Although Qingying was unwilling in his heart, seeing that William had already said this, he could only put his head on the first point and expressed his compliance with the mentality that the people of the whole country were celebrating the postponement of retirement. Qingying paused, and then said, "How is my father going to help the country that Britain used to contain Russia in the Far East?" I think it is necessary to know the bottom line of the Dao Empire, so as not to make any irreparable mistakes. ”

William glanced at Qingying with approving glances and said, "Although Japan is just a dog raised by the British in the Far East, I have to admit that this group of yellow-skinned monkeys, with an average height of just over 5 feet, can indeed cause a lot of trouble for the Russians in the Far East. And the more Russia invests its efforts in the Far East, the more willing it will be for our Germany to see; Therefore, it is necessary for us to join hands with the British to strengthen Japan's strength! When you arrive in Japan, you can allow them to hire active duty officers from the empire as their army instructors; If they ask you to buy weapons and equipment, you can sell them openly, except for the most advanced active battleships in the Empire! In addition to this, since the heavy industry of this group of monkeys is almost 0 and the economic strength is extremely weak, you can also agree to give them a loan. However, since Germany also needs money, the upper limit of this amount is 100 million marks, and the lower limit of the interest rate is 3.5%. ”

Hearing William's story, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Qingying's mind. William's idea was to alleviate the impact of his visit to Constantinople on Anglo-German relations by supporting Japan; A strengthened Japan would force Russia to devote more of its forces to the Far East, further reducing the pressure on Germany in Europe. If that's the case, why don't you do things at all? Compared with the secret delivery of Qiu Bo who wanted to refuse and welcome in Wilhelm's plan, if he chose to hook up with fire from the beginning and vigorously support Japan, then it would be a better situation for Germany!

To this day, although relations between Germany and Russia are quite good, Qingying, who is familiar with history, clearly understands that this is just because the two sides still have some common interests at this stage. At the Berlin Conference 20 years ago, Bismarck had officially declared the end of the German-Russian honeymoon period by choosing to help Austria-Hungary, which had a better reputation in Europe and closer ethnic ties.

After making this choice, Germany was already in a position to move forward in its policy toward Russia, and could only continue to follow the choice made in 1878. Twelve years later, based on the inertia of Alexander II's reforms, Russia completed the monopoly of capital and entered the door of imperialism from a serf society; The Russians at this time, more than ever, wanted to become an industrial country. Faced with the Russians' urgent need for money for the development of industry, Germany hastened to collect its own money bags, and resolutely refused to lend to the Russians no matter how they asked for it. The reason for the Germans is also very clear, they have already chosen the latter between Russia and Austria-Hungary, so it is natural to maintain the alliance with Austria-Hungary. If Germany had opened the door to Russia's industrialization at this time, the Russians would not necessarily have cherished themselves because of the events of the Berlin Conference; And his traditional ally, Austria-Hungary, will distance himself from Germany because of the behavior of Germany's capital enemies, isn't this Zhu Bajie not a person looking in the mirror?

In addition to this, the UK is also a very important factor. At that time, the struggle between Britain and Russia was in full swing, and if Germany chose to help Russia in its industrial transformation, it would inevitably provoke British hostility towards Germany. Until now, Germany is still at the peak of its development, and the Commonwealth market and tariff concessions are not to be lost for the German economy! Bismarck, who was still chancellor at the time, also feared that an industrialized Russia would pose an unparalleled threat to Germany. Russia under the serf society was called the "steamroller of Europe", which changed the appearance of all the major European countries; If the Russians had completed the transition from serfdom to the industrial revolution, would Germany still be alive in the East?

As a result of these factors, Germany eventually declined Russia's request for a loan, citing the need for a large amount of money for domestic development. Seeing that the Germans were very wary of themselves and did not want to help them complete their industrialization, Russia also broke away from the embrace of Germany and fell in love at first sight with France, which was eager to win over its allies against Germany. Although the French are not a good thing, and the interest on the loans from them is frighteningly high, they are simply a gang of bandits and robbers; But they are the only countries in the world that can afford to do so, and are willing to do so, to help Russia industrialize. After meeting each other's needs, the two good friends held hands with affection. In 1892, a secret agreement between France and Russia concluded a defensive alliance; Today, due to the import of a large amount of French capital into Russia, this polar bear has been completely tied to the chariot of the French. In the event of a war between Germany and France, it would be impossible for Russia to return to the side of Germany and Austria on the basis of the shallow relationship between the two royal in-laws of Germany and Russia; A strange brain-dead monarch like Peter III back then is difficult to have in 1,000 years!

