The sun is sinking in the west, the stars are falling, and the lights are flashing neon.

In the spacious study, all kinds of papers were piled up on the floor in a mess, and the pages were scattered and in a mess. Under the bright main lamp, a middle-aged man with a beard with a figure-eight beard cursed while rummaging through the cabinets, and a little bead of sweat appeared on his forehead because of anxiety. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the boy who was about the same height as him was still standing in place, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes strangely, and said angrily: "What are you doing standing here, why don't you go and help me put those useless documents in the original place?" Just for the sake of your words, I have almost turned over all the intelligence documents on international affairs in the past month or so! If you move your mouth, I have to do so many things, how can it be unreasonable! ”

Hearing the middle-aged man's reprimand, the young man was very displeased, and I didn't let you look through these materials, how can this be blamed on my head? However, he could only slander in his heart, but he did not stop under his feet, according to the middle-aged man's instructions, stuffed the papers scattered from the whole document back to their original places, and then put the piles of documents back in place. Because he was not familiar with the layout of this study, there were inevitably some misplacements during the period, and he was scolded by the middle-aged man who was angry.

Just when he was extremely angry and was about to pick and choose after moving the stack in front of him, the middle-aged man's loud laughter full of surprise suddenly came from behind him. The young man turned around, but saw the middle-aged man's hands flicking, the pages fluttering, and then took out a document from it, and his face was full of joy that could not be concealed. Seeing that the young man turned around, a handsome and beautiful white face was full of strange looks; The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then withdrew his left hand into his sleeve, and his face returned to his usual expression.

"Three and a half years ago, a Filipino indigenous man named Ponisao founded a cult called 'Catipunam' in order to overthrow the Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines through armed insurrection. Over the years, the organization has grown rapidly in the Philippines and has grown to hundreds of thousands of followers. In preparation for launching an armed insurrection, this cult group collected a large amount of donations from its followers, and in early February this year, it secretly signed tens of thousands of guns and ...... to Japan Arms purchase contracts for more than 100 cannons? At present, the size of the rebel army has reached 1,000 and is still growing at an alarming rate......"

Under the light, William muttered the information written on this dusty document, and there was an indescribable surprise in his voice: "There are so many guns, and more than 100 cannons, this group of local natives is too crazy!" How many years of savings have they taken out? At present, the number of Spanish regular troops in the Philippines is less than a regiment, and they rely on recruited local soldiers to maintain order on weekdays; Once the weapons were successfully handed over to the natives, how long would the Spaniards stay on the islands? Such an important document was sent only half a month ago, why don't I remember it at all? ”

Seeing that William had really found out the documents on Philippine affairs, Qingying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in her heart. It seems that there is no problem with his memory, and the monkeys in the Philippine Islands have lived up to his expectations and have broken out a new round of anti-Spanish colonial riots. At this time, the Spanish regular army in the Philippines was only 1,200 men, and the strength of the rebel army was extremely different; As a result of the outbreak of a major uprising in Spanish-ruled Cuba at this time, the twilight empire was stretched thin in terms of sending troops overseas. In the historical plane that Qing Ying is familiar with, although the reinforcements from Spain have arrived in the Philippines and some sporadic small victories have been achieved, the situation is still out of control. If nothing else, this history will follow its original path. Seeing the look on William's face that was both surprise and frustration, Qingying paused, and then spoke: "Father has to deal with countless government affairs every day, and it is reasonable to forget one or two things occasionally.

Hearing this, William glanced at Qingying, and let out an incomprehensible snort from his nose. Ever since this guy returned home from his trip around the world, he had brought himself a whole bunch of things; The uniqueness of his thinking and the subtlety of his ideas have made him suddenly open up and change and imitate. To this day, William can't remember exactly how many times he has been led by the nose; And every time, this guy proved the truth of what he said, which made William, who had always been arrogant and conceited, doubly shocked, and his heart was extremely uncomfortable. This feeling was only frequent in the first two years of his ascension to the throne; And since the man was gone, William had almost forgotten what it was like to be hit.

However, compared to the serious and rigid old stubbornness, this energetic young heir seems to be much cuter and more acceptable, right?

William looked at the page in his hand, his eyes were dilated, and he was immersed in all kinds of nonsense for a while, and he didn't say anything for a long time. It took a long time for his gaze to turn to condensement again; Seeing that the culprit was sitting on the side, looking at him with innocent eyes, William snorted again, and then said lightly: "You have a heart." From this point of view, in less than half a year, the Philippines will surely fall into war again. ”

Qingying smiled slightly, but did not speak.

