Chapter 128: Holy Roman League

Since everyone has no opinion, the plan to build the Austrian economic circle was naturally approved by a high vote.
How to implement it, to be honest, Franz really doesn't know. Many things can't be relied on in different times and national conditions.
Including younger brothers, one has to do ideological work one by one, and the benefits promised to each state may be different.
Franz still believes in Metternich. After all, the "European Prime Minister" is experienced and balancing his interests is his skill.
According to Franz, this economic alliance can also become a political alliance and a military alliance in the future. With economic development, it is a matter of time before everyone's interests are tied together.
It is important to plan ahead.
For example: the name of the alliance must be representative, Franz feels that the Holy Roman Alliance is a good choice.
"Your Majesty, if it is named after Holy Rome, I'm afraid the Italian state is emotionally unacceptable." Prime Minister Felix thought for a while
"What if we put the headquarters of the Alliance in Rome? It can even be located next to the Holy Land, the Vatican. It has both sacredness and Rome. Doesn't that matter?"
Metternich discouraged: "His Majesty, placing the headquarters of the Alliance in Rome would damage the empire's reputation in the Alliance."
Franz thought for a while and said, "This is not important. The Economic Union is essentially organized around Austria. We have taken the lead and our reputation has little effect.
We can also give a signal to the outside world. This is only an economic union and reduces the vigilance of all countries.
We don't need to mention this name directly. We can call everyone to meet to decide where the headquarters is located. As long as Austria does not participate in competition, what place can be more competitive than Rome?
Once the headquarters has determined that it will be possible for His Majesty the Pope to propose this name, which can expand its influence, Pius IX will not refuse. "
He has nothing to do with his name, but he doesn't take it seriously. If the headquarters of the Economic Union is located in Vienna, even if everyone agrees, Franz would not dare to bear the banner of Holy Rome.
Don't think that the Holy Roman Empire has perished for so many years that no one remembers it. European countries are very vigilant, and Austria dares to show its intention to rebuild Shen Luo, and in diplomacy, do not want to have a good life.
Now it ’s okay to hit the ball like this. The headquarters is located next to the Vatican, a holy place in the Christian world. There are both sacred and Roman.
"Your Majesty, what good is it for us to do this?" Metternich asked in confusion.
In other words, this has become a religious version of the Holy Roman Alliance. It has nothing to do with the Holy Roman Empire of the Habsburgs, which seems to be of little benefit to Austria.
"Of course there is no interest, but in fact there is only a two-word gap between the Holy Roman Alliance and the Holy Roman Empire.
If the economy develops further, we can also let the media change its name in the future, such as the name: Holy Roman Economic Empire, or directly called Holy Roman Empire.
These are the media's own titles, which have nothing to do with us, and the governments of various states have to hold their noses to recognize them. Franz explained calmly
The influence of the Holy Roman Empire in Europe was far-reaching, especially in the German region. It became the first German empire and the only empire recognized by the German states.
This is a huge political resource left over from the Habsburgs. How could Franz not use it?
With more calls, everyone will get used to it. Ordinary people do not have so much effort to distinguish between this "Holy Roman Empire" and the "Holy Roman Empire".
When everyone agreed on the Roman Empire, Austria's population base for the annexation of the South German state also existed.
Relying on economic ties and political infiltration, the merger can be completed without the use of force.
Realism and name cannot be dummies.
-"Zuo Zhuan"-"Battle of the Sword"
Franz is using this time gap to the naming rights. As long as Austria can grow and strengthen and increase its advantages over the states, Li Daitao can cause established facts.
The change of mind, the unification of the historical Italian region and the unification of the German region are all because of the unification of the mind.
Without this foundation, the Kingdom of Sardinia will not be able to unify the Italian region; the Kingdom of Prussia will most likely experience the suffering of the Habsburgs and be paralyzed by the external forces of the German state.
The Prime Minister Felix sneered and said, "As long as the people in the German region approve it, the governments of the states will not be able to do so even if they don't want to.
In order to avoid interference from external forces, we had better act in secret, signing a secret contract with each of these states, and announce it after the agreement is reached. "
As a determined German, Prime Minister Felix was unwilling to let go of any opportunity to expand into the German region.
In his view, the Holy Roman Alliance, or the Holy Roman Empire, was the best weapon against the Prussians' idea of ​​Little German.
If the power of the two countries continues to grow, there are only two roads left before the German state, either to join the little German led by Prussia or the Holy Roman Empire led by Austria.
Yes, in the future, it will not be the Holy Roman Alliance, but the Holy Roman Empire.
Because of religious beliefs, most of the North German states will fall to the Kingdom of Prussia, but the South German states are different. They naturally favor Austria.
