Subsequently, Wilhelm officially announced the disbandment of the improvised conscripts in the war at the Brandenburg City Hall, and of course each of these conscripts was rewarded with a considerable bounty for their bravery in the war.
For those families who had lost loved ones in the war, William generously rewarded them with a handsome pension.
With the end of the Austro-Prussian War, the European continent has entered a temporary lull, but William understands that this calm will not last long.
William knew that he would be ecstatic to England when he led Prussia to defeat Austria, and now England was not fighting well in North America, and the repeated defeats of the North American revolutionaries with the support of the French made George III very annoyed, and he heard that George III had announced in Parliament that he would again send an army to North America to suppress the uprising.
According to William's knowledge of the original world, Spain would join the French in declaring war on Britain in June.
The following November, when the Dutch would take further military action against the British, William would have to shift his experience to national politics.
Wilhelm did not stay long in Brandenburg before departing for Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, where his family lived.
After returning to Sanssouci Palace, Christine was as happy as a holiday, and when William went on a personal expedition, Christine always felt that something was missing when she couldn't see the king's brother, and in Sanssouci Palace, only William could accompany her everywhere to play around.
But when Christine was coquettish in front of William and asked William to take her out to play, William shook his head with a wry smile.
Although many things were handled by the ministers, there were still some things that the ministers could not decide, and communication was not very convenient in the war, and there was a large backlog of papers on all William's desks.
At first, Locks handled a lot of documents for William in the early stage, after all, William was just a child.
But after hearing that William had won many victories on the front line, Locks understood that his majesty was small, but no matter how young he was, he was also a king, and it was overstepping his authority to handle the documents for him, so Locks no longer made decisions for William.
As soon as William returned to Sanssouci Palace, he couldn't hold his head up because of these documents, he understood that Locks was cautious and well-intentioned, but his small body would really be unbearable.
When Christine asked William to take her out to play, William had to smile bitterly, this matter is not dealt with, there will be more tomorrow, how can he take a break.
But William had a flash of inspiration, and he decided to go to the Duke of Locks' palace in person and have a good talk with the old duke.
When she thought of it, William immediately ordered Buel, who was guarding the door, to prepare the car before Christine could react, and Christine was very happy to react, she thought that her William's brother was going to take her to Karina to play.
After receiving the news of His Majesty's imminent arrival, Locks ordered his servants to clean the living room of their house again, and at the same time instructed the servants to take out the carpet and spread it at the door.
Karina immediately ran out of her room when she saw the chickens and dogs jumping in the house, and jumped up happily when she saw Locks and learned the news of William's imminent arrival.
Immediately by Locks's side, he didn't go back to the room, and Locks had no way to deal with this pampered granddaughter, so he had to acquiesce to Karina being by his side.
Soon William's carriage came to the door of Locks's house, and as soon as William got out of the carriage, Karina ran to William's side and took William's arm and said coquettishly: "Brother William, you haven't come to see me for a long time" Seeing his granddaughter coquettish to William, Locks showed a helpless expression, and then reprimanded: "Karina, come here, you're too ignorant," and then saluted William: "Your Majesty, blame me for not being strict in discipline and making you laugh" William smiled: "Miss Karina is lively and lovely, blessed is the Duke, and besides, I like Karina's sister very much."
Hearing William praise Karina, Christine hugged William's other shoulder and said coquettishly: "Brother William, don't you like me?"
"I like it, I like it, hehe," William replied to Christine's words, and followed Locks into the room.
After sitting down in the living room of Locks' house, William motioned for the two little beauties to go out first, and he wanted to talk to Locks about something, although Karina and Christine were not happy to go out, but under the threat of William's eyes, the two had to go out happily.
When the two little girls had gone, Duke Locks spoke: "Your Majesty, I don't know if there is something wrong with you coming here today."
"Your Excellency, Duke, you still call me Little William, I will feel rusty if you call me Your Majesty like this" William finished speaking and said: I have to come here rashly, I have something I want to ask His Excellency the Duke."
