Chapter 1721： Phone conversation one (1/2)
Chapter 1721
The Austrian emperor now left a rich ”legacy” to his daughter. In the eyes of top nobles like the Grand Duke of Baden, he is cultivating another line of the Wittelsbach family and the Habsburg family. In Ruprecht’s generation, the Kingdom of Bavaria and Bohemia-Moravia were merged into one, but what about? Obviously, the eldest son with Austrian nationality cannot go back and inherit the two territories of Bavaria and Bohemia at the same time.
And this will inevitably lead to the split of the originally powerful Wittelsbach family. This is a good thing for Prussia! Maybe a few decades later, the Wittelsbach family may have two crowns, one is the Bavarian crown, and the other is the Bohemia-Moravian crown. This is not surprising. In the eyes of the Grand Duke, the future It is also possible for the grand duke to be the queen. At least the line of the Austrian emperor's direct line maintained a considerable position. Grand Duke Baden expressed his understanding of this point.
”After the war, will Hungary no longer be able to guarantee its own independent army? At the same time, other divided states do not have independent army and internal financial power?” Grand Duke Baden asked.
”In the future, the new empire will be divided into three major parts, with the current center headed by Austria, the weakened Hungary, and the Ukraine region. Hungary will split into two independent states, Slovakia and Croatia, and the Germans will gather. The region will be merged into Austria. Parts of Ukraine will become autonomous regions, while other regions will become provinces. The provinces directly controlled by the central government will account for half of the empire. The Bohemia-Moravia region will become one. Special Zone. At least, this is true of Ruprecht's generation.” The Austrian Emperor thought for a while and said.
”You seem to care about maintaining a very special relationship with Bavaria.” The Grand Duke frowned and said. The Austrian Emperor once again expressed his political inclination through the side. This move to approach Bavaria made the Grand Duke very dissatisfied and a little worried. .
”Respect for the facts. In terms of blood relationship, Austria and Bavaria have been married for three generations. In the future, it may continue. Now, Austria needs more foreign aid, not only military but also economic and technological. In fact, This kind of connection has been going on for more than ten years, and it cannot be denied. Under the circumstances that cannot be changed, I think we should learn to recognize reality.” Ao Huang said.
”However, if you think so, it does not mean that your successor will also implement this line.” Grand Duke Baden said in his heart. After thinking that he had found out the Austrian emperor's hole cards, he did not continue to discuss these things with Fritz. After all, Austria was unwilling to make concessions, and the German emperor really couldn't help it. It seems that in the end, a trip to Saint Sophia is needed to solve the problem. To be honest, the Grand Duke of Baden was unwilling to face the Bavarian crown prince, and his ability and tough personality made him feel very weak.
”Actually, the Grand Duke does not need to go to Saint Sophia. Ruprecht thinks that meeting at this time will be very embarrassing. Some things can be talked directly on the phone.” Ao Huang thought for a while and said.
”Some things can't be explained clearly without the phone.” Although Grand Duke Baden didn't want to see the crown prince, he still didn't want to see things well.
”Now I can only talk over the phone, because Ruprecht's message to me is that in 3 days, his command post will move to Kiev.” The Austrian Emperor said.
”Just kidding, in winter, moving the command post to Kiev, is it going to launch a large-scale attack?” The Grand Duke said angrily, but then, the Grand Duke suddenly thought of a possibility, and this idea shocked him very much. .