Chapter 1753： Figure poor dagger.

For Knowles, Scheer had been in contact before, and there was no good impression or disgust. But this time, the other party will tear off the disguise. And Scheer wants to know what the Social Democratic Party wants to do in the future changes in Germany!

"Then what is Mr. Knowles coming here for? Is he in a personal capacity, or is he representing the party behind yours?" After a brief greeting, Scheer chose to cut directly into the subject!

"First of all, what I want to do is naturally to comfort the high seas fleet that is guarding the empire." Knowles said, "The second thing is to know what General Scheer thinks about the current German political system."

"I am a soldier, and a soldier should be insulated from politics." Scheer said unceremoniously.

"Soldiers are insulated from politics? This is almost the biggest joke I've heard, so you and I tell me, as the main body of the army, is the Junker noble officer group insulated from politics? As the second largest military in the empire The Bavarian Legion of power, doesn’t its leader, Prince Ruprecht, have anything to do with politics? They are all political magnates in Germany, and the sword in their hands also protects the interests of these people."

"General Scheer, let us open our hearts to discuss the future. There are only two of us in the meeting. Even if we say something inappropriate, there will be no consequences. I came to you with sincerity. I know, simple The promises and benefits of the official position are not important to you. After all, you are already the commander of the high seas fleet, but you are a visionary and ambitious soldier who wants to give the Navy a more glorious future. In this regard, I Think we have a lot in common."

Knowles really deserves to be the top of the Social Democratic Party, and he is also an old fried dough stick who has been in Kiel for many years. He quickly grasped what Scheer cared about most. At any time, there are always some people who will not be bought by official positions and money. of. If a group or organization grows through acquisitions, then no matter how strong the organization is, it is just a paper tiger. At any time, the backbone of an organization or group is fixed together by a glue called faith. . And this combination will be very strong.

For someone like Scheer, a simple transfer of interests will definitely not make the other party succumb, but will make people feel disgusted. After all, they are an ideal and ambitious person. Therefore, at this time, decisively discussing your ideals with the other party and discussing the future is the best choice!

"How do you think His Majesty the Kaiser views the navy? Does it exist as the army, or is it just the navy as a guard of honor or as a totem of national power?" Knowles asked the first question.

"Germany is a continental country. We have to face powerful enemies on both the east and west fronts. Therefore, the status of the navy is understandably weaker than that of the army. I have never pursued for the navy to have the same military expenses as the army. If this situation continues for a long time, then it is not normal." Scheer said.

"You may have misunderstood what I meant. I just want to discuss His Majesty's attitude towards the navy. Does he really use the navy as a sword that he can wield at any time? I don't think so, he More than just seeing the navy as a symbol or a political tool."

"You have risen step by step from the grassroots level of the navy. You should be deeply impressed. The navy is the only department in the entire Prussian bureaucracy that has not been infiltrated and controlled by the Junker nobility. He met the needs of the imperial citizens for promotion, and he eased To overcome domestic conflicts! Of course, is it also a very important step to release domestic industrial capacity at the same time. If the navy is not built, what do you say about domestic shipyards, machinery plants and steel plants?" Knowles said.

For this, Scheer did not refute, because from a political point of view, the empire’s purpose of building a navy in peacetime is indeed the case. As for Knowles’s so-called Kaiser did not use the navy as a sword that can be used at any time, Scheer also agrees to some extent, at least in the initial strategy of the High Seas Fleet. .

In the beginning, the purpose of the German military was to let the army quickly kill the French, and then use the high seas fleet as a bargaining chip to force the British to make concessions. Of course, with the intervention of His Royal Highness Prince Ruprecht, everything changed. The combat plan of the German High Seas Fleet is closer to reality, and has proven its worth through continuous victories in each engagement. At the thought of this, Scheer had more favorable impressions for Crown Prince Ruprecht.

"So, what do you want to say? The Imperial Navy will become a real sword in the new era?" Scheer asked. Although Scheer is not very sensitive to politics, he is very clear about one thingIf this war is won, the naval construction will enter an inevitable decline! Is it very strange that after the victory of the war, the expansion of the navy will enter a period of decline?

the first! War consumes a lot of national resources. Both victorious and defeated countries are suppressed by heavy debt burdens. Therefore, whether it is in history or this plane, after the war is over, massive disarmament will become inevitable! This is an objective law of social development, and there will not be a situation where the army will be cut but the navy will not be cut.... It can be expected that many warships in the high seas fleet, even if they are not sunk in a naval battle, will probably be dismantled after the war, and then a bunch of people will be quickly retired.

Second! One of the goals of the High Seas Fleet in peacetime is to absorb the surplus capacity of the Empire. And what will happen after the war? The empire may gain nearly a million square kilometers of territory, as well as more colonies. These places are so backward that they can absorb and digest German production capacity. And if these production capacities are released, the purpose of maintaining the imperial industry through the navy will no longer exist, and normal domestic production is not enough. Who has the time to expand the navy? This is also an objective law of social development and cannot be changed...

As for the third point? That is, the construction of the German navy was largely influenced by the Kaiser. It can be said that the Kaiser’s love for the navy is an important prerequisite for the German navy to have its current scale, but to be honest, it is actually unreliable to pin the navy’s hopes entirely on the likes and dislikes of a certain individual... For example, a series of recent events illustrate this problem.

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