The Rise of the Empire

The prince needs more than just reserve soldiers and weapons, because these things are easy to handle, and they may not have much combat effectiveness after they are settled. What they really need are experienced officers. If the army does not expand, the training and reserve of officers will always be a problem! An army without officers is an army without souls. So so far, the only way the prince can come up with to expand the army is to compete with the Kaiser jewels and win over Austria. But the former wants to expand and there is great resistance, the latter? The prince never trusted the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian Army...

"I know your concerns very well, because before I came to see you, I met General Xiao Moqi. He knew what you were thinking and knew that reserve officers were the key to limiting the expansion of the army. Fortunately Yes, General Mochi is in favor of army expansion. And he is willing to provide some help within his capacity." Arnold Siemens said with a smile.

"As you think, it may be difficult to change the organization of regular troops under normal circumstances. Increasing the organization of the reserve is of limited significance. You need a large number of experienced officers, and there are still loopholes in the training and appointment of this officer, such as Say, technical officers. Many officers in the navy are technicians themselves. The navy is also a place where the Junker nobles are not easy to intervene. We can imitate this example."

"If the German Empire establishes a new armored force or an air force, it will definitely increase a large number of technical personnel, and we can use the name of a technical officer to increase the number of military officials. Reserve personnel and materials are readily available, With Bavaria’s national power, it’s probably not a problem to give each army a reserve army. What do you think of this condition?" Arnold Siemens asked.

"The question is what can you do. I have been in contact with General Xiao Moqi, hoping that this weapon will enter the German army. What will be the value of working with you? What will we get. To be honest, I have done it. Related preparations, I can do it without your help." The prince knew what the other party was thinking and opened an opening in the reserve to increase the number of reserve officers to prepare for the wartime expansion. The problem is that the prince can do it himself. I tried to implement it, but where is the role of the Prussian consortium headed by Siemens? They are not helping in vain!

"First of all, I believe you can finally persuade General Mochi and even the General Staff of Prussia to equip this weapon, but the amount of equipment may be a question. Maybe an army will have 10 vehicles, or a division will have 20 vehicles. It’s not a concept at all, don’t you? You are not a Prussian after all, and when it comes to connections, it will not be broader than us."

"Of course, the biggest problem is that even if your product is the best, you can never form a monopoly, because His Majesty doesn’t allow it. The last tender for warships is an example. In terms of performance, you can take all orders. , But actually took half of it, and this half has to be shared with the Kaiser and Brom-Forth Shipyard. So I think what we have to do is not just to distribute this little cake, but to Bigger, if this is the case, everyone will allocate more. Do you think so? Your Royal Highness?" Arnold Siemens asked.

"Although it is said that, it is still too early to talk about cooperation, because what I paid is real money or genuine technology, and it is difficult to say how much help your so-called contacts can provide. I feel very embarrassed." Prince attitude It seems to be a little loose, but you still haven't let go on the key issue. You always have to give me a guarantee, right? Didn't talk about anything but technology? What do you want?

"You are currently working on three projects at the same time, one is an armored combat vehicle project, one is an aircraft project, and the other is a submarine project?" Arnold Siemens asked.

"Yes, your intelligence is very good." The prince nodded.

"Well, we will do this. We will not do the aircraft project and the submarine project first. We can do the armored combat vehicle project first. According to the documents provided by General Xiao Moqi, you now have 4 test vehicles. We choose 2 of them. As the object of joint research and development, we provide the Kingdom of Bavaria with an interest-free loan of 10 million marks for each test vehicle, which will be paid off in three years. What do you think?” Arnold Siemens said.

"The loan of 20 million yuan, based on the annual interest rate of 2.5% per year, is about 250,000 marks, and the total is about 1.5 million. And I need money to build a fleet now, this is quite cost-effective." The prince began to feel fast. Calculate your own surplus and gains and losses.

"Well, if you remove Bavaria's market share, how much can I occupy in other markets in Germany?" The prince thought for a while and asked.

"Excluding Bavaria, you cannot exceed a quarter of the remaining tank market at most. Because if nothing happens, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will purchase these equipment from you. Obviously, these new equipment cannot be exported, and the whole The current size of the German army is so large that all related companies in Prussia, Württemberg and Saxony can be divided into the remaining two-thirds. You already have a large proportion." Arnold Siemens thought for a while. Said.

This is correct ~www.NovelMTL.com~ because Bavaria's military power now accounts for about 18% of Germany's total. This part of the market share is already the prince's, 18% plus 18%, which is almost 36 %, the remaining companies in Germany are divided into 64%, isn't it about two-thirds? Think about the fact that the German emperor in the navy can always break off half of it abruptly. It's good for the Army to make itself slightly stronger than a third.

"Then there is a question now, that is, is this what you mean, or is it meant by the Kaiser?" The prince smiled slightly. In fact, Siemens' offer was already very good, close to his bottom line, but they agreed that it was useless. The Kaiser has the final say!

"The emperor only asked us to contact you. As for the outcome of the negotiations, he didn’t care. His Majesty only believed that we should work together to contribute to the future of the empire. In fact, our purpose is the same as that of the empire. Only the empire wins. We have more markets. Only when the empire expands can we have more business. If you agree to cooperate in research and development, our public relations work can begin next week." Arnold Siemens said.

"Believe my Royal Highness, if we work together, you will earn more."

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