Little William is at the age when he is shaping his outlook on life. At this juncture, he will learn from whomever he follows!
Why did Britain remain neutral during the Franco-Prussian War? Why did Prussia take Paris without taking any action?
It can be said that the rise of Prussia and Germany was accomplished with the connivance of the British!
Little William actually contributed a lot here! Because the relationship between Britain and Prussia is that of sons and daughters, little William is the most important link between the two countries!
During the Franco-Prussian War, little William was in England. In fact, in the eyes of politicians, he was a hostage!
Germany sent protons, and then Britain was relieved of Germany's expansion. How similar is this scene to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?
Even the powerful Qin Dynasty had to send hostages abroad. Wasn't Qin Shihuang's father a hostage?
This is still the case thousands of years later. Humanity seems to have progressed, but in fact there has been no change at all!
The education that little William received in the UK was actually a single indoctrination from the British side, which was to strengthen sea power education and strengthen Britain's position in little William's heart!
Instill the concept of British invincibility into young William over and over again. After he takes charge of the throne, this idea will affect his governance!
Bismarck is indeed a strategic master, but the Queen of England is not an easy person either!
Britain was not the earliest star country in the Age of Discovery. It was a model for those who came from behind. Even the capitalist revolution and the industrial revolution broke out on this island country!
Rising from a poor and weak island nation to an empire on which the sun never sets, such a glorious achievement cannot be accomplished by an idiot!
Bismarck's strategy is actually understood by the Queen and other senior British officials!
After sending little William off to rest, the queen and her son stood on the terrace and did not leave. The queen looked at the lights in the room where little William lived and then whispered.
"There is no need to doubt my love for little William! I love him as much as I love my own grandson... But national strategic security is supreme! It cannot be provoked..."
"This matter... We are so ashamed of Karl! We should let the son-in-law and the child meet..."
The crown prince felt his mother's sadness and quickly advised him, "Your Majesty! Don't think so, we are doing this for the good of little William!"
"As long as Germany does not challenge our British maritime power, how can we ensure that William will become the richest king in Europe...of course second only to Britain!"
"Little William is my nephew! As an uncle, can I leave him alone? In the future, after he takes charge, I will definitely help him in any difficulties!"
"Tomorrow! Tomorrow I will allocate ten merchant ships under my name and transfer them to my nephew's name! Then I will give him a franchise license for the Indian route!"
"All the profits from these merchant ships are my nephew's pocket money! Mother, I am willing to give it up! Can I, as an uncle, leave my nephew alone?"
"I swear to God! Little William will be bathed in glory all his life, and he will not suffer any loss... But!"
The Crown Prince's face turned grim, "But Germany cannot be rich and powerful, the German people cannot be rich and powerful, and the European continent cannot be rich and powerful... I can give little William endless glory and wealth, and I can give him a big cake of maritime interests!"
"But it's just for him, not for Germany! This is different!"
The Queen smiled and said, "Haha... The king is rich and the people are poor. So what will little William do if he encounters an internal revolution in the future? What if the people start to oppose him?"
"Fight!" The Crown Prince squeezed out such cold words from between his teeth. "We must fight! We support Xiao William's suppression. If you want money, give money, and if you want soldiers, give soldiers!"
"My nephew can't be bullied by the untouchables! What we want is for the German royal family to be strong, not for Germany to be strong... The German royal family is related to me by blood, so what do those poor and untouchable Germans have to do with me?"
"All I want is that my nephew recognizes our UK's eternal maritime supremacy! We, the UK, must always control the sea! As long as we don't challenge this bottom line, I will give my nephew whatever he wants!"
"Damn...don't I love my nephew?"
The queen frowned. She actually didn't like her son's natural rudeness. The relationship between mother and son was not friendly before, but it was only in the past few years that the relationship between mother and son began to improve as the queen got older!
"Okay... you really have to change your habits! In the future, when this empire is entrusted to you, are you going to be so rude in diplomatic situations?"
"Civilized people shouldn't say things like that!"
Listening to his mother's scolding, the crown prince smiled awkwardly and said, "There are no outsiders. I lost my temper for a while when I was around my mother..."
The Queen shook her head helplessly, looked up at the eastern sky and said faintly, "Yes! The king should be rich, but the country should not be rich and powerful. This is not in the interest of our British Empire..."
"Actually, I still like Xiao Letian very much... Don't be unconvinced, in fact, Xiao Letian is better than all of you!"
"The heirs of these royal families in Europe, as well as the high-ranking nobles... those who are similar to or even older than Xiao Letian are not as good as him!"
"Your abilities are far inferior to Xiao Letian!"
"Don't be unconvinced, it's no use pouting! Which one of you... didn't inherit a powerful country and then have some room to display your talents?"
"It was our ancestors who laid a solid foundation, at least completed industrialization, and opened up maritime interests... Only then will there be a stage for you to dance!"
"And what does Xiao Letian have? He is self-made! And in such a short time, he can defeat Russia and France, and even has the power to annex the Qing Dynasty!"
"What kind of method is this? If you start like Xiao Letian in Asia, can you do it? What you can't do, even these people in Europe can't do it!"
"So I like this child... I really like it... It would be great if he could listen to me and truly integrate into our system of British world domination!"
"I have already said, let him give up their Eastern religion and philosophy, fully accept our British state religion, and legally agree to become a monotheistic country!"
"As long as he completely opens his country to British capital and fully integrates into our world! Even his son will be sent to London to enjoy the glory and wealth!"
"As long as he can do these three things, how can I allow Benjamin and the others to prepare the Great White Fleet and prepare for this expedition?"
"Damn it! These Easterners always have a sense of stupidity in their own efforts! They always want to create a strong China outside of God and Britain!"
"This is so ridiculous! This is absolutely not allowed!"
"I can give Xiao Letian and his family eternal wealth and make him the king of Asia! But I will never allow the Chinese people to become rich and powerful, and I will not allow this country to become rich and powerful!"
"Just like Little William, the German royal family can be rich and glorious, but the German people and country cannot!"
"I allow Xiao Letian's family to become an Asian royal family that will last forever and enjoy all the glory and wealth, but the Chinese people and the country of China cannot!"
"So! The Great White Fleet must teach him a lesson! Let Xiao Letian understand what is the correct side of history!"
In the night breeze, the queen shows her domineering power! The crown prince stood aside respectfully without even daring to make a sound!
"Tell Old Moltke! I will give 300 Indian franchise certificates to my German relatives. This will ensure that the German royal family and nobles can have 300 ships to trade freely in India!"
"But no one can take little William away now! Let's just say that my grandmother can't bear it!"
"Yes! I'll do it tomorrow morning!"
