Chapter 2349: Transaction II
"Second point, we are not short of food, and we still have a surplus, do you believe that?" Ruprecht looked at General Howson and said.
"I can understand that Ukraine is called the bread basket of the whole of Europe. Your large-scale offensive last year was also very successful, seizing a large number of grain producing areas and harvesting there. So far, this year's new grain is also coming soon. The output has been produced, but due to the poor road system in Ukraine, the food transportation may be very difficult, right? And the original population of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Bavaria plus the new population is estimated to be about 85 million, right?" Howe Admiral Sen said.
Before the war broke out in this plane, the population of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was about 48 million, and Bavaria had a population of more than 12 million. This is 60 million, and if the new population is counted, there will be at least 25 million, right? Feeding these people is a problem! Considering the bad traffic problems in Ukraine, it is difficult to transport food out! So, how exactly does Ruprecht work?
"If we simply talk about food issues, the situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is much better than that of the German Empire. Although East Prussia is located on the fertile Pod Plain, it is generally too small and the population is too large. Relatively speaking, the situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire There are more than 700,000 square kilometers of land, and the population is only about 70% of ours."
"When I was attacking Ukraine, I deliberately avoided launching an offensive during the busy farming season, and during the harvest, we launched the last blow. I need to explain that the lack of food for the Russians is not because of lack of food, but because of the lack of food. Because of traffic problems, places that need food cannot get food. There is a lot of food in Ukraine, but it is very difficult to transport it to St. Petersburg in winter. It has been half a year since the occupation of the Eastern Front basically ended. The Bavarian Legion has not been abolished, so what are they doing in the past six months? It's very simple, building roads and renovating various infrastructure!" The crown prince said with a smile.
"Well, money and enough cheap food can indeed stabilize. But in the end we have to solve the problem of employment of ordinary people and the development of officers. This is the most difficult. And you are Bavaria, we are Prussia, Even if your Excellency extended a helping hand to us, allowing us to obtain cheap food and certain financial support, it is only a temporary solution, not the root cause," Crook said.
"We can solve the fundamental problem. If the veterans are willing to come to Bavaria to develop, we can arrange jobs for them, enter industrial and mining enterprises, and collective farms affiliated to the state. If they perform well, we can also allocate land to them. We have helped you share the pressure of part of your wealthy labor force, so wouldn't this fundamentally solve the problem?" The crown prince said with a smile.
"You want to convert hundreds of thousands of Prussians into Bavarians?" Crook finally understood Ruprecht's so-called solution.
"No, it may be millions. After all, these officers and soldiers have family members. If the living conditions in Bavaria are good, they may move with their families." Admiral Howson said meaningfully. "His Royal Highness, I have to say, you are really far-sighted."
"You can actually think of ensuring the dominance of the Germans in the Kingdom of Bavaria through population movement. You are killing two birds with one stone. On the one hand, it is a condition for trading with us, and on the other hand, it solves the problem of insufficient core population after expansion. This has ensured the stability of the kingdom. Now I even suspect that the dispute over the reparation issue is completely a cover." Admiral Howson said.
Compared with Prussia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bavaria's expansion this time is a bit too much! You must know that the original Bavaria was only 78,000 square kilometers.
With a population of 12 million, how much land did he acquire? Even if the Transcaucasus region is not included, it exceeds 270,000 square kilometers! And more than 12 million Poles, Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians above! This is the result of the Russians trying their best to immigrate to the interior during the war!
As a result, Bavaria began to face the situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the war. How to solve the problem of insufficient core population? There are still half of the Germans in Bavaria anyway.
There are only about 25 million people on a land of more than 300,000 square kilometers. Hmm, this percentage of the population doesn't seem to be high? The population density is close to that of France, lower than that of Austria-Hungary, and much lower than that of Prussia and Italy. Moreover, the occupied areas are relatively fertile, and it is no problem to increase the population. In any case, the influx of a large number of new population will definitely bring certain social problems to Bavaria.
Among them, ensuring the dominant position of the Germans is the top priority, and around this issue, how to increase the number of Germans is the key point. It's too late in this life, so I can only emigrate, forget about the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the ethnic problems there are more serious, and the best way is to come from Prussia! And now, the old Prussia just happened to split. This is an opportunity, a very rare opportunity, to move hundreds of thousands or even millions of Prussians to the newly occupied areas of Bavaria relatively easily! In order to develop these new territories! At the same time, strengthen the kingdom's ability to control this place!
"My idea is very simple. I will help you solve the problem of relocating the remaining personnel in the army, and even help you form your own political party. Use a legal political identity to protect you and your colleagues. And your obligation is to help us win the war This negotiation on compensation. This is beneficial to both of us." Ruprecht's answer was very straightforward.
"So, how much war reparations do Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire plan to ask for?" Crook thought for a while and said.
"We and the Austro-Hungarian Empire need a total of 35% of the war reparations. The British are like this, and the French are also allocated in the same way. Bavaria is 15%, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is 20%. The Kaiser and Parliament Prussia take 50%. The rest of the states Take 15%." The crown prince thought for a while and said.
"What about the central government's finances? It is impossible for us to hand over all the compensation to the local governments." Admiral Howson said.
"It's very simple. All the German states hand over part of the compensation to the finance in the same proportion. In principle, this part is between 15% and 20%. In order to maintain the normal operation of the government." The crown prince said.
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