Schleswig and Holstein were formally included in the province of Southern Denmark, and the two dukes received a large amount of goods and goods from Prussia, as well as some weapons and logistical goods.
After all this was done, William's energy turned in two directions, one was France and the other was domestic, France aside, let's talk about the current situation in Prussia first.
By annexing Denmark, Wilhelm had now put his army to the test, and the Danish War showed that the Prussian army was still a formidable, fearless, and capable army.
At the same time, because of the capture of the Danish naval warships, which gave the Prussian navy a qualitative development, Wilhelm had received a report from the Prussian admiral Mehard, in which Mehard was full of praise for the captured Danish warships, and at the same time Mehard hoped that Wilhelm would allow the Danish Copenhagen shipyard to be transferred to the Prussian naval office.
The so-called Prussian Admiralty was a department established by Wilhelm a few years earlier, which was under the general authority of the Military Office and was a Prussian second-class unit.
Although William had previously been suggested to create a separate department of the Admiralty, William did not take it.
At present, the entire Prussian navy has only a dozen warships, and even if you add the maintenance personnel and sailors on the shore, the entire Prussian navy has less than 7,000 people, and these 7,000 people also include the guards guarding the naval base.
The situation could be described as painful for Mehard, think of him as a naval man.
The soldiers under his command were not as many as those of a division commander of the Prussian Army, which made Mehard always look bitter and bitter when he met with the army generals.
However, Prussia captured the Danish ships and the ships that were still in dock at the Copenhagen shipyard.
The number of the Prussian Navy will quadruple.
The unexpected joy of Kraunz's capture of Copenhagen was the discovery of a warship still under construction at the Copenhagen shipyard, one of which was a second-class ship, three third-class ships, and four fourth-class ships, and the largest second-class warship was even about to be launched, and the keel of the slowest fourth-class ship had been laid.
To put it bluntly, if the Danish army can give some strength, with the addition of these warships, the pattern of the Baltic Sea will change dramatically.
And Pru's plan to land on Zealand will also be greatly thwarted.
When William learned the news, he jumped up excitedly, with this warship, Prussia would change the situation of "having no defense at sea", and if you add the ten warships of the Danish Navy captured before, the Prussian Navy surpassed Sweden and became the second largest naval force in the Baltic Sea.
However, it would be some time before that ship could join the Prussian naval sequence.
For this reason, Wilhelm not only sent the backbone of the shipyards in Prussia to Copenhagen, but even ordered the Ninth Division stationed in Copenhagen to recruit skilled mechanics locally, and gave priority to convincing the mechanics of the original shipyards.
Of course, if someone was really disobedient, William allowed Blucher to use some means that he felt necessary.
And it was Mehard who was most excited about the news, because he saw hope for the Prussian Navy.
In the beginning, the Prussian navy was manned and shipless, and it was impossible for Denmark to allow Prussia to buy warships from other countries, and even if they did, it was unlikely that Denmark would allow Prussian warships to pass through the Kattegat Strait.
And Prussia itself made it, for various reasons.
The Prussians were not very proficient in the manufacture of naval warships, which also made the Prussian navy empty of name but did not have a navy that could match the title of great power.
But now.
The Prussian Navy finally changed this unfavorable situation, and not only that, but Mehard even submitted a proposal to Wilhelm to expand the navy, and Mehard attached his own proposal 1.
Establish a naval base in each of the four cities of Copenhagen, Odense, Skagen and Kiel to take full control of the Kattegat Strait and its choke point in the Baltic Sea. 2.
Expand the size of Prussia's existing navy of 7,000 men to 20,000. 3.
Transfer the shipyards in Copenhagen and Odense to the Naval Service of the Military Department for management.
Four.
A sum of 1,230 silver marks was provided to the Navy Service, which was to be used for the subsequent construction of warships in the Copenhagen shipyard and for the construction of naval bases, including, of course, the recruitment of new soldiers to join the Navy. 5.
The Navy plans to build seven more warships in the next five years, including two first-class ships, and the more than 12 million silver coins mentioned in Article 4 are the guarantee for the construction of these ships.
