"Ruprecht, you had an argument with your father?" Princess Mary asked with some concern. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Yes, there was a dispute, His Majesty the Emperor ....... It's too much to gain and lose. The prince forcibly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said in a more tactful tone.

"You are using Austria-Hungary as a gunman, Your Majesty is naturally not happy." Princess Mary said.

"Do you really think that I did this because of the Kaiser's orders? No, the Kaiser's edict only provided me with convenience. No matter what the attitude of the two royal families is, I will do it. Because this is an opportunity to reap great benefits. The prince thought for a moment and said.

"Great benefits? What does Turkey have? They have nothing! "Princess Mary's attitude is the same as that of Emperor Ao.

"The right to extract oil in the two river basins, the British have conceded on the Eastern Railway. Construction work will begin soon, and if it is completed, then Turkish oil will enter the German and Austro-Hungarian markets! Oil-based industries are bound to become popular! The prince said.

"I don't know a lot, but I believe that the Kingdom of Bavaria can gain benefits. But as an Austro-Hungarian princess, you still can't convince my father. The princess smiled: "If this benefit is really huge, then you will not give the profit to Austria-Hungary, just like hardened armor." ”

"You're right, I don't plan to give this benefit to anyone." The prince nodded.

"But I also arranged a generous gift for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but His Majesty the Emperor did not intend to accept it!" The prince wanted Austria-Hungary's help, or that Austria-Hungary was used as a gunman to some extent, but the prince also considered the interests of Austria-Hungary, after all, Austria-Hungary would not be allowed to make a move without benefits, but unfortunately the Austrian emperor did not seem to give the prince a chance to explain at all, so he categorically refused. So the prince decided to go it alone!

"The oil in the valley of the two rivers belonged to the Bavarian crown, but the agriculture of the valley was originally left to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It's a pity that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't appreciate it! "Turkey was sparsely populated by the standards of the time, with only 30 million people in Libya, Asia Minor, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, the two river basins and the coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula! Most of this population is concentrated in Asia Minor and on the Mediterranean coast.

The valley of the Two Rivers is said to be fertile and an important part of the ancient Fertile Crescent, and it is reasonable to say that there should be more people, but unfortunately, the resistance there is also fierce, especially in recent years, and has been killed several times by the cavalry of the current Turkish Sultan...... So a lot of land was vacated. The prince needs to build oil fields, and that will definitely require manpower and food. And this part of the benefits was originally intended to be given to Austria-Hungary.

Where did so many Germans in the United States come from? It is not accurate for this group to be called Germans, because many of them came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it may be impossible to count how many Austro-Hungarian subjects traveled to the distant shores of the ocean from 1890 to the outbreak of World War I, but it is estimated that this number will not be less than 3 million. As for the reasons for emigration, there are two points, the first is that the living conditions are not good, a large number of peasants are bankrupt and there is no way out, and the second point is the lack of entertainment.

As for the latter, the prince couldn't help solve it, but the former could find a way, and you thought it was easy to immigrate to the United States at that time? Manhattan Island in New York was famously nicknamed the Island of Tears at the time. A considerable part of European immigrants will not be accepted by the US government because they are imbecile and have no skills!

These bankrupt peasants or forced emigrants had very low demands, and giving them a fertile piece of land would make them pay for everything, but alas, Austria-Hungary did not have it, and Germany did not have it! Fortunately, there are few people in Bavaria, and a little industry can absorb these surplus labor, and now it is not a surplus of labor, but a shortage! But Austria-Hungary can't do it, in terms of industry can't play Germany, in terms of regulation, what efficiency can such a country with two parliaments have? Therefore, the population of Austria-Hungary has been greatly lost, so that the prince can see it in his eyes and be anxious in his heart, these are all potential soldiers!

"Well, then, Ruprecht, since your father doesn't agree, what are you going to do?" Princess Mary put her hands around the prince's neck and said a little coquettishly.

"The Italians are not very good, if there is a land war, a division of the Bavarian army with the Turks is enough to pack up the Italians who have landed in Africa." The prince said indifferently, it is naturally best to get the help of the Emperor, but if not, the prince is not impossible.

The difference in the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is clear to the prince, in history, Kemal with 28,000 Turkish and nomadic cavalry have been fighting with the Italian army for more than 1 year, and he sent some people at will, which is enough for the Italian army to eat and go around. Of course, the premise is that logistical supplies need to be transported in advance, and the secret passage to Libya through Egypt must be opened in advance. Prevention is better than prevention!

(Historically, Egypt was a vassal of the British, which is true, but it did not prevent Egyptian and even Algerian volunteers from helping the Turks against Italy, after all, everyone believed in Allah, and many materials and personnel were also shipped to Libya through Egypt.) ）

"And what about the money?" The princess asked.

"Most of it was borne by the central government of Prussia, the rest was borne by the Turks, and we had very little financial pressure." Bavaria sent troops, so naturally others had to pay for it, otherwise the prince would not agree!

"If I had spoken to my father, maybe he would have agreed." The princess winked playfully.

"But I'm not interested!" The prince said angrily.

"Do you think that's good? This matter is left to us, you will provide the equipment, and I will take care of finding people, you know, many of the declining nobles are now trying to rise again, and they now have nothing but a knighthood and so-called prestige in exchange for a crown. We can ....... The princess said with some eagerness.

"I don't want waste, I just want warriors, really talented people." The prince stopped early.

"No problem, your people can be responsible for the selection problem, I'm just responsible for gathering them!" Princess Mary wanted to use all means to expand her influence in Austro-Hungarian society, especially in the aristocracy. And giving them a way out, or just a hope, can be exchanged for the allegiance of these down-and-out nobles. In Princess Mary's opinion, the prince's benefits are equal to her interests, and she still wants to be the queen of Austria!

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