Oscar succeeded German Empire and became acting Crown Prince, which also caused quite a stir internationally. After all, Germany is one of the most powerful countries in the world. The change of Germany's successor to the throne is undoubtedly worthy of attention for other countries. Many countries will even adjust their strategies towards Germany because of this so that they can deal with it calmly in future international exchanges.
Compared with Crown Prince Wilhelm, Oscar has not been reused before. However, Oscar's talent in business is something that people have to take seriously. Now, Oscar has become German Crown Prince, which forces them to pay more attention to Oscar. After all, as Crown Prince, Oscar has a huge voice and influence in the country's internal and external affairs.
Britain, 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Henry? Campbell? Sir Bannerman, Chancellor of the Exchequer Herb Special? Henry? Asquith and Foreign Minister Edward? Sir Gray are talking about Oscar becoming German Crown Prince.
"Gentlemen, Germany has replaced Crown Prince. Is this a good thing or a bad thing for us?" Sir Bannerman asked.
"Prime Minister, I have to admit that Crown Prince Wilhelm is probably the most pathetic person in the world. He actually fell off his horse and became a vegetable at such a juncture. However, compared to Crown Prince Wilhelm, the newly appointed Crown Prince Oskar is obviously more difficult to deal with.. Crown Prince Wilhelm is a man of great ambition and talent, but Crown Prince Oskar is different. If his political abilities are equally good, we will face a very difficult opponent." Asquith said.
Sir Bannerman nodded. As Germany's old rival, they spared no effort in gathering intelligence on Germany. Naturally, they also know the senior management of Germany very well. Judging from the information they currently have, Oscar is obviously more difficult to deal with than Crown Prince Wilhelm.
"Prime Minister, the conflict between us and the Germany people is getting bigger and bigger. I can even say that war will be inevitable. In order to ensure the interests of the British Empire, the only thing we can do is to prepare for war, defeat the Germany people in the war, and crush their ambition to replace us." Edward Sir Gray said.
Although, Sir Bannerman also knows this. However, he also knew that once the war broke out, unless they could win the war in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, there will be no winner in this war. Of course, the loser will lose everything, but the winner will also deplete the country's wealth, and the future will not be easy. Therefore, no matter how you look at it, this is a lose-lose outcome.
"Is it possible, through Germany's newly appointed Crown Prince, to influence Germany's foreign policy. For example, make Germany people give up challenging us. For this, we can even pay certain benefits. In this case, for us, it is the best result." Sir Bannerman said.
Asquith and Edward? Sir Gray couldn't help but shake their heads. They both thought that Sir Bannerman's idea was too naive.
"Prime Minister, this is almost impossible. Unless God can come. Otherwise, it is impossible to make Germany people bow their heads. Over the years, Germany people have been working hard to prepare for the challenge. It can be seen from their efforts to develop the navy. As long as the Germany people do not give up their extravagant hope of challenging British Empire, there will be no peace between us and them, "Edward Sir Gray said.
"Yes, Prime Minister. Now, we must recognize the reality and give up our illusions. There is only one battle between us and the Germany people. Only by defeating the Germany people can our colonial system be stable and British Empire's hegemony be maintained for a long time." Asquith said.
Bannawen Prime Minister nodded helplessly, although he believed that there would be no winner in the war. But judging from the current situation, everyone regards war as the only way to resolve the current dispute. They all want to defeat their opponents in the war so that they can be completely eliminated once and for all.
"Alas! Now that things have come to this, let's make as many preparations as possible! Once the war starts, British Empire must win. And it must win at the minimum cost. Otherwise, British Empire's hegemony will most likely end as a result. Such a result is definitely not acceptable to us. We cannot become British Empire's sinners," said Sir Bannerman.
"Yes, Prime Minister." Asquith and Edward? Sir Gray both nodded.
"Prime Minister, we are intensifying contact with Russians. If we can reach an agreement with Russians, then our encirclement of the Germany people and the allies of the Germany people will be officially formed. This will give us a greater chance of winning in the war." Edward? Sir Gray smiled.
Leveraging the power of other countries to Encirclement Offensive the strongest European continent country has always been the usual strategy of Britain people, and it is also what they are good at. For hundreds of years, they have been perfect at playing. This was the case with the previous French Empire, who were led by Britain people to vote for the country Encirclement Offensive. And now, it's German Empire's turn again.
"Very good, we can give some benefits to Russians appropriately. The first goal of everything is to defeat the Germany people. As long as we defeat the Germany people, everything else will not be a problem." Sir Bannerman said.
"Yes, Prime Minister." Edward? Sir Gray nodded.
In January 1907, after Oscar succeeded Crown Prince who became German Empire, the 'Nassau-class' Battleship built by German Shipyard began to be outfitted, which was regarded as a gift for his succession.
Two months later, German Navy's second-class dreadnought, namely 'Wittelsbach-class' Battleship, was built at five shipyards.
In June, German Shipyard started construction of 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser, which made German Navy's strength begin to rise.
While German Navy's strength continues to improve, Britain people are not idle either. They actively carried out the siege of Germany and achieved remarkable results.
On August 31, 1907, Russia Foreign Minister Izvolsky and Britain Ambassador to Russia Nicholson signed an agreement to divide the colony in Petersburg. This resolved the dispute between Britain and Russia on the colonial issue, allowing the two countries to put aside their conflicts and come together to deal with Germany. Triple Entente, also officially formed.