I know that Your Majesty needs my help with something," Locks chose to ignore William's previous words, knowing that your boss being polite to you does not mean that you can accept it calmly.
"That's right, you've helped me deal with a lot of government affairs in the past few months, but there are still a lot of things that haven't been dealt with, and I don't have so much experience to put on this, so I can only hope that His Excellency the Duke can share my worries," William said with a big grin "Your Majesty, it is Your Majesty's responsibility to handle government affairs, how can I do it for you, the whole of Prussia can only obey your orders," Locks said solemnly "Okay, Locks, you and I don't have to be so polite, I will immediately order someone to report all the documents to you, only some very important ones will be told by you, do you understand, this is an order" William saw that Locks looked like a loyal and righteous man, so he had to use his kingly power to suppress him.
"Since it is His Majesty's order, the subordinates must obey it," Locks said with a wry smile "By the way, Locks, how do you feel about the current situation," William asked softly after forcibly unloading his burden "Your Majesty, I think that with the victory of our army in the Austro-Prussian War, there are no forces in Central Europe that can threaten our country, but at the same time as the victory of the army, our navy is still in an awkward state," Locks then began to explain his opinion: "Our Prussia can be said to be a coastal country, the north of the country is the Baltic Sea, but due to the limitations of the terrain, from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea must pass through the Kattegat Strait in Denmark, you must know that Britain and France and other old powers have already extended their tentacles to the world through the navy, we Prussia want to really rise, the army alone is not enough, we must have a navy that can cross the ocean."
"Do you mean that we should focus more on the navy for the next period of time?"
asked William "Yes, Your Majesty, we must recognize our own shortcomings, our Prussian navy is the weakest in the Baltic Sea, and now we are at odds with Russia because of the Austro-Prussian war, we must have a navy capable of fighting Russia," Locks said excitedly Even in William's previous life, why did Britain and later the United States, who knew the importance of the sea, hang so much, because they had a powerful and invincible navy.
At present, Prussia should not only focus on the interests of Central Europe, compared with the world's colonies is the guarantee of its rise, as long as Prussia's navy can form combat effectiveness, then with the strength of the Prussian army, Prussia can make its own voice in the whole world.
Thinking of this, William said anxiously: "Although we have made a lot of profit in this war, a large part of the soldiers' bounties and pensions have been consumed, and the reconstruction of the newly occupied territory is about to begin, which requires a huge amount of money."
"Your Majesty, now is a good time" Locks saw William's frowning and offered advice, and William motioned for Locks to speak out immediately "Your Majesty, at the moment Britain and France are wrestling in North America, and the countries of the Netherlands and Spain are also supporting the French, the British are deeply anxious about the bottomless pit in North America, and the war in North America has been fought for four years, which has greatly shaken the foundation of Britain, I think if this continues, maybe the British will ask us for assistance soon, and then it is better to let the British build a navy for us" Locks said slowly "Well, Locks, what assistance do you think the British will ask us for," asked William "Send troops, the British will definitely ask us Prussia to send troops to join the North American battlefield, at the moment we must strengthen the Anglo-Prussian alliance, we are surrounded by our enemies, we can send an appropriate force to the North American theater to help the British.
And I heard that the Danes are secretly sending supplies to the rebels in North America, and this will be our excuse to send troops to occupy Denmark, and once Denmark is taken by us, then there will be access to the sea, and in a few years our navy will be able to compete for Prussia's interests in the whole world," Locks said and stood up excitedly.
Seeing the excited Locks, William fell into deep thought.
Is it really good to help the British now, it is precisely because the North American revolt has ripped most of the British apart, and once they help the British eradicate this cancer, will it do more harm than harm to Prussia, or will it do more harm than good.
Speaking of Denmark, with the strength of the Prussian Army, Denmark can be said to be vulnerable, but in the future, how to maintain a balance in the face of Sweden and Russian Prussia, these are all questions.
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