1839 Friends and enemies 2
"Your Majesty, your loyal servants come to see you." When I saw the German Emperor, Moltke still bowed and bowed like before, without any negligence. It seemed that William II was still the emperor who was the one who said the same thing back then!
"General, I swear, I will definitely correct my mistakes, and the glory of the Black Hawk Knights will surely be reproduced." The German Emperor was really moved. He admitted his mistakes rarely. The later mention of the Black Hawk Knights also emphasized that the emperor and the nobles who gathered around him would be revived! It symbolized that he would still maintain the alliance between the emperor and the nobles like the Prussian kings of all generations.
"Okay, two, our time is very tight. Now, General Moltke, let's talk about the internal situation of the army you know at present." Grand Duke Baden came out and asked the two to get to the topic immediately.
"What are the attitudes of the generals on the Western Front?" asked the German Emperor.
"After the generals and above, there are about 30% of the people who tend to be us, and the remaining 50% are neutral, and less than 20% say that they will never participate in the civil war. On the surface, we have an advantage, but most of the middle and lower-level officers are unwilling to participate in the civil war. Many people think that the rights proposed by Albert are handed over to parliament, and reforming the imperial government is a good decision. Because of this reason, many officers who originally tend to be us also chose neutrality." Xiao Moltke said.
"So, what exactly do those neutral officers want? More noble titles? Money? Or political interests? They always have to ask for something, right?" said William II.
"In fact, they do not lack these. Your Majesty. From a personal perspective, they have already become the most important minister. They have reached their peak. From a personal perspective, they are more concerned about their reputation behind them. No one is willing to retire with the name of a butcher. In terms of public interest, they hope to have a stronger empire and a platform that can fully realize the value of a soldier!" said Xiao Moltke.
"I can give them reputation. As for their ambitions? Haven't I given them? The war has won, they are all heroes, and they will share the glory of the empire with the empire." William II said.
"No, Your Highness, you don't understand that this honor is not a so-called medal or reward, it exists in the recognition of society. Even though they suppressed the rebellion, even if their hands were bloody, they became the dukes of the empire, but the people would not think so, and moral condemnation would accompany them throughout their lives. In our fight to suppress the rebels, we all avoided the city and chose to fight decisively in the wilderness, and this is the reason."
"As for the future of the empire, in fact, your Majesty, many people are not satisfied with your rule. Your self is a little too good. And your reputation is a bit indebted." Little Moltke said with a strange face: "Many Prussian officers would rather believe His Highness Ruprecht's promise than His Majesty's promise. The high seas fleet you have built can receive orders from Bavaria, but it has a hint of malice towards you. It is difficult to understand, but this is the fact."
"Authentic, you can say that fraud between politics is normal, and you can also put it on the gorgeous cloak of maintaining Prussian rights. However, breaking a contract is a breakup, and its essence will not change due to certain excuses or the defense of some people. Maybe, once or twice is okay. But if there are too many times, in this turbulent situation, your status is already unstable, and your promises are somewhat credible? You are the emperor, but no one is willing to be a slave. Many people have fantasies about the parliamentary system, so they are like trying it in their hearts." Xiao Moltke explained.
"So why wasn't Bavaria in the south affected by this incident?" asked the German Emperor.
"The first is because of the restrictions on political parties in the Kingdom of Bavaria and historical reasons. After all, the Social Democratic Party is mainly Protestant, and the Catholic Central Party in the south is very poor, and this party has a very poor foundation in Bavaria. Another reason is that there is a huge class in the Kingdom of Bavaria that supports the royal power. These people may have been nobles, scholars, intellectuals, and even from poor backgrounds, but they have now become wealthy classes. They share weal and woe with the royal power." The Grand Duke Baden explained.
"If we cannot mobilize sufficient troops on the Western Front, what about the Eastern Front? Markensen is loyal to us, and many of them are East Prussians, who have fought for the royal family for generations, and the Hohenzollern family also gave them glory and wealth." The German Emperor thought for a while and said.
"How to say this question? General Markensen is willing to help, and there are also loyalty within the army to His Majesty, but unfortunately, their supply has been very problematic recently. The parliament has sent restrictions on the eastward transportation of materials. The Navy is not clear about this. General Markensen is preparing to hold talks with Commander Schell tomorrow. The meeting location is in the Bay of Riga. I don't know what the result will be." Moltke said.
"I find it hard to understand Scher's choice. If it weren't for me, the one who is now commander of the High Seas Fleet would be Hippel! And he would actually betray me!" The German Emperor said excitedly.
"Your Majesty, General Scher has done a good job. In fact, if it were not for General Scher's efforts, the navy would have fallen to the parliament. You should know that the navy's class composition naturally made them close to the parliament. General Scher can ensure that the navy is neutral, and this is the result of the help of Crown Prince Ruprecht! On the second day of the incident, General Scher suppressed a group of radicals in the Social Democratic Party! And it ensured that the shipping materials could be delivered to the Rhine Ruhr area. From these perspectives alone, General Scher only made contributions and was not wrong. Your Majesty, you must not blame General Scher." Little Moltke said very seriously.
Admiral Scher was really involuntarily. The special nature of the navy determines that once a special event broke out, it must not be suppressed easily by force. After all, the navy has a considerable number of technical troops, and it cannot be easily replaced once it is lost, so Admiral Scher must be beaten and coaxed. Therefore, Admiral Scher could only be forced to be neutral. Judging from Scher's own attitude, even though he did not like the German Emperor, he was still very disgusted with the parliamentary faction causing trouble in war! Therefore, Scher was a little inclined to the German Emperor.
Xiao Moltke still understands this relatively. At this time, the German Emperor could not offend others anymore, so Xiao Moltke asked the German Emperor to be cautious and careful with his rare seriousness!
"Then wait until later today, and news comes to the news." Grand Duke Baden said at last.
Chapter completed!