Chapter 50: Frankfurt Conference

On March 1, 1848, a conference of state liberals was held in Heidelberg on the initiative of Baden and Wurttemberg bourgeois liberals.
A total of 51 people attended the meeting, most of them were representatives of the South German state, of which 4 were Prussians and only 1 Austrian.
The meeting passed the "Declaration to the German People" and decided to set up a seven-member committee to prepare the German Preparatory Parliament. (Predecessor of the Frankfurt Conference)
There is no doubt that this meeting is represented for Austria.
No matter what other people think, Franz will not admit the legitimacy of this meeting anyway. I was too busy dealing with domestic issues and ignored these issues. Now that the internal crisis is under control, it is time to get involved in the affairs of the German region.
Unlike in history, the Austrian bourgeoisie was hit hard, and the rest were trembling and trembling, for fear of being killed by the government. Who would dare to come out at this time?
The Frankfurt conference is coming, but the Austrian representative has not been elected. Instead, a group of wanted criminals are preparing to attend the conference.
Franz didn't know what the capitalists thought, and from the beginning it was doomed to failure. How can legitimacy be recognized without the recognition of governments?
"Prime Minister, what do you think of the torment of capitalists this time?" Franz asked
"Her Royal Highness, I don't think it's necessary to pay attention to this meeting. This meeting was originally illegal, and we just didn't admit it!" Prime Minister Felix said calmly.
Austria in this era, as well as the great capital, has the strongest national strength in many German states.
Franz frowned, apparently he was not satisfied with the answer, and the Austrian government did the same in history. The consequences were quite serious. The parliament passed the German proposal and excluded Austria.
In the eyes of Franz, the Prussian kingdom was behind the scenes, otherwise Austria would not be excluded from the beginning.
"Her Prime Minister, do you really think so? If we don't intervene, I guess the outcome of the conference must be the establishment of a small German empire that excludes Austria.
Regardless of whether the meeting is illegal or not, the influence caused by the people is unquestionable, and perhaps there is no obvious feeling in Austria.
But in other regions, the influence has begun to spread. Once the people accept this theory, it will lay the foundation for Prussia to unify the above regions in the future. Foreign Minister Metternich frowned.
The "European coachman" was not called in vain. Although he did not think that the German region could be unified, Metternich, who pursued European balance, also opposed anyone to unify Germany.
Now that the kingdom of Prussia is very strong, if it continues to create opportunities for them, it will not be a problem for them to annex North Germany.
This is a very big threat for Austria. Historically, Metternich had left politics in this period, lost his right to speak, and was unable to stop all this.
He is still serving as Austria's foreign minister, and of course something must be done at this time, and disrupting the Frankfurt conference is the first step.
This is also the purpose of Franz putting him in the cabinet. In diplomacy, few people in the world can compare with him, although the "Vienna system" he created has collapsed.
"Mr. Metternich, please don't be alarmist here. What are these capitalists, can they represent public opinion?
Governments will not recognize their legitimacy. This so-called German parliament cannot afford rights in Frankfurt! "Felix went head-to-head.
"Don't forget, the influence of the capitalists in the people, through the newspapers in their hands, they can influence public opinion in a region. As far as I know, the Prussian government will soon make a sideline to them.
Once the conditions on both sides are met, the capitalists will support the Prussian kingdom to unify the little German region, then we will have a battle with the Kingdom of Prussia! Metternich said almost bark
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Seeing the two people blushing with red ears, they were about to fight, Franz quickly scolded: "Shut up for me. Today is for you to discuss, not to hear you quarrel!"
On the surface, Franz was very angry, but in fact he was happy. No monarch wants his men to be iron, not to mention Franz is not an emperor now.
As the regent's crown prince, once the cabinets were united, Franz was about to be suspended. For the sake of balance of power, he also cannot let the members of the cabinet hold a group.
One is the former Prime Minister who has been in charge of Austria for more than 20 years, and the other is a powerful current Prime Minister. When two powerful people are in conflict with each other, conflicts will inevitably occur.
"Well, to be on the safe side, whether it's a Prussian conspiracy or not, we must destroy the meeting, at least to minimize its influence.
If you have any ideas, just come forward. Our time is precious, every minute wasted is a crime! "
Franz was still biased towards Metternich, the later generation of the Little German Empire, and the position of the Frankfurt Conference was artificially magnified.
It is estimated that only those who have personally experienced know how effective it is. Franz didn't want to try it, he just destroyed it.
Anyway, because of the customs union, Austria has limited influence among the capitalists in the German region, far less than the Kingdom of Prussia. It is undoubtedly impossible to reach an agreement in favor of one's side by this meeting.
"Otherwise, if we send people to propose the formation of the North and South German Empire, if we promise the South German states and do not interfere in their internal affairs, the success will still be very high!" Chancellor of Finance Carr said tentatively
"It is useless. We may have the slightest chance of persuading South German states, but at the meeting of the representatives of the bourgeoisie, it is absolutely impossible to pass!
Moreover, to persuade them, the price we paid was too great, and in the end it was just a nominal unification. "Mettne shook his head and said
Franz was tempted. If the Federal Republic of South Germany was formed, there would be nothing for the Prussians. Because of religious beliefs, there was actually a clear gap between North and South Germany.
Even if it is just a unity in name, in fact everyone still does their own thing, and can still use economic means to penetrate and slowly affect their politics.
Unfortunately, it is not the time to wait until at least Austria has dealt with internal contradictions, otherwise speaking has no confidence.
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