Munich

Maximi I has not had a good night's sleep since he learned about the trip to Felix and placed his last stop in the Kingdom of Bavaria.

The states ahead can practice Tai Chi and delay time. As the last state, what can they do?

There is no doubt that all states hope that Bavaria can stand up and stop Austria's actions. As the leader of small states, Bavaria cannot escape.

Especially after Maximi I took office, the three-legged strategy implemented forced Bavaria to the corner.

The Kingdom of Prussia was alienated from everyone. Frederick William IV pretended to be confused and had no pressure. Anyway, he was not afraid of offending others.

Bavaria is different. Since you want to be the leader of small states, you must make a comeback now. Whether it is supporting Austria's plan or opposing Austria, it is better than pretending to be an ostrich.

Maximi I said cautiously: "Everyone, Felix will arrive in Munich in no time. We have not much time left for us. Today we must make a choice."

This is the price that must be paid for the previous diplomatic mistakes. I was fooled by the Prussians and threw out a three-point German strategy, which has offended many small states.

At this time, the Bavarian government either surrendered to Austria, and we all established the Holy Roman Group and became a small shareholder.

Or, stop Austria's plan, make heartfelt calls for many German states, and regain everyone's support. Anyway, the interests that maintain state relations are interests, and as long as the interests are consistent, everyone is friends.

Bavarian Prime Minister August analyzed: "Your Majesty, it is easy to stop the Austrians' plans, but the consequences are very serious.

First of all, we will offend Austria severely, and it will be difficult to restore friendly relations between the two countries; secondly, the domestic people are not able to pass the level, and now most people hope for peaceful reunification of the German region.

Although we all know that the German region cannot be truly unified, as those who close this door in person, we will be condemned by public opinion."

August had already sensed the danger. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrians formed the German Federal Parliament with the purpose of stopping the French invasion.

Unexpectedly, the French had been in peace for decades, and Austria's efforts were in vain. Now that the French have recovered their armed forces, the Western Front of Bavaria is no longer safe enough.

At this time, if we don’t have a good relationship with the Austrians in the east, disaster might come at any time. Who made Maximi I fail to make trouble after he succeeded to the throne?

Ambitions require strength to support. The three-legged squad in Germany is what Britain, France and Russia are most looking forward to, and international support is not short of. Unfortunately, the Bavarian Kingdom has limited strength and cannot implement the plan.

Theoretically, the Bavarian Kingdom is twice as powerful as the support of the great powers, so you can almost work hard.

Now Maximi I worked hard too early. After lacking his own strength and losing the support of many small states, their voice in the federation became optional.

Minister of Finance Bazer opposed: "Prime Minister, these pressures can be resisted by the past. Once the conditions of Austria are accepted, the Holy Roman Empire will be resurrected.

Today is different from the past. Now nationalism has awakened. The central government is no longer an optional eraser seal. They can use mín    yì to oppress us to make concessions.

Austria is originally the largest state in the German region. Whether it is population, territory, or even economy, they are almost the same as all our states.

They have obtained the rights of the central government and have great justice in hand, so we will have to give in.

Perhaps at the beginning, we just unify the currency and abolish tariffs, and it seems that we don’t have to pay much.

But over time, you will find that the command power of the army, the financial power, and diplomatic power will fall into the hands of the central government, and at most we are a highly autonomous government."

This is a matter of time, and any central government will find a way to collect power.

But many German states are not monolithic. For example, those free markets do not mind becoming highly autonomous regions, which is a good thing for capitalists.

Most small states can make concessions much larger. In their opinion, they are useless rights and have real benefits for large states.

In this regard, the royal family suffered the greatest losses. If an emperor is added above, it is no longer supreme. If certain policies are not popular with the people, they can also go to the central government to accuse them.

Under the internal and external attacks, the royal family's rights will be almost gone in no time. The cabinet government will gradually degenerate into the provincial government, and its rights will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, the bureaucratic groups of all states are firm opposition parties.

