Chapter 1825 The Future of Germany One
"Now I am very relaxed. I want to know now, if the officer corps and the Kaiser oppose Princess Mary becoming the crown prince at the same time, what will you do?" Prince Leopold asked with a restrained smile.
"Whether it is the Kaiser, the Prussian officer corps or Bavaria, they can't control the affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, right? Unless they are ready to fight another Austro-Prussian war. In the same way, don't look at me as the husband of Princess Mary, but , I can't interfere in Vienna's internal affairs." The prince said with a smile.
In Ruprecht's view, it is possible for the Kaiser to react violently, but the German officer corps will not, even if they disagree, they will never confront each other. Now, then Ruprecht is still afraid! If the Kaiser is really unwilling to compromise on this matter, Ruprecht really intends to make him a false monarch!
"There is one more thing. Maybe it's not appropriate for me to say this, but I need to remind you that the situation in Austria is very complicated. After the war, apart from major policies, some things should not be too fussy, okay. Control and build the Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia regions that are under your control. This is a place that is closely related to our Bavaria. And from the current point of view, after your generation, your eldest son will inherit the Austrian Empire , and your second son will inherit the Kingdom of Bavaria, this relationship may be very troublesome. You must handle it well." Prince Leopold said.
"I will seriously consider it, uncle." The prince nodded and said. In fact, the prince is indeed considering this issue. In the future, his son may inherit the authority of Vienna and Munich at the same time. If it works properly, it may even be Berlin. His authority is not out of the question! Of course, it will take more than 20 years for the Wittelsbach family to become the royal family of the entire German Empire, so let's not mention this issue for now, just do the preparations.
"When will Earl Schelling be there?" Prince Leopold asked after thinking about it.
"One day after your departure. He will go directly to Berlin to talk with Albert, but his mission is somewhat different from yours. This time, he is not only confirming the attitude of Albert's parliamentary party on this matter, but more importantly Yes, Earl Schelling needs to determine how Albert wants to stop this coup!" Ruprecht said.
In fact, Albert is now at a disadvantage, and the situation on the western front has basically stabilized. With the support of the Bavarian Army, the German defense line on the western front will not be broken through. After the Kaiser won the industrial support of the Ruhr area, it is no problem to survive this winter, and if in the spring, even if Bavaria remains neutral, the Mackensen Army, which can return from land, will quickly return to East Prussia , and then all the results are determined, not to mention that all of them have returned, as long as one hundred thousand troops come back, it is enough for Albert and others to hang themselves on the gallows! So at this time, Albert is the most anxious! He must win the support of Bavaria and other centrists to ensure that at least he will not be liquidated. Therefore, knowing that sometimes Bavaria will be used as a weapon, Albert's Social Democratic Party must also do it!
In fact, in addition to Prince Leopold and Earl Schelling, Ruprecht will also send a special envoy to the port of Kiel to discuss with Admiral Scheer of the Navy. At the same time, I have to go to Riga and talk to General Mackensen there about these things. We have to deal with all aspects. Even if there are some things that cannot be compromised, we must have a preparation.
"Then your final plan is to split Prussia in two. So how do you plan to divide Prussia?" Prince Leopold asked.
"From the point of view of public opinion, the provinces of East Prussia, Pomerania, West Prussia and Posen are in favor of the Kaiser.
As for the province of Silesia, because of the Kaiser's indifference to the actions of the Poles, it is now somewhat inclined to the parliamentary faction. Now the provinces controlled by the Kaiser on the Western Front, the two provinces of Rhine-West** and Rhineland, actually the Rhineland tends to be parliamentary, but it is a pity that it is controlled by the Kaiser's iron fist. "Ruprecht briefly introduced the situation.
"So, in the future, the areas that William II can directly control include East Prussia, Pomerania, West Prussia, Posen Province, and the Rhineland? The provinces that the parliamentary party may control are Brandenburg, Silesia, and Rhine-Western Germany, Hesse-Nassau, and Lower Saxony?" asked Prince Leopold. "This looks good. The whole of Prussia has been divided into two roughly equal parts, but what about Schleswiler-Oerstein, and the central province of Alsace-Lorraine?"
"Let's talk about this at a later time. Let's see how their attitudes are. Who has a good attitude and who cooperates with us better. These places are just adding. Of course, it is just a plan now, and there will definitely be some changes in reality. We must restore the overthrown Mecklenburg. At this time, we must exist as the protectors of the German states. Therefore, the future division of Prussia will be limited to the area controlled by Prussia. It will not involve other states ’ said the prince.
"So what about the future capital of the empire? Or choose Berlin?" Leopold asked.
"Of course, the future Berlin will still be the capital of the empire, and a considerable part of the province of Brandenburg will be cut off, and this place will be controlled by a neutral faction. , and Bavaria." The prince is obviously ready for the next thing.
"And what about the regime of the future empire? What about the national army?" asked Prince Leopold.
"The whole is still the dual of the Imperial Federal Parliament and the Imperial Parliament. The Kaiser is the honorary supreme leader, while the Prime Minister is in charge of actual operations. He is in charge of government affairs. The army is composed of the national army and the local army. The parliament sends the Free State, Prussia and Bavaria. It has its own independent military system, and the rest of the troops recruited from other states are supported by the government and under the unified command of the government. In wartime, the national army and the local army form a joint command for unified command. The logistics and equipment of the army are unified. For example, you Different machine guns can be equipped, but the bullets and most of the accessories must be common." The prince thought for a while and said.
"The Air Force has not yet figured it out. It may be divided into Army Aviation and Strategic Bomber Forces. The Army Aviation Force is assigned to the Army, and the Strategic Bomber Force is directly under the country. Its funds are allocated annually according to the agreed ratio. The Navy will have a separate aviation force." Prince. Said.
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