The German Emperor in the late 19th century, Wilhelm II
The story of the German miller and emperor. The miller is a tough guy!
Wilhelm I served as the German emperor in the late 19th century. William I liked to travel all over the motherland and inspect everywhere. Everywhere you go, you always want to live in a place with better living conditions, which is more comfortable and comfortable. William I wanted to build a palace in Bostan. When he was building it, he didn't realize that there was a mill in front of the palace. After the construction was completed, the emperor stood on his balcony and found that the mill was very eye-catching and made him feel unhappy, so he sent his men Go and see if you can buy the mill and let the country expropriate the land. Little did he know that the miller refused, and then the Minister of Internal Affairs went back to report to the emperor and suggested that he must buy it. The emperor said that he would increase the price and give generous compensation. But the mill owner still insisted not to sell it. The emperor was very angry and forced the mill to be demolished.
The miller was not in a hurry and stood by while the house was being demolished. The emperor has great power. Of course you can do this if you want to, but we still have courts and laws in Germany. This unfair matter must be brought to court. So he found a lawyer the next day, and the lawyer helped him file a complaint to take the emperor to court. The case of Miller v. William I was filed in court. Oh my gosh! One of the parties involved is the emperor. How to try this case? But the German judges, the greatness of Germany, ruled that the emperor lost the case: private property is sacred and inviolable, and forced demolition cannot be carried out without the consent of the homeowner. Having such a house in front of you does not constitute a substantial impact on your own property. Therefore, the emperor was sentenced to restore the original status quo and compensate for the losses. As a result, after the emperor received a piece of complaint, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: The power of being an emperor was too great, and he couldn't help but faint his wits. Fortunately, Germany still has such good judges and lawyers who can get the case to a fair decision. The emperor quickly sent people to repair the mill according to the original drawings and compensate for the losses.
After some years, William I passed away and William II ascended the throne. The old miller died, and the second miller came to the throne. The small mill owner was unwilling to run the mill anymore and decided to live in the city. Moreover, the management was not good, and he was on the verge of bankruptcy. Finally, he suddenly remembered his father talking about the lawsuit with the royal family. Is the current little emperor also willing to buy this land back? Then I wrote a letter telling him that I was extremely poor now and asked the emperor to buy the mill. I had money and I would leave after paying off the debt and no longer stay here. A few days later, he received a reply from William II: My dear neighbor, I heard that the economy of your mill has reached a very serious level now. As a neighbor, I feel very sympathetic, but you must never sell the mill. Yes, this mill is no longer an ordinary industry, but a milestone of our German judicial independence. It must remain in the name of your miller from generation to generation and cannot be changed. In view of the difficulty in your life now, please understand my sympathy as a neighbor, so I sent someone to give you three thousand marks. Please accept it. This is just a little kindness from your neighbor. If you feel embarrassed, even if I lent it to you, when you have the money, you will return it to me, your neighbor William II.