Chapter 366 I only want that warship

On the top of the mountain.

Li Mo quietly stared at the famous Mount Nedlin monument. Beside him, William II used to standing with a long sword, wearing gloves and his right hand on his left hand.

On the 38-meter-high monument stands a 10-meter-high statue of the Prussian goddess weighing 32 tons. She holds a crown in one hand and an imperial sword in the other, praying for the whole Prussia.

At her feet, William the Great rode on a galloping horse, surrounded by countless soldiers, waving his sword and fighting with the enemy in blood!

The picture is frozen on the statue, making the monument a symbol of the German Empire established after the Franco-Prussian War.

It tells the birth and rise of a new empire, and also represents the indomitable spirit of Germany!

Although he was not a German fan in his previous life, he appreciated the well-equipped, well-prepared and high morale German army before World War I, so when they failed in the end because of resource and population constraints, they often sighed.

Germany in World War I and Germany in World War II are completely different things. In the era before World War I, because the Franco-Prussian War had just ended, Germany was full of positive spirit. In World War I, German soldiers picked up guns with European sarcasm of Germany and lack of respect!

No matter how much filth and politics are mixed in the war, at least those Prussian soldiers who are ready to say goodbye to their relatives hope to use their courage and blood to make a new sky for Germany!

They are the heroes of the country. Like the senior martyrs who also fought for the country in the Franco-Prussian war carved on this monument at this moment, they are full of courage and shuttle through the sea of blood, but they are very simple.

Soldiers are respectable, no matter when and where, not to mention that they have defeated powerful enemies and finally completed the reunification of the country. They should be looked up to by people!

Under the rhythm of the slow military band, Li Mo represented Xinhua, presented flowers to the monument and bowed deeply to express his respect for these martyrs.

Behind him, William II and the onlookers were infected by this solemn atmosphere. They had never thought that Li Mo would set the first stop of his visit to Germany here and pay tribute to Germany in this way.

And Li Mo did not expect that the German emperor, who suffered from paralysis when he was a child and eventually caused his left arm to shrink, would greet him in person, which shows that Wilhelm II attached great importance to himself.

But don't think this guy is easy to get along with. He is famous for his impulsive recklessness, arrogance and arrogance, and he is also a pioneer of Germany's foreign expansion. He is extremely dissatisfied with Germany's current international status. He modified Bismarck's European policy for decades and arrogantly said that he wanted to find one for Germany. The position under the sun adheres to the so-called world policy.

His two ideas of "World City Berlin" and "Germany World Trade" published in the parliament have been enthusiastically pursued by Wasid, Tirpitz and others, and have also received the full support of the emerging business class.

Li Mo walked slowly to the flat monument and squinted at William II with two moustaches. He said that it was really tiring to deal with such a person.

"I'm here today. Maybe many people will think I shouldn't come, because this is Europe, not Asia!"

"But I still came here. I came here with goodwill and communication. I met you enthusiastically, the great His Majesty Wilhelm II, and because of this monument, I met a great country and felt the unyielding spirit of Germany!"

"I will bring this spirit back, give it to every soldier and people, and continue to complete the difficult war of reunification!"

"I am honored to be here. This is a magnificent and heroic country with the most enthusiastic people, the most powerful army, and the industrial strength that amazed me."

In the continuous flash and the sound of Shasha's writing, Li Mo turned his head and looked at William II and saw the slightly raised corners of his mouth under his two beards. Obviously, this passage was very appealing to him.

"But!"

"The great Germany, like our country, has not received the respect it deserves!"

The sudden twist and heavy tone made the reporters' pens involuntarily stagnate, and even Tirpitz, who had been hiding on the side, frowned.

"In France, I was booed for seeking equality for my country. I don't know if there will be the same voice here, but even if I have to give my blood and life, I still insist that my country must be respected!"

"In the words of the great His Majesty William, I need to fight for a place in the sun for my country!"

