For some time after that, Qingying and the state secretaries headed by Holwig devoted themselves to the formulation of various post-war strategies. These strategies involve many fields such as domestic affairs, economics, military, foreign affairs, and espionage, and each of them contains a large number of specific branches, which are even more complex to each other. However, these matters were urgently needed to be solved by Germany in the future, and even directly determined the future national glory of this empire; In this case, Qingying can only work tirelessly and do her best to deal with various matters.

In domestic affairs, Germany's first and foremost problems are the demobilization of the army, the bereavement of martyrs' families, and the allowance for the wounded. Thankfully, because Germany in this plane has gained enough in the war, it can completely melt away the black blood that has accumulated in the meridians. With the first tranches of war reparations channelled from France and Russia to German coffers, individuals and families traumatized by the war were given a handful of money thanks to the efficient German government, which ensured that they would have a safe life and even the ability to invest and start their own businesses.

In addition to receiving a sum of money for living expenses, the German government has also arranged a large number of reemployment channels for demobilized soldiers who have retired from the army. The vast occupied territories of Eastern Europe and the newly acquired overseas colonies required a large number of police officers to maintain normal order; And those veterans with considerable combat experience, under the promotion of the German government, have become the popular first choice for many small countries to hire military instructors. In addition, with the takeover of the German occupation areas, the sudden increase in consumer demand will inevitably prompt the relevant domestic factories and enterprises to expand production on a large scale. And so it goes. There will also be a significant increase in jobs in Germany itself. And this series of measures can undoubtedly solve the problem of demobilization of the army.

Secondly. It is the historical accumulation of the German government and the Junker oligarchy that has existed since reunification: the federal government and the Junker oligarchs.

Before the establishment of the German Empire, the Germanic peoples of Central Europe had been ruled by divided states, with hundreds of kingdoms, grand duchies, and thousands of semi-independent territories at the most. Although Wilhelm I proclaimed the unification of Germany in 1871, these small states were joined by the Prussian-led empire in the form of a federation, which allowed them to retain considerable administrative independence. By the time of the establishment of the empire, there were still as many as 21 kingdoms, grand duchies, duchies, and candidate states that were not under the direct jurisdiction of the central government; They all had their own administrative structures and armed armies, and they swore allegiance not to the Kaiser, but to the direct head of their states. Even in times of war. The Kaiser, as the supreme commander-in-chief, could not obtain absolute command of these armies, but could only maintain the original framework system! The most typical example of this is the German 6th Army: the large army group, which played an important role in Schlieffen's plan, was the descendants of the Kingdom of Bavaria, which only obeyed the orders of Crown Prince Ruprecht and had no direct responsibility to the Imperial General Staff.

In a way, Germany's political system is very similar to that of the current British Commonwealth: countries such as Canada and Australia revere the British monarch as their monarch, but they all retain considerable independence, and their armies are also present on the battlefield in the form of the Canadian Legion and the Anzac Corps in the war. This loose form of federation is clearly not suited to the current pattern of nationwide warfare: once the next war breaks out, Germany will have to exert all its strength. Any waste of power from within must not be tolerated.

And the Juncker oligarchy is also a force that needs to be guided or solved urgently in Germany at present. Since the time of the Holy Roman Empire, the Junker aristocracy has been the ruling core of the German states. In the thousands of years of inheritance and accumulation, it has already set foot in all aspects of the country; With the rapid rise of modern Germany with the help of the second industrial revolution, this force has swelled into an absolutely terrifying behemoth in the process of capital accumulation. The industrial Junkers controlled all industrial fields such as shipbuilding, coal, steel, machinery, etc., and the Krupp military industry, which almost monopolized the manufacture of German artillery and armor, is the most typical representative; The traditional agricultural Junckers also annexed a large amount of fertile land from the peasants in the urbanization construction of Germany, which "the whole country rushed to the towns". At present, most of the arable land in Germany is also controlled by the Junker landlords, and only a very small number of them really belong to the common people!

