Chapter 219: put one's oar in

On July 1, 1853, Prime Minister Felix visited the Grand Duchy of Baden again and had a historic meeting with Regent Prince Friedrich.
The Prime Minister Felix continued to flicker: "His Royal Highness, the unification of Germany is the common aspiration of all the German people, and the Bavarian government, which has blocked its arms, has been abandoned by the people.
History has given us a mission to achieve national unification at this time. As nobles in the German region, we have a responsibility to fulfill this obligation. "
In the face of Prime Minister Felix's great flicker, Prince Friedrich has a headache. Now "unification" is politically correct in the Principality of Baden. With the lesson of the Bavarian government, he dare not make mistakes on this issue.
While Felix flickered, he was accompanied by Austria's threat of force.
The Kingdom of Bavaria has been leveled, and the Austrian army has involuntarily moved up the borders of the Grand Duchy of Baden, not too many to 100,000 people.
This figure has made Prince Friedrich sleep well. In his opinion, 100,000 Austrian troops are not needed, and even 10,000 Austrian troops are a serious threat.
Fortunately, the Austrians knew that they had to give first, and then there would be room for manoeuvre. Even if it is to be merged, it must be sold for a good price, right?
Prince Friedrich raised a question in his heart: "The Prime Minister, as a nobleman in the German region, I am also willing to contribute to the unification of the German region. The problem now is that European countries do not want to see German unification.
Britain, France, and Russia all showed their attitudes. Once the German region was unified, they would send troops to intervene, and the Prussians would join them.
If this issue cannot be handled properly, we will start a process of reunification and it is likely to evolve into a large-scale war. "
Nobles are not just privileges, they also represent responsibilities, which is why the European nobility is respected.
Prince Friedrich couldn't directly refuse the German reunification, and simply put the problem of reunification in front of him. By the way, he also hacked a wave of Prussians.
If Austria can't solve this problem, then reunification will be impossible to talk about, and it will be a big deal for Austria to eat Bavaria.
Friends of the dead did not die, and Prince Friedrich did not mean to injustice the Bavarian government. The Austrians had paid attention to the food, and publicly promised that the two kings' houses would replace the land.
Although the exact location was not disclosed, it was already the best option for the Bavarian royal family. As the royal family abandoned by the people, staying in Bavaria will not secure the throne, it is better to change places to keep their foundation.
Felix said with confidence: "His Royal Highness can be assured about this issue. If we cannot solve the diplomatic problem, we dare not raise reunification at this time.
The current situation in the world must be very clear to His Highness that Britain, France, and Russia are fighting in the Near East. Now, even if they want to interfere, they are still weak and weak.
As long as everyone agrees, German regional unification will not be a problem. The trouble now is the Kingdom of Prussia, who have always been ambitious and want to annex the entire German region.
We will try our best to, if the Prussian government opposes and colludes with the powers, then this time we will first unify the South German region.
This is the bottom line of Austria. Anyone dares to obstruct, then see you in the war! "
Prince Friedrich understood it, the previous ones were routines, and the last sentence was the true purpose of Austria.
After a careful calculation, he found that the Austrian plan seemed to have a very high success rate, the Bavarian Kingdom was over, and the southern German region was no longer able to resist them.
If the German region is unified, Britain, France, and Russia will certainly not be tolerant. If the rule was divided between North and South Germany, the results would be different.
Austria is getting bigger, but such a big step just hits everyone's bottom line and does not threaten everyone's survival.
For the British, there is no need to worry about the out of control of the European balance. After the strength of Austria, which is equal to that of the French, it will be at the top of the line and not as good as the Russians.
Anyway, Austria is surrounded by the three countries of Russia, France, and France. At this stage, it can no longer expand, even if it is a bit stronger, it is within the scope.
Not to mention the Russians. The Russian-Austrian alliance is a well-known thing. As long as the entire German region is not unified and the Russians feel threatened, the rest can accept it.
Prince Friedrich speculated that Russia and Austria had already reached an agreement, otherwise the Austrians would not dare to take action at this time.
A single France seems to be intimidating to Austria. Who is afraid to fight? As long as it was not Napoleon's rebirth, Austria's unification of the South German region was totally unconcerned.
Prince Friedrich involuntarily acquiesced in his heart that the people support unity. In this view, when calculating Austria's military strength, the powers of several states in the South German region were added.
There is nothing wrong with this calculation. When the French came over, they couldn't think of not playing. Invasion of foreign enemies, still others dare to call neutrality?
Prince Friedrich thought for a while and said, "His Prime Minister, in principle, I agree with the unification of the German region. The Duchy of Baden will not hinder the unification of the country, but we need to discuss specific details."
The fight for interests cannot be reversed. Now Prince Friedrich naturally wants to fight for the benefit of the principality of Baden, or for himself.
Felix was pleased and got a positive answer. He knew that the Principality of Baden was done. Are you afraid to talk about the specific conditions?
We must know that there is a law in the world called the Constitution, and the central government can pass laws to restrict the rights of local governments.
In the new government, Austria has occupied an absolute dominant position. What are these small states to compete with?
