Chapter 2375: The Opening of the Drama II
The most important thing is that once it is passed in the form of law, then when it is implemented again, it does not need to go through the Federal Parliament, and it will be implemented directly by the imperial government. This is like the Navy Act. Once passed, the annual appropriation will be regulated. follow! Now that the empire states have increased a lot of territory, who can guarantee that nothing will happen in their own country? It is too easy for the central government to make small things bigger.
"However, this incident fully proves that this is an act of the Social Democratic Party's government. If we only target individuals, the result will only be a temporary solution, not the root cause." The Kaiser said with a slight frown.
"The Social Democratic Party is not monolithic, and some of them do not agree with this matter, such as Buhler and Hassey, etc. Buhler had informed General Crook of the relevant matter before, so it is simple and one-size-fits-all The solution is not good," said Crown Prince Ruprecht.
"It seems that we have differences on this issue, so let's put it aside for a while and discuss the next issue, how about the distribution of compensation from the Allied Powers?" The Kaiser said with a smile. Faced with today's situation, the Kaiser already has a plan, at least for now, it is not far from what he expected!
"The Kingdom of Prussia gets 35%, and the other Prussian states except Bavaria and Parliamentary Prussia get 15%. The rest goes to Bavaria, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Prussian Federation. Due to the current regime of Parliamentary Prussia, we can organize an institution To distribute, Ruprecht, you can be the supervisor, and then find about half of the staff from the states and the Austro-Hungarian Empire." The Kaiser said his plan.
This is to tell the crown prince that the remaining 50% is at your disposal, and you can arrange it however you like! Whatever you want! This concession can be described as huge in the eyes of outsiders! If it is an ordinary person, I am afraid that they will accept it immediately! After all, this is a 50% allocation! But Ruprecht cannot accept such an arrangement!
"Your Majesty, don't you think the Kingdom of Prussia has taken a little too much?" Ruprecht said jokingly as he glanced at the Kaiser sitting on the throne. "You see, here, there is the wartime prime minister of the empire, the wartime chief of staff of the empire, the commander of the empire's western front army, and me, the commander in chief of the eastern front. If we want, we can clearly understand Calculate how much the current Kaiser Prussia has contributed to the war! I don’t think that the Kingdom of Prussia, with an area of only 180,000 square kilometers, has contributed more to this war than Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire combined .”
"Ruprecht, your words are a bit too much!" The Kaiser said with a livid face. He originally wanted to say that the crown prince was presumptuous, but at the last moment, he changed to a more soothing word.
"I have always believed that war reparations are rewards based on contributions made in the war. We will only take what we deserve, not others. I have always believed that in this war, Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire The contribution made is enough to take one-third, so Bavaria takes 15%, Austria-Hungary takes 20%, and other states take 15%. Finally, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Prussian Confederation take 50%. And if according to In terms of your Majesty’s ratio, I can only say that the parliament faction got too little. What do you ask those people to do? They paid so much for the war, but only got a little reparation. At any time, I think, we The most basic justice should be taken into account," Ruprecht said.
Ruprecht obviously rejected the cake sent by the Kaiser because it was poisonous! He presides over the remaining 50% of the distribution. If he really only gives 15% to Parliament Prussia, then the relationship between Parliament Prussia and Ruprecht will become very tense! After all, this is about tens of billions of marks! This is very detrimental to Ruprecht's overall strategy in the future.
"The Commonwealth of Prussia and the Kingdom of Prussia will get 50% in total. As for how to allocate it, you decide." Ruprecht thought for a while and said. The idea of the crown prince is the same as that of the Kaiser. After determining his own share, he throws the problem of distribution to others!
"This is almost unacceptable! Ruprecht, you should know that we can talk to you today, and we can also talk to the parliamentarians. We will not talk about it. The conditions of choice are much better than yours." The Kaiser threatened.
"No, it's not the same. The first point is that my allies and I can individually negate all clauses that are not good for us in the Federal Parliament. The second point is that we are different from you. Bavaria has no ambitions for the internal affairs of the central government, but regardless of Whether it is you or the Social Democratic Party, you are both determined to win the central government, and based on this alone, the alliance between you is unreliable." Ruprecht said disapprovingly.
"It seems that the future imperial government is also one of the contents of our negotiations? I want to say that the imperial government is under our control now, and it will be under our control in the future. This is certain." The Kaiser said.
"The premise is that we are neutral. The Prime Minister of the Empire is responsible to the Federal Parliament. Although he is elected by the upper and lower chambers of the Imperial Parliament, he must still be approved by the Federal Parliament. Moreover, the House of Nobles in the Imperial Parliament is not something that His Majesty can cover with one hand. The House of Political Parties is even more so." Ruprecht said calmly.
"So, are you using the imperial regime to make a deal?" The Kaiser said with a bad face.
"I just want to get back what originally belonged to us, and I will not seize other people's. We have shown enough goodwill on the internal affairs of the empire, but whether this goodwill can become a reality depends on His Majesty the Emperor." meaning," Ruprecht said.
"In the future, Bavaria and the southern states will reach an agreement with the imperial government on a series of issues such as transportation, postal services, taxation, and financial subsidies. Some large projects and basic livelihood facilities related to the relationship can be built under the leadership of relevant imperial departments. .” The crown prince stated his conditions.
"It's not just about internal affairs and economic construction. I think that on the issue of the imperial army, the number of troops in each state should be kept at a low level during peacetime. It is enough to be able to deal with internal security. Our funds should be concentrated, and then It is used in the army, navy, and strategic air force directly under the imperial center, and the command of this force should be in the hands of the imperial general staff." The Kaiser said immediately.
"I also think that the imperial army is too scattered now, and there are problems of inconvenient command and repeated construction. If we redefine the ratio of the imperial army and the state army, reduce the latter's number, and concentrate manpower and financial resources to build an army directly under the empire It will be better." Little Maoqi on the side also expressed his support.
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