Chapter 1834 Fudge Three
"The Kaiser is still the Kaiser, and the Hohenzollern family still owns the imperial crown and the crown of the King of Prussia. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never thought of replacing it. Because it is not realistic." Lieutenant General Hall said.
Looking at Admiral Howson, who was hesitant on the opposite side but did not express his opinion, the lieutenant general continued: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold will come to Brussels soon. If If the conversation with the Kaiser is more pleasant, then we will issue a joint statement, the content of which is what I just said, and the facts will test everything!"
"Also! Howson! Your words are a slander to His Highness the Crown Prince of Bavaria! If it was 50 years ago, I would have sent you an invitation to a duel! His Highness the Crown Prince has never been as dark as you describe! Everything he does is For the sake of the empire and the kingdom! Your subjective emotions have caused your judgment to go wrong, and you have shifted too many problems onto the crown prince!" Lieutenant General said righteously, and the fierce rebound of Howson on the way really made the lieutenant general feel pressure Huge, but it is expected. After all, Admiral Howson's political level is at least 80 points, so how can he be fooled so easily? Lieutenant General Hall has already responded!
"His Royal Highness Ruprecht has never thwarted Grand Duke Karl. On this point, you can even send a vote in your army group to see if your generals agree with your point of view!" Lieutenant General Hall said nothing. Showing weakness, now, I don't even bother to address each other with honorific speeches and military ranks.
"Maybe there are some problems with my description, but if His Royal Highness is willing to rescue, some disasters can be avoided. It's just that the price is relatively high." Admiral Howson said after thinking for a while.
"Hehe, it's so easy to say! Archduke Karl has been very unfriendly to us since he led the army. Shortly after the start of the war, there was a matter of intercepting the supplies of the Bavarian Army! After that, all kinds of non-cooperation were too numerous to enumerate, so you tell me , if it were you, would you be willing to pay an extra high price to help a guy who is not only unfriendly to you, but even drags you down all day?" Lieutenant General Hall asked.
"None of us is a saint. None of us will harm our own interests and help a person who is hostile to us. Moreover, in the eyes of His Royal Highness, it would be better for the situation on the Eastern Front if Grand Duke Karl is no longer in the army." Some, his military ability is simply negative! I can tell you very clearly, Your Excellency, we hate him very much! However, even in this situation, we still reminded him, but what happened? Our approach is morally wrong There's no room for blame," Lt. Gen. Hall said.
"I hate it, I don't like it, it's very good, this reason is very good and powerful." Admiral Howson really couldn't answer this question, because Lieutenant General Hall was right, Bavaria has the right not to like someone, and it also has the right to weigh Don't help someone after gain or loss. That's right!
"As for the question, you said that His Royal Highness only has power and no empire in his eyes? I would like to ask, don't you see that Prussia has started to create various frictions since the middle and late stages of the war? Whether it is the Kaiser or the Parliament, they all dislike Bavaria. They all want to weaken my country! You are not unaware of the agreement reached between the two countries before, but how is it now? Just a month ago, the Kaiser wanted to tear up the agreement between the two countries! Are you only allowed to play tricks, but not We protect ourselves? If you think that what Prussia did is right and understandable, then well, we have nothing to talk about." Lieutenant General Hall said a little excitedly.
"Damn it, after translating the last sentence, does it mean that the conversation has collapsed?" Admiral Howson really didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so strong! In fact, although General Howson put on a posture of swearing not to give up, the general did not dare to really fight with the Bavarian Army.
The reason he had already said in the morning meeting. So, no matter what, he needs to calm himself and the other party first. So, under Lieutenant General Hall's combination of toughness and softness, General Howson himself was a little timid at first.
"This matter is very regrettable." Admiral Howson took a deep breath, trying to ease some of the atmosphere. In fact, what Lieutenant General Hall said has given Admiral Howson enough material, and the latter can already make up a fairly complete logic chain. Since the middle of the battle, the situation has developed in favor of the Allies. However, the Kaiser wanted to limit the development of Bavaria, and the two sides began to have friction. Then, because the Archduke Karl performed very badly, the Austrian Emperor had to find another heir. And Princess Mary became an option.
At this time, facing the heavy pressure of the German Empire, Crown Prince Ruprecht decided to move closer to Austria, and the Austrian Emperor agreed to continue to maintain and strengthen the special relationship with the Kingdom of Bavaria. And the latter will help Austria complete centralization! All this has become a matter of course. Admiral Hall attributed everything to the result of Prussia's unfriendly actions.
"However, now, the Kingdom of Prussia has split, and the damage caused by this incident is so great that in the future, the power of the Prussian central government will be greatly weakened. No matter what the outcome of this incident is, it is impossible for Prussia to be unfavorable to Bavaria in the future. You guys The worry has disappeared." Admiral Howson said with a sigh.
"However, all of this is already irreversible. Princess Mary will eventually become the crown prince and queen. And Admiral Howson, let me remind you that the high-level Prussians, whether in the political or business circles, are hostile to Bavaria. This It doesn’t change when someone comes to power. This has nothing to do with religion or historical inheritance. The fundamental reason is that we broke the monopoly rights of some people and usurped their market. It’s as simple as that. They see us as competitors. You don't think that William II took action against us just because of political issues?" Lieutenant General Hall asked.
"So, in order to gain an economic advantage in the Austro-Hungarian Empire market, His Royal Highness finally chose this step? This is indeed a good move. Bavaria's high-end products and Austria's low-end industrial structure have completed the docking very well, and won The market and upstream industries. At the same time, tariffs and policies are used to form an advantage over Prussia, which ensures the economic security of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Now you have money, a market, and an army. Your Royal Highness is really far-sighted." He nodded in admiration and said. He really admired His Highness the Crown Prince, that he could still do this under all kinds of pressure and constraints!
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