Chapter 1850： The final effort (1/2)
”Anything must follow the principle of equivalent exchange. If I pay, then I will get the corresponding return. If even this is not guaranteed within an empire, then who can you expect to throw the head for the empire? What about enthusiasm? Well, you made this request and mentioned the benefit compensation. What kind of consideration do you plan to offer? Or, can you make decisions on behalf of the government? In addition, I need to explain that since you Think of this as an exchange of interests, so there is the possibility of a collapse. Think about what you say, and now everything you say will be recorded!” Prince Leopold said solemnly.
”How about the Polish region and Belarus region to which Prussia belongs? Together, these places add up to more than 150,000 square kilometers.” General Hausen on the side was very interesting and jumped out to help share the pressure.
”However, their economic value is not as good as Bohemia. You are trying to exchange a barren for a piece of fertile land, no one is so stupid.” Prince Leopold said.
”I feel that when you put forward this opinion, you did not consider the consideration in hand. The bargaining chips you can take out are very small, and there is no guarantee that the consideration can pass the decision of the future government. So, in my opinion, what you did It’s more like a temptation than a real discussion, and the timing of your choice is also very bad. If in the future, after the establishment of the Prussian government, if you have the support of the government, it will be better than talking with the military alone ”The Prince said.
”However, before the establishment of the Prussian government, the future cake division, at least the Bavarian cake division, will definitely be determined. We will have fewer chips at that time. We can't give you the original territory of Prussia, right?” Said. The two sides played against each other in the first stage, and no one had an advantage!
”But we always have to find a way to eliminate this estrangement, because we are under the banner of an empire. Since you think our approach is unreasonable, do you and the Bavarian royal family have any other solutions? Again, the previous promise does not Not enough.” Crook made a strategic contraction.
”We can share the administrative power of the Transcaucasus region. The Kingdom of Bavaria is responsible for the exploitation of Baku oil, and benefits can be shared. The imperial government can organize a supervisory agency to manage oil production and prices.” Prince Leopold said.
Sharing the benefits of the Baku oil field is an opinion put forward by Crown Prince Ruprecht before. After all, the benefits of monopolizing oil exports from Germany and even Europe are too great, to the extent that the Bavarian family can't eat it at all and dare not eat it. In addition to oil, the Transcaucasus region is more of a strategic location at the crossroads of Eurasia. In this case, if Prussia is willing to send troops, then everyone can share.
”This is a little bit different from what we expected.” Crook said after seeing the opponent give in.
”If you still think it's a big deal, then it's not a negotiation but a snatch.” Prince Leopold snorted: ”Also, to say something bad, I feel that you should be concerned about Prussia's internal issues, not Bavaria. , I can tell you very clearly that in the future, there will only be more and more troubles within Prussia! Because neither William II nor the Social Democratic Party know how to rule a multi-ethnic country! You have eaten a lot now It is conservatively estimated that the future Prussia can eat at least 18 million foreigners! And how many Germans are there in Prussia?”
Prince Leopold, besides reminding Crook to face the Prussian problems, he also has a hidden meaning, that is, even if I don’t give up any good, what can you do to us? Now you are not only facing a Bavaria, nor is it simply adding a centralized Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Catholic states in southern Germany are also on the side of Bavaria. It’s not enough to see you alone!
”This is not something we can handle.” Crook said.