1411 Alliance 1
On this point, Holvig's choice was very correct and coincided with the prince's opinion. In addition to asking Moltke to give the German Emperor a sentence, Ruprecht also sent a telegram to the German Emperor. The content above was very simple. Before the situation in the Balkans was clear, the German government must not formally discuss the ownership of Libya with Turkey! This is a red line, no one can touch it! If you touch it, you can deal with the Balkan situation! On this issue, the prince did not leave any room for the German Emperor to turn around! Because this hole really cannot be opened!
Because it was a private communication, although the words were a bit intense, others didn't know, so it didn't involve any face issues. Although the German Emperor was dissatisfied, he realized that the Bavarian crown prince, who was rigorous in his work and had never made any mistakes, actually bit the matter tightly. There must be a reason! So, this time, the German Emperor really wanted to hear the prince's opinion. There is no way. As a person who is the most capable, most visionary, and has a direct view of the overall strategic situation, his record and achievements are footnotes!
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Holvig and Prince Fredrich are here." When the words of the attendant sounded, Rupresy nodded and signaled to let them in. If Moltke was just testing his attitude, then this time, the second son of the emperor and the Prime Minister of the Empire came together to see the real chapter to determine the future attitude towards Italy!
"Your Highness, tell the truth. If anyone in Germany, except the German Emperor has the greatest influence on this country, then it must be you. With just one word, you can let the Prime Minister of the Empire and the second son of the emperor come here to meet you." Holvig said thoughtfully.
"Haha? It seems that I still have some resentment. I just don't know if it's because of resentment about this errand or something else." The prince said in his heart, but these are not important to the prince! Because the prince summoned them this time to solve the problem!
"So, Prime Minister Holwig and His Highness Frederi, both of you think, how did my influence and authority come from today? Are my contributions and achievements worthy of today's treatment?!" the prince asked back with a smile. This was a bit sharp, which made the two visitors feel uncomfortable.
You can't say you are not worthy, then this is a provocation. If you want to say you are worthy, then it's not a slap in the face? So, for the two people at present, silence is golden.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now, because this is the fact. No matter how you think subjectively, objective will not change. Believe me, I don't want to embarrass you. After all, there are only three of us present, and no one will tell this unpleasant thing."
"I just want to tell everyone through this incident that in the future, if the German Empire wants to truly stand at the peak of the world, then we must have a group of reliable subordinates, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Turkey are our important allies, and their interests should be guaranteed. As a typical 25-year-old country, I will definitely find an opportunity to punish them after the war. This is the most basic requirement of being a responsible major country! In the future political landscape, what we need is firm allies, not a group of guys who are fickle!" The prince said sternly.
"This seems to be a little far away from us now," said Prince Fredrich.
"No, don't be far away. The Russian Empire is about to split. I think there will be many new countries in the future. How can we make them stand on our side willingly? As our allies to fight against Russia? Finland and Ukraine, maybe even Belarus will be added. If we want to control these countries, it is not enough to just take advantage of the fear that Russia brings to them and our own strength! We must make them follow us with conscience." The prince said.
There is a reason for the prince to say this. For example, in Finland in history, before the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, the Soviet Union and Finland fought a Soviet-Finnish war. It is no exaggeration to say that they have a feud. However, after the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, even when Germany was celebrating triumphantly, Finland still did not do its best to attack the Soviet Union. This shows that Finland, on the one hand, is still reserved about the direction of the war, and on the other hand, they also do not recognize the leader of Germany!
As a leader of an alliance, it is not advisable to use the advantages of the leader to try their best to squeeze the wealth of allies to fatten themselves, because this will make allies disconnected from Germany. How to increase the centripetal force of the alliance while maximizing the power of the entire alliance is the leader's consideration! Besides, which powerful country did not create its own alliance at its peak? For example, the British formed an anti-French alliance during the Napoleon period, such as the Allies in World War I, and NATO and Warsaw Pact after 2 War II! Which one was a single boss who beat the whole world alone? Generally speaking, those who do this will die miserably, such as Napoleon, later the Second German Empire, and later the Mustache...
How could a great power not have a single vote of younger brothers? There are not too many oligarchical powers in history who were beaten to death. As a time traveler, the prince naturally cannot let such a thing happen again!
"Everyone, if we compromise on this issue with Italy, this unimportant country, a treacherous country, then it will be absolutely unfair to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Turkey, especially Turkey. His attitude can actually be changed. Germany and Austro-Hungarian are the number one enemies of Britain and France, and Turkey can transform its identities during wartime to obtain the understanding of the Allies. If Turkey realizes that even if he wins with the German Empire, he still cannot gain benefits and instead lose some of the benefits, then two people will tell me why they should continue to fight for us?!"
"We cannot let any fencer have fantasy, fantasizing about using the situation to gain additional benefits. For the future alliance with Germany as the core, we must not agree to Italy this time. There are many countries in Europe, and they are all looking at us!" said the prince.
"Is the alliance? This statement is very interesting." Prime Minister Holvig touched his chin and said to himself. Although there is a super powerful existence like the United States and a small strongman named Japan, Europe is still the center of the world! Whoever controls Europe will control the world!
Chapter completed!