Chapter 138： Open and honest two

"As for you asked us why Bavaria is doing arms business, I said it was not money to force it, do you believe it?" Ruprecht smiled bitterly.

"Among the four states, in terms of military and civilian living standards, Bavaria is the worst. Although our fiscal revenue is second, it is supported by the size of the country. The Royal Government’s financial situation is still very tight. Bavaria is inherently insufficient. There is a lack of coal and iron ore, and even the land is very barren. In terms of competition for mass goods, we are not only inferior to Prussia, but even Wurttemberg and Saxony are inferior. And we have to independently support the army."

"From the establishment of the empire to 1890, Prussia’s fiscal revenue increased by 2.5 times, Saxony’s doubled, and our Bavarian fiscal revenue increased by 0.5 times! There are too many industrial capitalists in Prussia, and the Prussian royal family can use equity and Provide convenient ways to obtain additional income, but we can’t. Not to mention that compared with giants such as Krupp, Rheinmetall and Mauser, we can’t even find a few companies that we can make do with. We are the king and we must give The people in the kingdom and the nobles who surround us and seek our allegiance find a way out."

"Therefore, we have no choice. We have to produce things that others cannot produce in order to benefit. Hardening armor technology has taken 8 years for the Kingdom of Bavaria! We have spent 5 years on the development of rapid-fire guns! We are poor and forced. There is no way! If our technology is not good, there is no way. But if anyone plays with us, then we will never back down!"

"The thing in the Far East just ended. During the Toshima naval battle, I almost lost my life. Then in the land battle, you said to let Bavaria go, and we said yes, and then the Blue Legion with the Bavarian army as the main body also fought out the Empire. In the end, not only did it mean nothing, but the Japanese came, and you directly transferred the order to Krupp. This is not appropriate? Why do we pay so much to let others benefit? You think this is fair Is it?" Finally Ruprecht added.

Ruprecht said that this is a showdown. Ruprecht's hidden meaning is very clear, the two royal families are a family, and everyone is a king. It is because the Bavarian Asia-Pacific is poor to make money by yourself. It is wrong for your Prussian royal family to help a businessman suppress your own people. Don't tell me that Krupp belongs to your family. Something really happened. Isn't it the Prussian and Bavarian troops who went out desperately? What is Krupp for? Without them producing artillery, the Empire would have no artillery? Are you kidding me? After breaking the monopoly, everyone can do better!

So at the end of this meeting, Frederick III felt that he was getting more and more irrational. In the eyes of outsiders, as an emperor, he could have been unreasonable. Laozi and Krupp had a good relationship, so the Admiralty would naturally send the order. To Krupp. But now it's different. Sitting opposite is not his own servant, but the heir of a country! You can't be reasonable if you are reasonable, but if you are reasonable, you really don't seem to be reasonable.

In the past few years, the relationship between Prussia and Bavaria is generally very good. First, the personal relationship between the prince and his son, and then the boost and taxes that the Bavarian hardened armor brought to the construction of the Imperial Navy. If these are nothing, then Bavaria's willingness to send troops in the Far East War can be described as an unprecedented gesture.

Bavaria originally belongs to the kind of thing that has nothing to do with itself. Let’s not talk about the initiative to send troops. According to the previous temperament, even if Prussia let Bavaria do this kind of thing first, people will renounce it. After all, Prussia’s military power. It is only useful when the country enters a state of war. If you don’t declare war with Japan, Bavaria won’t kill you at all. If the latter doesn't go, Prussia has nothing to do.

Logically speaking, based on the current situation, Prussia should be satisfied. After all, Bavaria has released enough goodwill compared to before. From the overall point of view, Prussia gives Bavaria some benefits and then exchanges for the goodwill of the other party is a very cost-effective business. When the relationship between the two parties was not good back then, wouldn't Prussia give a lot of money every year? The reason why the trouble appeared in this result, Frederick III admitted that the root cause was the so-called "kingdom problem." Under the crown of the German emperor, he still consciously or unconsciously thought that he was the king of Prussia. The time was right, but if you think too much, something goes wrong.

But Ruprecht still seems to feel that the fire is not burning enough. "If Germany is hit hard one day, who do you think will be the biggest beneficiaries in domestic politics? Is it the kings and nobles who are in power and precarious, or the capitalists who always hold real money?"

"In essence, the German regime system is closer to the Bourbon dynasty. Wasn't the end of the French dynasty's rule because of money? After those capitalists made enough money, they would inevitably penetrate into other areas of the country~www .novelhall.com~They use money to open the way, use profit to win. In the end, we will find that the nobles around us have been bought out. The cooperation between them will finally shake the foundation of the empire. Then other countries will also have one after another. Support this kind of action, and we kings will eventually lose power."

Let’s not talk about whether these words of Ruprecht are objectively correct, but they are absolutely alarmist and thought-provoking, especially after a lot of foreshadowing-Bavaria has done its best for the empire, and the German government has After a certain capitalist took advantage and triggered a series of unexpected things. The Kaiser must pay attention to this matter. Krupp can't live without him, and once an incident occurs in Bavaria, Germany will be lightly injured!

"Hey, I do seem to be kidnapped by those guys." Frederick III thought this way, but he absolutely couldn't say that. The emperor, you still want face. Make a note of this in advance, and give it a beat again.

"This is the end of the matter. You take the orders that belong to you. Please be honest about other things. Don't send any wrong signals to Württemberg and Saxony. This will not be good for everyone." Finally the old king emphasized. . Having said that, let this matter go, Prussia and Bavaria will be quiet first, and the other two kingdoms will naturally be quiet. There have been enough upsets these days. Let's do this first.

"By the way, what is there tonight?" Before the end, the old king said one more thing.

"Uh, see the representative of the Austro-Hungarian Empire tonight." Ruprecht said casually.

"Huh?! What do you mean!" Frederick III's eyes puffed, and a frightening breath emanated from him!

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