Holy Roman Empire

With Franz's order, Bavaria became lively.

Prime Minister Felix ’s speech in Munich is still useful. The Bavarian younger generation is mostly routinely thinking about how to unify the German region.

This is a problem.With their social experience, they simply cannot fully consider the problem, and it is very easy to go to extremes when looking at the problem.

If no one takes the rhythm, it ’s okay, but how could Franz, who was already prepared, give up this opportunity?

Experts and scholars jumped out to express their opinions one after another, slamming the people in power in the Bavarian government for the sake of their own interests, destroying the unity of the German region.

In the eyes of most people, rebuilding Shenluo is not the best option, but it is the most suitable option. When the road of peaceful reunification is blocked, only military reunification is left.

Maybe some people are eager to make a contribution in the war, but this is definitely not a civil war.

Affected by Prime Minister Felix's speech, these self-proclaimed elite students could not bear it. They thought they should do something for the reunification of the country and could not watch the government chaos.

Demonstrations, such meaningful activities, are regarded as the best way for them to make their voices heard.

Everyone is an intellectual, and even the parade can find a legal basis. The predecessor, King Ludwig, gave a speech before he abdicated and became a banner for everyone.

(Ludwig abdicated under the influence of the Great Revolution. In order to gather the hearts of the people, he publicly stated: The royal family will be committed to the unification of the German region)

Maximilian II had a headache, and this political bomb detonated.Even if there is no saying in Europe that the ancestral family law is immutable, the remarks before the abdication of the old king also have political validity.

Now everyone wants the king to come out and say, since the royal family is committed to the reunification of the German region, then what is the explanation for the government's contradictory approach?

Not only the king was questioned, but the cabinet minister was also questioned by the people.Everyone's attitude is very clear, it is OK to oppose the establishment of Shenra, but you have to come up with a unified plan for Germany?

Whether it is feasible or not, at least it should be able to persuade everyone in theory and get the approval of most people.

Maximilian II asked anxiously: "What are you going to do now, the citizens outside are waiting for us to answer?"

They are not unprepared, but the previous emergency plan was used to deal with someone making trouble.The question now is, are these people having no trouble?

The quality of the people participating in this demonstration is much higher than usual, not just workers and students, but also middle class, capitalists, sociologists, and nobles.

The wide coverage covers all groups in the Kingdom of Bavaria. Even if the Bavarian government suspects that this is organized, they do not dare to act rashly without evidence in their hands.

Not long after the Great Revolution passed, everyone felt terrified and did not dare to mess up, for fear of causing social unrest.

Prime Minister August replied: "Your Majesty, the best way now is to come up with a German reunification plan to convince the public as much as possible."

In fact, throughout the German region, the governments of various states are preparing their own plans for unification. Since they want to oppose the reconstruction of Shinra, there must be new substitutes.

Otherwise, Felix criticized, "If you don't do practical things all day, you know that you oppose in order to oppose."

"Prime Minister, what are your thoughts?" Maximilian II asked

August replied: "Your Majesty, we can change the previous plan and change the plan of the three cabinets.

The reason is still the same: there are too many states in the German region, and if everyone participates in the decision-making together, there will be quarrels every day.

The best choice is to replace many small states with Bavaria, and form a balance with Austrian Prussia in the central government to jointly rule the empire.

Of course, this proposal will certainly not be supported by other states, but it is indeed feasible to convince the people that Bavaria can get the most benefit.

As long as the Austrians can accept the formation of the three cabinets, we support the reconstruction of the Holy Roman Empire."

After hesitating, Maximilian II made up his mind and said, "Okay, just do it."

Doing so would offend the small state, but the two powers are harmed.Offending these small states, it is nothing more than a few words of protest. If you do not give an explanation to the domestic people, you will affect the basis of rule.

Since gaining the support of the great powers, the Bavarian government has become more courageous.If it were n’t for Puo, who was too strong, they wanted to use force to unify many small German states.

Moreover, this time the Bavarian government came forward for everyone and shattered the Austrian Shinra plan. Even if the slogan is now a little too loud, it must be understandable.

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On March 4, 1853, the British and French ignited the Crimean War and disrupted the deployment of the Russians as soon as they shot.

The British strategy is not wrong, the tsarist government is really exhausted.After the addition of a new front, the logistics of the Russian army on the Balkans fell on Austria.

To the surprise of the coalition forces, the Russian army invested in the Crimean War not only had a low combat effectiveness, but even the weapons and equipment were surprisingly rotten. It could be regarded as a Huazi army.

There is no way, the tsarist government is also very helpless.Most of the elite troops of the Russian army filled the Balkan battlefield, otherwise they went to the Caucasus battlefield, and the rest were all second-line troops, or reserve forces.

With insufficient training and weaponry, the Russians naturally suffered a huge loss as soon as the fighting broke out.If it were not for the terrain and climate of the Crimean War, the unsuited coalition forces were bitter and bitter, and now the two sides divided the victory and defeat.

Vienna

Finance Minister Carl Shensheng said: "Your Majesty, the Russians applied to us again for loans. The bond sales of the Tsarist government were cold in the market, and most investors worried that they would default.

Franz was too lazy to confess to the Russians, and the reputation was so bad that there was no one left.Even if the collateral is taken out, investors are worried that they will default.

This is not unfounded, and bear bears have precedents.Ordinary debts can be ignored, even for debts with collateral, they can also make excuses for debts.

For example, if the mine is mortgaged, they can specifically levy a messy tax on the mine to force investors to withdraw.

Another example is the mortgage of the tax, and the result is to let the creditor collect it yourself, provided that you can collect it.

