At this point, Xiao Letian has already said all his good words. He has torn apart the benefits of German reunification, crushed them into pieces, and placed them in front of the young king. As long as the king is not a fool, he should be able to understand Xiao Letian's principles.
Ludwig II looked gloomy and kept silent. After five or six minutes, he raised his head and asked, "Thank you for your candor. Now please tell me, what does Bismarck want?" How does he need me to do that?”
Xiao Letian held the railing with his left hand and stretched out his right hand to point at the great rivers and mountains of Bavaria. "Bismarck's request is very simple. He hopes that you, the king, can devote yourself wholeheartedly to this battle for the rejuvenation of the German nation. I hope you can do your best." Prepare for war and cooperate with Prussia to fight France, this is a national war!"
"Work together to defeat the last obstacle to Germany's rise! Let Germany officially become a capitalist power under the banner of nationalism!"
"As long as this war is won, William I can be officially crowned emperor. By then the reunification of Germany will be inevitable, and your position as King of Bavaria will not be damaged in any way, and your power and wealth will even be further enhanced. strengthen!"
"Because a unified and powerful industrialized Germany will definitely generate much more wealth than a divided Germany. By then, you will not just enjoy the wealth of Bavaria, but you will have a share of the wealth of the entire Germany." !”
"Hahaha..." Ludwig II laughed. "It's the same old story, it's the same old story! It's just that I want to use wealth to buy the power in my hands! When William I ascends the throne and becomes emperor, I will still be in Bavaria. Be this little king!”
"But our diplomatic, military, and legislative powers must be handed over to Berlin, right? The loss of sovereignty is actually a good thing in your mouth. I'm afraid it's really hard for me to understand!"
Xiao Letian frowned and said, "What do you want? Now is not the time to be impulsive. You have clearly seen the world today. The final result of small and weak countries can only be eliminated!"
"Don't always have the dream of medieval feudal lords. The era has passed. Life in the past is like the rolling Danube. You will never look back when you move forward..."
"You really can't do this, you will be swallowed up by the huge waves of this era!"
Ludwig II looked at Xiao Letian stubbornly, and said sternly, "Okay! I can agree to Bismarck's request! But please also ask the head of state to convey my request to him!"
"As long as William I promises that the German Empire will implement a dual monarchy in the future, I want half of the inheritance rights to the throne! As long as they can promise this, I can agree to all their conditions!"
Xiao Letian hissed and took a breath of air, "You have such a big appetite!"
The concept of dual monarchy is relatively unfamiliar to modern people, but in medieval Europe, this system was very common.
For example, the Queen of England is also the King of Scotland, England and Ireland. Many countries were formed by the union of several ancient kingdoms.
Who should inherit this top position? The doorway here is very complicated, and the intricate royal relationships make the inheritance rights extremely confusing!
Son, daughter, son-in-law, adopted son, canonization by the Pope... Various types of nobles occupy a certain proportion of the inheritance rights of the kingdom due to their different levels.
For example, take the Stuart dynasty in the UK. This family was originally French. They were a group of French immigrants who came to the UK and became court officials of the British King.
Since then, the family has been holding this position, and it has been passed down from father to son, and from generation to generation, and the name Stuart is the English translation of that official position.
Since this family has held this official position for too long, people gradually named the family after this official position. This is the origin of the Stuart family.
Finally, the Stuart family gave birth to an outstanding son, who married the daughter of the then British king and became the king's son-in-law.
In the end, the King of England had no choice but to let his grandson become the next King of England because of the scarcity of heirs.
But this grandson did not change his surname, and still had the surname Stuart. Since then, Britain has officially entered the Stuart dynasty.
The conditions offered by Ludwig II now are exactly the tactics commonly used by European nobles in the Middle Ages. I can surrender to you, but my family must increase the proportion of inheritance rights!
If the future German Empire implements a dual monarchy, then after William I steps down, my son, Ludwig II, should succeed to the throne.
Ludwig II, the full name of their family is the Wittelsbach family; and the royal family of Prussia and Germany, their family name is the Hohenzollern family!
Once the new German Empire implements a dual monarchy, that means that the future emperor will be elected in rotation between these two families.
Bismarck and William I would never agree to such conditions, so as soon as Xiao Letian heard the price offered by the young king, he knew that today's negotiations had completely collapsed.
"Dear Your Majesty, I can only convey this condition of yours to Berlin. If you want to hear my personal opinion... I can only say that your price is too high. I am afraid that Berlin It’s hard to promise you!”
Hahaha... Ludwig II laughed and said, "There is no reason in the world to only want to take without paying. If someone wants to annex Bavaria, then show their sincerity. Why should our sovereignty be handed over to Prussia in vain?" people?"
"Our Bavarian independence cannot be challenged. Either let them agree to my conditions, or let them face France on their own!"
Xiao Letian's face darkened, and he said coldly, "What do you mean? Are you ready to abrogate the offensive and defensive alliance treaty with Prussia?"
Ludwig II curled his lips and said nonchalantly, "No, no, no... Dear Head of State, of course I will not do something as disgraceful as betraying the treaty. I will still stick to our offensive and defensive alliance, but you want I have just made it very clear in terms of preparations for war, 40,000 Bavarian elites, this is the limit of our country!"
"I'm sorry, dear head of state, I'm a little tired and need to take a rest. I hope you can have fun in Bavaria. My uncle Wang will accompany you the whole time!"
After saying that, the young king turned around and walked away!
