"For the friendship between the two countries, for the relationship between the two countries' blood is thicker than water, and for..." At the banquet, both sides were happy. The host and the host's warm hospitality and the guests' flattery made everyone present feel very happy.

A large amount of wine, champagne and food diluted the tension before the talks between the two sides, but Prince Ruprecht was not relaxed because after this banquet, there was a war without seeing the smoke of gunpowder! The so-called brothers settled the score clearly, not to mention that both sides were just cousins!

"We can import material armor from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but it is impossible to build a factory in a joint venture. We have spent more than 6 years preparing for this work, and all the work and expenses so far are borne by the Bavarian royal family. At this time, you have to get a share of the pie, which is not possible from any angle. This requirement has not been made by the German Emperor!"

Prince Ruprecht, on behalf of the Bavarian royal family, flatly rejected the request of both sides to jointly set up a factory. No matter how poor the Kingdom of Bavaria is, it is not a problem to build a first-class armored steel manufacturer. What do you say you will invest if you want to invest? After the Austro-Hungarian Empire opened this, what do the German royal family think? What do other principalities think? How can sales of at least 3 million pounds per year be divided into one piece like this?

"We are talking about cooperation, so cooperation is naturally to the future. When you propose to invest in armored steel production, can we invest in Skoda factory?" **** Daddy also made up for the knife next to him.

The implication is that Fritz, you are too unauthentic, you only enter and not leave! When Emperor Ao, Emperor German and Krupp were in control of Skoda, why didn’t you think of us in Bavaria? Now we have some good things, so you just want to come in and get a share of the pie? What are you thinking? This foundation cannot be discussed!

"This is just the beginning. Your country's future products can enjoy various tax and policy benefits in Austro-Hungary. We can even give the Kingdom of Bavaria the most-favored-nation treatment." Earl Taff played the policy card.

"It's not very meaningful, because in the future development plan formulated by the royal family, the industry in the Kingdom of Bavaria is not mainly based on low-quality large amounts of basic products. The simple coal and iron industry cannot make Bavaria strong. The industries in the Ruhr, Lorraine and Saar have extremely huge resource advantages. Small tax transfers for ordinary products have very limited significance for us."

The time traveler snorted in his heart. Austria-Hungary is just a market for Brother, and it is not such an important market. If you want to exchange sesame seeds for watermelon, you should save money first.

If we continue to talk like this, it will easily end up in disagreement. The Austro-Hungarian Empire put forward too high requirements, and it was not what the Bavarian Kingdom needed! The Austro-Hungarian Empire wanted some advanced technical support. For a moment, the venue fell into silence.

What should I do if I encounter difficulties? His Highness **** glanced at his son and his younger brother, Prince Leopold, who was sitting next to him. He looked at Prime Minister Taff opposite and General Offenberg next to him and said: "There are some issues that require professional understanding to communicate. If possible, you and General Offenberg can first discuss with Prince Leopold and my children what everyone is interested in, and then talk about cooperation."

In the eyes of Count Taff, this was a tactful rejection, but the other party seemed to have left another hole. After all, the other two important members of the royal family were willing to continue to contact, and it was always good to have a chance.

What does the Bavarian Kingdom need most now? It is naturally the military technology of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! Fortunately, there are some things that can be taken advantage of in our hands. Communication between people and their abilities is the way to cooperate. Since it is military technology, professionals are needed.

The time traveler began to consider the strength comparison between the enemy and us. Earl Taff did not understand military affairs very much, but he understood the situation. Is there any difference between military and politics? The Offenberg next to him was not clear, but the time traveler understood very well that in history, this guy was the commander of the Fourth Army of the Austro-Hungarian Eastern Front. He could not be said to be fierce, but at least he was at the passing level. And he could speak in the Austro-Hungarian army.

I was an otaku and a half-bottle war history enthusiast in my previous life, and I had an advantage in terms of knowledge. Prince Leopold next to me had made contributions to the war, and both theoretical and practical skills were enough to be behind me. I was very good at it! However, before this, the time traveler planned to let the Austrians see the good things they had made. The powerful rapid-fire cannons and machine guns, as well as cheap and easy-to-use mortars, can I be interested in the other party?

"Uncle, do you think the Austrians will be interested in our new things?" According to His Highness ****'s arrangement, Earl Schelling accompanied the Austrian delegation to visit the new equipment of the Kingdom. In the last two days, the time traveler wanted to create something with Prince Leopold that interested the other party!

"Remember, the more unstable the country, the more important the monarchs are to their own forces! They try to master a force that can suppress all opposition voices when necessary. This is very obvious in the Austro-Hungarian Empire! Old Fritz needs a strong force to undertake the tasks of internal suppression and external combat at the same time."

"But the size of this force cannot be too large. This is determined by the situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So far, even in Austria, the proportion of Germans is not even half! The population base of the Austrian emperor is very unstable. In order to deal with other nations that may rebel at any time, he must ensure the size of the army. The huge gap between the elite troops and the total force has formed an insurmountable contradiction." The prince analyzed very seriously.

"So he needs a strong force and needs to be equipped with the most advanced weapons. At the same time, the lack of Austro-Hungarian Empire's production capacity also brought us opportunities, right?" The time traveler said in a lit up.

"Not only that, if you talk about it in detail, there are many problems within the Austro-Hungarian army. As early as the Pakatan Harapan War, I thought Austro-Hungarian could not rely on. Although I participated in the war, I once suggested not to intervene in this war. In a few weeks, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was defeated and since then it became a 2-yuan empire."

"To be honest, I am very uneasy about such unreliable allies. If possible, I would rather choose the same number of Russians as my comrades than to get mixed up with a nation, with various internal constraints and more quarrels than to fight together with the army that formulates a plan!" In the prince's words, he did not hide his disdain for the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army.

"Uncle, even if it's a pig opponent, it's still our teammates. Would it be good to save some face when speaking?" The time traveler roared in his heart, for fear that during the formal negotiations, the uncle would say something inappropriate. But it is precisely because of this that in order to deal with the battle, the time traveler really needs to strengthen Germany, a weak little brother. After all, no matter how bad it is, he is better than Italy!

"The Bavarians want to cooperate with us in military and technological aspects." Two days passed, and Count Taff finally understood the other party's purpose.

"And they do have some capital in their hands now," Offenberg said nodded.

"Then let's see what they offer." Taff decided to talk about it first!
Chapter completed!