. However, after the marriage, Bavaria and Austria-Hungary would become closer, and Prussia would need to be more cautious in dealing with Bavaria.

"But we have to find a way to counteract the influence of Austria-Hungary on Bavaria." Herbert reminded.

"This will naturally be done, I am a good person here, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will play the role of a bad person." Prince Heinrich smiled and took a sip of wine.

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