Chapter 1831 Generals Four

If the size of the troops does not shrink too much, it will be very beneficial to the officer corps. At least they didn't get decommissioned after the war and get paid to go. And if Ruprecht takes the lead, he will at least give those who can do things a room for improvement. This also solves the promotion problem of some people.

As for, how do you get the money to do these things? That's the business of Crown Prince Ruprecht, and it has nothing to do with soldiers like them.

"Actually, the interests of the imperial officer corps and His Royal Highness Ruprecht are consistent in many ways. I am looking forward to the future that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will play a more obvious role in the imperial government." General Crook said after a moment of contemplation. .

"I think this plan is feasible. Bavaria has done a good job in colonial development. They have an enclave in Namibia. After more than ten years of construction, there are already stretches of rubber plantations, cash crops and various minerals. Many Germans and Austrians have moved there, and before the war, there were more than 100,000 permanent Germans there." General Howson said. As for how General Howson knew so clearly, the reason is very simple, his family has shares there!

"The only problem is that I don't know whether the soldiers are willing to travel across the ocean to Africa. And a large number of people going to Africa itself is a very heavy logistical pressure. The empire's level of development in Africa is too low. We have vast colonies, but These colonies did not develop, and most of them not only did not provide nutrients for the development of the empire, but caused the empire to lose tens of millions of marks there every year." General Crook said.

Owning a vast colony without enough people to develop it, and suppressing it all day if the relationship with the local aborigines is not good, this is an important reason why the German colonial economy cannot develop. In fact, in general, the British, French and Belgians made money in the colonial economy. The Germans are an exception. Historically, before the outbreak of World War I, Germany's colonies still suffered a small loss, and this plane was considered to be in balance, but considering the accumulation over the years, the German government still suffered a little.

"This is not an issue we are discussing. We don't care where the money for the construction of the colony comes from, and we don't care how to build it. We are soldiers, as long as we know that it is beneficial to us. If Prince Leopold comes If so, we can discuss this issue in depth. What are your opinions?" Admiral Howson asked.

"I think so." Pinov nodded and said.

"If you have no complaints, I can pass it on to other army commanders. Let them rest assured that we and Bavaria are not enemies." Admiral Crook said.

Regarding the issue of Germany's military power after the war, Ruprecht began to think about it very early. Regarding the agreement that the navy has an independent aviation unit, this is the need for future wars, and on the other hand, it is also to appease the navy.

As for the army, it also needs to be appeased, not only the Junker noble officer corps in the army, but also the millions of soldiers who have been born and died for the empire also need a reasonable future. It is obviously irresponsible to just demobilize and then give them some money to fend for themselves. Because these people who are accustomed to holding weapons in their hands are definitely not as competitive as those workers who have come down from the military industry. And if the employment problem cannot be solved, it may lead to very serious social problems.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly the best way to temporarily retain the military status of these people, and then put them in the colony for construction in the name of a similar "construction corps". The German government not only solved the problem of colonial labor force, but also solved the problem of personnel placement. How to solve the problem of eating and drinking for hundreds of thousands of people? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has also thought about it!

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The German army can not enter Paris, and can completely withdraw from Belgium, but the Belgian-owned Congo must be taken! It is a good colony with an area of ​​2.3 million square kilometers that has been developed by the Belgians for decades! There are rich mineral resources, better agricultural conditions, more convenient railway transportation, and a small black population...  What a nice colonial. (Belgian colonization of the Belgian Congo was extremely bloody. At the time of World War 1, the indigenous population of the Belgian Congo was not very large.)

Therefore, in this way, it not only solves the pressure of the domestic labor force and the demobilization of the army, but also develops the colony and makes a quick profit. It is very good both economically and socially. Or if some of the Russian, Polish and Ukrainian populations on the newly added land colonize Africa, then it means that the German Empire can firmly control parts of Africa and permanently incorporate them into the empire's territory. Africa's resources and various cash crops must have played a very important role in the development of the empire in the following decades.

After the negotiations were completed, the four army commanders returned to their residences, and while General Crook was in charge of contacting several other army commanders to inform them of the results of the discussion, General Pinov began to consider his own opportunity to meet the Kaiser. How to tactfully put forward your own opinions to the Kaiser. The Grand Duke Albrecht of Württemberg didn't pay much attention to military issues. As a Grand Duke, he had already begun to consider the future status and development of Württemberg in the entire empire.

As for Admiral Howson, after returning to his room, Lieutenant General Hall from Bavaria had been waiting for a long time.

"Looking at your expression, it seems that the results of the meeting are very satisfactory?" Lieutenant General Hall said with a smile.

"Finally, some misunderstandings have been cleared up, and some people with overheated heads have calmed down." General Howson said, "I can understand the thoughts of His Highness the Crown Prince. After Princess Mary wears the crown, the Kingdom of Bavaria will have better upstream and downstream industries. It is more conducive to development, this is an economic and diplomatic issue, not to change the national border, but I want to ask, isn’t Prussia’s conditions better? Why not cooperate with Prussia at a deeper level, but choose Austria? Now the Crown Prince Your Highness already has an absolute advantage, and it can almost be said that no matter what the conditions are, the Kaiser or Albert will agree." Admiral Howson expressed his doubts.

"Actually, in today's Prussia, apart from His Majesty the Kaiser, the Junker nobles, and the Social Democratic Party, there are other forces, and these people are not suitable for cooperation. And the Social Democratic Party, to a certain extent, is just They work for these people, so if we want to cooperate, Austria will be better." Lieutenant General Hall said meaningfully.

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