Prince Ruprecht's suggestion was eventually adopted by the Kaiser, and this result was a happy outcome for all the German royal families, and the only thing that was harmed was the upper echelons of the German General Staff, because their decision-making power had been invisibly weakened, and only the right to make recommendations had been invisibly weakened. And if it were to enter the war, then the Prussian command would also be transferred from them to the emperor and his staff.

There is another reason why the prince finally decided to do this, that is, to ensure the control of the imperial army by the top leaders of the states, in the middle and late stages of World War I, almost all of Germany's military power was in the hands of Hindenburg and Ludendorff, and the Kaiser's own military level was limited, and finally became a marionette, when the political crisis broke out in the country, the Kaiser and the nobles of the kingdom appeared extremely vulnerable, especially when Hindenburg expressed no support for the Kaiser, the entire old German political system collapsed.

As a future **** of a country, Ruprecht naturally does not want his crown to fly away, and controlling the army is what he must do, and even to some extent, only if the military power of each kingdom is in the hands of the emperor and the king, then his position can be considered stable, so he is willing to help the Kaiser tighten the military power.

Of course, this help is definitely not gratuitous, since Prince Ruprecht and Bavaria, as pawns of the Kaiser's recovery of military power, have attracted a lot of hatred and hostility, then the Kaiser must give some compensation, otherwise, who will help you? And now the prince wonders, what benefits can the Kaiser give?

"How about Bavaria having an extra reserve army in peacetime?" After retiring the others, the Kaiser made his own offer.

Historically, at the beginning of World War I, the German Army had 25 regular armies and 13 reserve corps. Bavaria's army consisted of 3 corps and 1 reserve. The number of troops was about one-ninth of the entire German army! If a reserve army is added, then the strength before mobilization is about one-eighth, and the strength after mobilization is still one-eighth. The overall proportion actually increased slightly, and because it was a reserve, it was usually an empty shelf, and the funds consumed were not much.

The Kaiser's conditions are very particular, the number of Bavarian troops has risen, sharing the pressure of Prussia, and at the same time it has not destroyed the balance of military power within the empire, anyway, the Bavarian army is raised by the kingdom itself, and it is just a preparation, and it has not paid anything, and the Kaiser's calculations are very good!

"It doesn't make any sense." Ruprecht smiled wryly, "This result is not what I want to see. ”

"What about the regular army? This is already the bottom line, increasing the establishment of a regular army needs to be discussed by the General Staff, and you have increased, what if Saxony and Württemberg also ask for an increase? It's a lot of pressure on me. The Kaiser said with displeasure on his face.

"It's still early today, can we think long-term? A strategic look at the status of the Kingdom of Bavaria and the contribution it can make? The prince asked.

"Well, you've got an afternoon." Wilhelm II relaxed himself and changed into a somewhat lazy, but more comfortable position.

"Remember what I told you about the worst that Germany could face?" The prince asked.

"Remember, of course, that you were worried that Britain and France would attack Germany on the Western Front, and Russia would attack on the Eastern Front." The Kaiser nodded.

"If that happens, I hope that my Bavarian Corps will be able to fight on the Eastern Front with the German East Prussian Corps and the Austro-Hungarian Corps on the Eastern Front. Because from the point of view of location, Bavaria is located right in the middle of East Prussia and Austria-Hungary. We are fighting on an absolute inner front, and we can support both directions at the same time. The prince said.

"I agree with this in principle. But what does this have to do with what we're talking about today? The Kaiser said with a frown.

"Bavaria needs not ordinary divisions, it needs mobile forces! It can quickly support East Prussia on the northern front and Austria-Hungary on the southern front! A fast-moving, hard-hitting force. The prince said.

"Oh, you mean you want to strengthen the cavalry? Or are there plans to build more such units as the Bavarian Mobile Division? The Kaiser finally understood what he meant, but soon he couldn't figure it out again, since you want to build it, then just change the new army into a mobile army, what's the difference?

"First, it is impossible for mobile units to be set up in reserve, because they are more specialized, need more training, more experienced, and young officers and soldiers, so your first plan will not work."

"Secondly, the problem is actually our own, and it seems that the population of Bavaria does not easily increase to a regular army level." The prince said with a little embarrassment.

"What are you kidding? In 1890, the population of Bavaria was one-eighth of the empire's, and now this proportion has transitioned to one-seventh. The Kaiser scoffed.

"Our industrial population has increased about 3.5 times in 9 years! Agriculture has also increased a large amount of cultivated land due to the soil improvement policy, and the nine-year demographic dividend is not enough to compensate for the need for new jobs in industry and agriculture. And our projects in Africa also require a lot of people. The prince said with a little embarrassment.

"Hehe, there is a shortage of human resources in Bavaria now?" The Kaiser asked rhetorically. "Alright, don't talk about it, tell your true purpose, let's end our circle!" The Kaiser changed his words and said.

Maybe the population of Bavaria is really small now, a complete army needs 43,000 people, this is only troops, if you count some other units, it may be more, 4 armies plus a reserve army and cavalry, and if you count some army leaders and other units, it is enough to 200,000 people. This is a bit more than a base of Bavaria's population of only 9 million.

But the Kaiser did not believe that Bavaria could not afford it, because the financial revenues of the Kingdom of Bavaria had increased more than 1.5 times in recent years! Not to mention the faster-growing royal industry! There is no problem economically, and it is okay to squeeze in manpower, after all, the proportion of the population of the army in Bavaria is still lower than that of Prussia, but Prussia bears nearly 8% of the military strength with more than 6 percent of the population! Therefore, the Kaiser thought that what the prince said was nothing more than a pretext!

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