For the Rothschild family, William's positioning of this family is very clear in his heart, that is, it must be in his hands.
History has proven how superior the family is financially, which is why William pays so much attention to Meyer and his sons, and important members of the Meyer family are protected by Buel's people, but this protection is called protection and is actually surveillance.
If he couldn't take the Rothschilds into his hands, William wouldn't mind ruining the Jewish family, because he would never let this historically enthusiastic family stand against him.
Mayer may not have guessed most of William's thoughts, but there was still a little vigilance, but in the current situation, he did not betray William's thoughts.
You must know that before William supported the Rothschild family, Meyer was just a somewhat famous banker in Frankfurt, but now Meyer, who is the head of the Prussian National Bank, is famous throughout Europe.
At the end of April 1790, Mehard hurried from the port of Kiel to Sanssouci Palace, where he was summoned by William.
"Mehard, this is news from Kutuzov, he asks us to help him contain the Russian Baltic Fleet, regardless of whether we will help him or not, if, I'm talking about if we help Kutuzov, do you have the confidence to contain the Russian Baltic Fleet or even destroy them!"
Looking at Mehad sitting in front of him, William put a piece of information in front of Mehard and asked.
Hearing William's words, Mehard was taken aback, even though at the beginning of the Prussian Navy, one of his greatest imaginary enemies was the Russian Baltic Fleet.
But he did not think that now the Prussian Navy was really likely to collide with the Russian Navy.
Mehard did not give William an immediate answer, but read through the request of Kutuzov that William handed him.
When he saw the loss of the Baltic Fleet, a solemn look appeared on Mehard's face.
"Your Majesty, if what Kutuzov said is true, then I still have great confidence if the current navy is allowed to contain the Russian fleet.
But if there is a war, then we will inevitably be at a disadvantage!
” Mehard's words made William's brows almost wrinkle, and he stared at Mehard and asked: "My Excellency Marshal, since last year, the government has always responded to the requirements of the navy for military spending, and the shipyards have done their best to meet the requirements of the navy.
Now you want to tell me that the navy we have spent so much money to train cannot even deal with a fleet of Russians!
” As he spoke, a hint of anger appeared on William's face, and under William's aggressive gaze, Meyhard first smiled bitterly and then said: "Your Majesty, the government's support for the navy in the past two years has been very huge, and with the support of you and the government.
The size of the Prussian navy has indeed developed enormously, and it can be said that our warships are no worse than the Baltic Fleet of the Russians, either in quantity or quality.
However, now our navy is still facing a great problem, that is, although our navy is equipped to keep up, but the quality of our personnel has not kept up, our navy does not have much experience in either officers or sailors, once the lack of experience in naval warfare is bound to have a great impact on the entire war situation, and we must pay attention to this!
” Mehard's explanation made William's brow loosen slightly.
But then he said: "I remember that when the Brandenburg Military Academy was founded, there was a special naval discipline in the military academy, and we equipped the naval discipline with experienced instructors who had retired from the navies of various European countries.........................."
"Your Majesty, you must face up to the fact that before the annexation of Denmark, we in Prussia did not have a decent navy at all, and even if you had a naval section in the Brandenburg Military Academy, before last year there were very few cadets studying in the naval section, according to our files.
A few years ago, a total of 72 people graduated from the Navy Section, and in the end, only 60 people joined the Navy!
The other 12 either went on to serve in the Army, and although things had improved a little by last year, fewer than 46 joined the Navy."
Mehhard's stats silenced William, and it is true that no one has gone back to choose a career that does not have good prospects.
And for those cadets of the Brandenburg Military Academy, the army is their profession, and how can the navy, which has no room to play, attract the attention of the cadets.
"And Your Majesty, I want to make a point, that is, in the Brandenburg Military Academy, those instructors of the naval department teach the cadets actually command science, and for other skills required by the navy, those instructors do not systematically teach, which is a very serious mistake!"
Saying that, Mehad protested to William, and William couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed under Mehard's protest.
To tell the truth, when the Brandenburg Military Academy was established, William set aside a place for the navy, but there were too few people who applied for the navy, compared with the very detailed division of the army disciplines, the navy was simply a hodgepodge of general existence, in this case, William made a special instruction, that is, these students will be the backbone of Prussia in the future, so the teaching is mainly tactical command.
And now it seems that William made a mistake that was not too big or too small.
"That's it, Mehard, I understand what you said, I remember last year you said that you wanted to set up a naval academy, but last year's finances were tight, so this year I will study with Locks later, if the government's finances allow this year, I will establish a naval academy to train all kinds of talents needed by the navy, what do you think?"
William's words made Mehard very excited, Prussia had never had a school dedicated to the education of naval talents, and now what Mehard had been waiting for for a long time had finally come to fruition.
"Your Majesty, under your care, the Prussian Navy will surely run rampant in all seas!"
Mehard did not hesitate to show his ambitions.
"Let's continue the topic just now, Mehard, you just said that the navy lacks combat experience, in this case, I remember that the tax revenue of the North American colonies should be shipped at the end of the year, and you will also take the main force to North America at that time, I remember that there seem to be a lot of pirates and indigenous forces in North America, and those will be the objects of your training!"
Mehad asked William with a look of joy in his heart "And Your Majesty, Kutuzov's request?"
"You don't have to care about this, Kutuzov is simply stupid, how can I let the navy, which has not yet grown up completely, touch the hard bone of the Russian Baltic Fleet, and besides, it is not in the interests of our Prussia to be an enemy of Paul I now."
William's answer reassured Mehard, who was really afraid that William would send him to lead the Prussian Navy to fight the Russian Baltic Fleet, because as he himself said, the current Prussian Navy was like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, perhaps about the size of an ordinary adult, but it was still far from being experienced in all aspects.
After sending Mehard away, a look of chagrin appeared on William's face, and this chagrin was not directed at Mehard but at Kutuzov.
Long before Ushakov's surprise attack on Riga, William sent someone to secretly warn Kutuzov, but judging from the current situation, Kutuzov at that time did not pay attention at all, which led to the defeat of Riga.
It didn't matter if Kutuzov was defeated, but now Prussia's national strategy has gone wrong because of Kutuzov's defeat, which is what makes Wilhelm the most angry.
Originally, William and the high-level leaders in Prussia thought that with Kutuzov from the side, Paul was bound to not be able to concentrate on dealing with Brankoff, and once he let Blankov do it, most of the soldiers and horses under Blankov would definitely be sure to capture Moscow, and once Blankov captured Moscow, he could call on most of the Russian Empire with Moscow as the center.
At that time, the partition of East and West in Russia was definitely what the Prussians were most happy to see.
But now Kutuzov has made a huge mistake, and his defeat has given Paul in St.
Petersburg an extremely important buffer time, and Paul can definitely take advantage of Kutuzov's licking wounds to mobilize more troops to Moscow.
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And if Paul does do that, then it is really hard to say where Moscow will ultimately belong.
Only a Russia with civil strife is in the best interests of Prussia, because Prussia's geographical location predestined that if Prussia wanted to develop, then it would absolutely not be possible for both the east and the west to exist at the same time a powerful and hostile state.
History has proven countless times that fighting on both the eastern and western fronts is the most unwise thing to do, and it is clear that William did not want to repeat it.
If, whether it is France or Russia, they have pacified their country and regained their feet, it will be Prussia that will bear the brunt of the threat.
Now that both France and Russia are in the midst of internal turmoil, this is a great opportunity for Prussia.
Even Wilhelm had already planned the next stage of Prussia, and that was the vast land on both sides of the Main.