Chapter 271: The mind of the Kaiser

So this resulted in such a result. The Kaiser considered political goals, while soldiers only considered military actions. There was a very serious misalignment between the two sides. So the Kaiser wanted to use the German General Staff Headquarters, but the premise of the operation was that someone could do this well.

  The relationship between William II and Prince Ruprecht is good! And everyone is the king or the king's reserve, and they have a common language. Sometimes the two sides will talk about other matters. Are the king and the nobility the same class? If this is true in a feudal society, the king is a member of the nobles, relying on the nobles and providing protection for the nobles.

  But the situation is different now. As the leader of a country, in addition to the original military aristocracy, there are capitalists in the ruling class. The former is a gun, the latter is a pocketbook! For the capitalists who control their pockets, the kings are naturally on guard, and for the imperial officers who control the army, William II and the prince are not so relieved.

  The loyalty of the officers is one aspect, but more importantly, these officers only take care of military matters without considering their so-called conflicts between military preparations and political needs! The army is used as a national tool, and the king who represents the country needs an obedient sword, not a weapon that may affect his judgment.

  This kind of thing has happened in history. Around 1890, the German General Staff tried to formulate a deployment against Russia. But then Bismarck stopped. But now, with Bismarck's departure from politics, there is no other person in the German government who can form a stable deterrent to the General Staff except the emperor. Although the emperor has rights, he has limited knowledge of the military.

  Before he came to the throne, William II was thinking about how to use the sword of German military power after he took office. To solve this problem, the first thing to do is to reorganize the General Staff! In the past, the Prussian General Staff Headquarters was almost reserved for the officers. These officers, mostly from the Junker nobles, controlled the military affairs of the kingdom in peacetime and directly commanded the armies of the four states during the war.

On this plane, the relations and cooperation between the various kingdoms in Germany are much better than history. Prussia and Bavaria are getting closer and closer. Saxony has long been defeated. When Wurttemberg saw that the South German bosses are like this, naturally Put away some careful thoughts. Coupled with the better personal relationship between the emperor and the prince, and the absolute advantage of Prussia, the emperor began to consider letting the Bavarian military power enter the high-level, turning the Prussian General Staff into the Imperial General Staff!

  Some people may say that this will weaken the Prussian dominance in the German army? It can only be said that this kind of people's vision is very problematic. First, Wilhelm II was the German emperor and enjoyed the supreme military power during the war. The Bavarian army obeyed the orders of the German Emperor during the war. It is a mistake to equate the German army with the Prussian army.

Second, during the war, it was normal for the nobles of other German states to command the Prussian army. Historically, in addition to the Bavarian army, which was relatively strong enough to form an independent group army, other princes of Wurttemberg and Saxon nobles commanded the Prussian army. Is very common. It is normal even to give a certain strategic direction to the Gentiles. The resistance received by military personnel from other kingdoms to enter the management is not great.

Third, the Kaiser has the idea to make the Bavarian army take on more obligations. Bavaria’s strong and independent military power in peacetime and the powerful economic and industrial power that can support more troops make the Kaiser have to pay attention to this. Little brother.

  So this time he must get to know Bavaria to see what the well-funded and independent Bavarian army has come up with over the years! If these things are really good, then he can promote them. In addition, if possible, the size of the Bavarian army can also be expanded to a limited extent. Anyway, the Bavarian Legion is the kingdom’s own expenses, increasing the army’s strength, and it will not cost the imperial central government a penny! And even if there is an extra army, it will not affect the dominance of the Prussian Army in the empire.

  It’s been not a day since the Emperor of Germany had this idea. He also mentioned this issue vaguely with Prime Minister Calipume. The latter did not raise any objections after a short period of thought. On the one hand, Prussia and Bavaria work together under the same crown after all. If the partners can’t believe it, then everything is over. On the other hand, Bavaria is not just a state behind it. If nothing else, Vettel The Spach family and the Habsburg family may marry again!

  For the marriage of these two royal families, it is impossible to say that the Kaiser is not worried, but the key is, how are you worried? Can the emperor give an order that the two cannot be married? The Kaiser does not have this right, nor dare to do it! When will the Kaiser be able to point fingers at other royal affairs? Political marriage is not a big thing, but it is not a small thing~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Maybe it is simply a marriage. As a result, the German Emperor's toss has caused some unexpected consequences.

  Now that the Kaiser suddenly proposed to let the Bavarian army play a more important role, how dare Calypume speak easily? He doesn't know whether the moral emperor is sincere or tentative, and a little carelessness is the ending of being kicked away. Therefore, he simply expressed his acquiescence and did not make any substantive statements.

  The Kaiser thought that Calypume had acquiesced to his decision, so he decided to take the first tentative step. But just before making a decision, Calypume also cryptically talked about the marriage between the Bavarian royal family and the Habsburg royal family, and pointed out that this marriage may lead to some changes within the German nation.

Regarding this issue, Prince William was naturally very concerned. He had talked with Ruprecht several times on the sidelines and even said that if the prince was unwilling, he could help solve this problem, but the prince did not express his position, just said Willing to obey the arrangement of the family.

  After this accession to the throne, William, who has become the emperor, wants to discuss the future relationship between Prussia, Bavaria and Austria with the prince. What exactly does Bavaria want to do in the future? This can't be fooled by a few words. He wanted to know what the prince wanted.

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