Chapter 1541 Safety rope
If it becomes one dollar, the ruling relationship will completely change. The supreme leader of the newly established Bohemia and Moravian Federation was not formulated by the new Austro-Hungarian emperor, but was produced by the Federation itself! Take the Hungarian Kingdom as an example. Emperor Fritz could not intervene in the election of the Prime Minister and Parliament of the Kingdom of Hungary. If this new state gained the same status as Hungary, it would have an independent local government, army and fiscal and taxation system, which would be cut from Austria from a political level. The new Austrian emperor could be replaced by Austrian Prime Minister at will, but he could not control Bohemia, which had been upgraded to one dollar!
According to the current situation, the leader of this federation is the prince's wife and Fritz's daughter, Grand Duke Mary. All the power of governance belongs to the Grand Duke. Once upgraded to one yuan, Bohemia and Moravia will be directly upgraded to a Grand Duke. If the descendants of Grand Duke Mary have the right to inherit, then this place will be firmly held in the hands of the Vittersbach family in the future!
Even if the new Austrian Emperor intends to repent, it is absolutely impossible. Unless Austrian Emperor intends to launch a war, Austrian Emperor will not be able to influence the leaders of the Bohemia-Moravian Federation, as well as the politics, economy and military within the Grand Duchy! In the view of William II, this is also a security rope left by Emperor Fritz to Ruprecht, and it can be regarded as a political deposit to some extent! After all, Austrian Emperor wanted to maintain the special relationship between the Habsburg family and the Vettelsbach family.
"I'll reply to you at this time tomorrow." After understanding this, Emperor De did not immediately make a decision, but needed to think about it carefully. After all, this matter had a great impact. To be honest, Emperor De really wanted to reject this request, but whenever the idea in his heart became strong, he always felt a sense of powerlessness, because he found that he could not do this by himself, whether in terms of legal principles or in terms of interests!
First of all, from a legal perspective, as the emperor, Fritz, it is okay to hand over his territory to his daughter. The Czechs did not say that it was no. Why should the German Emperor blame the Austrian Emperor as an outsider? So what if the descendants of his daughter have the right to inherit? Anyway, this is a private matter of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. If the Austrian Emperor insisted, the German Emperor really had no reason to blame him.
Secondly, in terms of interests, even if the German Emperor was not satisfied with Bavaria, he had to admit that the existence of Bavaria played a very important role in the stability of the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Needless to say, the German Empire was within. Not long ago, the two sides had just collaborated to argue with the Social Democratic Party. What about the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Bavaria's saber was necessary for the Austro-Hungarian Emperor to carry out reforms and the key to stabilizing the front. Therefore, if there is a real fall, everyone will be done together... This zero-sum ending is something that the German Emperor would never want to see.
As for whether Ruprecht can be surrendered through some means? This is really difficult, and it is definitely not possible to suppress it, and it is easy to collapse. As for using other places to compensate Bavaria's losses in the Bohemia-Moravia region, it is also impossible. The value of the latter is not reflected in the territory of territorial areas, nor in population, but in economic and industrial forces!
With the latter, Bavaria can use this to drive the development of the entire newly added region (territories obtained from war). If there is no Bohemia-Moravia, then it would be a little powerless to rely solely on Bavaria. After all, Bavaria is so big, how many nails can be made with iron?
Therefore, the German Emperor knew without asking about this matter, Ruprecht absolutely disagrees with it. As for whether the German Emperor could persuade the Austrian Emperor to give up the inheritance rights to the prince, it is probably unlikely. Because the reason is very simple, the Austrian Emperor needs reform. If the prince does not support it, how could Austrian Emperor draw troops from the front line to ensure domestic stability?
This is not a problem that can be solved by giving tens of thousands of people. Apart from the current Bavarian legion, no one can give the military support that the Austrian Emperor needs. Of course, this kind of military support may not be to directly send troops into the Austrian-Hungarian Empire to help share the pressure on the front line, and then let the Austrian army go back. Therefore, the German Emperor could convince the Austrian Emperor to let the Bavarian army not enter the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, but he could not completely remove the prince from this matter.
In the long run, Bavaria's strength is also a good thing for Austria. It has a strong ally and has the confidence to do things. In the future, if the new Austrian Emperor can continue the good relationship between the two sides, then the centralization of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely be better! Therefore, whether from the short-term interests or in the long run, in order to maintain a good relationship with Bavaria, the Austrian Emperor must also give the prince's descendants the right to inherit!
As a result, the German Emperor fell into a dilemma. In the unlikely situation of direct veto, the German Emperor began to consider this. What would happen if he accepted it?
"If Ruprecht's goal is achieved, then the status of the Bavarian kingdom in the future will be slightly higher than that of Prussia, but it is still not as good as Prussia." The German Emperor thought for a while and said to himself.
The German Emperor kept calculating the situation in Germany after the war ended. Most of the war dividends that belonged to the German Empire on the Eastern Front would be divided by the two kingdoms of Prussia and Bavaria. Other kingdoms might get some benefits, but it was just a drop in the bucket. Judging from the newly added territory, what Prussia might get is about 170% of Bavaria.
In this way, considering the power of the inherent territory before, Prussia's power in Germany can still occupy about 60%. After Bavaria's power is included in Bohemia-Moravia, its power may reach 25% of the country! In this way, Prussia still maintains an overwhelming advantage, the power of other kingdoms is shrinking, and the power of the Bavarian Kingdom has increased, but the overall disadvantage is still a disadvantage. However, one thing is certain that with the strength of Bavaria, it may be difficult for Prussia to take some thoughts.
"It's really a pity." The German Emperor was very awkward now, because Ruprecht's request was stuck at the position where the German Emperor's bottom line was slightly higher. This request made the German Emperor very dissatisfied, but at the same time, the German Emperor would not choose to turn against him. This may be the so-called art of compromise. Without touching the bottom line, try to win benefits for himself as much as possible.
Chapter completed!