Holy Roman Empire

On March 16, 1853, Prime Minister Felix arrived in Munich. After a week of negotiations, he ended in failure.

The Bavarian government clearly opposed the reconstruction of the Shinra Empire, and Felix ’s diplomatic efforts failed.

Under the pressure of public opinion, the Bavarian government proposed to reopen the Federal Parliament on March 27 to decide whether to rebuild the Holy Roman Empire.

On March 28, Prime Minister Felix also gave a speech at the University of Munich, publicly responding to the Bavarian government.

"I have a dream that in my lifetime I can see the unification of the German region. It is true German national unity, not the nominally German Federal Federation, which is a joke.

Today is a bad day. The Bavarian government closed the door to rebuilding the Holy Roman Empire, and all our efforts have failed.

It seems that there is still a long way to go before my dreams come true.If I ca n’t see it, I hope you can continue to go on. As an elite in the German region, this is your responsibility and obligation.

We all know that the reconstruction of Shinra is the best choice for the unification of the German region. This is the only way to achieve national unification in a short time.

Many German states have been divided for a long time, and they have already established their own systems. This determines that real reunification will be difficult, and it will not be completed overnight.

Let the Federal Parliament vote?In fact, we all know that this is not a minority-obedience activity, nor a game for children.

The reconstruction of Shinra must obtain the support of all the states. If someone disagrees, we will reluctantly merge an empire and it will eventually break down because of the contradictions.

Everyone knows the consequences of coercion. Switzerland has become independent, Belgium has become independent, the Netherlands has become independent, and Luxembourg has also become independent. This is their own choice. For historical reasons, we do n’t have to look at it today.

Now if we do not do well, a new wave of independence will emerge again.Do not doubt that international forces are already planning to split Germany, and even they are colluding with the forces within Germany.

Therefore, I had to be careful, fearing that I would become a sinner in Germany if I made a mistake.

A unified German empire must be an empire that everyone recognizes. If this is not possible, then this is just a federation, not an empire.

I know that many people oppose the reconstruction of Shinra because they think the empire is too loose, the power of local governments is too large, and the power of the central government is too small. Such a system does not meet everyone's appetite.

But one thing you should pay attention to, if you want to get the approval of all the people, then you must not bleed, at least not too much blood.

If civil war broke out because of the unification, and the blood that everyone killed was flowing into the river, can you still sit together calmly after the war?

The answer is no. Under the guidance of the people with heart, this kind of hatred will soon take root and finally split.

... "

Felix entered the state and started the mouth gun mode.

The officials of the Bavarian government in the audience were already angry, but they were not easy to attack. Diplomatic etiquette was still necessary. Although Felix was spraying wildly, he did not call the Bavarian government by name.

If they stand up to stop the speech, isn't that a guilty conscience?

Moreover, the emotions of the students have been mobilized, and at this time to stimulate, God knows whether there will be a secondary school boy calling for revolution.

This is not unprecedented. More than 90% of the revolutions in Europe were screamed by middle school students and then launched blindly.

For example, the February Revolution in France, the March Revolution in Vienna, the March Revolution in Berlin, etc. These revolutions were not tightly organized in advance. When the bloody slogan was shouted, everyone followed blindly.

Ever since the Bavarian government made a decision, they have strengthened their vigilance to prevent chaos in secondary school.

For example, there are now more than three figures of police officers at the University of Munich, which is better known as the protection of Prime Minister Felix. In fact, this is also monitoring the people he contacts.

To know that Prime Minister Felix is ​​now the most unstable factor in the Kingdom of Bavaria, and his status is too high, the Bavarian government can only expect him to get out soon.

As much as the government hates him, the public welcomes him as much as possible, and most Bavarians have great respect for this pacifist Austrian prime minister.

About an hour later, Felix stopped speaking and entered the interactive communication link.

A young student said excitedly: "Dear Prime Minister Felix, I would like to ask how can we guarantee that the Holy Roman Empire can treat each state fairly?"

This kind of question, Felix has answered many times along the way, he repeated again:

"This problem is very simple. It depends on the system and a fair system. I don't believe in the so-called rule of man, because people are selfish and have a tendency to be born, and only rely on a fair system to solve the problem.

This system will be jointly formulated by all the states, and will be publicized throughout the country, and everyone will judge whether it is fair."

The nonsense mode was turned on, the applause from the audience rang, and the accompanying officials of the Bavarian government closed their eyes, as if to see nothing.

Another young student asked curiously: "My Excellency, does this perfect system exist?"

Felix replied without hesitation: "It does not exist!"

Ignoring the uproar at the scene, he continued: "There is no perfect system in the world at all. The system that looks wonderful today may become obsolete tomorrow. All we can do is keep updating the system to make it more suitable for us .

Starting from the origin of human society, the earliest tribal civilization, the matriarchal clan, then the patriarchal system, and then entered the era of slavery, the earliest country appeared ...

