Chapter 1542 Behind the Compromise

Chapter 1542 Behind the Compromise 1

"Forget it, let's not think about this issue for now, let's convince Fritz to let the Bavarian Army share the pressure on the front line." The Kaiser decided not to consider this issue for the time being. He decided to start with the Austrian Emperor first, and at the same time see what the Austrian Emperor wanted to achieve with this reform.

However, at this time, in the distant Bulgarian capital Saint Sofia, the prince was also thinking about the future in his study. The battle on the Eastern Front was coming to an end, and a decent end to the war on the Western Front was not far away. At this time, it is time to consider the internal political situation of the future Allies.

Ruprecht will not be dissatisfied and regretful because the Kaiser forced the Bavarian Army not to participate in the internal conflicts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, because before that, Ruprecht knew that the Kaiser would definitely not agree, and if necessary Sometimes a radical approach may be taken.

Generally speaking, the move of the Bavarian Legion to enter the Austro-Hungarian Empire to help the Austrian Emperor suppress Hungary, and then exchange for Slovakia is a pretense of retreating to advance! If the prince directly proposes the right of succession, the Kaiser will definitely oppose it, because the latter already has the idea of ​​​​suppressing Bavaria. At this time, if he, together with the Austrian Emperor, proposes this pretense and then withdraws it, then based on politics According to the principle of compromise, the Kaiser must also make certain concessions.

This is actually a psychological game. Ruprecht is very aware of the Kaiser's bottom line, so he believes that as long as the Kaiser thinks about it, he will definitely not adopt drastic measures. After all, the two sides will continue to cooperate. In this way, the prince will at least get Future Czech Republic!

Although Ruprecht's idea was the right to hold an empire and a kingdom at the same time, he intended for Princess Mary to become Queen Mary. However, he must also leave a way out for himself. One, in case his wife cannot wait for the throne, he must also guarantee the interests of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Therefore, he chose to completely hold Bohemia and Moravia in his own hands.

The specific method, as the Kaiser expected, is to turn Bohemia-Moravia into a grand duchy, so as to politically ensure that the future Austrian Emperor cannot intervene in the formation of leaders in the region.

As for whether the Bavarian Legion did not directly participate in the political strife within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, would there be adverse consequences? Then there is no need to ask? The lack of a thug who can really hold the field at the critical moment will definitely have an impact, but this is also in the calculation of the prince.

Simply looking at the current situation, the social production in Austria within the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still stable, and the morale of the army is also very high, and the power of Austria accounts for about 70% of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire! Therefore, stabilizing Austria is equivalent to stabilizing the basic market of the entire Austria-Hungary. Even the civil strife in Hungary had limited impact on the overall war situation of the Allies.

Of course, in the absence of sufficient strength, the Austrian Emperor may not be able to make Hungary surrender for a long time,

And Hungary may also fall into civil strife because of its weakness. But here comes the question, will such civil strife help the prince?

Of course there is! Ruprecht has always believed that if the Hungarians are to stay in the Austro-Hungarian Empire with peace of mind, then it is like letting them go through an unforgettable period of turmoil and chaos! Whenever they want to pick things up again, think about the unbearable past events they have experienced. The turmoil, destruction and fear will make them give up on their own!

It has to be said that Europe during the First World War was a period when various nationalist thoughts were flooding. When the spiritual fanaticism reached a certain level, it would lead to some irrational behaviors! And the final result is that this kind of mental fanaticism spreads throughout the country like an infectious disease, and eventually causes an originally powerful country to collapse! For example, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I was like this.

Within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the most important ideological trend that the prince had to deal with was nationalism. When the external pressure increases and the people's living conditions become worse, some of them will imagine whether they will have a better life if they are independent, and they will think that they will not be affected by others after they become independent With the oppression of the nation, life will naturally get better, but will it actually be like this? Obviously impossible.

Take the Austro-Hungarian Empire as an example, not to mention the worst two, Austria and Hungary are each big countries with 300,000 square kilometers of land, and after independence, they have become so lost! And what about other countries? For example, Czechoslovakia has also been plagued by ethnic issues after independence, because the ethnicity of this new country is also impure! Have Czechs, Slovaks and Germans at the same time! At least three million Germans remained in the Czech Republic. This is also the origin of the Sudeten problem in later generations.

Even after the end of World War II, after the Czechoslovak government forcibly expelled 2 million Germans, ethnic issues still existed. Otherwise, the Czech Republic and Slovakia would not have broken up peacefully after the end of the Cold War.... Therefore, the final result is that the country is getting smaller and smaller, and its power is getting weaker and weaker!

This is an inevitable result, because small countries cannot support some industries that require sufficient national strength to develop due to power relations. For example, during World War I, relying on the huge market of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire, what an NB industrial group Skoda is, and Krupp in Germany and Schneider in France are equally famous. After the end of World War I, relying on the previous foundation, Skoda did well before World War II, but what about after World War II? Up to now, apart from people knowing that Skoda is a brand owned by Volkswagen, does the name Skoda still exist in the truly sophisticated field?

Then look at other parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, such as Slovenia and Croatia. The result of the war is that the emperors above the heads of these two regions have changed from the Austrian emperor to the Serbian king... . what differences are there? Isn't he still the younger brother under others? Serbia still refuses to grant the national autonomy rights that Croatia wants even after changing doors. After all, that was many years ago, and each region has formed its own traditions and cultures. And the Serbian government is far less wealthy than the Austro-Hungarian government.... What do you think is the use of dancing for a long time?

So, things like nationalism are still more agitated. If you want to talk about ethnicity and racism, the United States also has it. How come the US government has not seen a national self-determination for itself? Many times, this thing is an excuse for a country to split, just like what Madame Roland said during the French Revolution: Freedom, how many crimes have been committed in the world since ancient times, committed in your name?

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