"My country is far away, and it takes half a month to make the fastest ship to arrive, but slowly on the journey, I found that this trade lifeline that sustains Europe and the Far East can't see Germany or Xinhua."

"We have been ignored!"

"There are some countries that are blackmailing us. They want to dominate the ocean. They try to bind our hands and feet and try to limit us to the mainland forever. They don't give us the opportunity to express our political will, and they don't even want us to participate in the construction of a civilized and beautiful new world. In the middle of the process.

"We have been ignored!"

"They said I would threaten Europe, but I only saw that we were half a world apart, the barrier of the vast ocean and the muzzles on the diffuse channel."

"They said that the great Germany would threaten the world, but I only saw the enthusiastic you and this peaceful town."

"We won't threaten anyone. We just want to get an opportunity to increase exchanges between the two countries, let our goods go abroad, increase wealth for the people, and bring back fresh blood to the country."

"It's all!"

"So I hope I can use this visit to let you know Xinhua and us Chinese! I hope to increase the mutual trust between us, and I also hope that more German enterprises and businessmen will invest in our country.

Under everyone's gaze, Li Mo slowly turned around and stretched out his big hand: "I brought an olive branch. Please don't let me discard it."

Although William II was irritable and arrogant, he still knew how to be measured at the critical moment, especially the other side also had a new battleship that could change Germany's biggest weakness, so he knew that what Li Mo said just now was actually expressing his goodwill to him, and also threw out an olive branch of cooperation and even becoming an ally. .

The reporters stopped pressing the shutter and stopped writing.

The nobles and ordinary people who came to welcome around also held their breath and waited for the arrival of the handshake.

Under the gaze of everyone, he only saw William II holding a long sword in his left hand and putting it behind his back, avoiding everyone's sight, and then slowly stretched out his right hand.

"I welcome your arrival on behalf of the German people." William II held Li Mo's hand fiercely. In an instant, countless flashes were on, and the words on the tip of the pen began to flow rapidly. Everyone's focus was focused on the clenched hands.

Then everyone suddenly had an idea. Will the two countries that have not received respect in the mouth of the young Chinese emperor form an alliance?

"It's impossible to form an alliance. I just want that battleship!" William II smiled, avoided everyone's eyes, and said fiercely in Li Mo's ear affectionately.

Master Li's eyes twitched. He was really a reckless and anxious guy. It seemed that it was not so easy to take this opportunity to find an ally.

With Li Mo's arrival in Germany, the noise in Europe reached its peak, especially when his impromptu speech in front of the monument and the news of shaking hands with William II reached the ears of politicians in various countries through Europe's developed telephone and telegraph network, everyone frowned.

Especially the photo of the handshake has aroused countless reverie. You know, William II rarely shook hands with people because of his physical defects, so for a while, Germany and Xinhua, two ambitious countries, overwhelmed all newspapers.

But Li Mo, who is visiting Germany, knows very well that it is not so easy for Germany to form an alliance with itself, especially at this moment.

Although Xinhua's performance is very strong, although everyone wants to get the Chinese ship, and everyone also has Russia that needs to contain, and they all hope to break Britain's maritime monopoly, in fact, Europe is still a white world. The intricate European royal relations have caused everyone to maintain the last at this moment. The bottom line.

The most important thing is that William II personally does not want to form an alliance. Although he appreciates Li Mo's impromptu speech, it does not mean that he is willing to sit down and talk about the world situation with an alien in the eyes of white people. In his eyes, it is as ridiculous as letting the British and Indians have dinner together.

Li Mo knew this very well, so he began to push the ball game and handed over all kinds of negotiations to Tang Shaoyi and Yan Fu. He took two women in a circle in Germany. In the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that the new Chinese emperor had been attracted by the beautiful scenery of Germany and was a little lingering.

At this time, the most urgent thing is no longer Li Mo, but the German navy, which is Tirpitz.

