Chapter 894 Remuneration 2

"Everyone, I don't have time to waffle on this issue. I need to discuss a result before 3 o'clock this afternoon, and then I will board the train to Kiel Port at 4 o'clock! Okay, everyone, start to express your opinions Give me your opinion! My Chief of General Staff and my Lord of the Navy,” said Wilhelm II.

"If His Royal Highness Prince Leopold does not have to command the Bavarian Army, then my colleagues in the Admiralty and I are willing to work under his command. In fact, if possible, I think Prince Leopold will command the Bavarian Army. , it would be better for a prince to command the navy." Tirpitz said first. "This is really a terrible idea. The Bavarian royal family will not agree, and Prince Leopold may not be able to command the entire force subordinate to the Bavarian royal family." Little Moltke looked at Tirpitz Said with a glance. Is Prince Leopold a distinguished person? Definitely, the younger brother of the current King of Bavaria and Ruprecht's uncle. A veteran who participated in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War. German Marshal, the second most powerful figure in the Bavarian Army. However, such a number one person can command other legions of the empire and can assist the prince in commanding the Bavarian legion, but he cannot fully command the Bavarian legion! This is politics! The crown of Bavaria can only be inherited directly, so only Ruprecht can command the Bavarian Army. Prince Leopold can command the Eastern Front in history, but when can he command Ruprecht? There is no such record? What's more, the current Bavarian Army is composed of two parts. The Bohemian Army's direct allegiance is Princess Mary. Working for Ruprecht can also be understood as working for the husband of the Archduchess, but there is absolutely no reason to obey Leo. On Prince Pod's orders! "This is indeed a very bad suggestion. I suggest everyone present to forget this matter." The Kaiser said sullenly. Now William II couldn't understand why Tirpitz, who had always had a keen sense of politics, would make such a suspicious suggestion at this time. If this was revealed, among other things, Bavaria would definitely think that it was the Kaiser's order to divide Bavaria. Let the prince command the navy, gradually dilute its influence, and then let the branches assist the Bavarian military. This is obviously two cores! Don’t the king and princes of Bavaria hate the Kaiser to death? Even the Kaiser would not dare to do this in peacetime, but now in wartime, he is not cheating himself! "Your Majesty, I don't mean anything else. I just feel that there is no one in the German Navy who can compare with His Royal Highness. We need such a leader." Tirpitz also suddenly realized that the political question, so he immediately explained. Do not forget that among you are people from other kingdoms and principalities besides Prussia. "This question will stop here. What you think is not important. What is important is what the other party thinks." The Kaiser's bored expression indicated that the topic could not be continued. "Marshal of the German Empire?" Little Maoqi said tentatively. "Well, in fact, the prince already had the title of Marshal of the Kingdom of Bavaria before this. According to the current trend, kings and generals of various kingdoms can obtain this military title, which has very limited meaning." Prince Maxim of Baden Lian said a little embarrassed. The rank of Marshal of the Second German Reich is not only officially awarded to generals who can fight and resist, but is also an honorary title. Basically, the first and second leaders of the major kingdoms can earn the title of Marshal in the end. . For example, historically the king, crown prince and prince of Bavaria were all marshals of the German Empire, and the king and duke of the Kingdom of Württemberg were also marshals of the German empire.

Even foreign monarchs, not to mention the King of Greece, the Emperor of the Ottoman Empire, the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and even the King of England have all received this honorary title...

For soldiers, the gold content of this hat is pretty good, but for the top nobles, this is nothing, and they can get it sooner or later! Maybe Kruger and his like have some difficulties, but for Albrecht, the Archduke of Württemberg, who is sitting in front of his right hand, this hat is really not a problem. Your bloodline and status in the kingdom are your guarantee. "The title of Navy Marshal can be awarded at the same time." Compared with the Army Marshal, the Navy Marshal is still very precious. At present, it seems that Tirpitz himself has one, and this time he won the naval battle, so he will naturally be given the title of Navy Marshal. More appropriate. So Tirpitz made this suggestion. "Marshal, I can give you this." William II nodded. "If I remember correctly, then Ruprecht will become the first double marshal in the empire, holding the titles of navy and field marshal at the same time." Compared with the large number of field marshals in the empire, the navy marshal must There are fewer, currently there are only two, one is Tirpitz and the other is Prince Heinrich Wilhelm. Tirpitz is worthy of his name, but the latter one is actually based on connections... "In addition to honorary rewards, what about other aspects? What do you think about the future Eastern Front battlefield and the command authority of the navy?" The so-called reputation is just an add-on, the real division of rights and interests is is the key, the prince has always been a practical person. And the Kaiser really needed someone who could be optimistic about the Eastern Front and who could always maintain the vitality of the navy. "I once asked General Mackensen, and he had no objection to the prince commanding the German troops on the Eastern Front. In the future, once the prince returns to the Eastern Front and commands the Prussian Army, including the Eighth Army, this will also be the general trend. , we can give this status. Of course, the only problem is that the equipment systems of the two legions are different, and it is a very troublesome thing to always provide two kinds of supplies." Xiao Maoqi said. During the war, everything was focused on war. Little Moltke himself still recognized the prince's abilities and skills, and hoped that the prince could obtain this title. However, now, it has been difficult to let Little Moltke and the German General Staff The fundamental reason why the high-level officials issued this order was the issue of troop replenishment and equipment replenishment on both sides. Bavaria and Bohemia are in charge of the prince, while Mackensen's troops are in charge of Prussia, and the same is true for the equipment. If the supplies cannot be exchanged, then this will be a very troublesome thing. Three updates today~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!