Holy Roman Empire

On February 21, 1850, under the diplomatic pressure of Britain, France, and Russia, the Prussian government and the Kingdom of Denmark signed the "Putan Berlin Treaty" in Berlin.

The Prussian government recognized the sovereignty of the Danish kingdom over the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Pudan War officially ended.

Before the signing of the treaty, under the strong pressure of the Russians, the Prussian army had actually withdrawn from the Kingdom of Denmark, including Schleswig-Holstein, both principalities were abandoned.

After the signing of the treaty, the delegation of the German Federal Federation left in anger and refused to recognize the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark over the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein.

The Prussian government was pitted. This time they were not only the states of the German region, but also the Russians. Obviously Nicholas I was using practical actions to warn the Prussians to be honest.

At the beginning of the negotiations, the German Federal delegation also supported Prussia, and there was a fierce quarrel with the Russian representatives. Under the unanimous attitude of Britain, France and Russia, the delegation quickly counseled and approved the mediation of Britain, France and Russia.

All the good people signed the treaty together. As a result, after the Prussian government signed the treaty, the federal delegation immediately slipped away and put all the responsibilities on the Prussian government.

That's right, it's just slipping away.The so-called angry departure was all told to the people. Anyway, the federal delegation did not sign the treaty. Anything can be said.

The Prussians thought that Britain, France, and Russia would force the German Commonwealth to sign a treaty to resolve the problems of the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein once and for all, and the Russian representative left with satisfaction.

Without the Russians, the British and French were naturally too lazy to manage.

Anyway, the German Commonwealth is only Prussia and Schleswig-Holstein, which are bordered by other principalities. No matter how loud the slogans are, the other countries can only empty their guns.

On this issue, the attitude of the German Federation is not important.Even this international organization cannot be regarded as a country in essence. The diplomatic powers of the states are free, and they themselves do not have the right to sign diplomatic treaties for everyone.

Influenced by the "Puerdan Berlin Treaty", the prestige of the Kingdom of Prussia in the German region was greatly impaired, and it was unable to compete with Austria for leadership in the German region.

At this time, outside the Prussian embassies of various states in the German region, the people who were collecting donations were holding up a debt-collecting sign to protest against the demonstrations. From time to time, rocks flew in.

The public opinion campaign was successful. When the donation was first raised, the newspaper published the strong position of the Prussian government.Some of them are true, and most of them are edited by the brain.

These are not important, anyway people think this is true.The good fight with the Russians in the end, the result of the fight is to fight, the people who think that they have been cheated are venting their anger in this way.

The money must have come back. The poor clanking of the Prussian government, even if they were scolded ten times more, they could not get the money.

In the end, governments of various countries had to send troops to defend the Prussian embassy and provide them with a living guarantee. In the case of everyone calling, the staff of the Prussian embassy did not dare to go out and buy food.

After the end of Prussia, the friendly relations between Austria and the countries of the German region began to turn cold.

The German states, led by Bavaria, are reluctant to see the unification of the German region. They are trying to play a balance between the two states.

These states are close to Austria, in addition to their religious and political influence, they are also related to the food of the Prussian kingdom.

The Kingdom of Prussia was originally a small state, and it became the second largest state in the German region. Naturally, it expanded all the way.

In just a few decades, the territory of the Kingdom of Prussia has tripled. The expansion of territory and black history are indispensable, which has caused everyone to be vigilant.

The foreign policy of the Metternich era is still valuable, at least to make the German state think that Austria has no ambition to unify the German region, ignoring that Austria ’s national policy has changed.

The Frankfurt meeting not long ago, the evidence of the participation of the Prussian government was again stabbed by Austria, which made everyone disgusted and bad, and the Austrian government swarmed and gathered.

Now that the Kingdom of Prussia has been suppressed, the position of the Kingdom of Bavaria has once again changed. They are reluctant to see the unbalanced strength of Pu'ao and have a unique situation.

The normal combination is that the second and the third are against the boss. Austria can join the third to suppress the second, which is already a diplomatic victory.

Now it is back on track and the diplomatic attitude of the Bavarian government has once again changed.

Influenced by the revolution of 1848, King Ludwig I of Bavaria was forced to abdicate.Before abdicating, Ludwig I issued a statement on March 6, promising that the Bavarian government would be committed to the cause of freedom and unity in Germany.

This planted a political bomb for his son, who succeeded to the throne, Maximilian I.

There is no way. Compared with Prussia's reunification of Germany, the national unity in Bavaria hopes that Austria with the same religious beliefs can unify Germany.

Historically, Maximilian, because of its support for the constitution of the Frankfurt Conference, advocated the exclusion of Austria from the German region and stood in opposition to the people.In order to stabilize the rule, he became pro-Olympic again in 1851.

