Chapter 308: A Visit to East Prussia
Gdynia, East Prussia:
There was a long convoy parked at the airport, and in front of the convoy stood the real decision-makers of East Prussia, including generals, high-ranking government officials, local nobles, and wealthy merchants.
This kind of welcome was also enjoyed only by Ernst, and in fact it was indeed Ernst's arrival, which Ernst decided to visit when East Prussia was annexed to the Polish-Lithuanian kingdom, but it was delayed to this day because of too many events. But this is also a good thing, because East Prussia is only stable at this time.
Although the majority of the citizens of East Prussia voted in favor of the annexation to the Polish-Lithuanian kingdom, there were still some who supported the return to Germany, and there must be some extremists among them, and if there were a repeat of Sarajevo, as in the past, no one wanted to see the result.
Now the problem is not big, the extremists involved are all recorded, as soon as the new government is formed, the police will visit them one by one, but anyone who has an incorrect attitude will be imprisoned and expelled, since you love Germany so much and are loyal to Wilhelm II, then give you this opportunity.
In the greeting sequence, the government was headed by Sir Wales, the Governor of East Prussia, and the military was naturally Lieutenant General Brauchitsch, commander of the Sixteenth Army of the Royal Army of the Four-Nation Alliance.
Ernst's private Airbus is a converted bomber, which can accommodate more than 40 people, and has bedrooms, study, wine coolers and other daily necessities. The cost of Airbus itself is not high, but the living items and furniture inside are very expensive, which also causes the value of Airbus to rise sharply.
The Airbus landed at the airport with a loud noise, and the military and political governors of East Prussia could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this scene, they had just become a member of the Quadruple Alliance, and they did not want His Majesty the King to have any accidents on the way to East Prussia.
The cabin door opened, and it wouldn't be Ernst who came down first. The two black-clothed guards were relieved to command the handover when they saw the familiar faces outside, and the guards of the airport security bureau came by train yesterday. Ernst's safety was paramount, and any place with less than a hundred guards was not allowed to show his face.
After confirming safety, Ernst appeared in the eyes of Brauchitsch and the others, and as Ernst approached, Brauchitsch responded first, snapping a standard military salute that could not be more standard. By this time, Ernst had already come to him. The same salute was returned, except that Ernst's military salute was not so standard.
Wales was the governor of East Prussia, but he was also a nobleman, so his etiquette was the etiquette of the nobles to meet the king, and Ernst also gave a noble courtesy.
"East Prussia is beautiful from the air, especially Gdynia, and I hope you will make it even more beautiful in the future, Sir Wales."
"If there is no war, my Majesty the King!"
Wales's answer made Ernst look at him deeply, and then he looked at Brauchitsch and said, "Then I guess General Brauchitsch will be very dissatisfied." I'm right! General Brauchitsch! ”
Brauchitsch didn't know how to answer, although he had become a member of the Quadruple Alliance, but to some extent he and Wales were one, but he didn't dare to refute Ernst, he was not Wales, he had so much guts. The main thing is that he is well aware that the government is not the same as the military, and the government needs competent people. And what the military needs is obedient people.
Some of the hesitant movements were completely watched by Ernst, to which Ernst did not say anything but smiled meaningfully. Then he patted Major General Rommel behind Brauchitsch and said encouragingly: "Very good, you are very good, Major General Rommel!" ”
Although it was only a short sentence, which was very short compared to the others, it was clear to anyone that Ernst had a great deal of regard for the German-born major general. Of course, Ernst also has reason to value it. After all, Rommel grew up almost entirely at the Army Academy of the Principality of the Czech Republic.
The nobles, officials, and generals who greeted him were greeted together, and Ernst sat directly into the Mercedes-Benz King series cars prepared for him by the East Prussian military and government. This is a limited edition Mercedes-Benz vehicle, presented only to a few kings of large countries, limited to 21 units worldwide, two of which were given to Ernst and Maria respectively.
Sir Wales was the supreme administrator of East Prussia. Naturally, he had the privilege of sitting in Ernst's car, some distance from the Governor's Palace in East Prussia, and it was necessary for Sir Wales to explain his economic plans and strategies for the future of East Prussia.
"I would like to change the immigration policy, since in two months there have been more than 20,000 ordinary citizens from Germany and more than 7,300 refugees from other European countries, which has put a lot of economic pressure on East Prussia, after all, our taxes are not high......"