Seeing that the greedy battleship had been wandering outside Wilhelmshaen, but he could not enter, Tirpitz was really anxious. He knew that Li Mo was deliberately procrastinating to strive for the greatest benefit, but he had to find Li Mo in person, but Master Li kicked back to the accompanying officials, so he In the end, we can only hope to persuade William II.

After careful consideration, William II, who was always unwilling to form an alliance, finally relaxed a little and promised that if Li Mo was willing to sell the Chinese ship and all the technology to Germany, he would urge Zheng Axe to sign a Sino-German friendship agreement and promise that he would no longer interfere in Xinhua's internal affairs and would not help Russia make it. Anything that threatens the national security of Xinhua.

After receiving this authorization, the German representative led by Tirpitz and the Xinhua delegation led by Tang Shaoyi and Yan Fu immediately began to bargain around the Chinese ship and all the patented technologies on it. In the end, the German political axe agreed to 40 million German marks, about 2 million British marks. The price of the pound is paid in hard currency gold to buy the Chinese ship and all the drawings.

At the same time, Krup's latest armored alloy and gun steel technology were exchanged for the artillery retreat and optical ranging technology in Li Mo's hands.

It seems that there is some disadvantage with ranging technology, but in fact, Li Mo only sells rangefinders and does not sell complete fire control systems. Moreover, Germany's optical technology has always been ahead of the world. Even if Xinhua's optical technology originates from Germany, it is beyond the reach in many aspects, so wait for them to study by themselves in a year or two. It's better to be a good person.

What's more, the latest armored alloy and gun steel technology enable me to quickly break through the barrier that large-caliber naval gun materials cannot pass, and the orders for the two new battleships can finally be executed immediately.

In addition to this most important technology exchange agreement, the two sides also reached a series of agreements such as the annual regular military exercises held by the navy and the use of the other party's port in an emergency. What made Li Mo most happy was that Tang Shaoyi also abruptly used the Chinese ship to get ten years of training from Germany. 30,000 senior technicians, and provide 5,000 opportunities to study abroad at public expense!

Of course, Li Mo must also accept the second batch of 50 German naval interns.

On June 29, 1900, on the eighth day of Li Mo's visit to Germany, the Sino-German friendship agreement was finally reached. When the agreement was announced to the public, many people were relieved. Although there was a lot of military cooperation in the agreement, Germany finally maintained the principle of white European supremacy.

Tsar Nicholas II, who was most worried, was also greatly relieved. What he was most afraid of was that Germany and Li Mo joined hands to contain Russia from Europe and Asia at the same time. Now he can finally rest assured.

But not long after he was happy, the news that Germany got the battleship gave him a headache, because the appearance of the battleship meant that it took him several years. The fleet that was constantly launching was all outdated, and the loans of hundreds of millions of francs were facing the embarrassment of turning into scrap metal!

What drives him most crazy is that although Germany has obtained technology, the first battleship of this type will not be served until two years later. Even if William II is willing to give it to himself, he must wait until he is tired of playing, and the Ottoman Hamid II will not get the ordered battleship until two years later, and he can't. Give yourself a battleship for reference!

"So how to get a new technology?" Nicholas II really suffered from insomnia.

In addition to Nicholas II, Britain is also a little big. Although it was long expected that Li Mo would sell technology to Germany and cause trouble for Britain, when these really came, it still made Britain feel a little angry and helpless.

Fortunately, William II did not form an alliance with Li Mo, otherwise no one would know what the world would be like by these two guys, and the delay in being able to break through the technology of greatly reducing the rear of artillery, which also distressed the naval officers led by Fisher.

Seeing that Li Mo and Germany reached an agreement, and the battleship will be delivered in Wilhelmshaven in two days, Prime Minister Salisbury had to throw an olive branch to Xinhua in his speech in the lower house of parliament for the first time, expressing his willingness to take the initiative to ease the current tension in southeastern Xinhua.

At this time, Li Mo has quietly arrived at Wilhelmshaven, the last stop to visit Germany, to participate in the long-awaited handover ceremony of the German navy

(to be continued)