Mehard's four conditions made William speechless for a while, it seems that the admiral was really aggrieved before, and now he immediately pulled it tightly in his hand as soon as he saw that he had a chance to turn over.
If you just look at the first three, William will not only not feel embarrassed, but will even praise Mehard, after all, Mehard's thinking is not wrong, whether it is the expansion of the army or the acquisition of the shipyard into the navy and the expansion are within William's range.
But the fourth condition did hurt William, and when William first swept this number, he even thought that his eyes were spent.
And after reading the numbers, William was almost frightened and slipped under the table.
What is the concept of 12,300,000 silver marks, this money is more than the annual tax revenue of Prussia, and if it is placed in the army, William can use this money to arm five or ten reorganized standing divisions.
So many silver coins could bury the entire Sanssouci Palace, and now Mehad dared to open up such a lion to himself.
The depressed William couldn't wait to call Mehad over and knead it twice, but in the end, the reason of respecting the old and loving the young took over in William's heart, of course, William himself is not good at hitting the enthusiasm of the navy, but there are still people who can share William's worries, William thought of an old-fashioned, serious old man.
Mehard sat in his office in the Navy Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs for a while, he submitted the report on the future development of the Navy to William half a month ago, but surprisingly, William, who has always attached great importance to military affairs, was unable to give a timely reply this time.
This made Mehad feel more annoyed than surprised.
"Your Excellency, Your Highness Prince Henry, please come over" The voice of the assistant outside the door came in, and when he heard this voice, Mehad bounced out of his chair like a spring, and then quickly picked up the hat on the table in front of him and walked out quickly.
The reason why Mehard was so excited was that he respected Henry, the supreme commander of the military department, after all, Henry's status and prestige were there, and another reason was that Mehard guessed that Henry's search for him this time must be related to the report he submitted to Sanssouci Palace last time.
Just as Mehard walked briskly into Henry's office and saluted, Henry, who was sitting on the sofa, nodded and said: "Mehard, you come and sit here" Hearing Henry say this, Mehard walked to the couch to Henry's left to sit down, and it was a report on the small table in front of the couch that was printed into Mehard's eyes, and the report confirmed the one that Mehard had submitted earlier.
"Mehad, I'm a little presumptuous to look for you this time, but I do have some things that I need to communicate with you!"
After seeing Mehard sit down, Henry took a sip of the black tea on the table, then put down the teaglass, and then said to Mehard with a solemn expression: "Mehard, although the Admiralty is a subordinate unit of the Military Department, I need to review here that I really lack care about our Prussian Navy."
"Your Royal Highness, when you say that, you really make yourself ashamed."
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Seeing Henry actually speak in such a low tone, this really made Mehad a little scared "No, you don't have to blame yourself for this, it's true that I didn't care about our navy, and most of the annual military spending is tilted towards the army, and some of our naval comrades are neglected in this regard."
"Your Royal Highness..........
You .........."
"Listen to me, but now that we have captured the Danish Navy's warships, our navy has been greatly strengthened, so of course the previous military expenses are not enough!
But!
Mehad I hope that the next time you prepare your budget, you can provide a reasonable figure, 12.3 million silver coins, even if you sell us all, I'm afraid it's not worth it!
” The sudden change of Henry startled Mehard, but soon Mehard said: "Your Royal Highness, I believe that with the destruction of Denmark, our Prussian Navy has been given an extremely rare opportunity for development, and our ships can no longer freely pass through the Kattegat Strait without anyone's consent, and with the help of Denmark's excellent ship technology and local resources, as long as we Prussia are willing to invest greatly, our Prussian Navy can have a navy that is enough to rank among the top in the world.
A strong navy could help Prussia compete for colonies around the world, but wasn't Britain strong because they plundered colonies around the world?
According to my research, there are still many colonies in the world that are ownerless, and I think that we in Prussia must seize such an opportunity, and we can learn from the mature experience of the British, and use the navy to go to the world!
At that time, these investments can be exchanged for Prussia several times or even more than ten times the return!
” PS: Khan, I drank too much wine, and I went to sleep after playing this chapter, thank you for your great support