Chapter 1,706 The Kaiser’s Thoughts 2
Chapter 1706 The Kaiser’s Thoughts 2
Therefore, under the dual influence of fear of Bavaria's revenge and unwillingness to make wedding clothes for others, a large number of people represented by Little Moltke were unwilling to intervene in this matter. And Xiao Maoqi had a vague feeling that if this matter continued, it might lead to some very bad results! Because Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are too close, and Prussia has lost the ability to use final means against Bavaria!
Of course, Moltke would not say this to the Kaiser at this time, because it was more just his feeling without evidence, and in his opinion, the conflict between the two parties was not far from this level!
"If you have nothing else to do, please resign first." The Kaiser said stiffly. After Moltke left, William II took out one from a stack of documents and opened it and looked at it slowly.
When the Western Front entered a period of calm, the Kaiser, who was idle, began to consider the future internal affairs of Germany and Austria. No matter what, as a person who could defeat Bismarck in an instant in history, Wilhelm II's political skills were definitely second to none. Judging from the intelligence collected so far, if nothing unexpected happens, the Austro-Hungarian dual empire will soon become a thing of the past. The Austrian Empire, with Austria as the core and composed of many small states and autonomous territories, is gradually taking shape. Some of the national, political and superstructural issues that had limited the development of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would disappear. This European empire will come to life again!
Well, what will be the relationship between Germany or Prussia and Austria in the future? Why is it said Prussia and not Germany? Nonsense, the future king of Bavaria is the son-in-law of the Austrian Emperor! The Kaiser now really admires the Austrian Emperor, who has been in power since 1848. Maybe he is really average in running the country and farming, and he is a novice in fighting, but the nepotism of the Habsburg dynasty that has dominated Europe for hundreds of years is really smooth. Got it! Damn it, the Wittelsbach family and the Habsburg family have been intermarrying for three consecutive generations! An empire that was originally in decline turned around like this. How can this be justified? !
This time, the Kaiser finally understood what blood is thicker than water... After the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, and now that Karl is unable to do anything, the Austrian Emperor is trying his best to maintain the special relationship with Bavaria. It is foreseeable that no matter who comes to power in the future, Bavaria must not object, and the cooperative relationship between Austria and Bavaria will be the prerequisite for political correctness between the two countries. Therefore, the current Kaiser has realized that it is impossible to restrict Bavaria with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Therefore, this must be done by Prussia.
And now, there seems to be an opportunity? ! Just a few days ago, Prime Minister Holweg mentioned one thing, that is, there was a proposal within the parliament to allow the original Russian Poland to establish a kingdom and then subordinate it to the German system. To put it clearly, Germany was The 4 kingdoms within the territory became 5!
Of course, this proposal definitely does not include the part that Austria-Hungary will take away, but only the part that Prussia and Bavaria will get in Germany. According to the previous agreement,
Russian Poland, which covers an area of 120,000 square kilometers, will be divided into three equal parts, with Prussia, Bavaria and Austria each having one share. And if Prussia and Bavaria should be merged into one, then Poland, which covers an area of more than 80,000 square kilometers, can indeed be called a kingdom within the German system. The area of this kingdom is even slightly larger than the original Bavaria. !
There is no doubt that the people who proposed this plan, in addition to taking care of the ideas of some Poles, aimed more at Bavaria. This was done with the consciousness that if I can't get it, you can't get it either. , this seems to be a way to kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses. But this is not actually the case, because William II is the emperor of Germany after all, and the king of the Kingdom of Poland must be recognized by the Kaiser. The Kaiser could even arrange for his relatives or pro-royal nobles to serve as kings! As for whether it can be suppressed? Obviously you can!
Even if it does not want the Kingdom of Poland, Prussia can also include the three Baltic countries and some territories of Belarus and Russia in the future. The sudden increase of 200,000 square kilometers in area is not a big problem. It may not be able to suppress the expansion of Bavaria, Bohemia and Mora. Via, but a small Poland is really nothing to mention!
Moreover, the best thing about this plan is the control over speed! It's the kind of person who cuts off a piece of the opponent's flesh. Although it makes Ruprecht feel physical pain, it won't cause him to go into a rage! After all, without Poland, Bavaria can still obtain very large benefits from Belarus and Ukraine. This is like cutting meat with a dull knife or boiling a frog in warm water. Come little by little.
Of course, the person who proposed this opinion did consider stabilizing the mood of the Poles. There is a lot of inertia in history. For example, now, although the Poles hate the oppression and massacre of the Russians deeply, the independent tendency in their bones cannot be easily erased. They hated the Russians, but at the same time they had little sympathy for the Germans. Not to mention the Russian Polish region, even earlier, the Polish region that had been incorporated into East Prussia still had an independent tendency. Therefore, historically, the Allies planned to have a puppet king to rule, and this is still the case in this plane. It can be said that they are of the same origin.
As for the lack of resistance from the administrative side, the Kaiser considered that the resistance was not very big. This opinion was put forward by two political parties in the Reich Parliament. What is surprising is that this time, the right wing of Albert's Social Democratic Party did not express its position. , but he didn’t propose any corrective opinions, so he probably acquiesced. Well, as long as Prime Minister Holweg does not obstruct it, the probability of this proposal passing in the Imperial Parliament is very high.
What about the Federal Parliament? Everyone is not stupid, and we can see that this is a fight between gods and gods, a conflict between Prussia and Bavaria. Although, an absolute majority of three-quarters of the votes is required in the Federal Parliament to pass, which means that Bavaria can block it as long as it can get 17 votes. (The total number of votes is 52) But Bavaria itself only has 6 votes. There are still 11 votes left. Little Maoqi and others are afraid of the fight between gods. So are countries like Saxony and Württemberg willing to get involved in this matter? They may not support Prussia and should abstain. In this case, Bavaria will certainly not be able to veto the proposal.
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