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Compared with Austria's calm response, the Berlin government is in a hurry.

The Pupo Federation brand is still there. The refugees are all citizens of the Pupo Federation. Now it is clearly unreasonable to intercept their own nationals.

But there is also the problem of not intercepting. The influx of millions of refugees, there must be no jobs, and the Berlin government will not be able to settle down even if it does its best.

There is no need to worry about job placement, and it ’s easy to manage the problem of living. Just support a shed and be a family. If you become a refugee, you wo n’t have any critical qualifications.

The belly can't fool people, and millions of mouths are wailing to feed. As long as they are put in, the Berlin government must find ways to feed them.

There is no doubt that this is a bottomless hole.Perhaps the Russians would not have to attack, and the refugees would be able to eat down the Kingdom of Prussia.

Since the second Russian-Russian war, William I's physical fitness has rapidly declined. The bad news on the battlefield has weighed on the old king of the year.

Years are not forgiving, time dilutes William I's ambition, now he just wants to land safely.However, this is already a luxury.

The unique system of the Kingdom of Prussia determined that once this tank was opened, it could no longer be stopped.Anyone who wants to stop the advance of the tank will be crushed.

This tank without brakes can only stop when the horse is tired.As a coachman, William I was only able to adjust the direction of the carriage, choosing as wide a road as possible.

William I dragged his old body and asked with concern: "What position do European countries hold?"

There is no doubt that millions of refugees have exceeded the limits of the Kingdom of Prussia. The Berlin government cannot resolve the refugee crisis and has to resort to the international community.

The Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman replied in a somber face: "The situation is very bad. All European countries have condemned the atrocities of the Russians, but few have taken practical action.

At present, it is mainly the countries in the German region that provide us with substantial assistance.

Austria promises to provide us with materials worth 5 million marks and 20,000 tons of food for disaster relief within one month. The other German states will also have about 30 million marks of material assistance.

Our previous negotiations with England and Germany have also changed, and the position of the London government has changed again, and now their attitude is more inclined to Hanover.

If we want to get more support from them, we must establish North Germany with Hanover and sell some of the territory to Hanover in exchange for funds to repay debts."

William I was too late to feel the crisis and he was still reliable, and he was stunned by the conditions behind. This clearly determined them.

It is okay to establish North Germany, dominated by Hanover. Although it is a bit difficult to accept in my heart, but who is now in the Kingdom of Prussia?

The huge debt owed by Popper Federation will fall on the Berlin government in the future.To alleviate the debt crisis, the territories that need to be sold are certainly not a piece of cake.

In order to gain dominance in North Germany, Hanover will also weaken the Kingdom of Prussia as much as possible, and a killing is a necessary result.

Frankly speaking, if these costs can be passed safely, William I really does not mind compromising with Hanover.

The problem is that Prussia was not the only one who had the final say. The conditions proposed by Hanover had already broken through the bottom line of the Junker nobility, and they simply could not accept it.

This aspect is somewhat similar to the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty.Knowing that the non-payment of taxes, the Ming dynasty would be finished, and after reshuffling, they, as vested interests, would also be unlucky, that is, they were unwilling to give up half a step.

After Daming finished, they found that the new master was not easy to serve, and it was too late to regret it at this time.Under the butcher's knife, these people quickly chose to compromise.

Now the Junker nobility is similar. A truce is okay, but the premise is that they must first protect their interests.

However, reality cannot be achieved.No matter which one it is, it is impossible to pay this high price.

Things are stuck here, the Berlin government is afraid to take action if it wants to get things done.Because the people who wake up first to wake everyone up usually don't have any good results.

William I asked, "What do you think?"

The room was quiet and no one answered the topic. Not everyone didn't know how to answer, but they didn't dare to answer at all.

Politics is cruel. Many times when you say the wrong thing, you will pay a terrible price, especially at this sensitive moment. If you fail to do so, you will become a "criminal".

Seeing no one answering, William I sighed: "Today's words will be kept strictly confidential. Only a few of us know that you can completely admit that you haven't admitted what you said. If you have any ideas, you can speak with confidence!"

No way, this is the sadness of the "**** ism" system.Especially after the first Russian-Russian war, the Junker nobility grew further, and the Berlin government had to be affected by it.

It is worth mentioning that these cabinet members are no exception, all of them have Junker aristocratic background. In theory, they are the spokespersons of the interests of this group.

However, thanks to William I ’s conspiracy, different from their respective interests, the large group of Junker nobles also diverged.

Now everyone except the gang of radicals in the army is still thinking about defeating and defeating. Everyone knows that the Pupo Federation is over, and that it will be over if they do not save themselves.

The catastrophe flies individually, and by this time, the first thing that officials in politics must protect is their own interests.Of course, there are also patriotic ethics, but for most politicians, they are ranked after personal interests.

