The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

"Your Majesty, I don't quite understand!

Why do you think the Celestial Empire is so important?

In my opinion, they are nothing more than a backward and ignorant country.

Until now, it has not entered the stage of industrialization, although the country is large, although the population is large.

But it's like an empty shelf, and it doesn't have much strength.

Such a country, I am afraid that any country on the European side can be easily defeated!"

After He Shen left, Prime Minister Bismarck finally couldn't help it.

He raised his doubts to the emperor.

Although he is unconditionally obedient to the emperor's various arrangements, this does not mean that he has no ideas in his heart.

Bismarck's problem is typical, and I am afraid that there are many people in the empire who think the same way as him.

In this regard, Andrews felt that it was still time to respond.

"The Far East is a power vacuum, if it were not supported by a great power like the Celestial Empire.

Then it will only be cheaper for those countries with a strong navy "077" and a large number of colonies, especially the sun does not set and the woolly bear.

One of them bordered the Celestial Empire, and the other had its own colony in the Far East.

If they defeat the Celestial Empire on the battlefield, or even divide the Celestial Empire.

It is equivalent to them getting an enhanced version of Tianzhu, how much Tianzhu has improved the national strength of the Sunset Empire.

You should know that very well, old prime minister, right?"

Andrews helped the Celestial Empire in addition to the fact that he was a Celestial Empire in his previous life.

Another reason is that I don't want the strength of the enemy I will face in the future to be further strengthened!

The Empire on which the sun never sets in this plane is not as powerful as it was in history, and the main reason for this is not because of the rise of the Second Empire and Eagle Sauce.

It's that they failed to pry open the door of the Celestial Empire by means of war, as they did in history.

Thus turning this place into a semi-colony for them, allowing them to dump goods at will.

Without the huge export market of the Celestial Empire, the blood that the sun never sets can suck from the colony is more than half!

They could only double the blood sucking from the Tianzhu people, and this naturally caused the Tianzhu people to resist.

So, over the past few years.

The situation in South Asia is very volatile, and the sun never sets in order to quell the local rebellion.

Three additional groups of troops have been sent from Europe to maintain law and order!

This is undoubtedly a huge drain on their national strength!

Bismarck did not finally understand the emperor's foresight until this moment, and he thought in his heart.

If the sun really doesn't set or the woolly bear swallows up the Far East, then the strength of these two countries will probably skyrocket.

At that time, the Second Empire will really have no chance of winning in the face of the two countries whose strength has skyrocketed.

"In addition, the alliance with the Celestial Empire is also a foreshadowing for dealing with Mao Xiong and Eagle Sauce in the future. "

For the Second Reich, they were caught between two sides by the Entente.

It has always been their biggest threat.

Although they used trade to temporarily stabilize the bears, they continued to woo the bears as Gaul and the sun never set.

This trick will not work one day!

When the time comes, the woolly bear will definitely join the Entente.

Rather than seeing the woolly bear join the Entente and be helpless at that time, it is better to start the layout now.

Find a powerful enemy for the Woolly Bear in the east, and let the Woolly Bear also feel the pain of being attacked from both sides.

As long as the Celestial Empire can hold back a part of the woolly bear's troops, and prevent them from throwing their entire army into the European theater.

For the empire, it is actually already a goal.

As for letting the Celestial Empire deal with Eagle Sauce, it's still too early to tell. It will not have an effect until the real rise of the Celestial Empire in the future.

So Andrews didn't explain it in detail, but with Bismarck's cleverness, he should be able to figure it out.

After Bismarck learned about the emperor's arrangements, he was completely convinced.

So, he arrived for the second time in Heshen.

When it was necessary to purchase weapons and equipment for the army, as well as to try to introduce the production technology and machinery of the Second Reich.

Bismarck, according to the emperor's wishes, handled the matter perfectly.

The deal was sold at a normal price, and the Celestial Empire side got the advanced weapons and production equipment they wanted.

And the Second Empire received a huge income of hundreds of millions of taels of silver!

This is a very beneficial cooperation for both parties!

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After getting the payment for the purchase of arms from the Celestial Empire, Andrews's small treasury suddenly filled.

With this money, many of the plans he had made before can be implemented!

For example, the Navy's shipbuilding program!

But before that, he needs to know how much money he has!

Let the captain of the guard lead the Praetorian Guard to guard the entrance to the palace, and Andrews locked himself in his room. []

Enter the system and take a look at your account balance.

Over the years, the empire has been engaged in the arms trade, as well as the export of domestic industrial products.

made a lot of money, plus the previous vigilance to dispel the sun never sets.

Andrews deliberately cut some of his military spending, which also saved him a lot of money........

Much of this money has been invested in economic construction and industrial development.

However, these investments led to a significant increase in the empire's industrial output, and fiscal revenues rose with it.

By last year, the empire's revenues had reached $1.2 billion for the first time, or 14 percent of GDP.

This proportion is relatively low among major countries.

Countries with heavy taxes such as Sunset and Eagle Sauce have already generated more than 20% of their GDP in terms of revenue.

If the Second Reich had raised the proportion of tax revenues to this level, it would have increased its fiscal revenues by another $500 million a year.

However, Andrews felt that this was not necessary, because the empire was not short of money at the moment.

There is a surplus of fiscal revenue every year, and there is no need to raise taxes suddenly.

Besides, neither the sun sets nor the eagle sauce are net exporters, but importers.

They raise the tax rate to increase revenue, but the opposite may be true on the Empire's side.

The Imperial factories, whose main trade was exports, were bound to increase their production costs greatly if taxes were raised.

The increase in costs led to a decrease in the competitiveness of the empire's industrial products, which also affected tax revenues.

Therefore, even if the tax is raised, the total tax revenue will not necessarily increase.

On the contrary, it will make the people miserable and complain.

So, unless there is a war imminent.

The empire was in dire need of money, and Andrews chose this trick as a last resort.

In other cases, he would not be so short-sighted and dry up and fish.

Open the system panel, and the long-lost personal information bar pops up.

Andrews swept away with a 2.5 eye.

[Name: Andrews.]

Age: 20 years old

Identity: Emperor of the Second Empire

Country: Second Empire

Faction: Allied Nation

Treasury Balance: $2.1 billion ......]

After seeing the balance of the treasury, Andrews's pupils shrank slightly.

$2.1 billion, which is a lot more than he imagined.

It seems that the empire's economy has indeed developed very well in recent years, and a lot of money has been saved.

With such a large sum of money, Andrews was completely relieved in his heart!

Perhaps, the fifteen-thousand-ton battleship is a bit conservative.

Since the money is sufficient, is it possible to consider directly launching a 30,000-ton battleship?

Why don't you take out the Bismarck-class battleships of the Second World War era and try it?

Even, the Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers, which the Third Reich failed to complete, can also be considered! .