Holy Roman Empire

Berlin

The arrival of Palmerston did not bring good news to Frederick William IV. The British also stood opposite to them this time.

"Your Majesty, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. All European countries are standing on our opposites. The only Austria among the powers that supports us is only forced by public opinion. They will not provide us with any substantial help." Joseph- Prime Minister Von Ravidovic frowned

Heads-up Russia on land. Before the end of the Crimean War, no country in Europe had this courage, and Prussia was no exception.

Meeting such a neighbor is the greatest misfortune of the Kingdom of Prussia. Since you can't win, you should be friends. The relationship between Russia and Russia has always been the most important part of Prussian diplomacy.

"Does the bourgeois government still refuse to give in?" Frederick William IV asked with concern

Ladovets thought about it and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. Now the morale of the people is soaring. After Austria has voiced support for us, the German states are waving our flags for us. They are trying to use the will of the people to force us to fight war with Russia.

The bourgeois government believes that the morale of the people cannot be suppressed now.They want to wait for Austria to deal with internal conflicts and join forces with us to resist pressure from Russia."

That's right, the European military police Russia is indeed terrible, and it is not comparable to Prussia.However, after the joint efforts of Pu'ao, this situation will be reversed, and Russia will not be able to match one enemy to another.

The question is, why should Austria stand against the Russians in order to help Prussia expand its territory?Where are their interests?

Frederick-William IV thought for a while and said, "The people who informed us took action to cool the domestic public opinion, and told me that Arnieme would take it down first. Now is not the time to challenge the Russians."

No one thought that the leader of the liberals was actually the king, and it is no wonder that after the outbreak of the Revolution, Prussia was able to reach an internal compromise so quickly.

However, those who are familiar with history will know that this Pudan War was just a war provoked by Prussia in order to divert domestic conflicts.

Through the foreign war, the national attention was successfully diverted away, creating favorable conditions for the counter-revolutionary clique to counterattack.

If no one guides, how can the bourgeois government provoke the conflict between Russia and Russia before the power status is consolidated?

Whether it is planning the Polish independence movement or launching the Pudan war, it is challenging the Russians' bottom line. Once the gun is fired, the Kingdom of Prussia can't hold it.

In order to prevent the situation from getting out of control, Frederick William IV stopped several times midway to ease the relationship.To some extent, this is also a test of the Prussians to the Russians.

In August 1848, under international pressure, the Kingdom of Prussia made concessions to the Russians, the Pudan War entered a halftime, and the two countries signed the "Malmo Armistice Agreement."

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Vienna

After receiving the "Malmo Armistice Agreement", the Austrian government believed that the Pudan War was over. Prussia's compromise made nationalists in the German region very dissatisfied, and the Austrian plan was successful.

Only Franz knows that things are not so simple.Through this temptation, the Prussians had obtained the answers they wanted, and the Russians would not easily fight against them.

The main reason is that the Tsarist government is relatively poor, and the Kingdom of Denmark is also unable to afford this war. Once a war breaks out with the Kingdom of Prussia, many Russian plans must be stranded.

"This armistice agreement came too quickly. The above clauses are too inclined to the Danes. This is very wrong. Prussia has the upper hand on the battlefield. There is no reason to take this loss.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the Prussian government perseveres a little, the Danes will make concessions. Maybe they can take advantage of it. How could it be possible to eat this loss?"

Franz said.

Prussia is also a European power. Although it is only the bottom power, it is also a member of the power club. How can it be so obvious to lose?

No matter how great the diplomatic pressures of various countries are, everyone has no force to interfere. Why should they make such a big concession?

Metternich seemed to think of something, but he was not sure, so he asked, "His Royal Highness, do you mean that the Prussians have a conspiracy?"

"Yes!"

"As the two largest states in the German region, we have always wanted to unify the German region. Didn't the Prussians want to unify the German region?

After a series of failures, we discovered that in the case of Austria, countries would not let us unify the German region, and finally gave up helplessly.

