Holy Roman Empire

The British proposal caused an uproar at the top of the German Federal Government.Although after buying the Rhineland region, it made up for the shortcomings of heavy industry, the overall national strength of the "Comedy Empire" has grown substantially.

It is a pity that the German Federal Empire is not a unified country, and the problem of the united states within the Federation uniting against the central government has not been resolved.

The Kingdom of Hanover did not have an overwhelming advantage, and George I was not a master of the talents, so the problem was put aside.

(Remarks: George I of the German Federal Empire, George V of the Hanover Kingdom)

The German Federal Empire, which cannot complete internal integration, naturally lags far behind the Popul Federation.Personally, George I had no interest in the British "snake swallowing" plan.

A group of small nations in the country can make him disgraced, and then come to a Popo Federation, then it still has to be?

This year, when there is power, there is a right to speak. Once the Popper Federation joins the German Federation, it will immediately become the most influential state within the empire, and Hanover ’s status will inevitably be affected.

George I: "Do you think the British proposal is feasible?"

It was obvious that he hesitated.The comedy empire must also use the power of the British to fight against Austria and protect their independent status. It is obviously undesirable to directly reject the British.

But the risk of accepting the Popper Federation is too great. Even if Queen Victoria made a guarantee, in the face of national interests, George I could not believe it completely.

Prime Minister Torben Hoffman: "Your Majesty, the British proposal seems very tempting, but in fact, there are many crises. If we are not good, we will fall into the wrong direction.

Internationally, France and Austria do not want to see our merger with the Pupo Federation. The brazen actions will definitely cause their dissatisfaction and may even lead to armed interference.

Many states in the country have their own abacus. Joining this war will do them no good, and it is impossible for the Imperial Parliament to pass it.

Under such a complicated situation, if we bypass the Imperial Parliament and forcefully accept the Pupo Federation, it is likely that the empire will be split.

In addition to these risks, even more troublesome is the Poppo Federation itself.Their size is too large, and we have no ability or ability to digest the Federation of Popper.

With the advantage of volume, it is a matter of time for them to oppose the guest, which is not a guarantee, unless they can split the Pupo Federation."

Foreign Secretary Steve Lee: "The risk is indeed great, but it is still an opportunity. Once we miss it, it will be difficult for us to go further.

Everyone knows the situation in Europe. The war between Russia and Russia is a minor episode, and the future must be a game between Britain, France and Austria.

Other countries can choose to be neutral, but we cannot.Austria ’s ambitions have never been concealed. What ’s more annoying is that many people in the country have been fooled by nationalism and wish to join Austria immediately.

The only way to get rid of this crisis is to make the empire stronger.Only when the empire is strong can it prove that nationalism is wrong and dispel their unrealistic fantasies."

Torben Hoffman shook his head: "Lee, you are still too idealistic.

I admit that the annexation of the Pupo Federation is indeed tempting. Frankly speaking, I am all tempted. The problem now is that we simply cannot do it.

Even if the British can persuade the French and contain Austria, we have successfully persuaded the states of the country to agree that the possibility of annexing the Popo Federation is less than 10%.

Do n’t ignore the gap in strength. The Pupo Federation now looks miserable, but their population is twice that of us, and their territorial area is five times that of us.

After the merger of the two countries, it is very obvious who merged.

Moreover, the cruelty of the Russo-Prussian War is also an urgent practical problem.Accepting the Pupo Federation, we must help them win this battle.

After the war, large sums of money will have to be paid out to help them repay their debts and help them rebuild after the war. Our gains are just the dream of a big country.

If such a great price is paid, it is better to cooperate with the Austrians in order to obtain the status of a big country.At least we do n’t need our boys to go to battle, and we do n’t need the government to tighten their belts to live."

The speaker is unconscious and listens intentionally.

Deep down, George I had planted the seeds of doubt."Suspicious" is the emperor's instinct, not a derogatory term here.

Doubt is suspicion. It seems that George I is still not surprised. It seems that he does not care.

Foreign Secretary Steve Lee: "Your Excellency, you are right. We really have no ability to swallow the Pupo Federation, and the price to be paid to participate in this war is indeed very high.

But this is not important. The Federation of Popper is never a member of the German state. What do we want them to do?

We only need to absorb the Principality of Brandenburg, the Principality of Schleswig, and the Principality of Holstein, and other non-German territories can completely give up.

