Holy Roman Empire

Between countries, interests are always the theme.While Franz calculated the Russians, the tsarist government also calculated Austria.

This calculation has nothing to do with the alliance, everyone is within the scope of the rules.Before the benefits outweigh the contradictions, the relationship between the allies is reliable.

After the establishment of the Russian-Austrian alliance, the Tsarist government relaxed the suppression of Prussia.

Obviously, after the Austrian government exposed its ambitions for the southern German region, the tsarist government feared that Austria would unify the entire German region, threatening their European hegemony and preparing the Prussians to check Austria.

The most intuitive expression is that the diplomatic pressure exerted by Russia on the Kingdom of Prussia is not as strong as before.

To some extent, Franz also inadvertently helped the Prussians.Of course, this kind of help is not enough for the Russians to let the Kingdom of Prussia merge with the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein.

The little brother of Denmark, the Russians do not want to give up, the tsarist government needs a stable Nordic, and the expansion of the Kingdom of Prussia has broken the balance of Northern Europe.

The tsarist government was caught in a contradiction, and the best option was to allow the Kingdom of Prussia to develop into the central region of Germany and delay the time for Austria to reunite the state of Southern Germany.

But it cannot allow the Kingdom of Prussia to unify the German region, which is inconsistent with the Russian strategy.In the opinion of the tsarist government, Austria is the best choice.

Has a certain strength, but does not threaten the strength of Russia.The most important thing is that the Habsburg dynasty is very old. It is very difficult for any old empire to regenerate.

In contrast, the newly rising young empire is even more daunting.Youth means that it is still in the ascending period, and there are infinite possibilities in the future. Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Prussia is a kingdom that has the potential to become a young empire.

The Russians are very contradictory. On the one hand, they want the Kingdom of Prussia to check and balance Austria. On the other hand, they are worried that Prussia has been drawn by Britain and France, stabbing Russia or Austria at a critical moment.

In Nicholas I's opinion, the best choice is that the Kingdom of Prussia has also drawn in and returned to the "three courts in the north", or "the alliance of the three emperors".

easy to say, hard to do.

In the final analysis, it is still interest. Now that the Russians cannot sacrifice the interests of the Danes, this will make allies feel chilled.

Then let Pu'o join forces to divide the German region, which is not easy to operate. Obviously, it is difficult for a North German region to feed the Prussians.

If Prussia reached out to the German region, it should not be said that Austria could not stand it, even Nicholas I could not stand it. He could not tolerate the birth of a German empire.

What is more serious is that after the division of the German region by Puo, the Kingdom of Prussia has really grown, and the two joined forces just blocked their way to the west.

After the defeat of the enemy by the "Three Emperors Alliance" in the future, it is always unbelievable that Pu'o teamed up against Russia and cultivated the enemy's feelings for himself.

St petersburg

In order to solve this troublesome problem, Nicholas I convened a royal meeting.

The Prime Minister took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, either pull the Kingdom of Prussia to continue the Berlin Convention; or jointly suppress the Kingdom of Prussia, so that they have no ability to cause us chaos!"

Everyone knows what to do in this multiple-choice question, what to do to suppress the Kingdom of Prussia, it is very simple, as long as he united Austria to beat him hard, Prussia can't turn over for more than ten or twenty years.

But the problem is that Prussia was beaten down. Austrian goal may not be to annex the southern German region, but to unify the entire German region.

If suppression is not feasible, then Prussia will be recruited instead.There is a price to be drawn, and the Russians will not pay this price. If you want them to cut meat, you will have to kill them.

Foreign Minister Karl-Osserrod analyzed: "Your Majesty, the Prussians have a big appetite. Now there are two unified ideas in the German region, one is the establishment of the Great German Empire from the unified German region of Austria, and the other is the Prussia People unite the German states except Austria and establish the little Germany.

The latter was created by the Prussians. Their goal was very clear, that is, to reunify Germany. Now they are starting the Danish war and are working hard for this goal.

If we are willing to support Prussia's reunification of the German region, they will definitely join the alliance, but Austria will certainly not agree.Maybe our strategy hasn't started, and the two countries will fight first."

Nicholas I frowned and asked, "Why can't the North German state feed the Prussians?"

The Russians are pursuing the supremacy of power. As much as possible, they will share as much benefit as possible. Now the Kingdom of Prussia is the bottom of the powers, or just a quasi-power.

Later generations highly valued the Kingdom of Prussia, that is because they unified Germany and established the second German empire, which boosted their status.

This is not to say that now they are a medium-sized country with a population of 13 million, and they have the same strength as the major powers.

