"The standard of this meeting is a bit high!" Sitting in the palatial hall, Prince Ruprecht looked from time to time at Crown Prince Wilhelm, who was sitting opposite, and in the crown prince's position was the Imperial Chancellor Bismarck, opposite himself, and von Von Fernandes of the Admiralty. Admiral Holman also has the newly appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, Rear Admiral Tirpitz. Two princes and one chancellor represent the two largest kingdoms and governments in Germany. The five of them sat quietly and waited for the arrival of the German Emperor.

This is to prepare for the construction of the navy! Originally, it had nothing to do with Bavaria, to be precise, Bavaria was against it historically, but in this plane, because of Ruprecht, Bavaria became the most important supplier of equipment for the German Navy! Large-caliber artillery and armor steel were supplied by Bavaria, and in addition to the Mainz-class 2 armored cruisers, the design of the Kaiser-class battleships was also involved in the Bavarian Design Bureau. And this time the German high-level meeting is to finalize the details of this phase of the naval expansion plan!

"I rub, what do you mean? Am I still a Navy professional? While waiting, the bored prince suddenly found an interesting problem. Sitting opposite was the crown prince, and now it was no secret that Frederick III was in poor health, and it was inevitable that the crown prince would gradually move to the forefront, and he represented to some extent the attitude of the future Kaiser, and it was appropriate to sit in the second seat. Then there was Bismarck, who, although not very popular with the Kaiser, represented the attitude of the government.

And what about your own side? Needless to say, both Admiral Holman and Tirpitz were naval figures, but what are they? Bavarian representatives? Or the chief of the future side of the Navy? This is very interesting! If it is the former, he should sit in Bismarck's subordinate position, if it is the latter, then it should not be! The highest-ranking commander-in-chief of the Imperial Navy is naturally the Emperor, so the following words should include the General Staff of the Navy. Secretary of State for the Navy and Commander of the Fleet, and what does it mean to sit in front of them?

"By the way, I remember, in terms of position, I also have the title of nominal admiral of the Imperial Navy, in terms of actual combat experience. Of these 3 people, they are also the most! Although there was only one fight in total, it didn't last for half a day! Hipper and the others have really fought a lot, but their status is too low to sit here! "Considering the design bureau and the factory in his own hands, Prince Ruprecht felt more and more that he was in this position for granted.

"I went! Lao Tzu's status in the navy seems to be higher than that of Tirpitz forever! This TM is too chatty! The prince was a little flustered. Come to think of it, Wilhelm II's younger brother, Prince Heinrich, was nothing more than a rear admiral, and in the end he carried a bunch of old dreadnoughts. And now! I actually sat on top of the future Secretary of State of the Navy and the Commander of the Navy! I wiped it! What's going on?!

"Seriously, the emperor is here." Just when His Royal Highness the Prince was a little fluttery, Prince William on the opposite side gestured with his eyes. This is simply too rare for the arrogant William. Follow William's style. It's good not to trick others, how can you remind them? This came as a surprise to the other three.

"Thank you." The prince responded kindly to Wilhelm, and then began to sit with bated breath for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor, and as the huge palace doors opened, Frederick III came to the conference hall accompanied by his attendants.

"Good." Frederick III looked around at the attendees and smiled with satisfaction. The future emperor and the current prime minister get along quite well. The successor of the second largest kingdom in the empire also had good relations with Prussia, which at least showed that the German central government was in harmony. There was also harmony among the German states, what? You say Saxony and Württemberg? Well, since the relationship between the eldest and the second is good, the opinions of the third and fourth can already be represented. As for Holman and Tirpitz? Well, His Majesty the Emperor directly ignored it, these two buddies are still far from the top three.

"I used to be convinced that a weak navy was good for the Empire. But now. Our concessions and goodwill are understood as cowardice and powerlessness. The events of 1894 are not far away, and I think those of you should remember it. The Imperial Navy needed to be developed, at least on a large scale, to be able to suppress potential adversaries and at the same time ensure that the Empire's overseas interests were not violated. The empire could not accept that its naval strength was inferior to that of second-rate maritime powers such as France and the United States. We have to change. Frederick III looked at Bismarck, who was sitting in the second seat on the left, and the prime minister chose to remain silent.

"Two Brandenburg-class battleships have been launched. Outfitting is underway. But just 2 battleships were not enough. In the next four years, the Empire will allocate at least 300 million marks or so to improve our fleet, so now I would like to hear from you. The old emperor said.

"Your Majesty, the construction of the navy is a long-term process, and in order to ensure a strong fleet, we should pass a bill to ensure the continuity of the construction of the fleet, and to stipulate the age and frequency of renewal of the fleet's capital ships. Plans without foresight could not support the ambitions of the empire. Tirpitz spoke first.

"Our fleet must be of such a size that it will strike fear into the world's most powerful navy, and we must make them realize that if there is a naval war with the German Empire, their fleet will suffer irreparable losses, and we must use our own blades to defend the Empire's maritime interests, and to force them to make concessions by intimidating their opponents." Seeing that the people around him did not speak, Tirpitz became emboldened.

"Empty and arrogant rhetoric, how big must the fleet be to terrify the British? What are the consequences of the British fear? Proximity between Britain and France? Or is it something else unforeseeable? What if the British did not give in, but chose to confront? What would happen if the British and the French united against Germany? And what was the strategy and tactics of the Imperial Navy after the outbreak of war? Have you thought about it? "Bismarck was hostile to Tirpitz's proposed plan.

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