The surrender of the army to parliament, perhaps, had an impact on the weight of the Prussian crown. But in the long run, it increased the weight of the crown of the German emperor.

Wilhelm II did not really control all of Germany during his lifetime, either politically or militarily. As the emperor of Germany, he wanted to use his position as king of Prussia to form a faction and maintain his rule over the entire empire. And after the outbreak of World War I, he lost control of the army and the empire.

The Second German Reich never became a genuine, united, and powerful whole.

Thus Jochen's proposal to build yì was in fact a renunciation of the German Emperor's greatest reliance on his authority, the military power of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Surrendering an army to the Empire, even if the allegiance of the army is to the Emperor, will be subject to many constraints from the Parliament. But in doing so, it would unite the entire German Reich under a truly powerful regime, even if it was the Reichstag.

But as long as the army remains loyal to the emperor and the imperial prime minister must still be appointed and dismissed by the emperor, the Hohenzollerns will remain the most powerful family in Europe.

And with the accession of Austria, the Hohenzollerns' ability to control the empire increased rather than decreased.

The legislative power of the German Empire was shared between the Federal Diet and the Reichstag. The Federal Parliament is made up of representatives of the various states. Prussia had a huge advantage in the federal parliament, but if the other states objected, Prussia could not do anything.

But now Austria has joined, and the number of seats in the Bundestag has become 17 for Prussia, 8 for Austria, 6 for Bavaria, 4 each for Saxony and Württemberg, 3 each for Baden and Hesse, and 1 or 2 seats for other principalities, princely states, and free cities.

Given the current relationship between Austria and Prussia, Prussia, which has the equivalent of 25 seats, would be in control of the entire Bundestag.

Similarly, for Frederick III, who was the emperor of Germany but still had to rely on the Prussian crown on his head to rule the empire, if he could really get the crown of the German emperor that his father, Wilhelm I the Great had always dreamed of, then why not gamble with all his wealth now?

With Frederick III's approval, Caprivi and Schlieffen began to work together to implement a series of plans to achieve their goals.

Schlieffen first sent a letter to the Grand Duke Albrecht, informing him of the plan and humbly asking for the Grand Duke's support. As long as the Austrian regent nodded, the whole plan was half the battle.

Soon Schlieffen received a reply from Archduke Albrecht, in which he agreed with Schlieffen's plan and expressed his firm support for the reform. In addition, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke sent a letter to Frederick III, praising the efforts and concessions made by the King of Prussia to establish a truly united German Empire.

With the Austrian attitude, everything is easy to do. Schlieffen quickly conveyed to the Bavarian Chief of General Staff the attitude of Prussia and Austria and hoped that Bavaria would support the reform from the perspective of the overall situation.

Caprivi, on the other hand, began to push through preparations for a constitutional amendment in Parliament, and was prepared to solve the problems of finance, diplomacy, railways, and so on.

Parliament is of course supportive of such a good thing, and all classes of the population welcome a policy that does not affect their own interests, but strengthens their rights without spending a penny more.

And with the help of well-wishers, the newspapers of the Imperial Government began to preach the benefits of centralization, the Prussian newspapers began to preach the extent of the concessions made by Prussia, and the Austrian newspapers began to praise the contribution of the Regent.

But the Bavarians were silent.

The Bavarians have always had little affection for the tough and arrogant Prussia. Although King Ludwig II was very supportive of a unified German Empire, the Bavarian army was on the side of Austria in the Austro-Prussian War, but it was quite a stroke of the water.

When the German Empire was established, Ludwig II also wrote a letter asking Wilhelm I to become emperor, but of course Bismarck's private deal with Ludwig II was another matter.

But this did not prevent the Bavarians from giving the Prussians a good look.

The Bavarians were annoyed that the Bavarians, who had started with military affairs and whose ruling class were all military aristocrats, were now deprived of their armies, and that the former German Confederation, the most powerful state after Prussia and Austria, was now reduced to the point of losing military power.

But Prussia and Austria also surrendered their own troops, and the whole of Germany was now a compliment, and Bavaria, of course, could not oppose it openly, so they could only protest without saying a word and with silence.

Of course, silence does not solve the problem, there was a Vienna before, and now there is no one to help Bavaria intercede from it, and it is in the middle. When Bavaria did not give a clear answer and responded with silent protests, Schlieffen began to show his determination with a tough attitude.

Prussia's full-strength divisions began to increase their combat readiness and began to move south. In response, Bavaria also increased its combat readiness and began to replenish the two standing divisions to full strength.

Seeing the prospect of civil war, the princes and nobles of the various states frequently shuttled between the courts of Berlin and Munich to persuade both sides to exercise restraint, and on the other hand, they began to take sides.

