Chapter 1411 Alliance 1
Chapter 1411 Alliance 1
At this point, Holweg's choice was very correct and coincided with the prince's opinion. In addition to asking Moltke to bring a message to the Kaiser, Ruprecht also specially sent a message to the Kaiser. A telegram was sent, the content of which was very simple. The German government must not formally discuss the ownership of Libya with Turkey until the situation of the Balkan campaign is clear! This is a red line, no one can touch it! If you touch it, you will take care of the situation in the Balkans! On this issue, the prince left no room for change for the Kaiser! Because this hole really cannot be opened!
Because it was a private communication, although the words were a bit fierce, no one else knew about it, so there was no face issue involved. Although the Kaiser was dissatisfied, he realized that the Bavarian Crown Prince, who was rigorous in his work and had never made any mistakes, was actually here. There must be a reason why I bite you so hard on this matter! Therefore, this time, the Kaiser really wanted to hear the prince's opinion. There is no way, as the person in this country who is the best at fighting, has the most vision, and has a direct MAX view of the overall strategic situation, his record and achievements are just a footnote!
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Holweg and Prince Friedrich are here." When the attendant's words rang out, Ruprecht nodded and motioned for them to come in. If Little Moltke was just testing his attitude, then This time, the emperor's second son and the imperial prime minister came together, that is, to see the truth and decide the future attitude towards Italy!
"Your Highness, to be honest, if in the whole of Germany, apart from the Kaiser, who has the greatest influence on this country, then it must be you. With just one word, you can make the Prime Minister and the Emperor's second son I traveled hundreds of kilometers to come here to meet you," Holweg said thoughtfully.
"Haha? It seems that there is still some resentment, but I don't know if it is because of resentment about this job or something else." The prince said in his heart, but these are not important to the prince! Because the prince summoned them this time to solve the problem!
"So, Prime Minister Hollweg and His Royal Highness Friedrich, how do you think my influence and authority come from today? Do my merits and achievements deserve the treatment I receive today?!" The prince asked with a smile. This one was a bit sharp and made the two visitors uncomfortable.
You can't say you're not worthy, then that's provocation. If you say you're worthy, isn't that a slap in the face? Therefore, for the current two people, silence is golden.
"Okay, let's not talk about this matter for now, because this is the fact. No matter what you think subjectively, the objective will not change. Believe me, I don't want to embarrass you. After all, there are only three of us here. People will talk about this unpleasant incident."
"I just want to tell everyone through this matter that in the future, if the German Empire wants to truly stand at the top of the world, then we must have a group of reliable subordinates. The Austro-Hungarian Empire and Turkey are both our important allies. They interests should be guaranteed,
As for a country like Italy, as a typical young man, I will definitely find an opportunity to punish them after the war. This is the most basic requirement for a responsible big country! In the future political landscape, what we need are firm allies, not a group of guys who are in conflict with each other! "The prince said in a stern tone.
"This seems a bit far away from us now." Prince Frederick said.
"No, it's not that far away. The Russian Empire is about to split. I think there will be many new countries in the future, and how do we make them willingly stand on our side. As our allies against Russia? Finland, Ukraine, said Maybe Belarus will be added. If we want to control these countries, it is not enough to just use the fear that Russia brings to them and our own strength! We must make them follow us willingly," the prince said.
There is a reason why the prince said this. For example, in the history of Finland, before the Soviet-German War broke out, the Soviet Union and Finland fought a Soviet-Finnish War. It can be said that the two sides had a feud. However, after the Soviet-German War broke out, Even when Germany was victorious, Finland still did not do its best to attack the Soviet Union. This shows that on the one hand, Finland still has reservations about the direction of the war, and on the other hand, they also do not recognize Germany as the leader!
As the leader of an alliance, it is not advisable to use the leader's advantages to squeeze the wealth of allies to enrich oneself, because this will alienate allies. How to increase the centripetal force of the alliance while maximizing the power of the entire alliance is the leader's responsibility. consider! Besides, which powerful country didn't form its own alliance when it was at its peak? For example, the British formed an anti-French alliance during the Napoleonic period, such as the Allies in World War I, and another example is NATO and the Warsaw Pact after World War II! Which one has a single boss who single-handedly controls the world? Generally speaking, people who do this will die miserably, such as Napoleon back then, the German Second Reich later, and Mustache later...
How can a big country not have a brother who cheers and supports it? There should not be too many oligarchic countries in history that were beaten to death. As a time traveler, the prince naturally cannot let such a thing happen again!
"Everyone, if we compromise on this issue with Italy, an unimportant country and a treacherous country, it will be absolutely unfair to Austria-Hungary and Turkey, especially Turkey. His attitude is actually It can be changed. Germany and Austria-Hungary are the number one enemies of Britain and France, and Turkey can change its identity during the war to gain the understanding of the Allies. If Turkey realizes that even if it wins the war with the German Empire, it will still not be able to gain benefits. If you are going to lose some of your benefits, then tell me, why do they continue to fight for us?!"
"We cannot let any fence-sitter have any illusions about taking advantage of the situation to gain additional benefits. For the sake of the future alliance with Germany as the core, we must not agree with Italy this time. There are many countries in Europe, and they are all watching. Us!" said the prince.
"An alliance? That's an interesting statement." Prime Minister Holweg said to himself, touching his chin. Although there is a superpower like the United States outside Europe, and there is also a small power called Japan, Europe is still the center of the world! Whoever controls Europe controls the world!
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