The Rise of the Empire

So this leads to such a result. The Kaiser considered political purposes, while the soldiers only considered military actions. There was a very serious dislocation between the two parties. So the Kaiser wants to take the German General Staff to operate, but the premise of the operation is that someone can do this well.

The relationship between William II and Prince Ruprecht is good! And everyone is the king or the king's reserve, and they have a common language. Sometimes the two sides will talk about other things. Are the king and the nobles the same class? If this is indeed the case in a feudal society, the king is a member of the nobles, depends on the nobles and provides protection for the nobles.

But the situation is different now. As the boss of a country, besides the original military aristocrats, there are also capitalists in the ruling class. The former is the barrel of a gun, and the latter is a money bag! The kings are naturally wary of capitalists who control their own pockets, and William II and the prince are not so relieved about the imperial officer corps who control the army.

The loyalty of the officer corps is one aspect, but more importantly, these officer corps only care about military affairs and do not consider the conflict between their so-called military preparations and political needs! The army is used as a tool of the state, and what the king representing the state needs is an obedient sword, not a weapon that may affect his own judgment.

This kind of thing has happened historically, around 1890, the German General Staff tried to formulate a deployment against Russia. But then stopped by Bismarck. Now, with Bismarck leaving the political arena, there is no one in the German government who can form a stable deterrent to the General Staff except the emperor. Although the emperor has power, he has limited military knowledge.

Long before he ascended the throne, William II was thinking about how to make good use of the sharp sword of German military power after he came to power. To solve this problem, the first thing to do is to reorganize the General Staff! In the past, the Prussian General Staff was almost the sole preserve of the officer corps. Most of these officers from the Junker nobles controlled the kingdom's military affairs during peacetime, and directly commanded the armies of the four states during wartime.

In this plane, the relationship and cooperation between the kingdoms in Germany are far better than in history. The relationship between Prussia and Bavaria is getting closer. Put away some small thoughts. Coupled with the better personal relationship between the emperor and the prince, as well as the absolute advantages of Prussia, the emperor began to consider letting the Bavarian military power enter the high-level, turning the Prussian General Staff into the Imperial General Staff!

Some people may say, in this way, wouldn't it weaken Prussia's dominant position in the German army? It can only be said that this kind of person has a very problematic vision. First, Wilhelm II is first and foremost the emperor of Germany, who enjoys the supreme military command power during the war, and the Bavarian army obeys the orders of the Kaiser during the war. It would be wrong to equate the Kaiser's army with that of Prussia.

Second, it is normal for the nobles of other German states to command the Prussian army during the war. In history, except for the relatively strong Bavarian army, which can form an independent army group, other princes of Württemberg and Saxon nobles commanded the Prussian army. is very common. It was not uncommon to even hand over a certain strategic direction to Gentiles. The resistance received by military personnel from other kingdoms to enter the management is not great.

Third, the Kaiser wanted to make the Bavarian army take on more obligations. This plane Bavaria is very strong, has independent military power in peacetime, and has enough economic and industrial power to support more troops. The Kaiser has to pay attention to this. Little brother.

So this time he must find out about Bavaria and see what the well-funded and independent Bavarian army has produced over the years! If these things are really good, then he can promote them. In addition, if possible, the size of the Bavarian army can also be expanded to a limited extent. Anyway, the Bavarian Legion is the kingdom's own expense, increasing the strength of the army, and it will not cost the central government of the empire a penny! And even if there is one more army, it will not affect the dominant position of the Prussian army in the empire.

It has not been a day since the Kaiser had this idea, and he also mentioned this issue cryptically with Prime Minister Karipme. And the latter did not raise any objection after a short reflection. On the one hand, Prussia and Bavaria are working together under the same crown after all. If the partners can’t believe it, then everything is over. On the other hand, Bavaria is not just a state behind it. If nothing else, Vettel The Spachs and the Habsburgs may marry again!

Regarding the marriage of these two royal families, it is impossible to say that the Kaiser is not worried, but the point is, so what if you are worried? Can the Kaiser issue an order saying that the two families cannot marry? The Kaiser does not have this right, nor does he dare to do so! When will the Kaiser be able to dictate the internal affairs of other royal courts? Whether it is a big deal or a small thing about political marriage. Perhaps it was simply a marriage, and as a result, the Kaiser's tossing led to some unexpected consequences.

But now that the Kaiser suddenly proposed to let the Bavarian army play a more important role, how could Kalipme dare to speak easily? He didn't know whether the emperor was sincere or tempting, and if he was a little careless, he would end up being kicked away. Therefore, he simply expressed his acquiescence without making any substantive statements.

The Kaiser believed that Kalipme had acquiesced in his decision, so he decided to take the first tentative step. But just before the decision was made, Kalipme also cryptically mentioned the issue of the marriage between the Bavarian royal family and the Habsburg royal family, and pointed out that this marriage may lead to some changes within the German nation.

As for this issue, Crown Prince William is naturally very concerned. He has talked with Ruprecht several times on the sidelines, and even said that if the prince is unwilling, he can help solve this problem, but the prince did not express his position, just saying Willing to obey the arrangement of the family.

And just after this enthronement, William, who has become emperor, wants to discuss with the prince the relationship between Prussia, Bavaria and Austria in the future. What exactly does Bavaria want to do in the future? This is not something that can be fooled in a few words. He wanted to know what the prince really wanted.

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