The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

After 1795, the world's eyes briefly turned to the East.

In the Far East, the Celestial Empire, hailed by Napoleon as a sleeping lion, broke out into a war with its neighbor to the east.

At this time, although the Celestial Empire had lagged behind European countries in terms of technology, they had not declined to the extent that they had in history.

After the Meiji Restoration, however, the strength of the Wa Kingdom increased to a certain extent.

But compared to the traditional Far Eastern hegemons, they are still no rivals.

However, the outcome of this war is still very tragic.

Both sides paid a very heavy price in the naval battle.

The Japanese navy was almost completely wiped out in naval battles, and the Qing navy suffered heavy losses.

Considering that the war is not over yet, there is a possibility of naval warfare in the future.

So both countries are trying to procure warships from other countries to supplement the losses of their own navies.

The Japanese moved quickly, as they had already been in contact with the Second Empire.

So this time they sent someone to the Second Empire again and asked the emperor to see him.

Hope to buy their Brandenburg-class battleships from the Second Reich!

Since its inception four years ago, this battleship has been sought after by navies around the world!

For the vast majority of ordinary countries whose national strength and financial resources are not strong, the cost performance of this warship is too high.

As long as they can buy two back to 250, their navy can be transformed in no time.

From the previous weakness, it has become a small overlord of the region!

Such a huge improvement is very attractive to the Japanese people.

That's why they sent people over as soon as they could, wanting to buy them from the Second Reich.

However, the request of the Japanese was rejected by Andrews.

The reason for the rejection of the request of the Japanese was that there were too many countries that placed orders.

The shipyards of the empire can't take orders!

The second is that he does not want to upset the balance in the Far East for the time being, if he really sells warships to the Japanese state.

It is bound to greatly enhance the strength of the Japanese navy, and the strength of the Japanese navy has been improved, but the navy of the Qing court has not been improved.

If the two sides fought, the Qing court would naturally suffer a big loss.

So, Anders intends to wait a while

When the Qing court itself sensed the threat, they also came to the door to ask for it.

In this way, he will not only receive more orders, but also will not upset the balance of the Far East.

It's a pity that the Qing court seems to be immersed in the dream of its own heavenly kingdom and has not woken up.

Almost nothing is known about the rest of the world!

It's not that they don't know that there are other countries in the world.

After all, European countries import large quantities of tea, porcelain and silk products from the Celestial Empire every year.

There was frequent trade between the two sides, and it was impossible for the Qing court not to know about them.

So, there is only one plausible explanation left:

That is, the Qing court was very arrogant and looked down on other countries.

I feel that other countries are barbarians, and there is nothing worth studying and paying attention to.

This mentality made Andrews feel very speechless.

After the Second Industrial Revolution, the world pattern changed very rapidly.

In the short decade from 1785 to 1795, the rate of technological and industrial improvement was very rapid.

In the past ten years, the comprehensive national strength of European countries has generally increased by at least 2 times!

On the other hand, the Qing court, during this period, they hardly made much progress, and they were almost still standing still.

In this case, if the European powers send troops to intercept the pass.

The Qing court feared the same humiliating defeat as it did in history.

So, Andrews decided to give the Qing court a little stimulus.

Let them realize that the outside world has changed dramatically.

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It's not the first time Fujiwara Offsea has come to the Second Empire.

At that time, he followed Prime Minister Sushifumi Ito and visited various European countries.

At that time, what impressed him the most was the strong and prosperous sunset.

A powerful and brutal woolly bear, a free and romantic Gaul.

and, the thriving, industrially thriving Second Empire. []

Now, a few years later, it's time for the Second Reich again.

Fujiwara Offshore feels like you've come to a strange, never-before-seen country.

In just a few years, the changes that took place in the Second Reich can be described as earth-shaking.

Brand new railways, straight roads, speeding cars, and factories everywhere.

All of this made him feel extremely shocked!

When they had just overthrown the shogunate a few years earlier, the Wa kingdom had not yet begun to develop industry.

Therefore, he did not have an intuitive judgment on the industrial strength of European countries, but just followed the back of Master Ito Bofumi to watch the excitement.

But at this time, he was already in an important position.

It is long past the age of ignorance and ignorance.

Moreover, the Japanese country has also begun to develop its own industry.

Although it is still in its infancy, even so, they still feel the power of industry.

Therefore, at this moment, he looked at the scene of the factories of the Second Reich, and rushed to awe and fear from the bottom of his heart!

Is this the strength of Europe's largest industrial country?

I saw all kinds of cars speeding on the street, and the smiles on the faces of pedestrians on the streets and alleys.

Fujiwara Omi felt complicated in his heart, and couldn't help but think:

When will my Great Wa Kingdom be as powerful as the Second Empire?

With such awe, when Fujiwara saw the emperor of the Second Empire near the sea, his legs weakened, and he knelt down directly with a plop.

The ritual of prostrating was not common in Europe at this time, even when the courtiers were before the emperor.

This etiquette will not be used either.

So when I saw the Japanese people coming up, they knelt down with a thud, the civil and military ministers of the Second Empire, including the guards in the palace.

They were all quite surprised, and they couldn't help but cast strange glances.

Andrews on the throne was also a little surprised, but he was quickly relieved.

The Japanese people have always feared the strong and bullied the weak.

When faced with the strong, they behaved extremely deferentially.

When it comes to the weak, they are more vicious than anyone else.

At this time, the Second Empire was obviously many times stronger than the Wa Kingdom, so the Wa people naturally showed their deferential side!

However, his attitude towards the Japanese country will not change because of the other party's kneeling!

Therefore, Andrews did not mean to let the other party be exempted.

He looked at the Japanese people indifferently and asked:

"The Wa Kingdom sent you here to ask to see the emperor, what is the so-called matter?"