章節 337: Chapter 24, Open Strategy

On October 11, 1862, the Kingdom of Prussia's first ironclad ship Friedrich the Great had its trial voyage, and Wilhelm I personally presided over the ceremony, demonstrating his determination to develop the navy.

They were truly resolved, watching the neighboring Austrian nobility make a fortune in the overseas colonial movement, and spurred on by domestic capitalists manipulating public opinion, the Junker nobility also became restless.

Especially many young people, who had long been dissatisfied with the government's conservatism. It is known that it has been less than a decade since Austria opened up overseas colonies, and they already owned territories five to six times the size of their homeland.

Many optimistically believed that by joining the colonial movement, they would quickly become wealthy, earn titles, and reach the pinnacle of their lives.