"You made me embarrassed. The Krupp family is a friend of the empire. We used the Krupp artillery to win three dynasty wars until the German unification was finally achieved. Today, because of you and your family, we must punish Krupp! You are forcing the empire!" As Prince Heinrich said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in a bad mood these days. As soon as Ruprecht met, he could feel a strong sense of hostility.

"Aren't we friends now? Do you think we should tolerate when Krupp plays small movements under the table, and then you are satisfied? Krupp has indeed contributed to the strength of Germany, but that was a thing of the past. And now, it is hindering the advancement of the empire. He uses the trust given by the royal family to make money for himself, attack competitors, and harm the interests of the empire!" Prince Ruprecht asked back.

"You are a person who is good at leveraging the power. You can always stand on the side of the so-called righteousness and gain benefits under the name of the empire. Judging from what you do, what is the difference between you and Krupp? You are more like a businessman than a prince! What's more terrifying is that behind you is a kingdom. We can control Krupp, but we cannot control you!" Crown Prince William's words were straightforward and a little harsh!

"We learned from the Hohenzollern family. You invested in large enterprises very early and could get a share of them. In the beginning, there were many enterprises and shipyards in the Prussian royal family, whether it was the Germanic shipyard, the Royal William Shipyard or the factory that originally belonged to you, but was later sold to Mauser. The Prussian royal family once had huge enterprises. If you can't do it well, who would blame me? If you want to open a business, you are much earlier than us. Now you are complaining about us coming?"

Ruprecht's answer is not vague. You can't be timid at this time! What can you do if you have a big fight? William can still make his orders look bad now? It is necessary to keep a low profile, and it is not okay to retreat blindly. Now everyone is almost like a secret meeting. If the matter cannot be spread, they are not afraid of losing face.

"Okay, don't talk about these useless things. You asked me to meet you just because of these old sesame and bad things. Everyone should look at the money and cooperate." Before Prince William could speak, Ruprecht decisively changed the topic. He had been delaying for too long, and this matter should be resolved.

"We originally planned to sell the Germanic shipyard to Krupp, but now it seems that he does not have the ability to take over the company. Are you interested in cooperation?" William II stopped talking nonsense, it is important to talk about the main business first.

Bavaria's behavior set a good example for the Prussian royal family. Originally, the Hohenzollern family also had many factories, but it was dealt with due to poor management or other reasons, which caused serious loss of state-owned assets. Now, the Hohenzollern family believes that the royal family can also do a good job in possession of factories. Look at how many years have they been in Bavaria? How big is it? I didn't do it well back then because of the manager's problem! Since the Hohenzollern family can sell the factories to private people, it can also cooperate with the Bavarian royal family to operate. It is always good to be able to hold it in their own hands.

"Fuck, I feel very stressed!" Ruprecht couldn't help but wiped his cold sweat. What was the most worrying thing for people in the system? Naturally, he encountered an opponent higher than his own system! The Bavarian royal sign was already loud enough in the empire. But it was still much worse than the German Emperor.

"How to divide it into one person and half? We will run and manage it, and you provide the hardware and personnel." Ruprecht put forward his own opinions.

"What do you think? We provide all the equipment, machinery and labor, and half of each person? We give you up to 30%! The most!"

"Thirty percent is too small. Our help to run the shipyard will definitely have an impact on the Brom-Foss Shipyard, at least 40%, otherwise there will be no talks!" Ruprecht was very unhappy. No one took over the Germanic shipyard. I will help you solve the difficulties, so you will only give 30%. I might as well continue to develop the original shipyard after such a lot of effort.

"Otherwise, you originally planned to sell it to Krupp, so we bought it. You can offer a price for how much. Don't tell me that you can sell it to Krupp, but it won't be possible to sell it to us. The Habsburg royal family and us have only half of the shares they have obtained in cooperation. 60% of you and 40% of us are already the limit. And the operating rights must be in our hands." Ruprecht refused to give in.

"You mean we can only get money, is that right?" William II frowned.

"Facts have proved that the shipyard's operating conditions were very average before, and they didn't even get much money. I'll help you revitalize the royal assets, don't you thank me?" Ruprecht curled his lips.

"Where is friendship? What about good friendship? Are we not friends? For the sake of the friendship between the two kingdoms, can't you give in?" the crown prince roared.

"Brothers have to settle the score clearly. Besides, you can't give up any benefits to friends who help you solve your problems?" Ruprecht retorted.

The gunpowder smell between the two sides is quite strong, but overall the general trend of cooperation is overwhelming. The final result is that the German central government accounts for 60% and the Bavarian royal family accounts for 40%. Among these 60% of them, in addition to Prussia's own assets, there are also some capital of other investors. So overall, the Prussian royal family and the Bavarian royal family are almost tied for the largest shareholders.

This also kicked off the prelude to cooperation between the Prussian royal family and the Bavarian royal family. In this wave of "nationalization" of German industry by later generations, Prussia and Bavaria gradually penetrated into areas related to the domestic economic lifeline and emerging industries. They even encountered counterattacks from private capital during the penetration process.

The historical praise and criticism of this movement is mixed, but one thing is certain that although a special form of "state-owned economy" was later discovered to have various disadvantages, it strengthened the state's control over the economy under specific historical conditions. At some special moments, this powerful control played a very important role in improving the country's industrial capacity and avoiding economic crises.

Of course, these are all later stories. Let's not mention it for now. After the negotiations with William II, Prince Ruprecht counted the receipts of his trip in the following days. He suddenly realized that this "mouth attack was really worth it!" Not only squeezed Krupp out of the naval artillery field, but also opened the door to cooperation with the Prussian royal family. Although the interests will be divided, it is still worth it compared to the huge benefits, because some things are not something Ruprecht can eat now!
Chapter completed!