Chapter 2825: Control in the dark
"I have thrown hundreds of millions of marks in arms for today's situation." The Crown Prince glanced at the Grand Duke. "If I do not withdraw now, then I will only pay a higher price in the future. My policy cannot be implemented within the empire. The center will not provide me with help. Let my Bavarian family bear all the costs of this matter. Only talking and making trouble, but the stumbling guy sits back and enjoys it? Why?!" The crown prince's words were full of anger.
"Actually, I didn't come today to ask questions. I just want to get some information and then communicate." Grand Duke Baden considered his words. "In fact, the empire is very positive about His Royal Highness's actions in Turkey. Although there are some opinions, they will generally support you. Therefore, you'd better continue to deal with Turkey-related matters." The Grand Duke's words were very positive. sincere.
"Your Excellency, the situation has changed. The plan I proposed before is only suitable for Turkey a few months ago, not Turkey now. Because of the time delay, we have lost too many opportunities. In order to restore the current situation, We need to pay more. The previous consideration is no longer enough, and the resources and permits I need have exceeded the previous requirements, so good, tell me, even if the hub now agrees to my previous requirements, then what is there? What's the significance?" Crown Prince Ruprecht asked rhetorically.
"Let's do it, Your Royal Highness, I can convey your new request, and I will try my best to convince His Majesty the Kaiser." The Grand Duke has already set aside his previous purpose of coming here. The center is very dissatisfied with some of the crown prince’s actions, but overall he is still willing to let the crown prince take charge of Turkish affairs. After all, Ruprecht had dealt with the Turks before the war began, and even helped in the Turkish war. Turkey and Bavaria have been involved in Turkey's oil exploration very early, and their connections and influence are definitely not comparable to other countries. If the crown prince can't do well, then others will not do well.
Moreover, after the end of the war, the capital of other states in the empire also entered Turkey, and the collapse of Turkey did no good to them. This means that the large amount of money they invested before was thrown away in vain, and many projects did not even have a mark in return! This is absolutely intolerable! Among them, the Grand Duke of Baden also invested at least 8 million marks in the new oil field in Kirkuk!
"Bavaria’s investment and returns in Turkey are the highest. Simply your country’s oil fields in Turkey can produce more than 6 million tons of fuel oil each year, plus the shipping companies and railway shares established by your country to transport fuel oil. If you give up Turkey, then the loss will be very huge. This is tantamount to your country’s investment in the previous decades. I don’t think it is sensible for you to do so.” Grand Duke Baden said.
"The loss is indeed huge. But do you know how much it will cost Bavaria if it wants to solve the Turkish issue independently under the current central situation? We must mobilize at least 300,000 troops and make sure that there are more than 80,000 casualties. Only by preparing for the country can the anti-Germans, nationalists, and foreign speculators in Turkey be cleaned up. The kingdom’s expenditure for this may exceed tens of billions of marks, and the deployment of troops in Turkey may take more than 2 years! After that, it was still a mess and needed reconstruction and funding. So good, I would like to ask, how much can the Empire Center make up for these expenses of the Bavarian Kingdom?" Ruprecht asked.
"Is this a bit too far? If I remember correctly, at the peak of the war, the Bavarian army deployed in Asia Minor did not exceed 200,000." Grand Duke Baden said.
"Because Turkey was our ally at that time, and the war was only fought in Asia Minor, but now? Turkey, a country that spans three continents, Asia, Africa and Europe and covers an area of more than 2 million square kilometers, is full of smoke. Defeating the major enemies is just the beginning. , The endless guerrilla warfare is the most tormenting. Anyway, we will not join this war alone, and my legion will never accept the command of anyone except me.” Ruprecht said.
"His Royal Highness, I hope you can think about it again. I will not disclose what you said today to anyone and will not cause any harm to your reputation. I still hope that after you calm down, you can face this issue squarely." The Grand Duke of Baden realized that today’s negotiations would not be fruitful, he could only put aside the dispute and wait and see. He didn’t know whether Crown Prince Ruprecht’s statement that he no longer managed Turkish affairs was true. , But he believes one thing, that is, if someone else handles this matter, then the Bavarian army will not send a single soldier! And this is enough to make the empire unable to do anything about Turkish affairs!
The three major mountains in the empire must be the strongest mountain in Bavaria if you talk about military power! Not only is the strength of Bavaria’s own family stronger than either of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Prussian Federation, but more importantly, the influence of the Kingdom of Bavaria in Southern Germany and the influence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Württemberg After the expansion of the territory with Saxony, the military strength also increased. It’s no problem for the two to make up a group army during the war. Even if it’s not a war state, it’s no problem to make up 4 divisions. The Austro-Hungarian Empire can make up hundreds of thousands of people at will~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Well, if even Bavaria, the kingdom that can mobilize the strongest military power in Europe, thinks that maintaining Turkey’s stability by itself and allies alone is not worth the gain, then neither the Kaiser nor the Social Democratic Party will be alone. Going to do this, as for the Kaiser and the parliamentary faction? It's like letting a weasel and a chicken cooperate.... How unreliable I think!
Moreover, all the most convenient channels to enter Turkey are in the hands of Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, such as the Balkans, the Ukrainian region on the other side of the Black Sea, and the Transcaucasus region. In peacetime, why does the imperial army enter Bavaria and Austro-Hungary on a large scale? This is impossible in legal procedures! The empire obviously cannot enter a state of war because of the Turkish incident! Even if the Kaiser wanted to do this, Bavaria could veto it, so it became a dead end, a situation where everyone lost money.
"Let's wait a while and then take a look." Ruprecht finally gave an ambiguous answer.
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