Chapter 2379 Bargaining 4
"This way of disposing is meaningless." William II said dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty has actually gained great benefits. Your Majesty is just a bystander and a speculator in this matter. As the actual implementation of this plan, we are not as profitable as Your Majesty. If you ask for more benefits, then the final result is likely to be a breakup. All the agreements we have reached before will be invalid. We have made the parliamentary faction realize our strength through practical actions. At the same time, your actions have made the parliamentary faction realize your deep malice. So if it is really at the point where it is impossible to reach an agreement, isn't it clear who the parliamentary faction chooses to cooperate with?" Ruprecht no longer circled with the German Emperor, and his words were very explicit!
After all, the main reason for this matter is Bavaria. Whether the Prussia Prussia is re-sentiated is Bavaria rather than the German Emperor or the Imperial Government. The reason is very simple. From a legal perspective, this is a matter of state affairs, and the imperial government has no right to interfere. If the Imperial Government wants to interfere, it is also possible, and it must be authorized by the Federal Parliament. If the Federal Parliament does not hold a meeting or does not have authorization, then the German Emperor and the Imperial Government have no right to deal with it at all!
If Ruprecht wants to calm the situation, it is very simple. At this time, the parliamentary faction is willing to reach an understanding with Ruprecht, Crook and others and avoid the issue being submitted to the Federal Parliament. If this is done, then the German Emperor will not be able to gain any benefits!
And even if the German Emperor forcibly mentioned this matter in the Federal Parliament, without Bavaria's support, it would be impossible for him to obtain two-thirds of the votes necessary to pass the resolution! Therefore, in this matter, Ruprecht has always firmly grasped the initiative. If the German Emperor's strength had not allowed the parliament to be sent close to Bavaria, if it was not for the German Emperor's understanding of the central issue of the empire, the crown prince would not have planned to give the German Emperor so many benefits at all.
"Your Majesty, at this time, what we need is stability. The empire has just experienced a great war and civil strife. We need some time to recover ourselves. At this time, it is unpopular to provoke new conflicts without authorization." Just when the German Emperor was about to be unable to help it, the Grand Duke Oldenburg, who had not spoken, finally spoke. As the German Emperor's in-laws, his words sometimes work very well, at least in terms of face, the German Emperor must take into account both.
"If Hannover and other places are included in the management of the imperial government, if they enjoy the imperial finances, then the taxes must also belong to the empire. The center cannot be paid in vain." The Grand Duke Baden said, saying that the two Grand Dukes, one of whom dissuaded the German Emperor and the other for profit, also controlled the situation. Of course, Grand Duke Baden said this as acquiesced to the Crown Prince's suggestion.
"I will add another condition, Albert must go to prison!" The German Emperor said angrily. Of course, this is actually a very small additional condition, and Ruprecht still supports this.
"So what about the issue of war reparations?" Grand Duke Baden said at last.
"I suggest that we talk about this in two issues. The first is the issue of compensation distribution between the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the second is the issue of distribution within the empire." Ruprecht thought for a while and said, this is another clever split. As long as the 20% war compensation that the Austro-Hungarian Empire should have been paid, it will be much easier to distribute domestically, because the 15% ratio between other states and Bavaria is indispensable! This is actually equivalent to letting the two Prussia compete for the last 50%! And who can make a final ruling on the amount of compensation?
There are only two choices. The first choice is that the German Emperor and the Parliament privately agree on this issue, and then go through the formalities when it is passed. The other problem is that both sides will pull allies and then vote in the federal parliament. No matter which solution the German Emperor and the parliamentary faction choose, Ruprecht will at least not lose! Because there is no legal or moral difficulty in getting 15% of its own. The real difficulty is to give 20% of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! If the latter can be finalized first, then both the German Emperor and the parliamentary faction will eventually need Bavaria's support to gain an advantage! Well, that's it!
"We need a guarantee!" After a long silence, the German Emperor said, "A guarantee that we will never suffer any loss."
"The German Emperor Prussia can get at least 26% of the war compensation, is this OK?" Ruprecht said.
"Is this 26%? Is this too little?" The German Emperor said dissatisfied.
"The UK alone will give us more than 5 billion pounds of compensation. If we calculate the benefits generated and the loans provided by the French as compensation, then every percentage point deviation represents more than 100 million pounds and 2 billion imperial marks. You know what I mean, and everyone here knows the horror of these funds! The funds represented by this percentage point are enough to make some people take risks!" Ruprecht said seriously.
"27%!" said Grand Duke Baden.
"26.5%! We guarantee that the German Emperor Prussia can get at least 26.5% of the funds, and there is no cap on the top! If you can get 40% of the compensation with your own abilities, I will not interfere! That's it!" Ruprecht said decisively.
"Okay, I agree with your suggestion, the crown prince." In the end, the German Emperor said, which also meant that the hours-long negotiation finally came to an end. Of course, some details will be finalized between the two sides, but most of these things will be left to their subordinates, and the real boss will not go directly on the stage.
"For the sake of the German Empire, I hope our future cooperation will be more pleasant," said Ruprecht.
With the end of the meeting, Ruprecht, Duke Albrecht and Crown Prince Saxony came outside Wuyou Palace. Grand Duke Baden and others stayed in the palace in the name of an internal family gathering. (This is nothing wrong.)
Looking at the time now, it seems that it is around 10 o'clock in the evening. After working hard for several hours, everyone was a little exhausted.
"You two will go back and rest first. Three days later, at 2 pm, I hope you can come to my official residence. Here we will meet some special guests, that's it." Ruprecht said with a smile. He was very satisfied with the result today!
"Special guest?" asked the Crown Prince Saxony.
"Tomorrow I will tell you that today is the first lesson for you, and in three days, it will be the second lesson. In the German government, you can hate some people, but you still have to contact them." The crown prince said pretending to be mysterious.
Chapter completed!