Chapter 249： Long talk (1/2)
If in this plane, who is most worthy of the trust and understanding of Prince Ruprecht, apart from the Bavarian royal family, there is only one person who can be trusted, and that is the little princess Mary of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, even to some extent In the above, the latter is more suitable for the prince’s partner than most of the Bavarian royal family, because the latter has seen the future of the Germanic royal family. The prince can talk to her a lot, but he must not talk to others, even his own old man. Dad said, and there are some things that can only be done by both!
”His Royal Highness, what trouble you seem to have encountered?” Looking at the sad-faced Princess Mary, Ruprecht asked with concern.
”For our future. For the future of the two countries.” Princess Mary said with a sigh. ”If a European war really breaks out, do you think the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be spared?”
”Although King Fritz has some commendable points in politics and internal affairs. But I have to say that the Austro-Hungarian army is really not an army suitable for war. And His Majesty does not have a clear idea of his own strength. Know. You always want to do some big moves in the Balkans, but you don't know that the results of these moves are not necessarily something you can afford.” His Royal Highness said mercilessly.
”Then what do you think of the future of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?” the princess said with some worry.
”If it develops like this, once a war breaks out, no matter whether the war is won or lost. The Austro-Hungarian Empire will eventually become a loose confederate country. This is the best result, and it may be divided into several small countries in the future. , And some areas will even be swallowed by other weak nations!” The prince thought for a while and said.
”In other words, in any case, the crown of the Habsburg family will eventually fall into the mortal world?” The princess said tremblingly. ”why?”
”Other nations are unwilling to let a German royal family rule a country, and those capitalists are unwilling to rule a country by a noble leader, and the Habsburg dynasty can't even hold the Germanic nation's basic plate, then once this country Faced with a big challenge, how can we ensure combat effectiveness?” the prince asked rhetorically.
For the first one, everyone knows that more than half of the population of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire is made up of ethnic minorities, and these ethnic minorities have long been alienated to the empire. The reluctance of capitalists to let the nobility rule is easy to understand. Because the nobility restricted their development. As for the last point, Her Royal Highness did not immediately understand!
”If I remember correctly, in Bohemia, government officials will give priority to people who can speak German and Czech. This has directly caused many Germans to lose the opportunity to enter the government. After all, Germans who learn Czech There are always fewer Czechs than Czechs who learn German, and Germans who lose their jobs will be hostile to the Czechs. After the Czechs have tasted the benefits of rights, they will challenge the Germans in order to obtain greater rights and more benefits. . This in itself is cultivating the enemy!”
”The imperial government does not have a clear understanding of this. Just last year, the imperial government promulgated a language reform law. In Bohemia and Moravia, not only did ordinary government agencies use the person’s native Language is used for communication, and even stipulated the equal status of Czech and German. This decision almost made all German officials lose their jobs! The status of Czechs has been further improved.”
”The result of this has been gradually reflected to the high level of the government. Now the number of German deputies in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Austria is not even half! The government has no ability to formulate a stable plan, and every proposal will be subject to other constraints. This way. In a country without cohesion, it is difficult for me to understand how he faced challenges.” The prince said bitterly.