A chess board, two cups of coffee. Two of Europe's top aristocrats. After the servants had left, the two were silent. "You're in a nightmare." Ruprecht spoke first.

"It can also be said to be a prophecy, I also thought it was a nightmare at first, but as I grew older, I realized that it could be true!" Princess Mary smiled wryly.

"The laurels of the German kings are rolling into the dust?" The traverser said tentatively.

"My country is torn apart, and Germany is in great shape!"

"And you're trying to find a solution in the royal family, but no one understands? Haven't you thought of any other way? The traverser raised his eyebrows slightly, this question is very critical!

"I thought about it as a princess, but I found that there was no way to stop the nightmare from coming, you and me, or most of the royal family, are different, I can hardly describe you, my cousin."

"It's good, this is not a time-traveler, just seeing part of the future of history because of some metaphysical problems." The traverser let out a sigh of relief and said in his heart. Any contemporaneous time-traveler will understand a problem, fists are not hard and useless! No matter how bad it is, you have to know how to develop productive forces, right? Or promote the development of productive forces, and this cousin of mine has no awareness of this at all!

She focused on internal improvement and relationship coordination, and he didn't know why the world had become what it was, which showed that she only knew the result and not the process. She wanted to change within the system, and she was still begging for fish in the woods even though she knew all the ills of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. And that's a lot easier!

"Then why do you believe I can help you?" I still don't understand why the other party is so persistent in bothering himself! It's not scientific! Well, even such a rather fantastical thing as crossing has appeared, what else is unacceptable?

"I saw the end of almost everyone, my father who died before the collapse of the empire, the future German emperor who lived a lonely life, the Turkish empire that fell apart. But I alone don't see the end of you. It's as if you've disappeared into thin air. Princess Mary paused and said, "You are an outlier! ”

"You are also an outlier, because I didn't see your end in my dreams!" Having established initial trust between the two sides, the best outcome that can strengthen that trust is naturally to be sympathy. And such a reason can also explain the subsequent changes in themselves.

Many people noticed the abnormal behavior of the young prince, but because of their status, they could not do more duties, since the Bavarian royal family can produce a rather strange Ludwig II, and what if there is a prince who likes to climb the technology tree? Anyway, the prince has learned everything he should have learned. There is still no time left for the throne to be attained.

And when the efforts of the traverser bear fruit, gradually recoup the cost and start making money, no one will jump out to talk about it! After all, no one can get along with money, especially after finalizing two foreign orders in a row in just a few days, the Bavarian royal family can get at least 400,000 pounds of net income by selling armor and making profits from shipyards! That's why Austria-Hungary hastened its pace to get closer to its poor relatives!

"Compared to you, my so-called efforts over the years are nothing more than a joke." Princess Mary said with some shame, "I can't change anything except make my relatives look at me in a strange light." ”

"Perhaps this is the difference between Prussia and Austria, the former is more interested in the power in their own hands, while the latter is more through diplomacy, marriage, or other means to achieve their goals, and in the end it is Prussia rather than Austria that wins the German states." Princess Mary said thoughtfully.

"It's a pity that I'm only a Bavarian prince and have very limited resources at my disposal. Some things are hard to do. The prince extended an olive branch.

"God has given us a vision of the future at the same time, and we should work together to change all that. And this time, Prime Minister Taaffe's visit has brought us an opportunity! Princess Mary said. Is there anything else you need from me? ”

"To do what a member of the royal family should do, our cause needs a lot of people, Austria-Hungary is a big country, there will always be some people who will stand on our side because of their beliefs and interests. We need a coalition with Germans as the main body. "The prince did not trust the Hungarians, or rather, their independence was a matter of time, and this national rise was difficult to reverse.

"Plus, you can act as a link between the Bavarian royal family and the Habsburg royal family, there are many things I can't do. And it's a lot easier for you. ”

"Of course I'll try to do these things well." Princess Mary nodded. "In addition, I feel that as a future king, you need to improve your political skills and dealings with people."

"There are very few things that we need to do now, and the cooperation between Škoda and the Kingdom of Bavaria must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, and this industrial complex, which is dominated by arms and heavy industry, is best located in Nuremberg. It is very convenient to reach the Bohemian industrial region of your country and to the Ruhr area. ”

"In the future, the equipment of some of the elite units of the Bavarian and Austro-Hungarian regiments will be provided by this industrial complex. Arms are only one aspect of the equation, and perhaps there will be cars, tractors and other heavy equipment in the future. The improvement of Bavarian and Austro-Hungarian industries depends on them. ”

"In addition, inland waterway shipping between the two countries should also be stepped up, and the price of inland waterway shipping is the lowest, which will greatly reduce the cost of our products and increase our competitiveness."

"In a word, you have to have money before you can talk about other things! With money, we can have a strong army and deter enemies at home and abroad. ”

No matter how much the other party could understand, he brought out everything he thought. The traverser almost said, what you understand must be done, and what you don't understand must be done!

"Finished?" Princess Mary blinked, and a look that I didn't understand, but was really powerful, made the traverser almost collapse.

After a few hours of discussion, the traverser was finally reassured, and the result was not bad, and an ally was won, and now His Royal Highness the Prince dared to proudly say that his brother also had allies in Austria-Hungary. Although he was still a little suspicious of his sister, who was not familiar with him.

Well, at least for now, there is really a limit to how much help my cousin can provide. The key to the benefits of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the subsequent talks with Count Taaffe, whose father was the main one, in the hope that the development of the Danube and the establishment of a combined heavy industry could be finalized!

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