Due to the nature of the capitalists' pursuit of profit, these Junkers will inevitably defend their interests in the Federal Parliament. And this will undoubtedly form an extremely powerful political force, and even the emperor and prime minister cannot go against their wishes. One of the important reasons why Russia and Germany were at odds was that Germany's massive importation of cheap Russian wheat hurt the income of the agricultural Junkers. Under the combined pressure of these people, Bismarck had to violently raise the tariffs on Russian agricultural products, and since then he has been further jealous of Russia. The decision of the industrial Junkers to bind the German government was embodied in Wilhelm's "world empire" statement: in order to seize more profits, the German capitalists must violently expand their markets overseas, and the consequence of this move was that Germany was in the irreconcilable opposite of the British Empire, which was still "the sun never sets" at that time, and could not obtain the same development opportunities as the United States.

Although Germany's European rivals have now been defeated, Qingying obviously will not let the Junkers swell so freely. If the status quo continues, the imperial power belonging to Hohenzollern will be slowly elevated by the oligarchs who have monopolized the power of the state, and eventually become puppets who can only act according to their will.

However, the federal government and the Junker aristocracy are the foundation of Germany today, and it is difficult to cure them in a hurry; If the step of reform is too big, it will inevitably pull the tendon on the leg that cannot be stretched at all, causing the whole person to lose his balance and fall to the ground. Historically, there is no more tragic example of the Soviet Union than the Soviet Union, which was killed by the excessive pace of reform: Gorbachev blindly followed in the footsteps of Peter the Great and intended to achieve the same enlightened justice as the West, but completely forgot that Russia has long been known for its horror attributes of whipping, serfdom, persecution, and massacres. The excessive release of the shackles led to the collapse of the Soviet Union that shocked the world, and its national strength instantly fell from the peak of the world to the bottom of one of the two poles; At the same time, the country's economic and scientific research capabilities have also plummeted, inflation is severe, and prices are soaring; Even more than 20 years after the third term of the emperor, he can only gnaw on the old books left over from the Soviet era and struggle to survive!

In some specific cases, it is wiser to reform in line with the times rather than moving forward. As a time-traveler from later generations, Qingying will never repeat the mistakes of Gorbachev's reforms, but will only change the foundation of this empire little by little by boiling frogs in warm water. The age of his body was just past the age of his body, and the speed of the passage of time had also appeared in an eerie and almost stagnant in this body, which gave Qing Ying every confidence that he could achieve his purpose through time.

For the states within Germany, Qing Ying would not touch their most sensitive political independence for a long time, but only made a fuss about the military field. In times of peace, the armies of the states should no longer just stay in their own homes, but should be stationed and trained in various parts of the empire; But in the event of an event, these units will also be mixed with the Prussian line, and they will carry out tasks under the banner of the same empire. In this way, the local armies of the states will gradually be able to shed the imprint left on them by their original suzerains, and will lay a solid foundation for the future German central government to seek unified command of the army.

For the powerful Junkers, Qingying could not directly elect them for war, but used various means to weaken them. One of the important strategies was to vigorously develop his own Hohenzollern power, in order to make the imperial power more important in the imperial government without harming the existing Junkers' interests. Qingying has selected several promising industries for the future development of the Hohenzollern family, covering a series of related ancillary industries such as petroleum, communications, internal combustion engines, and aircraft manufacturing; Once the Hohenzollerns were able to achieve a monopoly in these areas, they would be able to bring a large number of Junkers under their command, by virtue of their predominance over land, railroads, and navigation, to the will of the royal family.

In addition, it is the gradual improvement of the legal system as in later generations, so that the Junker oligarchs gradually reduce the room to maneuver in the loopholes, and slowly weaken the power of the other side. Some industry norms and standards will also be established in the form of legislation, holding the will of the people hostage to oppose the capital giants who only have interests in their eyes. Of course, the force of these laws needs to be carefully scrutinized. However, under the advice of many state secretaries, it is difficult for Qingying, who is cautious, to make any moves that are too big.

As for the economy, Qingying, who did not have much knowledge in this regard, threw all the ministers and dignitaries of the empire to formulate various development strategies. Soon, the dignitaries of the German government agreed on a general outline. In the future, Germany would invest heavily in the occupied territories of Eastern Europe and its overseas colonies, and would focus on building its own merchant fleet in order to achieve maritime trade like Britain and internal seizure like Russia. At the same time, Germany would continue to build a railway from Baghdad to Kuwait and thus intensify its economic penetration into the Ottoman Empire. In a way, the Ottomans could also be seen as a good colony with a large population and large oil resources, and since they had already fallen to Germany in the war, Germany should no longer let it go of it. (To be continued......)

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