Chapter 1874: The Conditions of Both Parties II

Now, the prince understands very well that everything else may be fake, only the strength in his hand is real! The gap between Prussia and Bavaria is so great that even after Bavaria acquired Bohemia-Moravia, Prussia's industrial and economic strength is still more than twice that of Bavaria! After this war, although Bavaria could also gain a lot of benefits, Prussia got more! Moreover, the vast majority of Prussia is a German population. Under the same circumstances, their speed of digesting new territories will be faster and better.

If you can't take advantage of this opportunity to weaken Prussia, then who can guarantee that after the Kaiser recovers, he will not have any plans to deal with Bavaria? After all, the two most important industrial areas and the northern port area are still under the control of Prussia! If the Kaiser's request is agreed, the result will be that Prussia is weakened, but not completely!

However, the veto is still very tempting! In theory, at least Bavaria's undefeated status can be guaranteed!

"Your Highness, do you like privileges?" Suddenly, Earl Schelling next to him asked.

"Privilege is universal, as a nobleman, you should be very clear about it." The prince said with some surprise. You know, Earl Schelling is second only to himself in the civil service system, and he has a lot of power compared with the Prime Minister of Bavaria. He can definitely be called the top group of nobles in the world!

"However, it is not because of your bloodline and status that I am convinced to serve you, but because your actions have been recognized by me. No one is born accustomed to being inferior. Although we are still maintaining the status of nobles rights and interests, but we all know that if the nobles do not actively seek changes, then all that can be left in the near future is a memory."

"And your talent has conquered me. You have made Bavaria as strong as it is today. There is no threat to your existence in the empire. So why can't we take a longer-term view at this time? To seek a better future for the empire." What about tomorrow?"

"In the Federal Assembly, Prussia used the lost rights in exchange for the unification of the empire. When Emperor William I and Prime Minister Bismarck were alive, they probably thought about the issue of the Federal Assembly for a long time, right?" Earl Schelling said meaningfully.

"I understand what you mean. One of the meanings is that you think that Bavaria's privileges will cause dissatisfaction with other states. You even think that this is the Kaiser's killing of us? Is that so? After all, we unite with other states In the federal parliament, it is to veto what we don’t like and agree with what we agree with. And if there is a veto, Bavaria will think that the value of allies is reduced, and other states naturally don’t like this option that breaks the rules.”

"As for the other reason, I'm afraid it's because I'm worried that if the two states of the empire have veto power, then there will be two centers in the empire, which will make the already loose empire even looser. Is that right?" the prince gestured to Earl Schelling Sit down, he wants to have a good talk about this matter.

"That's it, Your Highness. In fact, I think the federal parliament that you originally designated without veto power in all states is the most reasonable, which can increase the recognition of other states. At the same time, we abolished the privileges of Prussia, and also improved in disguise." our political status.”

"Your Highness, you can think about it. Now, if we want to veto a resolution, it is not difficult at all. We and our allies can easily gather votes. The veto power granted by the Kaiser is actually not as important as imagined. Even if we should change the rules of the Federal Assembly and adjust the three-quarters pass rate to two-thirds, we can still steadily veto all resolutions that we disagree with.

And, adjusted to be more suitable for passing the resolution we agree with! "

"I think it is a very good choice not to veto power, maintain good relations with most of the states, and change the approval rate of the Federal Parliament, no matter from the perspective of the efficiency of the operation of imperial power or from our own perspective. The Kaiser In my opinion, it is best not to accept the conditions," Earl Schelling said.

"I understand." Ruprecht nodded. He decided to reject the Kaiser's suggestion, because whether from the perspective of weakening Prussia or Bavaria's own perspective, this veto power is a bit tasteless and has consequences. "Since this is the case, if the Kaiser still wants to continue doing business, then let him change to a more attractive condition." The prince ordered.

"As you order, Your Highness." Earl Schelling stood up respectfully and said.

"Okay, let's look at the conditions of the parliamentary faction." Ruprecht said.

"The first half of the document sent by the parliament is no different from the Kaiser's. The second half is a bit interesting. They said that the parliament can fully use Bavarian equipment in the future army building." Earl Schelling said.

"Hehe, as expected." Ruprecht was not surprised by this. Because he knew that the parliament faction had only one way to choose military equipment!

Where is the most important army factory in Prussia? Take the two most famous ones, one is Krupp in Essen, and the other is Rheinmetall in Dusseldorf. Both of these military factories are located in the famous Rhine-Ruhr area, that is to say, in the current Rhineland region in terms of administrative division...  This is the Kaiser's control area, and the Kaiser will never give up here. It is almost impossible for the parliamentary faction to get the Rhine-Ruhr area, so the point is that if the parliamentary faction successfully divides the territory, then even if they organize an army, they will not be able to find suitable equipment!

And now the whole of Germany can provide complete army equipment except Prussia and Bavaria. In the case of fighting against the Kaiser, if they don't get equipment from Bavaria, can they build it themselves?

"However, this condition is less sincere than the veto proposed by the Kaiser." The prince commented. Leaving aside the issue of supply and demand, purely from the point of view of actual interests, even if the parliamentarians fulfill their promises, Bavaria probably won't get much benefit.

The reason is simple. After the war, Germany will definitely reduce its army. Although the territory of Germany has increased a lot, the pure army has a maximum strength of 1.1 million, and Bavaria maintains a strength of about 250,000. If Prussia is not listed separately, it is about 600,000, and the remaining 250,000 troops belong to other states.

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