"Our request is simple: to maintain stability at the parliamentary level by guaranteeing the Kingdom of Bavaria's votes in the Confederation through an influx and increase in population. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Economically, we intensified our ties with Austria-Hungary to ensure that we would have enough power one day when Prussia's capital competed with ours. And to be honest, we do have some needs for territory, and the Bavarian Army, as a key pillar of the Eastern Front, always has to give some benefits after paying a huge cost, right? The prince said.

"Sss The Kaiser gasped. He suddenly realized that he really didn't know the person in front of him. The other party's answer was very different from what he had imagined. From the conversation just now, he understood what Ruprecht meant by obtaining the economy and population from the Austro-Hungarian side, and the territorial question through the German central government. You can definitely not say treason with this idea. Economic cooperation with Austria-Hungary is above board, and there is nothing to blame for the introduction of immigrants and labor, and even the last point makes sense, it can't be that the Eastern Front was fought hard by the Bavarian Army, and the Prussian government didn't give it at all, right?

Of course, it would be best if you didn't give it, but Bavaria is not Saxony or Württemberg, and these two are not as good as a Bavaria now. If you say that you don't give it, then I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with the military cooperation between the two sides or anything else in the future. After all, the military systems of the two sides are separate in peacetime, and you can't control whether it's the Kaiser or Moltke.

As a result, the situation has completely changed now, and Bavaria has made it clear that there will be no territorial transactions and activities beyond the boundaries with Austria-Hungary, so the so-called suspicion of treason is gone, and as long as there is no such problem, Prussia really can't move Bavaria. What is even more tragic is that now the problem has become that Bavaria is asking to share in the fruits of the victory on the Eastern Front, and Prussia really can't refuse this question. After all, everyone is a kingdom, and they will also bear important responsibilities in the battle on the Eastern Front.

You can not give benefits to the Kingdom of Württemberg, or you can not give benefits to the Kingdom of Saxony, the reason is very simple, although the armies of these two kingdoms are under their own control in peacetime, but the funds are supported by the German central government, which is considered to be the German central government to help you raise the army, and you can use it in peacetime. But Bavaria is different, people are completely home-fed. Even if everyone is under the flag of one empire. But if you want others to contribute, you have to pay for it! And this price is very problematic.

The Kaiser is now very entangled, because his current answer is directly related to whether the future Bavarian Army will be dominated by Austria-Hungary or Prussia, if the latter, the Prussian General Staff can transfer hundreds of thousands of troops to the Western Front, and even the Kaiser believes that the Bavarian Army alone can guarantee the security of East Prussia. Prussia could not garrison troops.

Moltke Jr. calculated an account for the Kaiser, and with Bavaria's financial resources, the number of reserve officers, and the reserves of materials, there was no problem at all in maintaining 4 or 5 armies in peacetime, and nearly 200,000 troops. In wartime, it is no problem to easily break through the 300,000 mark, and in terms of combat effectiveness, according to the current situation, it is not clear whether it will be possible to defeat the 500,000 Prussian army head-on, but there is no problem at all in a draw. What is the concept of 500,000 Prussian troops? That's the establishment of 2 legions, except for the most powerful legion, which legion can have 250,000 people?

Going deeper, Fritz could have thought of Ruprecht's tricks in the direction of the attack, and the Kaiser could have thought of it. If you fight to the north, the German Empire will naturally benefit greatly, and if you fight to the east, most of the results will naturally fall into the pockets of Austria-Hungary. The German army on the Eastern Front was almost dominated by the Bavarian Corps, and no matter how powerful the Prussian General Staff was, it could not prevent cooperation between Bavaria and Austria-Hungary. After all, you have handed over your back to Austria-Hungary, and the opinions of others must also be taken into account.

"What benefits are you going to ask Fritz to give you?" The Kaiser is indeed worthy of being a veteran of the political battlefield, he is sure that Bavaria and Austria-Hungary have not yet completed the deal, which can be seen from Fritz's performance, he is also skeptical of Bavaria's ability, how can he pay without seeing dry goods? But now, we have already experienced the goods, so it can be expected that the transaction will definitely speed up.

"I want to add a Bohemian and Moravian archduchess to my wife's honorific title." Ruprecht said with a smile.

"Are you crazy?! Fritz would not have agreed! Wilhelm II said in surprise, looking at each other like madmen. The Kaiser affirmed that this so-called Grand Duchess could not be just an honorary title, but had to have real local power, which in fact was not a big deal, because the local government in Bohemia already had a high degree of autonomy. Even the rule that civil servants must be able to speak Czech can be introduced, so it is understandable that from the perspective of the local government alone, the Austrian emperor gave the administration of the region to his daughter, and the question of being married is not a problem in Europe.

For example, Prince Ruprecht's father, Ludwig III, could have been king of Greece at the same time, but the latter gave up. And Fritz must have only been able to give his daughter local power, at the parliamentary level, Princess Mary could not have the right, that is, let you manage, let you run, but the external and internal political power is very small.

But even so, the Kaiser still thought that the Austrian Emperor would not agree, at most a Bohemian Grand Duchess, which was already the limit. After all, these two places were the most industrially developed areas of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was also an important military area, and Ruprecht would definitely have to intervene in the local economy and military. For Austria-Hungary, this really needs to be carefully considered. Of course, if this plan can be realized, although the territory of the Kingdom of Bavaria will not change, its own military and economic strength will already be greatly improved.

"What do you need to do?" The Kaiser continued.

"To put it simply, kill all the enemies." Ruprecht said lightly. "Naturally, the east is fighting with the Russians, the south is against Serbia, and maybe the Italians will be fighting, who knows, maybe the process is different, but the result is certain."

"But you're a prince of the German Empire, isn't that okay?" The Kaiser said.

"The Austrian emperor gave his daughter a fief, it seems that he doesn't care about anything in Germany, right? Since the Kingdom of Bavaria is also part of the German Empire, and we have contributed to the growth of Germany and shed blood for the Empire, can we share a bowl of soup in the case of Prussia sharing the meat? ”

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