"How can this William send such a telegram?"

The joy of signing a shipbuilding contract with Spain had not lasted for a few days, and Carlo had a headache when he read the newspaper in front of him.

Carlo's eyes were in front of a Times newspaper containing a telegram from William II addressed to South Africa's President Drandash Kruger. In this telegram, Wilhelm II praised Drandash President Kruger.

"I would like to express my sincerest congratulations to you and your people for single-handedly repelling the invading armed elements that are detrimental to the peace, without the help of any friendly forces. You have maintained the peace of the country and defended the independence of the country. ”

Such a telegram was an affront to the British Empire, which had always considered these two Boer states to be vassals. So the Times newspaper article said, "England will never back down in the face of threats, will never be humiliated and submitted!" ”

Not only that, but the windows of German shops in London were smashed, and German sailors were frequently attacked in British ports. It can be said that because of this telegram, the Germans in Britain did not have a good time.

Of course, as for why this Kaiser Wilhelm would send such a telegram to the little-known President of Drandwasz, Kruger. This brings us to another question, where is Drandash?

Drandash is located in the northeast of South Africa and was originally a predominantly pastoral Boer country.

However, in 1884, prospectors discovered the world's largest Witwatersrand gold mine (LAND Gold Mine) on a remote pasture between Pretoria and the Waal River in the Transvaal Republic, and subsequently established Johannesburg on the mine. As an added note, Drandash had 40% of the world's gold reserves at this time.

Now you understand, money is moving, and in the face of 40% of the world's gold reserves, it seems that it is nothing for the Kaiser to send a congratulatory message.

But unfortunately, this congratulatory telegram was intercepted by the British, and now it is troublesome, and it is a big trouble.

So in the face of the Kaiser's prying eyes, which were already considered their own gold, how could they not make the British angry. Especially in recent years, the factory owners, who have been eaten up by Germany for a lot of share, have taken this opportunity to stir up everyone's emotions.

Speaking of which, the British people's sense of Germany has rapidly deteriorated over the years, because the rapid rise of Germany has encroached on too much of Britain's share. We can see this from the data.

Taking steel as an example, in 1875, Britain produced 47% of the world's pig iron and 38% of steel, and Britain's pig iron and steel production was about twice as strong as Germany's. Eighteen years later, in 1893, Germany surpassed Britain in steel production.

The British's more intuitive experience of German industrial growth at the time came from German exports that were massively substituting for British and overseas products. This year's best-selling book in the UK, Made in Germany, warns that "a vast commercial nation is rapidly rising at the expense of our prosperity and competing with us for the supremacy of world trade." ”

There were even British newspapers that made the following statement: "If Germany were to disappear tomorrow, all the British people in the world would become a little richer." There had been several years of war between nations over a city or inheritance. Won't they go to war over hundreds of millions of pounds a year in trade? The expansion of the German fleet would only make the British blow them harder, and their ships would soon sink to the bottom of the sea, or be towed to British harbors. ”

These blatant remarks illustrate Britain's unease with the rise of Germany, whose trade and market share are being encroached upon by Germany, and the British Empire's resentment with it is growing. And the Kaiser's telegram was more like a fuse, which made the British people who were disgruntled because of their interests were damaged.

And this approach of Wilhelm II is really speechless. On a side note, the Kaiser had previously put forward the idea in Parliament that Germany should declare itself a protectorate of Drandvaz and send troops there. When Prime Minister Hohenloe heard this, he opposed this practice on the grounds that "this is tantamount to declaring war with Britain." The Kaiser, however, replied bluntly: "Yes, but this is only a battle on land." ”

Well, no one can blame this, it is the growth of the German economy that gives the Kaiser the confidence to put forward world policy, and Germany needs colonies to provide raw material bases, product dumping sites and capital export markets, which will inevitably conflict with Britain and France, which have a large number of colonies.

And this move of the Kaiser only gave the British Empire room to play.

Carlo has a clear view of the dispute between Britain and Germany, and of course this is not the path that Italy may take in the future. Italy's industrialization over the years has also produced a large number of goods, and if it weren't for the fact that Carlo led Italy to seize several colonies and a huge share of the Far East, this industrialization would not have been so smooth.

Of course, Italy cannot threaten the position of Britain and France at present, so it cannot be the main target for the time being. But in the future, this is also doomed.

"By the way, is there any news from Berlin?"

Benefiting from the good relations between Italy and Germany, it has always attached great importance to Germany's moves. If there is any situation, it will be sent to the country as soon as possible.

"Listening to the news from Berlin, the Kaiser was a little remorseful, he probably didn't expect the British to react so much."

Foreign Secretary Bacona reports to Carlo on the news from Central Berlin.

"It's a pity that it's too late, and it is impossible for Anglo-German relations to go back to what they used to be. The trade and economic conflict between the two countries is already destined to require a dispute. ”

Carlo is now commenting on the relationship between Britain and Germany in high spirits, because there is no one else, so he is not afraid of spreading it to the outside world.

Of course, he didn't talk nonsense, and the relationship between the two countries will only go further and further in the future.

As for Italy, it's simple, Carlo will try to improve the naval level of Germany and Austria. In the army, there is not much Carlo can help, but in the navy, it is still okay to help. After all, judging from the current Three Emperors Alliance, the Italian Navy can beat Germany and Austria no matter what aspect it is. Therefore, listening to the words of Big Brother is beneficial and harmless to their navy, which has not yet taken shape.

Besides, how could Carlo harm them, as long as he developed it himself, it would definitely be used by his allies. Let Germany and Austria feel the sincerity of Italy. At the very least, the German and Austrian navies were better than they were historically, preferably to the extent that they threatened the British Empire. It was only then that the importance of Italy could be revealed.

When Italy becomes the winner or loser of the war, then the two sides will offer enough prices, and it makes sense for Italy to wait for the price and sell.

Don't think there's anything wrong with Carlo doing this, that's politics!