The Kingdom of Saxony, which was on the side of Austria in the Austro-Prussian War and was the most resolute and brave in battle, may have seen that the Austrians had already stopped, or it was worried that the Prussians would turn over old scores, and was the first to express its support for military reform.

With the Kingdom of Saxony leading the way, other states expressed their support for the plans of the General Staff.

Seeing that Bavaria, which had no one to support him, was riding a tiger, Lutpod received a letter from the Archduke Albrecht.

In the letter, the Grand Duke said that everything he did was for a united German state, that Austria was on the side of Germany and not on the side of Prussia, and that he hoped that Bavaria would also make concessions for a unified Germany.

This letter finally changed the attitude of the Regent of Lutpod, and he was finally able to sit down with Prussia in a relatively peaceful manner.

Under Jochen's construction, Berlin also made certain concessions, and finally the two sides reached an agreement.

The existing German state armies were merged into the Reichswehr, and the states abolished their respective general staffs. The Wehrmacht was loyal to the German Emperor and was under the command of the Imperial General Staff. The Wehrmacht will be responsible only for foreign wars and will be forbidden to participate in any military operations within the Reich.

The German Kaiser was the supreme commander of the Wehrmacht. The Emperor's order for the Wehrmacht to initiate a foreign war on its own initiative required the approval of the Guò Council, but the Emperor could directly order the army to conduct an act of war when the Empire was attacked by the enemy.

The Wehrmacht was completely disconnected from the states, and its military expenditure was paid for by the central treasury of the Reich.

In consideration of the security and stability within the empire, the states were allowed to form a national guard. The National Guard swore allegiance to the kings of the states.

In peacetime, the General Staff has the right to direct but not command the National Guard, and its main task is to maintain the security of the states and maintain social stability. In wartime, the General Staff would have command of the National Guard, and the National Guard would be transferred to the Reichswehr establishment.

The National Guard, in terms of structure, armament, logistical supply, personnel system, and the rules and regulations enforced by the Reichswehr, were identical to those of the Reichswehr, but they were not non-reserved.

Each unit retains only 10 per cent of its full strength as its backbone and the rest of the troops are required to spend one-third of their annual vacation for military training, and two weeks a year are devoted to joint training with the Defence Force, with the three groups staggered separately to ensure that the unit has a 40 per cent full strength rate on any holiday throughout the year.

The military expenditure of the National Guard is paid by the local treasury of the states.

The five kingdoms of Prussia, Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg and the four Grand Duchyes of Baden, Hesse, Mecklenburg, and Oldenburg received the establishment of the National Guard divisions 8:6:4:2:2:1:1:1:1:1.

Of course, because it is a skeleton unit, although it is a division-level establishment, the actual size of the unit is also at the battalion level, and each batch of trained soldiers is also at the regiment level.

The entire sequence of German ground combat forces will consist of 14 full divisions, 17 standing divisions, 37 compendium divisions, and 26 backbone divisions of the National Guard.

After reaching an agreement on the military system, Caprivi took advantage of the situation to raise the issue of railways, and after raising the railways to the level of strategic mobilization of the army, the states agreed to hand over the management of the railways to the imperial government, and together with the imperial province of Alsace-Lorraine, to establish a unified railway management system.

A unified railway management system is not only a great advantage at the strategic level, but also recovers the financial revenue generated by rail transport. These revenues are used as compensation for the central government's responsibility for the full military expenditure of the Defence Force.

In order to ensure the unity of communication between the states of the empire, the independence of the Kingdom of Bavaria in the postal system was also abolished, and the unification was handed over to the central government of the empire.

Of course, Bavaria could not be pressed too hard, and therefore still enjoyed privileges in foreign affairs that even Austria did not have.

Privileges in terms of property and taxation were also retained, as was the case in the Kingdom of Austria.

After the parties reached an agreement, Caprivi first submitted the bill to the Federal Parliament, which is made up of representatives of the states. Originally, all parties had already coordinated, and it was unanimously agreed upon after a formality.

The Imperial Diet also received a high number of votes in favor of it.

The revision of the constitution marked an increase in the authority of the German Emperor and an increase in the glory of the German Emperor's crown.

Caprivi and Schlieffen are also beginning to pursue their policies in full force.

The first thing Schlieffen did when he began to reform the military system was to give the Wehrmacht an oath of enlistment.

In order to demonstrate the army's loyalty to the Emperor, Schlieffen adopted the oath offered by Jochen: I solemnly swear before God that I will unreservedly obey the orders of the German Emperor and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht, and that I will keep my oath in the name of a valiant soldier, even to the point of death.