Chapter 1866: Contact two

"I have always believed that the government of the empire serves the people of the empire, and the government is elected by the people. Therefore, we should support and protect the demands of the people, and the behavior of the parliament is to correct various injustices within the empire. A small group of people in the empire held most of the rights and assets, and the nobility was born with privileges, and the reason for all of this was only because of his surname. The inequality of rights and obligations within the empire laid the foundation for today’s affairs Bane."

"So, I think we should listen to the demands of the people in some areas, and let them freely choose their future lives under the supervision of the intermediary. During the formal talks, I will propose to you and the intermediary that one person, one vote is adopted. Way to determine the administrative power structure of certain areas." Barthes said.

"The premise you said is not true. The local government you established is illegal in nature. You forcibly seized the local power through violence. No matter what kind of sophistry you make, you can't clean up a problem. When His Majesty led the frontline soldiers and civilians to fight day and night, you were talking in Berlin, far from the war. When we used blood and life to win the war, you jumped out and tried to take the benefits of the empire with practical threats and violence. Destroyed His Majesty's plan. Originally, after this war, Prussia would be on a higher level, but now it faces the danger of splitting! You are guilty!" Grand Duke Baden said.

"However, people agree with us! Without the support of the people, we can't get to where we are today. Many people know that we are doing the right thing. The soldiers on the front are not willing to point their guns at us. The people accept our rule and are very You can't deny the establishment of an administrative institution quickly. And your majesty's own mistakes should not be pushed on us." Barthes retorted.

　　 After a bit of lip-synching, both sides chose to temporarily die. Although Grand Duke Baden has a certain advantage, this advantage is not enough to suppress the opponent. Barthes' counterattack was also considered sharp. He proposed to use voting to determine the ownership of local power. This is the most acceptable way for the people and the most beneficial way for parliamentarians.

　　 Both sides saw a problem from this match, that is, neither the Kaiser nor the parliament showed signs of letting go on local rights. Although they are all expected, they also indicate that future negotiations will be more difficult!

"For the Royal Government, we still insist that the Prime Minister can only be accountable to the Parliament, not to the King. The Parliament is an organization representing the grassroots, and his opinions are more representative of the entire kingdom. But the Kaiser? We doubt his ability and judgment. In fact, not only the members of the parliament, but even the military and government officials criticized the Kaiser’s actions. It is not appropriate for him to rule such a huge empire." Barthes launched a counterattack!

　　 This blow was fierce, because now the entire German high-level, whether supporting the emperor or opposing it, believes that the German emperor’s abilities are limited, and this flaw is difficult to avoid!

"Even if the emperor made mistakes in some things, he led Germany to the present after all. If it weren't for someone stabbing the knife inside, our war would have ended perfectly." Grand Duke Baden said: "Our opinion is like this. The decision of future major policies is left to His Majesty the Emperor and a specially formed advisory group. The Prime Minister can be responsible to the two houses of the kingdom, but His Majesty still has the right to dissolve the Parliament."

"This is tantamount to no change. The emperor still has the supreme power, and the so-called advisory group we know what happened, but it is composed of a group of close ministers of the German emperor. Our most basic requirement of the central government is that the imperial power must be effective. The emperor can't say anything about the limitation of this. I think this is not just our thinking, but other people have similar ideas." Barthes shook his head and said.

"The official selection system must also be changed. We should select talents from other classes. Young people should pass examinations or comprehensive evaluations to enter the administrative system, not through nepotism. During the war, many of our young people entered the administrative system. Positions, they did better than the previous nobles. The empire is the empire of all citizens, not the empire of the nobles." Barthes said.

"I admit this, and the future emperor will also agree to appropriate reforms, but one thing must be explained is that those who have put in effort and blood in this war should be rewarded, and those who have given their lives should be paid by their families. Get preferential treatment. This is exactly the principle of fairness." Grand Duke Baden said.

　　'S remarks seem to shrink back, but they are actually retreating to advance! After the war is over, most of the personnel will be demobilized, and the demobilized nobles can easily obtain official positions by relying on the original network and system, and they have sufficient reasons to obtain these positions. In the face of doubt, they can offset all their opposition as long as they show their scars to people. This is also the weakness of Barthes and others. Almost none of the people who are optimistic about the parliamentary faction have ever been on the battlefield~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Both sides The requirements at the beginning were a bit big. Whether they are the parliamentarians or the Kaiser, they all want to completely suppress their opponents from the central to the local level. The result of this is that the first round of contact between each other is unhappy. The two parties agreed to conduct the next round of contact after 5 days. During this time, both Grand Duke Baden and Barthes had a lot to do.

"To send a telegram to His Majesty the Kaiser, that the negotiations are going very unsuccessfully, because we cannot use force to forcefully subdue our opponents, so they have no fear, and there is a huge gap with our requirements on almost all issues, so In this case, I hope that His Majesty the Emperor can get the support of the German Army Corps to let them stand on our side on certain issues, such as guaranteeing imperial power, such as the selection and appointment of officials.” Grand Duke Baden replied Said after arriving at the residence.

At the same time, Barthes also felt the pressure. In his opinion, the Kaiser still received a considerable part of the support of the upper ranks, and the upper ranks of the army seemed to be more inclined to the Kaiser. Especially at the end of the negotiations, the Grand Duke of Baden asked for the post-war The government gives priority to the appointment of military personnel. According to Barthes, the two sides should have reached a certain tacit agreement. If the military really expresses its position, then the situation will be very dangerous, so he asked Albert in his letter to Albert. Especially make an early decision on the issue of divide and conquer!

　　 "If we cannot have enough rights in the Kingdom of Prussia, establishing a semi-independent federation is undoubtedly a good choice!" Barthes wrote in the letter!

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