King of Beiyang

"Congratulations, cadets, you have passed your graduation exam. From this day forward, you are officers of the Imperial Navy."

I hope that you will fight for the honor of the Imperial Navy in the future. Make the Imperial Navy the most powerful navy in the world. Make the Naval Academy proud of you!

General Carl Augusta Deinhardt, the superintendent of Kiel Naval College, addressed the commencement ceremony.

As is well known, the Reichswehr was the most powerful army in the world.

However, compared to the army, the German Imperial Navy was much weaker.

Fortunately, Kaiser Wilhelm II was ambitious and even harbored the ambition to challenge the naval supremacy of the British Royal Navy.

Therefore, after Wilhelm II ascended to the throne, naval policies became even more radical.

This also led to the German Imperial Navy receiving more support.

It can be said that these cadets at Kiel Naval Academy have caught a lucky break.

Their future will also be bright.

"Now, everyone, enjoy the night!" General Carl Augusta Dienhart announced.

The Naval Academy has a tradition of holding a graduation ball every year.

On this day, the Naval Academy is open to the public.

Students' parents or girlfriends are welcome to attend the school's dance. However, weapons are not allowed.

In addition, representatives from the Navy, various fleets, and even the Imperial Family will attend the graduation ceremony.

For example, Prince Heinrich attended the ball tonight as a representative of the royal family.

"Your Highness, Your Excellency, my six cruisers will be delivered soon. However, for the sake of secrecy, I hope these warships will continue to serve in the Imperial German Navy."

Meanwhile, officers and sailors from the Qing Empire, as well as retired naval officers and sailors I recruited in the German Empire, will operate these warships.

These warships will be able to carry out missions for the German Reich for the next two years.

Two years later, these warships will travel to the Far East under the guise of a visit.

Li Jingyuan made demands of Prince Heinrich and Lieutenant General Georg von Holen.

Both men were Li Jingyuan's business partners and owned a large number of shares in Oriental Pharmaceutical Company.

  

Over the years, Oriental Pharmaceutical Company has amassed a great fortune, and the two men have also profited considerably from it.

"Absolutely no problem, we'll arrange that!" Prince Heinrich replied immediately.

Prince Heinrich is currently serving in the Baltic Fleet, and Li Jingyuan's six "Sea Sky-class" protected cruisers will also temporarily join the Baltic Fleet.

"The Imperial Navy will handle the relevant coordination," Vice Admiral Hollen stated.

Lieutenant General Hollen is now the Director of the Maritime Department of the Imperial Admiralty. He is one of the core figures in Wilhelm II's decision-making circle regarding naval armaments and organization, and carries considerable weight within the German Imperial Navy.

Moreover, Lieutenant General Herlund's father-in-law, General Stösch, was the first Inspector General of the Navy of the German Empire, wielding immense influence within the navy.

Of course, the most important reason is that the top leadership of the German Empire has made a decision to take this opportunity to curry favor with Li Jingyuan, or rather, the Beiyang Group behind him.

Through this assistance, a closer partnership with the Beiyang Group has been established.

This opportunity could even be used to further expand the influence of the German Empire in the Qing Empire and even the entire Far East.

Another reason is that the Eastern Empire was backed by the British Empire.

Therefore, the German Empire's leadership was very happy to see the British Empire suffer a major setback.

"Mr. Li, may I have this dance?" a woman's voice rang out at that moment.

Li Jingyuan turned his head and saw a beautiful young woman in a white evening dress smiling at him.

"Your Highness, I would be more than happy to!" Li Jingyuan replied immediately.

This woman was Princess Margrethe of the German Empire. She was the youngest daughter of Frederick III and the sister of Wilhelm II and Prince Heinrich.

Accompanied by music, Li Jingyuan embraced Princess Margaret's soft and slender waist and danced gracefully.

Prince Heinrich and General Hollen, holding wine glasses, watched the two on the dance floor with smiles on their faces.

"Your Highness, you are a very well-matched couple, aren't you?" Lieutenant General Hollen said.

Prince Heinrich nodded: "Yes! However, while I don't object to my sister marrying a man of Asian descent, His Majesty might have a different opinion."

In another timeline, Wilhelm II was the originator of the "Yellow Peril" theory.

This demonstrates Wilhelm II's discrimination against people of Asian descent.

"Mr. Li is an exceptional man, not only possessing enormous wealth but also the heir to a powerful military conglomerate. I believe that skin color cannot obscure his excellence," said Lieutenant General Hollen.

Prince Heinrich nodded repeatedly, agreeing with the point.

"If the opportunity arises, I will speak to His Majesty the Emperor. However, you should be well aware of His Majesty's character," Prince Heinrich said.

Lieutenant General Hollen nodded. He knew that Wilhelm II was a very stubborn, or rather, arrogant person.

Once a decision is made, no one can change it.

Li Jingyuan and Princess Margaret got along very well. After the song ended, they rested for a while and then continued dancing.

Li Jingyuan was very witty and humorous.

This is undoubtedly extremely attractive to a twenty-year-old girl.

In addition, Li Jingyuan possessed enormous wealth, all of which was created in just a few short years.

Princess Margaret greatly admired Li Jingyuan.

Although Princess Margaret held a noble status, in that era, royal princesses were merely outwardly glamorous; in reality, they were simply tools for royal marriages.

In another timeline, Princess Margrethe will marry Friedrich Karl of the Grand Duchy of Hesse the following year. Karl will then succeed as chieftain of the Hesse-Kassel tribe and even briefly become king of Finland after Finland gains independence. However, he only reigns for two months before being forced to relinquish the throne due to the defeat of the German Empire in World War II.

A young and beautiful body was in my arms, its fragrance intoxicating.

After being reborn into this era, Li Jingyuan has always maintained a clean and upright character.

Under such circumstances, how could anyone possibly hold back?

So, during a break in the ball, Li Jingyuan pulled Princess Margaret back to her bedroom.

After his roommate Carl dropped out of school, Li Jingyuan had a dorm room to himself. So, no one bothered him.

Everything that followed fell into place naturally.

This is nothing in the open continent of Europe.

Even Prince Heinrich did not stop Li Jingyuan from taking Princess Margaret away from the ball.

We're all adults. As long as it's not forced and it's consensual, then there's no problem.