Chapter 35 The Moroccan Crisis

At Qin Tian's sincere invitation, Diesel agreed to join Qin Tian's engine manufacturing company. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Qin Tian bought all the patents of Diesel engines for five million marks.

At the same time, Qin Tian hired Diesel as the chief engineer of the diesel engine division of Deutsche Engine Manufacturing Company, responsible for further research on diesel engines. Soon, Qin Tian will invest at least 20 million marks to build a research and development center and factory in Augsburg, so that it can produce reliable diesel engines as soon as possible.

In May 1905, the Deutsche Engine-Building Company was formally established. In addition to the previously established Diesel Engine Division, the Steam Turbine Division and the Gasoline Engine Division are also established. In the future, there will also be an aero engine division. In order to ensure that they can fully cover the three aspects of land, sea and air. Of course, Qin Tian still valued military use. In the future, after the troops enter the era of mechanization, there will be a great demand for all kinds of high-power engines, which will have a bearing on the combat effectiveness of the troops. Starting now will undoubtedly ensure that Germany is ahead of the rest of the world in this regard.

Qin Tian's career has officially entered a period of rapid development. The German shipyard is beginning a large-scale expansion, and with a large amount of capital investment, this medium-sized shipyard that has been established for more than 100 years is undergoing earth-shaking changes. Deutsche Engine, although it has only just been created. However, in the field of diesel engines and steam turbines, it has been at the forefront of the world because it has acquired a full set of technologies. Qin Tian is organizing engineers to study the technology of Chhotis steam turbines obtained from the United States, striving to understand it as soon as possible, and then build a large steam turbine that can be used on battleships, so that the battleships they build can have faster speed.

Although Qin Tian knew that this road was very difficult. But he also enjoys the feeling of being able to change the world on his own. Even now, his influence on Germany and the history of the world is very small. But Qin Tian believes that this is a very good start. As long as he can continue to develop, the impact he can have will become more and more powerful. It won't be long before Germany will change dramatically because of him. Of course, the inertia of history is still very strong. Whether Germany will win the war and change its future destiny because of Qin Tian's appearance, Qin Tian is not sure. All he could do was do his best to make Germany victorious.

At a time when Qin Tian's career was developing rapidly, Germany was experiencing a diplomatic crisis. German diplomacy has failed significantly. Throughout German society, the people were indignant. This has also made the world situation start to become tense.

Morocco, a country located in northwestern Africa. From the 15th century onwards, the Western powers began to invade Morocco. In the twentieth century, the situation in Morocco became more chaotic and complex. France and Spain, competing for their own interests in Morocco. At the same time, German capital also poured into Morocco.

In April 1904, Britain and France signed an agreement in which France pledged not to interfere in British operations in Egypt, and Britain recognized Morocco as France's sphere of influence. But this violated German interests in Morocco.

In February 1905, France demanded that Morocco carry out reforms under French supervision, in an attempt to make Morocco a French protectorate. Germany immediately countered. On March 31, Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the Moroccan city of Tangier, declaring that Germany wanted to maintain Morocco's independence and that foreign countries were absolutely equal in Morocco. The German governor then proposed to all the countries participating in the Madrid Treaty of 1880 that the Moroccan question be brought before an international conference.

The Madrid Treaty stipulates that all foreign States and their citizens shall have equal rights in Morocco in terms of trade and other rights. The German note to France threatened war, and the French Foreign Minister T. Delcasse took a tough stance, supported by Great Britain. The situation became tense.

On 6 June, a heated debate broke out at the French Cabinet meeting, and Delcasse was forced to resign, and Prime Minister M. Ruvier concurrently served as foreign minister to continue negotiations with Germany.

On July 8, an agreement was reached whereby the parties agreed to convene an international conference of countries participating in the Madrid Treaty to discuss the Moroccan issue.

However, Germany clearly does not have the upper hand on the Moroccan issue.

At the German Imperial Palace, Wilhelm II convened a royal council. Prime Minister Bernhardt? Feng? Bülow, Foreign Secretary von? Kidren? Vahit, Chief of the General Staff Moltke Jr., Minister of War von ? Falkenhein, Admiral Tirpitz and Crown Prince Wilhelm attended the meeting.

As for Qin Tian, although his performance in the past year has been completely different from before. It was also valued by Wilhelm II. However, overall, Qin Tian was not qualified to participate in such an important meeting.

"Father, we must not be able to endure any longer. What the French are doing in Morocco with complete disregard for our interests in Morocco is a detriment to the interests of the German Empire and a violation of the sovereignty of the German Empire, and we absolutely cannot compromise any more. We must use our great military strength to show the French our determination and let them retreat. Crown Prince William's impassioned voice echoed in the office.

On Morocco, Crown Prince William's attitude was very tough. Because he knows that it represents the voice of the people. The military's stance is also very tough. If he does this, he will undoubtedly be able to get more support and further consolidate his position as crown prince.

Qin Tian's recent development has made Crown Prince William feel a deep crisis. He needs to find a way to ensure that his position as crown prince is secure.

"Your Majesty, the mood of the people in the country is also quite excited. Most people agree that we can't afford to back down. Otherwise, the Empire's interests abroad will not be guaranteed. Prime Minister Bilo also said.

German reunification was only completed in 1870, and progress since then has been rapid. But it wasn't until they became a world-class power that they found out. The world has long been carved up. In the wave of carving up the world, Germany received only a few insignificant colonies. This is completely incompatible with Germany's strong economic and military might. In addition, Britain and France and other countries set up trade barriers in their respective colonies, making it impossible for German industrial products to enter, which made Germany more and more dissatisfied with Britain and France and other countries.

This Moroccan incident just aroused the anger of the German people.