Chapter 1868 Soldiers and Politics II
So is it possible to abolish the emperor within the German Empire in peacetime? History gives us the answer! In 1900, the emperor was warned that if he took another wrong step, it would lead to a palace coup jointly launched by the princes and Congress of the German states! Forced him to declare "I am no longer fit to rule a country!"
Although the behavior of the Kaiser on this plane has been restrained, the so-called restraint is only facing the nobles above the Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy. For the level of Crook, it can still be said that they can do whatever they want! Therefore, Crook and others believed that William II's abilities were limited from a public point of view, but from a selfish point of view, they were full of resentment towards some of the emperor's actions.
"His Majesty the Emperor is willing to give up his personal veto power over the parliament. We can set up an advisory group, and then your majesty and the advisory group will have the veto power over the parliament and the prime minister. In this way, we will not be subject to the parliament, but also prevent your majesty Do those excessive things." Xiao Moqi said.
"So how do you choose the members of the advisory group? Will they be appointed by William II?" Crook's disdain for this statement was revealed in his words.
"From the perspective of the empire, we ourselves have a negative attitude towards the nobles holding too much administrative power. Just like we don't like monopoly capital controlling the national economy, we are also unwilling to let the emperor and a small group of people around him Control the political power. It is better to have checks and balances on power. The Royal House of Lords and the Lower House of the Imperial Parliament can already limit the rights of political parties, and there is no need for His Majesty the Emperor to take an overview of the political situation." Admiral Howson said on the side.
Do you really think that during this period of time, the bigwigs like Crook were chatting, smoking and playing mahjong in the barracks of Frederick III? People are also constantly thinking about the future! Little Maoqi is right in saying one thing, that is, when people taste the taste of power, most of them will be addicted to it! The actions of Crook and others can be said to be planning for rights, or for self-protection. After all, the position of the military in this incident is very embarrassing, and the result of not helping each other is that both sides are offended. For military personnel, the parliament faction is a villain who stabs a knife in the back, and the Kaiser is not a tyrant? So if you want to be alone, you have to be hard enough!
The triple parliamentary system proposed by Bavaria is a very good choice in Crook's eyes. The Federal Parliament is higher than the Imperial Parliament. The Imperial Parliament is divided into an upper house dominated by political parties and a lower house dominated by meritorious personnel, because the latter is not only accessible to nobles. , other classes can also enter, so it is not as contradictory as the Prussian Parliament and the British House of Lords.
Any major resolution of the empire must be passed by both the federal parliament and the upper and lower houses of the imperial parliament before it can take effect. It is still no problem for high-level military officials like Crook to directly transform into the lower house of the Imperial Parliament after the war. After all, they are all the top leaders of the group army, and there is hard work without credit.
With the guarantee from the members of the House of Commons, Crook and others are also considered stable. After all, as long as the members of the Empire can gather a certain number of votes, they can be elected. With the endorsement of the Bavarian royal family, it is really not difficult to get enough votes ! And precisely because there is a guarantee in the imperial system, Crook and others don't care about the Kaiser's so-called guarantee, which allows them to look at the problem from a more just perspective.
To be honest, from the perspective of fairness and efficiency, it is really detrimental to the kingdom for the Kaiser to set up an advisory group within the kingdom of Prussia and have the right to dissolve the parliament. If a resolution is to be passed, the prime minister must refer to the whole parliament at the same time The opinions of the two houses and the advisory group, and the Kaiser and the parliament are incompatible. The cost of this decision is too high, so it is fair for Crook and others to reject this proposal.
But in fact, Crook and others are not mature politically,
They rejected the opinions put forward by the other party, but they did not put forward their own opinions on the political situation in Prussia, which seemed too passive. Of course, Crook and others also had the idea that the army belonged to the empire, even if it involved politics. Operate at the imperial level rather than directly affecting the politics of the kingdom. This made them feel constrained, and Crook and others also overestimated the integrity of the Kaiser and the Parliament faction! When the Kaiser and the parliament discovered that the military had reached out to politics, and there was a tendency that the tail could not be lost. As for holding a gun, it could directly threaten their own existence. The two parties could choose to temporarily abandon their differences without hesitation. Find a way to get rid of the army!
"Then General Kluge, what do you think of the status of the army in German society? Who do you serve allegiance to?" Little Maoqi said with an ugly face.
"We are loyal to our country and our nation," Admiral Crook said.
"This statement is not enough to win people's trust. You are not loyal to the imperial government or the emperor. On the contrary, you still have to occupy certain seats in the parliament. You are in charge of the military and have the ability to intervene in politics. This is the same as that of the imperial general staff. Establishing it runs counter to it!" Xiao Maoqi said.
"In the future war, the country will participate in the war as a whole. There is a saying in the army that it is to build a popular army that is passionate about politics. This will allow us to better deal with the future situation." Crook is also not good at the accusations of Little Moltke Answer, because although the German military has decided to intervene in politics, they still don't know what their purpose is? It is very simple to find a reason, but in practice, they will involuntarily lean towards the military in political operations. And Xiao Maoqi's worry is also justified!
"Then I would like to ask you a question. This aside, it has nothing to do with what I said just now. If in the future, a new government is formed through negotiations, can the army guarantee to obey the government's orders unconditionally?" Little Mao Qi stabilized asked his own emotions.
The issue of Little Mao Qi is obviously very sensitive. In the Kaiser's era, although soldiers participated in some political operations, they still obeyed the emperor's administrative orders. But now, when Crook and others don't think so, they It is believed that neither the emperor with poor means nor the parliamentary faction with black guns behind his back can completely dominate the army!
"I think there are some issues that we need to think about by ourselves." Crook said carefully. "Also, if everyone agrees that we can be MPs, why shouldn't we be in politics?"
"If you agree that there can be people from all walks of life in the imperial government, then why do you have to be so concerned about the status of the military? The status of the military is no different from entrepreneurs, financiers, and scientists in my opinion." Admiral Howson said .
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