In January, Vienna was sunken in the cold wind, and snow fell lightly from the sky, falling like raindrops. A gust of wind blew, like fine salt sprinkled into the sky, flying all over the sky, decorating the entire Vienna Palace into a fairytale world of ice and snow.

Franz has changed his good habit of swimming in winter. He can't get into water in this ice and snow world. If he falls ill, he will be worried about the medical skills of this era.

There was already a thick layer of ice on the artificial lake, and several younger brothers were still playing on it.

It fell down? It doesn't matter, just take a shower and get up and change your clothes to continue.

It doesn't exist to be spoiled. Their brothers have received militarized training since childhood. Their ability to talk about war is definitely not low. Otherwise, Franz would not have run to command the army confidently in history.

Snowflakes were dancing, and Franz stood in the pavilion and looked into the distance. The water in the teapot next to him had already begun to boil.

When cooking tea, I don’t know when it started, Franz developed the habit. That’s right, just cooking, he likes the fragrance emitted by tea.

How much tea is wasted every day is not what Franz cares about. Anyway, there are so many people who flatter, so he doesn’t consume more, so where can they get the opportunity?

The main beverage of the Vienna court was coffee. Tea was just an occasional mixer, and most of it was black tea. Adding sugar and milk became the so-called milk tea.

"Your Majesty, Archbishop of Kentiana asks for a visit." The maid's crisp voice sounded in her ears.

The church people were found, and Franz frowned. You should know that since the Austrian government attacked the domestic church, there have been rifts in the relationship between the church and the Vienna court.

Even the Archbishop of Kentian, who has always had a good relationship with the royal family, has reduced his contact with the royal family. If he comes to him at this time, there will probably be no good things.

"Take him here!" Franz said lightly

Everyone has come to the door, and because of the past friendship, Franz cannot avoid it.

… (The holy land crisis broke out, 10,000 words were omitted, and I dare not touch religion)

"Your Majesty, look?" the Archbishop of Kentian asked anxiously.

He is a devout Catholic, and he is completely different from a false believer like Franz, and is very angry at what happened.

"I understand, this question involves many problems. I want to discuss it with the cabinet before making a decision." Franz replied with a frown.

I had already begun to give in. If as expected, the fuse of the Crimean War in history was this crisis, and Franz didn't want to get caught in it.

The Archbishop of Kentian could not do anything about the desired result. It is no longer the Middle Ages, and the imperial power in Austria has overwhelmed the power of the church.

...

"Your Majesty, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is ambitious. If you want to reshape France's status as a major power in Europe, you might as well give it to them!" Metternier suggested

If Austria doesn't want to stand out, it will be a man to find someone to take the lead. There are many Catholic countries in Europe, and there are only three major countries, Austria, France and Spain.

The situation in Spain is not optimistic now, with a lot of internal problems and there is no energy to interfere with this issue.

The most suitable one is the French, and their international status and strength are now seriously inconsistent.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to win status for France only on one hand, but more importantly, if he wanted to restore the country, he had to gain the support of the people.

If he did something else, the parliament would definitely object, and he would pull him back. Interference was the best choice. Even his political opponents would not dare to stand up and oppose him on this issue.

"Then give the opportunity to the French. The government should appease the emotions of the people in the country. The Press and Supervision Office should pay attention to the orientation of public opinion and not be left with a nose.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated its relations with allies, and the government allocated two million rupiahs for publicity in the South German region. We must find ways to slowly manipulate public opinion in these regions.

It is best to secretly acquire some newspapers and publishers in the local area and vigorously support the pro-Austrian faction and the Great German Unification faction.

It is not convenient for the government to come forward to these things, so intelligence organizations or civil exchange organizations can come forward.

The German state is a whole, and we can also establish some comprehensive civil organizations, such as the German Writers Association, the German Music Association, etc. "Franz thought about it and said

I don’t want to know that when I think about it, I realized that Austria in this era actually has advantages in art and culture.

Of course, this advantage cannot be compared with France, they are the leaders of romanticism; nor can they be compared with Italy. As the birthplace of the Renaissance, Rome is also the cultural center of Europe.

However, it is different in Germany. I won’t talk about those small states, because their influence is too small.

Prussia, as a country dominated by the army, is it too nonsense to talk to them about art? The system determines their innate cultural shortcomings.

Bavaria, everything else is good, but I am a little poor. This is an embarrassing problem. Art also requires material foundation.

Against this background, Austria is highlighted. Vienna is also a famous historical city, and its cultural heritage is better than any German country.

In modern times, as the saying goes, "the country is unfortunate and poets are lucky." As a multi-ethnic country, various cultural ideas collided with each other, and sparked sparks. Austria reached its peak in culture in this era.