Under Franz's influence, there has been a voice in Austria that Puao will join forces to divide the German region. This voice is not only a market in Austria, but also a supporter in Prussia.
Before unifying the German region, the Prussians themselves could not believe that they could unify the German region. The supreme goal of Frederick William IV was to annex the North German region.
The Junker aristocrats were not as aggressive as the later generations, and they were asked to defeat Austria and France. It is estimated that they would go back before fighting one by one.
It's not a matter of not playing, but not winning at all.
Otherwise, in the middle and late period of the Crimean War, the Kingdom of Prussia would start, Britain, France, and the Russians would be in a hard battle. As long as they defeated Austria, they could unify the German region.
Do not look at the invincible German army in the future, but that is the future, not the present. The rise of the Prussian kingdom was entered into a period of rapid development after the reform in 1848.
It is still a feudal dynasty, and their comprehensive national strength has restricted their military strength. Success in history is full of coincidence. The Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War are betting on the National Games.
It's not what the textbooks say, winning in the system, winning in compulsory education, and winning in comprehensive national strength.
If the Austrian government did not die by itself, misuse of personnel, and military deployment mistakes, the Prussian War would not be so easy to end. As long as it took three or five months, Prussia would only cry.
The Franco-Prussian war was a comedy. Napoleon III, who had drifted away, considered himself to be the resurrection of the of war. He did not mobilize the country at all, and declared the war against the Kingdom of Prussia in a hurry.
The result is naturally self-evident. After the end of the Franco-Prussian War, after the reunification of Germany, the German army's soul was established and the combat effectiveness reached its peak.
Winners should always be respected, and Franz is very afraid of the rising Prussia.
In his opinion, either the road to the unification of the Kingdom of Prussia was interrupted in advance; or the Prussian unification of the German region was simply left and Austria changed its direction.
He couldn't do this multiple choice question, and reality had already helped him make a decision. The Austrian people cannot tolerate the loss of German leadership, and the Austrian government cannot afford this political consequence.
In this case, Franz can only go down the first road. It is not enough to interrupt the Prussian plan. Now that Austria's energy has been restrained in the German region, it is natural to gain something.
It is a good idea for Puao to join forces to divide up the German region. In compensation, Austria will support Prussia's expansion in other directions.
Well, this is pure flicker. Except for the second and middle school youths, most politicians will not believe that Austria will really support Prussia's external expansion. The most important thing is that they have no expansion direction.
Expanding into Northern Europe, have you asked the Russians?
Expansion to low-lying countries. Let ’s see if the French agree.
Go overseas to grab a colony, where is the powerful navy?
"The issue of negotiations will be done by our Foreign Ministry. The question now is, where is the common interest of this alliance, and what do we rely on to entice them to join in?" Metternich asked blandly
Since it is a bundle of interests, we must first let everyone see the benefits.
"We can imitate the German Customs Union, where everyone can reduce tariffs and promote the circulation of goods.
We can also subcontract the sales rights of certain commodities to the powerful factions in various countries and buy them with benefits.
For example: we have competitive agricultural products.
If we sell directly, it will definitely damage the interests of the local aristocracy, but if we sell it to them, this situation will no longer exist.
Originally, these states should import grain from the outside world. Where should they buy it? Tariffs have been reduced and everyone's profits have also increased. Finance Minister Carl explained
Simply put, it is to transfer part of the benefits to the local nobles in exchange for the smooth flow of Austrian industrial and commercial products.
The interests of the nobles were met, and the interests of the capitalists were naturally sacrificed. These states were still feudal dynasties, and the aristocracy still controlled the dominant power, buying them over the government.
"No, if we do this, how will our agricultural product profits be guaranteed?"
The interests of any industry are limited. Every link in this industry chain is profiting from it. One link gets more and the other link naturally gets less.
"Don't forget, we can enter the market with lower tariffs and have an advantage in price. We can also manipulate the alliance to raise tariffs on foreign agricultural products to protect everyone's interests.
After crowding out other agricultural products into the market, our total grain exports can continue to expand and even monopolize the grain imports of various states.
Austria's food production has not reached its limit, and there is still a large amount of wasteland available for reclamation.
After the liberation of serfs, farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain was increased, and domestic grain production was about to usher in an explosive period.
If new markets are not opened up, the domestic grain market is likely to be slow to sell. I ca n’t sell it anymore. What profit are we talking about?
In order to open up new markets, can we give up a little of our immediate benefits in exchange for greater profits in the future? Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl
I have to say that his theory is very reasonable. Profits are not profitable. Grain must be sold first. What is the profit at home?
This is not much different from the low-price dumping in later generations, except that the low price is only for wholesale, and the profits are in the hands of the wealthy, and the price of grain on the market will still not fall too much.
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