"The crown prince's approach is very excessive. He regards all positions and rights as bargaining chips for exchange of interests, and can be described as rude when dealing with local people. The crown prince is making friends with various people, and many people are obviously bad-hearted. They regard the crown prince as a step to rise, and the crown prince also believes that they are their reliable allies. There are already enough hills in the empire, but now it seems that one more is needed. The purpose of this faction does not seem to be to make the empire grow healthier, but to plunder the interests of the empire like cancer cells!" said Grand Duke Baden in an atmosphere.

"Does the German Emperor and the Junker noble class have any opinions? I don't believe that after going through so many things, the German Emperor doesn't even know how to deal with such things." Ruprecht said.

"It's very difficult. Since the civil strife, even in the Kingdom of Prussia, the authority of the German Emperor has dropped significantly. The Junker nobles themselves have controlled administrative power, and the loyalty of the officers' group to the German Emperor has also begun to decline. Especially now, with almost no external troubles, everyone has turned to the domestic struggle for power and profit. At this time, the so-called leader is just a person who can take everyone to gain benefits. This is the case with the crown prince and the German Emperor. The German Emperor must take care of many aspects in doing things, so the German Emperor temporarily transferred the crown prince from the center. As a balance, Prince Albert also left Berlin and then went to the border province." said Grand Duke Baden.

"Is corruption and power struggle? Well, the Prussian Kingdom is more chaotic than the Prussian Federation." The Crown Prince said. "As for the actions of the Junker nobles, the empire was actually the same before." The Crown Prince's attitude was still confused.

"Well, I know, I can understand that you don't want to directly interfere in Prussia's internal affairs. But from the perspective of the empire or from your perspective, it is necessary to make Germany last forever on the added territory? Do you have no idea about this?" said Grand Duke Baden.

"What do you think about my handling of the new territory?" asked the Crown Prince.

"Your solution is the best, followed by the Prussian Federation, and the Prussian Kingdom is the worst. The Junker nobles who have a large number of real estate and industrial and mining enterprises want not German citizens, but a group of cheap labor that they can squeeze out wantonly, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as serfs! This is very unfavorable for the empire." said Grand Duke Baden.

"However, this is an internal affairs issue of the Prussian Kingdom. I would like to ask, this time, are you here to talk to me about this issue? Or is it your own thought, or is it from the instruction of the German Emperor?" The crown prince's attitude was still very stable.

"What I think is, from a general perspective, I don't want this kind of artificial separation of the people of the empire to be right. From my personal perspective, once the anger and dissatisfaction of the people accumulate to a certain extent, the unrest will inevitably sweep Baden's territory in the east, and we are unable to deal with it. Baden is too weak and we eat too much." said the Duke.

"Listen to me, do your domestic affairs first. In fact, your problem is no different from that of the German Emperor. You all saw the problem, but it is not easy to deal with due to internal constraints. However, the situation in the Principality of Baden is better, isn't it? If you can't even handle the matters of your internal principality, then it's meaningless to talk to me about this issue." The Crown Prince said.

In fact, Grand Duke Baden came to the crown prince to discuss two issues, one was the corruption and depravity within the Prussian Kingdom, and the other was the rule of the newly added territory. The crown prince believed that Grand Duke really wanted to solve these two problems. The reason was very simple. The Kingdom of Prussia was the last backer of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Once there was a problem with the Prussian Kingdom, the Grand Duchy of Baden would be in trouble. Even these problems were two very critical points for the empire. The crown prince kept ensuring the vitality of the bureaucratic system and the competition mechanism. Wasn’t it just to reduce these problems with the addition of new territory? These internal factors are the fundamental factors that ultimately restrict the height of the empire!

But unfortunately, Ruprecht was unable to implement his ideas into the entire German Empire, because under the current circumstances, the crown prince could not take over the center. The independence of the German state brought convenience to the crown prince's behavior before and also restricted the crown prince's ability to influence other countries. Therefore, before his own affairs were settled, Ruprecht was really unwilling to get involved in the affairs of the Prussian Kingdom.

"I agree with your point of view very much. Even if you encounter some resistance when you implement your policy, the Kingdom of Bavaria can also provide some support as appropriate, but I really have very little to do for the Kingdom of Prussia." Ruprecht said.

"We can actually pass a law to give the new territorial population a suitable right through the federal parliamentary level. In this way, we can at least alleviate the conflicts within the empire." said Grand Duke Baden.

"This idea is good, but at least it can't be done now," Ruprecht shook his head and said, "You think this kind of exploitation only exists in the Kingdom of Prussia? There are many people in the Prussian parliament and even Bavaria who do not want to give equal rights and living conditions to these people, because it means that the increase in production costs will reduce the interests of the exploiting class! Producing the same thing may require 100 marks of labor in old Germany, but in new Germany, it may only be 30 marks! Why do you think capital is now influx?"

"The change we hope is a long-term process, we can change little by little, for example, in Bavaria, you are in the Principality of Baden, gradually give change, and slowly drive everything around us. Only when most people realize the benefits of doing this can we finally solve this problem. The resistance is too great now, and 70% of the rash use of the Federal Parliament may fail, and the Prussian Federation may not be on our side," said Ruprecht.

"Maybe, we have differences on many issues. Maybe there is a certain degree of opposition between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Bavaria, but we still have some common ground on issues related to the fundamentals of the empire." said Grand Duke Baden. "Some of the issues you mentioned just now are too far away. But there are some issues you must be prepared for now."

"If, I mean, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had conflicts with your ideas in some behaviors, then how much would you do?" asked Grand Duke Baden.
Chapter completed!