The Rise of German empire

"It seems that Prince regards me as an enemy of his succession to the throne." Oscar felt the deep hostility of Crown Prince William towards him.

However, Oscar didn't care. Everything he did was to enhance Germany's war strength so that Germany could win in future wars. It would be great if he could become the Crown Prince of Germany. Even if he couldn't be crown prince, he didn't care. Anyway, he remembered that William II would live a long time. Even if you are the crown prince, you have to be a few decades older. Besides, William II was not a fatuous monarch, so naturally he would not let Crown Prince William mess around.

Of course, Crown Prince William's repeated attacks on him also made Oscar very annoyed. The so-called clay figurines are still angry, let alone Oscar. Blindly forbearance would only make Crown Prince William push himself further.

"Your Royal Highness, the proceeds of each issue of the German Welfare Lottery Company are distributed to the royal family and used for social welfare undertakings. In addition, I donated a battleship to the Navy in my own name. I think these are enough to show my return to the empire. Your groundless accusation is a bit too unfair to me." Oscar showed neither humble nor overbearing.

"You..." Crown Prince William was furious, but he didn't know how to refute. Oscar did make a lot of money, but he did not forget to give back to society. In addition, the royal family also got a lot of benefits because of this. Therefore, it was obviously inappropriate for Crown Prince William to accuse Oscar of this aspect.

"Okay, Prince, Oscar. Stop arguing. Prince, Oscar has paid back more to the empire than you can imagine. So, don't hold on to it. In the future, don't bring it up again." William II said with a cold face.

"Yes, father!" Both Oscar and Crown Prince William had to stop arguing.

However, seeing the look in Crown Prince William's eyes, it was obvious that he was very unwilling.

"Could it be possible, did that guy Oscar provide more support to the Navy? Damn, his financial resources are too amazing. In this regard, there is no comparison between me and him!" Crown Prince William was very angry.

"Father, I have just established an energy company. In the next five years, my energy company will find a way to store two million tons of oil in Germany. However, once the war breaks out, whether two million tons of oil will be enough depends on the situation. It's hard to say." Oscar said.

A capital ship often needs to load thousands of tons of fuel when it goes to sea. With the future scale of the German Navy, if all the warships are filled with fuel, it will probably require tens of thousands of tons. In this case, two million tons of oil will not last long at all.

King William II nodded. Oscar was willing to form an energy company by himself to contribute to the country's oil security plan, which made him very satisfied.

"Your Majesty, although the navy's current military expenditure is very tight, but in order not to be restricted in the future, the navy can find a way to reserve one million tons of oil for wartime needs." Marshal Earl Tirpitz also said.

"Very well. In this case, the government is trying to establish a reserve of two million tons of oil. Once a war breaks out, five million tons of oil should be enough to support us until we win the war!" William II said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Bernhard von Bülow nodded. Now that William II had made a decision, he had no choice but to say no more. 120 million marks, although it is a large expense, if it is divided into several years, it will not cause too much pressure.

"Damn it, Oscar's proposal has been approved again. If this continues, won't his influence in state affairs become bigger and bigger? No, it absolutely cannot go on like this." Crown Prince William secretly swore. He clenched his hands into fists so tightly that his nails were almost digging into the flesh. It can be seen how angry he is in his heart.

However, Crown Prince William had no way to deal with Oscar. Compared to Oscar, Crown Prince William was too weak in every aspect. If it wasn't for the extra layer of aura of crown prince status, he would be nothing at all.

And Oscar had no time to take care of this at all. He was calculating whether the reserve of 5 million tons of oil would be enough.

"Five million tons of oil seems like a lot. If the war can end within two years, it should be almost the same. If it takes longer, it will be very difficult to say. The key lies in whether the navy can defeat Britain in a short time. If we can win, then everything will be easy to talk about. If it takes longer, it will be troublesome." Oscar thought secretly.

What's more, Oscar planned to promote the development of motor vehicles in Germany next. In this case, the fuel consumption might be further increased. At that time, once the motor vehicle market is developed, the consumption of oil will be really explosive. Of course, once a war breaks out, fuel purchases can be controlled and restricted. It's just that doing so will cause the people to delay the war. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is best not to use this method.

"After the Italians take over Libya, they will find a way to extract what is there and ship it to the country on a large scale. In this way, the oil reserves may be further increased, thereby alleviating the domestic oil shortage pressure." Oscar had made up his mind.

Of course, Oscar also knew that once the Libyan oil was extracted in advance, it would inevitably make other countries speed up the exploration and exploitation of oil in North Africa. Moreover, after the outbreak of the war, Libya's oil fields would also become the primary target of attacks by the British and French. But Oscar didn't care at all. As long as Germany could win the war, no matter how much it lost, it could be recovered after the war was over.

Therefore, winning the war was the most fundamental and most important thing. This was the basis of everything. Oscar did so many things mainly for this reason.

In May 1906, Oscar instructed Carl von Jonareit to establish a company named Deutsche Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Company in Berlin. However, the business was nothing more than a shell. Oscar didn't want to build a motor vehicle factory from scratch, that would be too troublesome. He intended to use the method of acquisition to enable Deutsche Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Company to quickly open up the field of motor vehicle manufacturing in Germany and even the entire Europe.

After all, it was only after the establishment of a motor vehicle manufacturing company that it was possible to manufacture all kinds of military vehicles, even tanks and armored vehicles.