Chapter 1833 Fudge II

"I remember that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince restricted the expansion of the navy. Most of the first batch of newly built capital ships were armored cruisers instead of battleships." Admiral Howson nodded and said.

"However, with the death of the old Kaiser and the resignation of Prime Minister Bismarck, both entered an irreversible path. The Kaiser wanted to challenge his opponent in an all-round way and established the Allied Power System. By that time, the road to war was inevitable. "Lieutenant General Hall said.

"That's right, the expansion of the Bavarian Army also began at the beginning of this century. The prince must have felt uneasy. His Majesty the Kaiser wanted to expand the army, but he was opposed by General Herlingen, who was then the Prussian Minister of War. It hit it off immediately, and Bavaria increased the strength of an army at that time." Admiral Howson obviously did his homework and was very clear about this process.

"However, Bavaria was still too weak at that time. We only had a population of just over 10 million at that time, and our industrial capacity was also very limited. Bavaria was mainly strong in the military industry, and the domestic market capacity was limited. If we entered Prussia, various restrictions and competition would make us It is difficult. I think you and I are very aware of the local protectionism and various political restrictions in Prussia. Our Wasp assault gun is a useful thing, but before the war, the Prussian army was equipped with a very small number. The Prussian military only remembered us after the French FT10 beat us up." Lieutenant General Hall's words were full of resentment.

"I'm sorry." For this kind of thing, General Howson naturally understands. As a senior military officer, he is very clear about the situation of arms purchases. Prussia actually started protecting its military industry very early. After releasing the rapid-fire gun, Prussia forcibly bought it out. And after that, Bavaria developed various weapons. If they want to equip the Prussian army, they must sell technology patents or production licenses. Companies such as Krupp and Rheinmetall can share some benefits for no reason.

Everyone has complaints about this matter! And it's not just Bavaria who complains, the Prussian army is also dissatisfied because they don't have enough good equipment! Even General Howson has complained more than once, saying that the biggest enemy of the Prussian army is Britain and France, and the second biggest enemy is black-hearted arms dealers. They are better than the Russians! So Howson empathizes with what General Hall said....

The so-called first step of persuading others is to find empathy. If it is replaced by a game strategy, it is to increase the favorability. Once the favorability is reached, everything else will come naturally. Now, Admiral Howson has already begun to fill in the following content.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has realized the threat of war. He needs sufficient funds to expand the army, and Prussian policies and regulations are not good for outsiders at all. So, at this time, if it is you, when facing Vienna, you should What would you do if the olive branch came out?" Lieutenant General Hall asked.

"So, after that exercise, His Majesty the Austrian Emperor realized the strength of the Bavarian Army, so he was willing to exchange benefits?" Admiral Howson said.

"Yes, so at that time Princess Mary became the Grand Duchess of Bohemia-Moravia, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could use this to get rid of the Austrian market and gain industrial partners and new markets. That's why later Bavarian and Bohemian-Moravian regiments," said Lieutenant General Hall.

"In any case, at least before the war, the Kingdom of Bavaria and His Highness the Crown Prince did a very good job, and there is nothing to blame. I very much agree with what His Highness has done. He is a true strategist." However, Admiral Howson The topic changed: "Then, Lieutenant General Hall,

Please tell me, when did His Highness the Crown Prince's ambition start to expand? "

"Princess Mary's succession is definitely not something that can be achieved in a short period of time. Don't say that Her Royal Highness has a shallow foundation in the country. Even His Majesty Franz may not be optimistic about Princess Mary, because he is married to a foreign crown prince. Therefore, if It won’t be too late for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Emperor of Austria to start thinking about this issue, I personally feel that it started after Crown Prince Ferdinand was assassinated?"

"Crown Prince Ferdinand is followed by Archduke Karl. In fact, you and I are both soldiers. You and I should be very clear. His Highness has already planned to help his wife become the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so it will naturally become hostile to Archduke Karl. Therefore, after some operations, Archduke Karl lost the opportunity to compete for the crown prince due to repeated defeats. When there is no one in the family, His Majesty Franz can only consider Princess Mary, and in this way, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has won the support of the Austrian Emperor, gradually paving the way for His Highness the Princess to ascend to the throne. This plan is really good." After finishing speaking Admiral Howson stared at each other like a leopard ready to hunt.

"Then I would like to ask now, what is the ambition of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? The Wittelsbach family already owns Bavaria, Bohemia and Moravia under the crown, with an area of ​​more than 150,000 square meters km. You have the second largest industrial area in the German Empire and the largest industrial area in the Austro-Hungarian Empire! What are you dissatisfied with? Do you really want to replace the Hohenzollern family? Do you know the reason behind this? How big is the risk? The empire belongs to the kings, but it is hard for me to understand why the Bavarian royal family, already a top aristocrat, is willing to do such a dangerous thing at the risk of destroying the empire?! You really only have your own in your eyes Power and crown, is there no empire and nation?" Having said this, General Howson was already angry!

Although he is a soldier, General Howson himself has a high level of political literacy, and his sensitivity and intelligence on certain issues are much higher than those of the Kaiser. After this series of incidents, Howson After General Sen sorted out the ins and outs of the future, his deduction is very close to the truth! However, he didn't want to ask Prince Leopold or Crown Prince Ruprecht directly, because the latter's political ability was stronger than his, and he was easily fooled by the latter! Therefore, at this critical moment, he decided to find someone who could get in touch with the core link and at the same time be easier to deal with General Hall as a breakthrough. He had to find the truth!

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