Chapter 2425 Teaching One
"The Grand Duke of Baden hesitated at first, but finally said that Prince Albert is also considered a relative, so Prince Albert will also participate in the next meeting." Duke Albrecht said.
"Hehe, interesting." Ruprecht said with a smile. "Let's go." Judging from the reaction of the Grand Duke of Baden just now, he is still dissatisfied with the arrival of Prince Albert. Because, in the end, although he agreed to allow Prince Albert to participate in the next meeting, it was as a relative, not as a member of the royal family or as a representative of the Kaiser!
Perhaps this matter reveals a strong political intention, but for the crown prince, the most important thing now is to solve the problem of Gustav V. As for the internal twists and turns of the Hohenzollern family, then in the future talk later. Anyway, the Kaiser can live for more than 20 years!
"Sorry, I have dealt with some things and kept you waiting." Ruprecht said very politely to Gustav V.
"It's okay, at least in the next meeting, we don't have to face that eye-catching guy." Gustav V said indifferently. The German side still respects the Swedish king. Before, a grand duke of the empire and the heirs of the two kingdoms accompanied him in turn. Now Prince Albert is here again, which made Gustav V very satisfied. Anyway, he can't enjoy this kind of treatment in China, or in other words, besides him, if any high-level Swedish official comes over, the German side will not arrange so many high-ranking people! At this time, Gustav V really felt like coming home...
"Okay, now let's get down to business. I understand your appeal, and we also support your idea of becoming a monarch with rights. After all, only you have certain rights and influence in the country. After that, the empire and Sweden can cooperate better." Ruprecht said straight to the point.
"However, both the government and the people are not friendly to the monarch. You know, since more than 100 years ago, the rights of the Swedish monarch have been slipping away. Now, the monarch is more like a rubber stamp." Gustav V world said.
"So, you need to take it easy now. Any aggressive performance is not good for you. The first step we have to do is to let the government and the people eliminate the barriers to the royal family. Maybe it is a little bit to cultivate a good impression in a short time. Difficult, but at least let them feel that their king is not a troublemaker." Ruprecht said, although before the war, Ruprecht expressed his gratitude to Gustav V for his support to Germany, but This behavior is obviously detrimental to Gustav V's personal prestige. After all, armaments and joining any military alliance are very difficult for the Swedes who are used to living a peaceful life.
It is also thanks to the later Gustav V in history that he no longer had any contact with government affairs, so he was not abolished. Otherwise, the crown of the Swedish royal family may fall into dust before his son is born! Of course, in this plane, the situation of Gustav V is much better, because Germany won! This proves that his judgment is correct, and he has political and military vision! At this time, even if the Swedish government is dissatisfied, it will not embarrass the king too much, because a group of German relatives behind the king are very powerful!
"The Swedish royal family should be more close to the people, so that they can feel that the royal family members are beside them, not above them. Trust me only because I can lead the country to prosperity and bring benefits to them. It is not just because of my blood." The crown prince said.
"As a king who is misunderstood by the people, you should not hide in the palace and rely on the towering palace walls to isolate yourself from society,
Instead, you should go out and boldly show the people your concern and role in this country! Of course, at the beginning, there must not be too many political elements. This will put politicians on alert! "
"We can start from the perspective of culture and education. For example, invest in the establishment of mechanical and electrical related majors in Stockholm University. Set up a royal fund to reward those who are both good in character and learning or to support those who have difficulties in their families. These are all investments. I don’t think there are many things that can get very big benefits, I don’t think, neither you nor us will worry about the things of several million marks, right?” Ruprecht said.
To be honest, in this era, it doesn’t take much money to set up funds. For example, the famous Nobel Prize in later generations, do you know how much Nobel’s inheritance was at the beginning? It's only 9.2 million U.S. dollars, which is more than 3 million pounds when converted into pounds, or more than 60 million marks! The crown prince does not ask Gustav V to get a big award, as long as it can be justified, for example, a fund of 10 million marks or something. Then give it to a special person to manage, and then draw a part of the interest every year as a scholarship or something.
Is 10 million marks much? Anyway, Ruprecht thinks it is very ordinary, at least with the help of the Swedish royal family, Gustav's German relatives, and the German government, once this fund is created, there will be no problem! It doesn't matter what it is, it can be regarded as a testimony of the friendship between Germany and Sweden. Coupled with the support of the German states, it is really not difficult to do it.
Moreover, the major chosen by the crown prince is also very good. First of all, Stockholm University does not have mechanical and electrical related majors. Secondly, these majors have very broad prospects. It is still difficult for Swedish companies to find high-level mechanical and electrical engineers from the local area. This is also one of the bottlenecks that limited the development of Swedish industry in this era. After all, compared with Bofors, which rose before the Second World War, Sweden in the First World War really didn't have any industrial products that could be sold. So this move will definitely be recognized by the Swedish business community.
And since this matter was operated by Gustav V, there is no doubt that the teachers of these new colleges must be hired from Germany and Austria. After all, the current German industrial technology is really world-class, so , The further expansion of the channels of non-governmental exchanges between the two countries is of great significance to the improvement of the relationship between the two countries!
As for whether it is useful to do so? It must be useful. The son of Gustav V is following the people-friendly and academic route. With the support and help of the German government, Gustav V should do better! Of course, in order to make things more perfect, Gustav V can also engage in some charitable and public welfare activities. It is best for all members of the royal family to participate. Anyway, many European royal families in later generations did this. kindness!
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