Looking at the questioning of the Manchu civil and military forces, and looking at the expectant and encouraging eyes of Yingji sitting on the throne of the emperor, Bismarck also knew that he could not be silent like this anymore.

Only by dispelling the doubts of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and gaining the respect of the civil and military officials can we show that His Majesty's decision is correct and highlight our own value.

So Bismarck, a blond-haired, blue-eyed man of Germanic descent in Europe, and the first non-Chinese man in the empire to hold the head of such an important authority, spoke.

And as soon as he opened his mouth, it was not barbaric, but a fluent Chinese accent blurted out.

"Your Majesty, Ministers, Bismarck is sure that you all know something about the sea. ”

"In the ocean, there are countless huge resources, and it is also a necessary way to get to the rest of the world!"

"Only by developing the navy and controlling the seas can we connect the scattered fragments of the world and promote the formation of a trend of globalization, which is beneficial to an empire with huge resources but a serious shortage of resources per capita. ”

"Moreover, the land area of the earth is only 21 percent, and the ocean area occupies 79 percent of the total area of the earth. ”

"Therefore, among the major powers of the earth, as long as whoever has an invincible navy and an invincible ocean-going fleet first, then whoever controls the ocean will control the world. ”

"Not to mention the area around the Empire, it has been almost completely controlled by the Empire. ”

"But what about outside the Empire, on the distant continent of Europa, or even the whole world?"

"According to the minister's knowledge, now on the continent of Europa, take the civilization of the Athenian city-state, which is second only to the empire in terms of civilization, as an example!"

"The Athenian city-state has a small civilization and few people, but the country is bordered by the sea on several sides, so it also has a powerful navy, with a total of more than 200 large and small ships, and its maritime combat capability far exceeds that of the empire that now has almost zero control over the sea. ”

"Besides, the Empire's goal in the future is the Heavens and Worlds, and among the Heavens and Worlds, there is definitely a plane world that is dominated by the area of the ocean like the Earth. ”

"Only when the time comes, an empire with a strong navy will be able to gain sea supremacy in the process of that kind of world war, and gradually grasp the initiative in the war, and then lead the war to the direction of, or even seize the whole world. ”

"The limited operational scope of the Army simply cannot replace the combat functions of the Navy and possess the unique nature of the Navy. “

"Therefore, it is urgent to build the Imperial Navy, and it is best to put it on the agenda now, and it is best to do it today. ”

In the end, Bismarck could not hide his eagerness to build a navy at once.

His knowledge of the importance of the sea and sea supremacy, as well as his love for the navy, was unrivaled by Bismarck in the Empire.

Silence, deathly silence!

After Bismarck's words, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked and silent, and the quiet needle drop in the government and the opposition could be heard, and every imperial minister was thinking about Bismarck's words.

They are not fools, although the ancients thought more traditionally and focused on the land, but they were also instilled with memories through the crystal of knowledge, and naturally knew that in the world, the ocean area did occupy the lion's share, and the land area was less than half of the ocean area.

Therefore, they can also understand that what Bismarck said is true.

Only now did they understand how important it was for the empire to have a strong navy.

No, not only the Empire, but also for any coastal power, it is very important to have a strong maritime power.

Even the most important thing that can be called the life vein is not exaggerated, and there is no substitute for it.

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"Minister Sun Wu supports Mr. Bismarck for the position of Minister of the Navy!"

"Chancellor Jiang Shang supports Mr. Bismarck's appointment to the post of Minister of the Navy!"

"Minister Zhao Yong supports Mr. Bismarck for the position of Minister of the Navy!"

"Minister......

Hundreds of civil and military officials said one after another, and they all changed their words without exception, opposing and supporting them.

In fact, Bismarck's heartfelt words were coupled with wave after wave of operations as fierce as a tiger's analysis of the situation.

In the end, under the influence of Bismarck's own strong personal charm, he finally succeeded in dispelling the suspicion of the Manchu civil and military.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also changed from a state of opposition to a supportive attitude in favor of Bismarck as Minister of the Navy.

Moreover, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty also understood that they and others were inherently amateurs in such a thing as engaging in the navy, and they could not do it well by force, but they might be convicted for delaying the future journey of the empire and the interest of His Majesty's navy.

At that time, the official hat will not be guaranteed, and the connecting tower will not be able to enter, so there will really be no future.

Rather than that, it's better to leave it to an insider

And just by virtue of the civilization of the Athenian city-state that Bismarck just said, the Manchu civil and military forces have never heard of it.

But they knew, and Your Majesty must have known that this civilization was second only to the Athenian civilization of the Empire.

At the same time, it was understood that Bismarck's position as Minister of the Admiralty established by His Majesty was unshakable.

It's useless to oppose it, but it's better to be a favor and make friends with this future imperial star by the way.

So, for various reasons, Bismarck finally became the Minister of the Navy in the two newly formed military ministries, and became an upstart in the empire, which was a step to the sky.

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"Left and right, what is the imperial treasury now, can it still support the creation of a new type of army?"

In the Xianyang Palace, Yingji's words broke the calm that had just been shortened.

"This ......"

Shang Ying and Wei Ran glanced at each other, both with a look of embarrassment in their eyes, but they still said: "Your Majesty, after the development investment of another world, the renewal of the emperor's ** team, the implementation of the Buwu plan, and the implementation of the academy plan. ”

"After excluding the expenditure of officials in various places, the empire's tax consumption this year has reached tenth**, and now there are five hundred and twenty-two thousand gold left, and there is not much left, I am afraid that it will not be able to support the huge funds needed for the construction of the imperial navy!"

Shang Ying and Wei Ran, who were jointly in charge of the empire's territory, both knew Yingji's plan and wanted to spend a lot of money to build the imperial navy.

But the ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, and now the empire really doesn't have much money, so the remaining more than 500,000 gold is still left for emergencies.

If all the remaining money is invested, the empire will have zero income this year, and it will be a complete fiscal deficit.

In short, the Empire's finances are now in a quandary.

Looking at the embarrassed look on the faces of the two prime ministers, Bismarck also nodded in understanding, no one knows better than Bismarck the massive amount of funds needed by the navy, it is a bottomless pit at all.

And even if the remaining 500,000 gold in the treasury is invested together, it will be just a drop in the bucket for the construction of the navy like a gold-swallowing beast.

"Besides, now that the foundation of the Imperial Navy is zero, how much money will it cost?"

Thinking of this, even Bismarck, who was enthusiastic and ambitious about naval construction, did not have a bottom in his heart.