Chapter 424: Junker VS Civilian + Capital

In March 1867, the Prussians were frightened by Austria's massive military exercise on the border between the Austrian and Austrian states.
Just after the Pu-Russian war, they were busy licking their wounds, but they did not have the courage to make another Pu-Ou war.
If a fight occurs at this time, not only will all the previous results be spit out, it will be difficult to even protect yourself.
In the Berlin Palace, Foreign Minister Mike Kate said: "The Austrians are demonstrating. They will not provoke war during this period.
Once the war breaks out, the Russians will definitely continue the war. The tsarist government can take back Poland and the Baltic Sea region by just playing soy sauce.
This is not what the Vienna government wants to see, and a strong Russian empire is not in their interest. The Russo-Austrian alliance exists only temporarily because of their interests, and sooner or later they will fight for European hegemony.
There is also the current international situation, and it is impossible for the Vienna government to ignore it. No European country wants to see a hegemonic Austria. At this time, when they start a war, they will be isolated.
If the French attack the Rhineland region after the outbreak of war, will the Vienna government interfere or not interfere?
If they interfere, it is likely that a full-scale war between France and Austria will break out; if they do not interfere, how can they claim to be leaders of the German region? "
Truly fearless, McKate didn't say. Definitely cannot win, the Kingdom of Prussia is now exhausted.
But as long as the Berlin government is shameless, there is still a chance to dig into Austria and reverse the current passive state.
Once the French invaded the Rhineland region, the Prussian government could directly concede and join the new Holy Roman Empire, asking Austria to defend the territorial integrity of the German region.
So the French-Austrian war detonated, and the situation changed. If the French have the upper hand, or if the war is deadlocked, they can fall back again.
Don't doubt the ethics of the politicians, as long as the benefits are large enough, nothing can be done.
The pillar of the Kingdom of Prussia is the Junker aristocracy. Even if the Vienna government of this class wanted to buy it, it could not afford it.
The two parties have been in private for a long time. If Franz is willing to compromise, the German region can be unified at any time.
Juncker aristocrats objected to joining the New Holy Roman Empire just for the benefit. If Prussia can achieve the same status as Austria and protect their interests, then everyone can merge at any time.
Obviously this is impossible, and if compromise is made, the new Holy Roman Empire will be divided again.
An empire can only have one core. If it becomes two, it becomes Prussia with a group of small states against Austria in the empire.
From the beginning, Franz made the decision that states' rights must be restrained.
After so many years of hard work, he recovered the diplomatic power, coinage power, military command power, and some financial power. How could it be surrendered again?
Secretary of the Army and Navy Ron questioned: "This is just wishful thinking, and it does not represent the position of the Vienna government.
Moreover, Austria's leadership in Germany depends on strength, not so-called public opinion. They first gained strength and then won the support of the people.
Nationalism is indeed influential, but this is not enough to influence the decisions of the Vienna government. In exchange for the unification of Germany for the Rhineland region, isn't it a disadvantage for the Austrians?
You know, Austria has always been afraid of us. Of the many states in the German region, only we have threatened their strength. "
As a military representative, Ron was an admirer of force. This is determined by the national conditions of the Kingdom of Prussia, and everyone has been the champion of force.
Ron does not value Austria's influence. In his opinion, strength comes first. Now that Austria has enough strength, everything else is nothing.
As long as the German region can be unified, it will be lost if the Rhineland region is lost. As long as they are collected in the future, these problems can be washed away.
Not only his personal views, many people have the same views. Some private groups are still advocating the theory of unity at a price, that is, paying a certain price in exchange for national unification.
These include ceding the territory west of the Rhine to the French, and ceding the Polish region to the Russians.
Some people also carried out an in-depth analysis, thinking that as a result, the Kingdom of Prussia would have shrunk by more than half, and the unified empire could become more stable.
This is what Junker aristocrats are most worried about. If Austria simply annexed a shrinking version of the Prussian kingdom, they would really lose a lot.
The kingdom of Prussia is larger than all states except Austria combined. The existence of such a big state will obviously weaken the authority of the central government.
If Austria wants to dominate the new Holy Roman Empire, it must suppress the Kingdom of Prussia and limit them to control. The two sides are naturally in opposition, and there is no possibility of compromise.
This view does not include savvy politicians, only they can see how bad the situation will be after Austria unifies the German region.
Politically, it is inevitable to be isolated. The Central European Empire is naturally hostile to Europe; militaryly, it is also universally enemy.
This enemy comes from both the continent and the ocean. I didn't have to say on land. Just look at the map and know that we must confront France and Russia at the same time.
The situation at sea is even worse. In the Mediterranean, the Austrian navy must confront Britain and France, in the Baltic Sea, it must compete with the Russians, and in the Atlantic, it must compete with Britain and France.
This is still the result of ignoring small countries. In fact, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and the Nordic Federation will all be the enemies of Austria, which is determined by geopolitics.
Except that Switzerland and Belgium are likely to be neutral, the European continent is an enemy at a glance, and even Montenegro and Greece, which are not worth mentioning, are no exception.
