Germanic Empire: please call me William III

Liu Chuan’s naval visit to the port of Kiel this time can be regarded as a complete success.

He successfully reversed the direction of the Germanic Imperial Navy, enabling the Germanic Imperial Navy to jump out of the trap set by the sun in time. Or rather, let the German empire reduce its losses and give them a chance to overtake in a corner.

More importantly, Liu Chuan almost conquered the Germanic Empire navy with this performance.

Once Auguste Mining was able to distribute the profits to the Navy continuously, the Navy’s large-scale shipbuilding plan could be implemented. Then, the navy will definitely become Liu Chuan’s die-hard loyalist.

The army was very important to the Germanic emperors. Without the support of the army, the throne is unstable and could collapse at any time. Especially like Liu Chuan, who was not originally a legitimate heir to the throne, and used other means to ascend to the throne, he paid special attention to the control of the army.

Gaining the support of the Navy is only the first step. Next, more important is the Army.

Compared to the Navy, the situation on the Army side is a little more complicated. Almost all of the Germanic army was in the hands of the Junker landlords. For a long time, their influence was very large.

It is undoubtedly very difficult for Liu Chuan to want the army to be loyal to him like the navy and become his die-hard loyalist.

However, Liu Chuan knew what the Army wanted. The soldiers of the Army want to win. In this way, it will not only open up the territory and expand the territory of the empire, but also win a more extensive living space for the common people. At the same time, it can also make the soldiers get glory.

Soldiers who don’t want to be generals are not good soldiers. Similarly, a general who does not want to be a marshal is not a good general.

The generals of the army were also eager to be further promoted and get the marshal’s staff.

As long as Liu Chuan can give them these things, then they will be loyal to Liu Chuan.

At the same time, Liu Chuan also needs to actively train more young generals and let them gradually replace these older generation generals. In this way, Liu Chuan was able to further strengthen his influence on the army and gradually control the entire army.

At that time, Liu Chuan’s throne will be more stable.

On March 1, 1704, Liu Chuan was handling government affairs.

“Your Majesty, Miss Krupp begs to see you!” Secretary Carl Jonalet admonished.

Carl Jonalet was the grandson of The Elder Jonalet and the son of Charles Jonalett.

He is only 27 years old this year, but he already has a doctorate from Bai Lin University. After Liu Chuan succeeded to the throne, the elder Jonalet recommended Carl Jonalet to serve as Liu Chuan’s secretary.

The entire Jonalet family served the royal family, and loyalty was naturally no problem. Ability is also not a problem. After Liu Chuan met Carl Jonalet, he appointed him as his secretary.

“Invite her in!” Liu Chuan said.

Soon, beta Krupp, the current helmsman of Krupp, walked into Liu Chuan’s office.

“Good morning, Your Majesty the Emperor!” Beta Krupp is not very pretty, but he is very capable.

Her father was Alfred Krupp, the founder of the Krupp company.

Krupp has developed to the present and has become a military giant. It not only monopolized the supply of artillery for the Army and Navy of the Germanic Empire, but also involved in the steel smelting industry and shipbuilding industry. Krupp armored steel, currently the most defensive armored steel in the world, is their product. The performance is better than the armored steel used in other countries.

The shipyards of the Krupp company were also building a large number of warships for the Germanic Imperial Navy.

“Hello Miss Krupp!” Liu Chuan smiled.

He is well aware that Krupp is actually facing a great dilemma.

Beta Krupp, though very capable, is also very capable. But in the end, it is only a female streamer.

His father, Alfred Krupp, committed suicide two years ago after being revealed to be gay. In this day and age, homosexuality is still despised, or illegal.

After Alfred Krupp’s death, Beta Krupp single-handedly supported the vast arms conglomerate.

You know, Krupp’s business has long made countless people salivate.

Once Krupp suffers a difficult situation, they will never mind taking advantage of the opportunity to fall into the well and divide Krupp’s food clean.

“Your Majesty the Emperor, the Imperial Navy has made exactly the demands of Krupp that we must complete the development of a triple 50 times caliber 305 mm naval gun within two years. This is too difficult for Krupp. We are very tight now, and we simply don’t have that much money to invest in the development of new naval guns. I hope that His Majesty will be able to communicate with the Navy and give some grace to time. Alternatively, pay for the purchase in advance. Beta Krupp pleaded.