Chapter XXVIII
"Father, isn't it a little inappropriate to transfer the Royal Shipyard to Oscar at such a low price! This has a great impact on the interests of the royal family. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info not to mention, you promised to lend him 120 million marks. In the end, he was allowed to pay for it with the battleships he built. There has never been such a precedent in the history of the German Empire! Crown Prince William looked angry and unwilling.
Kaiser Wilhelm II transferred the Royal Shipbuilding Yard to Qin Tian and lent him a large sum of money, which was not informed to anyone else. However, as the crown prince, Crown Prince William was still able to know these things through his own channels. And this, naturally, made him very unwilling and dissatisfied.
In the eyes of Crown Prince William, Wilhelm II is clearly fully supporting Qin Tian. Once Qin Tian succeeds in the field of shipbuilding, especially the successful construction of the designed battleships, and proves their excellent performance, it will inevitably make Qin Tian's prestige soar, and even gain the support of the navy. In this case, it will have a huge impact on his right to inherit the throne.
Crown Prince Wilhelm believes that Wilhelm II's support for Qin Tian in the recent period is too great. This made him very jealous. Even as the crown prince, he has never received such great support!
Wilhelm II glanced at Crown Prince William coldly, and he was becoming more and more dissatisfied with this crown prince. Of course, this does not mean that he intends to change the crown prince. After all, Crown Prince William is the first in line to the throne, and it is impossible to replace him without committing any big mistakes. In particular, Wilhelm II still loves this eldest son very much, and still has great expectations for him.
"Prince, as the crown prince of the empire, as the elder brother of Oscar, are you so intolerant? If you are narrow-minded, how can you command this empire? "Wilhelm II hated iron but not steel.
"Ahh Father, I'm not jealous of the Oscars, I'm just thinking about the interests of the royal family. Crown Prince William hurriedly explained. He did not expect that Wilhelm II would be so tough on this issue that he could not tolerate the slightest questioning from others. Of course, this also made Crown Prince William even more resentful of Qin Tian. If it weren't for Qin Tian, he wouldn't have been reprimanded by William II. You must know that from childhood to adulthood, he was reprimanded by William II only a handful.
"Humph! Prince, I've told you many times that as the Crown Prince of the Empire, you have to have a big heart. A person's talent is always limited. And the development and strength of the empire depends on a large number of elites and the people of the empire. If you are narrow-minded, how can you get those elites to be willing to work for you? How to convince the public? I hope you will think about it, reflect on it, and in the future, get rid of these bad things! Wilhelm II said bitterly. He naturally hopes that his heir can lead the entire empire to become stronger and stronger, rather than relying on victory and decline. Therefore, he will do his best to train Crown Prince William to be a qualified heir.
"Yes, Father, I see!" Crown Prince William said with his head bowed.
Of course, it is very difficult to say how much he was able to listen to these words of Wilhelm II. Crown Prince Wilhelm has inherited the character of Wilhelm II's stubbornness and conceit, and there are not many people who can listen to other people's opinions. This was true even if it was his father, the Emperor of the German Empire, who gave him advice. Such people are often self-centered. Even if you do something wrong, you will only put the blame on someone else, not yourself.
If it weren't for the fact that he was the eldest son of Wilhelm II and had a little better luck than other princes, he might not have been the crown prince of Germany at all! His ability was not much better than that of other princes.
"Don't talk about the Royal Shipyard anymore. A medium-sized shipyard that has been losing money year after year can be transferred for 50 million marks, which is already a very good result, rather than having to take money from the interests of the royal family every year to subsidize it. As for the loan to Oscar, it is also subject to interest. As for the battleship built by Oscar as the next class of battleships of the Navy, there is a precondition for this. That is, the battleship that is built, it has to be a really powerful battleship, and it has to be able to live up to the data that was designed. If I can't, I certainly won't let those battleships be the next class of battleships in the Navy. All the money spent has to be paid by the Oscars. Serving, with the profitability of the German Welfare Lottery company, this is nothing at all.
If the battleships built by Oscar were indeed very good, it would be very beneficial to improve the strength of the German Navy. After all, our enemies are too strong, and we must use all means to have any chance of defeating them. Those battleships that Oscar built will be an opportunity for us, and we must seize it. What's more, even if we fail, we don't have any losses. ”
In order to dissipate the jealousy in Crown Prince William's heart, William II still made an explanation.
Crown Prince Wilhelm nodded, he naturally knew that Crown Prince Wilhelm was doing this for the benefit of the German Empire. However, in his heart, he was dissatisfied with Qin Tian's continued success, and he even had a faint feeling that if Qin Tian was allowed to continue to develop, he would definitely pose any threat to his throne. It's just that, in front of Wilhelm II, he didn't dare to show it anymore. Compared with Qin Tian, who had already shown outstanding talents in both the commercial and shipbuilding fields, his only advantage may be his status as the crown prince and the favor of Wilhelm II.
If he loses the favor of Wilhelm II, how can he compete with Qin Tian!
Crown Prince Wilhelm was lectured by Wilhelm II for more than an hour before finding a reason to leave.
After returning to his room, the smile on Crown Prince William's face suddenly disappeared. Instead, there was a hideous face, which made that handsome face look so fierce.
"Damn! The father is so eccentric that he is so supportive of Oscar. The Oscars can't be allowed to continue to develop. Otherwise, the world only knows that there is an outstanding Oscar prince in the royal family, and does not know that I, the crown prince of the German Empire. Wilhelm II's face was hideous.
Qin Tian's continuous success did give Wilhelm II a huge sense of crisis.