Chapter 2335: Visitors From Vienna 1

"Your Highness, Your Excellency Esterhazy Harris has arrived." Two days later, when Ruprecht was working in his study, an attendant reported to the crown prince.

"Very well, let him wait for a while." The crown prince put down the pen in his hand, and after a moment of contemplation, he was guided by his attendants to the drawing room. To meet the former aristocrat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the current speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, Prince Esterhazy Harris.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire is naturally concerned about the distribution of war reparations. But sometimes you can't be too impatient. If the ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Berlin or the staff of the Vienna court came to the Crown Prince's mansion at this time, it would naturally attract the attention of many people. But if it was an unknown Hungarian who came, the attention would be much less.

After all, the Esterhazy family has huge influence in Hungary, certain influence in Austria, and influence in Bavaria, but in the Old Prussia, the family has little power, and although Harris is The heir of the Tehazi family, but after all, he is too young. Doing so can minimize adverse effects.

Of course, the performance of the Esterhazy family and Harris himself can take on this important task. After all, the Esterhazy family has cooperated with Bavaria and Vienna for nearly 20 years, and Harris He also proved his ability and courage during the turmoil in Hungary. He successfully instigated the old prime minister and some bourgeois moderates. He also owes his contribution to Hungary's current stability.

"Okay, let's talk about the current internal situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and your purpose this time." After a brief courtesy, Ruprecht said straight to the point. Although in the husband and wife's letters, Princess Mary often mentioned the internal affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but she was not the emperor after all, and the information she received would be somewhat biased. This time, Harris came here as a representative of the Austrian Emperor. The crown prince naturally needs to know the attitude of the Austrian emperor and the situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in his eyes.

"Your Highness, generally speaking, the overall situation within the Austro-Hungarian Empire is only stable. The Austrian region is the most stable, and it is also the most economically developed region. With the support of Vienna and Munich, the original Hungarian region has gradually recovered. Stable, the Hungarians who have regained a stable life are rebuilding their homes. Then to the east is our newly occupied Ukraine. The situation here is very complicated. The situation near the mainland has gradually begun to restore order, but most areas are still It is in a state of military control. Food is not a big problem, but it is very difficult to recover and develop. We lack almost all supplies, and ruling such a huge newly added territory is very stressful for the current empire's finances. Therefore, this At one time, the British reparations meant a lot to the empire."

Morris briefly introduced the situation. In summary, the Austro-Hungarian Empire gradually deteriorated from west to east. And the empire is very short of money, lacking a start-up capital! Therefore, the Austrian Emperor specially sent Harris to ask for money.

"So does His Majesty the Emperor know the current distribution of indemnities in Germany?" Ruprecht asked.

"Not very clear, the news is very confusing now, and you didn't mention it in your letter to the crown prince." Harris said.

"I didn't mention it, and I don't plan to mention it in the future. Because this matter will take a long time to operate, I don't know how much Austria-Hungary can get, so I don't want to give Austria-Hungary Your Majesty made a wrong estimate. All I can say is that even under the best circumstances, the British indemnity can only be used for emergencies at best, and cannot fundamentally make the Austro-Hungarian Empire stronger." Rupre Hitter said.

This is a tough battle. In terms of difficulty, Ruprecht believes that this "war" is more difficult than the final battle to destroy the British fleet. Although he has already prepared, he is not sure how effective it will be. After all, this is a group of hungry people who suddenly saw a roasted whole lamb, and everyone would work hard to eat as much lamb as possible! Moreover, these people are not enemies. Everyone is in the same system, and the relationship is very complicated, which cannot be dealt with simplistically.

Therefore, the crown prince believes that the promise at this time is meaningless. After all, if you paint too big a cake for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then when hope is shattered, the aftershock will be even greater! There are many things that are actually not very bad. The reason why they end up being bad is because of human psychology. For example, now, even if the Austro-Hungarian Empire can't get a penny, can it be that the Austro-Hungarian Empire can't develop? Obviously not! For a big country, whether it can do it depends mainly on itself, and this is fundamental.

"Germany is very tight on the issue of distribution, and now, the Kaiser and the parliament faction are an alliance on the surface. They have made very demanding demands, and their attitude is relatively firm. However, they have not done things absolutely. I didn’t launch a full-scale attack, probably because I was worried that such an attack would kill one thousand enemies and damage myself by eight hundred. But I still need to do some preparations and delay time.” Ruprecht said.

"Then do you need some help from His Majesty now?" Harris asked.

"Of course." Ruprecht nodded and said: "First of all, I hope that the Austrian Emperor will continue to maintain a friendly and close relationship with the German Empire as if the distribution of compensation does not exist. And this relationship must be top-down Spread out, our ambassadors and diplomats in Berlin not only have to build good relations with nobles, officials, and parliamentarians, but more importantly, with capitalists, newspapers, and some famous intellectuals."

"Are you talking about a banquet or a salon? This is very convenient to organize." Morris said after thinking for a while.

"No, these are only superficial. The deep level is that we want to build momentum! We must clearly tell all factory owners, bankers and professionals with skills in the German Empire that the Austro-Hungarian Empire is about to launch a large-scale development! We welcome All capable people will share with us the feast of the Eastern Front! We need machinery, capital, and professional talents! Everyone, as long as they are willing to invest, we can give rich returns! Ukraine, Belarus, and the vast Transcaucasus region Territory and rich resources are our footnotes! Do you know what I mean?" Ruprecht said.

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