Holy Roman Empire

In January, Vienna, Shen Qin, in the cold wind, lightly fell from the sky, falling like rain.A gust of wind blew like fine salt spreading into the sky, flying all over the sky, decorating the entire Vienna Palace into a fairy-tale snow world.

Franz has changed his good habit of swimming in winter. In this snowy world, he can't get into the water. If he falls ill, he can't worry about the medical techniques of this era.

Thick ice has formed on the artificial lake, and several younger brothers are still playing on it.

Has it fallen?It doesn't matter, just take an ice bath and get up and change clothes to continue.

Pampering does not exist. Their brothers were trained in militarization from an early age. Their ability to talk on paper is definitely not low, otherwise Franz will not run confidently to command the army in history.

Snow flakes, Franz stands in the pavilion and looks into the distance, the water in the teapot next to it has begun to boil.

Cooking tea, I don't know when to start, the habit that Franz developed.That's right, just cooking, he likes the aroma of tea.

For this reason, Franz does not care how much tea is wasted every day.Anyway, there are so many flatterers, he doesn't consume a little more, where do people get the chance?

The main drink in the Vienna court is coffee, tea is only an occasional preparation, and it is still mostly black tea. With sugar and milk, it has become what is called milk tea.

"Your Majesty, Archbishop of Kentnia asks." The maid's crisp voice rang in her ears

The people of the church were found, and Franz frowned.It should be understood that since the Austrian government started to deal with the domestic church, there has been a crack in the relationship between the church and the Vienna court.

Even the Archbishop of Kentnia, who has always had a good relationship with the royal family, has also reduced his dealings with the royal family. At this time, when he comes to the door, most of them will not be good.

"Bring him here!" Franz said lightly

Everyone has already come to the door, and in the past, Franz can't avoid it.

… (Holy land crisis broke out, 10,000 words were omitted, and dare not touch religion)

"Your Majesty, look?" Archbishop of Kentnia asked anxiously

He is a devout Catholic, and a hypocrite like Franz is not a concept at all, and he is very angry about what happened in ****.

"I see, this matter involves a lot of problems, I want to discuss with the cabinet, and then make a decision." Franz replied frowning

My heart has already begun to retreat, if expected, the fuse of the Crimean War in history is this crisis, Franz does not want to fall into it.

Without the desired result, the Archbishop of Kentnia was powerless.It is no longer the Middle Ages, and the imperial power in Austria has overwhelmed the religious power.

...

"Your Majesty, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is ambitious and wants to reshape France's status as a great power in Europe. It's better to give them this opportunity to perform!"

Austria doesn't want to come forward, it just has to find someone to top it.There are many Catholic countries in Europe, and there are only three big countries, Austria, France and Spain.

Spain ’s current situation is also not optimistic. There are a lot of internal problems, and there is simply no energy to interfere in this problem.

The most suitable is the French. Now their international status and strength are seriously incompatible.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte's desire for France's status is only one aspect, and more importantly, he needs the support of the people if he wants to be restored.

If they do anything else, the parliament will definitely oppose it and pull him behind, and interference is the best option. Even if he is his political enemy on this issue, he dare not stand up and oppose it.

"Then give the opportunity to the French. The government should appease the emotions of the domestic people, and the Information Supervision Department should pay attention to the direction of public opinion and cannot be led by others.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated relations with allies, and the government has allocated 2 million dongs of special funds for publicity in the South German region. We need to find ways to slowly control public opinion in these regions.

It is best to secretly acquire some newspapers and publishing houses in the local area, and vigorously support the pro-Austrian and Great German reunification.

These things are inconvenient for the government to come forward, and can allow intelligence organizations or non-governmental exchange organizations to come forward.

The German state is a whole. We can also set up some comprehensive non-governmental organizations, such as the German Writers Association, the German Arts Association, and so on."Franz thought for a while and said

I do n’t want to know, but when I thought about Franz, I found that Austria in this era still has advantages in the art culture.

Of course, this advantage cannot be compared with France, they are the leaders of romanticism; nor can it be compared with Italy. As the birthplace of the Renaissance, Rome is the cultural center of Europe.

However, it is different in the German region. Those small states will not say it, and their own influence is too small.

Prussia, as an army-dominated country, is it a bit nonsense to talk to them about art?The system determines their cultural insufficiency.

Bavaria, everything else is good, it is a little poor, this is an embarrassing problem, art also needs material foundation.

Against this background, Austria stands out.Vienna is also a historical city, and its cultural heritage surpasses any German state.

In modern times, as the so-called "national unfortunate poet", as a multi-ethnic country, various cultural ideas collide with each other, and naturally sparks have sparked out. Austria has reached its cultural peak in this era.

