"I have thrown away hundreds of millions of marks of arms for the sake of today's situation." The crown prince glanced at the grand duke. "If I don't leave now, I will only pay a higher price in the future. My policy cannot be implemented within the empire. The center will not provide me with help, so that my Bavarian family will bear the full cost of this matter. Those who can only talk big, cause trouble, and stumbling to enjoy the fruits? Why?!" The crown prince's words were filled with strong anger.

"Actually, I am not here to seek revenge today. I just want to understand some situations and communicate with you." Grand Duke Baden considers his words. "In fact, the empire is very affirming of His Highness's actions in Turkey. Although he has some opinions, he will still give you support in general. Therefore, you'd better continue to deal with matters related to Turkey." Grand Duke was very sincere in his words.

"His Excellency, the situation has changed now. The plan I proposed before is only suitable for Turkey a few months ago, not Turkey now. Due to the delay in time, we have lost too many opportunities. In order to save the current situation, we need to pay more. The previous consideration is no longer enough. The resources and permits I need have passed the previous requirements. So, please tell me, even if the center now agrees with my previous requirements, what's the point?" Crown Prince Ruprecht asked back.

"Let's do this, Your Highness, I can convey your new requirements on your behalf, and I will convince His Majesty the German Emperor as much as possible." The Grand Duke had already thrown aside the purpose of coming here before. The Central Master was very dissatisfied with some of the actions of the Crown Prince, but overall he was willing to let the Crown Prince be responsible for Turkey's affairs. After all, Ruprecht had dealt with the Turks long before the war began, and even helped Turkey in the Italian-Turkey War. Bavaria had participated in Turkey's oil mining very early, and his connections and influence were definitely not comparable to other countries. If the Crown Prince could not do well, then others would not do well.

Moreover, after the war, the capital of other countries of the empire actually entered Turkey, and Turkey's collapse was not good for them. This means that the large amount of money they invested before was thrown away in vain, and many projects did not even have a single mark's return! This is absolutely untolerable! Among them, Grand Duke Baden also invested at least 80,000 marks in the new oil field of Kirkuk!

"Bavaria's investment and returns in Turkey are the highest. Your country's oil fields in Turkey can produce 60,000 tons of fuel every year. In addition, the shipping company and railway shares established by your country to transport fuel, if you give up Turkey, the losses will be huge. This is equivalent to vanishing your country's investment in the previous decades. I don't think it is rational for you to do this." said Grand Duke Baden.

"The losses are indeed very large. But do you know, if Bavaria wants to independently solve the Turkey problem under the current central situation, how much does it cost to pay if Bavaria wants to solve the Turkey problem independently? We must mobilize at least 30,000 troops and prepare for more than 80,000 casualties in order to clean up the anti-German factions, nationalists, and foreign speculators within Turkey. The kingdom's expenses may exceed tens of billions of marks, and the troops may be deployed in Turkey for more than two years! And after the battle, it is still a mess, and it requires reconstruction and funds. So, I would like to ask, how much can the Empire's center make up for these expenses in the Kingdom of Bavaria?" Ruprecht asked.

"Is this a little over? If I remember correctly, at the peak of the war, the Bavarian Legion deployed in Asia Minor did not exceed 20,000." said Grand Duke Baden.

"Because at that time, Turkey was our ally, and the war was only carried out in Asia Minor, but now? Turkey, a country that spans Asia, Africa and Europe, with an area of ​​more than 20,000 square kilometers, is everywhere. Defeating a large number of enemies is just the beginning, and endless guerrilla warfare is the most tormenting. Anyway, we will not join this war alone, and my army will definitely not accept the command of anyone except me." Ruprecht said.

"Your Highness, I hope you can think carefully about what you said today. I will not disclose it to anyone, and will not cause any harm to your reputation. I still hope that after you calm down, you can face this problem." Grand Duke Baden realized that today's negotiations would not have a result and could only put aside the dispute and wait for it to see it again. He did not know whether the Crown Prince Ruprecht's statement that he no longer managed Turkish things was true, but he believed one thing, that is, if someone else handled this matter, the Bavarian army would not send out a soldier! This was enough to make the empire powerless in the affairs of Turkey!

The three major hills in the empire, if we talk about military strength, it is definitely the strongest hill in Bavaria! Not only because Bavaria's own family is stronger than either of the two states, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Federation of Prussia. More importantly, the influence of the Kingdom of Bavaria in Southern Germany and its influence on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Wurtemberg and Saxony also increased their troops after the territory expanded. It is no problem for the two to let the two of them form an army in wartime. Even in a non-war state, it is no problem to gather 4 divisions, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire can gather hundreds of thousands of people at will.

Well, if even Bavaria, the kingdom that can mobilize the strongest military force in Europe, thinks that maintaining Turkey's stability alone is not worth the effort, then both the German Emperor and the Social Democratic Party will not do this alone. As for the German Emperor and the parliamentary faction, it is like letting the weasel and the chicken cooperate... Whatever you think is unreliable!

Moreover, all the most convenient passages to enter Turkey are in the hands of Bavaria and Austro-Hungarian Empire, such as the Balkans, Ukrainian region across the Black Sea, and the Transcaucasus region. In peacetime, why did the imperial army enter Bavaria and Austro-Hungarian Empire on a large scale? This is impossible in legal procedures! And the empire obviously cannot enter a state of war because of the Turkish incident! Even if the German Emperor wanted to do this, Bavaria could still reject it, so this became a dead end, a situation where everyone lost money.

"Let's leave it for a while before you see it." Ruprecht finally gave an ambiguous answer.
Chapter completed!