The Rise of the Empire

In the end, the crown prince ignored Count Marwitz's persuasion and agreed to Lieutenant General Estroff's request. He would personally participate in the matter. The crown prince was not very confident in himself. He just knew that under the current mess, , if you want to get out of trouble and get to the next level in a short time, then giving it a try is a must! He needs to use a tangible thing to prove his strength and ability. He needs the interests of the Middle East to enrich his team and alleviate internal conflicts. Crown Prince William has no choice. Even in the next week, Mal Count Witz tried to persuade the crown prince to give up this plan over and over again, but he still did not change. In the end, the loyal old count could only help the crown prince realize this plan, a plan that he was not optimistic about!

At this time, in Sanssouci Palace, William II was also waiting for the arrival of his eldest son, and next to him was the current Imperial Prime Minister, Prince Baden. In the letter from the Crown Prince to the Kaiser, the Crown Prince had informed the Kaiser of his general thoughts. Although the Kaiser agreed to the Crown Prince's audience in his reply, he did not express his own views, which made the Crown Prince somewhat uneasy. Before the arrival of the Crown Prince, the Kaiser wanted to discuss this matter with his relatives and the current Imperial Prime Minister, Prince Baden.

"The little lion of Hohenzollern can't hold it anymore and wants to challenge the lion king of Bavaria." The Kaiser's voice echoed in the empty room. "What do you think of this? My Prime Minister."

"It's nothing, it's just interest. There aren't many hostile elements in it." The prince thought for a while and said.

"What does your brother mean?" the Kaiser asked.

"My brother said that although Bavaria verbally expressed its unwillingness to take on this matter, in fact they are still making preparations. They want the center to make concessions," the prince said.

"That's true. But if we want to do it, then we will have to pay the corresponding price and military strength." The Kaiser's words were so erratic that people could not understand what they meant.

"Now the problem is clear. If both parties do not back down, then our plan to use the central finance to make up for military expenditures will not be passed. We can let Bavaria's application languish in the parliament, and they will also let our plan in the parliament. It’s all broken, so that’s it, now who takes the lead, who pays, and who sends the troops! Then I would like to ask Your Majesty, are you ready for this matter?” Prince Baden said.

"The crown prince said he hoped to bring federal Prussia to bear on this matter, so that the costs we incurred would be shared and this would end Bavaria's special position in imperial politics. It always plays both sides, allowing We are very uncomfortable," said the Kaiser.

"So you and the Social Democrats discussed this matter?" the prince asked.

"I think it is also time to reassert the power and authority of the Hohenzollern family,

With Kemal's elimination, Bavaria's attack on Turkey has actually failed. Everything they did was in vain. Isn’t it normal for us to be replaced at this time? Of course, we are still a little weak on our own, and we will not refuse such beneficial things compared to the Prussian Federation. After all, as long as we succeed, the oil self-sufficiency problem of both Federal Prussia and the Kingdom of Prussia can be solved. "

"I am sincere this time and will not change my mind due to external pressure. I hope the Social Democratic Party guys will realize this." The Kaiser finally said. When the foreign enemies have disappeared, internal fighting is the norm. Although the struggle will be limited to a certain range, it is obvious that the Kaiser is not willing to give up this opportunity. Some of the things the Crown Prince has done recently have made the Kaiser dissatisfied. However, his behavior of daring to take the opportunity to challenge and change the Kingdom of Prussia's disadvantaged position is worthy of encouragement.

Relatively speaking, in the view of the Kaiser, Prince Albert did worse. Originally, the Kaiser wanted Prince Albert to come back from the Baltic Governorate to discuss the matter, but as a result, the latter was not sensitive to the Kaiser's call, or in other words, deliberately avoided the matter, and suggested three After the states demarcated each other's interests, it was left to Bavaria to handle the matter. The prince's behavior made the Kaiser feel a little dissatisfied. Things always have to be done. If the South takes the lead in everything, will the future capital of the German Empire be in Berlin or Munich?

"This matter is actually very complicated. It is not only a military issue, but also a political issue. Now, it is difficult for us to solve the military issue alone. We conservatively estimate that if we choose to help Sudan, then we will need to send at least 20 Ten thousand troops are deployed in Turkey. Who will provide these troops? How will the war expenses be shared? We also lack an effective forward base. The Mediterranean and the Black Sea are the base of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. From this perspective, we cannot avoid Bavaria and Austria-Hungary,” said the Prince of Baden.

"Your Majesty, our interests in this matter are not as great as some people imagine. First of all, even if Turkey changes to a government we support, the agreement signed with Bavaria must still be fulfilled. That is to say, Kiir is currently The oil fields in Cook and Mosul are still in Bavaria's hands. In addition, we not only have to support military expenditures, but also bear the reconstruction costs of Turkey. This will be a very huge number. Even with central financial support, it is not optimistic. As for making profits and dividing other interests, this will be a relatively distant thing, don't think about it within 5 years." Seeing that the Kaiser did not speak, the Prince of Baden added.

In the long run, if the Kaiser can use this opportunity to capture both Turkey and Persia and make them the product dumping and oil producing areas of the Kingdom of Prussia, then the profits will definitely be huge, but the problem is that in the early stage It will definitely lose money, which is a great pressure on the current financial situation of the kingdom, which is not particularly good. The Prince of Baden will eventually become the Grand Duke of Baden, and he does not want to be unhappy with Bavaria over this matter when he is prime minister. He did not have the Kaiser's dominant thoughts on the internal affairs of the German Empire. In short, there are many reasons why Prince Baden is not optimistic about this matter.

"If there are some difficulties, the Grand Duchy of Baden does not need to participate this time." After a while, the Kaiser said.

"This, that's not what I meant." Prince Baden said with some embarrassment.

"It's just a performance by the younger generation, and it's not a big deal. We understand the situation of the Grand Duchy of Baden very well," the Kaiser said.

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