Chapter 1512 The Kaiser’s Machinations One

Chapter 1512 The Kaiser’s Machinations 1

"Prime Minister Holwig has easily quelled the riot. The Social Democrats have suffered heavy losses in this operation. For a long time, we probably don't have to worry about trouble from the parliament." William The crown prince looked at the document just sent and said with some pride.

"Well, it is. The result is very good. After this incident, more Prussian nobles and soldiers who are loyal to us will join the parliament, and we will better control the country's economic and military lifelines. It can be said that in the German system Internally, our rule is already very stable." The Kaiser nodded in agreement.

"However, after the victory of this war is over, your prestige will rise to a higher level, and the German Empire will truly rise and become the most powerful existence on this planet! And you will also become the emperor of Europe and the ruler of the world .” Prince William said with some excitement.

"Well, it is like this, and one day when my life comes to an end, you will be crowned emperor!" William II said somewhat proudly. However, as everyone knows, under such circumstances, he has set himself up a great goal!

"Now that our domestic problems have been resolved, and victory is not far away, I think we should discuss some other issues, such as our allies—the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and our little partners in the south— —Kingdom of Bavaria!" William II changed the topic and said.

"This..." The crown prince was shocked by the Kaiser's thinking jump. It was hard for him to understand. Just now, less than a minute ago, the Kaiser and Bavaria dealt with the domestic parties together. Why now, start again Backhand counting your allies? Didn't my father say before that the cooperation between Prussia and Bavaria can achieve the glorious future of the German Empire? Why now, so early to start preparing to start?

"Don't look at me with such eyes, your reaction makes me very worried about your political ability." The Kaiser said with a smile: "I have a very good relationship with Ruprecht, whether it is official or private. This is true all over the world. We are true, equal friends, not even the same as Moltke. For the latter, I am his lord, and he is my knight. We are a master-servant relationship. When When you choose to be the emperor, then you are destined to be alone. Because everyone is your servant. You can hardly find a person who can be your equal, like a friend, so, from a certain To a certain extent, the appearance of Ruprecht is a blessing to me."

"However, goodwill is goodwill, and friendship is friendship. Politics does not talk about friendship. Ruprecht is really talented. As the future king of Bavaria, he is so close to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A threat, a very big threat. The reason why I didn't dare to move before the war was because the shadow of war was always hovering over our heads. I didn't dare to move during the war because the war and domestic political turmoil constrained me. hands and feet. But this matter cannot be dragged on endlessly. Otherwise, if the day comes when I cannot be in power,

You will not be his opponent! "The Kaiser said with some sighs.

Wilhelm II was ten years older than Ruprecht, so if he had to spend time, the Kaiser didn't think he was the prince's opponent. Therefore, he wants to settle all these things for his son.

"So what are you going to do? Are you going to cut the territory promised to Bavaria before?" the crown prince asked after thinking about it.

"This is not a good choice, believe me, at least it is not a good choice until Emperor Fritz passes the throne to his heir, because it will bring Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire closer. Such blatant embezzlement of each other's interests will Let both feel uneasy, and Prussia has no reason and does not have enough strength to subdue this empire and a kingdom." While speaking, William II also showed a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes, because he did not expect that his son would actually So unreasonable....

"Then what is the purpose of maintaining this relationship between Emperor Fritz and Bavaria? You said that Bavaria will not enter the Austro-Hungarian Empire, because it means that there was a war between the two countries before, so why did the Emperor of Austria take the risk? How about maintaining this special relationship at the risk of offending us? Even handing over the Bohemia-Moravia region to his daughter?" The crown prince was a little puzzled.

"Because Bavaria's strength and population can help them subdue the Hungarians in the country! The purpose of political marriage is mutual benefit! Relying on Bavaria's industry, Austria can quickly develop its own industry, thereby enhancing the strength of the government, and with Bavaria The flow of Germans can also make Austrian native Germans account for a higher proportion, thereby subduing the domestic minorities. After having money and stabilizing the country, Austria will not have to worry about Hungary when it adopts some policies. The so-called dualism The imperial balance has been gradually broken with the accession of Bavaria."

"Look, after the end of this war, the Hungarians will definitely not get much benefit, and they can only admit it with their noses. This is not only because they do not have much competition for Austria, which is supported by Bavaria, but also Also because of their economy and the population of Hungary they can't eat much!"

"And Bavaria also got what they wanted. Hehe, look at the title of Ruprecht's wife, Grand Duchess of Bohemia-Moravia! That is a piece of land no less than the size of the Kingdom of Bavaria Ah, and this is one of the most industrially developed areas of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! With this place, the strength of the Kingdom of Bavaria has increased by at least 60%. The Wittelsbach family owns a kingdom and a grand duchy at the same time. And because of this rich The dowry laid the foundation for the rise of Bavaria now! The teacher said that this kingdom is now very strong, not weaker than the second-rate countries in Europe!" William II sneered.

"The key to weakening Bavaria is not that we attack him within the German system, but on the periphery! The Austro-Hungarian Empire! It turns out that when Archduke Ferdinand was crown prince, I was not worried at all. Ferdinand was also a chest A person with great ambitions will not allow an independent grand duchy to appear in his country. I thought very clearly at the time that after Fritz abdicated, I would join forces with Archduke Ferdinand to gradually weaken Bavaria's influence on Bohemia. Control, and then, only the native Wittelsbach family will be left with nothing to do. By then, our struggle with Bavaria will be over, and it is not impossible to even give him the position of Prime Minister of the Empire .”

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