2560 Dual Monarchy
At this point, Xiao Letian had already said all the good things. He had broken the benefits of German unification and placed them in front of the young king. As long as this king was not a fool, he should be able to understand Xiao Letian's principles.
Ludwig II whispered in a gloomy face. After five or six minutes, he raised his head and asked, "Thank you for your honesty, so now please tell me what exactly does Pesme want? How do he need me to do it?"
Xiao Letian held the railing with his left hand and pointed out his right hand at the great rivers and mountains of Bavaria. "Pesme's request is very simple. He hopes that King, you can devote yourself to this battle of rejuvenation of the German nation. I hope that you can prepare for the war with all your might and cooperate with Prussia to fight against France. This is a national war!"
"Walking hand in hand to defeat the last obstacle in Germany's rise! Let Germany officially become a capitalist power under the banner of nationalism!"
"As long as you win this war, William I can be officially crowned as emperor. By then, the unification of Germany will be inevitable, and your position as the king of Bavaria will not be damaged at all, and your power and wealth will be further strengthened!"
"Because a unified and powerful industrialized Germany can generate much more wealth than a split Germany. At that time, you will not just enjoy the wealth of Bavaria, but the wealth of the entire Germany will be yours!"
"Hahaha..." Ludwig II laughed, "I'll talk about it all the time, but I'll talk about it all the time! I just want to use wealth to buy the power in my hands! When William I ascends the throne and becomes emperor, I will still be this little king in Bavaria!"
"But our diplomatic rights, military rights, and legislative rights 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 act voluntarily. Now you have seen this world very clearly. The final result of small and weak countries can only be eliminated!"
"Don't always dream of medieval feudal lords. The times have passed, and the past life is like the rolling Danube River, and will never look back all the way..."
"You really can't do this. You will be swallowed by the huge waves of this era!"
Ludwig II looked at Xiao Letian stubbornly, and he said sternly, "Okay! I can agree to Bisme's request! But please also ask the head of state to convey my request to him!"
"As long as William I promises that the future German Empire will implement a binary monarchy, I will need half of the inheritance of the throne! As long as they can promise this, I can promise all their conditions!"
Xiao Letian took a breath of air conditioning with a hissing voice, "You have such a big appetite!"
The concept of binary monarchy is relatively unfamiliar to modern people, but in medieval Europe, this system was very common.
For example, the Queen of England also serves as the King of Scotland, England and Ireland. Many countries are formed by the uniting of several ancient kingdoms.
Who should inherit the position of this top leader? The tricks here are very complicated. The complex royal relationship makes the inheritance rights extremely chaotic!
The title of son, daughter, son-in-law, adopted son, and the Pope... All kinds of nobles occupy a certain proportion of the inheritance rights of this kingdom due to different ranks.
For example, the Stuart dynasty in Britain, this family was originally French, and a group of French immigrated to Britain and became a court civil servant of the British king.
Then the family held this position, and the father passed down from son to son to grandchildren to generation, and the name Stuart is the English translation of that official position.
Since this family has controlled this official position for too long, people gradually named this family by the name of this official position, which is the origin of the Stuart family.
In the end, the Stuart family produced an excellent son, married the daughter of the British king at that time, and became the king's son-in-law.
In the end, the British king had to let his grandson be the next British king because of the rare child.
However, this grandson did not change his surname, but his surname was Stuart. Since then, Britain has officially entered the Stuart dynasty.
The conditions offered by Ludwig II now are completely the tricks commonly used by European nobles in the Middle Ages. I can surrender to you, but my family needs to increase the proportion of inheritance rights!
If the future German Empire implements a dual monarchy, then after William I stepped down, my son of Ludwig II should be succeeded to the throne.
Ludwig II, their family is the full name of the Vettelsbach family; and the royal family in Prussian Germany, their family name is the Hohenzollern family!
Once the new German Empire implements a binary monarchy, that is, the future emperors will be elected in these two families.
Bismer and William I would never agree with such conditions, so when 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 tell Berlin about your conditions. If you want to hear my personal opinion... I can only say that your price is too large, and it may be difficult for Berlin to agree to you!"
Hahaha… Ludwig II laughed and said, “There is no reason in the world that he only wants to take but not pay. If someone wants to annex our Bavaria, then show their sincerity. Why should we hand over our sovereignty to the Prussians for nothing?”
"Our Bavarian independence is not to be challenged. Either let them agree to my conditions. If you want it, let them face France by themselves!"
Xiao Letian's face darkened, and he said coldly, "What do you mean? Are you going to abolish the offensive and defensive alliance treaty with Prussia?"
Ludwig II smiled and said indifferently, "No, no... Dear Head, of course I will not do anything without character like betrayal of the Treaty. I will still stick to our offensive and defensive alliance, but I have already made it clear what you want to prepare for the war. 40,000 Bavarian elites are the limit of our country!"
"I'm sorry, dear head, I'm a little tired and need a rest. I hope you can have fun in Bavaria. My Uncle Wang will accompany you throughout the journey!"
Chapter completed!