Originally, according to Ruprecht's intention, it would be enough to directly capture the oil fields in Baku. In other places, local ethnic groups are willing to be independent and willing to accept German notifications can also be incorporated. As long as they do not affect oil extraction and transportation, the crown prince did not want to interfere too much in local affairs, but there are exceptions in everything!

The Bavarian Legion fought so smoothly. Not only did it set up a passage to the Baku oil field, occupied the oil-producing area, and easily wiped out the entire Transcaucasus region with a destruction of Gula! The local people seemed to agree with the German notification and the resistance was not fierce. So the front commander-in-chief subconsciously expanded the control area. The final result was that the Bavarian Legion easily controlled the entire Transcaucasus region and even had the ability to operate from the North Caucasus region!

To be honest, although the North Caucasus region has very rich mineral resources, such as non-ferrous metals, tungsten, manganese, etc., the ethnic and religious issues there can be said to be quite complicated. Do you know Chechnya in later generations? It is in the North Caucasus region, where there are poor mountains and bad waters and the people are tough, and it is definitely not a suitable place for rule!

The current situation is that Ruprecht found that his military operations in the Transcaucasus were somewhat large. When he was about to shrink, Germany suddenly had an objection. The bigwigs, including the German Emperor and the parliamentary faction, expressed their willingness to make some concessions on the Eastern Front in exchange for the territory Bavaria obtained in the Transcaucasus!

So this became one of the reasons why Prussia allocated a large amount of land to other states. The German Emperor and the parliamentary faction were not stupid. They saw that the current territory obtained by Bavaria in the Transcaucasus region exceeded the areas that Bavaria could control. What should we do if there are so many extra places? Naturally, it was distributed to others, and there was no reason to give up!

However, when Bavaria controls the entire oil-producing area and can use other areas outside the Caucasus as bargaining chips for exchange of interests, both sides are desirable this time. Other states have obtained part of the territory of the Transcaucasus, while Bavaria does not have to divide too many places from the Eastern Front to other states.

So, now the tough matter of interest division is coming! How to allocate the Transcaucasus region?

"I know that everyone here is very interested in the Caucasus region. It was originally out of the plan, but who knew that the Russians were too careless and we accidentally arrived at the intersection of Eurasia! And now, this area has become the treasure of the empire. As the supreme commander of the Bavarian Legion and as the person who used the sword in his hand to gain this area for the empire, I first put forward my own opinions, hoping that it can be used for your reference." Ruprecht asked someone to change a map of the Caucasus region and said.

"The Caucasus region can be divided into the North Caucasus and the South Caucasus (Tranocaucasus). The intermediate dividing line is the Caucasus Mountains, with a total area of ​​about 400,000 square kilometers. Currently, the Bavarian Legion controls 200,000 square kilometers. The Baku oil field and the passage to the Black Sea region are completely under the control of our army, and another force has landed in the North Caucasus region. After the spring of the next year, we can easily obtain another place. In other words, there are no military obstacles here at present."

"As the leader of this action, it is not too much for the Kingdom of Bavaria to control half of the economic interests of the region?" Ruprecht said his conditions.

"Can you explain this half of the benefits more clearly?" Albert asked.

"The entire Caucasus region has very rich resources. In addition to oil fields, there are also rich non-ferrous metals and various non-metallic minerals. The Russians in these areas have established a lot of minerals, and half of the interests also refer to half of the benefits of all mineral resources in the entire region!" Ruprecht said.

"If this is the case, I'm afraid the Bavarian Kingdom will become the largest resource monopoly group in the entire empire. And if I remember correctly, you have always opposed monopoly, believing that this monopoly directly limits competition and technological development." Albert said.

"This is really not a monopoly. The Rhine Ruhr area in the empire and the coal-iron-iron companion mines in the Alsace-Lorraine area, plus the copper manganese zeb mines, diamond mines and other non-metallic minerals in the African colonies of the empire. These places, there is no mineral company in Bavaria except one diamond mine. What's more, this time, we are willing to share half of the interests, which is not a monopoly, right? Could it be that the things we exchanged for with our blood and life must be handed over to the guys behind us who are speculating behind us to not be a monopoly?" Ruprecht said very sharply.

"I can explain to you that a considerable part of these mineral resources benefits are prepared for millions of Bavarian troops and rear personnel. They stood up at the most dangerous moment of the empire and exchanged their blood and lives for the empire's tomorrow. The professional resettlement and pensions for millions of people, the disabled and the dead family members need to be paid from this. After the meeting, we will issue relevant statements and form a special supervisory agency to supervise the utilization of these benefits. I can say very responsibly that every minute we spend is transparent!" Ruprecht said.

"Although these mines existed since Russia, after the war, these mines and surrounding infrastructure require a lot of capital and manpower before they can be put into production. This part is obviously included in the cost." Grand Duke Baden paused and continued:

"If it comes to a purely resource, I think Bavaria is also suspected of monopoly, such as oil. Bavaria itself has oil fields in the Mesopotamia Basin, and now it controls the world's second largest oil field, with an annual output of 18 million tons of crude oil. You can already supply the entire empire and allies. It's not an exaggeration to say monopoly?"

"Oil can hand over 30% of its production capacity. In addition to the Bavaria region, the empire consumes only less than 4 million tons per year. We give 30% of it, which can meet the needs of various countries and there is no question of monopoly. We export to other countries and earn foreigners' money. You can't take care of it, right?" Ruprecht said. It is unlikely to completely eat the benefits of the entire oil field, because this is not only an economic issue, but also a political and national security issue. If oil is the blood of industry, who would like to let its own blood be held in the hands of others?
Chapter completed!