Chapter 2343: Killer Two
The most unlucky thing is parliamentary Prussia. In fact, the sense of existence of political parties in the pre-war German political system is very low. The willingness is very simple. The highest decision-making power is in the hands of the Federal Parliament. The Reich Prime Minister is directly responsible to the Kaiser. There is a deep imprint of the Junker aristocracy at the grassroots level, so well, what power does the political party have besides the parliament? Lack of power is one problem, and lack of sufficient experience in governing is another problem. How many of them, including Abbott, have experienced management from the grassroots to the top of the government? very few! It is one thing to quarrel in Parliament, and quite another to deal with matters in the executive branch. …
Therefore, Heinrich's evaluation of the Social Democratic Party is justified. Their ability to deal with government affairs is limited. Some people may say, so why did the Social Democratic Party gain a firm foothold in history? The reason for this is very simple. At that time, Germany had already been defeated, and the situation was so bad that it could not be worse. In addition, the cooperation between Albert and others and the military stabilized the situation with violence. No, this leads to another problem, the officer corps headed by the Social Democratic Party and the Junker nobles are very at odds!
The old Prussia has disappeared with the partition agreement and has become a historical term. The former Prussian Legion and their leaders, the Prussian Officer Corps, still exist, but they are divided into two newly established states according to the region. That's it, although the Kaiser's ability is worrying, but no matter what, with the support of the Kaiser, Mackensen and others, the army is quite supportive.
But what about the Parliamentarians? Please, although the matter has passed, there is a thing called original sin. More than 80% of the German noble officers were dissatisfied with what the parliamentarians did in the war. Isn't it crazy to make trouble? Then at the end of the trouble, Prussia was broken in half! Many Junker nobles who had a bad impression of Bavaria are now most jealous of the parliamentarians! After all, in their view, if the old Prussia did not split, how could the current Bavaria be so jumpy? Isn't it all caused by you Y?
If it's just like this, it's okay for the time being. However, on the issue of the placement of the army, quite serious differences broke out between the parliamentary faction and the army. Bert, Hassey and the others, who are still centrists, all strongly demanded to use this opportunity to cleanse the old forces of the Junker aristocracy inside the army! But put on your own people. On the contrary, only Buhler, who had been in the army and was considered a mid-level officer, strongly opposed it, because he knew too well the obsession and control of the Junker nobles over the army!
Because the Junkers valued land, the Kaiser had to be careful when dealing with new allotments. Well, in the army that is also regarded as private land by the Junker nobles, the parliament faction wants to clean up the Junker nobles, so how could the Junker officers not fight back? And to be honest, as a high-ranking officer in the army, the military quality of Juncker officers is still excellent. This is not only reflected in the war against the Allied Powers, but also in the civil war.... And after playing for more than 2 years, most of the Junker nobles have no credit or hard work. If you just kick him out like this, it doesn't make sense in terms of logic and law!
Although the Junker nobles will not directly use force to go to the side of the Qing emperor or something, they will still make all kinds of troubles and petition others! Coupled with the parliament faction cleaning up the nobles in the local government at the same time, then things will develop in a more chaotic direction... On the issue of the placement of the army and government personnel, the contradiction between the Junkers and the parliamentary faction has intensified, and there is only one fuse.... And this problem Ruprecht can solve! And can point the way for those Junker nobles who are worrying....
Therefore, it is the best choice to deal with the problem of military placement, on the one hand, it is to take advantage of it. As the millions of officers and soldiers who participated in the First World War, they are definitely the most sacrificial and dedicated people among the German people in this era. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the backbone of the nation. What the government should do.
Secondly, compared to Bavaria and Kaiser Prussia, the parliament faction is the worst. If you catch the typical at this time, it will naturally take you! And the Kaiser Prussia will not react too aggressively, after all, the Kaiser is quite experienced in dealing with this matter. And the administrative system from top to bottom is fairly complete. To some extent, when Ruprecht chooses this as an entry point, it is tantamount to hinting to the Kaiser that Bavaria will not attack you this time!
As for whether the Kaiser will use this opportunity to engage in a parliamentary faction? This is not what Ruprecht has to consider now, but considering their previous grievances, this is entirely possible. Anyway, the crown prince does not believe how close the alliance between the Kaiser and the parliament faction is....
Now that the target is selected and the entry point is selected, the next thing is to put it into practice. Although this thing is not like stuffing the elephant into the refrigerator, first open the door, stuff the elephant in, and then It was so simple to close the door in the end, but for someone of Ruprecht's level, it was not particularly complicated. And the reason has something to do with the national conditions of Germany in this era.
Although the German party system is very underdeveloped. However, Germans still like various associations in essence. For example, the Naval Association led by Tirpitz. Another example is the World War I Veterans Association formed by retired German officers and soldiers after the war in history, and the so-called development associations that sprung up like mushrooms after the victory on the Eastern Front in history. These associations are even bigger than political parties! As for the energy of these associations? The power of the Naval Association can be seen by looking at the state of the violent navy of the Second German Empire, and the World War I Veterans Association led by von Seeckt after World War I has also become one of the important influences in German politics.
And in this era, after the victory, the German military also established a similar organization, and this organization currently has a very realistic goal, that is, the cleansing of the military system by the German Parliament and the placement of personnel. This is related to the general army commander Kruger, down to ordinary officers and soldiers. Military officers want to rise to the top of society. Soldiers want security.
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