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1365 The Emperor's Reaction 3

"We will get more. If everything goes well, the Kingdom of Prussia will become a country with a total area of ​​more than 700,000 square kilometers (Prussia originally had an area of ​​more than 370,000). Even if Bavaria includes Bohemia and Moravia and the new territory, it will be 300,000. The area of ​​the entire German Empire will increase to about 1.2 million square kilometers. Although, from the perspective of land area, the two sides will still maintain a fragile equilibrium." As emperor, William II will naturally calculate the benefits of all parties in this war clearly.

Before the war, Bavaria accounted for more than one-seventh of the total German territory. After the war, Germany's total area was estimated to be more than twice! Among them, Prussia will obtain Russian Poland and the Baltic coast, plus part of Belarus territory. In this way, Prussia's area can double! And what about Bavaria? If we count off Bohemia and Moravia, the area of ​​the Austro-Hungarian Empire, although the area can be doubled, it is because before that Bavaria was small! Excluding Austro-Hungarian territory, the expanded Bavaria land area was more than 200,000, which is about one-sixth of the entire empire. In terms of territory, it can barely maintain Prussia's absolute advantage.

Of course, if you want to count Bohemia and Moravia, the ratio of power will develop in a direction that is not conducive to Prussia. After all, the industrial capacity and economy of these two places are also very strong. If not, the territorial ratio between Bavaria and Prussia is about 1 to 3. If counted, it is about 1 to 2...

The German Emperor and the Crown Prince both understood that after the war, the power balance between the eldest and the second must be closer. This is unstoppable. Because Bavaria's power is a bit strong, you cannot adopt a tough policy! No matter how tough it is, it is just a fight. The key is, can you fight? When even the knife cannot solve the problem, how can you make the other party surrender?

But the difference between the two is that the two have different tolerance and disposal methods after the rise of Bavaria. The German Emperor believes that Prussia is 700,000 square kilometers and Bavaria is tolerated for more than 200,000 or 300,000 yuan. The Crown Prince believes that this balance of power is very uneasy.

On the issue of handling, the mature prince believed that the simple and crude weakening or encirclement could make the Bavarian Kingdom surrender, especially when distributing interests, the prince believed that Prussia should cut off its opponents hard before the dust settled, at least it should not get much territory, nor good!

But what about the German Emperor? How to say it? He also made some plans to distribute interests. But he just thought about it when he was drunk. Because this thing is not operable! First, you have to be sure that Ruprecht is definitely not a fool! People have been wary of Prussia's crossing rivers and destroying bridges!

And in the foreseeable future, Ruprecht will do all these things! Do you still remember the previous agreement? After the Polish Pocket Battle, the Markensen Legion advanced northward along the Baltic Sea. The Bavarian Legion and Austro-Hungarian Legion advanced towards Ukraine. If the Prussian government did not confirm Bavaria's interests through public and law, then the prince just needs to hand over all the territory he controlled to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In this case, it leads to the Prussian and Austro-Hungarian Empire at a disadvantage in the distribution of interests... After all, why do you let others spit out what they occupy?!

On the other hand, as long as the Bavarian Legion seized the troops in his hands on the grounds that the war in the Balkans or Transcaucasus had not ended, it would be hard to release the troops in his hands. Then the Western Front would have to be supported by Prussia, with no problem in defense, but even if the attack was not enough, the Western Front warriors could not end, which would be severely damaged to Prussia itself! At this time, Prussia would also have to make concessions on the issue of new territory. As for what you said to talk about after the fight? Do you think Ruprecht would talk about after the fight? Treat others as fools?!

Then the two sides will fall into endless conflicts! The General Staff theoretically has absolute command power, but what can the Prussian General Staff have to do with such a big deal and the kingdom's army return to the king?

Therefore, considering this level, William II will never do too obvious on the issue of territorial division. The other party can afford it, and there are ways to greatly reduce the things you get. So why did the German Emperor do such thankless things?

After understanding this, the German Emperor put the measures to limit Bavaria after the war and extended the time. Perhaps in the end, it was his next generation's business when the dust was settled. There was no way, this generation of Ruprecht was too strong! William himself admitted in his heart that he was definitely not as good as Ruprecht in terms of ability! This guy could lead a country to the top!

As for why Prussia won in a long struggle? It was naturally based on the vast territory of Prussia, its dominant political advantage, and its more efficient and comprehensive industrial system and reformed countries than Bavaria! That's right, the German Emperor decided to reform Prussia to make the Prussian king's rights more concentrated and as efficient as Bavaria. In this way, under the similar system, Prussia with better physique and hardware can naturally suppress its opponents!

"Child, this is a cruel world, so we need to adapt to this world and overwhelm our opponents with violence and wisdom, but at the same time, we also need allies. Sometimes, the boundaries between enemies and allies are not so obvious, so at this time, you must know what the main contradictions are in this stage. What are the forces that can be united. When your friends have more than enemies, then you will win. It is conceivable that if the Americans did not provide us with help in this war, we would be very difficult. They seem to make our friends, but in fact, they are also our enemies. They absolutely do not want to see Britain and France be knocked to the ground by us!" William II patted the latter's shoulder and said.

"Father, His Majesty Fritz has never chosen an heir. Is there any trick here?" At this moment, the crown prince suddenly said.

"I feel that His Majesty Fritz should not be a suitable candidate. In terms of bloodline, and those who are willing to inherit the throne are very good, and they are too young. They do not have any qualifications and lack ability. Fritz is in good health now. He said that he has no intention of supporting his heirs in a short period of time." The German Emperor frowned when he said this.
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