Chapter 6: The Emperor's Disappointment (Ask for Collection)
"Donate a battleship?" Director Ludwig Birkenhagen was stunned. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
That's a battleship! The cost of a battleship amounted to tens of millions of marks. Even the princes of the royal family can receive fixed dividends from the income of the royal family's property. However, if you want to support the construction of a battleship, it is also impossible.
"Your Royal Highness, are you kidding?" Dean Ludwig Birkenhagen's face was serious, and he had an old-fashioned personality, thinking that Qin Tian was simply whimsical and wrote empty promises in order to achieve his own goals. This is undoubtedly a very serious problem in the eyes of the Germans. Especially Qin Tian's identity is still the prince of the royal family.
"Your Excellency, I'm definitely not joking. I knew that with my current financial resources, it would be absolutely impossible to build a battleship. However, I will use these four years to earn enough money. I swear in God's name that I'm very sober now, very serious, and don't say much. Qin Tian's face was serious.
Dean Ludwig Birkenhagen was silent, he didn't know where Qin Tian's confidence came from. Although, judging from his decades of life experience, it would be very difficult for Qin Tian to do all this. But Qin Tian was so confident, but it made him feel as if there would really be a miracle.
"Your Excellency, it doesn't matter if I'm studying at the Naval Academy or not compared to a battleship. If I can fulfill my promise and get one more battleship, it will be a great thing for the German Navy. Even if I didn't manage to fulfill my promise, the Naval Academy had nothing to lose. Qin Tian saw that Dean Ludwig Birkenhagen was already moved, and hurriedly continued.
Dean Ludwig Birkenhagen nodded, even though he thought that Qin Tian's chances of being able to fulfill his promise were very small. However, if a miracle happens, it will be a huge benefit for the German Navy. He also hoped that a miracle would happen. Even if Qin Tian was really bragging, it was just Qin Tian's own self-willingness, and it had no other impact on the Naval Academy.
"Well, Your Highness the Prince, I agree to your terms. However, you have to show me that you have the potential to fulfill your promise within two years. Otherwise, you have to go back to the Naval Academy honestly and spend the remaining two years studying all the courses. Director Ludwig Birkenhagen said. In this way, even if Qin Tian is really bragging, there is still room to make up for it.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Dean." Qin Tian nodded, it was really not easy to get Dean Ludwig Birkenhagen to nod and open the back door for him. This made Qin Tian's heart ecstatic, he had enough time to carry out his plan.
Subsequently, Qin Tian and Karl bid farewell to Dean Ludwig Birkenhagen and left the Naval Academy.
Standing by the window of his office, watching the two leave, Dean Ludwig Birkenhagen couldn't help but mutter: "This prince is really a strange person. Is he a genius or a fool? If he could have donated a battleship to the German Navy in four years' time, I would have been glad for today's decision. ”
However, then Director Ludwig Birkenhagen telegraphed Wilhelm II of what had happened. He also informed Wilhelm II of his disposition. At the same time, he asked Wilhelm II to forgive him for his presumptuousness.
From his heart, he still hoped that Qin Tian would be able to fulfill his promise. After all, this is a huge benefit for the German Navy and for Germany as a whole.
"Your Royal Highness, do you really want to donate a battleship to the Navy within four years?" Immediately after leaving the Naval Academy, Carl asked. As Qin Tian's close person, he knew how much property Qin Tian had. Although, Qin Tian's personal wealth is undoubtedly a huge amount of money. But it is still too far away from building a battleship. He also didn't think it was a wise choice for Qin Tian to devote all his financial resources for four years of freedom.
"Don't worry, Carl, I'm in control. Although, with my current financial resources, I am far from being able to build a battleship. But I believe that soon it will be enough. From now on, we need to work hard to make money. Otherwise, I don't want to lose my trust. "Qin Tian didn't have much pressure.
However, if Qin Tian is unable to fulfill his promise in the end, he will definitely make Dean Ludwig Birkenhagen very dissatisfied. It will even offend the entire Navy for this. After all, isn't he fooling the Navy?
As for Wilhelm II, he will probably be disappointed in him. In a fit of rage, they even drove him out of the Hohenzollerns.
While Qin Tian and Karl were still returning to Potsdam by train, Wilhelm II had already received a telegram from President Ludwig Birkenhagen.
After reading the telegram, Wilhelm II's brows were already tightly furrowed. Personally, he has a great dislike for those who only know how to talk big, but can't do things diligently. There is no doubt that now Qin Tian has been classified by Wilhelm II as this category of people.
"Humph! The Oscars are really getting more and more excessive. Does he think that he is really a genius in business, and everyone else is a fool? If money is really that easy to make, won't all the people of the country go to business? Wilhelm II said angrily.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Prince may want to give it a try. Dean Birkenhagen's handling was very good, and even if His Royal Highness could not fulfill his promise, he would have to return to the Naval Academy in two years. And once His Royal Highness the Prince can succeed, it will be a great thing for the Navy and the entire Empire. Wilhelm II's butler, Essen von Jonalet, said from the sidelines.
For merchants, Wilhelm II did not discriminate. However, he still hopes that his sons will be able to join the army. It's as if only soldiers are real people.
"Well, I'll see what tricks that little guy can toss in the next few years. If the time comes, he can't keep his promise. Well, he will no longer have the title of prince. He would also be removed from the Hohenzollern family and would no longer have any interests. Wilhelm II said with a cold face.
Obviously, Wilhelm II was very disappointed in Qin Tian, thinking that Qin Tian spent so much money on Zhou Zhang, but he just didn't want to go to the Naval Academy to study, and just wanted to have fun. Such a person is not worthy of being a prince of the German Empire at all.