Walking in the Baroque court-style marble corridor, Natsuki was still thinking about the conversations she had just experienced in the emperor's study, especially the psychological activities reflected by the eyes and expressions of the Navy minister. Christian's heart had long since flew to the beautiful Louise, hoping to run all the way.

Most of the royal palaces in Berlin were built in the Prussian period, mainly Gothic and Baroque buildings. They have rough lines and unrestrained shapes. Each detail has been carefully crafted and cleverly modified. This style is like the brave, aggressive, hardworking, and rigorous and meticulous national character of the Germans. Walking through the familiar porches and stairs, the summer trees can pick up happy memories everywhere, not because of how beautiful the murals here are, how exquisite the sculptures are, and how expensive the treasures are. All of these are not as good as the smile of little Louise, a teardrop, and a strand of hair. It is hard to imagine how boring and boring the second childhood of Xiashu would be without this innocent and cute, quiet and moving "little tail".

Hearing the gentle and elegant piano melody floating from the front of the corridor, Natsuki immediately put down his thoughts, turned to Christian and grinned: "It's Schumann's "Walnut Tree".

Prince Oldenburg suddenly looked pitiful. Who told him to regard music as noise since childhood and could not sit still for an hour in front of the piano?

The two walked forward lightly until the small hall covered with blue velvet carpet. In front of the gorgeous floor-to-ceiling window, the girl in a blond hair and waist focused on playing the piano, and her delicate face was even more charming than any flower in the Royal Garden.

The brother-sister love is beyond reproach, and the deep obsession of the admirers is not surprising. The two green teenagers stood there motionlessly until Louise realized their existence, and then they gave each other with real smiles and applause.

Kiyomi Yi's face was flushed, and she stood up and said, "Is things going well?"

"Well, it has been basically confirmed. Take your time after the details." Natsuki said casually, "After going to the Naval Academy, the most regrettable thing is that I can't hear such a wonderful piano piece."

Christian couldn't wait to praise: "It sounds so good, it's like a music from a fairyland."

Louise's exaggerated description of Prince Oldenburg gave her a naughty smile, and when her eyes turned to her brother, she had infinite tenderness. She moved a step to the piano and gave the position of playing the piano to her brother: "I want to listen to your "Hey, Girl."

Xia Shu sat down with a smile, and his skillful music began to flow through his fingertips, singing with a deep warmth.

"Hey girl, don't be upset, find a sad song to sing it more happily..."

This song is the "Heyjudy" by the Beatles member Paul McCartney. Apart from changing judy to girl, the tune and even the original English lyrics have not changed at all. The famous songs more than 60 years later also have a strong infectious effect in this era. Natsuki still remembers that when she was playing and singing the first time, the 3-year-old Louise actually listened from beginning to end. Since then, no matter whether she was sick or injured or was in a low mood, she would have a significant change in her mood as long as she listened to Natsuki playing and singing this song.

As he sang, Xia Shu closed her eyes lightly and was completely intoxicated by the atmosphere he created. When the last note fell, he opened his eyes and saw a crystal teardrop passing through Louise's beautiful face.

"It sounds so nice! Why not make it a record?" Christian suggested somewhat out of place.

Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. By the end of the 19th century, circular records began to become popular, and people could hear famous songs from famous artists without entering the concert hall. However, Natsuki had no intention of plagiarizing the intellectual wealth of his "predecessors" and did not intend to leave his own footprints in the music industry. Therefore, he never played these future songs in front of outsiders, nor did he make them into records.

"This is a song that belongs to us, and they are engraved here and will never forget it." Natsuki put his right hand in his heart. He knew that Louise would always keep his promise with him, and Christian's musical cells also made him a reassuring listener.

Time flies, especially in a relaxed musical environment. It was not until the royal servants came to inform them of dining that the trio realized they had spent more than two hours around a piano.

The royal dinner is not always as grand as people see in the paintings, with many participants. In the absence of celebrations and ceremonies, there are usually only direct royal members and a few invitees at the table. Today's dinner belongs to a small gathering within the family, including the German couple, the crown prince William, the second prince Frederich, the fifth prince Oscar, the seventh prince Louise, and the sixth prince Joachim and the oldenburg prince Christian who came from Kiel that day. Eight people sat together, and the atmosphere was lukewarm and hot, just as the room temperature was just right.

As usual, the German Emperor showed his heroic and straightforwardness and unrestrained temperament in a feast. The queen's words and deeds were generous and decent, and her elegant temperament was everywhere. Her appetite was no different from that of ordinary people. This was much more comfortable than those British or French noble ladies who "eat bird food". Crown Prince William basically inherited his father's style or deliberately imitated, disdained those gentlemen who chewed slowly and followed the rules, and was also keen on every topic on the table. He could insert a few words regardless of astronomy, geography, or exotic news.

