Royal Palace in Berlin, office of Wilhelm II. The Imperial Council of the Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info is being held. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Chancellor Bernhardt? Feng? Bülow, Foreign Secretary von? Kidren? Vahit, Chief of the General Staff Moltke Jr., Minister of War von ? Falkenhain, the Admiralty, Earl Tirpitz, the Admiralty, Crown Prince William, and Qin Tian were all present at the meeting.

It was very normal for anyone other than Qin Tian to attend the Imperial Council. After all, these are all important ministers of the empire. Crown Prince William, on the other hand, is the heir to the imperial throne and is eligible to attend the Council of the Crown Prince as a prince. However, Qin Tian is just an ordinary prince. Although Qin Tian showed outstanding talent in the fields of commerce and shipbuilding, this still could not change his status as just an ordinary prince. The reason why Qin Tian was qualified to attend this imperial meeting was because the main topic this time was raised by him. Another aspect is probably his keen understanding of the world pattern.

Even so, Crown Prince William's eyes when he looked at Qin Tian were full of hostility. Obviously, Crown Prince William thought that this was Qin Tian's further attack on the throne, and this was already a serious threat to his position. This is absolutely unacceptable to Crown Prince William.

"Damn Oscar, this hypocritical and shameless fellow, he really wants to fight me for the throne. He is just an ordinary prince, and the succession to the throne is far behind, how dare he! Crown Prince William was so angry that he almost wanted to question Qin Tian on the spot. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, and if Wilhelm II had warned him in the first place, I'm afraid he would have gone crazy on the spot.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason for convening the Imperial Council today must be clear to everyone. That is, Prince Oscar deliberately said that it is necessary for us to build a national oil reserve in the name of the country and the government. In this regard, please express your opinions! Wilhelm II said expressionlessly.

"His Royal Highness Prince Oscar, now that Germany's oil consumption is very small, we can easily get oil from the Americans, is it necessary to spend a huge amount of money to build a national oil reserve?" Moltke Jr., Chief of the General Staff, was the first to raise questions.

After all, buying oil, then building storage facilities, and building refineries all require a lot of money. This amount is calculated at least in the amount of more than 100 million marks. With Germany's financial pressures already very high and military spending still seriously insufficient, there is simply no need to invest so much money in oil reserves. If you have this spare money, you might as well invest it in the upgrading of armaments. In this way, it will be possible to further strengthen the combat effectiveness of the German* army and increase the chances of victory in future wars.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, it is very necessary to establish a national oil reserve. Although, now Germany's oil consumption is still relatively small. However, this number will soon skyrocket. In particular, the military's consumption of oil will continue to rise. Because of the performance advantages of oil-fired boilers and steam turbines, I have suggested that the Navy's new capital ships in the future, as well as a series of warships to be built in the future, should use oil-fired boilers and steam turbines. This will increase oil consumption a lot. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Navy, it is also necessary to build up oil reserves. Qin Tian explained.

"His Royal Highness Prince Oscar is right, the warships of the Navy will all use oil-fired boilers and steam turbines. This will make us need to consume more oil. There are no oil fields in Germany itself, and all oil needs to be imported overseas. In peacetime, perhaps, this is not a problem. However, if war breaks out, we will probably cut off all our overseas transportation lines. Before the defeat of the British in the Navy, our oil consumption will need to be consumed with oil reserves. Therefore, the establishment of national oil reserves is very necessary for us to win wars in the future. Marshal Count Tirpitz said.

"Your Excellency Marshal, is it too arbitrary for the Navy to decide on the use of oil-fired boilers and steam turbines on a large scale on the basis of someone's words without careful argumentation? What's more, Germany lacks oil, but it does not lack coal. In my opinion, even oil-fired boilers really have an advantage in performance. But abandoning coal-fired boilers is also not advisable. After all, we use coal-fired boilers, at least not worried that we will be stuck by the enemy. Crown Prince William jumped out, ostensibly thinking that the Navy's replacement of oil-fired boilers and steam turbines was too arbitrary. But in fact, it was Qin Tian who was blamed. After realizing Qin Tian's threat to his position, Crown Prince William began to use various methods to suppress Qin Tian.

"No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Navy's decision to use oil-fired boilers and steam turbines was not without evidence. Although, we don't have much experience with oil-fired boilers and steam turbines. However, after testing it has surfaced, the combination of oil-fired boiler and steam turbine is much better than the coal-fired boiler and steam engine we used before. This can improve the performance of the ships of the Imperial Navy a lot. Marshal Count Tirpitz refuted it on the spot.

Crown Prince William froze for a moment, and his face became very ugly. In his opinion, the navy clearly expressed its support for Qin Tian.

"Damn Tirpitz, does he want to break the convention of the military not to interfere in the succession to the throne?" Crown Prince William was very angry.

"Your Royal Highness, if you build an oil reserve, how much money will you need to invest?" Prime Minister Bernhardt? Feng? Birlow asked.

"If the reserve is carried out on the scale of two million tons, it will probably cost about 120 million marks." Qin Tian said.

Bernhardt? Feng? Prime Minister Bilo's brows immediately furrowed tightly, this is a lot of money!

"Oscar, don't you know that the financial pressure on the empire is very high right now? 120 million marks, enough to build three capital ships! It's not like you who have 100 million and a huge amount of personal wealth. As a prince of the royal family, he should give back to the country and society. "Crown Prince William is starting to deliberately look for trouble. Previously, Marshal Count Tirpitz came forward to refute him, leaving him with no way to burn the fire on Qin Tian's body. Now, Crown Prince William opened fire directly on Qin Tian.

"Your Royal Highness, I have made a lot of money through legal channels, and there doesn't seem to be any problem, right? Besides, how do you know that I didn't give back to the country? Qin Tian sneered.