Chapter 1892 Open and Honest One
"First of all, I would like to welcome everyone to this meeting held in my personal capacity, in which the King of Saxony is present in person, and I represent Bavaria, Prince Albert represents Prussia, and Duke Albrecht represents Fu The Grand Duchy of Tenberg, as well as the Grand Duke of Baden and the representatives of the parliamentary party, it can be said that all of us now can represent more than 80% of the rights and population of the entire empire."
"Secondly, I think everyone should be more satisfied with the batching of interests on the Eastern Front in the previous stage. So today, I think we need to talk about some other things, temporarily abandoning the identities of our respective states and political parties, and envisioning the future How should China's empire develop? I think this is a very challenging task, even more difficult than our military parade on the Champs Elysees. Everyone can regard today's meeting as a salon-style discussion, and you can speak freely , without worrying about saying the wrong thing,” Ruprecht said.
Although the talk was more serious, Ruprecht tried to make the atmosphere as relaxed as possible. Representatives from the five parties sat together with their entourage. The Kaiser's line is the Grand Duke of Baden, Moltke the Younger, and Prince Albert, the parliamentary line is Albert, Barth, and Bühler, and the Bavarian line is himself and Earl Schelling. As for Grand Duke Albrecht of Württemberg and the King of Saxony, they were sitting together. They knew very well that this time, letting them participate in this closed-door meeting was actually to save face. After all, the two kingdoms combined are not as good as three. One arm of the giant is powerful!
"If there is nothing else, I think we can start?" Ruprecht said. Before the meeting, all participants had received a copy of the meeting minutes, and all parties had some discussions on their own issues. and research, and the first question discussed at this meeting is how to treat the more than 30 million Russians, Ukrainians and Poles in the newly added areas! This problem is a problem that everyone has to face, and it has little to do with central power, so it is the most suitable starting point.
"I personally think that as long as the newly incorporated people do not oppose the rule of the empire, and are actively willing to integrate into the imperial society, for example, if they accept the German language and are willing to put their lives and production under the rule of the empire, then we It’s okay to treat its citizens, and it’s okay for them to retain some of their own culture. While suppressing some dissidents among them, allowing more people to live a better life is the best way to stabilize the regime.” Rupp Recht said.
If it is normal, Crown Prince Ruprecht's thoughts can only be said to be a little naive, but the situation is different now, because when the war is over, the Russians and Ukrainians left on the German-Austrian territory will find that they are The old country in the east of the country, a brand new country that is different from all the previous countries has stood up. This red giant has not only brought pressure on the military and national power to the world, but also a violent ideological impact! People are always terrified and in danger of the unknown, and those nobles can easily choose between the red Soviet Union and Germany, because under the rule of the Germans, they may lose a lot of money and privileges, but if In the case of the former, it would be fatal! Ideological fear can even outweigh ethnic resentment, which is the starting point of the Crown Prince's theory!
And after the fearful nobles were willing to cooperate with the German government, it became possible to start to establish a better good order. Next, whether these newly added territories can be completely depends on the follow-up policies and social development. If the social development of their own side is much better than that of the Soviet Union, then people will naturally make a choice. If there is another famine similar to the one before World War II in the Soviet Union, I am afraid that the Russians and Ukrainians who have become Germans will secretly rejoice?
"I don't agree with that statement,
They used to be our enemies. In the war, we used weapons to kill each other crazily. This kind of hatred cannot be eliminated in a short time. The most important thing is that what we need is the land and the resources in it, not the population above. There are already more than 70 million German people, and this number is enough! If they want to survive in this land, they must recognize their status. ’ Abbott still stood by his point of view.
"I'm afraid this is not just a matter of nationalism, is it? More importantly, it is probably for my own political status!" Ruprecht said in his heart. Although political parties have a history of more than half a century in Germany, Germany is not a party country, and the number of party members in all political parties is not large and relatively loose. What Albert is worried about is that if other ethnic groups in the newly added territories are treated as citizens, what if they form a political party with their own ethnic group as the core? How many members are there in the Social Democratic Party now? But only 1 million? And for the tens of millions of Russians and Ukrainians who were incorporated into the empire, is it really difficult for them to come up with a party of 1 million members? Not necessarily!
Albert's goal is to achieve universal suffrage, and if the ruling status of the Social Democratic Party is to be guaranteed after the general election, then the number of voters must be limited. How is the status guaranteed?
"Mr. Albert, you are putting the interests of the political party above the interests of the country! We can use the sword to conquer a land, but we must not use violence and prisons to rule a land. At this point, I think Albert The prince should be deeply touched. In the long history of the Prussian royal family, there has never been a lack of contributions from foreign generals and troops. Even during the Napoleonic period, there were still many Junker nobles who were born in Poland during the time when the Grand Duchy of Warsaw existed. Serving the empire. Our forefathers could achieve national integration, and there is no reason why our generation should not."
"Of course, what is more important is that the reality forces us to take this path. Appropriate violence combined with a soft policy can bring the frightened people back to order. Relying solely on violence will sharpen the conflicts in the occupied areas. What I need is a A thriving country with long-term peace and stability, not a lifeless prison!" The prince continued after a pause.
"Everyone can understand what I said if you look at the history of the empire's colonization in Africa. We can't effectively rule the colonies in Africa with violence and butcher knives, let alone in Europe? The examples in Africa have shown that there is a certain amount of gentleness." Contribute to the establishment of order," said the prince.
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