Holy Roman Empire

The invention of the telegraph accelerated the spread of news, and the news of the Prussian government's sale of the Rhineland region quickly spread throughout continental Europe.

In the Royal Palace of Berlin, William I wiped a sweat: "Send someone to ask the Prime Minister, didn't he let him send someone to explain, why the crowd outside has not dispersed?"

This is a characteristic of the era of nationalism, and the people began to attach importance to territory.Originally the monarchs were free to dominate the land transaction, and now they must also consider the civil response.

Not to mention that the Rhineland region is rich in resources. In fact, it is not the core territory of the Kingdom of Prussia, and it is threatened by the French. The status of the government is even lower.

Bismarck dare to promise the Rhineland region to the French, but actually made the worst plan.For example: Prussia could only give up with pain when the French took advantage of the robbery in the Puja War.

Fortunately, they won the bet, the French chose to wait and see, did not take advantage of the fire.Otherwise, later European history will have to be rewritten.

Having obtained the desired benefits, Napoleon III had no incentive to launch.After the strength increased and decreased, the odds of the Kingdom of Prussia were even lower.

Moreover, with the addition of a piece of land as a buffer, even if the Kingdom of Prussia dared to take risks, the French also increased the buffer time to mobilize more troops to come out. Prussia could only hope that God would bless the war.

The Bismarck in the Rhineland dare to take the risk. If he changed the area where the Junker nobles were concentrated, he would not dare to take it out and make a promise.

Empty cheques also need to be kept highly confidential, and high-level government officials can know it, but the people below cannot know it.As soon as the news spread, a military coup would take place in a matter of minutes according to the national conditions of the Kingdom of Prussia.

In this country where the military is the master, any practice that harms the interests of the Junker nobility must be considered carefully.

The farce outside William I was just upset, not worried about a mess.It doesn't matter what you do, it hangs high, and it also applies in the Kingdom of Prussia.

The Rhineland region is an enclave, and is not so closely connected with the country. Apart from the pain of the capitalists, most people have no direct loss of interests.

No self-interest is involved, and the dissatisfaction in the heart will be vented along with the trouble, and the matter will pass.

The Kingdom of Prussia did not have the capitalists to take the lead. When some people gave up Silesia, there were some troubles. In the end, it was not a good compromise.

Even without the Rhineland region, the steel production of the Kingdom of Prussia fell sharply by 60%, and the total amount of industry was cut by nearly 40%. William I was still not afraid.

The internal market of the Kingdom of Prussia is limited, and industrial and commercial products are not competitive in the international market. This is only a few years of effort, and there are signs of overcapacity in China.

This is a characteristic of the times and is affected by many factors. In this era, the capitalist world will have an economic crisis in the last decade or eight years.

From 1847 to the present, three economic crises have occurred, not far from the fourth.If the agricultural crisis is calculated, it is the fifth outbreak.

The industry is not as good as possible. Overcapacity is a disaster.When you open the history book, you will find that after each crisis, war will break out. Everyone seems to be used to using war to survive the crisis.

The economic crisis of 1847 triggered the Great Revolution of 1848; the economic crisis of 1857 triggered the American Civil War; the economic crisis of 1867 led to the outbreak of the Russo-Prussian War; the agricultural crisis that broke out two years ago triggered the Near East War and the Russian-Polish war.

Abandoning the Rhineland region now seems to be a heavy loss, but in fact it is also fighting for the time of the integration of the Kingdom of Poland for the Kingdom of Prussia.

Otherwise, if a new round of crisis breaks out, they do not want to launch the Pu-Russian war, and some will send them to the battlefield.

In any decision, it is inevitable that some people ’s interests will be damaged. William I does not mind sacrificing the interests of some capitalists first.Anyway, the bourgeois group is complex, and as long as the rulers are not stupid, they cannot unite.

Without the Rhineland, there are also many people who will profit.Without a competitor, everyone can divide up the market they left behind. These beneficiaries will not give up their own interests for the sake of "class interests."

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In the Ruhr area, news of the Berlin government ’s sale of the Rhineland region has been heard, and the local government is already preparing to evacuate.

The people spontaneously took to the streets and started a massive demonstration.This time there was really no one to organize, and it was suddenly abandoned, and everyone will feel resentful.

As a manager of the Ruhr area, Andrea was very upset, and all the documents issued by his superiors were torn to pieces.

Under normal circumstances, he dared not do this, and he deliberately damaged the official document to lose his job, and now he ca n’t take care of that much.

