"His Excellency Duke, don't you think that after we had just reached an agreement with the German Emperor and jointly formulated a plan to deal with Prussia in Parliament, today we saw that the representatives of the parliamentary faction were too inconsistent?" Crown Prince of Saxony Christian said to the duke sitting next to him with a embarrassed expression.

The crown prince believed that Ruprecht decided to tell him the day after meeting with the German Emperor that it was entirely to allow him to have a good sleep! Although he was a little mentally prepared, he still felt very awkward when he was sure that the person he was going to meet was Hasai, a centrist in the Social Democratic Party and Buller, who originally belonged to the right, and how could he describe it? He always felt that Ruprecht was good at both sides!

"What's wrong with it? Do you remember what the Imperial Marshal said to you? Some people you can hate, but you must also date them at the same time. What's more, this time, the people who came here are not so disgusting to us." Duke Albrecht said with a smile. This time, the representatives of the two kingdoms were a bit low-key, and they were sitting in the same car. Of course, there were still many convoys accompanying him. After all, even in the name of the Duke of the Kingdom of Württemberg, when Albrecht needed to visit the Imperial Marshal, there was still a must.

"But we have reached an intention to unify with the German Emperor. We cannot change it anymore, right?" said Crown Prince Christian.

"Of course, Crown Prince Ruprecht has a good reputation, and the agreement reached with the German Emperor will be fulfilled in accordance with the agreement. What we are talking about is another matter," said the Duke.

"Do they have no objection to this agreement?" Christian asked.

"So what if you have any opinions? The Imperial Marshal once used a very appropriate metaphor to describe the current relationship between the parliamentary faction and us, that is, I am the slaughter and he is the meat of the fish! They have no right to refuse, and in the agreement we reached with the German Emperor, the parliamentary faction is not without a chance to turn the tables!" said the Duke.

"I do not understand."

"First of all, we did agree to let the German Emperor take charge of the next imperial government, but the imperial government has only one term. So what about the next? In this term, the parliamentary faction has no chance, so there may not be a possibility of a comeback in the future. In terms of compensation, we have also tried our best to safeguard the interests of the parliamentary faction. That is to say, from a development perspective, the parliamentary faction will not suffer too much, and what about Prussia within Prussia? Such an outbreak of internal conflicts may not be all bad, because after all, we make the top leaders of the parliamentary faction realize their position and make them more inclined toward the middle and lower levels in future policy formulation. In this way, the parliamentary faction will be more efficient and there will be fewer conflicts. In the long run, it is really hard to say which of the two Prussias is stronger!" Albrecht patiently explained to Christian.

Although as hereditary aristocrats, Duke Albrecht did not like the rising bourgeoisie, he had to admit that those who were monetary supremacists did better than the Junkers in quite a few fields. Prussia, which was controlled by these people, would be more flexible in terms of economic policies. Over time, it is really hard to say which of the two Prussias will develop better!

If the negotiations between Ruprecht and the German Emperor represent Bavaria's demands at the center and political level of the empire, then in terms of economy, Ruprecht needs to negotiate with the parliamentary factions and the strength behind them. After all, half of the problems of a country are economic issues! In the field of economic cooperation, there are too many things to talk about between the two sides. Of course, the crown prince will also talk to them about the positioning of Prussia in the future parliament.

"If it is a simple issue of state economic cooperation, we don't need to discuss it in person, right?" said Crown Prince Christian.

"Of course we don't need to talk about such a small matter. We are discussing the issue of the distribution of rights and interests of the colonies. Don't forget that the compensation from Britain and France is just a small part of the benefits we gained in the war, and the interests of the colonies are also huge. All British colonies and vassal states in Africa are included in the sphere of influence of the empire, and the French Madagascar is also the trophy of the empire. These are different from the funds that can be directly allocated. These treasures need to be developed and managed to play their role." The Duke said.

"Isn't the Imperial Colonial Bureau responsible for the colony?" asked the Crown Prince.

"It was like this before, but it is not now. After all, the British colony we have received has been developed by the British for a long time, and there are a large number of industrial and mining enterprises there. It is impossible to directly nationalize these things. The imperial government is actually just a coordination and management agency. In the end, these interests still have to be distributed to each state, but some of the benefits must be handed over to the imperial government as funding." said Duke Albrecht.

"I thought the German Emperor would use the convenience of controlling the government to put everything into the pocket of the Kingdom of Prussia." The crown prince said with some surprise.

"This is a trap. Even the old Prussia before, it is absolutely impossible to eat up all the colonial interests. If anyone dares to take over now, it will inevitably become the target of public criticism. However, now both the German Emperor, the parliamentary faction and the Southern Germans have recognized this problem, so we have maintained a tacit understanding with each other and no one takes action. However, the British have begun to hand over the colonies, and the distribution of these things is sooner or later. Now, what we need is not to seize a certain mine, but to formulate a distribution rule, a rule that takes into account both fairness and efficiency!" said Duke Albrecht.

"I feel that His Highness Ruprecht is more concerned about the issue of empire than the Germans." Christian said thoughtfully.

"This is normal. The German Emperor's ability is limited, so Ruprecht has to pay more attention. Remember one sentence, this is the rule for our future actions, that is, the interests of the empire are the first priority, and then the interests of the kingdom. We transcend all classes and groups within the empire. We represent national interests. Don't easily tie ourselves to a certain class or group. In that case, they cover our eyes and make us lose our direction and eventually lose our authority. The fundamental reason why we can hold power is that most people in the empire trust us, believing that under our leadership, the empire will develop better, and the people will benefit. Only in this way can we be the king!" Duke Albrecht said word by word, as if he wanted the latter to engrave this sentence in his heart!
Chapter completed!