No matter who it is, the highest pursuit of the Bavarian government or the establishment of Oppa ’s three giants model, it is clear that the strength of the Kingdom of Bavaria is too far away from Pu’ao to do this.

The Kingdom of Bavaria moved closer to Prussia, which was a success for the Austrian Westernists.It was a bad influence on allies, and the influence was too bad, and the Austrian government also had to face it.

If you can't fight hard, even if Austria unites the Southern German region, these states will still exist independently, which will affect the centralization of Austria.

These states are mainly Bavaria, and the other small states are all weak and weak, and without this leading brother, they dare not add chaos to the central government.

The appearance of the death of the pro-King of King Maximilian I undoubtedly provided the Austrian government with an opportunity to annex the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Now it is up to him to perform, can he create an excuse for Austria to justify the abolition of the Bavarian royal family.

In the office of the Prime Minister of Austria, Felix said in a deep voice: "The relationship between Austria and Bavaria has become an obstacle to our unification of the German region.

It is imperative to dissolve this covenant, but Austria ca n’t betray it. It is better to let the Bavarian government betray itself.The time to dissolve this covenant must also be chosen, neither early nor late."

This degree is difficult to grasp. If the ally relationship is terminated early because of geopolitical relations, Austria ’s influence in the German Federation will be greatly affected, and the Holy Roman League may also be affected.

If the two sides still maintain an ally relationship when Austria initiates the reunification war, Maximus I will directly announce the change of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Anyone who can be the lead party in Bavaria can do it, but letting the king be the lead party is too expensive.

If this happens, the Austrian government will cry.

Referring to the historical German Empire, the Bavarian Kingdom retains independent political rights and can also recruit troops on its own.

Pulling several other states, in the Federal Parliament, the highest authority of the German Empire, also has the right to veto unfavorable terms for them. The central government has no choice but to take them as a country in the country.

Metternich frowned and said, "There is always an excuse to find it. The question is whether our plan will succeed? If the game collapses, the great situation of the Austrian Empire will be gone."

He did not like to take risks, and he did not agree with the Russian-Arabic secret contract.But his arms were thighless, and now the Austrian government is no longer his word.

Felix thought about it and said, "Mr. Metternich, the risk of Austria ’s reunification of the Southern Germany is not military.

If we are sending troops under the banner of reunification of Germany, the possibility of these states ’army rebellion is very high. Most of them support German reunification.

The enemy soldiers have no fighting spirit, and the probability of our military defeat is almost zero.

The real risk comes from diplomacy, and you have the most say in this regard.

The Russian-Russian secret contract has been signed, and in the event of no accident, the Russians will stand on our side.

The British lag behind, and the danger comes from two directions. France in the west and Prussia in the north. As long as we can manage one of them, we will win.

If the Austrian government can make concessions in other regions, do you think it is possible to persuade the French to support us?

They do not need their support, just let the French government default.

Even letting the French government sway, delaying their decision-making time, we can all unite with the Russians to suppress Prussia!"

Metternich fell into contemplation, which was easier said than done.There are many factors that affect the outcome of diplomacy, and it must be considered carefully, especially when it comes to the destiny of the country.

After thinking about it, Metternich frowned and said: "Heavy bleeding in Italy, promised to cede all of the territory west of the Rhine, in exchange for the French to support us.

As for delaying the decision-making time of the French government, if it is the current French government, even if they do nothing, they will have to dispute for several months."

In his opinion, Felix is ​​in a state of trouble. Is it good to be a neighbor with the French?

In the future, a large amount of Austria's defense budget will be spent on preparing the French, which is why the Russians allowed Austria to annex South Germany.

Moreover, the so-called strategic estimates are not reliable at all. Who knows when the French government changed again?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said dissatisfiedly: “Prime Minister, can we discuss this issue later, do n’t forget our current task, and I ’m against any expansion before I can sort out my country.”

Originally the Austrian government's finances were very generous. In 1848, a large number of noble industries were confiscated, and a large sum of money was extorted in the Black War.

Since the Russian-August secret treaty, seeing that the Russians are preparing for war, the Austrian government has judged that the European continent is about to be broken. In order to deal with emergencies, this money has become a war reserve.

Then, the Ministry of Finance had to make careful calculations and get in and out.

Not long ago, a line dispute broke out in the Royal Palace, and no result was discussed. His Majesty the Emperor proposed to clean up the official team and end the dispute.

Originally the topic was to clean up the officialdom atmosphere, but now because of the news of the change in Bavarian foreign policy, it has been deflected.

Undoubtedly, this is Prime Minister Felix ’s desire for the Cabinet to support his strategy of going west. Unfortunately, everyone is very opinionated and not everyone is interested in expansion.

Felix laughed and said, "I'm sorry, this is my fault! Recently, my mind is full of questions about the South German region, and I can't help but digress.

We also continue today's topic on the specific plan to clean up the officialdom atmosphere."