Chapter 1541: Safety Rope
Chapter 1541 Safety Rope
And if it becomes unitary, then the ruling relationship will completely change. The supreme leader of the newly established Federation of Bohemia and Moravia is not established by the new Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but produced by the Federation itself! Take the Kingdom of Hungary as an example. Emperor Fritz cannot interfere in the Prime Minister and parliamentary elections of the Kingdom of Hungary. If this new state obtains the same status as Hungary, it will have an independent local government, army and fiscal and taxation system , This cuts off from Austria on the political level. The new Austrian emperor can change the prime minister of Austria at will, but he can't control Bohemia, which has been upgraded to one yuan!
According to the current situation, the leader of this federation is the prince's wife, Fritz's daughter, Archduke Marie. All the ruling powers are owned by the Grand Duchess. Once upgraded to one yuan, Bohemia and Moravia will be directly upgraded to a Grand Duchy. And if the descendants of Grand Duke Mary have the right to inherit, then this place will be firmly in the hands of the Wittelsbach family in the future!
Even if the new Austrian emperor plans to repent, it is absolutely impossible. Unless the Austrian emperor intends to start a war, otherwise, the Austrian emperor will not be able to influence the leaders of the Bohemia-Moravian Federation and the politics in the Grand Duchy , economy and military! In the eyes of William II, this can be regarded as a safety rope left by Emperor Fritz to Ruprecht, and it can also be regarded as a political deposit to some extent! After all, the Austrian emperor wanted to maintain the special relationship between the Habsburg family and the Wittelsbach family.
"I'll call you back at this time tomorrow." After thinking about this, the Kaiser did not immediately make a decision, but needed to think carefully. After all, this incident has a big impact. To be honest, the Kaiser really wanted to veto this request, but whenever this idea in his heart became stronger, he always felt a strange sense of powerlessness, because he found that, no matter in terms of legal principles or the choice of interests, I can't even do this myself!
First of all, from a jurisprudential point of view, it is no problem for the emperor Fritz to hand over his territory to his daughter. The Czechs didn't say no. Why should the Kaiser, as an outsider, accuse the Austrian Emperor? So what if the offspring of the daughter have inheritance rights? Anyway, this is a private matter of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If the Austrian emperor persisted, the Kaiser really had no reason to criticize.
Secondly, in terms of interests, even if the Kaiser was dissatisfied with Bavaria, he had to admit that the existence of Bavaria played a very important role in the stability of the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Needless to say within the German Empire. Not long ago, the two parties just cooperated to leverage the Social Democratic Party. And what about the Austro-Hungarian Empire? The Bavarian saber is necessary for the Austrian emperor to carry out reforms, and it is also the key to stabilizing the front line. So, if there is a falling out, everyone will end together.... This kind of zero-sum ending is absolutely unwilling to see the Kaiser.
As for whether Ruprecht can be made to succumb by some means? This difficulty is really great, and strong pressure is definitely not enough, and it is easy to collapse. As for the use of territories elsewhere to compensate Bavaria for its losses in the Bohemia-Moravia region, that is also impossible. And industrial power on!
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Bavaria can use this to drive the development of the entire new region (territories gained from the war). And if there is no Bohemia-Moravia, then Bavaria alone will be a bit powerless. After all, Bavaria is so big, how many nails can be driven by iron?
Therefore, the Kaiser knew about this matter without asking, and Ruprecht absolutely disagreed. As for whether the Kaiser can persuade the Austrian Emperor to give up the right of inheritance to the prince's descendants, this estimate is not very likely. Because the reason is very simple, the Austrian emperor needs reform, if the prince does not support it, how can the Austrian emperor draw troops from the front line to ensure domestic stability?
This is not a problem that can be solved by tens of thousands of people. Except for the current Bavarian Army, no one can provide the military support that the Austrian Emperor needs. Of course, this kind of military support may not be directly sending troops into the Austria-Hungary Empire to help It is also possible to share the pressure on the front line and then let the Austrian army go back. Therefore, the Kaiser can persuade the Austrian Emperor to keep the Bavarian army from entering the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but he cannot completely remove the prince from this matter.
In the long run, the strength of Bavaria is also a good thing for Austria. It has a strong ally and has the confidence to do things. In the future, if the new Austrian emperor can continue the good relationship between the two parties, then the centralized power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely be better! Therefore, in order to maintain a good relationship with Bavaria, no matter from the short-term benefit or the long-term perspective, the Austrian Emperor must also give the prince's descendants this inheritance right!
Ever since, the Kaiser fell into a dilemma. In the event that a direct veto is unlikely, the Kaiser began to consider this. What would happen if he accepted it?
"If Ruprecht's goal is achieved, then the status of the future Kingdom of Bavaria will be slightly higher than it is now, but still not as good as Prussia." The Kaiser thought for a while and said to himself.
The Kaiser kept calculating the domestic situation in Germany after the war. The vast majority of the war dividends belonging to the German Empire on the Eastern Front will be divided between the two kingdoms of Prussia and Bavaria. About 170% of Bavaria.
In this case, taking into account the power balance of the previous inherent territories, Prussia's power in Germany can still account for about 60%. After Bavaria counts Bohemia-Moravia, its power may reach 25% of the country! In this way, Prussia still maintains an overwhelming advantage, the power of other kingdoms is shrinking, and the power of the Kingdom of Bavaria has increased, but the overall situation is still at a disadvantage. But one thing is certain is that with the strength of Bavaria, it may be difficult for Prussia to think about it.
"It's really exhaustive." The Kaiser is very uncomfortable now, because Ruprecht's request happened to be stuck in a position slightly above the bottom line of the Kaiser's heart. This request made the Kaiser very dissatisfied, but At the same time, the Kaiser will not choose to turn his face. This may be the so-called art of compromise. Fight for your own interests as much as possible without touching the bottom line.
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