Chapter 685: Meeting the Kaiser 1

"It's time to come, it's finally here!" When Prince Ruprecht received the telegram summoned by the Kaiser, he said with some excitement that compared with this exercise, the next negotiation with the Kaiser, no, with the entire Prussian high-level is the biggest and most difficult battle, and if it is won, Ruprecht will at least have a guaranteed income - the position and power of Bavaria will not be weakened even after the German victory in World War I. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info And if it loses, the future of the Kingdom of Bavaria may not be so easy.

Some people may ask, Friedrich III, the main lord of the Kingdom of Bavaria, is also there, why did he have to let the prince attend this meeting? The reason is very simple, the prince's father has a limited level, and for the Kaiser's summons, it is enough for one to be sick, and you can really find someone to put a king over? Of course, the most important thing is that the Kaiser knows that it is Ruprecht who has the final say in this matter, and others do not count!

"It seems that the Kaiser has already communicated with the high-level officials." When Ruprecht walked into the hall, he saw not only the Kaiser, but also Crown Prince Wilhelm, Chancellor Bullow, and the Chief of the Army General Staff, Moltke Jr., who nodded to him slightly, as if to thank his men for their kindness. However, this also reveals another news, that is, Moltke Jr. is not so clear about what he is going to talk about today. Otherwise, Ruprecht didn't think that the upright little Moltke would give himself a good look.

"Congratulations, Ruprecht, your victory has taken your career one step further." The Kaiser said with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, your career is also one step closer to success. We can at least crush the Russians, and Warsaw, Riga, Minsk, and even St. Petersburg could all be incorporated into the empire. You should be happy. By the way, it is also possible that the feud between the Empire and the French will be completely ended by this war. A second parade on the Champs-Élysées may not be far off. His Royal Highness said.

"We don't seem to be talking about the same thing." The Kaiser said.

"It's a thing, the interests of Bavaria and the interests of the empire do not conflict, we are responsible for providing ideas, we are responsible for doing things that other kingdoms are not suitable for, and we also take a piece of the pie from the rise of the empire. And this part of the interests does not even need to be taken out by the empire. Ruprecht replied.

"Aren't the privileges and conveniences granted to Bavaria by the Reich enough?"

"If it were just the relationship between you and me, I trusted you, we were friends, friends for more than ten years, we helped each other, faced pressure together, won together, cheered together. But unfortunately, even as the king of Prussia and the emperor of the empire, His Majesty will eventually be unable to help himself. For example, the reform of the Prussian army, the construction of the navy. ”

"And if one day, when the ministers, capitalists, and bankers around you are instigating you to take action against Bavaria, will you be able to hold on?" After Ruprecht finished speaking, the temperature in the entire conference room seemed to drop suddenly, which was already very damaging! Both Prime Minister Bullow and Moltke Jr. were taken aback by this statement. Especially the latter, he regretted attending this meeting a little. Because it's a bit big, it's a game between the chairmen, what are these senior employees mixed in!

"The number of votes in the German Federal Diet is determined by the population, imagine that if we had not lost this war, the Kingdom of Prussia would have been able to get an absolute majority, and then the capitalists and nobles in Prussia would have been dissatisfied with Bavaria, and then what? What will they do? If Your Majesty can't bear the pressure, the Kingdom of Bavaria can't shed blood and tears, right? Ruprecht asked rhetorically.

Hearing this, Prime Minister Biao Luo couldn't stand it anymore, today's events were too shocking.

"So you decided to take the risk? Do you really think that Fritz will agree to Bavaria's share of the cake from Central Austria-Hungary? However, do you think that even if Austria-Hungary had agreed, the German Reich would have allowed it? What do you think? The Kaiser said angrily.

"Of course Austria-Hungary will not promise us any territory, and we do not demand it." Ruprecht pretended to be innocent.

"Well, the script is wrong! Didn't you work so hard with Austria-Hungary just for the sake of territory? The Kaiser was also a little confused, this seemed to be different from what he thought, and of course it was not ruled out that Ruprecht was coming to paralyze himself.

"You misunderstood, I can assure you here that the territorial area of the Kingdom of Bavaria will not increase under any circumstances, unless it is given by the Empire." The prince solemnly said that this guarantee was valid, and the area of the Kingdom of Bavaria could not be increased, but he did not say that his wife could not be the empress ....... Well. This is the art of language.

"Hold the grass, what's the situation?" The Kaiser was completely wilted, and he really couldn't understand what Ruprecht was jumping up and down for. If it's not what you imagined, wouldn't you blame the other party? The prince's assurances are still very valuable, at least until now, they have been fulfilled. And thinking of this, the Kaiser was not so angry.

"I think you need to explain what you have done in recent years, not only in Germany, but also in Austria-Hungary, and especially in Bohemia. And your purpose in this war. The Kaiser said.

"First of all, in the Reichstag, I want to retain the Kingdom of Bavaria's rightful status, and this requires a population base, the nationality law of the Kingdom of Bavaria is not a problem, but the origin of the population is a very important aspect, and there is a labor shortage in the Bavarian population now, so we naturally need to import the population from Austria-Hungary, and in wartime we also need to replenish the population from hostile countries. So whether it's for the sake of our position or for wartime and economic needs, we have to cooperate with Austria-Hungary on the issue of population movement and labor, which is not too much, right? ”

"It's a pretext, what you have done in Bohemia has exceeded this need, and you have even extended your tentacles into the army. And Fritz actually agreed. This is not normal. The Kaiser said.

"In wartime, the Bavarian Army will command an Austro-Hungarian army at the same time, and Bavaria will also build several Austro-Hungarian divisions, you agree, we will extend our army tentacles into the army in Bohemia for wartime needs, you don't think that after the war, these armies will still be under our command."

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