Chapter 1721： Phone conversation one

Chapter 1721

The Austrian emperor now left a rich "legacy" to his daughter. In the eyes of top nobles like the Grand Duke of Baden, he is cultivating another line of the Wittelsbach family and the Habsburg family. In Ruprecht’s generation, the Kingdom of Bavaria and Bohemia-Moravia were merged into one, but what about? Obviously, the eldest son with Austrian nationality cannot go back and inherit the two territories of Bavaria and Bohemia at the same time.

And this will inevitably lead to the split of the originally powerful Wittelsbach family. This is a good thing for Prussia! Maybe a few decades later, the Wittelsbach family may have two crowns, one is the Bavarian crown, and the other is the Bohemia-Moravian crown. This is not surprising. In the eyes of the Grand Duke, the future It is also possible for the grand duke to be the queen. At least the line of the Austrian emperor's direct line maintained a considerable position. Grand Duke Baden expressed his understanding of this point.

"After the war, will Hungary no longer be able to guarantee its own independent army? At the same time, other divided states do not have independent army and internal financial power?" Grand Duke Baden asked.

"In the future, the new empire will be divided into three major parts, with the current center headed by Austria, the weakened Hungary, and the Ukraine region. Hungary will split into two independent states, Slovakia and Croatia, and the Germans will gather. The region will be merged into Austria. Parts of Ukraine will become autonomous regions, while other regions will become provinces. The provinces directly controlled by the central government will account for half of the empire. The Bohemia-Moravia region will become one. Special Zone. At least, this is true of Ruprecht's generation." The Austrian Emperor thought for a while and said.

"You seem to care about maintaining a very special relationship with Bavaria." The Grand Duke frowned and said. The Austrian Emperor once again expressed his political inclination through the side. This move to approach Bavaria made the Grand Duke very dissatisfied and a little worried. .

"Respect for the facts. In terms of blood relationship, Austria and Bavaria have been married for three generations. In the future, it may continue. Now, Austria needs more foreign aid, not only military but also economic and technological. In fact, This kind of connection has been going on for more than ten years, and it cannot be denied. Under the circumstances that cannot be changed, I think we should learn to recognize reality." Ao Huang said.

"However, if you think so, it does not mean that your successor will also implement this line." Grand Duke Baden said in his heart. After thinking that he had found out the Austrian emperor's hole cards, he did not continue to discuss these things with Fritz. After all, Austria was unwilling to make concessions, and the German emperor really couldn't help it. It seems that in the end, a trip to Saint Sophia is needed to solve the problem. To be honest, the Grand Duke of Baden was unwilling to face the Bavarian crown prince, and his ability and tough personality made him feel very weak.

"Actually, the Grand Duke does not need to go to Saint Sophia. Ruprecht thinks that meeting at this time will be very embarrassing. Some things can be talked directly on the phone." Ao Huang thought for a while and said.

"Some things can't be explained clearly without the phone." Although Grand Duke Baden didn't want to see the crown prince, he still didn't want to see things well.

"Now I can only talk over the phone, because Ruprecht's message to me is that in 3 days, his command post will move to Kiev." The Austrian Emperor said.

"Just kidding, in winter, moving the command post to Kiev, is it going to launch a large-scale attack?" The Grand Duke said angrily, but then, the Grand Duke suddenly thought of a possibility, and this idea shocked him very much. .

"It seems that your Excellency has already thought of it. Compared with this matter, I think that our internal contradictions are not worth mentioning at all, are they?" Ao Huang said with a smile.

So, on the second day, according to the agreement between the two parties, the Grand Duke of Baden and Ruprecht talked directly on the phone. Maybe some people said, just let the Kaiser and Ruprecht talk directly? Why do you need a middleman? This is not nonsense. Now that the two sides are so tempered, what if the talk really collapses? Neither the Kaiser nor Ruprecht are the masters who can easily recognize the counsel, the faces of both sides are the two biggest faces in the German Empire! As the second-class family in the empire, Grand Duke Baden felt that he was the existence that gave the two sides back...

"His Excellency, I think you should already know what from His Majesty the Austrian Emperor's words. This matter, the German General Staff has also received news that there has been turmoil in St. Petersburg, and it is getting worse. In this case, Obviously, we should not affect the great cause of the empire because of some domestic problems. Therefore, I hope you can serve as a buffer between Bavaria and Prussia, and some problems need to be temporarily put aside.” After a brief courtesy, Ruprech Go directly to the topic.

"His Majesty, His Majesty the Kaiser is the emperor after all. Even if some of the actions are not so appropriate, the authority of the empire center must be maintained. You have already acted against the imperial government." Grand Duke Baden said carefully.

"So? How is William II preparing? Is it to remove my title of commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front or prepare for a strong confrontation?" The prince's strong answer came from the microphone.

"Your ExcellencyYou are working hard to bridge the differences between the two countries, so I don’t make it difficult for you. I say terms, listen, and then go back and tell William that this is my final bottom line." .

"I take care of his face. The Bavarian Army can cede part of the area that originally belonged to Prussia. This area is about 10,000 square kilometers. In exchange, the Kaiser must ensure that other occupied areas maintain the status quo. At the end of the war There was no discussion or voting on the ownership of the occupied territories before!"

"Second, I want to use this time to launch an offensive. Therefore, I ask the Imperial Central Committee to allocate me material rations for the next month in advance." The prince stated his conditions.

The prince didn’t have many requests, just two, but these two really made it difficult for the Grand Duke of Baden to make a decision. Let’s talk about the prince’s concessions. The Bavarian Legion gave up a quarter of the Polish territory it controls. Give the Kaiser a step. No matter whether the Kaiser is satisfied or not, I feel quite satisfied anyway... After all, Bavaria's attitude is still concession, and the place is not small, face and lizi are in the past!

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