"According to our insider news, the German Emperor intends to establish a Polish Kingdom, so that we will lose no grain in Russian Poland. If this Polish Kingdom appears within the empire, in terms of land area and population, this country will jump over Württemberg and Saxony to become the third largest kingdom. You know that in the empire, the eldest and the second are born with hostility, while the third are the eldest potential allies." In Prince Ruprecht's study, Earl Schelling, opposite to the prince introduced the current situation to the prince.

"At present, most political parties and members of the Imperial Parliament have expressed no objection. If you want to vote, the probability of passing is very high. The German Emperor supports this matter, while other kingdoms and grand priests may not support it, but they will not oppose it. It is difficult for us to reject this proposal in the Federal Parliament."

"That means that the German Emperor is ready to take action?" the prince said calmly.

"It's not yet, but the Prussian knife will sooner or later cut us! Today is a Polish kingdom, and perhaps the German emperor will pass a bill in the future to establish a Ukrainian kingdom or something." Earl Schelling's words were full of anger. "Your father hopes you can come up with a solution."

"How did I stock up on the large amount of food and daily necessities I bought?" The prince suddenly asked something that seemed to be irrelevant to the topic just now.

"Uh." Earl Schelling felt that the jump was a bit large, but he still answered honestly: "According to your instructions, the materials mentioned in the list have been hoarded, but I don't understand that when the Americans provide us with supplies, although it is a little nervous than before the war, it is generally enough, and even a little rich. What is the purpose of doing this?"

"Soon, the supplies transported from the North Sea will not be so abundant." The prince said with a smile.

"You mean, the North Sea will be blocked? Although we have not fought with the British during this period, their fleets dare not abandon their homeland and stationed in the Shetland Islands?" Earl Schelling said in shock.

"The British do not need the main fleet this time! Don't underestimate the British Empire, an empire that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Its foundation is terrible." The prince sighed and said. "The British have completed the aviation base group in the Shetland Islands. Relying on this base, they can rebuild the blockade line with aircraft and auxiliary cruisers. Not to mention a complete blockade, but it is certain that the imported materials are greatly reduced. And this time, the British may do a great job. Even the neutral Netherlands and Belgium may be deducted part of the materials, and our good days are over for the time being."

"In this way, it will be difficult for us to have this winter!" Earl Schelling said in surprise.

"If William didn't mess with these bad things, Germany would have a good winter this year, but now, it may not be certain. In addition to us, there is also a group of people who are also hoarding. When the North Sea blockade is rebuilt, the supply of materials will be tighter." The prince said meaningfully. If we only look at this aspect, the problem is not big. After all, the Germans' import routes have been struggling to a certain extent in history, and they have been persisting for four years, but now? If someone takes the opportunity to fan the flames, it will be different!

Of course, Bavaria is very honest on this issue! Unlike those who have various intentions to speculate, Bavaria has obtained permission from the German Emperor and the German government! All the materials are collected from the official German warehouse with certificates and permits, which are completely legitimate in terms of law and process!

Bavaria has only 78,000 square kilometers of land. It is difficult for such a small amount of grain to feed 13 million people. It has to be imported during peacetime. During the war, as a large number of young and middle-aged people entered the army and factories, the food shortage was even larger. Therefore, in order to ensure the supply of food in Bavaria, the German Emperor approved that Bavaria could purchase a batch of grain at internal government prices as reserves.

However, once this hole is opened, there will definitely be some problems in actual operation. After all, this kind of purchase is not quantitative in terms of indicators. In theory, if Bavaria has money, it can be purchased. Because the sea transportation in the North Sea was almost smooth before, some people in the German government did not mind getting some benefits from this transaction.

As the food purchased by Bavaria from the German government began to rise sharply since the beginning of 1913, Prime Minister Holvig once asked Ruprecht about this matter, and the prince's answer was very simple. The kingdom entered a deep mobilization, the agricultural population decreased again, and there was not enough food. At the same time, the Bavarian Legion began to advance to the Ukrainian Plain, and the loss of troops also increased. As the Bavarian Legion began to turn to the Balkan direction, the supply needed also increased when there was an additional front line. This led to an increase in purchases.

Under the circumstances at that time, the relationship between the German emperor and the prince was quite good. The prince's request was reasonable. After all, the front line was pushed so far, the size of the troops was expanded again, and the food gap became larger. If the situation did not change, then it would be beneficial for Bavaria to hoard materials, because Prussia did not lack materials and earned the difference from them.

However, the problem now is that the situation has changed. The reconstruction of the North Sea blockade will greatly weaken the amount of supplies Germany receives from the outside world. In this way, the original supply system must change. If there is no conflict between Prussia and Bavaria, it will be a pain problem and will be improved soon, but now, it is probably not so easy.

Because except for Bavaria, other strengths are also doing the same things, either openly or secretly. Without the German Emperor, the shortage of materials may cause major changes at the right time under the push of some people! And this is also one of the backup plans that the prince left for himself!

As Earl Schelling said, at this time, it would be not easy to prevent the parliament from passing from the policy level to establish a Polish kingdom, and Ruprecht could not have reacted too fiercely, so he could only use other methods to gradually dig out the corners of Prussia!

The prince is very clear about the British background and is also very clear about the strength of the British naval aviation in history and real environment! Ruprecht believes that the British will definitely find a way to blockade by deploying powerful aviation forces in the Shetland Islands with auxiliary cruisers.
Chapter completed!