Holy Roman Empire

Without hesitation, William I agreed to the plan.Prussia has a limited family and has no chips to deal with.Now I write empty cheques, can you fill in the numbers a little bigger?

The international situation is ever-changing. A few years ago, Britain and France were still fully supporting Prussia ’s anti-Russia. In a blink of an eye, Britain and France would ease relations with the Russians.

It is not that William I did not want to prevent all this from happening, it was actually in the face of interests, and he was not able to stop it at all.

The declining Russian Empire is no longer a rival of Britain and France, and can naturally play happily together.

In the next Russian-Russian war, even Britain and France will be on their side. It is impossible for their support to be as great as the previous one. They can only rely on their own efforts to win the war.

The Russians are a lesson to be learned, and Austria no longer supports them unconditionally during the Russo-Prussian War. The tsarist government, whose mentality has not been adjusted, has paid a painful price for this.

Russia-Austria relations are getting colder. In fact, the tsarist government is dissatisfied with the Vienna government's support for the reservation of the Russian-Russian war.

The tsarist government was angry, and the Vienna government was uncomfortable.It seems to the Government of Vienna that it has done enough, fully fulfilled its allies' obligations, paid even beyond the scope of the covenant, and still subject to complaints from the Russians.

Both sides stood on their own positions to think about the problem, and the unbreakable knot became a barrier between the Russian-Austrian alliance. It has been proved that the relationship between the two countries has not been restored as before after the war.

As a bystander, William I can calmly think about the problem.But it's their turn and it's different. The British and French made it clear that they just used them as chess pieces.

After the attack on the Russians, all support and assistance came to an abrupt halt.The London government once wanted to support Prussia to balance France and Austria. After weighing the pros and cons, it was not implemented.

In the final analysis, it is because of the interests that continue to support the Kingdom of Prussia. The British have to pay too much, they can get too few benefits, and they have to face the fierce rebound of France and Austria.

The French are more hateful than the British, and they are still plotting the Rhineland region.If it were not for the French to suddenly annex the Italian region, causing panic in various European countries, the Parisian government would not dare to act rashly, and the Rhineland region might have to change hands.

In the absence of the annexation of the German Federal Empire, the Rhineland region became the heart disease of the Kingdom of Prussia.William I was always worried, afraid that the French would swallow it regardless of a bite.

In order to get rid of the predicament, William I repeatedly proposed to join the German Federal Empire.Undoubtedly, it was strongly resisted by Hanover.

How can I not be vigilant about the matter of Hao Zhan's nest?

The Kingdom of Prussia is much larger than the German Federal Empire. To put it nicely is to join in. In other words, it is to annex the German Federal Empire.

If you can't write, you can't do anything.The Berlin government wants to fight against the German Federal Empire, and Austria will certainly not agree.Once the strong action player, the Pu'ao War will break out.

That is definitely the worst case. At that point, the Kingdom of Prussia is truly enemies.

While fighting against Austria and the German Confederation, there are also Russians who are coping with the downfall. Perhaps the Nordic Confederation has a stick, and the French will come to join in the fun.

There is nothing to say in front of the interests, and no one can resist the temptation.The geographical location of the Kingdom of Prussia is arguably one of the worst among European powers, which determines that they must be cautious when expanding.

The Russian-Russian war was a challenge and an opportunity for Prussia.Prussia wants to develop and grow, the best option is to step on the Russians, this was decided by the first Russian-Russian war.

In recent years, the Berlin government has not been idle. Even if the government has no money in their pockets, they are still trying to develop the economy.For example: using British and French capital to build railways on newly occupied land, and even helping Polish people build railways.

In order to raise development funds, the Berlin government has also increased resources exports.A large amount of mineral resources in the Rhineland area are exported to France and the German Federal Empire.

Simply relying on the export of industrial and commercial products and mineral resources, the Kingdom of Prussia achieved a trade surplus.Of course, the bigger reason is that the Kingdom of Poland provides a dumping market for Prussian industrial and commercial products.

Under normal circumstances, a country has a trade surplus, and a large amount of capital flows in from the outside, so there should be no shortage of money.

Unfortunately, Prussia is an exception. These wealth have been used to repay debts and have to be economically constrained by Britain and France.

In order to repay the debt, the Berlin government reduced its expenses as much as possible.However, this does not include military spending. No matter how poor it is, the military cannot be poor. Even now Prussia ’s military spending has never been lower than 45% of its fiscal revenue.

Against this background, it is not surprising that the Berlin government wants to get paid in the bottom.

Only when the Russian empire is completely defeated can the Kingdom of Prussia have an international environment for stable development, and it can suppress military expenditures, develop the economy with peace of mind, and get rid of the debt crisis.

And splitting the Russian-Austrian alliance is the first step to winning the war.William I was ready to start the war ahead of time. If the tsar government had completed the internal reforms, the balance of the war would be completely lost to the Russians.

In the first Russian-Russian war, Prussia won the war by virtue of its superiority in transportation, and this superiority should naturally be retained.