No, Greece and Montenegro have stood opposite Austria. Their great country dream was blocked by Austria.
If there were n’t too many external enemies, why would Franz want to suppress the Russians and release another big France? It's not about reducing stress and distracting everyone.
With the decline of the Russians, Austria was able to escape the predicament of two-line operations. Even if a mistake in operation ignites the European Total War, the Eastern Front can be resolved in the shortest time.
Provoked the French ambitions, let alone deliberately indulge the appearance of France.
They are also public enemies of Europe. When two big Macs appear at the same time, European governments will be in an instant, and it is difficult to come up with a solution in a short time.
The two powers are in a state of confrontation. No matter which one falls, the other one will become the European hegemon. Who knows how to do this multiple choice question?
With this hesitation, the situation will change.
To put it plainly, this is a gamble. Franz, after betting on the unification of the German region, can complete the internal integration first. Then relying on diplomatic methods to provoke the internal contradictions of France, and finally used national power to overpower France.
The French, however, bet on the French army to be able to fight more. After the establishment of France, they could directly defeat Austria after the unified German region on the battlefield.
In addition to the needs of the French-Austrian alliance, there is also the meaning of joining forces to clear the field. Without solving other competitors first, the two sides will not rest assured.
Although there is no allusion in Europe that "the clams are fighting, and the fishermen profit," everyone still understands this truth.
Obviously, this is not known to the Berlin government. If they knew that France and Austria had formed an alliance, they would probably have no intention of tinkering with any "Great Prussian" plan, but rush to find someone to warm up.
Foreign Minister Mike Kite sarcastically said, "In your opinion, this is how to hand over Silesia? Don't forget, the Austrians also offered to buy the Saxony region.
This compromise and concession will only allow them to make progress. Where can we go? If there is any compromise, how can the government account for the people? "
Chief of Staff Mao Qi countered: "Of course it is not a cessation in vain. We can exchange interests with Austria. Now we need the support of Vienna, at least tacitly ..."
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Looking at the quarreling people, the style of painting is very dissonant. The military advocates compromise and the government insists on toughness. It looks like the order has been reversed.
It is indeed upside-down. The government advocates first compromised, and the military advocated a tough response. But as the situation changed, this situation reversed.
In fact, this is just a continuation of the Berlin government's struggle for power. Now that the civilian factions are at an absolute disadvantage in the struggle for government rights, the decision-making power has fallen into the hands of the military, and they are unwilling to fail and will naturally do things.
In the face of rights, many bottom lines no longer exist. The civilian faction has reached a critical moment of life and death. Once the London negotiations are over, the military will have a victory over Russia, and the right to speak in the government will further increase.
The military in charge of victory is naturally advocating stability. As for the sequelae of land cutting, it is actually not that serious.
Cutting the land also depends on how it is cut, as long as the operation gets the loss within the control range. What the Prussian Kingdom lacks now is not land, but population, especially Germans.
East Prussia was empty, and people were urgently needed to fill it. Newly occupied areas also needed stable places for immigrants. Take away all the people and finances on the ceded land, and throw away a piece of white Austria.
This also fulfilled the agreement and left the Vienna government speechless. The original agreement was only to cede Silesia, but there was no agreement to include the above population and property.
If you want to do something, you can leave a part of the people, transfer all local industries to these people, and then come to a non-violent non-cooperation.
In this sacred society where private property is inviolable, where is legal astronomy written, people do not cooperate through legal means, and the Vienna government is powerless.
Of course, this helplessness is only short-term. People always come up with solutions. Once you lose your discipline, there are many ways to solve the problem.
Another reason why the military's position has changed is that Juncker aristocrats need labor to cultivate land for them. The degree of mechanization was not high in this era, and agricultural demand for labor was not small at all.
East Prussia is the base of the Junker aristocracy. Now that people are gone, they cannot find enough labor to resume production.
There are also new occupation areas, and many lands will also fall into the hands of Juncker nobles through post-war rewards. These lands also need labor to be cultivated.
If there are no local people, all of them use local people to cultivate, and the communication of light language is a big problem.
Moreover, the nobility ruled the place, which also needed a foundation. The locals rebelled. They also needed to suppress it. What would they do without their own people?
The Silesia region was seized from Austria. It is dominated by industry and the capitalists are even more powerful, even if they lose the Junker aristocracy.
The general Saxony region is also similar, and the economic development is very good, but the time of joining the Kingdom of Prussia is too short, and it is not the basic disk of the Junker nobles.
Civilian factions are different. In order to compete with the military, they have to ally with domestic capitalists. As the spokesperson of the bourgeoisie's interests in the government, it is now natural to protect the interests of the bourgeoisie.
Theoretically, if the population and property are transferred, the loss of the Kingdom of Prussia can be minimized. Ordinary people can also get government compensation, which seems to be pretty good.
Only the interests of the capitalists cannot be guaranteed. The factory can not be built anywhere. Even if all the conditions are met, they will have to re-operate their relationships and sales networks after changing regions.
This is not something that the government's compensation fund can make up for. In this process of change, they are likely to be replaced by others.
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