Berlin, Imperial Palace.

"Hmmm! You have a point! Then you have full authority to deal with the affairs of the Russian Revolutionary Party! Wilhelm II shook his hands behind his back and shook in front of Chentian and said, "But be careful, don't leak out, and report to me regularly!" ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

Chentian had just reported to Wilhelm II about the assassination in Vienna and his treatment of the Russian revolutionaries, and had been able to persuade Wilhelm II to secretly support the Russian revolutionaries.

"Another thing, Your Majesty, the Empire is now undergoing large-scale military preparations, especially the two Naval Expansion Bills passed in 1898 and 1900, which have planned a huge shipbuilding program!"

"Yes, if Germany is to have an advantage in a future war, it must have a strong military. Is there anything you'd like to say? ”

"Your Majesty, I have no objection to this, I just hope to establish some military research institutes and munitions factories in East Prussia to contribute to Your Majesty's great cause!"

"So that's it! See for yourself! But let me remind you that the appropriation needs to be approved by the cabinet, and they are not easy to deal with! It's hard to get them to allocate a little money! Hahaha! ”

"Your Majesty, I will try my best to find a way to solve the problem in terms of funds!" Chen Tian smiled in his heart, according to his plan, Zach was helping him make money from Japan. Parliamentary appropriations? Hum......

"Also, Your Majesty! I would like to study and manufacture submarines at the Königsberg shipyard, I hope Your Majesty will approve it! ”

"Submarines? Does that thing work? We should now use all our resources to build battleships with all our might! Cruiser! We want to surpass the British and be the hegemon of the seas! "Wilhelm II was very excited when he said about the navy, and it seemed that the British navy put a lot of pressure on him and his empire.

Chen Tian listened silently on the sidelines: The German Navy was not the most arrogant submarine force in World War I, but it also gave the Americans an excuse to participate in the war! Hum! However, the Americans are destined to join the war, after all, the conflict of interests between Germany and the United States in South America is obvious, and it is not difficult to find an excuse to join the war.

"Uh...... But since you feel the need, go for it! Just don't put too much effort and money into it! And, don't forget, there is the powerful Russian Baltic Fleet there! Wilhelm II realized that he had just been distracted, "Then I agree in principle to this matter, and you have to discuss the specific matters with the Admiralty!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

What can the Admiralty say? Since 1898, when the French submarine "Gustave Zid" sank the British battleship "Marcenda" with a torpedo, demonstrating the great power of submarines in naval warfare, the navies of various countries have begun to develop submarines. But at this time, the German Navy was mainly focused on building capital ships, and it seemed that it was more than capable of submarines, and Germany did not have a large shipyard in Königsberg. So the Minister of the Navy agreed, and then said that he would send some technicians and skilled workers to Königsberg to assist Chentian, but the Admiralty did not provide funds for the research and manufacture of submarines, and even the salaries of those technicians and skilled workers had to be paid by Chentian himself. Fortunately, with the great assistance of the kind Japanese people, the funds are not too difficult for Tatsuten.

After doing these things, Tatsuten and Ollie went to the intelligence room of the General Staff where Thomas was.

"Your Royal Highness! Hello! Long time no see! Thomas grinned and shook Chentian's hand.

"I haven't seen you for more than a year, and I've become a gentleman!" Chen Tian said with a smile.

"Huh! And Ollie, fat again! ”

"Where? It's clearly thinner than before! ”

"Hahaha......"

"Come on! Take you on a tour of my working environment! Thomas pulled the two of them often in a large room. However, it seems that there are various documents in a mess.

"Laugh! There aren't many people here, but there's a lot of information, so it's a bit messy! Thomas explained with a smile.

"Is this just how you gather all kinds of information?" Chen Tian found that there were no decent instruments here, and he had the impression that there were many organs in 007 for intelligence, but this place looked more like a newspaper.

