The Rise of the Empire

Chapter 1267: Hidden dangers

Slide 1267

Therefore, the major political parties and the bourgeoisie in Germany are not fighting for leadership because Germany is about to lose, but they have been fighting for it. When Germany is not defeated, it is more difficult to pass parliamentary struggles or strikes. Strive in a soft form, and when Germany is about to lose, it will directly take up arms to fight for...

And what about this plane? Germany’s major political parties and the capitalists behind them are still fighting for rights. However, because of the changes in form, the political struggle within Prussia presented another situation. To some extent, in some respects, the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy and imperial power is stronger than in history! Of course, some of these changes are also related to the prince.

For example, now, the German capitalists are far less moist than in history. Compared with the history, Krupp’s military production was completely defeated. Not only did it lose its hardened armor. At the same time, Krupp’s Royal Shipyard and Germania Shipyard, which should have been controlled by Krupp, were still dominated by royal funds. Rheinmetall, when German military orders are much higher than historical ones, the orders they received are not as good as historical ones. Part of it is naturally the pot of the prince’s Bavarian national industrial system, while the other part is caused by the re-entry of the German royal family and aristocratic capital headed by the Kaiser into industry on a large scale!

In fact, the German royal family maintained a large amount of physical industry a long time ago, compared to the Wilhelm Royal Shipyard mentioned in the previous article, and for example, when Mauser made its fortune, it also started after the royal company was bought. But now, after seeing the vigorous development of Bavaria's state-owned economy, Wilhelm II also wants to let the royal family control part of the country's economic lifeline again. And with the help of the prince representative, it is fruitful! Well, for capitalists, the Kaiser is fighting for jobs with them!

The struggle within Prussia cannot affect Bavaria, but it does not mean that the prince does not care. In fact, the prince’s compromise with the Kaiser in the previous physical industries is actually for today! When the interests of capitalists are harmed, and when the rights demanded by the Social Democratic Party cannot be implemented, it is inevitable that the two sides will come together and unite closely!

But now it seems that because of the stability of the war, the political demands of reformers and capitalists in the parliament and parliament have not been met. Conservative forces are stronger than in history. If nothing happens, then it can be expected that after the war, Prussia will still be Prussia, and Bavaria will still be the second oldest. And the prince’s plan is probably going to be ruined...

However, these reformers always have some brains. They also seem to realize that they cannot achieve the final victory by simply relying on their mouths and cannons, and the military wages have weapons... And there is no shortage of extreme figures in the Social Democratic Party. Judging from the clues analyzed at present, this may shift to the direction of "army fighting"!

The reformists are not strong enough to defeat the army? it's OK. In history, even if you count the tens of thousands of naval officers and soldiers in the Kiel Harbor naval uprising, how many armed personnel can the uprising Social Democratic Party and parties like the Spartacus regiment have? How could they be opponents of the German frontline forces? In the end, how long did it take the government of Albert to push down the Hamburg uprising, and how long did it take for the Bavarian Soviet Republic to use troops?

The fundamental reason why the reformers finally succeeded lies in two points. The first point is that Germany had fallen into the abyss of defeat at that time, and the desperate mood enveloped the whole of Germany, and the battle was no longer sustainable. And the second point is the military's inaction. William II asked 28 generals if they could suppress it, but only one said it could. It is undeniable that some of the Junkers supported the Kaiser. But overall they chose to wait and see and wait and see. And when Albert agreed that the new government would not touch the interests of the military, you can see how clean the actions of the German army were. It was really devastating to kill the opposition. It seems that the Bavarian Soviet government failed to survive a week? (This author really can't remember.)

In today's environment, it is unlikely that the reformists and the conservatives are really so big that one party needs to completely hang up, because this will lead to the defeat of Germany, and neither faction wants this! Of course, this is the case in the original plan of both parties. The Kaiser has the nominal supreme command and sovereignty. The reformists composed of the Social Democratic Party and other parliamentary parties and big capitalists control Prussia's economic and military production lifeline, and secretly communicate with some Junker nobles.

In the end, there will be a direct fight, and there is almost no possibility of launching a large-scale civil war, but there will definitely be very fierce battles in parliamentary reform, government institutional reform, and constitutional monarchy and national economic reforms. The two sides may sit down and negotiate, but that will have to be when the two sides are almost equal.

And if this time comes, then the attitude of Prince Ruprecht and the Kingdom of Bavaria behind him is very important. In fact, in the future, only three political forces can enter the game, the Prussian reformers, the Prussian conservatives, and the Bavarian kingdom system.

The overall Prussia is indeed much better than Bavaria, but if it is in conflict, it can only be haha. As for the two kingdoms of Saxony and Württemberg, as well as the great duchy of Baden, Hesse, and Oldenburg ~lightnovelpub.net~, their strength is actually very weak. The Kingdoms of Saxony and Baden are only 15,000 square kilometers, and the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg is a bit larger, 20,000 square kilometers. And the prince? The Kingdom of Bavaria itself occupies about one-seventh of the empire (78,000 square kilometers) and more than one-fifth of the industrial output value. A population of 13 million, and mobilized troops of more than 500,000. After such a force had problems in Prussia, it had a completely subversive influence on the political situation in Germany! And what makes Bavaria different from Prussia is that the power of the Bavarian royal family on this plane occupies an overwhelming advantage in the country, and there is no internal friction!

what? You say it is not enough? Then add Bohemia and Moravia! The power of the prince who has the **** of Czechoslovakia of later generations directly doubled! Unable to deal with the full Prussian power. But if something goes wrong inside Prussia. So no matter which side wants to win, then it must get the support of the prince, or at least tacit approval. Because once the Bavarian Legion enters the game, the weaker party may collapse directly without even actually doing it! Because no one wants to die! Not to mention that the whole army is overwhelmed. If the conservatives and reformists inside Prussia really quarrel, and the Prussian army is firmly nailed to the western front, the deterrent power of 200,000 troops can completely solve all problems!

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