The rapid development of military shipbuilding in this country is a striking example of what a state can do when it is constantly stimulated to action by the will and wisdom of its sovereign. In 1870, Germany had only one shipyard - in Danzig, where it was possible to build ships of any larger size. But, after that, soon shipyards began to be built with incredible speed in other places of the empire, and the Kiel Canal was also dug, and that same Germany, which 25 or 30 years ago did not have sufficient funds to start has at least a small fleet and which, not more than 10 years before, bought half of its warships in England, is now not only building all its own warships at home, but is also successfully equipping most foreign ones with such states.