If the internal unrest in Austria-Hungary had occurred after the end of the Eastern Front, it would have been possible for Bavaria to take the opportunity to pick peaches and put his wife on the throne. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info and take action at this time, Prussia will definitely not dare to interfere! As long as the Bavarian Legion is strong enough and the bribery work is done well, there is no need to worry about finding a leading party ...... in Austria.

Leaving aside the question of Ruprecht's own dignity and face as a prince, the formation of an alliance between Bavaria and Novoaustria was the best solution to all the problems of the post-war period! This alliance is so adaptable and meets the needs of both sides, while leaving no one to say anything!

Bavaria has technology, a relatively developed economy, money, equipment, and a science and technology tree, and the industry is more than quality, but the quantity is poor. And then there's the ...... of no people, no land. As for New Austria (currently tentatively designated as the later Austria + the later Czech Republic and the territories occupied by Italy in World War I. While technology may be a little worse, high-end industry is also a little worse. But with at least 2 times the land with Bavaria and a population of almost 20 million! And more than half of them are South Germans who believe in Catholicism like Bavaria! Even though there were some Czechs among them, the upper echelons were loyal to the Habsburg crown. As for the national separatists in the middle and lower classes, naturally there is the prince's army to deal with them!

Bavaria can act as the brain of the alliance, providing intellectual and technical support to the alliance, while the latter acts as the body, providing the population, army, and market. This kind of mutually beneficial relationship, coupled with the increasingly close people-to-government and government exchanges, has every chance to complete integration at such a critical moment as the war! And the power of the new Bavaria-Austria after the fusion is extremely terrifying!

And, most importantly, Prussia and the other states could not say anything on the surface! Assuming that Ferdinand's **** is still hanging, Archduke Karl is not afraid, this guy who became the crown prince hastily has no foundation after Fritz's death, and secondly, his ideas are also problematic. There is no threat to Ruprecht and Princess Mary. Not to mention the other distant branches!

If Archduke Karl is not successful, and when the empire is doomed to collapse, Fritz may not be without the possibility of supporting his third daughter to ascend to the throne! After all, the strength of Princess Mary is the strongest among all the Habsburg royal families, and behind him is a kingdom, although it is not big, but its strength should not be underestimated! If the decline of the empire was inevitable, Fritz would have preferred a new Habsburg dynasty to rise from the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Once Princess Mary can become Queen Mary, then the status of the princess will change dramatically! First of all, Princess Mary's identity will no longer be a simple Bavarian princess, she will be the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the ruler of Austria! And the status of Germany is equal! The Kaiser has no right to dictate what his allies should do, only what they can do!

More importantly, the title of the new Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire brought not only political and sovereign independence, nor so-called nominal equality of status. What's more, relying on this position, the prince could get a lot of benefits from the victory on the Eastern Front!

Austria-Hungary was an ally of Germany, and since the war was definitely fought for the sake of profit, even if Austria-Hungary collapsed, but Mary's Austria inherited the status of Austria-Hungary, then while continuing to participate in this war, it was natural to share certain benefits. The distribution of benefits agreed upon before the war would continue, and the benefits to New Austria would naturally be equal to those received by the prince. After all, the two sides are one family, and the future descendants of Prince Ruprecht and Princess Mary will inherit both kingdoms!

This, of course, created a very embarrassing situation, in which Prince Ruprecht was weaker than his own wife. This Bavarian-Austrian alliance belonged half to Germany and generally to foreign ....... This is a very interesting situation.

However, after this point in the matter, the problem was not completely solved, because once there was a situation of two kings, how should the relationship between the German Empire, Bavaria and Austria-Hungary be defined in the future? This is a very troublesome question.

Prussia certainly did not allow Bavaria to break up, because it had already touched the bottom line of the empire. If Bavaria goes out, what if Saxony and Württemberg, which are also Catholic, do the same? What if the other southern German states were also threatened with this? The whole of Germany will return to the situation of confrontation between the north and the south, so Prussia will absolutely not accept the result of the merger of Bavaria and Novoauria and then the withdrawal from the German Confederation, even if it uses force!

Again, this is not good for Bavaria or for the prince, in general, the new Austria is still too weak, the original Austro-Hungarian Empire is almost the lowest among the great powers, so how much strength can the new Austria, which has only a third of the original territory? It's not enough to pull out its own strength, and the market is smaller!

Bavaria's future core industries, whether it is the aviation industry or the automobile industry, need huge market support, and the new alliance will not be able to meet these conditions if it is independent, and the end result will be that these industries that need a huge market will eventually shrink!

Bavaria can't get out, and New Austria can't get in! Because this is also difficult for Prussia to accept! What will happen when a state of 250,000 square kilometers and a population of nearly 30 million people comes in? In the Second German Reich, was it Prussia or Bavaria-New Austria that had the final say?

How should the votes in the Federal Assembly be distributed? And how should Prussia deal with a state that was not much weaker than itself? Bismarck couldn't solve this problem, and Wilhelm II didn't have the ability to do it! Therefore, Prussia chose to squeeze out Austria rather than defeat it completely!

"It's a tough question......." Although the prince has been persuaded by the princess and has a general idea, the problem is still not completely solved!

"Alright, alright." It's okay if you realize the situation ahead, we still have a lot of time, and I'm sure my prince can solve this problem well.

"Now, then, let's go out together to meet our future courtiers." Princess Mary gently took Ruprecht's arm and walked out the door.

"Mary, you really have the potential to be an empress." The prince said with some mixed feelings. Can't tell if you're happy or depressed, or if you're in other moods?

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