The Rise of the Empire

If the internal turmoil in Austria-Hungary occurred after the end of the Eastern Front, then it is still possible for Bavaria to take the opportunity to pick peaches and put his wife on the throne. Pen・Fun・Ge www.. And if you take action at this time, Prussia will never dare to intervene! As long as the Bavarian Legion's knives are strong enough and the bribery work is done well, you won't have to worry about not being able to find a leading party in Austria...  

If you don't consider Ruprecht's own dignity and face as a prince, forming an alliance between Bavaria and New Austria is the best way to solve all the problems after the war! This alliance is so accommodating, meeting the needs of both parties, and leaving no one with anything to say!

Bavaria has technology and a relatively developed economy. It has money, equipment, and technology trees. In terms of industry, it has more quality, but less quantity. Then there is no one, no land.... As for the new Austria (currently tentatively defined as Austria of later generations + Czech Republic of later generations and the territory occupied by Italy in World War 1.) Although the technology may be worse, the high-end industry is also worse. But it has at least twice the land of Bavaria and a population of nearly 20 million! And more than half of them are South Germans who believe in Catholicism like Bavaria! Even though there are still some Czechs among them, its high-level officials are relatively loyal to the Habsburg royal family. As for the ethnic separatists in the middle and lower classes, naturally the prince's army will be in charge of dealing with them!

Bavaria can serve as the brain of the alliance, providing intelligence and technical support for the alliance, while the latter serves as the body, providing population, troops and markets. This relationship of mutual benefit and mutual assistance coupled with increasingly close non-government and government exchanges, at this critical moment of war, there is every chance to complete the integration! And the power of the new Bavaria-Austria after the fusion is extremely terrifying!

Moreover, the most important thing is that Prussia and other states can't say anything on the surface! Assuming that Ferdinand's death is still dead, Archduke Karl is nothing to fear. This guy who hastily became the crown prince has no foundation after Fritz's death, and his thinking is also problematic. There is no threat against Ruprecht and Princess Marie. As for other distant branches, let alone!

If Archduke Karl is ineffective, and when the empire is doomed to collapse, Fritz may not have the possibility of supporting his third daughter to take the throne! After all, among all the Habsburg royal families, Princess Mary is the strongest. Behind him is a kingdom. Although it is not big, its strength should not be underestimated! If the decline of the empire is inevitable, perhaps Fritz would prefer a new Habsburg dynasty to rise from the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

Once Princess Mary can become Queen Mary, then the status of the princess will undergo earth-shaking changes! First of all, the identity of Princess Mary will no longer be a simple princess of Bavaria, she is the successor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the ruler of Austria! It is equal to the status of Germany! The Kaiser has no right to order his allies what to do, he can only ask the other party to do what!

More importantly, the new queen title of the Austro-Hungarian Empire brought not only political and sovereign independence, nor the so-called nominal equality of status. More importantly, relying on this status,

The prince can get a lot of benefits from the victory on the Eastern Front!

The Austro-Hungarian Empire is an ally of Germany. Since the war is definitely for profit, even if the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapses, Mary’s Austria will inherit the status of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. the benefits of. The distribution of benefits agreed by the two parties before the war will continue to be implemented, and the benefits obtained by New Austria are naturally equal to the benefits obtained by the prince. After all, the two parties are one family, and the future descendants of Prince Ruprecht and Princess Mary will inherit two kingdoms!

Of course, this created a very embarrassing scene, and Prince Ruprecht was weaker than his wife in status. And half of this Bavarian-Austrian alliance belongs to Germany, and generally to foreign countries... . This situation is very interesting.

However, after things have reached this point, the problem has not been completely resolved, because once the situation of a family with two kings arises, how should the relationship between the German Empire, Bavaria and Austria-Hungary be defined in the future? This is a very troublesome question.

Prussia will definitely not allow Bavaria to split, because this has touched the bottom line of the empire. If Bavaria goes out, what if Saxony and Württemberg, who also believe in Catholicism, follow suit? What if other states in southern Germany also use this as a threat? The entire German region will return to the situation of confrontation between the North and the South. Therefore, even if Prussia uses force, it will never accept the result of the merger of Bavaria and New Austria and then withdrawing from the German Federation!

Similarly, doing so will not benefit Bavaria or the prince. Generally speaking, the new Austria is still too weak. The original Austro-Hungarian Empire was almost at the bottom of the powers, so only one-third of the original territory How much power can the new Austria have? Its own strength alone is not enough to look at, and the market is even smaller!

Bavaria's future core industries, whether it is the aviation industry or the automobile industry, need huge market support, and if the new alliance is independent, it will not be able to meet these conditions. The final result will be that these industries that need a huge market will gradually shrink!

Bavaria cannot go out, and New Austria cannot go in! Because this is also difficult for Prussia to accept! After a state of 250,000 square kilometers and a population of nearly 30 million enters, what will happen? In the Second German Empire, does Prussia have the final say or Bavaria-New Austria has the final say?

How should the votes in the Federal Parliament be distributed? How should Prussia face this state that is not much weaker than itself? Bismarck couldn't solve this problem, and Wilhelm II couldn't! Therefore, Prussia chose to squeeze out Austria instead of defeating it completely!

"This problem is really difficult..." Although the prince has been persuaded by the princess and has a general idea, the problem is still not completely solved!

"Okay, okay." As long as you can realize the future situation, we still have a lot of time, and I believe my prince can solve this problem well.

"Then now, let's go out and meet our future courtiers." Princess Mary gently took Ruprecht's arm and walked out the door.

"Mary, you really have the potential to be a queen." The prince said with mixed feelings. I can't tell if I am happy or depressed, or is there another mood?

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