Chapter 410: Austro-Hungarian Envoy 2
"I would also like to ask about the movement of labour between the two countries, and the Bohemian local government has recently reported to the Central Government that the Kingdom of Bavaria discriminates against Czechs. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info refused to allow Czechs to enter the country to work, a matter of great concern to His Majesty. Taaff said.
"Hehe, all I can say is sorry for this, because we can't have a German translator for every Czech who doesn't speak German. Your country requires that persons holding public office in Bohemia must be able to speak Czech. So they no longer value the German language. This is the national situation of your country, although we have opinions, but we respect your choice, but in Bavaria, I can only say sorry. The prince said with a smile.
The prince was very disgusted with the Czech nationalists. In order to integrate between the two countries in the future, the prince naturally needs to ensure the basic plate of the Germans first, as for the Czechs, they are pulling part of the fight part, co-opting the Czech upper class and pro-German people, and suppressing the national separatist forces.
The Austrian government's requirement that public officials in Bohemia be able to speak Czech caught many capable but older Germans off guard, and as a result of their inability to master Czech, they were laid off, and those who left because of government policies were naturally very dissatisfied with the central government and the Czechs.
And at this time, the Kingdom of Bavaria accepted them. Whether it was the Brom-Forth shipyard in northern Germany, the joint factory with Prussia, the new enterprises and the expansion of the army in Bavaria, and the colonies in Africa, they all required a lot of manpower. And the influx of a large number of Austro-Hungarian Germans was in the interests of both sides.
As for the prince's answer, Taaffe could only smile helplessly, on the one hand, the language communication barrier does exist, and on the other hand, he also has a lot of criticism about this Austrian policy.
"Of course, if the Bohemian local government is willing to provide language tutoring for Czechs who come to Germany to work at a level that does not interfere with normal communication, then we will not put up any obstacles to the entry of the country." The prince thought for a moment and proposed a compromise. "If we could, I think we could work with some of the top brass in Bohemia, who are better at talking than the young nationalists."
"Also, before the official wedding, His Royal Highness Ludwig III **** and you are said to be going to Vienna once?" Taaff thought for a moment and asked softly.
"That's right. There are some things to discuss with His Majesty the Emperor and Crown Prince Ferdinand personally. The prince nodded. And I think it's time for the outliers within Hungary and Austria-Hungary to see the strength of the two kingdoms. ā
"So you're going to take the entire Bavarian Royal Guards and Guards Cavalry Regiment?" Taaffe said. Unlike the Kaiser, who had six guards, the Bavarian royal family was not so generous. Even after the economic and military strength of this plane has been greatly improved, the number of guards assigned to the royal family is only 2 guards regiments and 1 guards cavalry regiment.
"Isn't that too much?" Earl Taaff pondered for a full minute before speaking in a more tactful tone. Who said that there is no contradiction when you are about to become a family? Austria-Hungary felt that Bavaria gave too little, and Bavaria felt that when it came to matters of cooperation, Austria-Hungary had an ambiguous attitude and procrastinated in handling affairs.
Take Bavaria to help Austria-Hungary to assemble a rapid division, the prince persuaded the Kaiser, and as a result, on the Austro-Hungarian side, he encountered greater resistance than in Germany, and the prince designed the two divisions belonging to Austria-Hungary in this way, the equipment was provided by Bavaria, and Bavaria could also provide part of the loan in terms of construction funds, and Bavarian officers served as instructors. In peacetime, the Austro-Hungarian government was obeyed, but in wartime, if the Bavarian Army entered Austria-Hungary to help Austria-Hungary fight, then the two divisions were under the command of Bavaria.
According to the prince's estimates, Bavaria would need to spend about 40% of the total investment in order to build this division. And only if Bavaria entered Austria-Hungary and helped it to fight the war, it would hand over the command to itself, and if Bavaria was only fighting Austria-Hungary in Germany itself, or if the Kaiser's troops entered Austria-Hungary, then Austria-Hungary did not have to hand over command.
That's good enough. I've taken a small half of it to help you build an army, and it's almost all under your control. There are also restrictions on the so-called transfer of command in wartime. You should be satisfied. But who knows, Emperor Fritz did not buy it. He only wanted this unit to "cooperate" with Bavaria in the fight, as for how to cooperate, I did not elaborate. And for such a suggestion, the prince naturally would not agree!
"Do you know how to build such a force? Do you know how much it will cost? Do you know how much Bavaria would have to pay if the command was given to you? The cost of 2 fast mobile divisions is about equal to more than one and a half armies! We are giving you a teacher for nothing! "The last time he spoke about it, the prince was a rare angry at the Austro-Hungarian delegates. And the prince's anger naturally reached the ears of the Emperor. And the attitude of the Ao Huang is to treat it coldly, first cool down and then talk about it.
"We just want your government to see the value and high price of this force, the description of pure language is far less shocking than the actual see, you can rest assured, we will follow your country's requirements, except for some ceremonial supplies and self-defense weapons, do not carry mission weapons and ammunition." The prince said.
"In addition, this is what His Royal Highness the Regent and His Royal Highness **** meant, if your country does not accept it, then you can only invite Crown Prince Ferdinand to come to Bavaria." Finally, His Royal Highness the Prince emphasized.
It stands to reason that the Kaiser and Austrian are equal in status. Archduke Ferdinand was not yet an emperor, so his status as the regent of Bavaria was almost equal, and as the latter's junior, it was reasonable to visit the regent of Bavaria, who was considered a relative of his predecessors. But in the eyes of Count Taaffe, it was still a little difficult to accept, because they represented not only personal status, but the cooperation between the two kingdoms.
The prince believed that the cooperation between the two sides was equal, but the Austrians saw Austria-Hungary as a superior being, and it was for these reasons that various differences and rifts arose.
"If the Emperor is unwilling to accept it, then this fast army will not be built." Ruprecht finally came up with a killer trick - stop playing! You look at it!
"The matter of jointly building a fast army can be discussed in person with the Austrian Emperor, and as for the matter of personnel going to Vienna, I hope that the scale can be smaller, at least the number of cavalry needs to be reduced." Taaffe said.
"3 cavalry companies, the size of the Guards regiment remained the same. That's it. The prince said.
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