William reined in his thoughts and said slowly: "Don't say that the number of more than 100 cannons, as long as a small part of those guns go into the hands of the natives, it will pose an unprecedented threat to the Spanish colonization in the Philippines." This time, in order to drive out the Spaniards once and for all, the monkeys were bound to engage in the fiercest confrontation with the Spaniards on the island of Luzon, to which their capital Manila belonged; And this is the best time for our Germany to seize the Philippine port there. As a result of the aborigines, the nature of our German operation changed from the captivity of the white colonies to the assistance of the whites in defending the colonies; In that way, we will be subject to much less diplomatic pressure. ”

"But that's just an excuse for us to act. It is impossible for the British and French powers to fail to see our true intentions when they see our Germany acting like this. Therefore, we must also take into account the attitude of these countries and get them to support, or at least not oppose, our territorial claims to the Philippines. In Southeast Asia, the most dominant force is the United Kingdom; The French Far East Fleet is stationed in Hanoi, which is also only a one-day voyage from the Philippines. Qingying opened her mouth to remind. Historically, the reason why Germany watched the Americans conquer the Philippines with a few protective cruisers was that in addition to its own insufficient preparation, British opposition was also an extremely important factor. Although in this plane, because he had given William a preventive shot, he avoided the existence of the Kruger telegram incident, but he still needed to thoroughly find out the attitude of Britain. Because if Britain really wants to go to the top and insist on opposing it, with the strength of its fleet in the Far East, Germany will not have any chance!

"Are the British...... They also need to get their hands on it now. A few years ago, the Transvaal in South Africa was the largest gold mine in the world to date, and the British were no less eager for the Transvaal than we coveted the Philippines! In this case, we in Germany could well have supported their operation in the Transvaal, South Africa, in exchange for their acquiescence to our advance in the Philippines. This kind of non-interference between the two sides, each taking what he needs, the British will certainly nod and agree. As for the French......" said William, with a look of contempt on his face, "we only need to show a slight support for their invasion of the southern part of the Qing Kingdom, and not oppose them turning that place into their colony, and that will be enough." If these Gallic chickens dare not open their eyes, I don't mind taking Paris in 3 months and asking them to pay me another 5 billion francs from Germany! ”

Qingying secretly complained that now France has Russia as an ally, although its combat effectiveness is not as high as people think, but there is no problem in cleaning up Austria-Hungary. Once the war starts, Germany will inevitably divide its forces on the Eastern Front, how can it still be like the Franco-Prussian War?

William said leisurely: "After we seized a port in the Philippines, we quickly fortified it and militarized it; Then, relying on this, while the local natives and the Spanish were fighting, they expanded into the interior of the Philippines. What are tens of thousands of guns, and what are 100 cannons? The Spaniards could not suppress the natives of the region, which only proved that they were not worthy of being the suzerains of the region; In the face of a truly well-trained and top-notch regular army, no matter how much the natives resist, it is useless! ”

Qingying nodded when she heard this, and expressed great agreement with William's words. Throughout history, it is not difficult to see that Filipinos have always been stubborn thieves who bully the weak and fear the hard; For this type of guy, all gentle appeasement can only have the opposite effect, and only the roar of the cannon is the only way to talk to them.

During the Spanish rule, the Filipinos were under the rule of the Spaniards, and all kinds of rebellions and riots were rampant under the Spanish rule. Later, when the Americans arrived, the monkeys, who had just won over the Spaniards and were so confident that they declared war on the United States with the intention of driving the Americans out of the territory. As for the result of this, it is only necessary to turn a little page through this history. Although the level of the US army is not very good, and the young soldiers have been at peace for a long time and neglected to fight, the national strength of the United States is obviously not comparable to that of Spain. Within one year, the United States transferred 120,000 troops from China, and there were countless cannons, guns, grains, and ammunition. Under the crushing of this absolute superiority, the resistance of the Filipinos was scattered like birds and beasts. A few years later, the Filipinos were beaten by the United States to the point that they lost their temper, and since then they have completely fallen to their knees at the feet of their American fathers. The quality and strength of the German Army is far superior to that of the United States, are you afraid that you will not be able to suppress this group of Filipinos?

William looked up at the sky, only to find that it was already dark outside. He waved his hand and said, "It's not too early." You go back first, and then call Alfred, and I have something to explain to him. ”

PS: After the end of the recommendation, the increase in the collection was reduced to only one-third of the recommendation period, and the author was very sad, so let's collect it