The second prince Aitel has served in the Royal Army and is stationed in Berlin City. He is a typical person with a broad mind and fat body and a good appetite. He has a bold personality but does not seem to be very smart. He often becomes the object of his elder brother's sarcastic spirit. The fifth prince Oscar is just the opposite of Aitel. He has a thin figure, a thin face, a melancholy and sensitive personality. His sharp retort makes Prince William afraid of it. He has an amazing memory. His subjects of interest must be excellent grades. This overly personalized characteristic can cause headaches in the military academy.

"I heard that our little prince is going to switch to a big ship?" The smile on the crown prince's face looked very bright.

Natsuki explained slowly: "I think it's because of heredity that I have been interested in all kinds of ships since I was a child. However, I think I should go from small to large, from simple to traditional Chinese. If I hadn't happened to witness the embarrassment of the Russian Expeditionary Fleet and had unprecedented insights and inspiration in ship construction, I wouldn't have entered the new cruiser project so rush, which would make the Navy Minister and the Shipbuilding Commissioner feel rash!"

"I don't think this is a rash expression. Johen's design is very novel. He taught the old-fashioned shipbuilding committee a good lesson. Their heads should have been washed long ago." The German Emperor was obviously not particularly satisfied with the shipbuilding committee. Of course, ten years ago, his cruiser design was "destroyed" by the chief designer of this committee. Although William II was tolerant of such confrontations without direct interests, he could not help but feel a little resentful. Xia Shu was a big fight for him this time.

The German Emperor had a clear attitude, and Crown William praised in enthusiastic words: "I have said long ago that Johen is a genius in the navy. He can allow our sailors to control the best warships in the world and make our fleet as invincible as the army."

Before Xia Shu could be humble, the crown prince then said: "This year's Kiel Military Harbour Festival, Johen's torpedo boat team could make a strong sigh for the German Navy. I heard that after Duke Hill returned to the UK, he complained to the officials of the Navy. Because the British Navy's active torpedo boats are big and stupid, and there is no one that can be as sharp as our thunder and lightning. How could the British Royal Navy lag behind the Germans who have always not understood the ocean in such an important technical field?"

"When it comes to lightning speedboats, should we urge the Navy Planning Commission to order additional orders?" German Emperor suggested, "The cost of a medium-sized cruiser can be exchanged for fifty lightning, and fifty high-speed speedboats should have an attack power of no less than an offshore cruiser team!"

Xia Shu himself felt a little proud of being able to create high-speed torpedo boats like lightning with the technical conditions of 1904, but he also knew in his heart that this flat-bottomed speed boat could show off his might when the waves were calm. When encountering harsh sea conditions, the navigation speed and attack efficiency would be greatly reduced. Therefore, it could only be an auxiliary force for nearshore defense and should not be the protagonist. His performance at the Kiel Military Port Festival was also to disperse competitors' energy and investment in the main ships from the side, reduce the combat pressure when war broke out in the future, and at the same time enhance the confidence and support of the outside world for the German navy, and increase the morale of the naval officers and soldiers. In order not to refute the emperor's kindness, Xia Shu said erroneously: "The current order will not be completed until 4 years later, and there will definitely be better-performance designs at that time."

"Yes, with our talented designers, there will definitely be more invincible torpedo boats to provide to the navy in 4 years. When these speedboats have formed combat power, no one will dare to peek at the German coastline." Crown William responded positively.

"It makes sense." The German Emperor nodded, and he thought: "180 ships will be built for four years, 45 ships a year, and the average is less than 4 ships a month, which is as slow as building a large torpedo boat of hundreds of tons... It seems that our Friedrich shipyard has not expanded in almost twenty years!"

Friedrich Shipyard is also the royal ship repair factory run by Xia Shu. It is located on the banks of Danze Bay and is an old shipyard with a century-old history. When Xia Shu replaced Old Yudit as the actual operator of the shipyard, its main business was to build and repair sailboats and iron-corched sailboats. Such ships have long been eliminated by the German naval combat forces, and the yachts of the royal family and nobles have been gradually upgraded. In addition to repairing the train ships of the German navy for the German navy, it can only rely on providing some maintenance services to the owners of the near backward countries and private sailboats. Although the entire shipyard is not yet on the verge of bankruptcy, it is also in an old and lifeless state.

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Important correction: Due to translation issues, P-Day ncejoachim was translated into Prinz-Joachim. The correct translation should be Prince Joachim. All previous chapters have been modified. The full German name of the protagonist should be "Prussian Prince Joachim-Franz-Hubert", and the nickname is "Joheng".
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