"Let me think about what exactly is the reason that can bring His Excellency Baden and Mr. Hasai to my residence." Looking at the two arrivals of Prussian officials, Ruprecht said with a smile, with a bit of joke on his expression: "We have made breakthrough progress in negotiations with the British. Before the negotiations are officially over, the British have surrendered and started to pay compensation to us. At this time, if the German Emperor and the heavyweights of the parliament appear together, it must be a matter of interest distribution."

"I understand everyone's mood very well. Isn't our fighting and planning to fight to the death just for today? Fortunately, Bavaria is not something that can be ignored now. If it were the past, I'm afraid that the two of you wouldn't even have the intention to come to see me?" The chill in the seemingly plain words of the crown prince made them feel uncomfortable.

Although the Grand Duke of Baden is the fifth largest mountain in the empire, compared with the crown prince who now controls Bavaria and Austro-Hungarian Empire at the same time, a grand duke of a principality with an area of ​​only more than 20,000 square kilometers is really nothing. The only thing that makes the crown prince more taboo is because he is the representative of the German Emperor! To put it bluntly, Grand Duke of Baden is a bit of a powerful figure.

This is even more so for Hasai. You are an important leader of the parliamentary faction now, but can you stay in this position all the time? Obviously it is impossible. Think about the crown prince easily dealt with Shedman back then. If Bavaria wanted to target Hasai, it would not be difficult. After all, there are too many dark corners in the parliamentary faction. Hasai obviously cannot clean himself in some issues!

"Okay, at least you are still people who follow the rules. Maybe your arrival is hostile, but you are ready to resolve it through negotiation, rather than just seeing the bayonets in the Imperial Conference or the Federal Parliament. This makes me very pleased. "Ruprecht said, first walked into the conference room. After saying that, Grand Duke Baden and Hasai looked at each other, both sides nodded silently and followed in. In just a few seconds, the two finally determined their attitudes - to be consistent with the outside world!

What is an allies? In most cases, one of the most basic principles is to take the blame together... Everyone should share the burden with hatred. Therefore, after a brief greeting, according to the previous agreement between each other, Grand Duke Baden spoke first.

"Your Highness has always adhered to a concept and paying for it will determine the rewards. I agree very much with this. Before, when allocating new territory on the Eastern Front, your country presided over the distribution, and our other countries cooperated. So now, when distributing the Western Front, I hope you can continue to uphold this concept. After all, old Prussia has paid too much price and blood for the Western Front. We have fought for more than two years."

In just a few short sentences, Grand Duke Baden can be said to have carefully considered his words. He tried his best to clarify his ideas, but at the same time he did not over-stimulate the crown prince opposite. Grand Duke Baden would never dare to mention the benefits of Bavaria, nor would he say that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was excluded. This was not his business. He just wanted to gain the recognition of the other party in certain ideas through righteousness. At the same time, he proposed the concept of Old Prussia at the end, and the most fundamental purpose was to bring the parliamentary faction in it! The other party did not even have the chance to renege, because the concept of Old Prussia itself represents the current German emperor and parliamentary states!

After saying that, the grand duke first glanced at the crown prince with a calm expression. The other party seemed to have a normal reaction, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he secretly signaled to Hasai: It's your turn to take the blame! Everyone agreed that we will take the blame together!

"During the entire war, the German Empire took on more than 93% of the combat missions on the Western Front, and the Austro-Hungarian army did not play a substantial role. So, I think that when allocating the reparations and colonies between Britain and France, we only took symbolic care of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After all, we have given them half of Ukraine and nearly half of Belarus and parts of Romania. This is enough. From the perspective of the empire itself, we also need a lot of funds to recover. I think as a German, you should understand our ideas." Hasai did not lose the agreement and decisively pushed forward!

Grand Duke Baden directly avoided the Bavarian issue and only emphasized the contribution of old Prussia. Hasai was the same. He dared not directly mention Bavaria, but started from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After all, in the current talks, Ruprecht communicated with the other party as the Crown Prince of Bavaria, rather than the regent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If it were the latter, then Grand Duke Baden and Hasai would not talk to you at all! Because you are not a German!

Hasai repeatedly emphasized the interests of Germany and the Germans in order to remind the crown prince to correct his identity. The issue of combat mission mentioned earlier was just to enhance his persuasion. The entire speech was full of sincerity, which made people unable to find any loopholes.

"This combination of punches is pretty good, and it can give 80 points." Ruprecht gave an evaluation of the opponent's first round of offense in his heart. Overall, the offense is very good. However, the remaining 20 points gap allowed the crown prince to find a counterattack point! Whether it is Grand Duke Baden or Hassan, they have problems.

"Old Prussia and other states did undertake most of the combat tasks in the battle on the Western Front, and I admit this." The Crown Prince said first. If internal negotiations are always reasonable and their contributions cannot be erased, then compensation must be given at the price. This is the basic principle of the Crown Prince, not only within Bavaria, but also within Germany, because only when the efforts are rewarded can this country be cohesive! Therefore, it is necessary and necessary to allow old Prussia and other states to get more than half of the benefits. There is nothing to say.

"But it does not mean that Bavaria has no say in this distribution of interests. After all, during the civil unrest in the empire, we helped the army on the Western Front stabilize the battlefield. In the final decisive battle, the Bavarian Legion and Austro-Hungarian Legion were not much less than the old Prussian Legion! In the Norwegian naval battle, all carrier-based aircraft pilots came from Bavaria, and I, as the only German imperial marshal, commanded the entire Western Front and Navy and Air Force."

"So good, I want to ask a question. In this case, if there is no Bavarian signature on the final distribution plan, then do you think it is reasonable?" Ruprecht asked back.

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