Now we do n’t need to do much, just delay the time and wait for the Russians to win this war before we can take action.

The three countries of Britain, France and Austria will not allow the Russians to annex the Pupo Federation. After they intervene, we will take the opportunity to take back the territory of the German region. Not only can we get the support of the British, but the reaction of Fau will not be so intense."

Steve Lee ’s proposal is obviously much more feasible than the British plan.After surrendering the Pupo Federation and only absorbing the German states, the comedy empire does not have to worry about choking to death, and the risk to be assumed is much lower.

Opening the history book, we know that the Kingdom of Prussia is composed of the merger of the Principality of Brandenburg and the Principality of Prussia.

The Principality of Brandenburg is one of the German princes, and the predecessor of the Principality of Prussia was the Knights of the Teutonic Order, because most of the domestic nobles were Germans and were gradually assimilated.

No matter how it is assimilated, from the narrow geographical division method, the Prussia region does not belong to the German region, and it is reasonable to kick out.

George I was tempted. Although the territories of these three German states are not large, they are the most elite areas of the Federation of Pope.

If you can get it, whether it is national strength, or his personal prestige, will go further.Moreover, there is no need to take the risk of war with the Russians.

The Polish and Lithuanian regions were recovered, and the Principality of Prussia was annexed. If the tsarist government was not satisfied, the three countries of Britain, France and Austria would explode.

It didn't cost much to be able to pick a fat fruit. George I really couldn't think of a reason to refuse.

After a little thought, George I said happily: "Lee, your plan is great, you will definitely be a great diplomat, just like Prince Metternich.

You will be responsible for this matter and tell the British we agree to their plan, but the specific details need to be negotiated.

Then your work will be very heavy. Not only will you have to delay the time until the end of the Russo-Prussian War, but you will also have the support of the three countries of Britain, France and Austria after the war.

Do you have a plan?"

It is not difficult to delay the time. The excuses are easy to find. The Imperial Parliament is the biggest Blaster. If it is not possible, it can also "leak the wind" and terminate the plan with the hands of the Austrians.

The trouble is that after the war, the three countries of Britain, France and Austria did not do charity. It is impossible for them to work in vain, which requires a price.

After hesitating for a while, Steve-Lee replied: "This requires Russian cooperation. The more greedy the Tsarist government is, the more likely we are to succeed.

If the Russians stop after recovering the lost ground, leaving a complete kingdom of Prussia, we naturally have no chance.

However, this is not possible. The Tsarist government paid such a large price for this war. What did they use to make up for the loss without booty?

As far as I know, the tsarist government mortgaged a large amount of territory to Austria, and it was very difficult to repay the finances of the tsarist government. After the war, they were likely to use the land of the German region of Poppo for debt.

This is not what Britain and France want to see. Austria has acquired these territories and has strategically taken the initiative. No one can stop them from unifying the German region.

On this issue, most European countries will support Britain and France.The Russians only wanted to pay off their debts, not to see Austria uniting Germany.

This is our opportunity. In order to hinder the unification of Austria and strengthen our strength, it is also a good choice.

Of course, this is not enough.In order to get everyone's support, there is always an exchange of benefits, for example: we can sign a coal supply contract with the French."

The value of land and land is also different. The same piece of land has very different values ​​for different countries.

Steve-Lee judged that after the Russians won the war, they would use the territories of the German region to pay off their debts, mainly because these territories had political significance for Austria and could sell for a high price.

After all, after taking over the territories belonging to the German region, the "Comedy Empire" will remain on the road of German reunification, and public opinion will form a general trend.

Once the idea of ​​great unity has penetrated into the hearts of the people, it can no longer be stopped.For Austria, the "uniform trend" cannot be measured by pure money.

In contrast, land in the Russian Balkans, Poland, and Ukraine has no political significance, and it is optional for Austria. It is good for the Vienna government not to lower prices.

From the standpoint of the German Federal Empire, if you want to continue to maintain your current independent status, you must interrupt the reunification of Austria.

To do this, it is necessary to merge the common German regions and form the political pattern of North and South Germany to stabilize people's hearts.

This is also the reason why Steve Lee is confident of receiving support from European countries. Austria is already strong enough to allow them to unify the German region, that is, a proper European hegemon.