The Rise of the Empire

"In addition, I would like to ask about the issue of labor flow between the two countries. The Bohemian local government recently reported to the central government that the Kingdom of Bavaria discriminates against Czechs. His Majesty is very concerned about rejecting Czechs from entering and working. ’” Taff said.

"Hehe, for this matter, I can only say sorry, because it is impossible for us to provide a German interpreter for every Czech who does not speak German. Your country requires that people holding public office in Bohemia must speak Czech. So they no longer value German. This is your country's national conditions. Although we have opinions, we respect your country's choice, but when I arrive in Bavaria, I can only say sorry." The prince said with a smile.

For the rebellious Czech nationals, the prince is very disgusted. In order to integrate the two countries in the future, the prince naturally needs to guarantee the basic base of the Germans first. As for the Czechs, they will recruit some to fight against others, win over the Czech upper class and pro-Germans, and suppress national separatist forces. Austria wants to do it but can’t do it. The matter was done by the prince, and the prince felt that Austrian Emperor should thank himself.

The Austrian government requires public officials in Bohemia to be able to speak Czech, which catches many capable but older Germans by surprise. The result of not being able to master Czech is laid-off, and these people who leave because of government policies are naturally Very dissatisfied with the central government and the Czechs.

At this time, the Kingdom of Bavaria accepted them. Whether it is the Bromfors shipyard in northern Germany, or a joint factory with Prussia, or Bavaria's newly established enterprises and expanded army, as well as the colonies opened in Africa, all require a lot of manpower. The influx of a large number of German personnel from the Austro-Hungarian Empire is in the interests of both parties.

As for the prince's answer, Taft could only smile helplessly. On the one hand, the language barrier did exist, and on the other hand, he was quite critical of the Austrian policy.

"Of course, if the local government of Bohemia is willing to provide language tutoring for Czechs who come to Germany to work, and to the extent that it does not affect the normal level of communication, then we will not set up any obstacles on the issue of migrant workers." The prince thought Want to come up with a compromise. "If we can, I think we can cooperate with some high-level people in Bohemia, and some of them are better than those youth nationalists."

"Besides, before the official wedding, His Royal Highness Ludwig III **** and you are said to be going to Vienna once?" Taft thought for a while and asked softly.

"That's right. Some things need to be discussed with His Majesty the Emperor and Crown Prince Ferdinand." The prince nodded. "And I think this time it's time for Hungary and the outsiders within the Austro-Hungarian Empire to see the strength of the two kingdoms."

"So you want to take the entire Bavarian Royal Guards and Guards Cavalry?" Taff said. Unlike the Kaiser's 6 guard regiments, the Bavarian royal family is not so rich. Even in this plane, after the economic and military strength has been greatly improved, the guards assigned to the royal family are only 2 guard regiments and 1 guard cavalry regiment.

"Is this a bit too exaggerated?" Earl Taft thought for a full minute before saying it in a more tactful tone. Who said that there would be no conflicts when they were about to become in-laws? The Austro-Hungarian Empire felt that Bavaria had given too little, and Bavaria felt that when it came to cooperation matters, the Austria-Hungary Empire had an ambiguous attitude and procrastinated.

Let’s take Bavaria as an example of helping the Austrian-Hungarian component fast division. The princes persuaded the Kaiser, but when they came to Austria-Hungary, they encountered greater resistance than in Germany.

The prince designed the two divisions belonging to Austria-Hungary in this way. The equipment is provided by Bavaria, and Bavaria can also provide part of the loan for the preparation of funds, and Bavaria officers serve as teachers. In peacetime, they obey the Austro-Hungarian government, but in wartime, if the Bavarian Army enters Austria-Hungary to help Austria-Hungary fight, then these two divisions belong to Bavaria.

According to the prince's estimation, in order to build this division, Bavaria needs to spend about 40% of the total investment. And only when Bavaria entered the Austro-Hungarian Empire and helped it fight, did it give itself the command. If Bavaria only fought against Austria-Hungary in Germany, or if the Kaiser's troops entered Austria-Hungary, then Austria-Hungary would not need to hand over command.

This condition is supposed to be good enough. I paid half of it to help you build an army, and almost all of it is under your control. There are also restrictions on the transfer of so-called wartime command. You should be satisfied. But who knows, Emperor Fritz didn't buy it. He only wanted this force to "cooperate" with Bavaria to fight, but he didn't elaborate on how to cooperate. And for such a suggestion, the prince would naturally not agree!

"Do you know how to build such a force? Do you know how much it will cost? Do you know how much Bavaria will pay if you give you all the command power? The cost of two fast mobile divisions is about one and a half armies More! We are giving you a division for nothing!" When talking about this matter last time, the prince rarely got angry with the representatives of Austria-Hungary. And the prince's anger naturally reached the Austrian Emperor's ears. And Aohuang's attitude is to deal with it coldly, let's cool it down first.

"We just want your government to see the value and high price of this army. The purely verbal description is far less shocking than what you actually see. Don't worry, we will follow your country's requirements, except for some ceremonial items and self-defense weapons. In addition, do not carry mission weapons and ammunition." The prince said.

"In addition, this is the meaning of His Royal Highness the Regent and His Royal Highness. If your country does not accept it, then you can only invite Crown Prince Ferdinand to come to Bavaria." Finally, His Royal Highness emphasized.

It stands to reason that the status of the Kaiser and the Austrian Emperor is equal. Archduke Ferdinand is not yet the emperor, so he is almost equal to the Regent of Bavaria, and as the latter's junior, it makes sense to visit the Regent of Bavaria, who is regarded as a relative of his predecessor. But in the eyes of Earl Taft, it is still a little difficult to accept, because they represent not only their personal status, but the cooperative relationship between the two kingdoms.

The prince believed that the cooperation between the two parties was equal, but the Austrians believed that the Austro-Hungarian Empire existed at a higher level, and it was precisely because of these reasons that there were various differences and rifts between the two parties.

"If the Austrian Emperor is not willing to accept it, then it doesn't matter if this rapid force is not built." Ruprecht finally took out his trump card and stopped playing! It's up to you!

"The matter of co-building the rapid force can be discussed in person with the Emperor of Austria. As for the matter of personnel going to Vienna, I hope that the scale can be smaller, at least the number of cavalry needs to be reduced." Taft said.

"Three companies of cavalry, the size of the guard regiment remains the same. That's it." The prince said.

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