"Your Majesty, we can try to attract the Prussians in the North German region, and if not, entice them to expand into the lowland countries." Foreign Minister Karl-Osserrod suggested

The 19th century was an era of expansion, and all countries wanted to expand their power. In this era, expansion is chronic suicide.

Don't look at many countries in the later generations. They have survived from this era. In fact, many people have ignored the risks they have experienced.

Not to mention small countries like the Netherlands and Luxembourg, even large countries like Spain have been beaten along the way.

Prussia and Austria, with their huge geographical pits, are not tragic if they do not expand abroad and expand their strength, whether it is the Russians marching west or the French expedition.

Farming development is not impossible, but the pace of farming development is too slow.Without enough market and industrial raw materials, you have worked hard for 20 to 30 years, and it is not as good as the results of others for two or three years.

"No, it would be dangerous for the Prussians to annex the North German state. If they were allowed to acquire Belgium and the Netherlands, then they would be another France." The Prime Minister objected excitedly

"Your Excellency, the road to our westward expansion has been blocked. Even if the Kingdom of Prussia is bigger, it is impossible to counterattack Russia. As long as we provoke the conflict between the Pus and the West, the western line will be stable. It is our national policy to fully manage the Mediterranean. "" Karl-Osserrod explained

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The internal disputes among the Russians reduced the diplomatic pressure on Prussia and created an illusion for the Prussians. It seems that as long as they conquer the Danes and cause the established facts, the Russians will compromise.

Affected by this, the Prussian army quickly defeated the Danes on the front line. On April 9, 1849, the Prussian army entered the Jutland Peninsula again.

Unlike the last restraint, this time the Prussians tried to force the Danish kingdom to compromise, and the gods killed the gods and buddhas all the way. The April peninsula had not fallen until April.

If it were not for the Danish foresight to build the capital on Zealand, the Prussian navy was a weak chicken, and it is estimated that the Prussian army would be going straight to the Huanglong.

If you ca n’t stand it, you will find the boss. Nicholas I was also irritated by the Prussian approach.

Do you still have to look at the owner?He had stopped calling three times or five times, and he dared to continue to take military action. He did not take him seriously.

After thinking that their dignity was provoked, the Russians immediately took action.

On May 7, 1849, two Russian infantry divisions landed on the Jutland Peninsula, blocking the path of the Prussian army.

Fighting is impossible, Frederick William IV counseled, and news from St. Petersburg shows that the Russians' tolerance has reached its limit.

It is easy to start a war, but difficult to end it.Don't look now that Frederick-William IV has suppressed the Revolutionary Party in China, but Prussia is still not the only one who has done his job.

It is not a good thing for the frontline troops to fight too smoothly.Now the people's attention has been shifted to the Pudan War, and no one remembers them suppressing the revolution.

But the sequelae of the outbreak of nationalism also came, and the people could not tolerate failure, especially since the battlefield had already won, and the government made concessions.

A truce is OK. It is not enough to give up the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein. This is a matter of principle. Whoever dares to give in is a traitor.

It is not just Austria that helped Prussia to build its momentum. All the states of the German region have contributed, including the states of the North German region that favored the Prussians.

It can be said that the entire German region now supports Prussia spiritually. If spiritual support can become a substantial support, then Frederick-William IV does not have to counsel.

Vienna

"Your Majesty, the Prussian ambassador to Vienna asked us for help. After the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused, they offered to raise war military funds in Austria.

According to the information we have received, the Prussians have initiated fundraising in the country, and now they have targeted the entire German region, and their finances should be unsustainable."Metternich said with a smile

Raise military funds?This is a trick devised by Franz to help the Prussian government. People's money is not easy to get.

If the last thing is not done with the money, how much enthusiasm these people donate, how much resentment there will be in the future.

"Since that is the case, we will cooperate with them. The government will send people to help them fundraise, let people build momentum in the German region, and amplify the actual fundraising so little.

On behalf of the Austrian government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs donated 10 million rupiah to Prussia in support of their military action to recover the Schleswig-Holstein for the German Federation.

However, don't worry about giving the money to them first, just find a reason to drag it back, and if you can't drag it on, you can pay in installments on the grounds of financial difficulties."Franz thought for a while and said

Fraudulent donations, everyone will dare to play in the 21st century, Franz naturally does not mind to follow suit.

No, he can't count as fraud, and he doesn't really don't give money.

As long as the Prussians can bring these two German principalities back into the arms of the German Confederation, the Austrian government will give money.

If the Prussians could not resist the pressure and gave up the Schleswig-Holstein duchy already in hand, the money would not have to be given.

By the way, the citizens of the German states will also be mobilized to protest in front of the Prussian embassy and let them refund their hard-earned money.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Metternich replied

I do n’t know how happy the representative of Prussia will be after hearing this news, probably not excited to die?