Chapter 714: contradiction

Compared to Austria's calm response, the Berlin government has become angry.
The brand of the Federation of Popo is still there. The refugees are citizens of the Federation of Popo. Now it is obvious that their citizens are blocked from entering the country.
But it is also a problem not to intercept. Millions of refugees have flowed in, and there must be no jobs. The Berlin government cannot resettle even if it does its best.
Employment placement can be done in a hurry, and the problem of living is easy to handle. It is a family who just supports a shed. They have become refugees and have no critical qualifications. Can they always take care of their meals?
The stomach can't fool people. Millions of mouths are waiting to be fed. As long as they are put in, the Berlin government must find ways to feed them.
No doubt this is a bottomless pit. Perhaps the Russians did not have to attack, and the refugees could eat the Prussian kingdom.
Since the beginning of the Second Russian-Prussian War, William I's physical fitness has rapidly declined. The unfavorable news on the battlefield has caused the old king to breathe out of breath.
Years are not forgiving, time dilutes William I's ambitions, and now he just wants to land safely. However, this is already a luxury.
The unique system of the Kingdom of Prussia determines that once this tank is turned on, it cannot be stopped. Anyone who wants to stop the chariot will be crushed.
This chariot 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 and choose as wide a road as possible.
William I dragged his old body and asked with concern: "What is the position of all European countries?"
There is no doubt that millions of refugees have exceeded the limits endured by the Kingdom of Prussia. The Berlin government cannot resolve the refugee crisis and has to turn to the international community.
Foreign Minister Jeffrey Friedman replied with a somber expression: "The situation is very bad. European countries have condemned the atrocities of the Russians, but few have taken concrete action.
At present, the substantive assistance to us is mainly from the German countries.
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 also have about 30 million marks of material assistance.
Our previous negotiations with Britain and Germany also changed, and the position of the London government changed again. Now their attitude is more inclined to Hanover.
If we want to get more of their support, we must build North Germany with Hanover, and also sell a part of the territory to Hanover in exchange for funds to pay off debts. "
William I was too lamented at the moment of crisis and he was still reliable. He was stunned by the conditions behind him, which clearly satisfied them.
The establishment of North Germany can be, led by Hannover. Although it is difficult to accept it in the heart, but who is the Prussian kingdom now, and the territories behind it will be killed.
The huge debt owed by the Popo Federation will fall on the Berlin government in the future. To ease the debt crisis, the territories that need to be sold are certainly not a tiny bit.
In order to gain dominance in North Germany, Hanover would also weaken the Kingdom of Prussia as much as possible. It was an inevitable result of being slaughtered.
Frankly, if these costs can be passed through the current level of peace, William I would really not mind a compromise with Hanover.
The problem was that Prussia was not the only one who had the final say. The conditions proposed by Hanover had already broken the bottom line of the Junker aristocracy, and they could not accept it at all.
This aspect is somewhat similar to the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty. Knowing that the Ming Dynasty would not pay the taxes, after the reshuffle, as a vested interest, they would follow suit, but they were unwilling to give in half.
After Daming was finished, they found that the new master was not good at serving, and at this time it was too late to regret it. Under the butcher knife, these people quickly chose to compromise.
The current Junker aristocrats are similar. Armistice is possible, but the prerequisite is that their interests must be protected first.
However, reality cannot do it. No matter which one it is, it's impossible to make this sky-high price.
Things got stuck here, and the Berlin government was afraid to take action. Because the people who get 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. It wasn't that everyone didn't know how to answer, but they didn't dare to answer at all.
Politics is cruel, and often a wrong word will pay a painful price, especially at this sensitive moment, if you do n’t, you will become a captive
national thief
.
Seeing no one to answer, William I sighed: "Today's words will be kept strictly confidential. Only a few of us know that you can completely say that you don't admit that you have said anything out there. Feel free to say anything!
No way, this is the sadness of the " ism" system. Especially after the first Russian-Prussian War, Juncker's aristocracy further strengthened, and the Berlin government had to be affected by it.
It is worth mentioning that these cabinet members are all without exception, all of them have Juncker aristocratic background. In theory, they are the spokespersons of the interests of this group.
However, due to the conspiracy of William I, different from their own interests, the large group of Junker aristocrats also differentiated.
Now, in addition to the militants in the army, they also want to defeat defeat. Everyone knows that the Popo Federation is finished, and the Prussian kingdom will be finished if it does not save itself.
