Chapter 116: Disrupting Prussian deployment

Berlin
The arrival of Palmerston did not bring good news to Frederick William IV, and the British also stood on their opposite side this time.
"Your Majesty, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. All European countries are standing on our opposite side. The only Austria among the big powers to support us is only forced by public opinion. They will not provide us with any substantial help." Joseph- Prime Minister von Radovitz frowned
Russia was singled out on land. Before the end of the Crimean War, no country in Europe had this courage, and Prussia was no exception.
It is the greatest misfortune of the Prussian kingdom to meet such a neighbor. Since it is not possible to win, it is better to be friends. Prussian relations have always been the most important part of Prussian diplomacy.
"Is the bourgeois government still not willing to budge?" Frederick William IV asked with concern.
Radovitz thought for a while and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. Now the morale of the people is rising. After Austria speaks for us, the German states are shaking their flags for us. They are trying to use public opinion to persecute us to war with Russia.
The bourgeois government believes that the morale of the people cannot be hit now. They want to wait for Austria to resolve internal conflicts and join us in resisting pressure from Russia. "
Yes, Russia of the European gendarmerie is indeed terrible, not comparable to Prussia. However, this situation will be reversed after the Pu-Au alliance, and Russia will not be able to do one match.
The question is, why should Austria stand in opposition to the Russians in order to help Prussia expand its territory? Where are their interests?
Frederick-William IV thought for a while and said, "People who inform us take action, cool down domestic opinion, and tell me that Arnime will stop first. It is not time to challenge the Russians."
No one expected that the leaders of the liberals were actually kings, and no wonder Prussia was able to reach internal compromises so quickly after the Great Revolution broke out.
However, people familiar with history know that this time the Pudan war was just a war provoked by Prussia in order to divert domestic contradictions.
Through the foreign war, the people's attention was successfully shifted out, creating favorable conditions for the counter-revolutionary group to fight back.
How can a bourgeois government provoke the Prussian-Russian conflict before its power status has not been consolidated without the guidance of people?
Whether it is planning the Polish independence movement or launching the Putin war, they are challenging the bottom line of the Russians. Once the guns are burned and the fire goes out, the Kingdom of Prussia will be overwhelmed.
In order to prevent the situation from getting out of control, Frederick-William IV stopped several times in the middle to ease the relationship. In a way, this was also a Prussian temptation to the Russians.
Due to international pressure in August 1848, the Kingdom of Prussia made concessions to the Russians, the Putan war entered the intermission period, and the two countries signed the Malmo Armistice Agreement.
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Vienna
After receiving the Malmo Armistice Agreement, the Austrian government believed that the Putin war was over, the Prussian compromise made the nationalists in the German region very dissatisfied, and Austria's plan was successful.
Only Franz knew that things were not so simple. Through this temptation, the Prussians have obtained the answers they want, and the Russians will not easily fight them.
The main reason is that the Tsarist government is relatively poor, and the Danish kingdom is also unable to bear the cost of this war. Once war broke out with the Kingdom of Prussia, many Russian plans must be stranded.
"This truce agreement came too fast. The above clauses are too skewed towards the Danes. This is very wrong. On the battlefield, Prussia has the upper hand, and there is no reason to suffer from this loss.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the Prussian government insists a little, the Danes will give in, and maybe they can take advantage of it. How can it suffer? "
Franz said.
Prussia is also a European power. Although it is only the bottom power, it is also a member of the power club. How can it suffer such a significant loss?
No matter how heavy the diplomatic pressure of various countries is, and everyone has not interfered in force, why did they make such a big concession?
Metternich seemed to be thinking about it, but was not sure, so he asked, "His Highness, do you mean that the Prussians have a plot?"
"Yes!"
"As the two largest states in the German region, we have always wanted to unify the German region. Did n’t the Prussians want to unify the German region?
After a series of failures, we found that with the situation in Austria, countries would not let us unify the German region, and finally gave up helplessly.
