Later, William formally announced the disbandment of the conscripts temporarily recruited during the war at the Brandenburg City Hall. Of course, each of these conscripts could receive a considerable bounty as a reward for their bravery in the war.
For those families who lost their loved ones in the war, William generously rewarded them with generous pensions.
At present, with the end of the Austro-Prussian War, the European continent has entered a temporary calm, but William understands that this calm will not last long.
William knew that he had led Prussia to defeat Austria and the British would be overjoyed. Now the British were having a hard time fighting in North America. The revolutionaries in North America had repeatedly defeated the British army with the support of the French. This made George III very angry.
It is said that George III announced in Congress that he would send another army to North America to suppress the uprising.
According to William's knowledge of history in the original world, Spain would join the French in declaring war on the British in June of 1780. In November, the Dutch would further take military action against the British.
Before taking action, William must transfer his experience to national politics.
William did not stay in Brandenburg for long before he set off for the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, where his family was. After returning to Sanssouci Palace, Christine was as happy as if she was celebrating a holiday.
During the personal expedition, Christine always felt that something was missing when she couldn't see the king's brother, and in Sanssouci Palace, only William could accompany her to play around.
But when Kristine acted coquettishly in front of William and asked William to take her out to play, William smiled bitterly and shook his head. Although many matters were handled by the ministers, there were still some matters that the ministers could not make decisions on.
, and communication was not very convenient during the war, so there was a large backlog of documents on William's desk.
In the beginning, Rocks handled a lot of documents for William. After all, William was just a child. But after hearing that William had won many victories on the front line, Rocks understood that although His Majesty the King was young, he was still a great king no matter how young he was.
The king, it was beyond his authority to handle the documents for him, so Rocks no longer made decisions for William.
As soon as William returned to Sanssouci Palace, he was overwhelmed by these documents. He understood that Rocks was cautious and well-intentioned, but his small body would really be unable to handle such a move.
When Kristine asked William to take her out to play, William had to smile bitterly. If this matter is not dealt with, there will be more tomorrow, so how can he get out of it.
But an idea flashed through William's mind, and he decided to go to the Duke of Locks' house in person to have a heart-to-heart talk with the old Duke.
He did what he thought of. Before Christine could react, William immediately ordered Buel who was guarding the door to prepare the car. Christine was very happy when she reacted. She thought her brother William was going to take the car with him.
She went to play with Karina.
After receiving the news that His Majesty the King was coming, Rocks ordered the servants to clean the living room of their home again, and also asked the servants to take out the carpet and lay it at the door.
Karina immediately ran out of her room when she saw the commotion at home. She saw Rocks jumping happily on the spot after hearing the news about William's arrival. Then she stayed with Rocks.
He could not go back to the room by his side. Locks had no choice but to acquiesce to Karina's presence with his doting granddaughter.
Soon William's carriage arrived at the door of Rocks' residence. As soon as William got off the carriage, Karina ran to William's side, hugged William's arm and said coquettishly:
"Brother William, you haven't come to see me for a long time."
Seeing his granddaughter acting coquettishly towards William, Rocks showed a helpless expression and then scolded:
"Karina, come here quickly, you are so ignorant." After saying that, he saluted William and said:
"Your Majesty, it's all my fault for being lax in discipline and making you laugh."
William smiled and said:
"Miss Karina is lively and cute. Your Majesty the Duke is blessed. Besides, I also like my sister Karina very much."
When Christine heard William praising Karina, she hugged William's other shoulder and said coquettishly:
"Brother William, don't you like me?"
"I like it, I like it all, haha." After William answered Kristine's words, he followed Rocks and walked into the room.
After sitting down in the living room of Rocks' house, William motioned to the two beauties to go out first. He wanted to talk to Rocks about something. Although Karina and Christine were not happy to go out, they were intimidated by William's eyes.
, the two of them had no choice but to walk out in disinterest.
After the two little girls left, Duke Locks said:
"Your Majesty, I wonder if you have any business coming here today?"
"Your Majesty the Duke, you should call me little William. If you call me Your Majesty like that, I will feel strange." William finished and added:
"I came here rashly today because I had no choice but to ask your Excellency the Duke for something."
