Berlin, the German capital.
Berlin now bore the faint air of a world hegemon's capital. Though Berlin had always been one of the world's famous great cities, it had been far inferior to London and Paris.
Paris had already been reduced to ashes in the flames of war, and London would soon be bombed into ruins as well. This would make Berlin Europe's largest and most prosperous city. Probably only New York could compare with it.
Though the war had not yet ended, Germany's victory was already as certain as ironclad fact. Germany was destined to become the world's future hegemon. As the capital of that world hegemon, Berlin would naturally be further enhanced by it. Becoming the world's political and financial center was merely a matter of time.
The effects of the war had already begun to fade. Although the war against Britain still required vast numbers of troops and consumed immense quantities of war supplies, the large reparations obtained from France and Italy, along with the resources and food crops taken from the occupied territories, had gradually allowed Germany to shake off the war's impact. The people's standard of living would continue to rise as a result. Their support for the Emperor of the Empire and the government was also steadily increasing.
In another timeline, Germany had lost the war, and even the nation itself had collapsed. But in this timeline, everything was different. Germany had won the war, not only avoiding the Empire's collapse but growing even more powerful because of it.
Imperial Palace, the office of Emperor Qin Tian of the Empire.
"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence we have obtained, the British are already considering abandoning the mainland. They are secretly transferring their wealth to Canada," General Balaimin, Director of the Intelligence Bureau, reported.
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