"Hiss." Grand Duke Baden couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning. He didn't expect Ruprecht would actually support Prince Baden. You know, the Grand Duke Baden itself is a powerful country in China. If Prince Baden can become the prime minister again, it will naturally be of great help to the Grand Duke Baden. Sometimes, personal parochialism is inevitable. Even if Grand Duke Baden expresses dissatisfaction with the crown prince, if others agree, you have to bear the favor!

Perhaps, the German Emperor is 60% sure that the person on his side will serve as prime minister, but it is hard to say whether the position of prime minister will fall on Prince Baden! Because Prince Baden's identity is too sensitive, he is the future heir of Grand Duke Baden. According to convention, it is not convenient for the heirs of a powerful country to serve as prime minister! Even Grand Duke Baden doubts whether William II is willing to let his younger brother be the prime minister! That's right, although Grand Duke Baden is running around for the German Emperor in front of his legs, the suspicious German Emperor still does not want to make the power of the Duke Baden too strong. Even now, the German Emperor's eyes look at Grand Duke Baden are a little wrong!

Of course, the German Emperor would definitely not say that he would disagree with Prince Baden as prime minister. It would hurt people to say this! Grand Duke Baden is not a little Moltke. He is a mountain in the empire and is the most reliable ally of the German Emperor now. No matter how unwilling the German Emperor, he cannot speak to Grand Duke Baden like this. To be honest, Grand Duke Baden is unwilling to give up this opportunity! To be honest, Prince Baden is beneficial to becoming the prime minister against the state. To be honest, it is at least possible to familiarize himself with the government affairs of the empire first.

"It seems that Your Majesty is not satisfied with this condition? Then I can change the conditions. The next Prime Minister will still be born from the German Emperor Prussia. What do you think?" Ruprecht said.

"We will talk about this issue later, but in principle I agree with the consideration you have proposed." The German Emperor said in a bit embarrassingly. If the German Emperor Prussia wants to obtain the right to form a cabinet, he must obtain the help of Bavaria. Otherwise, whether it is universal suffrage or a differential election, if Bavaria votes for the parliamentary faction, then the German Emperor will definitely not get the right to form a cabinet... But if Prince Baden really comes to power, the German Emperor also feels a little awkward. Well, that's right, it's just awkward. This benefit is inconvenient to him, but he can't refuse it!

"We are talking about the previous issue. Regarding war reparations, Old Prussia received 50% of all British and French reparations, 20% of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and 15% of the Bavaria and other states respectively. This is more reasonable and easier for everyone to accept. It is of great significance to maintaining the relationship between the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If we cannot reach an agreement, then we can only discuss this issue in the Federal Parliament." The crown prince issued an ultimatum.

"Can we talk about the punishment of Prussia in Parliament first, and then the allocation of compensation? I think if we can make the Social Democrats realize their mistakes, your goal will be easier to achieve." The German Emperor thought for a while and said.

"The compensation issue must be implemented first. Then talk about the disposal of Prussia in Parliament." The crown prince said with a smile. Ruprecht thought very clearly. As long as the Prussian Federation is not dealt with for a day, it is equivalent to a sword hanging on the other party's forehead, making the Prussian Federation dare not have other ideas. After all, Crook and the crown prince are in the same group. What really makes the parliamentary faction at an absolute disadvantage is not the external pressure of the German emperor and Bavaria, but the pressure of Crook and others in the state!

On the contrary, if the Prussian Federation is dealt with first, then no matter what the result is, Bavaria will lose the checks and balances against the Prussian Federation. What should we do if the parliamentary factions and the German Emperor are holding on to the issue of war reparations? A simple sequence issue will give completely different results. Therefore, Ruprecht must first solve the issue of division of war reparations, and then discuss the punishment for the Prussian Federation!

"Well, Ruprecht, about most of the issues we discussed today, how about we make a package deal? The Empire's military system on the Eastern Front is divided into two war zones, north and south, we are in the north and you are in the south. You can be responsible for the major policies on diplomatic issues, but in exchange, the next prime minister is still out of us."

"Then there is the issue of compensation. We can guarantee that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will receive 20%, and the old Prussia will receive 50%, but we will get 30%! The Prussian Federation will receive 20%. The most important thing is that we want half of Hanover Province! When Silesia lost its place because of the Poles' problems, we can now, when there is a problem with the parliamentary province, we can also get it back! Do you think? We can also achieve it through referendum." The German Emperor said.

"If it's just a demonstration to determine the ownership of a province, isn't that a bit too much?" Ruprecht asked. "If there is a similar situation in the future for the German Emperor Prussia, can the parliamentarians do this? If that's the case, what's the use of the so-called state borders? The small states of the empire probably have to live in panic all day long, right?"

Ruprecht obviously did not support the German Emperor's view. It was not that letting the German Emperor get the entire Hanover province would completely imbalance the power of both sides, and Prussia was not that fragile. The key is that this effect is very bad. After the civil war broke out in Prussia, many states were worried. Now, if the precedent of easy seizing state territory was opened again, the so-called cohesion of the German Empire would really not save much. Ruprecht did not want centralization, but at least it is not possible now. Everyone quickly digested the fruits of the victory of the war, and even if the centralization was finally established, it could not be concentrated in the hands of the German Emperor. The crown prince really couldn't believe in the German Emperor's level!

"Of course, punishment for the parliamentary faction is also necessary. Due to the poor ruling ability of the parliamentary faction, several places such as Hanover can hold a referendum to decide whether the governance power here is handed over to the imperial central government or still belongs to the parliamentary faction, and vote again every five years to decide on the management rights of the city. Of course, this only means that the management rights of the city and the territory still belong to the Prussian Federation. The taxes that cities need to hand over to the Prussian parliament still have to be handed over to the Prussians," Ruprecht said.
Chapter completed!