1705 The Emperor's Mind 1
The German Emperor was in a very good mood recently. The confrontation between the two sides on the Western Front was a very good result in his opinion. On the Eastern Front, judging from the information obtained from the inside, Russia could no longer hold on. Food in some areas such as St. Petersburg could only last for about 10 days. When the Russian government could not meet the bread of citizens, it was the beginning of the turmoil. (This is true in history. The February Revolution in Russia broke out very suddenly, and the fuse was that the bakery said there was no bread, which led to a series of things. For details, you can see articles related to Zhanyan)
And what about the country? After teaching the Social Democratic Party a lesson with Bavaria, the other party became much more honest. The Balkan War Zone and the Asia Minor War Zone were personally commanded by Ruprecht, and the German Emperor was still very relieved in military terms.
As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire? It seems that Fritz's actions are going very smoothly. Austria is gradually eroding Hungarian minority areas. The Hungarian MPs who have not grown up are still fighting openly and secretly in Budapest. Even Fritz is not in a hurry, so he naturally won't worry.
"Recently, have there been any new trends in the Bavarian Legion?" After Moltke reported to him about the situation on the Western Front, the German Emperor suddenly asked.
"Yesterday, His Highness Ruprecht sent a telegram saying that the Greek issue could be resolved within one month. He also asked the General Staff to deal with it. In Asia Minor, the British Expeditionary Forces will inevitably be destroyed, and the British and French coalition forces that were originally gathered on the seaside seemed to be ready to retreat." Xiao Maoqi paused and continued.
"In addition, one thing is that under the cover of the Mediterranean Fleet, the ally of Earl Spee, the three Bavarian divisions launched an offensive against the Caucasus region, with the target of the Baku oil field, and are now going very smoothly." After Xiao Moltke finished speaking, the German Emperor frowned slightly, as if he was a little unhappy.
"Ruprecht's heart is so big. He will always try his best to get what he wants." The German Emperor sighed. "My Chief of Staff, can you accept that the lifeline of the German Empire is in the hands of a kingdom? Imagine that the tanks, cars, planes, and naval warships in your troops all need to use oil with the Bavarian royal brand. Do you have any ideas?" The German Emperor's tone was very plain, but the content of the statement made Moltke a little nervous.
"Your Majesty, soldiers have nothing to do with politics." Little Moltke expressed his attitude very seriously. Little Moltke did not want to involve politics too much, but he still settled the whole story about some of the things. Before, Prussia and Bavaria had some tacit understanding on the Eastern Front, for example, the dividing line between the two sides was the line between Belarus and Ukraine in later generations, Prussia to the north, and Bavaria to the south.
In his plan, the prince mentioned that he wanted to take over the Baku oil field, but at that time, the situation on the Eastern Front was not as good as it is now. It seemed unimaginable to take over the Baku oil field, and the German Emperor did not care about this matter. So he almost agreed with Ruprecht's approach to taking over the Baku oil field and sharing profits. After all, if you can't get it, what are the benefits?
But who would have thought that in just one year, the army of the Allied Powers would go directly from Russian Poland to the Don River! Otherwise, Ruprecht and his Bavarian Legion were too powerful. The entire German General Staff did not expect that they had the most optimistic estimate to kill Russia by the end of next year, but now, it has been one year ahead of schedule. With the situation drastic changes, some people regret it, including the German Emperor!
After all, if Bavaria takes over the Baku oil field, then the oil field with an annual output of more than 10 million tons of fuel will definitely monopolize most of the crude oil and refining markets in Germany and even Austro-Hungary. The interests in this are quite terrifying. To put it more, after the war, it is possible for Bavaria to control half of the entire Western European oil industry with the Baku oil field, because according to relevant information, the output of this oil field has a huge increase. The economic and political interests in this are simply terrifying!
If someone else took this thing, if he dared not give it, the German Emperor and the German giants would not be able to see the sun the next day. But Bavaria got it, haha. They dared to cause trouble for William I and Bismarck on the title of German Emperor. Now, the national strength is growing more and more. Not to mention that it is better than France, but if Bavaria and Italy fight one-on-one that day, noodles are really not good! What's more, Bavaria and the German Emperor had reached a certain level of tacit understanding before. Judging from the German Emperor's reaction, this is to go back on their word.
It is impossible to rob clearly. Bavaria is not the same now, and the German Emperor is the emperor after all. Although there is a saying? The so-called credibility is just because the betrayal is too little. However, the German Emperor has reached a tacit understanding with the prince and wants to blatantly destroy the date to create an insurmountable crack between the two kingdoms. So, Moltke knew that although the German Emperor mentioned this matter today, the act of directly breaking the contract cannot be done!
"Born." After looking at the little Moltke who was silent, the German Emperor was a little dissatisfied. He could clearly feel that even the little Moltke didn't want to interfere with such things. After all, Bavaria might lose, but other people except the German Emperor would definitely lose. No matter how weak Bavaria weakened, it was also a kingdom, and its strength was comparable to that of European middle-class countries. If we were to talk about military strength and national strength, it could barely be considered as the existence of a great power! This pressure made other people or organizations except Prussia feel very stressed. After all, since their debut, whether it was facing industrial giants such as Krupp, the German navy and army, or the Social Democratic Party that dominated the parliament, Bavaria was invincible and invincible.
Although Moltke could not represent the attitude of everyone in the entire German military system, it undoubtedly represented the attitude of a considerable number of people. They were unwilling to intervene in the struggle for rights and interests between Prussia and Bavaria. Some people may ask, if Prussia gets more, wouldn’t the officer corps and the Junker nobles benefit more? However, this is not necessarily true. You should know that the officer corps and the nobles have a competitor of the interests of the bourgeoisie in China! There is also a natural competitive relationship between the Junker landlords and the factory owners. At least the two sides have sharp contradictions in food taxation and import and export tariffs for agricultural products. Even if the oil issue is discussed, it is a benefit for industrial capitalists and financiers. It is related to most officer corps and Junker landlords?
Chapter completed!