So that led to such a result. The Kaiser thought about political purposes, while the military only thought about military operations, and there was a very serious dislocation between the two sides. Therefore, the Kaiser wanted to take the German General Staff, but the premise of the operation was that someone could do it well.

Wilhelm II and Prince Ruprecht had a good relationship! And everyone is a king or a king reserve, and they have a common language. Sometimes the two sides talk about other things, are the king and the nobility a class? If this is true in a feudal society, the king is a member of the nobility, relying on the nobility and providing protection for the nobility.

But now the situation is different, as the boss of a country, there are capitalists in the ruling class in addition to the original military aristocracy. The former is the barrel of a gun, the latter is a money bag! The kings were naturally wary of the capitalists who controlled their purse strings, and William II and the prince were not so at ease with the imperial officer corps who controlled the army.

The loyalty of the officer corps is one aspect, but more importantly, these officer corps they only take care of military matters without considering the conflict of their so-called military preparations and political needs! The army was used as an instrument of the state, and the king who represented the state needed an obedient sword, not a weapon that might influence his own judgment.

This kind of thing has happened in history, and around 1890, the German General Staff tried to develop a deployment against Russia. But then it was stopped by Bismarck. And now, with Bismarck's departure from politics, there is no one in the German government who can form a stable deterrent to the General Staff except the Kaiser, who has rights but has limited military knowledge of his own.

Long before he ascended the throne, Wilhelm II was thinking about how to make good use of the sword of German military power after he came to power, and if he wanted to solve this problem, the first thing to do was to reorganize the General Staff! In the past, the Prussian General Staff was almost the preserve of the officer corps. Most of these officers came from the Junker aristocracy, which controlled the military affairs of the kingdom in peacetime and directly commanded the armies of the four states in times of war.

In this plane, the relationship and cooperation between the kingdoms in Germany are far better than history, Prussia and Bavaria are getting closer and closer, Saxony has long been subdued, and Württemberg naturally put away some careful thoughts when he saw that the bosses of South Germany were like this. Coupled with the good personal relationship between the emperor and the prince, as well as the absolute superiority of Prussia, the emperor began to consider bringing the Bavarian military forces into the upper echelons and turning the Prussian General Staff into the Imperial General Staff!

Wouldn't this, perhaps, weaken Prussia's dominance in the German army? First, Wilhelm II was first and foremost the Emperor of Germany, who enjoyed supreme military command in times of war, and the army of the Kingdom of Bavaria obeyed the orders of the Emperor in times of war. Equating the Kaiser's army with that of Prussia is itself a mistake.

Second, it was normal for the nobles of other German states to command the Prussian army during the war, and historically, it was common for other princes of Württemberg and Saxony nobles to command the Prussian army, except for the Bavarian army, which was strong enough to form an independent army group. It is normal to even give a certain strategic direction to the Gentiles. There was little resistance to the entry of other Kingdom military personnel into management.

Thirdly, the Kaiser wanted to make the Bavarian army more obliged, and the strong and independent military power of Bavaria in peacetime, as well as the strong economic and industrial power that supported more troops, forced the Kaiser to pay attention to this little brother.

So this time he had to get to the bottom of Bavaria and see what the well-funded and independent Bavarian army had come up with over the years! If these things are really good, then he can promote them. In addition, if possible, the size of the Bavarian army can also be expanded to a limited extent, anyway, the Bavarian army is the kingdom's own expense, and the army strength has been increased, and it will not cost the imperial central government a penny! And even one more corps would not affect the dominance of the Prussian legions in the Reich.

It's not been a day since the Kaiser had this idea, and he has vaguely mentioned it to Chancellor Kalipme. And the latter, after a short period of reflection, did not raise any objections. On the one hand, Prussia and Bavaria are working together under the same crown after all, and if the partners can't be trusted, then everything is over, and on the other hand, Bavaria is no longer just a state behind it, if nothing else, the Wittelsbach family and the Habsburgs may marry again!

It is impossible to say that the Kaiser is not worried about the marriage of these two royal families, but the point is, what if you are worried? Can the Kaiser issue an edict that the two families cannot marry? The Kaiser did not have this right and did not dare to do so! When will the Kaiser be able to dictate the internal affairs of the royal families of other kingdoms? The matter of political marriage is not big or small. Maybe it was just a marriage, but as a result, the Kaiser's toss led to some unexpected consequences.

And now that the Kaiser has suddenly proposed to let the Bavarian army play a more important role, how dare Kalipme open his mouth easily? He didn't know whether the Kaiser was sincere or tempting, and the slightest carelessness would end up being kicked away. Therefore, he simply acquiesced and did not make any substantive statements.

The Kaiser, believing that Kalipme had acquiesced to his decision, decided to take a tentative first step. But just before the decision was made, Kalipme was equally vague about the marriage between the Bavarian crown and the Habsburgs, and pointed out that the marriage could lead to some changes within the German nation.

As for this problem, Crown Prince Wilhelm was naturally very concerned, and he had talked to Ruprecht several times, and even said that if the prince was unwilling, he could help solve this problem, but the prince did not express his position, only said that he was willing to obey the family's arrangement.

And just after this accession to the throne, Wilhelm, who has become emperor, wants to discuss with the prince the future relationship between Prussia, Bavaria and Austria, and what does Bavaria want to do in the future? It's not something that can be fooled with a few words. He wanted to know what the prince really wanted to gain.

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