Since Germany and Russia will ultimately be friends and foes, Germany should try to weaken Russia's strength in order to gain advantage in the war that breaks out in the future; And now, there's an excellent opportunity.

At present, Russia has a strong interest in the Far East, and the enemy it is facing is a country that has just emerged from nowhere. In terms of population, economy, army and navy, and other aspects, Russia has completely destroyed this western Pacific island country called Japan. If Germany chooses to support Japan, even if they still have the support of Britain, the basic situation of Russia being strong and Japan weak has not changed; For the sake of the establishment of Yellow Russia and the seizure of ice-free ports, the Russians, who had the upper hand, had no reason to abandon the Far East. Qingying's idea was to support Japan more powerfully, strengthen this ant into a jackal, and then bite off a piece of meat from this polar bear in the battle with Russia!

Historically, Japan received 231.5 million taels of silver in compensation during the First Sino-Japanese War, two-thirds of which was reinvested in the army, and Japan's 100 million taels of income was almost nothing left after paying off the pre-war loans and paying for wartime military expenses. Although Britain provided much more aid to Japan than it had historically done in order to defend it against Russia, it was still unable to make ends meet. In view of this, it is necessary for Germany to strengthen Japan to the extent that it is even beyond the same period in history, so that they can have the capital to fight with the Russians in the Far East, and this is a move in Germany's interests!

Although the strengthening of Japan was not what Kiyoying wanted to see from a personal point of view, he was now sitting in the cheap position of the Crown Prince of the German Empire, and it was obvious that he could not use his likes and dislikes to determine the national policy of the country. After collecting his thoughts, he shared his thoughts with William. After explaining the stakes to William, he also added his own idea, since Japan was tasked with fighting Russia, and its strength was far inferior to that of Russia; If Germany wants them to fight to the death with Russia, this loan of less than 5 million pounds is obviously not enough. According to Qingying's idea, at least 300 million marks, or even 500 million marks, should be lent to Japan.

After listening to Qingying's opinion, William looked at him with some surprise and said, "What you said is very reasonable, but you must know that although I have money in Germany, it is not an endless treasury. The year before last, we issued a loan of 100 million marks to the Qing people, and this time I went to Constantinople, I will also bring the wealth of 100 million marks to the Ottoman Empire. If another 300 million or even 500 million marks were to be lent to the Japanese, it would inevitably affect the pace of domestic industrial development, and this would definitely not be a good thing for our country. ”

"Father, the loan we gave to Qing Guo was dominated by the bank, and the government's revenue was not lost; Moreover, it was a short-term loan that would be repaid in eight years, and it would have almost no effect on my Germany. As for the problem of excessive sums...... Qingying glanced at William's purse and whispered, "As far as I know, father, your personal assets are probably already more than 300 million marks, right?" ”

William was stunned, then jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on, and said loudly: "I'm ...... This is the common property of my Hohenzollern family, and I am only in custody as the patriarch! Well, that's it! Damn Etter, you're going to encourage me to give this money to those Japanese yellow-skinned monkeys for a loan investment? You have to know that Japan's strength is far inferior to that of Russia, and if they are defeated, will we be able to recover all this money? ”

Qingying spread his hands and said: "In the three years since the end of the Qing-Japanese War, the British have successively provided loans to Japan that are much higher than this amount, and the number of loans given by the Americans to Japan is not much less than that of the British, but I have never seen them express concern about this. Because the British would not allow Russia to defeat Japan completely. Once this happens, there will be no force in the Far East that will be able to stop the Russians from encroaching south; Russia could go directly south from the northeast of the Qing Dynasty and threaten British interests in the Yangtze River valley of the Qing Dynasty, and even India, further south, which the British absolutely did not want to see! In order to recover the loan and prevent Russia from moving south, Britain will intervene directly if necessary. With the British at the front, father, what else do you have to worry about? ”

"I have to think carefully about this matter, even if I cut out the original 100 million marks, the remaining 200 million is already 8 ...... The total income of 80 years must not be easily thrown into the pockets of that group of yellow-skinned monkeys! ”

Looking at Qingying's starry eyes, for some reason, William's heart suddenly felt a little weak. He pretended to bow his head, glanced at the pocket watch in his hand, and was instantly stunned by the number of the hands. He gritted his steel teeth and said angrily: "It's all because of you guy, I forgot the time; In less than 8 minutes, I will attend a conference on the dumping of old ships to Spain! You'll disappear from my eyes in 10 seconds, and you'll be out of now! William pointed out the door and said angrily.

PS: Regarding the issue of William's assets, it was mentioned in the War Research Institute. Roll around for collections