Even with the expansion, the territory of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Poland is far from comparable to that of the Russians, which means they can finish the railway first.

The current plan is progressing very smoothly. The progress of the railway construction in Prussia is simply not comparable to that of the Russians.

Although Alexander II has worked hard, Russia is too big, and the thousands of kilometers of railways are really not worth mentioning for this empire.

Strategically, the Russians need at least 300,000 kilometers of railways to get rid of traffic difficulties.Even if it ignores the territories of the Asian region and only considers part of the European territories, it will take 150,000 kilometers to barely meet the demand.

In contrast, the Kingdom of Prussia is much better. Even with the addition of the Kingdom of Poland, they can repair another 20,000 kilometers to meet the needs of war.

Of course, there is still a long way to go to reach the level of the German Empire in space-time.Only the Germans did it to connect the railway to every township.

In the land area of ​​only 540,000 square kilometers, more than 60,000 kilometers of railways have been built, which can be said to be a must-see railway within five kilometers.The railway coverage rate set by the Germans was an unbreakable world record until the 21st century.

Of course, this special situation is created by the times.After the development of the automobile industry, many railways lost their economic value and withdrew from the stage of history.

The traffic problems faced by Alexander II are also clear.The tragedy is that he wants to attract foreign investment in railways, and no one is interested.

No amount of preferential conditions are useful. Austria ’s bundled railways have killed a lot of capitalists. Many railway companies have suffered a loss for more than ten years. Who dares to jump the Russian pit?

At present, British and French capitals invest in the railways of Pubo and Bolivia are only investing in the main roads with economic value, and the branch railways will not touch at all.

Not to mention the Russian Railways, even if the railway from St. Petersburg to Moscow was tendered, no railway company would dare to take risks.

This is not just an economic risk, the most important is that everyone has doubts about the credibility of the Tsarist government.In case the railway is completed, the tsarist government declares that the railway is state-owned.

It is worth mentioning that the current Russian railway is still state-owned, and the high operating costs make private capital daunting.

An Austrian railway company once visited Russia, and finally concluded that the total operating cost of Russian railways is three times that of Austrian railways.

It's all a winter disaster.Except for a small area, the Russian Empire is an ice country.The technology is limited in this era, and the risk of railway operation in winter is not only high, but the maintenance costs that need to be paid will also increase greatly.

If the cost is high, the key is to return to a sparsely populated area and economically backward.Regardless of cargo flow or passenger flow, this point of income simply cannot meet the operation of the railway company.

Without additional conditions, who wants to risk building an unprofitable railway?

Unprofitable, private capital refused to invest, the responsibility for Russian railway construction fell to the government, and the progress of this construction naturally slowed down.

Even in the 21st century, Russia ’s transportation has nothing to do with convenience, the European part is still passable, and the passenger transport in Asia is still marginal. Large-scale freight is still a problem.

Not to mention in this era, the total mileage of the railways operated by the huge Russian Empire was less than 10,000 kilometers, specifically 7,876 kilometers, less than half of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Less than the same period in history, these are the aftereffects of war.The tsarist government lacking financial resources has also delayed the progress of railway construction.

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When William I was about to dig the foot of the wall, Alexandrovich also arrived in London.The oncoming strange smell, the gray sky, made Alexandrovich's brow furrowed.

London, known as the world's largest city, is actually this scene, which is really disappointing.

The only pleasing beauty is probably the tall chimney, the thick smoke rising from the sky, dancing against the wind, like a fairyland on earth.

Oh, these beautiful sceneries are only for viewing, not for fun.In case of being choked to death, no one will be responsible.

London in this era is the best portrayal of the beauty of industry. One of the most polluted cities in the world, the hegemony of the smog industry.

Alexandrovich's luck is good, he did not come in the winter, otherwise he can feel the most lethal biological and chemical weapons of this era.

It is autumn now, and the weather in London is okay, with visibility of a few hundred meters, and there will be no mass poisoning deaths.

Greeting Alexandrovich is British Crown Prince Edward, this is not the first time they met.The two are also relatives, and the European royal family is a family. There is nothing wrong with this statement.

They have a common father-in-law, King Christian IX of Denmark, who is respected as the "father of Europe".

The fact once again proves that the European royal family is not easy to provoke. Even the small royal family can't stand up to the relatives and friends group is strong enough.

The European royal family has a very good rule, that is, relatives return to relatives, and war returns to war. Even if you fight on the battlefield, everyone can still be friends in private ... friends, it should be "relatives".

The relationship between the two has not yet affected the diplomacy of Britain and Russia.Alexandrovich is a little bit better and has already begun to participate in government affairs, and has some say in politics.

Edward was miserable, because his life was unconventional and sometimes missed the checkpoint, so Queen Victoria had never allowed him to take charge of any affairs related to actual dynasty politics.

In other words, a bearish crown prince, apart from having a noble identity, there is no room for him to intervene politically.

After a courteous greeting, the two left the noisy port in a carriage.History seems to turn a new page at this moment.

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