The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

Outside the main hall, Andrews, Prince Heinrich and Wilhelm II waited together for the results of the vote in the main hall.

Compared with the previous state of being nervous in the main hall and unable to speak clearly, after leaving the main hall, Prince Heinrich seemed to be alive again.

The whole person suddenly became much more energetic, and even talked more.

"Andrews, you just said three questions, why did they only discuss the last two, but never mentioned the first one?".

Heinrich didn't care at all about the outcome of who became the prince, because it had nothing to do with him.

Compared to this matter, as a German and Italian person, he was more interested in the three major internal worries of the empire that Andrews had just mentioned.

Because these huge contradictions may really affect his daily life.

"Probably because they don't find it convenient to discuss this topic in such a public setting, right?".

Andrews replied with a smile that, like Prince Heinrich, Andrews was not too nervous about the final vote.

When he left the main hall, he had already seen the final result from the expressions of the ministers.

Unless the emperor insists on his own opinion and single-handedly vetoes the opinions of everyone else, the crown prince will surely fall to him.

As for Prince Heinrich's curiosity, the answer is actually quite simple.

Andrews mentioned earlier that the contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the Junker aristocracy was the greatest contradiction within the empire, the most unstable factor, and that it would not even be possible to discuss it openly unless someone had the ability to eliminate it.

When he mentioned this matter before, everyone present seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding, and no one took the initiative to mention it, as if such a thing did not exist, which proved his speculation.

Prussia established itself by force, and since the establishment of the Teutonic Knights, Prussia has been fighting in the east and west, and in the north and south.

Because wars were very frequent, a special group of nobles appeared within Prussia - the military aristocracy!

According to the German pronunciation, they are also known as Junker aristocrats.

The Junker aristocracy is a special group of people who hold important positions at all levels of the military and can be said to be synonymous with the army.

On the other hand, they had a large amount of land in their name, so they were in fact the largest landowning class in Prussia.

An interest group that controls the land and the army actually controls the entire country during the feudal dynasty.

Even the emperor can be easily replaced if they want to!

Moreover, the Junker aristocracy itself was relatively conservative, and intermarriage and marriage between them were very common, so that their interests were tied to each other, and one was prosperous and the other was lost.

In this case, this group is not only strong, but also extraordinarily united, plus they hold military power, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

The superposition of these two attributes makes the Junker nobles the largest and strongest force within the empire, almost unshakable, and even the emperor himself can't do anything about them.

So, even if everyone knows that they are a huge security risk, no one dares to do anything to them.

It is precisely for this reason that everyone so tacitly ignores the first contradiction raised by Andrews, as if he did not exist.

Andrews didn't delve into this.

He is not an emperor at present, and the power in his hands is not big enough, even if he becomes an emperor in the future, it is impossible to solve the problem of the Junker nobility so simply and rudely.

If this is not handled well, it can easily lead to civil strife or even civil war.

As for how to solve the problem of the Junker aristocracy?

The solution is actually very simple, that is, to bypass the Junker nobles, support and establish a force directly under the emperor himself, so that he will not throw a mouse, even if he wants to turn his face in the future, he will have an army in his hand.

However, this plan takes a long time to plan, so in a short period of time, even if he becomes the emperor, he can't be in a hurry, and he needs to make peace with the Junker nobles.

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In the main hall, hearing the emperor's words, everyone looked at Bismarck.

He is the prime minister, the head of the hundred officials, with a high status and great power, so naturally he should answer first.

Bismarck did not refuse, but said firmly: "The old minister thinks that Prince Andrews can take on this great responsibility!"

Bismarck's attitude did not change, and he still insisted on promoting Andrews.

This is not only because Andrews is his disciple, but also because Andrews is the ideal successor in his heart.

Only when Andrews ascends to the throne can his diplomatic strategy be sustained, and the empire will be able to save itself from the crisis in Europe.

And this ability, neither in Wilhelm II nor Prince Heinrich, Bismarck did not see.

"I also applaud the establishment of Prince Andrews as the Prince!".

After Bismarck, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the elder Moltke, who had a decisive influence in the military, stood up and spoke loudly.

Old Moltke's statement made the scene burst into exclamations.

Bismarck and Moltke the Elder, two highly decorated and high-ranking ministers, were on Andrews's side, which surprised them a lot.

One of these two is the head of the hundred officials, and the other is the helmsman of the army, and both literature and martial arts are the core of the empire.

And the two of them are on Andrews's side, which is really rare!

In the face of everyone's incomprehension, old Moltke explained:

"His Highness Andrews is not only a brilliant diplomat, but also a rare military wizard!

His Royal Highness's ability to innovate in strategic vision and military tactics is even ashamed of me, if His Highness becomes the prince, our army will be at least ten years ahead of its peers!"

Wow!

As soon as this sentence came out, the scene was in an uproar!

Everyone didn't expect that old Moltke would have such a high evaluation of Andrews.

In everyone's impression, old Moltke never seemed to praise a junior so much, and even compared the other party with himself!

Could it be that Andrews was really a military genius?

Thinking of this, many people who were still a little shaken and not sure whether to support Andrews completely dispelled the doubts in their hearts.

"I also support His Highness Andrews!".

"Me too!".

"Count me in!".

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