Prime Minister August shook his head and said, "Mr. Bazel, I think you misunderstood. I just object to stand up directly against Austria, not to say that we must support them.

Don’t want to see so many people reappearing in the Holy Roman Empire. Do we need to jump out and cause hatred? Why do we have the benefits together? Let’s take the blame for our family?

Our current position should be consistent with most states. If everyone does not object to the Austrians' plans, we will not object.

If all state governments are dragged down, either we will oppose the reconstruction of the Holy Roman Empire together, or we will return to the era of the empire together."

"Your Excellency, it's probably not so easy. Now all German states want us to stand up, and even Britain, France and Russia want us to stand up and oppose it.

It is probably impossible to get away with it, at least we can't explain it in diplomacy." Foreign Minister Buckhouse opposed it

Simply put, Bavaria wants to retreat, and many bosses are forcing them to rush forward. The Bavarian government is not that awesome yet.

Maximi I frowned. Why did everyone put pressure on the Austrians to do something, and they were bullying the soft persimmon?

The Kingdom of Prussia did not want to stand out, so it pushed the Kingdom of Bavaria forward; Britain and France could not scare Austria, nor could it control the decisions of the Prussian government, so they caught them and bullied them.

The Russians pushed them out to oppose it completely to cause trouble for Austria and delay the pace of unification of allies.

All the factors combined, the Bavarian government was pushed to the forefront by everyone. Faced with diplomatic pressure, even Prime Minister August, who was fiercely opposed, had to admit it.

Only with the support of the great powers can the Bavarian Kingdom maintain its position in the Federation. In essence, they are just a small country, and their comprehensive national strength is comparable to Belgium.

But a small country is a small country with a narrow land and a lack of people, and has to rely on the survival of a big country.

This is also the reason why Maximi I wanted to integrate many small German states. Only by bringing these small states together can they be a middle-class country and have the ability to be independent.

As long as a medium-sized country develops well, it will be a small strong person. Just like the Prussian Kingdom now has stepped into the threshold of the great powers with the national strength of the medium-sized country.

If we want to do this, Bavaria must first gain the support of the great powers. Without Britain, France and Russia suppressing Austria and Prussia, where can Bavaria have the opportunity to integrate many small states in Germany?

During the great collision of ideas, Maximi I also proposed a small German plan with Bavaria as the core, but unfortunately even the Bavarian people lacked interest.

The reason is very simple - it is too small and does not meet everyone's expectations of the "Dream of a Great Power".

As long as the nation that has been rich in ancestors has a dream of a great country, how could the German people not have it? Since it is a dream of a great country, it must be big enough, which is also the reason why Austria is now popular.

The new version of the Holy Roman Empire is really big enough. Once established, the area will exceed 1.1 million square kilometers, and in all aspects it exceeds the neighbor next door - the French, which satisfyes the dream of many middle-aged teenagers in great power.

The German-French contradiction was the result of the Habsburg dynasty fighting the French for hundreds of years. The French-Popular War in history was just a continuation of this contradiction.

Beyond the French, it also contains the special feelings of the Germans. This is also the reason why Prussia could integrate loose German states after the French-Prussian War.

Everyone's vanity was satisfied, national pride appeared, and their sense of identity with this country increased, and then Germany changed from a regional noun to a country.

Maximi I sneered: "Since everyone wants Bavaria and Austria to be enemies, we can only go on.

This is also an opportunity. As long as we stand up and oppose Austria, we can gain the support of the great powers. Then integrating the states in the German region will no longer be a dream.

Neither Britain, France nor Russia want to see a giant German empire appear. Our plan is in their interests and with their support, the possibility of success is very high."

The arm could not resist his thighs, and Maximi I pinched his nose and accepted it. He was still imagining a bright future, but he didn't know that this kick had stepped on the road of no return.13
Chapter completed!