Chapter 2356: The Night Before the Storm II
"Believe me, Mr. Buhler, I'm not a reckless person. I know the severity. I don't have a good impression of the parliamentarians. If it wasn't for the empire, I could have killed the parliamentarians completely during the civil strife! At that time, I was very disappointed with the abilities of His Majesty the Kaiser, and at the same time I had some illusions about you. For the sake of millions of officers and soldiers, and their millions of families, we must teach Albert and others a lesson!"
"Mr. Buhler, I hope you can use your influence to control the police. I can guarantee that before the police use violence, all the registered troops will not intervene. And if the parliamentary faction wants to use violent suppression to solve the problem , we will seek justice for those colleagues!" Admiral Crook said word by word, his words were full of threats.
"Fuck." Buhler is really regretful now, he really didn't expect things to go to this level, after all, such a thing as a military rebellion never happened in the history of the Second German Reich! Even though there are incidents of military interference in politics, there is absolutely no such thing as rebellion. But now, how could this be?
In fact, the reason is very simple. During the period of the Kaiser, the Kaiser had both military power and political power. The army was controlled by the imperial power, and the interests of the Kaiser and the Junkers were the same. As long as the Kaiser is willing, he can easily replace all senior military officials, including the Minister of War and the Chief of Staff, without worrying about counterattacks. But in the current parliamentary faction? The control of the army is not in the hands of the government, and when the government damages the interests of the army too much, the army will naturally launch a counterattack. Of course, rebellion is a bit serious, but all kinds of boycotts and protests are necessary.
In fact, during the period of the Weimar Republic in history, the government never really effectively controlled the army, and the army rebelled sometimes. (For details, please refer to the research on the history of war.) In terms of the control of the army, the period of the Weimar Republic was not as good as that of the Kaiser.... And because the right wing and centrists of the Social Democratic Party are in power, they have to compromise with the Junker nobles and military officers for their own rule. In history, there are also measures including returning the properties of the Kaiser and nobles and guaranteeing the rights and interests of the Junker nobles.
"I think we can talk about certain issues. You know that among the three major states, our situation is the worst. Mr. Albert is indeed in trouble." Buhler tried his best to ease the antagonistic relationship between the two parties. If it was before, Crook might still want to talk to the other party, but now, after reaching an alliance with Crown Prince Ruprecht, Crook has decided to take strong measures.
"Because the situation is bad, the interests of ordinary people are lost in exchange for the appreciation of the master behind it?" Crook sneered. "Well, Mr. Buhler, I hope that we can cooperate in the future. My previous promise is still valid. As long as the police do not use violent measures against our former colleagues, the army will remain neutral and the army will not seek to establish a military government. Neither the Kaiser nor Bavaria would agree to this, nor is it the tradition of the German officer corps, we only need our own legitimate interests to arrange a way out for our officers and soldiers, and they should be treated like this.”
"Mr. Buhler, now there is an opportunity in front of you. One option is to stand aside and wait for things to subside before we continue to cooperate. The other option is to stand on the opposite side of us and be affected." Crewe K said.
"I reserve my opinion, Mr. Crook, and I hope you can take care of yourself. It is not normal for the military to interfere with government operations. This is a social regression. I think, as a patriot, you don't want to see such a day come. ?” Buhler said to Crook before leaving.
"It is wrong for the military to interfere with the government,
However, legally and morally speaking, it is wrong for the government to owe the soldiers who fought for the country, no matter what high-sounding reasons you find! Bangguo has a population of only 20 million, and more than 1 million combatants, plus their families, that is a population of several million! Albert and others offended so many people, do they still want to be kind? To be honest, in terms of public interest, they are far inferior to the left wing of the Social Democratic Party, and even Prime Minister Bismarck, who established the first social security system in Germany! This injustice must change! Crook reiterated his opinion again.
Therefore, with the upcoming resolution of the Parliamentary Prussian government, a storm that gradually swept across the entire Parliamentary Prussia was brewing. After the meeting ended, Buhler regretted his actions a little. He even thought that his actions directly detonated the army's counterattack idea. He could not prevent the passage of relevant resolutions, but he also used his own means to remind Albert and others to pay attention to the possible overreaction of the military. And on the grounds of easing the conflict, I hope that Albert can also back down a bit, and the two sides will drag and let it go!
However, Albert and others didn't think Buhler's warning was true, or they just thought it was a threat from the military. After all, if the military was really going to do something, why did Crook tell Buhler? Are they on good terms?
And judging from the previous performance, whether it is Ruprecht or the Kaiser, they all have a very high level of vigilance when the military interferes in politics. For example, at the quasi-federal conference held in Bavaria, Ruprecht categorically Rejecting the proposal of the military to send representatives to participate, this statement has been very clear. The Kaiser also tightened his control over the army after the civil strife. In their view, if the parliament sends troops to do things at this time, it will undoubtedly touch the sensitive nerves of Bavaria and the Kaiser. The pressure of the latter is enough to suppress Crook et al. Of course, Albert didn't know that Crook and others had reached an agreement with Ruprecht on certain issues!
Ruprecht, Crook and others are preparing their own plans, Buhler is running around to eliminate the impending conflict, and the Social Democratic government easily passed the bill on veterans' placement and began to implement it. The Kaiser is thinking about how to discuss the distribution of indemnities when meeting with Bavaria next time. All contradictions and conflicts are brewing, and it seems that they are waiting for a critical point of outbreak.
It didn't take long for all this to happen, a seemingly accidental timing finally triggered the whole storm, and the beginning of this incident did indeed begin at a veterans distribution station in Hannover!
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