Felix flickered in the atmosphere: "No problem. Considering that each state in the German region has its own system, in principle we advocate state autonomy.
Except that everyone must abide by the common Constitution, the central government usually does not interfere with the administration of local governments. "
There is a prerequisite for these, that is-temporarily.
Prince Friedrich was satisfied or dissatisfied. Prime Minister Felix's attitude was too resolute, and the action was threat of force, preventing him from speaking out.
As for leaking the Austrian plan, Prince Friedrich is not so stupid, which is a laborious task.
Even if the British and French knew it, they would not be able to change the result of the unification of the Principality of Baden. Now it is the best choice to sell the Principality of Baden for a good price.
If you turn your face, you can refer to the treatment of the Bavarian royal family. Replacing the country sounds good. In fact, they are losing money, and the business results of several generations are gone. They have to start again.
What if the Austrian government is shameless, and in the last ten or eight years, it has found moths again, what excuse to take down their throne?
In the new land, they do not have a deep mass foundation, and the royal family is abolished, and even the troubles cannot be fought.
After a week of negotiations, on July 9, 1853, Prime Minister Felix, on behalf of Austria and Prince Friedrich, represented the Principality of Baden, and jointly signed the "Declaration of German Unity".
To put it simply, from now on, the Principality of Baden and Austria are the same country, even though this new parallel imports of the Roman Empire have not yet been established.
Prior to this, the Principality of Saxony had signed. The Austrian government threatened to lure a combination of punches down, and the people in the country followed the blind, and it was difficult for them not to compromise!
Nationalism in the German region has been detonated, the Bavarian government, which obstructed national unity, was killed by Austria, and the Duchy of Saxony, the Duchy of Baden and Austria reached agreement.
It seems that the days of reunification in the German region are not far off. When Prime Minister Felix arrived in Württemberg, the welcoming crowd had crowded the streets and finally had to negotiate in a manor outside the city.
When Austria issued a declaration of war, everyone thought that war was inevitable. As a result, the Bavarians' approach successfully turned the war into an armed march, and the dawn of peaceful reunification appeared again.
Before the negotiations began, the Wurttemberg government was already under great pressure. Prior to this, many people have publicly stated that if the unification war breaks out, they will not help the government to fight.
In order to prevent the old Bavarian government from repeating itself, the kingdom of Württemberg naturally surrendered. As long as Austria can handle international pressure, then everyone is a family.
On July 11, 1853, the yet-to-be-established parallel Roman Empire had emerged: Austria, Bavaria, Baden, Saxony, and Wurttemberg.
The South German region has basically achieved unity. On the way to Hessen-Darmstadt, Felix has announced that it has joined the Shinra Empire.
At this time, Britain, France, Russia and other countries ready to interfere have reached an agreement. On July 6, Britain, France, Russia and the three countries jointly issued a statement announcing a one-month truce in the Near East.
The following day, a joint note was issued from twelve European countries, including Britain, France and Russia, asking Austria to stop the German unification operation.
Without any threatening language, just this note, Austria had to stop the pace of reunification, but at this time Franz's goal was completed.
The German region, where the dawn of reunification had just appeared, fell into sorrow immediately, and many people found that reunification was still in the foreseeable future.
The Kingdom of Prussia also appeared in the interference state this time, and Franz didn't think there was any surprise. Carrying a little infamy for the benefit, what else?
Anyway, now their reputation has been stink, broken jars, Frederick-William IV wouldn't mind being scolded more.
If the Kingdom of Prussia does not participate in this operation, it is certain that this division in the German region will have nothing to do with them.
Support Prussia against Austria? Such a good thing, just think about it in your dreams.
The United Kingdom stated that Hanover is its own younger brother and cannot give up, otherwise where does the boss lose his face? Is it not enough to balance Austria, France and Russia?
The French said that Lao Tzu is not stupid. It is not enough to have an Austrian competitor. Is it still necessary to add one now?
The Russians said, yes, they can support you spiritually, and you must fight for the actual benefits yourself. Russia is not stupid.
The interest in Europe is so great. If the Prussians take more, it means that others will take less.
Which idiot is willing to take out his own interests and cultivate an opponent?
Geographical position has been decided. Once the Kingdom of Prussia rises, it will be your competitors. Because the meat left for the Kingdom of Prussia was not enough anymore, they could only grab it.
Check and balance Austria? Once the German region was divided, Austria's expansion was blocked.
The west is French, the east is Russian, the north is Prussia, the south is the Balkan Peninsula, the Sardinian kingdom in the southwest is the younger brother of the British, and the other states in Italy are originally Austrian youngsters.
How can Austria choose? Oh, and there is another Switzerland that needs nothing, unless the Vienna government has collectively flooded its brain, otherwise it will not be interested in the backbone of Europe.
According to the plan proposed by the Russians, Austria either stayed in place and went out to grab colonies if it wanted to expand!
This British and French really does not advise, Austria is really not an opponent to compete overseas. Geography determines that Austria is naturally at a disadvantage in terms of overseas colonization.
As long as you develop colonies overseas, you will be trapped by Britain and France, and if you do not have a good relationship with everyone, you should not think of any gains.
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