Being numbed by William I, Prime Minister Melanie Griffith replied: "Your Majesty, at this stage, no matter how excessive the conditions are, we must talk.

It is not surprising that the British fell to Hanover. Since they want to support the pawns, of course they have to choose the ones that are easy to control.Compared with us, the control of North Germany by Hanover is more inseparable from them.

In addition, debt is also an important factor.After the war, our fiscal revenue will definitely drop significantly, and our fiscal revenue will not necessarily have high interest rates in the next five years.

The prerequisite for the British to recover their debts is that we must first have money in our pockets, and it is not surprising that we are forced to sell land.

However, we owe too much debt. If the Russians are slaughtered again and all the remaining territories are sold, they may not be able to pay off their debts.

The British want us to continue to repay the debt, they must leave us enough capital.

Moreover, Hanover ’s limited body size, they can not eat much, inferred from this aspect, we should not pay too much.

If the conditions with them are too excessive, we can also consider contacting the Austrians.Although the Vienna government is not necessarily welcome now, but we sent it to the door, they must not refuse."

The prime minister Melanie Griffith was the result of compromises by all parties. In ordinary times, it was an eraser, and there was not much sense of existence.But how can it be so simple to be prime minister?

This answer brightened William I. It wasn't that he couldn't think of these questions, mainly because he was too old and didn't have so much energy to think deeply.

That's right, the Berlin government can still choose. Although neither of these two paths is good, it is better to choose one than the other.With one more choice, there is one more bargaining capital.

Foreign Minister Jeffrey Friedman shook his head: "Austria will not have to think about it. At most, it will make a contact gesture and bargain with Hanover, the military cannot agree."

Joining the Austrian-led Shinra Empire, the biggest loss is not the government but the military. The Vienna government generally does not intervene in the place, but the army must be in the hands.

Looking at several other states, we know that after the central government takes over the state army and is responsible for military expenditures, the armed forces of each state government will have police and militia.

Of course, the state government has no soldiers, it does not mean that the king has no soldiers.In addition to the directly under the palace guard, the troops stationed in the local area are also under the command of the king of the country.

This is also the reason why the Vienna government can easily obtain the command of the army, but it has deprived the state government of the command of the army, and the king's rights have not been lost.

From the standpoint of the king, this is actually a kind of strengthening of the kingship.When there are soldiers in their hands, they are arrogant, and the military expenditure is still allocated by the central government. It is difficult for the state government to use financial influence.

It's just that it's not difficult to do it. If the state government is willing to take out the money, it can still maintain a certain influence.

It's just that no state government is willing to do this, and no matter how the expansion of military command is in the hands of the king and the emperor, they simply can't get in.

They are not prepared to rebel, why do they maintain influence in the army?

In essence, the political structure of the new Shinra Empire was created by the emperor and the kings of various states, and the core is to protect their own power.

William I did not mind, but the Prussian military did not want to!In all other states, the government suffered a loss and lost control of the army; in Prussia, on the contrary, they lost the control of the government.

If it really merges, most of the first thing the Berlin government will do is stop military appropriation and carry out large-scale disarmament.

If conditions permit, apply to the central government to dissolve the army, and politicians can do it.

This is a precedent. The Principality of Liechtenstein joined the shrine and disbanded the army.Don't ask why, people just don't want it.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Gorman said with a smile: "It is not entirely impossible. If the military defeats the battlefield and is hit hard, they will have no capital to oppose.

Judging from the current situation, the probability of this happening is very high.The only trouble is that the military has suffered heavy losses, and we have lost the capital to negotiate with the Russians."

Politics is cruel. Class interests do not equal personal interests. After the defeat, the Junker nobility suffered heavy losses, but it was an opportunity for politicians to seize power.

If it were not for fear of losing capital for negotiating with the Russians after the defeat, the people present did not care about the military ’s heavy losses.

William I was also very contradictory in his heart. On the one hand, he hoped that the army would win several victories and obtain capital for negotiations with the Russians, so that the war could be ended decently.

On the other hand, he also wants to use the war to attack the military forces, so that the government can take the lead, so as to end the war as quickly as possible, survive the current crisis, and retain his throne.

After hesitating for a while, William I made a decision: "The first two will contact together, and finally decide according to the situation on the battlefield.

The general situation in Austria is now complete, and the Vienna government does not want to go to this muddy water now, and it is impossible to say anything.At that point, it's the same with us.

The main point now is to talk to Hanover. It is necessary to understand how strongly the British support them. This is related to our future status in Germany."

This answer was not unexpected. The Prussian military was so strong that even the king did not have the ability to confront them.

Unless the generals are defeated on the battlefield and the Russians directly occupy Berlin, otherwise the government must consider the interests of the military when making decisions.