These series of social changes are all self-repairing and perfecting the social system.In our view today, the current system is more advanced than in the past.

But in fact, if our ancestors adopted the current advanced formula, the German nation has become history, and even it cannot be found in the history books.

Is this a matter of system?Obviously not!

Social productivity determines the production system, so do n’t criticize the decay and backwardness of the social system in the past. At least at that time, those systems were in line with needs."

Off the beat, there is no way for everyone to be too active, and the problem is too clever. Felix had to lead away, controlling the rhythm as much as possible.

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"My Excellency, after the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria will become the new central government. Is this unfair to other states?"

The question of a young student brought the topic back again.

"You are wrong. The central government is formed by the states. If Austria acts as the central government, who can this central government direct?

As for fairness, I think it can only be guaranteed by a notary constitution.The political power of the big states and the small states is definitely different. If they have to be the same, it is actually unfair to the big states.

True fairness is just equal treatment, not privileges. My ideal Holy Roman Empire is a world without privileges.

You can get as much reward as you contribute to this country.This return can be money or social status.

In other words, it is to open the door to the upper class society, although this door may only open a small gap."Prime Felix continued to flicker

The truth is true, the truth is true, but it makes his speech more convincing.

Openly revealing the cruelty of society, all states have no privileges, but the gap in individual social status still exists.

This mode of speech is the result of painstaking research by Austrian government staff.It is necessary to be able to mobilize the emotions of the people, but not to let this emotion out of control.

This degree is not easy to grasp. In case of fanatical nationalism, Austria will not be able to walk around.

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As the Bavarian government was too vigilant, besides giving several speeches, Prime Minister Felix set foot on his way home.

There is no doubt that this diplomatic operation has failed. Except for the very few German states that have expressed support for the reconstruction of Shinra, most of the rest are vaguely opposed.

Especially after the Bavarian government publicly expressed its opposition, the German region even set off a wave of criticism of the Holy Roman Empire.

Of course, governments of various countries have not turned black history, and local governments' confrontation with the central government is also a stain for them. It is an absolute political error and cannot be brought forward.

Vienna

After listening to Felix's report, Franz found that the situation in the German area was more complicated than he had imagined.

Most people in Germany have a head in their heads, and once they have identified something, it is difficult to pull it back.

This means that they must be convinced. If they cannot be recognized by them, unifying Germany can be said to be a dream.

One operation is not good, in the end it is likely to be as Felix said in his speech-the wave of independence broke out.

"Your Majesty, nationalism in the German region is developing very quickly, and if national sentiment is now provoked, we still hope to achieve reunification by political means." Prime Minister Felix suggested

Perhaps it was too deep into the play, and now Felix is ​​really considering the issue of unifying Germany with political means.

Franz shook his head and said: "This is impossible to succeed. If we really get the Holy Roman Empire out, Britain, France and Russia might be about to truce and turn around to find our sullenness."

With the reunification of the German region, the European continental hegemony of the Russians will be gone, the European continental hegemony of the French will be broken, and the continental balance policy of the British will be bankrupt.

This is a conflict of core interests, which is related to their future development and survival. In order to avoid this happening, they will definitely take action, just in case.

Even if Britain, France, and Russia are not in a good relationship in the Near East, in fact, the secret contact between the three governments has never been broken.

Franz can be sure that Britain and France no longer want to fight.If it were not possible, if they were forced to ride a tiger, they would probably compromise with the Russians.

Now they want to compromise, the premise is that the Russians make concessions, otherwise the country cannot explain.

Does the Tsarist government want to continue fighting?the answer is negative.The cruelty of the war has already awakened many people, and they are also difficult to ride a tiger.

The concession is simple, but it is difficult to do!Once the tsarist government made a compromise, internal conflicts would break out, and Nicholas I naturally wanted to end a beautiful battle.

Now Constantinople is in sight, as long as this fortress city is won, all the crises of the tsarist government will be solved, and he will also become the greatest tsar in Russian history.

As for other interests, the Black Sea Fleet is finished. Even if they enter the Mediterranean Sea, they cannot rely on swimming?

Annexation of the Ottoman Empire?Fighting also requires money. The Russians have this military strength but no matching financial resources.

They can even interfere in the German region while fighting.With the Kingdom of Prussia in place, as long as Britain, France and Russia roared, the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved again.

Being pointed out by Franz, Felix woke up immediately.The Shinra Empire is still far away from the real empire. Without external threats, the problem can be solved slowly. The current problem is collusion inside and outside.

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Metternich said, "Your Majesty, the time is now ripe for the next step."

Franz nodded and expressed his default.

Austria hasn't been strong enough to start a fight without a word, and if there is no reason for everyone to accept it, then it will make a lot of anger and it will be cheaper for Prussians.

Just political disagreement does not constitute a reason for war.Now we need to add another fire to give the Bavarian government a final historical characterization.