Chapter 1877 Quasi-Federal Conference One
Therefore, in an attitude of being responsible to the empire, Ruprecht believes that he should check the development of Germany's future aviation power, guided weapons, and nuclear weapons! By the way, there is also the design and production of tanks by the Germans! If there were some problems with the development of German aviation, there were problems everywhere with the design and production of German tanks.... From the initial design, to the different ways of spare parts, and then to the specific performance of the tank, there are too many places worth complaining about German tanks! (What do you say about British tanks? British WW2 tanks have given up healing, eh.)
Therefore, Ruprecht believes that in order to ensure that the future major engineering projects of the German Empire will not deviate and can be carried out without being influenced by the government, Ruprecht must take control of these projects in his hands. A considerable part of the project must use products produced in Prussia, and the prince will try his best to ensure fairness, but there is one thing! When bidding for these things, it must be done according to the standards set by the prince!
"Send a telegram to the Kaiser and the Parliament, saying that for the future of the German Empire and to solve the current political problems, I hope they can send representatives to Munich to discuss issues. At the same time, I send invitations to Württemberg, Saxony and all states. I hope They can send representatives to this meeting." Ruprecht said after thinking for a while.
"What about the army?" Earl Schelling asked after thinking about it.
"The army does not issue invitations." Ruprecht thought for a while and said. How to deal with the military issue has always been something the prince has considered, not only the Prussian officer corps, but also the prince wants to better control the Bavarian officer corps. How to ensure that the army can fight and not be too big to lose is a very important point in internal affairs. .
Although this meeting was not a formal negotiation, when all the states within the German Empire participated, the nature of this meeting was different. This is a purely political meeting. If the Prussian army is allowed to send people to participate, will there be a place for the Bavarian army? So in the future, will the military participate in every meeting? This precedent is very bad! What's more, judging from the current situation, the parliamentarians and the Kaiser already have the idea of split Prussia, and the officer corps will never agree. At this time, Bavaria must also suppress the officer corps for its own benefit!
"What if General Crook and the others ask?" Earl Schelling asked.
"Then tell them that this meeting is attended by representatives of all states, which is equivalent to a meeting of the Federal Parliament. When can the Federal Parliament allow the military to participate as representatives alone?" Ruprecht said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Earl Schelling bowed and saluted.
"The last question, who is the initiator of this parliament?" Earl Schelling asked. Obviously, the initiator of this meeting was Crown Prince Ruprecht, but the publicity on the surface must not be said to be Bavaria, after all, the Federal Parliament was initiated by Prussia before. People are emperors.
"Bavaria, then add the Kaiser and the Parliament faction." Ruprecht said: "In addition, give Albert a hint that the representative of William II cannot be allowed to participate as the representative of the Kaiser. On behalf of the King of the Kingdom of Prussia."
Although Ruprecht said that he wanted to keep the Kaiser's crown, in fact, this is just a face. There are too many benefits to having the Kaiser as the honorary head of state of the entire empire. On the one hand, it is acceptable within Prussia. (In fact, even if the parliament sent them to want rights, it is not necessary to knock the Kaiser's crown to the ground.) On the other hand, as long as William II is still the emperor and a king with real power at the same time,
Then the main attention of the Social Democratic Party will be on Wilhelm II, while Bavaria will not pull so much hatred.
However, while retaining the Kaiser's crown, Ruprecht must find ways to weaken the Kaiser's influence within the entire imperial system, just like the situation when Bavaria and Württemberg wrestled with the Kaiser's title Similarly, the two kingdoms require the Kaiser to admit that his imperial title is a national concept rather than a national concept. In this case, the Kaiser cannot use imperial power to interfere in the internal affairs of other states. And this time, when the situation is extremely favorable, Ruprecht is actually telling everyone that from this moment on, in the Reichstag, Wilhelm II and his representatives are just representatives of states, not supreme imperial power!
And this quasi-federal meeting is also good for the parliamentary faction. The federal parliament will participate in the states within the empire, which are relatively independent political entities. If the parliamentary faction participates this time, then in the future, when the new It seemed logical when the representatives of the established Prussian Confederation appeared in the Federal Parliament.
This is politics, every word and deed has a very deep meaning! Therefore, the key issues in politics must be handled with extreme caution. If you handle them well, you can put the other party together without the other party's knowledge. And if it is not handled well, it is normal to be raped by others.
After ordering everything, Earl Schelling began to prepare. First of all, because the three parties convened together in name, he had to secretly inform the Kaiser and the Parliament faction to get them ready, and then everyone issued a joint report. statement. Later, in order to make things more solemn, King Ludwig III of Bavaria suggested that the two kingdoms of Wurttemberg and Saxony be brought together. In this way, it will be more formal if the four kingdoms plus the parliament call together all the members of the federation Some.
The first thing to explain at this meeting is that the internal issues of Prussia will never be discussed on the surface. According to later generations, this is the internal affairs of Prussia, and other states have no right to interfere....
The most important topics of this meeting are as follows. The first one is to restore the territory and independent rights of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz! The prince made it clear in his statement that the conflict between the Kaiser and the Parliament faction was an internal issue in Prussia and had nothing to do with other states. Therefore, due to the chaos at this time, the two states controlled by the Social Democratic Party must be restored! This is the premise! If anyone disagrees, see you on the battlefield!
This is an important means for Ruprecht to weaken the parliamentary faction and at the same time win the reputation in other states of the empire! I believe that once this is implemented, Bavaria will have three extra votes in the Federal Parliament!
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