Chapter 736

Berlin

Palmerston's arrival did not bring good news to Frederick William IV Of Denmark. The British were also standing against them this time.

"Your Majesty, the current situation is very unfavorable for us. All the European countries are standing against us. The only European country that supports us is Austria. They will not provide us with any substantial help," Prime Minister Josef von Radowitz said with a frown.

Before the end of the Crimean War, no country in Europe had the courage to challenge Russia on land. Prussia was no exception.

It was the Kingdom of Prussia's greatest misfortune to have such a neighbor. Since they could not win, they would be friends. Prussia's relationship with Russia had always been the most important part of Prussia's diplomacy.

"Is the bourgeois government still not willing to give in?" Frederick The Great William IV asked with concern.

Radowitz thought for a moment and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. Now the morale of the people is high. After Austria spoke out to support us, all the German states are waving flags and shouting for us. They are trying to use the public opinion to force us to start a war with Russia.

The bourgeois government believes that it is not the time to damage the people's morale. They want to wait for Austria to deal with their internal conflicts and join forces with us to resist the pressure from Russia. "

Indeed, Russia was indeed terrifying under the European military police. It was not something Prussia could compare with. However, after Prussia and Austria joined forces, the situation would be reversed. Russia could not fight against two people at once.

But the problem was, why would Austria stand against Russia just to help Prussia expand its territory? Where were their interests?

Frederick William IV Of Denmark thought for a moment and said, "Inform our people to take action and cool down the domestic public opinion. Tell my Arnemei to stop. Now is not the time to challenge Russia."

No one would have thought that the leader of the liberal party was actually the king's man. No wonder Prussia was able to reach an internal compromise so quickly after the outbreak of the Great Revolution.

However, those who were familiar with history knew that this Prussia War was just a war provoked by Prussia to divert internal conflicts.

Through the war, they successfully diverted the people's attention and created favorable conditions for the counter-revolutionary group to counterattack.

If there was no one to guide them, how could the bourgeois government provoke a Prussia conflict before its power was consolidated?

Whether it was planning the Polish Independence Movement or launching the Prussian War, they were all challenging the bottom line of the Russians. If there was an accident, the Kingdom of Prussia would not be able to bear the consequences.

To prevent the situation from getting out of control, Frederick William IV Of Denmark called for a halt several times to ease relations. In order to avoid the situation from spiraling out of control, Frederick William IV Of William IV Of Denmark, and Prussia was a test for Russia.

In August 1848, under international pressure, the Kingdom of Prussia made concessions to the Russians. The Prussian War entered a half-time period, and the two countries signed the Malmo Armistice.

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Vienna

After receiving the Malmö Armistice Agreement, the Austrian government believed that the Prussian War was over. The Prussian compromise made the German nationalists very unhappy, and the Austrian plan was successful.

Only Franz knew things weren't that simple. The main reason was that the Tsarist government was poor, and the Kingdom of Denmark could not afford the war. Once a war broke out with the Kingdom of Prussia, many of Russia's plans would have to be put on hold.

The main reason was that the Tsarist government was poor, and the Kingdom of Denmark could not afford the war. Once a war broke out with the Kingdom of Prussia, many of Russia's plans would have to be put on hold.

"This armistice came too quickly, and the terms are too favorable to Denmark. This is very wrong. Prussia had the upper hand on the battlefield. There is no reason for them to suffer this loss.

Under normal circumstances, the Government of Prussia would have given in if they had insisted a little. Maybe they could have gained some advantages. How could they suffer this loss? "

Franz said.

Prussia was also a powerful European country. Although it was at the bottom, it was still a member of a powerful club. How could they suffer such an obvious loss?

No matter how much diplomatic pressure there was from other countries, no one intervened by force. Why would they make such a big concession?

Metternich seemed to think of something, but she was not sure. She asked, "Your Highness, do you mean that Prussia has a conspiracy?"

"Yes!"

"As the two largest states in the German Region, we have always wanted to unify the German Region. Don't the people of Prussia want to unify the German Region?

After a series of failures, we found that with Austria's situation, other countries would not allow us to unify the German Region. In the end, we had no choice but to give up.

