"Our navy has shown great benefits before it has started to build! Just a week ago, after the representatives of the empire expressed their intention to build a navy to the Germans, the Germans had already shown full sincerity. They expressed their willingness to discuss the ownership of Western Ukraine with us, and said that in the areas south of this line, wherever the imperial army's troops reach are imperial territory! We can even swallow the entire Ukraine, or even go to the Transcaucasus! This is the first time that the Germans have clearly responded to the Empire's concerns in terms of territory, and as long as the Imperial Navy can assume this obligation, an agreement can be formed soon!" Grand Duke Ferdinand said excitedly in the Hungarian Parliament.

Now Grand Duke Ferdinand finally has a full reason to develop the navy! That is the future ownership of Ukraine! Even if this is just a moon in the well, it will be enough to make the entire empire excited! Unlike Ruprecht, the Austro-Hungarian Empire trusted their own strength too much, or trusted the Germans too much. They thought about how to start the war and how to make profits in the war, but they did not think about how to carry out the war and how to avoid failure. Now, the Germans wrote them a huge blank check, giving them a goal.

They may not have any intention of taking the Caucasus region into control, but Ukraine alone is enough to attract their attention and put the final investment in it! Even the Hungarian government, which has been not very cold in wars and the navy, was excited because Hungary is next to Ukraine... If the Austro-Hungarian Empire could get Ukraine, then it would definitely be a big share, right? Almost all Hungarian MPs had such an idea in their heads!

"A historic opportunity is in front of us. We must not give up. Let us unite and concentrate our full strength to overcome this test of God. If we win, we will usher in new glory. If we fail, we will never be able to recover. Not only the empire, not only Austria, but also Hungary will no longer exist! What are we still hesitating? What are we still worried about? Let go of our hearts and open our hearts to our brothers. We need to forget our fear and work hard to move forward. Naval construction will be our first step towards glory! And for this glory, we are willing to provide more help to the brothers of the Kingdom of Hungary!" Under the incitement and promise of the Grand Duke Ferdinand, the Hungarian Parliament finally chose a plan to support the empire's military expansion, so that the empire can be more abundant in terms of funds, so that this batch of military expansion plans can be completed.

When the news of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's agreement reached Berlin, in order to express support for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the German Emperor decided to sell two Mainz armored cruisers to the Austro-Hungarian Empire at an extremely low price within three years. With the further expansion of the German Navy, although the performance of the Mainz-class two subsequent warships was quite good, they were already somewhat inferior to the German Emperor's legal eyes. These two warships were still very attractive to countries like the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which even had a strong regional naval force.

All this was not for nothing. Germany helped the Austro-Hungarian Navy build a fleet, and Austro-Hungarian deployed the fleet in Istanbul for strategic interests. So how to act, build, and future strategies all require exchanges between the two sides. Even communication with the Kingdom of Türkiye is needed.

According to the plan, Germany will appoint a senior general with Austro-Hungarian and Turks to form a joint command. In the end, Earl Spee was appointed as a representative. Of course, in order to keep it a secret, the general who had participated in many naval battles could only stay in Vienna in the name of the naval officer stationed in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Since everyone was very willing, the whole plan began to advance rapidly. Earl Spee and General Haus, the commander of the Austro-Hungarian fleet, came to Munich together to meet the general planner of the German-Austrian naval cooperation plan, His Highness Ruprecht. As the German Emperor speculated, neither Germany nor the Austro-Hungarian Empire had any objection to this appointment. After all, in terms of professionalism or relations, the Austro-Hungarian Empire believed that the prince would not cheat itself.

The reason for the German Emperor's trust was that Ruprecht performed very well in the past, had a sense of the overall situation, and did not harm Germany's interests in exchanges with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Such powerful figures like those who are capable and able to grasp will serve as a pillar in future wars, so the German Emperor generously delegated all the rights to this aid plan to the crown prince, and hinted that if the Austro-Hungarian Empire's behavior deviated from the original plan, the prince could be suspended at any time.

"The beginning is always much better than in history." The prince stood up and came to the huge sand table in the Balkan-Aegean region that had just been completed, and began to consider his Mediterranean layout. Judging from the current situation, without the outbreak of the Balkan War, Turkey's environment in the entire region was really good, and it also had a foothold in the Balkan region.

From the map, Serbia is only about half of that of Serbia before the beginning of the World War in history. Macedonia and Albania now belong to Turkey, and Greece is also suppressed in the Peloponnese Peninsula. Most of the entire Aegean coast are Turkey's territory. The Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Empire have land connections.

This situation should be said to continue. Russia is weaker than the same period in history. Germany and Austria are ready to go to war with the Allies as soon as possible. Turkey is an ally of the empire at this time. Therefore, if the Allies instigate the small Balkan countries to attack Turkey, Germany will not stand idly by. In this case, the Allies may not dare to attack Turkey. Of course, this is just the prince's guess. In fact, this time, the prince is really a bit misleading.

If we further estimate the situation at the beginning of the war, the Greek kingdom would probably remain neutral. After all, Greece was neutral in history, because Britain and France forced the neutrality to finally join the Allies. In addition to Greece, the territory of Turkey is the coast of the Aegean Sea. It can be said that the surrounding environment is very good, with at least one exit from the Mediterranean.

Moreover, this sword hidden in the Aegean Sea directly blocked the Suez Canal, the most important traffic throat of Britain in the Mediterranean. Even if the main fleet does not move and simply uses submarines or minecraft to harass the northern end of the Suez Canal, it will be enough to make the British anxious. After all, the nearest distance from the supplies imported from India, Southeast Asia and even from Australia to Europe is to walk the Suez Canal!
Chapter completed!