The Rise of the Empire

"Count Schelling, you don't seem to be in a good mood?" When Earl Schelling exited the prince's study worriedly, he ran into Countess Laura who came, who was wearing a lavender formal suit, As beautiful as a delicate rose.

"Your Highness seems to have overlooked some issues. I tried to remind him, but the effect was very poor. I hope you can persuade him at the right time." Earl Schelling expressed his concerns more than once, not only to **** Said, and this time he pinned his hopes on this highly respected countess.

"I will try my best, but after all, we are only His Highness's subordinates, and we can provide advice, but we cannot do it for us." Countess Laura said with a smile.

"You are right, Ma'am." Earl Schelling was a little taken aback, but decided to talk about this matter later when he had time. After all, he had just left, and it was obviously not good for the Countess to go in and talk about this matter. . Thinking of this, Earl Schelling stepped aside and watched the countess enter the prince's study.

"My father once said that a real politician can make the best use of the situation to realize his plan, and use the general situation to complete the cloth without others being aware of it. When things break out, everything is ripe and unstoppable , I didn't believe it at first, but today I believe it. Congratulations, Your Highness Ruprecht." Countess Laura bowed slightly and said.

"Actually, I can't help it. After all, the German Empire doesn't have so much hard currency to pay debts and interest, and we are fighting on the front line, the capitalists naturally need to pay some other price, otherwise we will fight to the death in the front, and they are in Berlin. What's the point of spending time and drinking in your mansion?" The prince smiled slightly, closed the document in his hand, and looked at the subordinate in front of him with a smile.

"No, no, no. What I'm talking about is not just our relationship with the United States, but the relationship between Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. I really admire Your Highness, you have done it invisibly. What the Hungarian Empire wants to do but cannot do!" The countess shook her head.

"However, I am worried that once this incident breaks out, the impact will be very large. If it is not controlled well, it may affect not only Prussia, but even the whole of Germany and even the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The final result is that we are on the battlefield It hasn’t collapsed yet, but internal contradictions and conflicts will kill us, and I want to ask, if the Prussian royal family compromises, how can Bavaria guarantee its survival?” Laura asked nervously.

"It seems that you already know part of my plan. It's okay, let me talk about my thoughts, and then you can see if there are any loopholes." Ruprecht thought for a while and said. Earl Laura is already a high-ranking member of his side, and his fate has been tied to the Kingdom of Bavaria. Although he is Hungarian, all his foundations and abilities exist only with the endorsement of the Bavarian side, and some things still exist. She needs to deal with it, so it is still necessary to let her know some details of the plan.

"My wife once said to me that if the situation in Germany does not change, we will lose everything if Germany loses, but it will not be easy if we win. In this war, the territory of the German Empire is very large. It is possible to directly expand by more than double, and most of these places fell back to the hands of the Kingdom of Prussia. We now account for one-seventh of the empire's territory, one-sixth of the population, and nearly one-fifth of the total industrial production value , but once the expansion is completed, Bavaria will not even have a tenth. At that time, I am afraid that the Kaiser will also consider taking action against Bavaria, right?" His Royal Highness said a little gloomy.

Recently, the Kaiser has started to do it. First, in the name of the central government, he ordered the Kingdom of Wurttemberg and Saxony to connect the domestic railway system with the central government, and then the post office. The Central Committee of Germany once sent a similar request to Bavaria, but King Friedrich III ignored it.

Before leaving, the prince also wrote a letter to Little Mao Qi, the content is that the Bavarian Army will fight on the Eastern Front in the future, and in order to facilitate operations, it is natural to ensure that it maintains a direct and unimpeded connection with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The empire's lines of communication were aligned first, and then Prussia was considered.

As for this request, Little Maoqi didn't have too many objections. After all, what Ruprecht said was indeed reasonable. The northern part of the Eastern Front was East Prussia. Naturally, the Prussian Legion was in charge, and the Prussian Legion was powerful. It will not consider asking for reinforcements from other kingdoms. In the middle is Bavaria, and to the south is the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is Austria-Hungary that really needs reinforcements, and only Bavaria can provide reinforcements recently. Therefore, Bavaria's request to slow down the route change and the limited guarantee of smooth traffic with Austria-Hungary are also reasonable.

Although this matter was finally given up, the prince is still afraid. This means that the Prussian Central Committee is still advancing the process of centralization, but the current Bavaria is slightly larger, and it has a close relationship with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and cannot be forced. Think about it, if one day the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapses, the king of Bavaria, who has degenerated from a prince to a provincial governor, will face the unprecedentedly powerful German central government. ah!

Don't say that at that time, even now, it was definitely impossible to resist. Prussia can easily quadruple its troops to deal with Bavaria. It is not enough to rely solely on Austria. Even if I can help my wife become the queen of the Kingdom of Austria in the end, it is still not very safe. After all, after Austria loses Hungary, its combat effectiveness will shrink significantly. The place is not small and there are many people, but Let’s forget about the combat effectiveness of industry and the army. Moreover, Austria is a foreign country after all, and it also bears the sign of an ally.

But adhering to what he learned from studying philosophy in his previous life, His Royal Highness still believes that the internal cause of a matter is the ultimate factor that determines the development of a matter, and the external cause only promotes or hinders the development of a matter. and cannot be terminated. However, Bavaria's few catties and taels can't jump out of anything. There is only one thing that can determine the political direction of Germany, and that is the changes in Prussia itself!

That's right, since Bavaria can't make great progress on its own. Then we can only weaken the interior of Prussia, at least to weaken the energy of the central government and the strength of the Hohenzollern family! Compared with Bavaria, there are indeed various contradictions in Prussia, and they may be weakened!

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