Navy Expansion Plan

Although the economic crisis had only begun a little over a month ago, more than a thousand German companies had already gone bankrupt.

A large number of individual businesses and merchants had also come under immense threat. It was a devastating blow to Germany's real economy, and it left the German people deeply disappointed by the government's decisions during the economic crisis.

Just like Nicholas II before him, William II had sensed that the people no longer trusted the government. He also realized that this was the best opportunity to seize back power.

Although Germany had lost the war, William II believed that he bore no responsibility for it. The defeat had merely been the result of the Junker nobility and the military faction making an extreme choice at the very end.

If William II had been in charge back then, the victorious Germany would probably have entered negotiations with Britain and France long ago, and the previous Great War would not have lasted for several years.

Looking at the German ambassador before him, Arthur asked impassively, "Crown Prince William, long time no see!"

"I haven't been the Crown Prince for a long time." William II's son, Crown Prince William, put on a bitter expression and said helplessly.

"The current situation in Germany shouldn't be very good, should it? Do you need economic aid?" Arthur nodded without dwelling on the title of Crown Prince, focusing instead on probing Crown Prince William's purpose in coming.

"That's only incidental, Your Majesty Arthur," Crown Prince William hurriedly said. "Because of this economic crisis, Germany's political situation has fallen into chaos once again. This is also an opportunity for the House of Hohenzollern to regain control of Germany.

"Your Majesty Arthur, for the sake of the friendship between the House of Hohenzollern and the