Holy Roman Empire

I have to say that the Russians are very good at choosing the time. As soon as the ultimatum period ends, it happens to be December 24, and the next day is Christmas.

Whether it is to die in the end, or choose to compromise.The Prussians did not spend this Christmas, and it took a few days to deliver the ultimatum to the Prussian government. There is no lack of intention to disgust Frederick William IV.

Berlin

After receiving the Russian ultimatum, the Kingdom of Prussia exploded, and the main battle, the main and the factions were in dispute, and the plan to spur Poland's independence was brought up again.

Prime Minister Joseph von Ravidovic said excitedly: "No, Poland will never become a climate. Even if we give up ordinary Poland and let them build the country independently, they will not be able to block the Russian soldiers.

On the contrary, this will anger the Russians, who will join us in attacking us with Austria and France. It is impossible for the Kingdom of Prussia to win this war!"

The new Foreign Minister Alpha said disdainfully: "Prime Minister, don't be so alarmist, at most it is to fight the Russians.

The French are fighting fiercely, and the parliament supported by the president opposes, and the bill passed by the parliament vetoes the president. How can they participate in this war?

Austria is supporting us this time, even if the Austrian government is skeptical, but the Austrian people are our firm allies.

If the Austrian government dares to join forces with the Russians to attack us, and the action has not yet begun, there will be a revolution in the country, and they will not be able to take risks."

After a pause, he agitated again: "The Russian Empire has decayed. This great empire is broken in a burst. Since we are standing on the opposite side, why not pierce him?

As long as we stand up this time, all the people in the German region will become our loyal supporters, and the great cause of unifying Germany will be completed in our hands."

It is a pity that the senior officials of the Prussian government are no longer middle school boys and the Russian Empire is decaying, but this decaying empire cannot be challenged by Prussia.

The power of allies?Do n’t be fooled. It ’s okay to flicker under the second grade, where are allies from Prussia?

Many German states, it is not too much to see the excitement, the slogans shook the earth and earth, if it is against Russia, it is another explanation.

If you analyze it carefully, you will find that the so-called defense of the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Germany does not include parts of General Poland and East Prussia.

This is a huge crater. Once you jump into the Kingdom of Prussia, you will be singled out with the Russians.Of course, there is still some support. There are many countries where Russians are unhappy.

Finance Minister Holder said coldly: "Mr. Alpha, unless all German states declare war on the Russians at the same time, we cannot win this war alone.

Perhaps you have n’t paid attention to it. For the Pudan War, we spent the last gold coin in the treasury ourselves. As early as half a year ago, the government ’s public officials could not receive a full salary, and it was a penny in the last three months Not sent.

In the case of national mobilization, our strategic materials can support up to half a month of combat time, unless our army can win this war within half a month, otherwise this war will not be necessary to launch."

The lack of money is one of the biggest problems. The Pudan War broke out in March last year. There was a truce in the middle, but the armed forces of the two countries are still in confrontation.

The finances of the Kingdom of Prussia are annual deficits. In order to support this war, they have managed to raise military expenses.

At present, there is really no way. International loans cannot be borrowed. The debt issued by the government has no interest in the financial market. In order to support this war, the people in the country have made many donations and spent their money.

Even in order to raise money, they did not hesitate to put down their faces and asked the people of the German area for help. The money was obtained a lot. The problem was that there was little left in the hands of the Prussian government.

No money is just one thing, and there is really no win.In the era of volleyball, the human sea tactic is one of the most effective tactics.

The border between Russia and Russia is unstoppable. Once the war broke out and the main force of the general army was dragged down, the Cossack cavalry killed the hinterland of the Prussian kingdom, and they became cold.

"Russian intervention, the Pudan War cannot be fought. The most important thing at this time is to find ways to persuade the people of the country to explain the plight we are facing to the people and let them understand the difficulties of the government.

This issue was resolved by the Prime Minister. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent people to communicate with the Russians, restarted negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark, and invited Austria to join in the mediation of this war.

In order to express our sincerity, once the negotiations are opened, the Kingdom of Prussia will lift the national mobilization."Frederick-William IV arranged without delay

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On December 23, 1849, under the armed mediation of the Russians, the Prussian government announced that it accepted the Russian proposal, restarted the negotiations on Putin, and at the same time lifted the national mobilization.

As soon as the news came out, the German region was frying pan, the anti-Russian sentiment among the people began to rise, and they became disappointed with the Prussian government.

During the national mobilization in the Kingdom of Prussia, everyone was very touched. There are not many people who donate money and materials. Now the Prussian government has counseled. Isn't this a waste of everyone's feelings?

The Prussian government counseled, but what about the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein?In the eyes of the public, this is a matter of principle and cannot be given up.

Everyone's eyes turned to Vienna. As the leader of the German state, the Austrian government must take a clear attitude at this time.

Metternich is an old diplomatic fritter, how could he jump in and help Prussian top tank?

