At some point, the radiant sun hid in the clouds, relieving some of the hot breath for the scorching sun.

William reclined in his chair, his hands on his back, his body motionless, as if he had fallen asleep. However, those piercing eyes, as well as the eyes that roll from time to time, clearly show that the owner of this body is in an extremely conscious state.

Seeing this scene, Qingying knew that her cheap dad would take some time to digest what he had just described. This time, in order to let Wilhelm understand the harsh international environment in Germany in advance, he did not hesitate to carry out the old man who had faded out of the German people for 6 years; And that person is the absolute taboo of Emperor William. Therefore, in the face of William's silence, Qingying did not show the slightest impatience; He quietly took the feather fan that William had put aside, and fanned his cheap dad with a cool breeze.

William turned his head and glanced at Qingying; For this child's small actions to please himself, there was no unusual look on his face. After another half an hour, a glint flashed in his eyes, and a mouthful of turbid air slowly exhaled from his mouth, and he had fully understood the core meaning of Qingying's previous words.

After 25 years of development, Germany's national strength has surpassed Russia, Vietnam, France, and Italy, becoming the largest country in Europe. Under these circumstances, a burgeoning and emerging empire will inevitably demand due rights and interests in line with the status of a great power. And these areas that Germany wants to seek development are all firmly occupied by the old colonial powers such as Britain and France. In the colonies, Britain and France had almost completely occupied the rich, or strategically important places in the world; In the world market, the proportion of these two countries has reached an outrageous situation. Naturally, it is impossible for the old colonial powers, which enjoy vested interests, to give up these interests.

At present, the reason why almost no one notices this conflict of fundamental interests between Britain and Germany is that Germany has not yet attacked Britain, and that Russia and France are waving red cloths in front of the British bull to attract hatred. If Germany's national strength is relatively weak, only comparable to that of France and Russia, even if Germany goes all out to promote Russia's eastward expansion strategy, Britain is very likely to reach a rapprochement with Germany and jointly confront France and Russia for the sake of the relationship between the two families. But Germany was too strong, strong enough to drag Britain off the throne of the world's leading country; Under these circumstances, if Germany, like France and Russia, were to fight with Great Britain, it would suddenly be regarded as the main threat to Britain!

"To this day, Germany is still in a state of development. Britain is our most important trading partner, and we need this market to sell the goods of the empire and develop the productivity of the country. Moreover, at present, our national power is not as strong as that of Britain, and in any respect, it is not a wise decision to destroy relations with Britain at this stage. Therefore, instead of marching now into the overseas colonies, there is a head-on conflict with the interests of the British; It is better to put up with it for a while and maintain friendly relations with the UK. As long as Germany is hidden from Britain's field of vision, and only the two enemy countries of France and Russia are left in their eyes, we can sit back and watch the alliance and Britain fight, and take advantage of the opportunity. When the empire's industry and economy are strong enough, are you afraid that there will be no colonies and fleets? Qingying saw that William was interested in moving, and hit the railway while it was hot.

William snorted and said, "Wait until the empire is strong enough?" That's what he said in 1888, when I first ascended to the throne. Now, 7 years later, he still has this argument? Who knows how long this period is, whether it is 20 years, 30 years, or 50 years? ”

Qingying said softly: "It won't take so long. According to the current state of development, it will only take 10 years for the empire to surpass Britain in industry and economy in an all-round way, and then it will be the time for us to expand outward. The hegemony of the British Empire depended on nothing more than the naval fleet and the more than 10 million tons of commercial fleet. With the industry of our German Empire, it can be said that it is easy to develop ocean-going merchant ships to squeeze British shipping trade. As for the naval fleet, isn't my father worried about the performance of the warships designed and built by my Germany? ”

William's gray eyebrows were raised slightly, and there was a strange look in his eyes. As for the current data of Germany, he, the emperor, is very clear; The 30 years and 50 years in my words just now are nothing more than a little annoyed for a while, and I can't say this angrily. But what he didn't expect was that Qingying actually blurted out the real number of years! Just as he was thinking about whether this was what that person meant, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in William's mind, and he pushed forward with his right hand, and said slowly, "Wait a minute." Another possibility occurred to me. If the strength of Germany is too strong, strong enough to drag Britain down from the throne of the world; Then Britain, based on its own interests, will naturally avoid becoming an enemy of our Germany! And in this case, England, fearing that it would be an enemy of our Germany, would draw us Germany as a friend! In this way, Britain and Germany will be able to come together and fight against France and Russia! ”

Hearing this argument, Qingying felt a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully for a while, she understood it. William's concept is almost the same as Tirpitz's concept of the "risk fleet" in history! He smiled slightly, then shook his head slightly, "This will not happen. The strength of Britain and Germany is several times that of France and Russia; If Britain and Germany unite, they will definitely be able to defeat France and Russia. After the victory over France and Russia, without the constraints of these two countries, Germany will become the preeminent superpower on the European continent; Its power is even far greater than that of the First French Empire ruled by Napoleon! Under these circumstances, in the face of an unprecedentedly powerful German Empire that dominated Europe, could Britain still retain the glory of his empire on which the sun never set? Therefore, if England were united with Germany, it would be like quenching its thirst with a bottle of poisoned wine; If you don't drink this bottle of poisoned wine, it may not be a big problem, but after drinking it, it will be a certain death! ”

Qingying said: "Compared with a strong German alliance, choosing a relatively weak France is obviously more in line with the needs of Britain. If the Anglo-French defeated the Germans...... Of course, I am just making an analogy, this is absolutely impossible, the great Germany is invincible. If Britain and France defeated Germany, France, due to its own national strength, would not be able to shake Britain's hegemony in the world. This is acceptable for the UK. What's more, France and I, Germany, are feuding; Britain and France are just the right thing to do for the two of us. ”

"If, then, we do not conflict with England, build only a modest fleet, and attack only the French colonies, will Britain support our German actions against France?" William still had some unrelenting words.

Qingying said softly: "No." If we do this, we will only make the good relations between Britain and Germany last longer; And once Germany and France enter a state of war, Britain will still not help us. Not only will they not help us, they will not be strictly neutral, they will still stand on the side of France. Because Austria-Hungary was enough to deal with a Russian advancing eastward, and Germany had almost no problems winning over France. After the victory over France, Germany will also become the hegemon of Europe, and the position of Britain's empire on which the sun never sets will still not be maintained. Therefore, even if we are not an enemy of Britain, because of the strength of Germany, Britain has already made Britain frightened, and Britain will inevitably be an enemy of us for its own interests! ”

William fell silent. After a while, his lips twitched, and he slowly spoke, "Is that all?" ”

Qingying nodded slightly and said, "Back to my father, that person has said so much." I have been thinking about these words in my heart for a year and a half. The more I thought about it during this time, the more it made sense; Therefore, I decided that even if I was degraded and punished by my father, I would also make these words clear to my father. ”

William closed his eyes and lay down gently behind him, feeling the familiar shaking and coolness, he sighed lowly and said softly, "I know what to do." ”

PS: Today's inspiration is not good, this chapter is only 2500 words, but for the sake of yesterday's 3500 words, everyone should give some collections