Chapter 1870: Military and Politics IV

"Mr. Knowles, long admiring your name. I called Admiral Scheer a week ago and he praised you for your eloquence and wit, and claimed that you were almost able to convince him." Looking at the top head of the Social Democratic Party in Kiel, Admiral Crook said calmly.

　　 "Really, it's a pity. If I work harder, we won't have so much trouble now." Knowles shook his head with regret. "However, anyway, since General Scheer is about to accept my remarks, then at least it has proved that my remarks do have some truth, do you think?" Knowles asked rhetorically.

"Well, Mr. Knowles, explain your intentions. If it is to let the imperial army support the parliamentarians to overthrow the Kaiser’s rule, don’t say it. The Kaiser has many mistakes, but the Social Democrats are also in us The villain who stabbed the knife behind." General House on the side said angrily.

　　 "So what is the army? Bystanders, or the arbiter of domestic disputes?" Knowles asked rhetorically. However, this sentence obviously poked the heart of Crook and others. After all, just yesterday, his former boss had a fierce conflict with everyone here on this issue, although now Xiao Moqi no longer has a decision. They have the right to destiny, but the words in the conversation still left a very deep impact on Crook and others. In essence, Crook and others are patriots, and they want to change their country. It's better, but the way they choose and thinking is a little off!

"We are the defenders of order! The army’s first priority is to maintain order! No matter how good the chaos is, there is no worst order. Look at what you have done? You have split Prussia! Let the majesty of the kingdom be gone! The empire’s victory over millions of lives was lost? Where are your so-called justice and axioms?" Crook’s words were already a little angry. In his view, during this time, the parliamentary faction must bear at least 70% of the responsibility. If Crook respects the representatives of the Kaiser, then for these parliamentarians, Crook Just disdain, even angry.

"These are all things in the past. What we need now is to solve the problem. Moreover, we do provide more choices for the future. Compared with some of our actions, you can also get your approval. There are dissatisfaction.” Knowles obviously does not want to continue to entangle on this kind of issue. The entanglement has no practical effect except to make both parties angry!

"I am here this time, and I have no plan to ask the military for help politically. I am here because some of our actions may have caused some misunderstandings with you recently. Your subordinates arrested us in the west of Hanover. Some people. They did not make a mistake, I hope you can release them." Knowles said.

　　 What the Grand Duke of Baden said is not all false. At least, in the western part of Hanover, some Social Democrats who were preparing to replace local power were indeed caught by the local army. This makes Albert and others feel very uneasy. It is not that they are really worried about the safety of these members, but the attitude of the army. After all, the military can "maintain stability" in the west of Hanover. Then maybe it will come to the east of Hanover under parliamentary control to arrest people. This signal is very dangerous in Albert’s view. Therefore, he needs to send someone to test the attitude of the military to see if they are true. People tend to lean towards the Kaiser. As for those colleagues who are now in the cell, let's fish out if they can!

"What I just said is very clear. The first thing that the army must maintain is order. Even if there is a major political turmoil in the country, we must ensure the stability of the local order. Your actions clearly undermine this principle! You are using illegal Means to steal public power!" Admiral Crook said, on this issue, the admiral thought he was doing very right, and even if it weren't for the current situation is more sensitive, the admiral would like to take the lead and shoot directly!

"However, our idea is correct, but the means are somewhat poor." Knowles said: "We have always believed that the power of the government should be directly elected by voters with their own votes, not from the appointment of a higher authority. If If possible, in the future, the German provinces should set up parliaments, and then voters will select members and heads of government through votes."

"However, this is not in line with the national conditions of Germany, because Germany does not have a complete political party system. The empire itself is formed by a group of divided states. Your behavior will cause the local governments of the empire to be independent and confront the central government for their own interests. , Thereby further dispersing the power of the empire's center. When you use your own propaganda to please the voters, have you ever thought about the empire as a whole?"

"We are in Europe where there are many great powers~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is the most powerful region in the world. Any weakness of the central government will cause foreign enemies to take advantage of it! And once the central and local governments are caught up in arrogance because of their interests, then A powerful empire is likely to fall apart." Admiral Crook took a deep breath and said: "So, as long as I am still a day, this system of local elections of local governments will never be allowed to appear in Germany! If this is just yours The idea is good, but don't put it into practice, otherwise the result is definitely not what you want to see!"

　　 Crook's warning has been quite severe, which is almost a declaration of war. Is there any truth in what Crook said? Of course there is. There is no such thing as unity within the German Empire. If you conduct elections for local governments, wouldn't it be a push on the road of division? This is death! Don't take the example of the United States and look at the environments in Europe and the United States. It is completely different. Which European power has a lower degree of centralization than Germany?

"It seems that the differences between us cannot be remedied." Knowles said with some regret, but in fact, he was not surprised by this result. If the Kaiser as an individual can compromise on certain issues, As a group of nobles, it will be more difficult for the Junkers to compromise politically! Just as the Social Democratic Party needs the support of capitalists, the Kaiser also needs the support of the Junker nobility. Knowles’ proposal hit the nobility even more than it hit the Kaiser. The parliamentarians wanted to change Germany from the social system and sweep the privileges of the nobility into the garbage heap of history. And this behavior will naturally cause dissatisfaction and opposition from the dwarf Crook and others!

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