Chapter 2379: Bargain four
"This method of disposal is meaningless." William II said dissatisfiedly.
"Your Majesty has actually gained a lot of benefits. Your Majesty is just a bystander, plus a speculator. As the actual implementation of this plan, we are not as profitable as your Majesty. If you ask for more benefits If it is not, then it is very likely that the final result will be one and two. The various agreements we have reached before will be invalid. We have made the parliamentary faction aware of our strength through practical actions, and at the same time, your actions have made the parliamentary The faction is aware of your deep malice, so if it is so serious that no agreement can be reached, wouldn’t it be obvious who the parliamentary faction chooses to cooperate with?” Ruprecht no longer circled with the Kaiser, verbally said Very explicit!
In the final analysis, the master of this matter is Bavaria. Whether the fundamental point of the heavy sentence of parliament Prussia lies in Bavaria rather than the Kaiser or the imperial government, the reason is very simple. From a legal point of view, this is an internal affairs of the state and the imperial government has nothing to do. Right to interfere. If you want to interfere, it must be authorized by the Federal Parliament. If the Federal Parliament does not meet or is not authorized, then the Kaiser and the Imperial government have no right to deal with it!
If Ruprecht wants to settle things down, it is very simple. At this time, the parliamentarians are definitely willing to reach an understanding with Ruprecht, Crook and others and avoid this issue from being submitted to the Federal Parliament. If you do this, then the Kaiser will not benefit at all!
And even if the Kaiser mentions it in the Bundestag forcibly, without the support of Bavaria, it would be impossible for him to get the two-thirds of the votes necessary to pass the resolution! Therefore, in this matter, Ruprecht has always firmly grasped the initiative. If it were not for the Kaiser’s strength to bring parliamentarians closer to Bavaria, if it were not for the purpose of reaching an understanding with the Kaiser on the issue of the empire center, Then the crown prince did not intend to give the Kaiser so much benefit.
"Your Majesty, at this time, what we need is stability. The empire has just gone through a great war and civil strife, and we need a period of time to recover ourselves. At this time, it is unpopular to provoke new conflicts without authorization." When he couldn't help it, the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, who had not spoken, finally spoke. As the Kaiser's in-laws, his words were sometimes quite useful, at least for the sake of face, the Kaiser must take care of it.
"If Hanover and other places are included in the management of the imperial government, if they enjoy the imperial finances, then the taxes must also belong to the imperial. The center cannot be paid in vain." The Grand Duke of Baden on the side said, two princes, one to discourage the German emperor , A fight for benefits, but also controlled the situation, of course, Grand Duke Baden's remarks can be regarded as tacit approval of the crown prince's proposal.
"I'll add another condition, Albert must go to prison!" The Kaiser replied a little angrily. Of course, this is actually a very small additional condition, and Ruprecht still supports this.
"What about war reparations?" Grand Duke Baden finally said.
"This, I suggest to discuss this into two issues. The first is the distribution of compensation between the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the second is the distribution within the empire." Ruprecht thought for a while and said again. It is a clever split. As long as the 20% of the war indemnity that the Austro-Hungarian Empire should receive can be settled, the remaining domestic distribution will be much easier, because the 15% ratio of other states and Bavaria is indispensable! This is actually equivalent to letting the two Prussias compete for the final 50%! And who can make the final ruling on the amount of compensation?
There are only two options. The first option is for the Kaiser and the parliament to reach an agreement on this issue in private, and then go through a cutscene when it is passed. The other issue is that the two sides pull allies and then vote in the Federal Parliament. No matter which solution the Kaiser and parliament choose, Ruprecht will at least not lose! Because Bavaria wants to get 15% of its own, there is no legal or moral difficulty, the real difficulty is to give 20% to the Austro-Hungarian Empire! And if the latter can be finalized first, then both the Kaiser and the parliament will ultimately need Bavaria's support to gain an advantage! Yes, it is like that!
"We need a guarantee!" After several minutes of silence, the Kaiser said, "A guarantee that we will never suffer."
"The Kaiser Prussia can get at least 26% of the war indemnity. Is this always okay?" Ruprecht said.
"26%? This is too little, right?" the Kaiser said dissatisfied.
"The UK alone will give us more than 5 billion pounds in compensation. If we calculate the benefits and the loans provided by the French as compensation, then each percentage point of the deviation represents more than 100 million pounds, 2 billion pounds. Reichmark funds! You know what I mean, everyone here knows the horror of these funds! The funds represented by this one percentage point are enough to make some people take risks!" Ruprecht said seriously .
"27%!" Grand Duke Baden said.
"26.5%! We guarantee that the Kaiser Prussia can allocate at least 26.5% of the funds, and there is no cap! If you can get 40% of the compensation by your own skills, I will not interfere! That's it!" Ruprech Said decisively ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Well, I agree with your suggestion, Crown Prince. "Finally, the Kaiser said, this also means that the hours-long negotiation has finally come to an end. Of course, some details will be finalized between the two parties later, but most of these things are left to the subordinates to do. The real The big guy will not play directly.
"For the sake of the German Empire, I hope our future cooperation can be more enjoyable." Ruprecht said.
With the end of the meeting, Ruprecht, Duke Albrecht and the Crown Prince of Saxony came outside Sanssouci Palace. The Grand Duke of Baden and others stayed in the palace in the name of an internal family gathering. (This is fine.)
Looking at the current time, it seems that it has reached about 10 o'clock in the evening. After fighting for several hours, everyone was a little tired.
"Let’s go back and rest first. Three days later, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, I hope you two can come to my mansion. Here, we will also meet some special guests. That’s it." Ruprecht said with a smile He is very satisfied with today's results!
"Special guest?" the Crown Prince of Saxony asked.
"I will tell you tomorrow. Today is the first lesson for you, and three days later, it will be the second lesson. In the German government, you can hate some people, but you still have to contact them." Said mysteriously.
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