Since the joint intervention of the twelve countries in the process of German unification, the entire German region has fallen into an underestimation, as if the sky has collapsed. Even the most radical nationalists are desperate for the unification of the German region.

In order to appease the people's hearts, the Austrian government still posted a notice of peace in its own control area, indicating that the Vienna government is still making final diplomatic efforts to achieve the unity of the German region as much as possible, and by the way, it will also slander the Prussian Kingdom and scatter.

This was of no help. Apart from scolding the Prussian government, everyone could only wait for the final trial of the Paris talks.

On the campus of the University of Munich

A young student said in grief and anger: "We can't wait like this, we must do something!"

A young man next to him quickly grabbed his right arm and comforted him: "Bayer, don't do stupid things. At this time, we can only rely on the Vienna government to conduct diplomatic mediation. Now Prime Minister Felix has gone to London, and Mr. Metternich has also gone to Paris.

It is said that His Majesty Franz also visited St. Petersburg, and now the Austrian government is doing its best to unify the German region.

What can you do now? Apart from causing trouble, can you make these countries change their positions?"

Baier shook his arm and broke free from his companion's hand and said, "Schwar, I can't help it. Even if I can't do anything, we can organize a demonstration to let them see our determination to be united!"

"snort!"

Pressure shouted coldly, and then said, "Don't be stupid, Baier. Even if the newspaper says, even if people from all over Germany come out to protest together at this time, it will not be of any effect.

The London government cannot see it, the Paris government cannot see it, and the St. Petersburg government cannot see it, and all European governments cannot see it.

Our most important effort now is to make Germany stronger, so strong that they dare not interfere in our internal affairs, so that the German region can achieve unity.

Now, even Austria, the most powerful in Germany, cannot have the courage to fight in the face of interference from European countries!

The protest march cannot increase the strength of the country except to destroy the social order; it does not have any practical significance except to delay the process of our development."

They all have "hate", hating that the German region is not strong enough, and even if many countries combined, they cannot face the collective pressure of the great powers.

Baier scolded angrily: "It's all the blame for those Prussian barbarians. If they hadn't been to be the second-five boys, the situation would have definitely not been so passive now.

Britain, France and Russia are going to war. This is the best opportunity for unification in the German region. As a result, these bastards actually turned to Britain, France and Russia and betrayed the interests of the German region!”

Since Austria occupied this place, the Kingdom of Black Prussia has become a part of daily propaganda, especially after the emergence of the Kingdom of Prussia on the list of interfering countries, they can no longer be cleansed.

Now everyone feels uncomfortable at this time, so they will naturally catch them and scold them. Since ancient times, traitors have always been more hateful than enemies.

When making this decision, the Prussian government should have been prepared to be scolded. Anyway, they have no idea to attack South Germany now, so whether the public base is the same.

There is no need to explain it, because it cannot be explained at all. It cannot be said that if the Kingdom of Prussia does not join the interference alliance and the remaining states in the North German region will merge into one country, they will not be able to get any benefits, right?

As for joining forces with Austria to unify the German region? Frederick William IV said that he was not stupid. He was not humiliating himself to play politics with the Habsburg family?

The Hohen Soren family is best at force and has the ability to practice with an army. Frederick William IV can proudly say: he has left Franz hundreds of streets in leading troops to fight.

It has to be admitted that sometimes heredity is effective. There are many famous generals born in the Huoheng-Soren family, and the kings of Prussian dynasties are basically more capable of fighting.

Because he was not very good at political struggles, William II was soon defeated by his subordinates after all the outbreak of World War I, and the Habsburg family was killed by their heirs.

Even the last emperor was a funny man and almost saved the empire. However, Wilson's "four points" stimulated the outbreak of nationalism and killed the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This can now be seen that since the Kingdom of Prussia joined the ranks of interfering countries, the country has begun to surge, and the dissatisfaction of nationalists with the Prussian government has reached its peak.

If Franz was replaced, he would rather choose to send troops to divide the German region with Austria, and after the matter was done, he would have to make the illusion of merging with Austria, and wait for the great powers to exert pressure before splitting.

Taking this opportunity, we swallowed the North German region in one bite under the banner of unification, and when offending the British, we could take the blame with Austria.

Anyway, there will be such a thing sooner or later. If the Kingdom of Prussia wants to go further, it will inevitably annex the North German region, so Hannover will not be able to escape.

But Hanover is extraordinary. For the British, in addition to interests, as the queen's hometown, there is also face. How can John Niu, who is already in awesome now, tolerate being slapped in the face?