Since it has advantages, it will naturally be used.Without comparison, there is no harm. The idea of ​​unity has begun to spread in Germany. Compared with the rigid Prussian kingdom, who will be supported by cultural people? This multiple-choice question is very easy to do.

Don't look at these pens, it seems to have no effect.Once Austria annexed the states of the South German region, and they shook their flags on the platform, Austria could digest it in the shortest time.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Felix replied

As a staunch German, he supports any decision that is conducive to the unification of Germany. In history, if it was not too early for him to die, it was not so easy for the Kingdom of Prussia to unify Germany.

Metternich said: "Your Majesty, the conflict between Russia and Russia is coming to an end. At this time, the Holy Land crisis will erupt, and the Russians will definitely intervene. Maybe they will use this as an excuse to start the Ottoman Empire.

From the information we received, the Russian Empire is preparing for war. Obviously, they are not ready to wait for us to prepare, and they will start the war ahead of time.

If the war advances, we will face a choice. Austria ’s national strength is too dangerous to support two-line operations. Either take advantage of the opportunity to reunite the South German region, or fight for the Balkans."

Franz frowned, and the two-line battle was too dangerous. This is a statement that put gold on his face.

Without the intervention of the great powers, Franz would not admit to two-line combat.But in fact, apart from the Russians who have been fooled, none of the remaining powers support Austria.

Not to mention, as long as the British are willing to smash money, the Kingdom of Prussia will stab Austria, and the possibility of the French intervention is as high as 9.9.

If you are only fighting in one direction, Austria, which has concentrated strength, is still a little deterrent. If you divide your troops, you will not be scared.

Prince Wendy Schgratz, the Secretary of the Army, proposed: "Your Majesty, I suggest giving priority to the expansion of the Balkans. On this issue, we can also win the support of the German state and reach agreement with the Russians. The resistance is only Britain and France.

The Russians wanted to annex the Ottoman Empire. The first target of the British and French attacks must be the Russians.As long as we see good, we close, and most of them will acquiesce in our expansion.

If at this time, we send troops to reunite the South German region, all the states of the entire German region are standing opposite to us.

Because of the geographical location, the French want to send troops to intervene, which is also much easier. We may face a joint blow by France, Prussia, Bavaria and other countries.

Once the strategy fails, Austria can only leave the German Federation.The Holy Roman League now established will also fall apart."

Franz, who understands history, knows that if he expands to the Balkans at this time, as long as he sticks to his position, he almost wins.

Even the wrong team in the history of Austria has the opportunity to annex the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, but the Vienna government is reluctant to give up the Italian region at the cost.

(Remarks: The Principality of Wallachia in southern Romania; the Principality of Moldavia in northeastern Romania, Moldova, and parts of Ukraine)

Prime Minister Felix hurriedly opposed: "No, Austria is not lacking territories, but the number of subject nations is insufficient. Even if we have begun to implement the integration of the whole people, but this can not be done in a short time.

At this time, expansion to the Balkans is indeed easy to succeed.But the more we eat, the harder we want to achieve integration.

We can calculate that a small half of Serbia has a population of 500,000 to 600,000, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 500,000 to 400,000, Wallachia has a population of nearly one million, and Moldavia has a population of more than 1.4 million .

This means that Austria's population has increased by 10% all at once, and all of them are ethnic minorities. They are different from the nationalities in the country and have no sense of identity with this country.

How much effort do we need to assimilate these people?Is it twenty years or thirty years?

Before the national integration is completed, we can do nothing.

If we merge in the region of Southern Germany, it will be different, and the people will have a full sense of identity. We can establish effective governance in at most three to five years and turn our potential into national strength.

When it's time to turn around and expand to the Balkans, it's completely time.

As for risks, they are actually controllable.

The Kingdom of Prussia has opinions that we can support their annexation of the states of Northern Germany, and we all share Germany.If they do not agree, they will threaten their reunification with the Russian-Austrian Alliance.

The French have an opinion, we can cede all the territory west of the Rhine to them, and we can make greater concessions in the Italian region, and even support their annexation of Belgium.

The so-called contradiction in this world is nothing more than a question of interests. As long as everyone takes what he needs, nothing can be solved!"

I have to say that Felix is ​​ruthless enough.If this is the case, it will become the collective expansion of the European powers to the outside world.

Puofla Russia began to expand at the same time. Is there a solution to this problem?Even if the rest of the nations unite in boycotting, it is useless, and the British attitude can naturally be ignored.

But how can European politicians not think about this problem?Why is it not implemented?

Obviously, things are not as simple as this. An uneven distribution is a difficult problem.The Russians took too much, and everyone felt dissatisfied.

In addition, the size of the bear is too large, which arouses everyone's fear that they will continue to expand and no one can bear it.

The British are messing around again, and such a joint external expansion plan has greatly reduced its practicality.