But once we have the opportunity to unify the German region, we will not give up.
Now the Prussians have set off nationalism, preached the idea of ​​great unity, and put forward a small German plan without writing. What are these reasons for?
There is no doubt that the Prussians knew that they did not have the strength to unify the German region, and they retreated to prepare to kick us out and build a little German empire.
Not long ago we foiled their conspiracy at the Frankfurt conference. Why did Frederick-William IV refuse to acknowledge the Frankfurt conference that clearly favored Prussia?
Is it really because that crown is not legitimacy? In my opinion, he is afraid. Once they supported the Frankfurt conference, they stood on the opposite side of the German state.
The power of the Prussian kingdom is limited. They cannot disperse their power. Now they compromise in the war on Denmark. Mostly they want to do things in the German region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must keep in touch with the governments of various states and countries at all times, and do not let the Prussians find a hole. We can send troops to help them stabilize the situation when necessary. "
According to Franz's rational analysis, the advantages of the prophecy were manifested.
Historically, the Prussians at the moment continued to cooperate with the states of the German region and established the "Three Kings Alliance" in an attempt to replace the Austrian-controlled German Federation and took the first step to unify the German region.
Although it was later photographed by Austria with a slap and the Three Kings Alliance was dissolved, the status of the Kingdom of Prussia in the German region was greatly improved.
Even they took advantage of this opportunity to deliberately show weakness, and continued to publicize the Prussian shame of the Olmuts Agreement, which played down the vigilance of the powers towards them.
These are Franz's personal guesses, and he is very impressed by the Prussian kingdom's ability to unify the German region in the slit.
It's just that his identity determines his position, and he is not a loyal general fan-Peter III, it is impossible to sit with his crooked.
We can only speculate on the actions of the Prussians with the greatest malicious intent, and avoid leaving the enemy an opportunity.
With Austria ready, it is not so easy for the Prussians to win allies. When it comes to influence in Germany, Prussia has no way to compare with Austria.
If the fate is decided by a referendum in this era, Franz can prepare to crown the German emperor, and the Habsburgs have absolute advantages.
"His Highness, the situation in many states in the German region is now unstable. If the Prussians want to intervene, they will probably draw some states to form alliances with them as a condition to help them stabilize the situation.
Judging from strength, most Prussians will first draw North Germany, and then infiltrate South Germany.
As for the unification of the German region, this is mostly just a guise. The unification of the North German region is the limit of the tolerance of all countries to the Kingdom of Prussia. Metternich analyzes it from a diplomatic perspective
This is true from the current international situation, but it is not certain in the future. Historically, the Kingdom of Prussia used the contradictions between the great powers to defeat the enemy one by one and unify the German regions except Austria.
Because of the relationship between geopolitics, religion, and economy, it is clear that Austria has the greatest influence in the German region, but the bourgeoisie of the North German states is generally inclined to the Prussian kingdom, giving Prussia a unified mass base in North Germany.
But now Austria cannot tolerate Prussia's unification of North Germany so early, which means that the strength of both sides will be drawn closer.
Franz has not completed domestic reforms, and the rise of a powerful Prussian kingdom threatens Austria's interests.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs finds ways to disrupt the Prussian plan and also strengthens relations with the South German state. The government is preparing to negotiate with the Customs Union, and Austria will join.
If the Prussians obstruct it, they will draw South Germany to restructure the customs union. When necessary, we can split the German Federation! Franz said seriously
In the North German region, Austria only needs to delay the unification process of the Kingdom of Prussia, and can also exchange interests when necessary. In the South German region, Franz would not let go anyway.
Even if these countries cannot be annexed, alliances must be established to penetrate politically, economically, and culturally.
It is a good choice to further deepen the current alliance relationship. When necessary, you can also partner to build a loose federal empire.
For example, if it was modeled after the Holy Roman Empire, as long as it was unified in name, it would gradually merge in the future by economic and cultural influence.
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