In this case, it would be better to ask someone to share the pressure. What a wonderful excuse for the great cause of German unification?

If this happens, although external pressure will increase, internal support can be gained from the people and make rule more stable. The pros and cons of the country are still difficult to determine, but for the king, this is the best choice.

Napoleon III was a master in this field. In order to consolidate his throne, he did not hesitate to fight with the Russians in the Near East.

In terms of national interests, it was enough for the French to defend Constantinople, and there was no need to continue fighting in the Crimean Peninsula.

After several victories in the Crimean Peninsula in history, Napoleon III decisively negotiated with the Russians after obtaining personal political gains.

...

The breeze blew on his face, and Franz poked his head out of the window to experience this wonderful time.

At this moment, he was on his way to St. Petersburg, in order to unify the German region to visit the Tsarist government and seek diplomatic support.

In fact, his visit to Russia at this time had no direct relationship with this negotiation, but was just making a show for political purposes.

Although he knew that the German region could not be unified this time, as the emperor of Austria, Franz still had to make the best efforts for this, at least let the people in the German region see his efforts.

In mid-July, Franz set out from Vienna and headed towards St. Petersburg in a carriage. The transportation in Austria was barely enough, and Franz also took a train.

After entering the Russian Empire, he was too lazy to complain. If he hadn't had a good body, he would have been torn apart on the road before he arrived in St. Petersburg.

What Franz misses most now is the era of planes and trains. Later generations, from Vienna to St. Petersburg, the planes only last two or three hours, and the trains only last one day.

But in this era, if you want to walk these 1583 kilometers, it is based on the moon.

Fortunately, after traveling through Poland, he could walk on the sea, which saved a lot of time. Otherwise, he would still be on the way by carriage, even if the Paris negotiations started.

In fact, you can also pass through the German region by boat, whether you pass through the Rhine or the Elbe River, you can enter the North Sea.

Unfortunately, both roads must pass through the Kingdom of Prussia. At this time, politics required Austria and Prussia to be angry, so Franz could only go to the Polish region.

This time it happened to be the flood season of the Visvala River, and navigation was very dangerous. For the sake of life, Franz decided to rush on his way slowly.

Anyway, it was this incident that he would never visit St. Petersburg again before the railway was completed. Such a long road was simply murder.

When will the railway from St. Petersburg to Vienna be opened to traffic? This question is asked by the Russians. With the development speed of Austria, the domestic railway network will be almost perfect in twenty years.

As for the Russian Empire, it is impossible to complete the full coverage of the railway network in this century, and it may be possible to achieve it in the next century.

Although the road was a little bumpy, the scenery along the way was very good, completely natural, especially after entering Russia, factories emitting black smoke were very rare.

Occasionally, when you encounter beautiful areas, Franz will stop and enjoy it, which is a relaxing time on the journey.

Now Franz's convoy is moving forward at a speed of 30 kilometers every day, and stops to rest when it rains. He does not exist when he moves forward in the rain. He is a good emperor who cares about his subordinates and will not mess with others casually.

In terms of reception, the Tsarist government still paid great attention to etiquette and strictly followed the emperor's treatment arrangements. Even if Franz brought a regiment of guards to visit, the Russians did not frown.

On this day, the Russian representative Earl Medeves, who was accompanying him, walked to the carriage and asked, "Your Majesty, the Vistula River is open to navigation in front. Do you think you have to change to the water route?"

It must be changed. Whoever wants to sit in this carriage will let you do it!

Franz found an excuse to fool him: "You make arrangements, we're in a hurry!"

...

Soon Franz regretted it. It turns out that taking the water path in this era is definitely not a pleasure, especially because he is still seasick.

It’s okay when sailing along the river, and often stops at the port. Franz doesn’t think it’s different after going to sea. The wind and waves on the sea and the inland river are completely different concepts.

It was fine on the first day of going to sea. He survived with his strong body. The next day he looked a little pale and started vomiting directly on the third day.

After this spit, the itinerary was delayed, and everyone hurriedly docked at the nearest port. At this time, the large group of people had arrived in Estonia, which was actually not far from St. Petersburg.

There was no way, the emperor's life was precious, and no one dared to be careless at all. Even the doctors accompanying him knew that this was just a normal reaction to seasickness, so he stopped to recuperate for three days, and then set off again after Franz recovered.

The itinerary behind itinerary naturally slowed down. Almost every time the port was docked, Franz rested on land every night.
Chapter completed!