The Rise of the Empire

"Before, Bavaria threatened us by giving up the Middle East, so how about we directly take over this task now and deal with Turkey and Persia personally?" Crown Prince William asked.

"Then we may face pressure from Bavaria. The crown prince did threaten us with this, just to make us retreat. In fact, there are still talks between the two parties, but if we directly take over everything in the name of the center, then There is no room for maneuver between us and Bavaria on this issue. This will lead to very serious consequences. After all, no one is willing to hand over the industry they have been operating for decades. Every year, Bavaria can withdraw from the two river basins. Obtaining more than 2.5 million tons of fuel is a profit of hundreds of millions of marks. This price is enough to make Bavaria hate us for a lifetime!" Count Malwitz said with some worry.

"Of course I won't do this directly. I will go to see my father and do it in the name of the Kingdom of Prussia. If the Prussian Federation is also willing to participate in this matter, then we can win over them. Bavaria will be with us." The balance between the two countries has gained too many benefits. This time, I want to try to cooperate with the Prussian Federation, a real cooperation, to completely break Bavaria's dominant position in the domestic political situation." Crown Prince William said.

"The conflict between us and the parliamentarians is essentially irreconcilable. They want all the crowns in the empire to fall. And we have cooperated before, but you know the result later. Bavaria provoked civil strife in the Prussian Federation. , and we also got a share of it! With such a bad precedent, I don’t think the parliamentarians will trust us,” Count Marwitz said.

"How do you know if you don't try? This time we are only getting benefits from abroad and will not involve changes in the domestic political map. They have no reason to refuse. We can sign an agreement and even ask the parliamentary faction to provide troops and let them occupy some The oil fields were allocated to them afterwards. They are all businessmen sent by the parliament, and in the face of interests, businessmen have no overnight hatred. They also need to extract profits!" said the crown prince.

"Then what are you going to do? Let's just talk about the Turkish issue. How much do we know about Turkey? Do we have hidden secrets in Turkey? Who do we help? Who can stabilize the political situation in Turkey? Those who can't help can't support the people and resort to militarism. Sudan, or competing with the Americans for Pasha? Turkey's problem cannot be solved by just investing troops and money. We need to tame a country with a population of 20 million people with different religious beliefs and behavioral habits. This cannot be done by one or two fights It can be solved in battle." Count Marwitz said uneasily.

For Germany, any problem that can be solved with a saber is not a problem. However, there are always many things in this world that cannot be solved by force. For example, the current Turkish issue. To be honest, since Bismarck, there has never been a real strategic master in the German center. Germany is so powerful that more people are only willing to use simple violent methods to solve problems instead of Consider possible side effects.

In fact, this violent approach to solving problems has now shown adverse consequences.

Various resistance and disharmony problems in the new colonies and territories of the Kingdom of Prussia have made the local government very busy. Although these actions may seem like a small fight to some people, such small fights cost the government more! The Germans want colonies and territories for profit and to transform them into national strength, not to cause trouble for themselves.

Many people are already aware of this problem, and now even the Grand Duke of Baden is beginning to consider the relationship between German immigrants and local people in the newly added territories. But if you know it, you may not be able to do it well! There are so many things involved, you need experience, an efficient team, money, and a plan that can be accepted by the locals! All in all, this is very troublesome... To be honest, Marwitz, the butler, has not helped the crown prince sort out the affairs in his territory. How do you ask him to deal with matters far away in the Middle East?

"We can choose to support the Sultan. After all, he was our staunch ally during the war. He has no reason to betray us. As long as we enter Turkey and deal with the rebellious Pasha, then all the remaining problems can be left to the Sultan. He How he wants to govern his country is his business, as long as the tributes can be delivered to us on time." Just when the crown prince was hesitant, Lieutenant General Estroff's words confirmed the crown prince's idea .

"It makes sense. What Turkey was like before, just let it continue like this. We don't need to care about how to govern it. We just need to support a government." The crown prince said.

"So how to support a government? The current Turkish government has been hollowed out by successive years of war and civil strife. If you want the government to maintain it, you must have blood transfusions! If a large amount of funds can bring the Turkish government back to life, then naturally it is the most Good results, but if we invest a lot of money and can't maintain this government, then how do we end up?" Marwitz asked.

In fact, the old count still had something to say. Lieutenant General Estroff had huge selfish motives in encouraging the crown prince to directly intervene in this matter! At most, this battle can be defined as a medium-sized military conflict within Germany. The marshals and generals within the German Army are unlikely to take action. They either have heavy troops and bear important responsibilities, or they are already old. Get ready to retire, or be idle for some reason!

For a second-rate military executive like Lieutenant General Estroff, this is an opportunity. Taking advantage of the transition between old and new members of the military, Lieutenant General Estroff hopes to cross the line between lieutenant general and general. That insurmountable threshold! Forget about generals and marshals. The tradition within the empire is that the number of powerful generals and marshals will not increase or decrease unless a war breaks out! In addition to Lieutenant General Estroff, there is a group of people within the imperial army who have similar demands to him. They all want to use this opportunity to advance to the next level! As for the possible consequences of this behavior? Sorry, they are soldiers and don't care about politics!

"Many people in the army support your highness," Lieutenant General Estroff said.

"Okay, give me some time to think about it, and I will give a satisfactory answer to all my supporters." The crown prince said.

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