But once we have the opportunity to unify the German region, we will not give up.

Now that the Prussians have set off nationalism, preached the idea of ​​great unity, and put forward the little German plan of nowhere, what are these for?

Undoubtedly, the Prussians knew that they did not have the strength to unify the German region, so they retreated and prepared to kick us out and build a small German empire.

Not long ago, we thwarted their conspiracy at the Frankfurt meeting. Why did Frederick William IV refuse to admit the Frankfurt meeting, which clearly favored Prussia?

Is it really because the crown is not orthodox?In my opinion, he is afraid.Once they supported the Frankfurt meeting, they stood on the opposite side of the German state.

The Kingdom of Prussia has limited strength. They cannot disperse their power. Now that they have compromised in the Danish war, most of them want to do things in the German region.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should keep in touch with the governments of the countries of the world at all times. Do not allow the Prussians to take advantage of the loopholes. When necessary, we can send troops to help them stabilize the situation."

Franz's rational analysis shows that the advantages of prophet and consciousness are reflected.

Historically, the current Prussian has continuously collaborated with the states of the German region and established the "Three Kings Alliance" in an attempt to replace the German Federation controlled by Austria and took the first step to unify the German region.

Although it was later taken back by Austria with a slap and the alliance of the Three Kings was disbanded, the status of the Kingdom of Prussia in the German region was greatly improved.

Even they took advantage of this opportunity to deliberately weaken, and continued to publicize the shame of the Ormuz Agreement on Prussia, diluting the vigilance of the powers against them.

These are Franz ’s personal guesses. He admires the Kingdom of Prussia ’s ability to unify the German region in the slit.

But now his identity determines his position, he is not a faithful general fan-Peter III, it is impossible to sit ass.

We can only speculate on the actions of the Prussians with the greatest malicious intention and avoid leaving the enemy with an opportunity.

Austria is ready, the Prussians want to pull allies, it is not so easy.When it comes to influence in Germany, Prussia simply cannot compare with Austria.

If the destiny is decided by the referendum in this era, Franz can prepare to crown the German Emperor, and the Habsburg family has an absolute advantage.

"His Royal Highness, the current situation in many states in the German region is not stable. If the Prussians want to intervene, most of them will win alliances with them on the condition of helping them stabilize the situation.

Judging from the strength, most Prussians will first attract the North German state, and then infiltrate the South German state.

As for the reunification of the German region, this is mostly just a guise. The reunification of the northern German region is the limit of tolerance for the Kingdom of Prussia."Metternich analyzed diplomatically

This is indeed true from the current international situation, but the future is not necessarily the same. Historically, the Kingdom of Prussia used the contradictions among the powers to break the enemies one by one and unite the German regions except Austria.

Because of the geopolitical, religious, and economic relations, it is clear that Austria has the greatest influence in the German region, but the bourgeoisie of the northern German states generally prefer the Kingdom of Prussia, allowing Prussia to have a mass foundation for the unified North German region.

But now Austria cannot tolerate Prussia's unification of North Germany so early, which means that the strength of both sides will be drawn closer.

Franz has not yet completed domestic reforms, and the rise of a powerful Prussian kingdom will threaten the interests of Austria.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to disrupt the plan of the Prussians and also to strengthen relations with the states of Southern Germany. The government is preparing to negotiate with the Customs Union and Austria will also join.

If the Prussians obstructed it, they would pull the South German state out to reorganize the customs union.When necessary, we can split the German Federation!"Franz said seriously

In the North German region, Austria only needs to delay the reunification process of the Kingdom of Prussia, and can also exchange interests when necessary.In the South German region, Franz will not let go easily.

Even if these countries cannot be annexed, they must establish alliances and infiltrate through politics, economy, and culture.

It is a good choice to further deepen the current relationship of allies, and if necessary, we can also build a loose federal empire.

For example, after imitating the Holy Roman Empire once, as long as it is nominally unified, it will gradually realize mergers in the future depending on economic and cultural influence.