1751 Letter 2
Therefore, Ruprecht asked the German Emperor to immediately step up control of domestic materials, especially strengthen the crackdown on lucrative merchants who hoarded goods, to ensure the stability of domestic material supply, and claimed that even if it cannot be spread across the country, at least the management of the Rhine-Rurch region should be strengthened, and at the same time, the food should be held in hand!
The German Emperor would naturally agree with this suggestion. When Ruprecht finished writing this letter and let Prince Leopold read it, the old prince was still confused. He couldn't understand why Ruprecht still helped the German Emperor stabilize the situation at this time? It is a consideration to ensure the stability of the Western Front and prevent the collapse, but if this is all considered, it would be impossible!
"In the telegram sent to me, Hippel mentioned that the German Emperor might reduce the rations of the High Seas Fleet. Doing such a thing at this time will undoubtedly make many people feel disappointed. There are not many Junker nobles among the commanders of the High Seas Fleet, and they are in a swaying state. Therefore, in order to balance the strength of both sides, I need to add some weight to William II."
"Another purpose is to make Albert and others act quickly. They have been waiting until the domestic situation is most conducive to them before launching. And when they find that the German emperor begins to control Germany with powerful means, they will be forced to launch it. According to our schedule, Hungary will also be faster, so Germany cannot delay it." said the prince.
"But, will William II have too much advantage in this way?" asked Prince Leopold.
"Haha, let alone William II's limited talent. The current German officers' regiment is already a little confused. Some of them bought by Albert and others, some who were originally loyal to the German Emperor, but now they are dissatisfied with recent actions. Of course, the most part is the fence party. The German Emperor's basic base is already very small. I admire William II's ability to play a good hand of cards like this." Ruprecht said with a smile.
However, no matter how Ruprecht and Prince Leopold consider this issue, the German Emperor agreed with the Crown Prince's suggestion. In the current situation where the navy cannot break the blockade, this plan is a good result. However, the only thing that made the German Emperor dissatisfied was that in this letter, Ruprecht did not express any intention of reconciliation, and it was completely business.
"So, did Hippel mention anything else? Did Ruprecht have any other actions recently? Tirpitz, are you unaware of the relationship between Ruprecht and the navy too close?" It seemed that he suddenly thought of something, and the German Emperor frowned.
"His Crown Prince himself is the Marshal of the Navy, and before your appointment is revoked, His Crown Prince can completely ask about anything about the Navy." Tirpitz said.
"Haha." The German Emperor sneered, with a somewhat unkind expression on his face, as if his favorite toy was suddenly taken away by someone else. In the German Emperor's opinion, the German High Seas Fleet was able to do today was completely the result of his operation, but now, it has the meaning of Ruprecht being the only one who only wants to be the leader of the horse. It's just that the German Emperor can be happy.
"Someone has suggested to me that if the high seas fleet cannot attack, then appropriately reduce the rations of the high seas fleet in order to save materials in places where they are needed. I thought about it and felt that it makes sense. Now the whole country is a little nervous, and the navy should also pay attention to it."
"Not only the high seas fleet, but also the personnel on the shore, we also need to reduce the number of people on this matter. I will ask Rudendolf to come up with a plan for you, and you can discuss some details with him." The German Emperor seemed to feel that it was not powerful enough, so he added another sentence.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!" Although Tirpitz was mentally prepared for this result, he was still very shocked when William II said this. The German Emperor handled this matter and felt like a willful naughty child. At most, the naughty child would smash something. But if the German Emperor was willful... Tirpitz could already imagine the reactions of some of the personnel in the navy.
"The army's fronts are reducing the rations, so why can't the navy reduce? Except for the submarine troops, most of the remaining troops have no combat missions!" the German Emperor asked back.
You can't say what the German Emperor said is unreasonable. However, after excluding various military issues, there is an unavoidable political issue, that is, if the navy is not more stable than the army, the navy is in a very important position in the future domestic struggle, so Ruprecht did not hesitate to bring out Moltke to convince Scher. Unfortunately, the German Emperor did not fully realize this.
"Okay, Tirpitz, go and do your business well. Recently, there have been too many troubles. I want to be quiet." The German Emperor waved his hand and signaled that there was no room for maneuver in this matter. In desperation, Tirpitz could only take aside with a look of worry.
In any case, the letter from Crown Prince Ruprecht still gave the German emperor a glimmer of hope, and at the same time he had a certain understanding of his own crisis. There was no problem blocking the British attack on the battlefield. Faced with the British attack, the German army on the Western Front made them unable to advance with only one hand. After the front was initially stable, the German emperor began to strengthen the military police force and at the same time began to strengthen the management and control of the Western Theater Command of Germany.
After this action, it did achieve certain results. A group of people who hoarded goods or others were hit hard, but don’t think that this kind of thing can be cured, because the Junker aristocrats and bourgeoisie within Prussia have been integrated quite deeply, and the right wing of the Social Democratic Party led by Albert and others will not give the German emperor so much time!
"It seems that the German Emperor has realized something. Some of our actions are going to accelerate." Albert told Noske, the head of the Social Democratic Party, in a villa in Berlin.
"The fleet has been training, they are offshore, and it is difficult for our people to contact the fleet personnel, but the activities among the base personnel are still smooth. Now, the German Emperor has decided to reduce the ratio and treatment of the navy. I think this is an opportunity." Noske said.
"What about your plan?" Albert asked.
"I want to see Scher," said Nosk. "And bring them the kindness of our Social Democratic Party, and we can take out a portion of the supplies in our hands to work for the army. At the same time, test Scher's attitude." Nosk said.
"Will we be exposed if we do this?" asked Landzberg.
Chapter completed!