Chapter 1865： Contact one

"If we give them sites in three provinces, can they give up the right to the center? The Kaiser thought for a while and asked.

"First of all, the province of Brandenburg is very important. It surrounds Berlin, the capital of the empire. Such an important province cannot be given to the parliament, otherwise you will not sleep well. Secondly, they cannot give up their right to the center. "Grand Duke Baden said. "But we can get in touch with the parliamentary faction through private channels." We can at least probe their tone.

"Then who is going to do this?" The Kaiser looked at the three people in the room and said with some embarrassment. After a series of things, the Kaiser had not much trust in others, but now it is even rarer. There are really not many people who can be trusted.

"I will go there in person. If I do, according to the principle of reciprocity, their status will not be low. We are likely to discover their true thoughts." Grand Duke Baden said with a sigh. No way, there are too few talents on the Kaiser side. Grand Duke Baden wanted to use one person as two people.

"Okay, so be it," the Kaiser said.

At the same time, the Social Democratic Party is also making final preparations before contact. The middleman has already negotiated and can send an invitation to the Kaiser at any time. Now, for Albert and others, all they need to do is choose A suitable person comes in contact with each other and thinks about his own conditions.

But now Albert can't go by himself, Hasai is in Vienna again, and Buhler is the internal military director of the parliament, so now it is Barthes who can go. And although Albert did not formally express his position, he has to say that Barthes' opinions are indeed very attractive.

"We must at least ensure that we can now control the grassroots government in the region. This is the key and basis for our future party development. For the Parliament, we control the upper house of the Kingdom of Prussia, and it is acceptable for the nobles to temporarily control the lower house. But the lower house is acceptable. It is also necessary to arrange seats for the people of his class. The Prime Minister of the Kingdom is responsible to the Parliament is what we must insist. The appointment and removal of the members of the Kingdom Cabinet must also be recognized by the upper and lower houses of the Parliament." Albert said to Barthes.

"The other is military power. We are always insecure without the ability to protect ourselves. I think the Kaiser also has this idea. If we can, we'd better try to talk to the Kaiser on this issue." After hesitating, Albert decided It is not a general decision to intervene in military power, because dividing the army is very likely to cause a head-on conflict with the officer corps!

"Okay, I will pay attention to these things." Barthes said. Three days after this conversation, the Kaiser finally agreed, and in the end, the two sides decided to meet in Hannover.

When he saw that the representative of the German Emperor was the Grand Duke of Baden, Barthes was quite surprised. In his opinion, the counterpart of the Grand Duke of Baden should be at least the Hasai level. From the fact that the emperor sent such an important person to make contact in advance, it can be seen that the emperor still values ​​this negotiation. So Barthes decided to cheer up and deal with this difficult opponent. After all, if it were not for the Grand Duke of Baden to disrupt the situation, perhaps the parliamentary faction had already gained imperial power when the Kaiser was weakest!

The meeting between the two parties was not as full of gunpowder as outsiders imagined, because the two sides understand better that in this kind of private negotiation, there are many ways to confront, but it definitely does not include meaningless bravado! After a simple courtesy, Grand Duke Baden decided to launch an "attack" first.

"First of all, I need to inform your Excellency. During your trip to Hanover, riots broke out in some places in Hanover Province, but they were quickly suppressed by the local government. Many of them are Social Democratic Party members. Personnel, before the two sides are about to negotiate, this kind of behavior by your side seems very untimely. We have already contacted General Crook on the Western Front. He said that the officer corps will not tolerate such things that disrupt the atmosphere of the negotiation. Will come forward to maintain order." Grand Duke Baden said.

"Fuck, what's the situation?" Within two minutes of sitting down, Barthes felt that the Duke was not easy to deal with, and that kind of extremely aggressiveness! First of all, the other party did grasp one of his own blind spots, that is, he received too little information during the time he rushed to the venue. Barthes did not even know whether the Social Democratic Party did these things in Hanover. Not to mention whether the German military and local governments have suppressed it. It can be said to be a complete smear.

And now no matter how I answer, I'm in a disadvantaged position. If I deny it, then if this happened. Those Democrats who made trouble were obviously sold. And if you admit it, you will be charged for disrupting the negotiation, and this behavior will definitely cause dissatisfaction from the military As for whether this matter was fabricated by the Grand Duke of Baden? This is really possible, but Barthes is not clear, so he can't make an effective response.

So, in the face of this situation, Barthes decisively dealt with the fuzziness at the same time. "The current situation is more complicated, and we can't even be sure whether this matter is true. After all, it's just a word from your side. Compared with this kind of flamboyant matter, General Mackensen's East Prussian regiment retreated in large numbers. It’s a fact. With the Western Front Legion intact, the Eastern Front Legion’s changes make people very suspicious of your motives. Of course, you have a certain degree of sincerity in sitting here. If you are here to discuss issues, not If we come to court, can we say something more constructive?"

"The mobilization of the Eastern Front Legion is only a normal operation. The troops need to change defenses. It is impossible to fight on the front line all the time. If you want to know the situation in this regard, I can arrange for relevant personnel to put it aside and explain it." Grand Duke Baden laughed. He said: "But as a prerequisite for negotiations between the two sides, one thing must be done, that is, we should no longer do destabilizing things. I suggest that the military should come forward to create a separation between the areas controlled by both sides. Area, personnel from both parties cannot enter the other's control."

"Awesome!" Barthes gave the opponent a thumbs up, and the Grand Duke Baden's move was actually aimed at the infiltration of the Social Democratic Party into neutral areas. The parliamentary faction knows very well that the area under their control is not too large, so they urgently need to increase their influence through various means.

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