"You're good." When Bismarck exited the room and closed the door, only Kaiser Frederick III and Prince Ruprecht were left in the room. The relationship between the two parties is not equal. The former was the emperor of Germany, while the latter was a prince who could inherit the throne only after a few decades. In the face of the absolute superior, Ruprecht can only admit it.

"Are you happy with things now?" Looking at the silent prince, the Kaiser continued.

"Bavaria is naturally satisfied, but it is up to you to decide whether Germany is satisfied." Finally Ruprecht spoke, and said a sentence neither softly nor hard.

"How can you do this for the sake of a business? You are a prince and the future Bavarian heir! Can't we think about priorities? Frederick III couldn't help himself, he couldn't understand why Ruprecht and the family behind him took economic gain so seriously! Even at the expense of heavy hands. You're a king, a little worse, but you're much better than Krupp.

"This matter is actually very simple, the Navy bidding naturally chooses the best. Krupp flipped the table when he couldn't play on the scene. They did it first, can we just endure it? "Ruprecht has something to say, if it weren't for the years of connivance of your Hohenzollerns, Krupp would have dared to do this? You are still pulling the wrong frame now, not looking for the first culprit, but looking for your own trouble, what do you mean?

"Yes, there are many people in the Kingdom of Prussia who are worried about the rise of Bavaria, about the use of Bavarian weapons by their navy and army, about the encroachment of their interests, about the independence of Bavaria, and I can assure you that you will receive no less than twenty letters this month about the Bavarian rebellion! Well, I would like to ask, are you worried? ”

"Do you think I should be worried?" Frederick III asked rhetorically, frowning.

"Some people should be worried, but it should definitely not be the Prussian royal family, we did steal a lot of people's business, especially in the military industry, such as the production of battleship armor, rapid-fire artillery, machine guns and rifles, smokeless ******, and so on. Well, I admit, it also made the Prussian royal family relatively less earnings. ”

"But as you said, we are kings, and we should have our eyes on a country, whether it be armor, artillery, or guns, which will ultimately be used to make our army stronger! You should be well aware of which side of the gains and the little financial losses are more important, right? You are the emperor of the German nation, not just the king of Prussia. ”

"Hehe, but now the Bavarian royal family is doing businessmen's business, you say that I should think from the perspective of the emperor, so should you also think about all this from the perspective of the heir to the throne?" Frederick III asked rhetorically.

"From the point of view of your and my status, Germany is the best situation now, the royal family and the kings control everything, our will is the will of the state, although the Reichstag and the Kingdom Parliament are important, but the final decision is in our hands, we can appoint and dismiss the prime minister or dissolve the parliament. In terms of rights, we have reached the limit! But even so, I still feel like I'm walking on thin ice. ”

"Why?" Frederick III asked, almost subconsciously.

"Because the economic lifeblood of our kingdom is in the hands of those factory owners and financiers! We almost subconsciously help these guys to reap the benefits, because they can provide the artillery and all kinds of machinery that our army needs, because they can mine minerals to finance the operation of the empire. The money bag of the empire is inseparable. After hundreds of years, we will rely on them, and they wield the weapon of money to control us! A lot of things that were originally simple have been twisted under the magic of money. And the various choices made by the monarch can be seen in the back of money. And when their interests are violated, they can provoke confrontation between the state and the nation. ”

"This time it's simple. The rivalry between us and Krupp makes anyone with a brain choose! The country's most important weapon, the one with superior performance wins, how simple it is. I would like to ask, just because Bavaria is a state and we influence Krupp's business, Prussia is acquiescing and even supporting Krupp. It is said that capitalism in Germany is capitalism supported by the state, but I would say that capitalism in Germany is the kidnapping of the state by the capitalists. Could it be that Germany really could not accommodate two artillery producers? Since it is better for Germany to have competition between the two companies, why don't you choose this way? ”

"Let's also talk about Krupp, when we developed the rapid-fire gun, it was the Prussian government that asked us to share technology. And after Japan made overtures to Germany, it was also with the help of the German government that Krupp got the order. And now, with the tacit consent of the government, Krupp provoked this incident! You tell me. What role does the German government play in these matters? ”

"Huh." Frederick III said with a wry smile, what Ruprecht said was true, and the Kaiser naturally understood very well that on the one hand, Krupp was a Prussian company, and in the German system, there was still a difference between Prussia and Bavaria. The so-called fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, everyone knows this in their hearts, not to mention that there is a lot of friction between the two sides. On the other hand, the German government and the imperial family were unconsciously kidnapped by money, as Ruprecht said!

Of course, these words must not be spoken. There are many things in the world that do things against your will, and the king must not act recklessly! Bavaria was absolutely reluctant to share rapid-fire artillery technology, and Japan came to Germany to order arms, and at first it also liked Bavaria, but as a result, under the "guidance" of the Prussian government, it bought Krupp artillery. This incident has made the relationship between the two sides a little delicate. And in the end, after the outbreak of this naval artillery incident, Bavaria couldn't help it at all. Straight round outbreak.

And now, what made the Kaiser even more depressed, the Krupp company got benefits, and the officials and government departments who helped Krupp get orders and technology got benefits, but in the end, the pot was carried by the German royal family! Let Frederick III wipe the ass of the capitalists! This NM is so depressing! It is impossible to say that Frederick III did not complain at all! This country belongs to his family!

Frederick III was not stupid, and anyone with a bit of a brain knew how to choose between these things, but as Ruprecht said, the Kaiser had to do things against his will. And then you have to pretend how smart I am, this is strategy, you don't understand. It's so hateful!

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