As the saying goes, caring leads to chaos. Perhaps Benjamin is too patriotic and cares too much about Britain's maritime interests, so he is very sensitive to all maritime threats, such as that mysterious battleship.
"Her Majesty the Queen, for the sake of the Royal Navy, please quickly make up your mind to eliminate Xiao Letian! The two naval battles of Iquique and Dakar have proven the outstanding performance of this mysterious warship, and I have also fought with Naval engineers conducted studies..."
"Our experts were very shocked. From the broken intelligence, they deduced some basic attributes of this battleship... This should be a pure iron-clad battleship. From the keel to the shell, it is all made of steel. It is the only hull like this. The structure can only install a 210-caliber giant gun..."
"Yes, judging from the damage in the two naval battles, the main gun of this battleship must be about 210 mm... Giving up quantity and choosing power is a very bold idea. Even our British Navy does not dare to do it easily. Such an attempt!”
"If the power of artillery is increased but the number is reduced, then the only way to attack from all angles is through the central axis arrangement and the rotating turret. This new artillery arrangement will naturally give birth to a new naval battle tactic. This tactic has been used in these two naval battles. Verified…”
"Based on the above, our experts have unanimously determined that Xiao Letian has mastered a mature set of new warship technologies. What is even more terrifying is that he has developed a complete set of new tactics. This is terrible. How did he do it? What about? Can such a feasible new set of naval warfare ideas be derived before the new warship is launched?"
"Is he a prophet?"
"What a threat! This is the biggest deterrent of our British Navy..." Originally, this was enough. The Queen and the Earl of Derby were already a little shaken, but Benjamin's next words angered one person.
"The bigger threat is Prussia! This battleship must have been produced by Prussia. There are not many countries that can have such an industrial level. It is absolutely impossible for us and the United Kingdom. The United States is now isolationist and will not get involved in the struggle for maritime hegemony. Go inside..."
"The Russians and Xiao Letian are completely enemies. The remaining countries such as the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Italy, and Spain do not have such a strong industrial base... The only possibility is Prussia!"
"Only this big coal and iron country, only Prussia, which is rich in rigorous engineers and soldiers, is the only country that can produce and is willing to produce warships for Xiao Letian. This means that Prussia has now fully mastered the production technology and cooperation of this kind of warships. Matching tactics!"
"This is the scariest thing. If Prussia joins the naval club, and if their strategic focus shifts to the ocean, the colonies of our British Empire will be threatened!"
"No, absolutely not... Prussia cannot become a maritime country. It should be an inland power under our baton. They only deserve to eat the leftovers from our trade chain. The British Empire will never let Prussia go. Join the competition for sea power! Absolutely not allowed..."
"Why!" A child's voice was followed by a bang, and the side door of the concert hall was opened, and a 18-year-old boy walked out from inside. His little face turned red with anger, dressed in royal attire.
"Say it again! Why can't we Prussia have a navy? Why can't we have colonies? Why should we eat your scraps? Mr. Benjamin, if you don't give me an explanation, then you will give the entire Kingdom of Prussia An explanation..."
When Benjamin and the Earl of Derby saw the child appear, their faces turned red and they immediately stood up, "Dear little prince... you have misunderstood... you, you, you have really misunderstood..."
This child is Queen Victoria's grandson and first grandson, the King of Prussia's grandson and Prince Carl's son, William Jr.
This is the future monarch of the Kingdom of Prussia, so everyone calls him the little prince. In addition, his eldest daughter is Queen Victoria. This makes little William's status very solid, and he is a high-class prince in the European aristocratic circle.
Just now, he accompanied his grandmother to listen to piano music in the concert hall, but Benjamin and the others interrupted the little prince's enjoyment. In order to avoid suspicion, the little prince and others went to the small hall on the side of the concert hall and opened a book to pass the time.
As a result, Benjamin's voice became louder and louder, so loud that little William could hear it clearly. At first, he didn't care much. After all, distant China had little to do with him. But in the end, Benjamin actually dared to attack Prussia. The little prince I became angry all of a sudden.
Ignoring the obstruction of the palace attendants, he opened the door and loudly questioned Benjamin's remarks.
Although Benjamin is a mature politician, he also knows at this moment that there is something wrong with what he said. Prussia is a country related to Britain no matter what. Some things can be said behind the scenes but cannot be said openly.
The little prince looked at Benjamin who was red-faced and speechless and said, "Whether Prussia goes to the ocean or not, the Kingdom of Prussia should make its own decision. I don't even believe that my grandmother would choke her grandson's neck and let the Kingdom of Prussia starve and suffer poverty! Don't you? Do you think that my grandson will rebel against my grandmother? That I will compete for Britain’s maritime interests?”
"Yes, even if Prussia goes to the sea, he is just looking for a way to survive under the protection of his grandmother's wings. This is my grandmother's love for me. This is definitely not leftovers!"
The angry little William's eyes were red. He turned around and ran to Queen Victoria, crying and grabbing his grandmother's skirt. "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Grandma, don't drive me away. I don't want to eat leftovers in the servants' room! Didn't you say you'd wait for me?" Will you give me a warship when you grow up? You also said that you want to make me a British naval general, don't you want me anymore? "
If you want to talk about a kiss between people of another generation, then it is a real kiss! Even though Queen Victoria was a politician, don't forget that she also had a grandmother nicknamed the European Royal Family. Her children and descendants almost monopolized the high-level aristocratic circles in Europe in the future. His doting on his children was definitely true love.
Especially little William, who is the son of the eldest princess, her first grandson, and whom she raised single-handedly. The nine-year-old William spent more time in London than in Berlin, and his relationship with his grandma even surpassed that of his grandfather.
In fact, in the 19th century, there were already soap operas in which old people competed for their grandchildren. Who would raise their grandchildren? This problem is as unsolvable as who should be saved first, the daughter-in-law or the biological mother falling into the water.
Prince Carl married the eldest princess of the British royal family, and the British national power is definitely much stronger than Prussia, so the husband is a bit weak at home, and Carl does not dare to stop his wife's decision, especially on the issue of educating her children.
The eldest princess wanted little William to receive an education in London, so she brought William to England. He grew up under the knees of his maternal grandmother and had a good relationship with his cousin, who later became King George V.
It is worth mentioning that during the First World War, these two cousins also fought the most fiercely, but this is a digression. At least William, who is now 9 years old, is definitely the queen's favorite child in Buckingham Palace. No one dares to suffer any injustice to him.
"Oh, my little William, don't cry. Why would grandma let you eat leftovers? Benjamin was just making an inaccurate analogy. It was unintentional and did not mean what Britain was really going to do...Okay, Be obedient and you can eat with grandma at lunch later!"
"No...I still want to be a naval general, I must be one!"
"Okay, okay, I promise you, when you are eighteen years old, I will make you a general of the Royal Navy, okay? Then grandma will give you a beautiful warship with sails as white as clouds... "
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