Chapter 1864: Before Contact

"It seems that our plan is not going well?" Wilson said after listening to Robert's words at the residence of the American delegation.

"Yes, the social democrats have a bit of integrity. They removed Scheidemann, and we lost one of the most important friends in the parliamentary faction." Robert said.

"So our plan has failed?" Wilson frowned and said.

"How? Like this kind of plan, the prerequisite for its success is to have a certain social foundation. Whether it is the parliamentarians or the royalists, when they cannot get complete benefits on their own side, they will choose to split. The same is true for the United States. Back then Isn’t that what the Civil War was like? The South would rather start a war than abolish slavery. The same is true for Prussia. In fact, the officer corps is the most obsessed with the unification of Prussia. It is still the two factions within Germany, they can all accept the result of dividing Prussia into two." Robert said.

"If we work hard, can the German Empire be completely returned to the original federal state? Will Bavaria think about true independence?" Wilson said.

"This is impossible! Ruprecht's political level and integrity are far beyond your imagination. He himself will not let Bavaria separate from the German system, because it will be detrimental to him and his kingdom. Even He may also increase the efficiency of the Federal Parliament. If other people want to leave, the iron fists of Prussia and Bavaria will eliminate all hidden dangers in minutes." Robert said.

"That is to say, the weakening of the German central government will reduce the internal efficiency of the empire, but splitting is still impossible?" Wilson asked.

"Yes, Germany still has some reliable politicians. No matter what, after this war, the national power of the German Empire will rise to a higher level. As for the future relationship between the United States of America and Germany, it will not be ours. This generation can decide, so, Wilson, do the things in front of you and leave the things behind to future generations." Robert said.

In fact, Robert Lanxin is also aware of the deep-seated contradictions between the United States of America and Germany, but now, it is obviously not the time, and the cooperation between the United States and Germany is still the mainstream. Therefore, he had to remind Wilson of the current situation.

"Okay, Your Excellency Secretary of State, I will pay attention to my attitude." Wilson nodded.

At the same time, in the Kaiser's camp in Brussels, Belgium, the Kaiser and his staff were also analyzing the current situation. Three days ago, Moltke brought back the opinions of the senior officers of the corps. After the high-level leaders headed by Luke made it clear that Germany's domestic problems can only be solved by talking about it, everything is irreversible. The Kaiser, who has lost the support of the army, is not enough to rely on the little Moltke's men. Pie killed it. Therefore, now, the Kaiser can only seriously consider the issue of negotiations.

This time, the Kaiser still did not let his son participate. It has to be said that the performance of Crown Prince William disappointed the Kaiser as his father. So this meeting is still dominated by the Kaiser, the Grand Duke of Baden, and Moltke. The Grand Duke of Baden had just returned from another venue.

"Now, let me introduce the political tendency within the Kingdom of Prussia. From east to west, the Prussian provinces are East Prussia, West Prussia, Pomerania, (close to the Baltic Sea, the down payment is now Szczecin) Posen Provinces, Silesia, Brandenburg, Schlesuvier, Olstein, Hannover, Lower Saxony, (unlike the Kingdom of Sax) Rhine-West**, Rhineland, Black Sen-Nassau Province.

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"Among the local governments of these provinces, East Prussia, West Prussia, Pomerania, Posen Province, plus the Rhine-West** and Rhineland provinces we now control, among the 13 provinces (still There is a Hohenzollern territory directly under the royal family), and we have at least 5!" said the Grand Duke of Baden.

"As for the parliamentarians, they now control Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, most of eastern Hanover, and parts of Hesse-Nassau. They have already begun to establish their own grassroots power during this time , Judging from the news so far, they are progressing very smoothly."

"As for the other provinces, Schleswier, Olstein, and the coastal areas of Hanover are under the control of the navy, the local government remains neutral, and the people are more inclined to parliament. Silesia, because of some things that happened before , and we were not able to express our position immediately, and the people there were quite critical of His Majesty." The Grand Duke of Baden introduced the general situation.

"Overall, we have an advantage. Our supporters hope that we can restore the situation before the empire as much as possible. But the current situation is very difficult. The parliamentary faction has established some grassroots regimes, and they will definitely demand these regimes Legitimacy, Parliament wants to abolish the hierarchical electoral system and introduce universal suffrage, which is what they have been working towards, and now these are supported by ordinary people."

"I have to say that the demagoguery of the Parliament faction is really good. They have already started to mobilize their members to operate in many neutral areas, and because of the inaction of violent agencies in some neutral areas, some situations have become a little tricky. So, if we want to solve the problem, we must do it quickly," said the Grand Duke of Baden.

"What's the army's attitude towards this?" After experiencing so many things, the Kaiser has become accustomed to facing these problems with a peaceful mind.

"The main armies on the western front are all standing still. In the western area of ​​Hanover, the Rhineland, and the Rhine-West** area close to the front line, the armies maintain good control, but they refuse to exert their own influence in other neutral areas. The navy has strictly controlled the social order within the area, and the parliamentary faction has not made any trouble in the naval-controlled area." Xiao Moqi said.

"Then we and the rebel parties in the parliament are mainly competing for two points. The first point is the control of the national center, and the other point is the local administrative power?" the Kaiser said.

"There is also legislative power. If the rebel party wants to solidify their current victory, then they must determine an electoral system that is beneficial to them through parliament or negotiation. For example, one person one vote in the local government council, or the entire bureaucracy The selection mechanism." The Grand Duke of Baden said.

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