"Yes! We have military attachés in various embassies who are in charge of intelligence, and they will send all kinds of information back to us, and then we will select which ones are useful and give them to our superiors. Thomas leaned into Chentian's ear and whispered, "We recently got the information of France's 'Miss 75', that kind of artillery has a good re-entry system, and the shooting accuracy and speed are much higher than ordinary artillery, and it will not be long before our imperial artillery will catch up with or even surpass them!" ”

"Miss 75"? That is, the French 1897 Type 75 caliber rapid-fire gun, a scam that the French are most proud of! Chen Tian remembered that this rapid-fire gun in France was a milestone in the history of artillery development. While the Germans boasted that their new 77-centimeter rapid-fire gun could fire 8 rounds of 6.85 kg shells per minute, the French gun could fire 30 rounds of 7.2 kg shells per minute. With the help of the perfect 'long-stroke re-entry system', the French Type 1897 rapid-fire gun could still perform perfectly despite the heavier shell weight and higher rate of fire. What's more, despite the rapid rate of fire and the intensity of recoil, the entire gun barely displaces under continuous fire, so the gunner can easily adjust the firing elements to trim the impact point between each shot. France meticulously planned all kinds of deceptive activities, and even deliberately published false information in the media, alleging that the new field artillery was using a 'short-stroke re-entry system', so as to convince the German army that they were using the world's most advanced technology.

"Thomas, there's something I have to say!" Chen Tian glanced at Thomas, "The enemy will not let you get their information comfortably, sometimes a little trick can make you busy in vain, and even lead you in the wrong direction!" Like this Miss '75', you'd better make sure that the information you have is correct! ”

"Also, if you want to get information about your opponents, so will your opponents!" Chentian stood up, put on his military cap, and shook Thomas's hand goodbye.

"Good luck! Brothers! ”

"Good luck to you too! Brothers! ”

Back in Königsberg, Tatsuten began to take over the management of East Prussia with the help of Ollie.

Economically, the economic situation in East Prussia at this time, as in most of Germany, was in a period of vigorous industrial growth, and the steel, coal, electrical, mechanical and heavy chemical industries maintained very high growth rates, as most of the funds from the banking and financial industries were invested directly in industrial and commercial enterprises and used to promote industrial development. Agriculture, on the other hand, played an increasingly minor role, and most of the Junkers kept their land their own property and continued to expand, but they no longer leased the land to the peasants, but hired free labor to do the work, which made it possible to apply many new technologies, and the application of these technologies led to a great increase in the production of agricultural products in Germany, while the agricultural population gradually left the land and joined the urban employment army.

On the army side, the East Prussian Army in Chentian's hands was the Eighth Army in World War I. At present, it includes two armies and local garrisons, totaling more than 100,000 people (at the outbreak of World War I, there were four armies, one reserve division, one cavalry division, and some local garrisons, about 200,000 people). The First and Second Corps under the corps each had four divisions, each with a wartime establishment of 12,500 men, and each division is currently about 10,000 men. Each division consisted of 5 infantry regiments and 1 artillery brigade, each artillery brigade had 3 rapid-fire artillery battalions and 1 howitzer battalion, 4 field artillery batteries per battalion, and 6 artillery guns per company.

On the naval side, Königsberg is a natural harbor with a very good location – the entrance to the bay is narrow, but it is suitable for large ships. At that time, the main German naval shipyards were the Royal Shipyard (Wilhelmshaven), the Blom Foss shipyard (Hamburg), the Wiesel shipyard (Bremen), the Germania shipyard (Kiel), the Hovald shipyard (Kiel) and the Schöhl shipyard (Danzig).

Wrenched his toes and counted the deck of cards in his hand, Chen Tian was still more satisfied. East Prussia has good industrial and economic strength, and although the arms industry and shipbuilding are very weak, they have industry and economy as a foundation, and there are still more than 10 years to prepare, so there should be no problems. Although it is very close to Russia, if the war breaks out, as long as you strike first, you can lead the war to Russian territory. Historically, Russia's Baltic Fleet was greatly weakened in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 and did not have much opportunity to perform in World War I.

"Oops! Zach is still making trouble in Japan! I hope they don't make Japan's economy too bad, and if they lose the Russo-Japanese War, Russia will probably remain a formidable enemy. Chen Tian thought about it and suddenly laughed, "Zack is just going to make money from the Japanese people, and it will not have much impact on Japan's overall economy and industrial strength, but I am afraid it will be difficult to say the impact on the stability of the people." Russo-Japanese War, it's better if Japan can win, but the greater the losses, the better! Maybe you can also deliberately reveal some valuable information to Russia, so that their war can be fought a little harder and longer! ”

"Prince, there are two people outside asking to see you! They say it's your old acquaintance in Vienna. "Chen Tian is beautiful, and the guards come in to report.

"Oh? Let them in! "Chen Tian came back to his senses, it seems that the Russian guests are here!

"Also, bring in the interpreter!"