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Chapter 289
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II fled to Essen during the workers’ uprising in Berlin in November 191, and then entered the Windmill Country from here.
He had been away from Hans for five years!
As an old man who loved Hans very much, William II was always looking forward to returning to his country and his homeland one day.
However, because the president of Hans was Hindenburg, and Hindenburg betrayed him during his abdication and did not stand behind him to support him at the most critical moment, William II was very dissatisfied with Hindenburg.
And William II also knew that Hindenburg had been suppressing the power of the Junker nobles in the country, and as the emperor of the Second Empire and the king of Prussia, if he returned to Hans, those Prussian Junker nobles would definitely come to him and seek his restoration.
William II certainly wanted to return to the throne, but he knew that Hindenburg was unlikely to allow such a thing to happen, so as long as Hindenburg was still in power, William II would not be able to return to Hans.
Therefore, during the five years of refuge in the Windmill Country, although William II had always been paying attention to the affairs in Hans, he never asked Hindenburg to return to Hans.
On the contrary, compared with Hindenburg, the old stubborn, William II was more optimistic about the young General Mainz.
As early as 1918, when Mainz beat the French army in the Bastogne area, William II had noticed this young man.
In the following years, Mainz went from an unknown major to the commander-in-chief of the three armies in Hans’s history.
At that time, William II had already realized that the future of Germany might be handed over to this young man!
William II was generally very satisfied with Mainz’s performance over the years. In Mainz, he felt the vitality and drive of young people, and also felt the sophistication and wisdom of the iron-blooded chancellor Bismarck.
Under his manipulation, Hans realized the merger with Odili under extremely unfavorable circumstances, saved the Ruhr industrial area when the Gauls invaded with great momentum, and easily defeated the enemy with lightning speed and annihilated millions of Polish troops when the Polish army deployed millions of troops and vowed to flatten Berlin!
This man’s military achievements and the strength he showed made William II admire him!
He was even moved and very annoyed by Mainz’s sudden appearance: Why didn’t he have such a powerful guy to help him when he started the world war?
When William II thought that the pit guy Moltke the Younger had failed his trust and brought himself and the entire Second Empire to destruction, he was extremely annoyed. He wished that it was Mainz instead of Moltke the Younger who was with him!
However, if Mainz had only achieved military success, it would only prove that he was a qualified general, not a qualified ruler.
However, after Mainz was appointed as the chancellor by Hindenburg, Mainz’s achievements in governing the country and developing the economy have long become the most concerned and curious things for politicians all over the world!
Mainz’s ability to govern the country is probably stronger than his military strength. Although he is reluctant to admit it, the fact is that the Weimar Republic at this time, in terms of land area, is 10,000 square kilometers more than the 54 square kilometers at the peak of the Second Empire, and the population is 10 million more. The development of industry, economy, and even military industry is much better than the Second Empire!
Hans’ achievements over the years, especially the achievements made after he came to power, made William II very happy and satisfied.
So he is now looking forward to whether this young man named Mainz will stand up and participate in the election in next year’s general election. If he participates in the election, William II is even willing to use his influence in the country to help him win the election!
Since this guy is from the Junker nobility, his interests should be consistent with his own emperor. In this case, if he returns to Hans, I am afraid there will be more hope!
William II had a good idea in his mind, but it was just his fantasy. He had no idea what Mainz’s attitude was.
So when the news of Hans’s naval fleet arriving at the Windmill Country for a visit came out, William II was very happy. He immediately made a decision: go to the port to visit the two warships of his homeland!
If the German army allowed him, the former emperor, to board the ship for a visit, it would prove that Mainz’s attitude towards him was not so bad, at least it could accept him.
If the German army did not allow him to visit, he would have no hope of returning to his country in this life, and could only die in a foreign country.
Hans visited the Windmill Country with two battleships, the Bismarck and the Tirpitz.
Bismarck was the iron-blooded chancellor when William II just ascended the throne. William II did not like this tough old guy, so he directly drove the old guy out of office.
Although William II was also very clear about Bismarck’s great contributions to the Second Empire and the entire Germany, because this guy’s existence threatened his royal power, and the old guy was stubborn and many of his opinions were seriously inconsistent with him, so he didn’t like the old chancellor and had to drive him away.
At this time, facing a battleship ordered in the name of the old chancellor he didn’t like very much, William II was naturally unwilling to go up to visit.
Since these two battleships are of the same level and built at about the same time, it would be the same to visit any one of them, right?
With this idea, William II applied to the German army. He wanted to visit the battleship Tirpitz!
General Tirpitz was Hans’s naval commander during World War I. William II trusted Tirpitz very much. He was promoted by William II. The construction of the navy of the Second Empire was mainly built according to Tirpitz and his wishes.
Therefore, William II was still very happy to visit this battleship ordered in the name of his old subordinate!
However, after William II submitted this application, the German army was frightened.
“His Majesty the Emperor is coming to visit our ship?”
Major Karl, the captain of the Tirpitz, was so surprised when he heard the news that he forgot to change the way he addressed William II.
L端tjens gave Major Karl a dissatisfied look, and then said to the person who came to contact him,”We can’t make the decision on this matter, but we will report this matter to Berlin by telegram. You just wait for our notice!”
After the person in charge of contact on the ground left, L端tjens glared at Major Karl and said,”Remember your identity, Major. You are now a naval lieutenant commander of the Republic, not a major commander of the Empire. Do you understand?”
Major Karl was shocked. The word”Republic” woke him up!
Hans is now the Weimar Republic, and they no longer have an emperor. It was indeed inappropriate for him to call William II”Your Majesty” just now. If it was heard by other people with ulterior motives, it would affect his future.
“”Yes, Colonel!”
Seeing that Major Karl had a good attitude in admitting his mistake, L端tjens did not embarrass him, but kept this in mind and planned to observe for a while.
L端tjens’ telegram was quickly sent to Berlin and placed in front of Mainz.
“William II wants to visit our warships?”
Mainz was a little surprised, because in history Hans had never sent a main battleship to visit the Windmill Kingdom in such a high-profile manner, so he didn’t know whether such a thing had ever happened in history.
However, William II’s application did give him a real problem.
“Yes, General, do you want to reject the other party’s application?”
Secretary Bauman asked tentatively.
“No, don’t refuse, report this matter to the president and let him decide!”
Mainz didn’t have any impression of William II, and didn’t like this person very much, so he didn’t want to get involved in his mess._Feilu reminds you: Three things to read-