Schell had contacted Knowles before, and had no good feelings or disgust. But this time, the other party will tear off the disguise. Schell wanted to know what the Social Democratic Party wanted to do in the future changes in Germany!

"So what is Mr. Knowles coming here for? Is it a private identity or a representative of the party behind you?" After a brief greeting, Schell chose to get to the topic directly!

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

"I am a soldier, and soldiers should be insulated from politics." Schell said without hesitation.

"Soldiers are insulated from politics? This is almost the biggest joke I have heard. So, let me tell me, as the main body of the army, the Junker noble officers' group is insulated from politics? As the Bavarian Legion, the second largest military force in the empire, does his leader, Crown Prince Ruprecht, have nothing to do with politics? They are all political giants in Germany, and the sword in their hands also protects the interests of these people."

"General Scher, let us open our hearts to discuss the future. Now there are only two of us in the venue. Even if we say some inappropriate remarks, there will be no consequences. I came to you with sincerity. I know that simple official promises and interests 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 brilliant future. In this regard, I think we have a lot in common."

Knowles is indeed a high-ranking member of the Social Democratic Party and an old fox who has been with Kiel for many years. He quickly grasped what Schell was most concerned about. At any time, there are always some people who will not be bribed by official positions and money. If a group or organization grows stronger through bribery, 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 binder called faith. This combination will be very firm.

For people like Schell, simple transfer of interests will definitely not make the other party surrender, but will instead make people feel disgusted. After all, they are an ideal and ambitious person. So at this time, talking about their ideals and the future is the best choice!

"What do you think His Majesty the German Emperor thinks of the navy? Do you regard it as an existence like the army, or just use the navy as a guard of honor or as a totem of national power?" Knowles asked the first question.

"Germany is a mainland country. We have to face powerful enemies on both the east and west sides, so it is understandable that the navy's position is weaker than the army. I have never pursued the navy's military expenditure as the army. If this situation really happens and lasts for a long time, it will be abnormal." Schell said.

"You may have understood what I meant wrong. I just wanted to discuss His Majesty's attitude towards the Navy. Did he really regard the Navy as a sword that he would swing at any time? I don't think so. He just regards the Navy as a symbol or a political tool."

"You have risen step by step from the grassroots of the navy. You should have a deep feeling that the Navy is the only department in the entire Prussian bureaucracy that has not been infiltrated and mastered by the Junker nobles. He met the needs of imperial citizens for promotion and eased domestic conflicts! Of course, it is also a very important step to release domestic industrial capacity? If the navy is not built, what should you do if you say domestic shipyards, machinery factories and steel factories?" Knowles said.

Schell did not refute this, because from a political perspective, the Empire's purpose of building a navy in peacetime was indeed the case. And to some extent, Schell also agreed with the so-called German Emperor just now, at least in the beginning of the strategy of the high seas fleet, such things happened.

At the beginning, the German military's purpose was to let the army kill the French quickly, and then use the high seas fleet as bargaining chips to force the British to make concessions. Of course, with the intervention of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ruprecht, everything changed. The German high seas fleet's combat plan was closer to reality, and in repeated battles, he proved his value through continuous victory. Thinking of this, Scher had more favorable feelings for the crown prince Ruprecht.

"So, what do you want to say? The Imperial Navy will become a real sword in the new era?" Sher asked. Although Sher is not very sensitive to politics, he is very clear about one thing. If the war is victorious, naval construction will enter an inevitable recession period! Do you feel very strange? Why will naval expansion enter a recession period after the war is victorious?

First! The war consumed a lot of national resources, and both victorious and defeated countries were suppressed by heavy debt burdens. Therefore, whether in history or in this plane, after the war ended, a large number of disarmament will become inevitable! This is an objective law of social development, and there will be no situation where only the army is laid off but not the navy... It can be expected that many warships in the high seas fleet, even if they are not sunk in naval battles, may be demolished after the war, and then a group of people will be quickly retired.

Second! One of the construction goals of the High Sea Fleet in peacetime was to absorb the remaining production capacity of the empire. What would happen after the war? The empire might obtain nearly one million square kilometers of territory and more colonies, which were so backward that they could completely absorb and digest Germany's production capacity. If these production capacity was released, then the purpose of maintaining the empire's industry through the navy would not exist. Normal production in China was 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 actually greatly influenced by the German emperor. It can be said that the German emperor's love for the navy is an important prerequisite for the German navy to have its current scale. However, to be honest, it is actually unreliable to place the hopes of the navy completely on the likes and dislikes of a certain person... For example, a series of recent events illustrate this problem.
Chapter completed!