Chapter 421: Meet the Austrian Emperor

"If you take the train, you will come to Vienna faster and more comfortable." Looking at his future son-in-law, Fritz said somewhat complicatedly. Regarding what the prince did, the Austrian Emperor thought it was a show off and a statement. Using trains could have achieved the goal faster and better, but he had to organize a large-scale convoy from Munich to Vienna. It seems to be bad either economically or in terms of time.

"The railway can't reach anywhere after all." The prince's answer was very vague. It is confusing.

"How does it feel along the way?" Ao Huang asked.

"I feel there is some confusion. I can clearly distinguish Germans, Hungarians, Czechs and Magyars on the road. This is a country full of various ethnic groups. All ethnic groups have not merged with each other, but have retained their independence. "The prince thought for a while and said.

"And this kind of independence can become very dangerous in some cases, isn't it?" Ao Huang said sternly. The implied meaning of the prince is of course clear to him. This is actually alluding to the struggle between Austria and Hungary for empire rights after the defeat of the Austrian-Prussian War. Although the Austrian emperor used superb political skills to let the Austria-Hungary Empire survive this crisis, it was divided. The seeds have been deeply buried, and I don’t know when it will suddenly erupt.

"Okay, don't go around, you just want to say, what do you want to do, and what can you get?" King Fritz said with some dissatisfaction. After the Prussian-Austro-Prussian War ended, even though Prussia was also considered to give Austria-Hungary face , But it is undeniable that most of the German states were brought under the control of Prussia, and the glory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire became a thing of the past. This knot is not easy to untie. This time the Austrian emperor agreed to marry, one of which is more important. The reason is to rebuild the links between Austria-Hungary and Southern Germany. But obviously, the Bavarian prince in front of him does not seem to buy his own account.

"Since the Austro-Hungarian Empire became a two-element empire, the Habsburg royal family’s dominance has greatly declined, and now even the royal family’s basic board, Bohemia, has problems, and the current policy is largely Just to appease the Bohemians, isn't it?" The prince continued unmoved.

"What you said is the truth, you ruthlessly exposed the scars of the empire. That's good, tell me, what on earth do you want to do?" Ao Huang asked for the second time, with a trace of anger in his words!

"A chance to re-establish the authority of the central government of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a chance to bring the Germans and Czechs back together under the royal family, isn't this enough?" The prince said with a smile.

"Why didn't I know there was such an opportunity?" Ao Huang sneered.

"Isn't His Majesty the Emperor unwilling to avenge the revenge of Italy? Now there is an opportunity before our eyes. William II has already planned to punish this disobedient guy." The prince said.

"Although we hate Italy, we have no reason to deal with Italy in order to help Turkey, nor do we need to follow the arrangements of the Kaiser. We are allies, but we are not vassals. It costs a lot of money and manpower but cannot get enough. Interest, no one will do this kind of thing. I advise you not to do it either. This is not good for Bavaria. What's more, although Italy is a weak country, it is not something Bavaria can deal with." The Austrian Emperor refused.

"The effort is proportional to the reward. Germany helped Austria-Hungary to contend against Russia in the Balkans. So when Germany is not able to come forward directly, can't Austria-Hungary help teach a certain old enemy? So many years have passed, could it? The army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire still hasn't emerged from the shadow of defeat, so dare not to light up the sword?" the prince asked rhetorically.

"It is not convenient for the German government to come forward, and the Austro-Hungarian government is also inconvenient to come forward, and how to solve the military expenditure problem? Turkey simply cannot afford our war expenses. More importantly, they will not be able to come up with sufficient compensation in the future! What does Turkey have? What can you give us?"

"Ruprecht, you will be the future King of Bavaria and my future son-in-law. As an elder, I need to remind you not to act recklessly, especially when it comes to national affairs. With your character and temper, you can It is a miracle to do these things smoothly, but you can't always expect miracles to be with you, right?" The Austrian Emperor's attitude is very firm, at least from now, there is no room for maneuver!

"Your Majesty, regardless of whether the Austro-Hungarian Empire will support this event, I will proceed according to the plan. I persuade you not only for our benefit, but also to give the Empire a chance, but unfortunately, you don't want to. I hope you don't regret it in the end." The prince said before leaving.

"Your Majesty, this meeting does not seem to be a pleasant one." When Ruprecht left, Grand Duke Ferdinand saw the gloomy prince. After a few conversations, he could feel the dissatisfaction in the other party's heart, needless to say. The future Weng and Son must have quarreled, and when he then saw Emperor Ao, the Grand Duke decided to ask tentatively.

"He is more difficult to deal with than William II. He can be a good ally, but he is definitely not a suitable son-in-law." Fritz shook his head and said. "He is more difficult to deal with than Bismarck."

"We rely on Germany to better realize the interests of Austria-Hungary~www.wuxiaspot.com~ We have been trying to make the German government understand the importance of Austria-Hungary to Germany, and Bismarck has tried to avoid this situation when he was in office. , We can say that we have kidnapped Germany and asked them to support our operations in the Balkans, but I did not expect that something went wrong with Bavaria this time. They are too independent."

"In fact, it's okay to help the Turks. Bavaria will give us some benefits." Grand Duke Ferdinand thought for a while and said.

"So he fits as a qualified ally, not as an obedient son-in-law." Fritz emphasized again.

"Then what shall we do now?" Grand Duke Ferdinand did not worry about the other party's cancellation of the marriage contract, because this marriage is beneficial to both parties politically and economically, and a little dispute will not affect the basics of both parties.

"Since he wants to do it, then I will go and see how it turns out. In addition, there should be the Kaiser's attitude behind this. I want to know how the relationship between Bavaria and Prussia is now." Fritz thought for a while and said.

"This is also a way. Let's wait and see what happens." Grand Duke Ferdinand said after thinking about it.

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