The calamity is about to fly, and at this time, the first thing that officials in politics must protect is their own interests. Of course, there are also patriotic festivals, but for most politicians, they are behind personal interests.
The scalp was numb by William I. Prime Minister Melanie Griffith replied, "Your Majesty, at this stage, no matter how much the conditions are, we must talk.
It is not surprising that the British fell to Hanover. Since it is necessary to support the chess pieces, of course, they must choose the ones that are easy to control. Control of North Germany by Hanover is more inseparable from us than we are.
In addition, debt is also an important factor. After the war, our fiscal revenue will definitely fall sharply, and our fiscal revenue will not necessarily have high interest rates in the next five years.
The British want to recover their debts on the premise that we must have money in our pockets, and it is not surprising that we should be forced to sell the land.
However, we owe too much debt. If the Russians are severely slaughtered and all the remaining territories are sold, they may not be able to pay off their debts.
If the British want us to continue paying off our debts, we must leave us with sufficient capital.
Moreover, Hanover's weight is limited, and they can't eat much. Inferring from this, we should not pay too much.
If the conditions with them are too much, we can also consider contacting the Austrians. Although the Vienna government may not necessarily welcome it now, we have taken it to their door and they must not refuse. "
The prime minister, Melanie Griffith, was the result of compromise between all parties. In normal times, it was an eraser, and there was not much sense of existence. But being a prime minister is not as simple as it seems.
This answer brightened William I's eyes, not that he didn't think of these problems, mainly because he was too old and didn't have that much energy to think deeply.
That's right, the Berlin government still has a choice. Although neither of these two roads is easy to take, it is better to have a choice than not. One more choice adds one more bargaining capital.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeffrey Friedman shook his head: "Austria needn't think about it. At most, make a contact gesture and ask Hanover for bargaining. The military cannot agree."
Joining the Austrian-dominated Shen Luo 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 hold it.
Looking at several other states, we know that after the central government took over the state army and was responsible for military expenditures, the state government's armed forces left police and militias.
Of course, the state government has no soldiers, which does not mean that the king has no soldiers. In addition to the direct court guards, the local troops are also under the command of the king of the state.
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 an enhancement of the kingship. It ’s hard to say that there are soldiers in your hands. The military budget is allocated by the central government, and it is difficult for the state government to get financial impact.
The difficulty is not impossible. 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 so, no matter how commanding the expansion of the army is in the hands of the king and emperor, they can't get involved.
They are not prepared to rebel, so why do they maintain influence over the army?
In essence, the political structure of the Shinshiro Empire was created by the emperor and the kings of various states, and the core is to safeguard their own power.
William I didn't mind, but the Prussian military was not willing! In other states, the government has suffered and lost control of the army; Prussian is the exact opposite. They are the army that lost control of the government.
If it does, the first thing the Berlin government will do is to stop military spending and carry out mass 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 disbanded the army after joining Shinra. Don't ask why, people just don't want it.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gorman laughed: "It is not completely impossible. If the military is defeated and hit the battlefield, they will have no capital against it.
Judging from the current situation, the probability of this happening is very high. The only trouble is that the army suffered heavy losses, and we lost our capital to negotiate with the Russians. "
Politics is cruel, class interests are not equal to personal interests, and the Junker aristocracy was severely damaged after the defeat, but it is an opportunity for politicians to seize power.
If it weren't for fear of losing the capital to negotiate with the Russians after the defeat, everyone on the scene would really not care about the heavy military losses.
William I's heart was also very contradictory. On the one hand, he hoped that the army could win several battles and obtain the capital to negotiate with the Russians in order to end the war decently.
On the other hand, he wants to use the war to strike the military forces and let the government take the lead in order to end the war as soon as possible, survive the current crisis, and keep his throne.
After hesitating for a moment, William I made a decision: "The two first contacted together and finally decided based on the situation on the battlefield.
Austria is in full swing. The government of Vienna does not want to visit this muddy water now, and it is impossible to say anything about it. It's really that step, and it's the same as if we went directly to it.
The main point now is to talk to Hanover. We must understand how strongly the British support them. This is related to our future position in Germany. "
The answer was not unexpected. The Prussian military was too strong, and even the king was not capable of confronting them.
Unless the generals lost ground on the battlefield and the Russians directly occupied Berlin, otherwise the government must consider the interests of the military when making decisions.
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