But once we have the opportunity to unify the German Region, we will not give up.

Now the people of Prussia have raised nationalism, promoted the idea of unification, and proposed a small German plan. What is all this for?

Without a doubt, the people of Prussia know that they do not have the power to unify the German Region, so they are prepared to kick us out and establish a small German Empire.

Not long ago, we foiled their conspiracy at the Frankfurt Conference. Why did Frederick William IV Of Denmark refuse to recognize the Frankfurt Conference, which was clearly leaning towards Prussia?

Is it really because the crown is not orthodox enough? In my opinion, he doesn't dare. Once they support the Frankfurt Conference, they will be standing on the opposite side of the German States.

The Kingdom of Prussia's power is limited, and they cannot disperse their power. Now that they have compromised in the war over Denmark, it is most likely that they want to cause trouble in the German Region.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to keep in touch with the governments of other states at all times. Don't let the people of Prussia take advantage of the loopholes. If necessary, we can send troops to help them stabilize the situation. "

Franz's analysis was logical, and the advantage of having foresight was reflected.

Historically, at this time, the people of Prussia constantly colluded with the states of the German Region and established the "Three Kings Alliance". They attempted to use this to replace the Austrian-controlled German Confederation and took the first step to unify the German Region.

Although they were later slapped back by Austria and disbanded the Three Kings Alliance, the Kingdom of Prussia's status in the German Region had greatly increased.

They even used this opportunity to deliberately show weakness and constantly promoted the "Olmutz Agreement" as a humiliation to Prussia. This weakened the vigilance of the great powers towards them.

These were all Franz's personal speculations. He was very impressed that the Kingdom of Prussia was able to unify the German Region in such a narrow space.

However, his current identity determined his position. He was not a loyal fan of Peter III, so he could not sit on the fence.

He could only speculate the actions of the people of Prussia with the greatest malice to avoid leaving opportunities for the enemy to take advantage of.

Since Austria was prepared, it would not be so easy for the people of Prussia to rope in allies. When it came to influence in the German Region, Prussia could not compare to Austria at all.

If fate was decided by a referendum in this era, Franz could be prepared to be crowned the German Emperor. The House of Habsburg had an absolute advantage.

"Your Highness, the situation in many states in the German Region is unstable. If the people of Prussia want to intervene, they will most likely use helping them stabilize the situation as a condition to rope in some states to form an alliance with them.

Judging from their strength, the people of Prussia will most likely rope in the North German State first, and then infiltrate the South German States.

As for unifying the German Region, this is most likely just a pretense. Unifying North Germany is the limit of the countries' tolerance towards the Kingdom of Prussia, "Metternich analyzed from a diplomatic point of view.

From the current international situation, this was indeed the case, but it was not certain in the future. In history, the Kingdom of Prussia used the contradictions between the great powers to defeat the enemies one by one, and unified the German Region except for Austria.

Because of geopolitical, religious, and economic relations, it was clear that Austria had the greatest influence in the German Region, but the bourgeoisie of the North German States generally favored the Kingdom of Prussia, so that Prussia would have the mass base to unify North Germany.

But now, Austria could not tolerate Prussia unifying North Germany so early, which meant that the strength of both sides would be pulled closer.

Franz had not yet completed his domestic reforms, and the rise of a powerful Kingdom of Prussia would threaten Austria's interests.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will find a way to disrupt the plans of the people of Prussia, and also strengthen the relationship with the South German States. The government is preparing to negotiate with the Customs Union, and Austria also wants to join.

If the people of Prussia obstruct us, we will rope in the South German States to reorganize the Customs Union. If necessary, we can split the German Confederation! "Franz said seriously.

In North Germany, Austria only needed to delay the process of unification of the Kingdom of Prussia, and if necessary, they could also make an exchange of interests. And in South Germany, no matter what, Franz would not easily let go.

Even if they could not annex these countries, they had to establish alliance relations, through political, economic, and cultural infiltration.

It was a good choice to further deepen the current alliance relationship, and when necessary, everyone could also cooperate to establish a loose federal empire.

For example, imitating the former Holy Roman Empire, as long as it was unified in name, in the future, relying on economic and cultural influence, it would gradually realize the merger.