Chapter 1893： Open and honest two

"I can't control Prussia, but in my country, we will gradually give equal rights to the people who obey me, no matter if he is a German, a Polish or a Russian. As long as they are loyal to the Empire, Then I treat them equally.” Ruprecht is not in the mood to have a long debate with Albert. As the superior side, he will do what he wants.

"I can understand the thoughts of His Royal Highness, but there is a problem that I have always expressed concern, that is, even if we give generous terms, what should they do? The Austria-Hungary Empire is an example. When you are in charge of Bohemia Prior to Asia, the local non-Germans tended to be independent. However, in addition to being gentle, you still have more compulsory measures, such as ordering all government officials in Bohemia to understand German. At the same time, the content of German teaching in schools is not required. Less than 50%. Your current assumptions and your previous practices seem to be somewhat different." The Grand Duke of Baden said carefully.

To be honest, he really did not have the idea of ​​tearing down the platform, let alone the motive. In fact, it is Prussia and Bavaria that really face the ethnic problem of the new population. The new territories and populations of other kingdoms are very limited. So there won't be much trouble. Originally this matter should have been better for Prince Albert to bring up, but after thinking about it, the young prince still lacks experience and sense of action. If Ruprecht is offended by this, it would be no good.

"My standards are the same for Czechs in Bohemia or for other ethnic groups today. Government agencies and education must promote German, and national independence must be curbed. Bohemia back then was due to independence. It’s too serious, so I decided to contain it. But now those of us in the new territories are facing a completely different situation from the original Bohemia. They are either loyal to us or attached to the Red Russia, etc. Besides, there is no other choice. Can you imagine that apart from Ukraine, the Russians or Belarusians in other regions can choose to form their own country?"

"We are actually competing with the new Red Russia for popular support. As for those Ukrainians or Poles who really want to be independent, we can arrange them in the new Ukraine, or simply get a place in the east of Poland. It's all possible. "Ruprecht continued. "I don't want to talk too much about this issue. After all, this is a state internal affairs issue. I just express my attitude and put forward my own views."

"However, the result of your doing this is that if the empire conducts parliamentary elections in the future, there will be a lot more voters in Bavaria, which has formed a political advantage. This is not just a matter of a kingdom. If other states want to balance If you lose the number of voters in Bavaria, you can only choose the same way as you. When you decide to do this, others have no choice. You have won, but you have reaped all the dissatisfaction." At this time Barthes finally spoke.

There is a difference between him and Albert who deny the prince directly from the perspective of national sentiments. He analyzes it directly from the perspective of political interests. Barthes is also willing to adopt the one-person-one-vote system on the issue of parliamentary elections. If Bavaria gives votes to other nationalities, the proportion of Bavarian voters will increase, their weight will increase, and the central government cannot interfere in Bavaria. This action, then the result is that either other states will also open up the right to vote, or they will suffer this loss, but no matter what the result is, other kingdoms will be dissatisfied with Bavaria. Even confrontation!

"We have never agreed to one person, one vote. His Majesty still believes that the hierarchical parliament system is reasonable. Especially now, when we have added a large number of other ethnic populations." But what makes Barthes depressed is that in Lu Before Precht's rebuttal, Prince Albert first stood on the opposite side of Barthes. Originally, Barthes thought that Bavaria would take away the hatred of other states. However, he did not expect that he became a target of public criticism.

"I think we have discussed this issue before. The future imperial parliament will be divided into upper and lower houses. The upper house can be elected by one person, one vote. The members are mainly political parties. The lower house is mainly individuals and adopts hierarchy. Elections are conducted in the form of elections. Both houses have the right to propose bills and have equal veto powers. The prime minister and cabinet members are elected by members of the upper and lower houses. At the same time, they are established after confirmation by the Federal Parliament. However, the cabinet only asks. The Federal Assembly is responsible, not to the Reichstag." Ruprecht said.

"This idea is very good. The British did it in the same way. They still have aristocratic houses. This plan takes into account the traditions of the empire and your requirements. I think this is our common bottom line." Actually In previous exchanges, Ruprecht had reached an agreement with the Kaiser on the issue of the future parliamentary system, and the parliamentary faction was unclear on this issue, and this time, following this opportunity, Ruprecht and Grand Duke Baden unanimously chose to pressure the parliamentarians to accept this system.

"However, this does not solve the problem of political power tilt caused by the increase in the electorate population of Bavaria." Barthes said. "Your Excellency the Grand Duke of Baden, we can discuss the issue of the hierarchical parliament and one person, one vote in the future. Can we determine the number of voters now?" Barthes is really sad. He didn't know if Grand Duke Baden really didn't understand, or pretended it!

"I have also thought about this question. Each state shares the seats of the imperial assembly in proportion to its population! Note that this population is the number of adult natural persons in a state, not the number of voters. A state with a large number of people enjoys more Each state has at least a certain number of votes. The votes of these small states are evenly distributed from the votes of Bavaria and Prussia." Ruprecht said.

Actually, there is no real universal suffrage in this era. To become a voter, you must meet the standards in terms of income, property, and education before you can have a vote. Minorities and women do not have the right to vote in the country. For example, in history, in 1918, only women in the United Kingdom who had reached the age of 30 had the right to vote, while the Americans had the right to vote in 1920. As for the French, it might not be until 1944. In other words, at least half of the people in these countries have no right to vote and to be elected....

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