The Rise of the Empire

"I have spent hundreds of millions of marks on armaments just to prepare for today's situation." The Crown Prince glanced at the Grand Duke. "If I don't get out now, I will only pay a higher price in the future. My policy cannot be implemented within the empire. The central government will not provide me with help. Let me, the Bavaria family, bear the entire cost of this matter, and those The guy who only talks about things and makes trouble, but gets off the hook, is enjoying the benefits? Why?!" The Crown Prince's words were full of anger.

"Actually, I didn't come here today to launch an attack. I just wanted to understand some of the situation and then have some communication." Grand Duke Baden considered his words. "Actually, the empire is very positive about His Highness's actions in Turkey. Although there are some opinions, generally speaking, they will give you support. Therefore, you'd better continue to deal with Turkey-related matters." The Grand Duke's words were very serious. sincere.

"Your Excellency, the situation has changed now. The plan I proposed before was only suitable for Turkey a few months ago, not for Turkey now. Because of the delay, we have lost too many opportunities. In order to save the current situation, We need to pay more. The previous consideration is no longer enough. The resources and permissions I need exceed my previous requirements. Well, tell me, even if the center agrees to my previous request, what's the point? What’s the meaning?” Crown Prince Ruprecht asked.

"Well, Your Highness, if you have any new requests, I can convey them to you, and I will try my best to convince His Majesty the Kaiser." The Grand Duke had already put aside his previous purpose of coming here. The Central Committee was very dissatisfied with some of the Crown Prince's actions, but in general he was still willing to let the Crown Prince take charge of Turkey's affairs. After all, Ruprecht had already dealt with the Turks before the war began, and even helped in the Italian-Turkish War. Turkey and Bavaria have been involved in Turkey's oil exploration for a long time. Their connections and influence are definitely not comparable to other countries. If the crown prince can't do it well, then others can't do it even more.

Moreover, after the war, the capital of other countries in the empire also entered Turkey. The collapse of Turkey would not do them any good. This means that a lot of money they invested before was thrown away in vain, and many projects have not even received a single mark in return! This is absolutely intolerable! Among them, the Grand Duke of Baden also invested at least 8 million marks in the new oil field in Kirkuk!

"Bavaria's investment and income in Turkey are the highest. Your country's oil fields in Turkey alone can produce more than 6 million tons of fuel every year. Plus the shipping company and railway shares established by your country to transport fuel, if If you give up on Turkey, the losses will be huge. This is equivalent to wiping out your country's investment in the previous decades. I don't think it is rational for you to do this," said the Grand Duke of Baden.

"The losses are indeed huge. But do you know how much it will cost if Bavaria wants to independently solve the Turkish problem under the current central situation? We must mobilize at least 300,000 troops and prepare for more than 80,000 casualties. In order to clean out the anti-German elements, nationalists, and foreign speculators in Turkey, the kingdom may spend more than tens of billions of marks on this, and the troops may be deployed in Turkey for more than 2 years! And after the war It was still a mess after that,

Reconstruction and funding are needed. Okay then, I want to ask, how much can the Imperial Center make up for these expenses of the Kingdom of Bavaria? asked Ruprecht.

"Isn't this a bit too much? If I remember correctly, at the peak of the war, the Bavarian Army deployed in Asia Minor did not exceed 200,000." The Grand Duke of Baden said.

"Because Turkey was our ally at that time, the war was only carried out in Asia Minor, but now? Turkey, a country that spans three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, and covers an area of ​​more than 2 million square kilometers, is at war everywhere. Defeating a large number of enemies is just the beginning. , the endless guerrilla warfare is the most torturous. Anyway, we will not join this war alone, and my legion will never accept the command of anyone except me." Ruprecht said.

"Your Highness, I hope you can think about it carefully. I will not leak what you said today to anyone, and it will not cause any harm to your reputation. I still hope that after you calm down, you can face this problem." After the Grand Duke of Baden realized that today's negotiations would not be fruitful, he could only put aside the dispute and wait and see. He did not know whether Crown Prince Ruprecht's statement that he would no longer manage Turkish affairs was true. , but he believes in one thing, that is, if someone else handles this matter, then the Bavarian army will not send a single soldier! And this is enough to make the empire powerless over Turkish affairs!

Among the three major mountains within the empire, in terms of military strength, Bavaria is definitely the strongest! Not only because Bavaria itself is stronger than either of the two states, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Prussian Federation, but more importantly, the influence of the Kingdom of Bavaria in southern Germany and the influence on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Württemberg After Saxony expanded its territory, its military strength also increased. There is no problem for two people to form an army in wartime. Even in non-war conditions, there is no problem to form four divisions. The Austro-Hungarian Empire can even form hundreds of thousands of people at will.

Well, if even Bavaria, a kingdom that can mobilize the strongest military power in Europe, thinks that maintaining the stability of Turkey by itself and its allies alone is not worth the gain, then neither the Kaiser nor the Social Democratic Party will do it alone. To do this, as for the Kaiser and the parliamentary faction joining forces? It’s like asking a weasel and a chicken to cooperate…. How unreliable are you thinking?

Moreover, all the most convenient passages into Turkey are in the hands of Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, such as the Balkan Peninsula, the Ukrainian region across the Black Sea, and the Transcaucasus region. In peacetime, why did the imperial army enter Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire on a large scale? This is impossible according to legal procedures! And it is obviously impossible for the empire to enter a state of war because of the Turkish incident! Even if the Kaiser wanted to do this, Bavaria could veto it, so this became a dead end, a situation in which everyone lost money.

"Let it go for a while and then take a look." Ruprecht finally gave an ambiguous answer.

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