The Rise of the Empire

"Our plan is actually very reasonable. No one is willing to throw a lot of money into Africa, and no one has the ability to provide a large number of immigrants to the African colonies. Apart from the central government, we are the only one! Something unexpected." Count Schelling said uneasyly.

"It is a normal reaction, or a common problem at the top. If we can get it easily, then we won't miss their good. If there are some twists and turns, we will realize how difficult it is that this is a natural thing. Then we owe favor. We need to make appropriate concessions in some areas next. Therefore, whether it is the Kaiser or the Prime Minister, even if they agree with our proposal, they will have a serious discussion." Thoughtful.

　　 "Then do you think our plan will be achieved?"

　　 "It will be done! It may even be done before I return to Munich! This agreement is likely to be signed by the Prime Minister himself, and then handed over by his son!" The traveler said confidently!

　　 "Isn't it?"

　　 "As for the Wittelsbach family will always be the king, but Bismarck cannot always be the prime minister!" The traveler is once again proud of his identity advantage!

　　At the same time, in the Berlin Palace, Kaiser Friedrich III is discussing this matter with the Prime Minister. As the traversers expected, the African colonies are indeed a pit for the current Germany! A lot of money was invested, but there was no return! Sometimes the Kaiser wondered, what is the use of the colony he has worked so hard to obtain?

"In principle, the Bavarians did not do too much. The British, French, and Belgians all did the same. They handed over a large amount of land and minerals to private companies for operation, and only collected a certain amount of taxes and profits. If it is a company doing this, I will agree, but the other party has a government background! Will it affect the colonial policy of the empire? And they pay a fixed tax, although now we are accounted for Cheap, but in the future..." the colonial minister said worriedly.

　　 "Then we reject their suggestion?" Herbert asked.

　　 "At least one more favorable condition for the empire should be changed." said the colonial minister.

"I think you have already contacted their representatives. Did they agree? If this agreement can be reached, we can reduce the deficit of the colony by at least 4 million marks each year. And if the Bavarian policy is successful, then The management of the empire in the African colonies is very meaningful!" There are some things that dad is inconvenient for, so Herbert must tell him.

　　 "What about other companies in the empire, then what about Bavaria. Is this okay?" asked the silent Kaiser.

"If this is the case, we will also be responsible for local security work and infrastructure maintenance, and taxation may not even have 400,000 marks a year! Businessmen will never lose money, because a large amount of basic costs are borne by the empire. "The colonial minister shook his head and said, "What they want is semi-independent rights, and this right is what they pay more!"

　　 "Then where are their profit points? They can't do business at a loss." The Kaiser frowned and said.

"It may be minerals, tin, copper, manganese, etc.. Maybe there is also a plantation economy. If they are in accordance with their agreement, when these are built, their profits will be higher than the proportional taxes. But The cost of infrastructure construction will be very high. I am afraid it is really difficult to say whether it is really profitable." The colonial minister settled the account.

"Another possibility is to disperse the population pressure within the Kingdom of Bavaria. Bavaria has poor industry and poor land. If part of the labor can be diverted, it will be good for the Kingdom. Even if it is not lost or not, it is acceptable." Why do the traversers do this? Europeans are unwilling to go to backward Africa. Since they want to develop independently, they need a lot of labor. The government even free land for immigrants cannot attract natives to Africa. So what will the Bavarian royal family do to make up for the labor gap? Another question is, where is the profit point of the other party?

　　 "If you don't know it, just revise the treaty a little bit and just do what you said." The Kaiser, who had racked his brains and didn't want to understand, decided to forget it. What's the deal with just a few million marks? There are not no cases of semi-independent colonies. European countries do this. Otherwise, which company or big family is willing to go to Africa where birds do not shit? Bavaria's behavior seems a bit out of the ordinary, but it is within the framework, and the local colonial government in empire Africa really dare to be uncomfortable with the empire as a kingdom? Take their professional ethics too high!

　　 "Don't you think the Empire has condoned the Bavarian Asia Pacific?" As he left the palace, Herbert carefully asked his father next to him.

"Indulge? Not only you think so, some people even wrote secret letters to the royal family, saying that Bavaria has a tendency to be independent, but what about that? In the end, it was all left. The empire was originally built on mutual compromise. What's more, the Wittelsbach family has a close relationship with the Habsburg royal family. As long as Bavaria does not really become independent, the empire cannot interfere too much in their internal affairs. In general, their actions do share the empire. It’s the businessmen who are really hurt by the pressure of the situation, so they are anxious."

"Fundamentally speaking, the royal family trusts those kings more! Rather than merchants or other nobles, because the emperor and kings are the real ruling class of the empire, and the nobles and capitalists are just assistants! We are just senior employees. And they are Shareholders!" The Prime Minister emphasized again.

"Is this annual expenditure of several million marks really worth it? Even if we grow sisal and rubber, it will take at least 6 years for us to break-even, let alone the initial initial investment! Even if there are minerals, But bring this time forward by one year!" Schelling said with some wonder after seeing the agreement that Herbert personally sent. But Ruprecht did not hesitate to put it away, the Imperial Colony Department has passed it, and it will take effect as long as it is signed by Dad after returning.

　　 "That's it! Lüderitz Bay! All the surrounding areas will be included, here will become the future of the Kingdom of Bavaria! This is also the meaning of the royal family," the crown prince said in a pencil on a large-scale map of Africa!

　　 Thank you for a book called "A Brief History of Africa"~www.readwn.com~ The crown prince has benefited from it even more than the Krupp armor that took years to develop! Because the place chosen by the traveler carefully selected the mineral with the highest unit value in the world-gem-quality diamonds! What's more commendable is that the mining farms in this place are very difficult to dig, and they are also coastal and offshore areas! You don't even have to repair the railway as far! The mining difficulty is even lower than the British diamond mines in South Africa!

　　 In 1908 in history, the first diamond was found here, and 40,000 carats were produced that year! By 1913, 4.69 million carats of diamonds had been produced here! Worth more than £7 million! 7 million pounds! Converted to a battleship from the pre-fearless period, it would probably be worth half a dozen! Even the Dreadnought can produce at least 2.5 Bavarian-class battleships! And my price is only a few million marks!

　　Of course, this is still a secret now. If the German central government knows about it, something will happen, so no one knows about this news except for members of the royal family of Bavaria, even Earl Schelling, the royal chief!

"Okay, now we can finally go." Everything he wants to do has been done. Ruprecht needs to go home to farm and develop. The road in Germany has been paved, and the representative of Bavaria in the center is completely These things can be done well. The rest is a series of cooperation plans between Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The two with both traditional friendship and blood relationship should be easier to talk about, right? The crown prince thought to himself.

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