Chapter 1267 - Harboring Evil Intentions 2
Therefore, the struggle for leadership between the major political parties and the bourgeoisie in Germany is not fought for because Germany is about to lose, but has been fighting, and when Germany is not defeated, it is fought for through softer forms such as parliamentary struggle or strikes, and when Germany is about to lose, it directly takes up arms to win ...... Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
And what about this plane? Germany's major political parties and the capitalists behind them are still fighting for power. However, because of the change in form, the political struggle within Prussia took on a different situation. In a way, in some respects, the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy and the imperial power is stronger than in history! Of course, some of these changes have something to do with the prince.
For example, the German capitalists are far less prosperous than they were in the past. Krupp's military production was a complete rout compared to history, not only did it lose its hardened armor, but at the same time, the Royal Wilhelm Shipyard and the Germania Shipyard, which were supposed to be controlled by Krupp, were still dominated by royal funds, and Rheinmetall, for example, when German military orders were much higher than history, they received orders that were not as good as history. Part of this was naturally the pot of the Bavarian state industrial system of the princes, while the other part was caused by the re-entry of German royal and aristocratic capital led by the Kaiser into industry on a large scale!
In fact, the German royal family retained a large amount of physical industry a long time ago, such as the Wilhelm Royal Shipyard mentioned above, and the Mauser Company when it was founded. Now, however, having seen the boom in Bavaria's state-owned economy, Wilhelm II also wants to regain royal control over part of the country's economic lifeline. And with the help of the prince's representatives, it was fruitful! Well, for the capitalists, the Kaiser is competing with them for jobs!
The infighting within Prussia could not affect Bavaria, but that did not mean that the prince did not care, in fact, the prince's compromise with the Kaiser in many previous real industries was actually for today! When the interests of the capitalists are harmed, when the rights demanded by the Social Democrats cannot be implemented, it is inevitable that the two sides will come together and unite closely!
But now it seems that because of the stability of the war, the political demands of the reformers and capitalists in the parliament and parliament have not been satisfied. Conservative forces are stronger than they have historically been. If nothing happens, then it can be expected that after the end of the war, Prussia will still be Prussia, and Bavaria will still be the second in 10,000 years. And eighty percent of the prince's plan will be in vain......
However, these reformers always have some brains, and they seem to realize that they cannot achieve the final victory by talking about it alone, and that the military wage earners have the ...... of weapons. And there is no shortage of extremists in the Social Democratic Party. Judging from the clues analyzed so far, this may shift to the direction of "martial arts"!
The strength of the reformists is not enough to defeat the army? It's okay. Historically, even if you count the tens of thousands of officers and sailors of the naval uprising in Port Kiel, how many armed men did the revolting Social Democrats and parties like the Spartacus Regiment have? How could they be opponents of the German front-line troops? In the end, Albert's government overthrew the Hamburg uprising, the Bavarian Soviet Republic, how many troops did it take, and how long did it take?
The fundamental reason for the final victory of the reformers was twofold: the first was that Germany had fallen into the abyss of defeat at that time, despair had enveloped the whole of Germany, and the fighting could no longer be sustained. And the second point is the inaction of the military. Wilhelm II asked the 28 generals if they could suppress it, but only one said yes. It is undeniable that there were Junker nobles who supported the Kaiser. But in general, they chose to wait and see and wait. And when Albert agreed that the new government would not touch the interests of the military, you look at the actions of the German army, how clean and neat, and how devastating it would be to take out the opposition. It seems that the Soviet government of Bavaria did not survive a week? (I can't remember this author.) )
In today's environment, it is unlikely that the reformists and the conservatives will really be so big that they need one side to hang up completely, because this will lead to the defeat of Germany, which neither faction probably wants! Of course, this was in the original plan of both sides. The Kaiser has nominal supreme command and monarchy. The reformers, composed of parliamentary parties such as the Social Democrats and the big capitalists, controlled the lifeblood of Prussia's economic and military production, and had a secret relationship with some of the Junker aristocracy.
In the end, there is almost no possibility of starting a large-scale civil war, but there will definitely be a very fierce confrontation in terms of parliamentary reform, government reform, constitutional monarchy, and national economic reform. The two sides may sit down and negotiate, but that would be if the two sides are almost equal.
And if this is the case, then the attitude of Prince Ruprecht and the Kingdom of Bavaria behind him will be very important. In fact, in the future, the only ones who can really enter the game are the three political forces, the Prussian reformers, the Prussian conservatives, and the Bavarian kingdom system.
It is true that Prussia as a whole is much stronger than Bavaria, but if it is infighting, then it can only be hehe. As for the two kingdoms of Saxony and Württemberg, as well as the grand principalities such as Baden, Hesse and Oldenburg, their strength is actually very weak. The Kingdom of Saxony and the Kingdom of Baden are only 15,000 square kilometers, and the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg is larger, 20,000 square kilometers. And what about the prince? The Kingdom of Bavaria itself accounted for about one-seventh of the empire's area (78,000 square kilometers) and more than one-fifth of its industrial output. It has a population of 13 million and more than 500,000 troops mobilized. After the problems of such a force in Prussia, it had a completely subversive effect on the political situation in Germany! And Bavaria is different from Prussia in that the power of the Bavarian royal family in this plane occupies an overwhelming advantage in the country, and there is no internal friction!
What the? Not enough, you say? Then add Bohemia and Moravia! The power of the prince, who had the dominance of Czechoslovakia in later generations, was directly doubled! There was no way to deal with the full Prussian force. But if something goes wrong within Prussia. Whoever wants to win, then, must have the prince's support, or at least tacitly. Because once the Bavarian Army enters the game, without even having to really do it, the weaker side may collapse directly! Because no one wants to die! Not to mention that the whole army is pressed, if the conservatives and reformers in Prussia really make a fuss, in the case of the Prussian army being nailed to the death on the Western Front, the deterrent power of 200,000 troops can completely solve all problems!
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