Since there is an advantage, we naturally need to use it. Without comparison, there will be no harm. The idea of ​​great unification has begun to spread in the German region. Compared with the rigid Prussian Kingdom, who will cultural people support? This multiple-choice question is easy to do.

Don't look at these pens, it seems to be of no use. Once Austria annexes the South German states and stands up and waving flags and shouts, Austria can digest it in the shortest time.

"Yes, your majesty." Prime Minister Felix replied

As a staunch German, he supported any decision that favored German unification. Historically, if it weren't for his death too early, it wouldn't be so easy for the Prussian Kingdom to unify Germany.

Metternik said, "Your Majesty, the conflict between Pakatan Harapan and Russia is about to end. At this time, the Holy Land crisis broke out. The Russians will definitely intervene. Maybe they will use this as an excuse to attack the Ottoman Empire.

Judging from the information we received, the Russian Empire was preparing for the war. Obviously, they were not ready to start the war in advance if we were ready.

If the war is ahead, we will have to face a choice. It is too dangerous for Austria to support the two-line combat. We either take the opportunity to unify the Southern German region or strive for the Balkans."

Franz frowned. Franz said that fighting on both sides was too dangerous. This was the saying that he was gilded on his face.

If the great powers had not intervened, Franz would not be timid in fighting on both sides. But in fact, except for the Russians who had been fooled, none of the remaining great power countries supported Austria.

Not to mention anything else, as long as the British are willing to spend money, the Kingdom of Prussia will stab Austria in the back, and the possibility of the French sending troops to intervene is as high as nine.9 levels.

If you only fight in one direction, then Austria, which concentrates its strength, will still have some deterrence. If you divide the troops into two groups, you will not be scared.

The Secretary of the Army, Prince Wendyschgretz, proposed, "Your Majesty, I suggest priority expansion to the Balkans. On this issue, we can also win the support of the German states and reach an agreement with the Russians. The resistance is only Britain and France.

If the Russians want to annex the Ottoman Empire, Britain and France must be the Russians. As long as we stop when we see it, they will most likely accept our expansion.

If at this time, we send troops to unify the Southern German region, all states in the entire German region will stand opposite us.

Due to geographical location, it is much easier for the French to send troops to intervene. We may face joint attacks from France, Prussia, Bavaria and other countries.

Once the strategy fails, Austria will have to leave the German Federation. The Holy Roman Alliance established now will collapse."

Franz, who understands history, knows that if he expands to the Balkans at this time, as long as he sticks to his position, he will almost win.

Even if Austria had the wrong team in history, it had the opportunity to annex the two principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, but the Vienna government was reluctant to give up on the Italian region as a price.

(Note the Principality of Wallachia in southern Romania; the Principality of Moldavia in northeastern Romania, Moldova, and some parts of Ukraine)

Prime Minister Felix hurriedly opposed, "No, what Austria lacks is not territory, but the number of theme nations. Even if we have begun to promote national integration, this cannot be accomplished in the short term.

At this time, it is indeed easy to succeed in expanding to the Balkans. But the more you eat, the more difficult it will be for us to achieve integration.

We can do the calculations. A small half of Serbia has a population of 500,000 and 600,000, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 400,000, Valachia has a population of nearly one million, and Moldavia has a population of more than 140,000.

This means that Austria has suddenly grown by 10% of its population, and all of them are ethnic minorities. They are different from the ethnic groups in the country and have no sense of identity with this country.

How much effort does it take to assimilate these people? Is it twenty years or thirty years?

We can do nothing before we complete ethnic integration.

If we annex the Southern German states, it will be different. The people have a strong sense of identity. At most, we can establish effective rule and transform potential into national strength in three to five years.

Then it will be time to turn around and expand into the Balkans.

As for the risks, they are actually controllable.

The Kingdom of Prussia has opinions, and we can support them in annexing the North German states, and we will divide Germany together. If they do not agree, they will threaten their unification with the Russian-Austrian alliance.

The French had an opinion that we could ced all the territory west of the Rhine to them, and we could make greater concessions in the Italian region, and even support them in annexing Belgium.

The so-called contradictions in this world are nothing more than a matter of interest. As long as everyone takes what they need, there is nothing that cannot be solved!"

I have to say that Felix is ​​cruel enough. If he really does this, he will become a collective expansion of territory by European powers.

Pu'Australia and France began to expand at the same time. Is this problem solved? Even if the remaining countries unite to boycott it, it will be of no use, and the British's attitude can naturally be ignored.

But why did European politicians not think of this question? Why wasn’t it implemented?

Obviously, things are not that simple. An uneven distribution of spoils is an unsolvable problem. The Russians took too much, and everyone was dissatisfied.

In addition, the size of the bear is too large, which aroused everyone's fear, and no one can withstand it if they continue to expand.

The British made trouble again, and such a joint external expansion plan was greatly reduced in practical operation.
Chapter completed!