Chapter 1833: Fudge
"I remember that His Royal Highness restricted the expansion of the navy. Most of the first new battleships were armored cruisers instead of battleships." Admiral Howson nodded and said.
"However, with the passing of the old emperor and Prime Minister Bismarck's resignation, they both entered an irreversible road. The Kaiser wanted to challenge his opponent in an all-round way and established an allied system. By that time, the road to war was inevitable. "Lieutenant General Hall said.
"Yes, the expansion of the Bavarian Army also began at the beginning of this century. The prince should have felt uneasy. His Majesty the Kaiser wanted to expand, but he was opposed by General Heilingen, who was then the Minister of War of Prussia. It hit it off, 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 the time. We had a population of just over 10 million, and our industrial capacity was also very limited. Bavaria was mainly strong in military industry, and its domestic market was limited. If we entered Prussia, various restrictions and competition made us It’s difficult. I think you and I are very aware of the local protectionism and various political restrictions in Prussia. Our Vespa assault artillery is very useful, but before the war, the Prussian army had very little equipment and was being The Prussian army only thought of us after the French FT10 beaten up." Lieutenant General Hall's words were full of grievances.
"I'm sorry." For this kind of thing, General Howson naturally understands. As a senior officer, he is very clear about the situation of arms purchases. Prussia actually started protecting its own military industry very early. For example, at the earliest, Bavaria started. After the rapid-fire cannon, Prussia forced a buyout. And then Bavaria developed a variety of weapons. If you want to equip the Prussian army, you must sell technology patents or production licenses. Companies such as Krupp and Rheinmetall can share some of the benefits.
Everyone has complaints about this! And not only is Bavaria complaining, the Prussian army is also dissatisfied for not having enough good equipment! Even General Howson complained more than once, saying that the biggest enemy of the Prussian army was Britain and France, and the second biggest enemy was the black-hearted arms dealer. They are better than the Russians! So for what General Hall said, Howson expressed his empathy...
The so-called first step to persuade others is to find empathy. If you switch to the game strategy, it is to brush the favorability level. Once the favorability level is reached, all the rest is a matter of course. And now, Admiral Howson has already started to fill in the rest.
"His Royal Highness has realized the threat of war. He needs sufficient funds to expand the army. Prussian policies and regulations are not good for outsiders. Therefore, at this time, if it is you, when facing the Vienna side, What would you do if the olive branch came out?" Lieutenant General Hall asked rhetorically.
"So, after that exercise, His Majesty the Austrian Emperor realized the strength of the Bavarian Legion, so he was willing to exchange interests?" Admiral Howson said.
"Yes, so at that time Princess Mary became the Grand Duke of Bohemia-Moravia. His Royal Highness can use this to excuse the Austrian market and gain industrial partners and new markets. That's why there is a future. The Bavarian and Bohemia-Moravian Legions." Lieutenant General Hall said.
"In any case, at least before the war, the Kingdom of Bavaria and His Royal Highness did a great job. There is nothing to blame. I very much agree with what His Highness did. He is a true strategist." However, Admiral Howson The conversation turned: "Then, Lieutenant General Hall, please tell me, when did the ambitions of His Royal Highness begin to swell?"
"The supremacy of Princess Mary is definitely not something that can be promoted in a short time. Not to mention that Her Royal Highness has a shallow foundation in China. Even Her Majesty Franz may not be optimistic about Princess Mary, because he is married to a foreign crown prince. So, if It’s not too late for His Royal Highness and the Austrian Emperor to start thinking about this issue. My personal feeling is that it started after Crown Prince Ferdinand was assassinated."
"Prince Ferdinand is Archduke Karl. In fact, you and I are both soldiers. You and I should know very well that in the case of the Eastern Front, if the Bavarian Army is willing, Archduke Karl will not suffer the same fiasco as later, and the crown prince His Royal Highness has already planned to help his wife become the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Then the team will naturally become hostile to Duke Karl. So, under some operation, Duke Karl lost the opportunity to compete for the crown prince because of repeated defeats. Without the family, His Majesty Franz could only consider Princess Mary~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Then in this way, His Royal Highness received the support of the Austrian Emperor, and gradually paved the way for the Princess to go to the top. This plan Really good." After that, Admiral Howson stared at each other, like a leopard about to hunt.
"Then I want to ask now, what is the ambition of His Royal Highness? The Wittelsbach family already has Bavaria, Bohemia and Moravia under the crown, covering an area of more than 150,000 square meters. Kilometers. You have the second largest industrial zone in the German Empire and the largest industrial zone in the Austro-Hungarian Empire! What else 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 difficult for me to understand why the Bavarian royal family, which is already a top nobleman, is willing to take the risk of burning the empire to do such a dangerous thing?! You really only have your own in your eyes. Rights and crowns, are there no empires and nations?" At this point, General Howson was already angry!
Although he is a soldier, General Hausen himself has a high level of political literacy. He is much more sensitive and intellectual on certain issues than the Kaiser. After the emergence of this series of things, Howe After General Sen sorted out the future of the dragon, his deduction was very close to the truth! However, he did not want to ask Prince Leopold or Prince Ruprecht directly, because the latter has stronger political ability than him, and it is easy to be fooled by the latter! Therefore, at this critical moment, he decided to find a breakthrough that could touch the core link and at the same time it was easier to deal with General Hall. He must find the truth!
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