After listening to the words of the Marquis of Morakot, William understood that the traditional Prussian military aristocrat must be full of military reform, which is one of the necessary conditions for the real rise of Prussia, and if it is not reformed, how can the Prussian army compete with Napoleon, who dominated Europe, and the French Iron Army under his command.
Thinking of this, William said: "Marquis Morakot, times have changed, and the reason why the Prussian army was able to compete with the European powers was because of the unremitting efforts of the Prussian kings and a series of reform policies for the country.
But I found in the Austro-Prussian War that some of the inherent tactical ideas of the past have fallen behind, and with the expansion of the scale of the war, the military literacy is constantly improving, and if we do not progress, what awaits us in Prussia will be an extremely passive situation, which I hope Marquis Morakot can understand."
After listening to William's words, Morakot pondered for a moment, but then he said: "Your Majesty, you are right, but I would like to say that Prussia was able to maneuver and even develop among the great powers of the European continent because it was supported by a large number of staunch military aristocrats.
These military aristocrats are the real pillars of the country, Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to oppose the reform of the army, but the minister believes that even the reform should take into account the interests of the nobles."
Morakot's words forced William to consider the vague meaning of the words, which did not only represent Morakot's own opinion, but also spoke on behalf of all the nobles who were dissatisfied with the military reform.
"Marquis Morakot, the present state of our country's periphery is very unfavorable to our country, the Russians are eyeing us in the east, the Austrians are silently licking their wounds in the south, waiting for the day when they will come back, and to our west there is France, which threatens us the most.
In such an environment, I, as the king of Prussia, must think about the future of Prussia, and we in Prussia must fight our way out of the wolf crowd, and reform will inevitably arise from the situation that is forced to do so here.
I admit that in the trials of war, the nobles fought for the good of the kingdom, and they now have what they deserve, but Marquis, now Prussia is no longer a small country with a population of only a few million, and by all wars we have gained Silesia and Bohemia and Prussian Poland.
It is to be expected that in the near future the population of Prussia will be in the tens of millions.
I am faced with a more complex domestic and international situation than in the time of the previous kings, and I can frankly say that my military reform will not cause much damage to the interests of the aristocracy, we must make the army professional, professional, and efficient, and that examinations are only a way to select talents for the country, and the army is only a way for the people to serve the country.
Even if they do not serve in the army, I believe that our good Prussian aristocrats will still make a great contribution to the country in all walks of life, and for those officers who are really not suitable to remain in the army, the state will put in place policies to ensure that their lives are not affected by the reforms."
William confronted the dissatisfied Morakot, who did not know if he would be satisfied with this explanation, but William would not waver in his determination to reform the military.
After listening to William's explanation, Morakot still has a lot to say to William, but William's explanation no longer allows him to do so, from William's words, Morakot can fully hear William's determination, this determination is the kind of indomitable, if William is questioned again, Morakot has no doubt that William will regard him as an enemy of reform, in other words, William's enemy, and as the enemy of the little king, the Marquis of Morakot is unwilling.
Through the Austro-Prussian War, all Prussians realized that although their king was only ten years old at the moment, no one would treat Wilhelm as a normal ten-year-old child, who already possessed all the qualities of a good king, and that Wilhelm gained the support of most of the ordinary people of the Prussian kingdom.
In Königsberg, Wilhelm inspected the local population and inspected the twenty battalions of troops stationed in Königsberg.
While inspecting the army, William said to all the soldiers in front of many East Prussian nobles: "The army is the most sacred treasure and weapon of a country, and all soldiers should be responsible for supporting the power of the kingdom with the Hohenzollern family as the core, and what a glorious soldier should do is to defend the royal power with their guns.
In the face of various internal and external challenges, the army should be the most powerful weapon of the royal family.
In the past, you and my soldiers shed their heads and blood for the kingdom, and the kingdom and the people will never forget those loyal and brave soldiers who fought bravely and even sacrificed for the kingdom.
Everyone knows that I am going to build a military academy in Brandenburg, and you may wonder what this military academy is for, so let me tell you that this military academy is used to train the foundation of Prussia.
What is the cornerstone, the cornerstone is the foundation of whether a country and a nation can take off.
I have never doubted the love of all the Prussian people for our country, but love alone is not enough, we must arm this country with our ingenuity, and the Brandenburg Military Academy is a fair opportunity for me to give to all, rich and poor, an opportunity for all to contribute to the whole kingdom.
Are you willing to grow old in obscurity for the rest of your life, or do you want to rise up and let the whole country remember your name and even leave your footprints in the history books.
Of course, due to the limited number of places, I believe that there will be some equally talented people who will not be able to enter the military academy, but it doesn't matter, as long as you have the talent, you can play for Prussia in all walks of life.
I believe that with everyone's efforts, Prussia will prosper, and I would like to ask you to remember that we in Prussia are not a single person or a group of people, and that our Kingdom of Prussia is the common home of all Prussian people."
After William's speech, he was greeted with warm applause and cheers, and William ordered people to make a notice of today's words and asked the officials to post the notice in all the barracks, and William should let all the soldiers see it, so that even if there were nobles against William, there would not be much trouble.
Because William believed that he would definitely gain the support of most ordinary soldiers, William showed all ordinary soldiers another way forward.
After a few days in East Prussia, William set out again, close to the time agreed with Catherine II.
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