Chapter 180: Vacation VII

Joey's lament that his grandfather William I did not go to military school because his eldest brother William did not go to military school, whether he was sad or not, actually did not take it to heart. After all, when William became an adult, he was given the title of honorary colonel of the Brandenburg Dragoons, and in Joey's heart, he thought that this was also a form of military service.

But Joey didn't understand that in the hearts of the German Junkers, especially the military Junkers, the honorary rank of a person who had never joined the army was actually inferior to the rank of a Prussian corporal.

This cannot be blamed entirely on Joey, in 1947, in Joey's previous life, according to the orders of the Allies, everything in Prussia was completely destroyed. By Joey's generation, Germany was still secretive about all the history of Prussia, so it was only natural that Joy knew too little about the history of the Hohenzollern family, which he belonged to.

Historically, from the time Albrecht of Brandenburg-Kumbach, the first Duke of Prussia and the 37th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, the first Duke of Prussia and the 37th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, swore allegiance to the King of Poland, the Hohenzollerns spent more than 300 years through constant wars, marriages, alliances and mercenaries, and finally established the German Empire.

In the early and middle history of the Hohenzollerns, the wars fought by the Hohenzollern monarchs were more like a business, through constant foreign wars, after gaining territory and money from other countries, and then using the land and money to support the nobles in their own army.

The Brandenburg-Prussian aristocracy, in turn, was happy to participate in the military campaigns of the Hohenzollern monarchs by serving as officers in the Hohenzollern army. Over time, Prussia's three-tier military system of commanders, officers, and soldiers became a three-tier system of sovereigns, nobles, and commoners in other monarchies.

A state without historical traditions (mainly compared to the Shinra) was thus established in the sound of military flags, war drums and orders, and the Junker nobles of Prussia obeyed the orders of the Hohenzollern monarch in wartime and peacetime with the obedience of soldiers, and the Hohenzollern monarch used his power to protect the Junkers' local rights.

Therefore, the monarch who rules such a country with a militaristic tradition, on the premise of satisfying the divine authority of the monarchy, must also have outstanding military exploits or a prestige beyond ordinary people in order to have the ability to control such a giant beast as the Junker aristocracy.

The monarch's lack of ability may not be so lethal in peacetime, but in wartime, a monarch who is not recognized by the military Junkers will be like Wilhelm II and the Fรผhrer in history, either easily overshadowed by the Junkers and finally become a scapegoat, or they will not be loyal to the Junkers, and all they will gain is betrayal and assassination.

This is the real reason why William I was not worried about himself, whether his son Frederick could control this group of Junkers, and was full of worries about William's future.

But no matter how worried it is, there is no point, William, who is now nearly 21 years old, will not be able to return to the military academy to study, you must know that the Prussian military academy admits children of Joey's age.

Thinking of this, William I couldn't help but slander his son and daughter-in-law again.

"Learn from the British set, Frederick, when you were in power, you were able to carry it out with your military exploits and honors, but after William succeeded to the throne, how could those Junkers still honestly accept the ideas of liberalism?"

"Britain has a strong parliament and a church, while Prussia has a strong army, and Britain is different from Germany!" The old emperor sighed again in his heart.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Germany is the same as England, it is a multi-ethnic country, England has English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish, and in Germany there are Germanic, Jewish, Pole, Magyar and Slavs."

"All the nationalities and all the people of this land constitute the German nation, and since we want to rescue and support our compatriots in Chile, we should do it in the name of the whole nation, not just one nation."

"Too much emphasis on the role of a single race is a disservice to other peoples living on this land, and it makes other peoples feel that they are dispensable to the country."

"It is extremely harmful not to unite everyone!"

"His Royal Highness, a country is strong, and it needs to unite all the forces that can be united!"

"While there are still rumors in the streets, Your Highness the Crown Prince, you still have time to change the title of the Germanic Volunteer Army to a name that is more suitable for all the peoples of the German state."

In the presence of Crown Prince Frederick, it was the friend of Frederick and his wife who came to Berlin by attending the monthly Salon on Science and Culture of the Imperial Palace, Professor Ernst Mach.

Professor Mach's words, Crown Prince Frederick listened, and when Joy went home on the weekend, Crown Prince Frederick checked on Joey's recent studies, and Prince Frederick talked to Joy about it by the way.

"Qiaoqiao, I have also talked to the Prime Minister about this matter, and he also agrees with Mr. Professor's opinion, of course, from the diplomatic level, the Prime Minister thinks that the Germanic category is too big, but it also includes the British and the French, if we hold the banner of the Germanic nation to do things, the Prime Minister is worried that this will make the British feel that we are too public."

"After all, Germany and Britain have just reached a consensus of action on the East Asian issue, and I also agree that in the matter of sending troops to Chile, there should be no more unnecessary irritation of the British."

Joey looked at his father with a look of hope, knowing that he meant to ask himself if there was anything else to add.

At the beginning, I suggested that the meaning behind the rise of the Germanic Volunteer Army was not to erce the meaning that Germany was the spokesperson of the Germanic people.

But Professor Maher's words are also very reasonable, after all, the dead end of promoting racism has already proved to be unworkable in Germany in Joey's previous life.

Continuing to walk on the road that cannot be taken is not called the courage to explore new directions and take the lives of tens of millions of compatriots to build bridges and roads, this is called disease.

Joey, on the other hand, isn't sick yet.

The old prime minister thinks that it is not good to use this to raise his head, and there is a reason for him, indeed, this banner of the Germanic nation is now on his shoulders, a little too early.

But it's not right not to carry it, maybe it should be carried in a more low-key way.

What's more, his father actually agrees with them, and Joey decides not to dwell on this matter anymore.

Joey thought seriously for a while and said, "Dad (German Vati), why don't we call this army the Vulture Legion, which is composed of the Great German Regiment, the Germanic Regiment and the Imperial Regiment, these three regiments, how about it?" โ€

"Vultures?! Vulture Legion...."Crown Prince Frederick shook his head and waved his hand in denial, "That animal is so ugly, not good! โ€

Oh also, the taste of Hermann Goering in history can only be described as disaster, and Joey nodded, agreeing with his father.

"But the names of the three regiments below are interesting! Jojo, we can use it. โ€

Crown Prince Frederick's eyes lit up, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Why don't we call it the Black Eagle Legion?!" โ€