On Christmas Day, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced: "The Austrian government will convene a federal meeting in the near future. A delegation of the Federal Parliament will participate in this negotiation.

Prior to this, the Austrian government hoped that the Kingdom of Prussia could assume the responsibility of a big country and defend the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein."

At this time everyone remembered, it seems that there is a federal parliament in the German region.

But for the Prussian government, this time the Federal Parliament emerged to create trouble for them.

It is of course impossible to compromise in the Federal Parliament, everyone wants to face.

Even if the Federal Parliament makes a decision and the Russians declare war, it is only a matter of Austria and Prussia. These states behind them are out of reach. What are they afraid of?

If you want the Federal Parliament to give up Schleswig-Holstein, do n’t even think about it.

If Prussia gave up the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, then they would bear all the responsibilities.

Rumors had already spread at this time that the Prussian government had used everyone's patriotic enthusiasm to provoke domestic conflicts and provoked this war. Public opinion was very unfavorable to the Prussian government.

On Christmas Day 1849, the people in the entire German region did not live well. Newspapers were flooded with news of the Putin War, and the festive atmosphere was diluted.

In order to express dissatisfaction with the withdrawal of the Prussian government, Franz ordered the abolition of the Christmas celebrations, the banquet of the palace was not held, and the celebrations of the government were not carried out.

The attitude of the Russians was very tough. Within a month, the border between the two countries did not return to the pre-war period. The tsar's army was about to enter the Kingdom of Prussia, which directly ruined the possibility of the Prussian government striking a deal.

The Prussian government is not a fool. The longer it takes to know this kind of thing, the more troublesome it will be. The negotiations have not started yet, and the Prussian army has begun to withdraw from the Jutland Peninsula.

One of the factors is that there is no money. The tens of thousands of troops are deep in the enemy's border. This logistical pressure is not small. Anyway, they all decided to give in. It is better to return early to save money.

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Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Franz was in a bad mood. The Prussian government counseled too quickly, and it was impossible to use the negotiations to delay time.

He now finally understands why so many people embezzled public funds will be caught, it is really too many unexpected situations, it is difficult to effectively control.

Investing in the food processing industry, the factory has just been established. If you want to make money, at least you have to wait until the factory is up and running.

The investment mines are no better, the time is too short, and basically no effective development.

The only thing that is being mined is sand and gravel mines, but the railway construction has just begun, and the profit is good, but unfortunately this is only a shortfall.

The total amount of savings of Royal Bank has reached 276.89 million rupiah. The monthly administrative expenses of the bank are 18,000 rupiah. It must be deducted, and a part of the funds must be reserved for the bank to operate. There is not much money to fill the hole.

In theory, three million rupiahs in donations will become bank deposits. In fact, this is also an unknown number. Franz dare not take this limit.

At the end of the year, the Habsburg family had a lot of assets, but it was easy to misappropriate and fill in the holes, which also caused internal conflicts.

In fact, these industries already have a mature management mechanism. In addition to supervising operations, Franz only takes its own share every year.

Since the uncle was still alive, he, the patriarch of the Habsburg family, was naturally able to get a large discount, and the profit of 300,000 rupiah was distributed.

If it were n’t for the end of the year, the royal annuity was coming down. Franz did n’t really know how to fill this hole, and he could n’t cheat to borrow money?

Or withholding donations from the government?I believe that the Ministry of Finance will not be so indifferent, and ran over to urge the emperor to pay back the money.

Since the royal annuity was to be used to fill the hole, the Vienna court naturally had to cut unnecessary expenses. Reducing the court banquet was one of them. The Prussian thing only provided him with an excuse.

The Franzians accurately calculated that the annual banquet activities of the Austrian court would not cost less than half a million dongs, and a million dongs would not be enough for luxury.

"Your Majesty, the Pudan War is coming to an end. For the bank's credibility, we are going to prepare to refund the donation." John Stewart reminded

For a bank, the most important thing is reputation.For the credibility of the Royal Bank, Franz gave up even the opportunity to make huge donations.

Otherwise, donations to the Royal Bank have long gone.Directly bite all and handed over to the Prussian government, it became a headless case.

Franz thought for a while and said, "Convene a press conference to explain clearly what happened, and invite Prussian representatives and notaries to be present to check the accounts.

External announcement: If the negotiation is successful, the unused part of the donation will be returned after the end. Let everyone bring the receipt issued by the bank and refund the same proportion to the original donation office.

This year's royal annuity will be directly deposited into the Royal Bank, and the dividends of the royal family's assets will also be placed in the bank. The funding gap is not a problem.

In addition, as soon as possible, the previous affairs should be equalized, and the commercial loan procedures should be completed without leaving any clues."

"Yes, Your Majesty." John Stewart replied

As long as you have money, many problems will be easier to handle, the capital hole will be filled, and the loan procedures will be filled up, and the matter will be considered over.

After such a wave of operations, Franz's misappropriation of donations became a legal commercial loan from the bank.The money invested at that time was washed away.