After the destruction of the office, Andrea Qiang calmed his anger.As a noble loyal to the country, Andrea understands what matters.

The Rhineland region is destined to be abandoned, but so many people and industries cannot all be abandoned.The Berlin government has issued an order to organize the evacuation of personnel as much as possible.

That's right, the priority is to organize the evacuation of personnel.After a battle with the Tsarist government, the Berlin government has recognized the importance of population.

Without a sufficient population, there would be no sufficient source of soldiers. If you meet a tsarist government that is good at playing human tactics, you can't do it without soldiers.

As long as there is someone, there will be land, and there will be factories.The Berlin government once had an evacuation experience, but the situation at that time was completely different.

When the Silesia region was abandoned, the Kingdom of Prussia had just won the Russian-Russian War and acquired a large amount of land. The East Prussia region was again white ground, and continued population replenishment. According to immigration, there was no problem.

The situation is much more complicated now. The Rhineland region has a much larger population than Silesia. It is not easy to place so many people.

The Kingdom of Prussia does still have some undeveloped land, but most of these land are geographically poor, and there are very few undeveloped high-quality land.

It is obviously not enough to resettle the people in the Rhineland region.The industry in Prussia also has no way to digest such a large population, which is destined to make some choices for this evacuation.

Andrea ’s mission is to organize the departure of people with greater influence on the country, mainly the rich and the middle class, including: capitalists, doctors, teachers, engineers, skilled workers ...

After these people evacuated, they were ordinary workers and farmers.The last buyer is either Belgium or the German Federal Empire. The Berlin government is not afraid of offending them and can slowly organize the evacuation of its personnel.

Before evacuating, first of all, let the people march outside to disperse, otherwise, so many people will be blocked on the street, and a lot of work cannot be started.

After hesitating for a while, Andrea convinced himself and walked out daringly.Quite a bit of wind and cold, easy water and cold, the strong men are gone forever.

Well, in fact the situation is not so serious, the angry people did not rush up and beat Andrea, but shouted a slogan asking for an explanation.

On the one hand, the success in education has allowed the Prussian people to learn to obey order; on the other hand, the garrison has already acted, surrounded by heavily armed soldiers. If you want to make trouble, you must consider the consequences.

Suppression of the workers' movement this year is nothing new.After seeing the posture of the army as an enemy, everyone could not help the rules.

Andrea arrived in front of the government building and told the staff that he had moved to the table and stood on the table with a bite, waving a Prussian flag in his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

Advanced equipment can only rely on roaring, Andrea has exerted the utmost effort: "I know why you are here, and now I feel the same sorrow as you.

Because we all love this country and the land that nurtures us.But there is no way, now I have to announce the bad news.

The news you have heard is not a rumor. The government does give up the Rhineland region."

After receiving an official reply from the official, the noise again rang, and the already angry people began to lose control of their emotions. If it was not blocked by the army, they might have rushed up.

"Quiet", "Quiet" ...

Andrea's heartbreaking cry did not help, and was forced to only let the soldiers fire their guns into the sky.

"Boom ..."

After the gunfire, the order barely returned to normal.I have to sigh, or the bullet is more deterrent.

"Be quiet, give me two minutes. If you have any questions, I will discuss them after I finish talking. Don't forget that discipline is the basic code of conduct for every citizen."

The argument was heard, and everyone looked at Andrea, waiting for his explanation.

"The Berlin government also does not want to give up the Rhineland region, but there is no way, the Kingdom of Prussia is too weak. In the face of the threat of the great powers, the government has to consider everyone's life and property safety.

Some people may say that they are not afraid of death and are willing to fight for the Kingdom of Prussia. I am the same.If possible, I would rather fight with guns on the battlefield than live here in humiliation.

But people cannot just think about themselves. We must be responsible for our parents, wives and children, and we must be responsible for the Kingdom of Prussia.We are refreshed for a while, what should they do, and what about this country?

Do n’t tell me what victory belongs to Prussia, first figure out who the enemy is now, think about it with your own brain, do we have a chance to win.

The Kingdom of Prussia was not without failure. During the Anti-French War, we almost died, and finally we were not revived again.

As long as people or hopes are there, today's humiliation can be recovered tomorrow.Temporary abandonment of the Rhineland region does not mean permanent abandonment.

One day, the Kingdom of Prussia will be truly strong, and we will be afraid of everything. Then we will come back here again.History will remember all this ... "