Naturally, Wales' aim was not to raise taxes, but to deny all immigrants, and Ernst was unwilling to respect the Governor of East Prussia, who after all represented the citizens of East Prussia, and Ernst could not offend the millions of loyal citizens of East Prussia because of a mere tens of thousands of immigrants.
"You mean the rejection of immigrants ......"
"No, it's just a selective refusal of immigrants, refugees and ordinary citizens are all refused, and I am ready to implement a special talent immigration policy, but His Royal Highness Prince Flender seems to have a different opinion."
Flender naturally has a different opinion, now the Quad Alliance is the peak of the economy, there is money, there are vacant jobs, he naturally wants to recruit more workers, but invisibly this also causes local citizens in some areas to compete with immigrants from outsiders, which also causes local citizens to be dissatisfied with the government.
It doesn't matter in a short time, but it's hard to imagine any contradictions over time. Eastern Europe is different from the Far East, where the Qin state was just established and the Russian Empire was sparsely populated, so they were welcoming to outsiders, but Eastern Europe was completely different in that they rejected, even the Chinese who lived here, and the Chinese who had just arrived here. They are all worried, worried that these new members will take away their good jobs.
The last thing you need to worry about living in the Quad Alliance is being hungry and unable to live, but there are also rich and poor people in the same life, who wants to live worse than those who are smuggled and have just immigrated? This is the main reason for the exclusion of outsiders in Eastern Europe.
"You can resubmit a request for this matter, and you can attach my opinion, which I am sure will be considered by Prime Minister Arturas and Prince Flanders this time."
Ernst deliberately accentuated the tone of Prime Minister Arturas, and just now Wales deliberately did not mention the Kingdom Cabinet, Ernst probably guessed that this was a temptation for Wales, and that what Wales wanted was actually the Kingdom of East Prussia of the Quad Alliance, not the Kingdom of Poland-East Prussia-Lithuania.
To be more detailed, Wales was not willing to be a governor-general, he wanted to be the prime minister of a country, which is why he skipped Arturas's request to Flender. Ernst wondered why Arturus hadn't mentioned it, as it wasn't a trivial matter.
Prime Minister Arturas didn't say that he actually had his own thoughts, and it was also Prime Minister Arturas's sinister intentions, he knew that sooner or later Ernst would know about it, he was familiar with Ernst's character, it was difficult for Wales to have any good results at that time, and if Ernst said it now, it was at most just a warning to Wales.
In the face of Wales, the supreme administrator of East Prussia, Arturas is really a little worried, after all, Wales is very politically capable, and Arturas is very worried that Wales will affect his influence in the cabinet in the future.
Chrispin? Prime Minister Arturas is not very worried about Chrisping to be honest, first of all, Chryspin's age is also not young, and secondly, the two are now considered a faction, plus Crispin's identity as an outsider, he needs to use the power of Prime Minister Arturas's faction to stabilize himself in the future.
It doesn't matter if you make Crispin your successor, it won't affect the overall situation, but if you change to Wales, it's completely different, because at that time, Wales will inevitably arrange a large number of East Prussian-born officials to occupy the cabinet, and it will be difficult for Prime Minister Arturas to ensure his influence in the country after retirement.
Ernst naturally doesn't know these things, and even if he does, he won't care, it's just some dirty ideas of the people below, what he is afraid of is that they are united, and the more they fight, the more conducive it is to stabilize the imperial power. Of course, if they affected the country because of the struggle, then Ernst could not help but stand up.
"This is the museum, this is the gymnasium, this is the largest shopping street in East Prussia......"
Looking out the window, Wales explained the city in detail, Ernst looked at the scenery outside the car window with interest, compared to Prague, the single-wheel economy here is not bad at all, the only thing lacking may be youth and fashion! In fact, Prague is not a fashionable city, after all, Ernst has always put an end to large-scale redevelopment of the city, and the current Prague almost still retains the architectural appearance of the past, and even there are horse-drawn carriages on the streets.
Fashion refers to the dress of the young and beautiful girls, who are the real vitality of the whole city, and there is no doubt that it is rigid and rigid in comparison.
Thinking about this, Ernst suddenly remembered Warsaw, which, after his own efforts, finally had the appearance of a city on the west coast of the United States in the 70s of the 20th century. Of course, it's just appearances, and Warsaw is still too far behind in terms of technology, at least mobile phones and computers are just a concept. (To be continued.) )