"Your Majesty, Crown Prince Ferdinand has arrived. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" the waiter whispered.

"Let him in." Emperor Fritz put down the pen in his hand, stretched his body, and then straightened out his appearance for the economy, and sat on the throne, waiting for the arrival of the crown prince.

"Your Majesty, your good son-in-law will arrive at the military port of Bora in seven days, and all the preparations have been completed, and I will personally greet this prince on behalf of the Austro-Hungarian government and royal family." Said.

"Very well, this marriage will raise the relationship between the empire and the kingdom of Bavaria to a new level, and if we can strengthen the relationship with Bavaria during the Austro-Prussian War, then this battle may not be without a chance of winning. And now, let's make up for the regrets of the year. The old emperor said.

The Austro-Prussian War, the most entangled battle in the old emperor's heart, in this war, the North German Union led by Prussia won a war, which not only broke up the German Confederation led by Austria, but also caused a serious political crisis within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In this war, Bavaria, the third most powerful kingdom among the German states, was almost on the sidelines.

After this war, the southern German states were incorporated into the German Empire, and the relationship between Austria-Hungary and its former allies entered a low period, and there was no interaction for a long time, which naturally had the inconvenience of belonging to the two empires, but at the same time it was not necessarily without Fritz's dissatisfaction with Bavaria and other countries.

But everything is "forward-looking". No one is going to get along with profits. After the sudden emergence of Bavaria, which had been unknown ten years earlier, the Habsburgs once again turned their attention to their former allies. The Fritz Kingdom was surprised to find that his maiden family had turned from a pheasant to a phoenix overnight! In just ten years, Bavaria accounted for more than one-sixth of Germany's total output! This figure is even more than that of Austria! From a purely industrial and economic point of view, Bavaria already has a position on a par with Austria!

What Fritz didn't expect was that Bavaria, which was at odds with Prussia, actually improved its relations with the German central government, did not back down, did not give in, but through cooperation and exchange of interests, Prussia gradually accepted the fact of the rise of Bavaria, and the Prince Ruprecht gradually gained the opportunity to enter the center of the empire through a series of classic means!

So much so that there is a saying circulating in the Berlin hierarchy that there are two power cores in the German Empire, one in Berlin and the other in Munich, which contains dissatisfaction and ridicule, but it is undeniable that Prince Ruprecht has a great influence on the German political situation! Surprisingly, the Kaiser was not averse to this influence......

Now, with the increase in contacts between Austria-Hungary and Bavaria, the idea of "bringing two kingdoms of noble blood and historical ties forward" is gradually on the agenda, and the cooperation between the two sides has benefited both sides. And politically, they can help each other. This was normal for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which often used marriages to consolidate relations!

So, everything was so logical, Fritz naturally hoped that his daughter would have one more queen's crown, and Princess Mary also had a very good impression of this prince, who was 2 years younger than herself. The Bavarian side also agreed on political and economic grounds, although the prince seemed to have some misgivings about the marriage.

"However, I feel that the prince's kindness to Austria-Hungary is relatively limited, they only regard us as an ally to cooperate with, and all our actions are mostly based on the exchange of interests, and they are very indifferent to our political and other demands."

"Especially this time, the German Reich is openly overmaking overtures to Turkey, which means that if we want to benefit from the Balkans, then we can only attack the smaller countries, and Germany will prevent us from doing anything to Turkey." Ferdinand said dissatisfied.

In Ferdinand's view, the small countries in the Balkans are more difficult than Turkey, not that these small countries are stronger, and they are not as good as Turkey alone, but the key is that there are other big countries behind these countries, such as Serbia and Bulgaria behind Russia, and Greece has the shadow of the British. Neither Russia nor Great Britain could be easily provoked by Austria-Hungary, and now, after Germany announced its support for Turkey, the entire Balkan region was almost completely partitioned, and Austria-Hungary was unprofitable!

"This matter was decided by the German central government, he is just a representative, Ferdinand, I am also very dissatisfied with this matter, but we are very serious, we cannot destroy the relationship between the two countries because of such a thing, let alone make Ruprecht dissatisfied with this marriage because of this matter," Fritz was also dissatisfied with this matter, but he at least knew the priority.

Germany's support for Turkey is already an established fact and cannot be changed, it is a loss for Austria-Hungary, and if the Bavarian side is dissatisfied because of this, it is another loss, and it is not worth the loss to be dissatisfied with what is destined to be lost?

"We would like to express our goodwill first of all to Ruprecht, and of course you can also inquire about Germany's attitude in the Balkans, and especially towards Serbia, if appropriate. I have a hunch that it is not Turkey that is most difficult for us in the whole of the Balkans, but Serbia, whose actions in the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina have caused great problems for the Reich. ”

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult, Serbia is behind Russia, and now Germany and Russia have good relations." Archduke Ferdinand said.

"Hehe, that's just a superficial phenomenon, in Western Europe, it can't accommodate the two big countries of France and Germany, so they have become old enemies, and in Eastern Europe, it is also impossible to accommodate the two big countries, the contradiction between Germany and Russia will break out sooner or later, everything else is just a superficial phenomenon, Germany's support for Russia, to a certain extent, is also a measure to consume Russia's power in the Far East." King Fritz was still very accurate in his view.

"And what if Russia defeats Japan in the Far East?" Ferdinand asked.

"That's even better, after the victory over Japan, Russia will definitely be busy expanding eastward, and they will have no time to estimate Europe, at least our situation on the eastern front is stable!" King Fritz said with a smile.

"By the way, that prince is proficient in the navy, and this time, the elite of the German navy is all in full swing, I think you should be very negotiable about this meeting." Before Ferdinand left, King Fritz added with a smile. He knew that this nephew had a great interest in the Blue Land, and this common hobby could bridge the gap between the two!

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