; In the Chinese building inside Sanssouci Palace William sat on a Chinese-style recliner and took a sip of the teacup in front of him, and when a sip of tea went down William's throat for three thousand feet, a mouthful of turbid air came out of William's mouth "It's comfortable!"
William sighed, this cup of tea but William spent some effort to get it from the hands of the British, although the tea in the cup is not a top tea, but this tea is from China.
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In the eighteenth century, the British gradually began to trade with the Qing Dynasty in the Far East, and the luxury of tea was monopolized by the British.
In view of William's friendly relationship with the British, when the British ambassador to Prussia learned that William had a unique affection for China in the Far East, out of a diplomatic feeling, the British ambassador would always present William with some tea from China in the Far East every year.
"Your Majesty, this tea is indeed God's gift to the world" Locks took a sip of the teacup in front of him like William, and when the smoothness ran down his throat to his lungs, even the old Prussian nobleman had to sigh.
After hearing Locks' exclamation, William nodded with a smile and said: "The Far East is a place of endless wealth, and if we in Prussia want to go further in the world, then we cannot ignore the infinite wealth of the Far East!"
William's words struck a chord with Locks "Indeed, Your Majesty, as you have said, goods from the Far East are often sold for high prices when they arrive in Europe, which is why the British East India Company is so ostentatious!"
"Locks.
How about you say that we also set up an East India Company in Prussia?
” William's heart moved and looked at Locks in front of him, and asked with interest, and his question also made Locks fall into deep thought.
After a while.
I saw Locks say with a serious face: "Your Majesty, I think there is no need for us in Prussia to set up the East India Company now, at present in Europe only Britain, the Netherlands and a few other countries that rely on seafaring trade have established the East India Company, it is undeniable that the establishment of the East India Company has indeed brought a lot of benefits to various countries, but we Prussia is a landlocked country after all, even if we have occupied the Baltic Sea.
But at the moment we do not have colonies in the Indian Ocean, and there is no need to form an East India Company at all" Locks' words made William feel a trace of regret in his heart, of course, what Locks said was naturally right.
Now that there is not even a scum left in the Indian Ocean, which has been carved up by the major European maritime powers, Prussia has taken the liberty of inserting its influence into the Indian Ocean, which will not only not be supported, but will also cause the countries that have gained a lot of benefits in the Indian Ocean to be wary.
"Okay.
Rocks, you're right."
Saying that, William straightened his face and said: "The reason why I invited you here today is for one thing" "Wait.
Your Majesty, what you want to say is not Karina's!
” Saying that, Locks's face became a little blue, obviously after Karina moved into Sanssouci Palace, this granddaughter who was deeply favored by Locks had been a little out of Locks's control, which made Locks, who had always loved Karina, feel a little unacceptable.
This situation was exacerbated after Karina followed William to Frankfurt, and Karina would return to Locks' mansion every month to greet Locks.
But recently Karina saw Locks ignore him except for greetings.
This made Locks quite dissatisfied, and he felt that the reason why Karina became like this must be because William gave him some ** soup.
Well, seeing the hint of grief on Locks' face, a few drops of cold sweat broke out on William's forehead, and he was ashamed of Locks' attitude on the Karina issue.
It is estimated that the current Locks does not know, if Locks knows that William actually intends to turn his granddaughter into his mistress, it is strange that the old prime minister does not fight with William!
William wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Your Excellency, where do you think of it, I am absolutely single-minded towards Karina, if you don't believe me, you can go and ask Karina, and the purpose of my search for you today is not for Karina's business" It's strange to say in my heart that I believe you, on the surface, Locks still maintains his old aristocratic demeanor, but I saw him nod and then said: "Okay, Your Majesty, although I am already an old man below, I think I can still share your worries in some things."
"Great, Your Excellency Locks, you are the most competent Prime Minister in the history of Prussia, and your wisdom will live on with Prussia's prestige for a hundred years!"
William's sycophants came to Locks as if he didn't want money, and in William's increasingly exaggerated praise, Locks's face actually appeared a rare cháo red "Your Majesty, if there is anything you can say, as long as you can do it, then I will definitely share your worries!"
Listening to Locks's words, William held back the joy in his heart, but on the surface, he showed a trace of embarrassment "Your Excellency Locks, I asked you to come here today for the sake of our Prussian army, what do you think of our army?"
"Your Majesty, our Prussian army is naturally the first-class in the whole of Europe, and I believe that even England or France or Austria will not be able to compare with our Prussian army at all!"
Indeed, the Prussian army deserves the pride of all Prussians, because this is an iron-blooded division that has endured many setbacks, and the prestige of Prussia is precisely the result of his army's bloody storm!
"Yes, Your Excellency Locks, you have a point, but I think that our armies are very short of the European powers of England, France, Russia, or Austria."
William's words bothered Locks a little, and he scratched his head and thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean" "Locks, can you tell me how big the armies of these countries are?"
"Of course, my majesty, the British have about 200,000 troops, the French have about the same strength as the British, the Austrians have about 200,000 troops, and the Russian have more troops than all the countries!"
Hearing Locks' answer, the smile on William's face became more and more evil "Yes, Your Excellency Locks, you are indeed a competent Prime Minister, but in this way, have you not discovered that our Prussian army is actually the least numerous of the great powers in Europe?"
In an instant, Locks understood what William meant, and it turned out that William's purpose was actually the strength of the Prussian army, which made Locks a little speechless "Your Majesty, I would like to remind you that it is precisely because I am aware of this that at the beginning of the year, I will support your proposal to expand the 13th, 14th, and 15th Divisions!"
Unexpectedly, Locks's words made William shake his head very much "Your Excellency, you must know that even if we Prussia have expanded by three new divisions, our standing strength is still the lowest among the European powers, and our Prussia is in a very unfavorable geographical position.
Our Prussia is in the middle of the whole of Europe, and if one of them happens, we Prussia will be attacked by three European powers.
Can you tell me, what are the three countries of these three powers?
” Locks smiled wryly and said: "France, Austria, Russia" "Very well, Lord Locks, you have the right answer.
Our Prussian geography doomed us to a strong and large Wehrmacht, but now our Prussian forces are a drop in the bucket for the threat to our territory, so I demand that our Prussian army be expanded again!
” At this moment, William's purpose has been completely exposed.
When Locks listened to William's words, the surprise on his face was obvious, but after a while, the surprise on Locks' face turned to solemnity "Your Majesty, I want to warn you that we have already expanded three new divisions at the beginning of the year, these three divisions have exhausted our national strength, and we are not capable of expanding our army at the moment!"
Locks' answer did not surprise William, or in other words, it would have surprised William if Locks supported William's expansion, because Prussia's national power was there.
Although the Danish and Hamburg raids were successful at the beginning of this year, and Prussia received a large amount of booty, all of them had been invested in the three newly built divisions, and it was precisely because of these trophies that the three divisions were so quickly fully equipped.
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"Locks, you are right, but the geographical position of our Prussia means that we must not stop, and if we relax the slackening, Prussia will reach an extremely dangerous situation."
Before William could finish speaking, Locks interrupted: "But Your Majesty, now that our France in the West and Russia in the East are becoming more and more unstable because of a series of domestic policies, this is a good opportunity for us in Prussia to seize the time to accumulate and recuperate, and I think what we should talk about at this moment is not the expansion of the army, but the matter of domestic construction!"
"Locks, don't you know what I'm thinking?"
Looking at Locks in front of him, William's face was full of solemnity "Your Majesty, it is precisely because you know what you are thinking that you will not let you take risks."
"Locks!"
As he spoke, William stood up and pointed to Locks' nose