"Oh, I don't know if your Majesty needs my help with anything." Rocks selectively ignored William's previous sentence. You must know that just because your boss is polite to you doesn't mean you can accept it calmly.
"That's it. I have troubled you to help me handle a lot of government affairs in the past few months, but there are still many things that have not been dealt with, and I don't have that much experience to put into it. I can only hope that Your Excellency the Duke can help me share my worries."
William said carelessly
"Your Majesty, the handling of government affairs is your Majesty's responsibility. How can I do it for you? The whole of Prussia can only obey your orders." Rocks said righteously.
"Okay, Rocks, you and I don't need to be so polite. I will order someone to report all the documents to you soon. Only some very important ones will be told to me by you. Do you understand? This is an order." William saw
Locks looked like he was unparalleled in loyalty and could only use his rights as king to suppress him.
"Since it is His Majesty's order, I must obey it," Rocks said with a wry smile.
"By the way, Rocks, how do you feel about the current situation?" William asked softly after forcibly removing the burden.
"Your Majesty, I think that with the victory of our army in the Austro-Prussian War, there is no force in Central Europe that can threaten our country. However, while the army has won the victory, our navy is still in an embarrassing state." Rocks then began to explain himself
the opinion of:
"We in Prussia can be said to be a coastal country. The northern part of the country is the Baltic Sea. However, due to terrain restrictions, entering from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea must pass through the Kattegat Strait in Denmark. You must know that old powers such as Britain and France have already used their navy to
Our tentacles have extended all over the world. If we in Prussia want to truly rise, we cannot just have an army. We must have a navy that can cross the oceans."
"Do you mean that in the next period of time we should focus more on the navy?" William asked
"Yes, Your Majesty, we must realize our shortcomings. Our Prussian navy is the weakest in the Baltic Sea. Now we and Russia have become enemies because of the Prussian-Austrosian War. We must have a navy that can fight against Russia." Locke
Si said excitedly
Even the DIAO silk in William's previous life knew the importance of the ocean. Why are Britain and later the United States so arrogant? Isn't it because they have a powerful and invincible navy? Prussia should not only focus on Central Europe at the moment.
Compared with this benefit, the colonies in the world are the guarantee for its rise. As long as the Prussian navy can form combat effectiveness, then with the strength of the Prussian army, Prussia can make its voice heard in the entire world.
Thinking of this, William said anxiously:
"Although we have made considerable profits in this war, a large part of the soldiers' bounties and pensions have been consumed, and the reconstruction of the newly occupied territory is about to begin, which requires a huge amount of money.
funds"
"Your Majesty, there is a good opportunity now." Locks saw William's frown and offered advice. William motioned for Locks to speak up immediately.
"Your Majesty, Britain and France are currently wrestling in North America, and the Netherlands and Spain are also supporting the French. The British are deeply anxious about the bottomless pit in North America, and the war in North America has been going on for four years. This is greatly shaken
I think if this continues, the British may ask us for assistance in the near future. Then we might as well let the British build a navy for us," Rocks said slowly.
"So, Rocks, what assistance do you think the British will ask of us?" William asked
"By sending troops, the British will definitely ask Prussia to send troops to join the North American battlefield. Now we must strengthen the Anglo-Prussian alliance. We are surrounded by our enemies. We can appropriately send an army to the North American battlefield to help the British.
And I heard that the Danes are secretly transporting supplies to the rebels in North America. This will become our excuse. We can send troops to occupy Denmark. Once Denmark is captured by us, then there will be an outlet to the sea. In a few years we will develop
A navy can compete for Prussia's interests all over the world." Rocks stood up excitedly as he spoke.
Seeing the excited Rocks, William fell into deep thought. Is it really good to help the British now? It is precisely because the wave of resistance in North America has involved most of the British energy. Once he helps the British eradicate this cancer, it will be more beneficial to Prussia.
Do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?
Let's talk about Denmark. With the strength of the Prussian Army, Denmark is vulnerable. But in the future, how to maintain a balance in the face of Sweden and Russian Prussia are all problems.
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