Chapter 1501 secret meeting
"General Farkinham is a standard Junker nobleman. He is loyal to the emperor, a little stubborn, and has no good relationship with many people. He is hostile to the Bavarian Kingdom. At the same time, he emphasizes the use of German sword to obtain a wider living space and is very supportive of nationalism within Germany, so I think he is a good partner." In the letter Schederman wrote to Albert, he only evaluated the German general. A week later, Schederman came to Farkinham's command with the kindness of the right wing of the German Social Democratic Party in his private capacity.
The reason for Shederman's visit to Farkingham was also very high-sounding. "In order to get the newly added territory of the empire back on track as soon as possible, the German Social Democratic Party is willing to serve as a bridge for communication between the military and the civilians to promote the German government's rule over the newly occupied areas!"
"Although the empire's rule over most of the newly occupied areas has not been determined, the empire is bound to win for Russian Poland. Therefore, I hope that the general can provide some convenience for the people of the empire, such as helping to clear out the remaining Poles and providing protection and support for the migration of German colonists in the east." After the greetings between the two sides, Shederman said straight to the point.
For the occupied areas, the German senior management divided them into three types. The first is to directly rule the areas, such as Russian Poland and most of the Baltic coasts. The second is to establish a very close relationship, such as the remaining Baltic Sea and the Belarusian region. These places, the German central government may not directly rule, but will place a German nobleman as a leader in these areas and turn it into a vassal. The third relationship is to establish close economic relations. For example, the new Ukraine established with the support of Germany.
"This is of course possible. I also hope that Germany's living space can grow larger and larger." Farkinhan said without comment.
"But at present, we have encountered some obstacles in southern Poland, and our personnel have been troubled and hindered when entering areas controlled by the Bavarian Legion. I would like to know whether the Bavarian Legion is a German Legion. Why do they prevent the Germans from entering?" Sheldman said as he changed his sentence.
"Although I am very angry about this, it is beyond my ability. My control is only in the area north of Warsaw, and the south is not my jurisdiction, so I can't help it." Fakinhan is not stupid. Although he has a lot of objections to the prince, he knows that the Bavarian Legion opposite is not easy to mess with. In the current political atmosphere, if this matter hits the top German officials, he will definitely be the one who is unlucky.
"You are wrong. We are not asking you to take on this matter independently. In this matter, we are allies. We will solve this problem together. As long as you can help a group of immigrants enter the area controlled by the Bavarian Legion, no matter what actions they take, we have our own responses. We will denounce Bavarian behavior in the parliament, and you only need to provide some evidence and help. Of course, if you avoid suspicion, your subordinates can serve you. We cannot sit by and watch a second voice appear in the German Empire, right?" Shederman said meaningfully.
"Well, from the moment you left this room, I was not aware of what happened next. The truth of this incident was that some troops provided help to the German colonists in good faith, and it had nothing to do with me. And I hope that my name would not appear when discussing this matter in Parliament." Farkinghan thought for a while and said.
"It seems that we have reached an agreement on something? Aren't we? Our cooperation has already started a good start." Shederman, who has reached his first goal today, said with a smile.
"In order to repay you and your army's goodwill, we can provide some additional supplies to some of your personnel, and we will also have an additional thank you. In order to ensure that the relationship between your department and some associations is closer, I hope that we can establish an unofficial, semi-fixed contact mechanism. Of course, we will bear all the costs incurred." Shederman made the second request.
"Soldiers should not interfere in politics." Fajinhan's face darkened, and he was a little unhappy. He could clearly feel that the other party was staring at him.
"However, whether it is His Majesty the Emperor, as the commander of the German army, His Highness Prince Ruprecht as the crown prince of Bavaria, or Marshal Tirpitz, they have both the attributes of military and politicians. Therefore, you do not have to worry too much, and what we have established is not political connections. You have only established some connections with some social associations and serve the expansion of Prussia. Of course, if you think it is not appropriate, you can do it by your subordinates." Shederman said.
The purpose of his doing this is to facilitate the infiltration of the right-wing social democratic parties in the army. In the case of war, no army will have no favorable feelings for the people or organizations that provide them with additional supplies. And making some troops have good feelings or sympathy for the social democratic parties is their first step!
"You should go to the German Emperor about this matter and say that the army is the army of the country and the army of His Majesty the Emperor. We cannot establish too close relationships with other political forces. This has crossed the line and is contrary to my principles. If you still insist on this, then I think today's meeting will end." Fajinhan flatly refused.
This aspect is indeed inconsistent with his ideas. If he is behind Bavaria, he will not have any psychological barriers. But if he establishes too deep connections with political forces and acts as a gun for others, he will never do it. And he has a vague feeling that Schedmann is planning to make friends with the personnel in the army like this, not only to deal with Bavaria, because even if he is a man who is somewhat hostile to Bavaria, he does not think that the two armies will meet on the battlefield. If this day really happens, Germany will be over!
On the other hand, he was a little scared! After all, according to the prince's habit, if this matter was really exposed or the other party found enough evidence, then he would definitely not have good results. I am afraid the most likely result would be to be beaten back to his hometown to retire, right? Falkin, who has not yet become a general, still has to think about his own way of retreat.
"Okay, then I'll pretend that I didn't say anything about this. Although you rejected my proposal, we still express our gratitude for your contribution to Prussia." Sheldman said with a bow.
Chapter completed!