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The sins of the ancestors are now Nicholas I ’s turn.There are too many bloody lessons, and now the capital market is still worried about them.

Even if Nicholas I was working hard to restore credibility, it still didn't help.Without the efforts of several generations, their credit is hardly acceptable to the market.

It can be seen that all European countries are issuing paper money, but they are still using gold and silver directly as currency. It is not only the lack of credibility in the international market, but even the domestic capital market doubts the credibility of the tsarist government.

Franz said without hesitation: "Tell the Russians that our finances are also very difficult, unable to provide them with huge loans, suggesting that they try to go to the capital market of a neutral country."

He was afraid. The Russians had borrowed 202 million rupiahs from Austria, including government loans of 130 million rupiahs, and private loans of 72 million rupiahs. Franz ’s Royal Bank issued a huge loan of 5 million rupiahs.

Of course, government loans are all ultra-low interest.Private loans naturally follow the laws of the market. When a business partner with a bad reputation, such as the Tsarist government, the monthly interest rate is lower than 0.7%, it is not considered.

After deducting the messy handling fees, the interest the Russians have to pay has actually exceeded the monthly interest rate by 1%.

Don't think this is a usury. Even with such interest, there are very few consortia willing to lend money to the Russians.

A high risk corresponds to a high return. If it were not for the money to be used only in Austria, these loans would not be approved at all.

Some private lending has other additional conditions, such as designating the money to buy a company ’s products, and for example ...

Naturally, the tsarist government was keen to find a loan from the Austrian government.Not to mention the high interest rates of private loans, there are still a lot of restrictions, and the Tsarist government cannot bear it.

Even if there is a Russian under his belt, Franz does n’t dare to print stamps unscrupulously. Who knows when the Near East War will end?What if I advance?

By that time, Austria had not accumulated enough capital, and the economic crisis broke out again, and the Russians who received the loans may also become bottom hunters.

In the face of interests, it is necessary to be prepared.Basically, the Russians were required to import a certain amount of gold and silver to Austria, which would ensure that no currency devaluation would occur before Franz dared to lend.

Franz admitted that he was a conservative and knew nothing about economic issues.But the country is different from the enterprise. What the country needs is steady development, not rapid outbreak.

Metternich said: "Your Majesty, we need to stabilize the Russians at this time. We can help them sell a batch of bonds for emergency. The summer tax is coming soon, and the Russians should be able to return a bit of blood.

The Bavarian government is on its own way, and now it only takes time to ferment. As long as our people push it, they will be finished."

It's not easy to pit the Bavarian government. Austria made a lot of huge pits waiting for them to jump, but most of them avoided them.

For example, if the Bavarian government cracks down on demonstrations, Austria can use the Bavarian government to persecute nationalists and attempt to split the German region to intervene.

Even without declaring war, the Austrian army can appear on the streets of Munich and even be greeted.

Obviously, the Bavarian government is not stupid, even if it does not know that Austria wants to deal with them, it also knows that the suppression of force will shake the foundation of rule.

As a result, the pit did not jump, and they dug and buried themselves.On the surface, it doesn't matter if they offend these little states, they just shout slogans at home anyway.

But Austria is different. The governments of these states can calm down, but the people cannot calm down.

According to the Austrian plan, they were one of the shareholders of Shenra anyway, and they were the masters of the country; according to the Bavarian plan, they became shareholders, nominally shareholders, but not qualified to participate in decision-making, and even the dividends Deprived.

In this case, it is strange that they are not angry.As long as they are angry, Austria will oppose Bavaria, and the opposition of ordinary people will undoubtedly make these small state governments hesitate.

As long as they did not send troops to help for the first time, the Kingdom of Bavaria could not bear the first wave, which later caused the established fact that Austria annexed Bavaria, and it was too late for everyone to join.

Without the Kingdom of Bavaria, these small states will face Austria. Their strength is limited. They have no strength against Austria. The morale of the people has dispersed, and the subsequent problems are easy to deal with.

These small states like Germany seem inconspicuous, and if they are united, their strength is not weak.

Three or four hundred thousand troops can still be taken out, plus a Kingdom of Prussia. If they can't be broken down quickly, once they reach a deadlock, then this plan will fail.

Therefore, political disguise is very important, not to mention fooling over the governments of various countries. As long as they hesitate and let Austria beat Bavaria, the overall situation is set.

On the face of it, the Austrian government is now dominated by peaceful reunification, followed by opposition to the German reunification, and the voice of advocating the reunification of the German region by force cannot be heard until below.

From a political analysis, no matter how you look at it, the Austrian government has no incentive to take military action, nor does it have the conditions to make such a decision.

To some extent, the political stance of politicians will affect the country's decision-making, just as Lincoln who advocated the abolition of slavery was elected, and the American Civil War was detonated.

If the Austrian government is on the stage, the states of the German region will be extremely vigilant, just as everyone is now vigilant about the Kingdom of Prussia.

Even though their strength is not as good as Austria, but their prime ministers are all from the military. A standard hardliner, everyone feels a threat.

Franz said in good faith: "Well, first of all, help the Russians withstand this wave, then they should have to collect war taxes again, presumably this year the tsarist government will not be short of money."

War tax is a unique tax in Europe. Prior to modern times, the capital used by the monarchs to launch wars usually came from the war tax.

Now there is also a war tax in Austria, but it is only a last resort, and Franz will not collect it.After receiving the money, you can't defeat the war, otherwise it will be very serious.

Marshal Radsky reminded: "Your Majesty, it is now time to create an excuse for war, to divide and disintegrate the German state at this point, and it will be too late."

Franz thought for a while and said, "Follow the plan!"