Berlin

Austria's fanfare actions had no intention of keeping them confidential at all, and the Prussian government naturally received the news.

Frederick William IV was still hesitating whether to join the interfering coalition, so there was no need to consider it now. If you don’t find a way to deal with it, the Kingdom of Prussia would become history before the coalition was established.

Foreign Minister Andrea analyzed: "Your Majesty, Austria is intimidating us. It is not good for them to divide us between Russia, France and Austria. Once we are finished, Austria, which is sandwiched between France and Russia, will be embarrassed.

The profits they can get from dividing us are absolutely impossible to be greater than the annexation of the South German region, and they pay a much greater price."

This is inevitable. The troops that can be used for the division of Prussia, France and Russia are limited. The Russians can still dispatch more than 200,000 troops. The French will only take out more than 100,000 troops to die. The task of fighting the main attack will definitely fall on Austria.

The military strength of the Prussian Kingdom is not weak, and it is entirely possible that a large army of 500,000 and 600,000 outbreak will break out at the critical moment of life and death.

If this is done, even if the three countries can't join forces, it will be fine if it breaks down several Austrian teeth when fighting to the death.

At such a great price, most of the profits after the war would be divided by France and Russia. Without the Prussian Kingdom in the Prussian region, which belongs to Poland and the Rhineland region, its value is not as good as that of the Southern German region that Austria has bought.

In addition, the rule is much more difficult. The Junker nobles would not buy Austrian accounts, while the local people in the South German region were welcoming the royal army.

Frederick William IV said with a grief-hearted expression: "It's true in theory, but this threat still exists. Austria's courage to do so obviously means that we dare not take risks."

This is not a risk, it is clearly a suicide. As long as Austria attacks Prussia with all its might, Russia and France will definitely take advantage of the situation.

Will Austria do this? No one knows the answer. However, Frederick William IV can be sure that this is the simplest way to break the situation in Austria.

Joseph von Radovitz thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, we can throw this problem to the British. If they cannot guarantee our safety, then we will not participate in the Nine-National interference coalition.

The Austrians also need us to restrain the French. If we are finished, they will face the threat from the French. As long as we withdraw now, they will stop."

This multiple-choice question is easy to do. The Prussian government joined the Interfering Army for the sake of interests, and can also withdraw for the sake of interests.

The Nine-Nation Alliance looked very powerful, but in fact, the main forces here were France and Prussia, and the remaining countries were all making up for the numbers. As long as any French-Popularized company was afraid, the British plan would go bankrupt.

Andrea shook his head and said, "Prime Minister, the British may not be able to do this problem. They can convince the French, but they cannot convince the Russians.

According to Austria's plan, we started war against us before the coalition organization was completed, and the British were unable to rescue us.

The only one who has the strength to help us is the French, but for our own interests, I am afraid that the French will wait for us to fail and then annex our territory west of the Rhine.

At this time, we cannot put our hopes on the British. Facts have long proved that their commitments are unreliable most of the time.

If you cannot gain enough benefits from the interference army, it is also a good choice to join forces with Austria to divide the German region.

At worst, it’s just joining the Russian-Austrian alliance, rebuilding the three Nordic court system, and jointly dominating the European continent. Britain and France are simply powerless to stop it."

Frederick William IV hesitated. Austria's annexation of Southern Germany caused fear among everyone, but the direct benefits brought to various countries were not large. The biggest loss of interests among the great powers should be Prussia, and the market has become smaller.

It was different for Prussia to annex North Germany. Slapping the British in the face was just a small problem. The biggest trouble was to cut off the financial path of British capitalists.

Historically, Prussia annexed the North German region, but after joining the free trade system, the industry of the Prussian Kingdom had developed greatly and was not afraid of competition from the British.

It is different now. If the Prussian government dares to join the free trade system during this period, the domestic national industry will be still in the womb.

There is no way. In this era, the Kingdom of Prussia did not have a strong competitive pillar industry. The industry relied on copying the British, or the whole world was copying the British.

The Prussian government stands on the opposite side of Austria, and one of the reasons is that it is worried that after Austria controls the Southern German region, it will raise import tariffs on Prussian goods and directly squeeze them out of the market with administrative means.

This is not possible, but certainly. For the industrialized Kingdom of Prussia, what it means is self-evident.

On the issue of North Germany, the London government could not give in at all, otherwise Prime Minister George would have to step down early, and maybe he would have to accompany a ticket to heaven.

This is one of the reasons why the British wanted to make the German three points. The interests of domestic capitalists prompted the actions of the London government.

As for the British's many colonies and large markets, that's nonsense. Most of the colonial markets were not developed in this era, and the main markets were still in the European continent.

The risks of ocean trade are much greater than those of trading at home. Besides, which capitalist would dislike the more money he made?

In contrast, Southern Germany is different. Bavaria is the textile center in the German region. In this era, the largest export product of the British was textiles. The London government allowed the Kingdom of Bavaria and Austria to leave, which was not without the intention of excluding competitors.

International politics in the mid-19th century no longer only stayed in politics, military and economic impact, especially in countries like Britain with strong capital.

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Austria's counterattack was both expected and unexpected by the British. The London government originally believed that Austria would threaten and tempt the Prussian government, but he did not expect that the Vienna government would directly use its big move.

The effect of the ultimate move is naturally very powerful. The Prussian government has made a tactful statement of attitude - not daring to play anymore.

Reality tells the British that sometimes they cannot fully look at national interests, and the personal interests of senior government officials can also determine national politics.

After confirming Napoleon III's position, the Austrians seized the loopholes of the coalition forces and could fight back unscrupulously.

"The situation has changed. The Prussian government was intimidated by Austria and was ready to withdraw. If we don't find a way to stop it, it will probably not take long before the three Nordic court alliances will reappear in Europe." Prime Minister George Hamilton Gordon said seriously

The Russian-Austrian alliance has not yet been broken up. If it becomes the Russian-Austrian alliance again, then don’t say anything. They will shrink their forces and return to the British Isles again.

The Interior Minister Henry thought for a while and said, "Prime Minister, the Prussians may not have made up their minds yet, otherwise they should send troops to annex the North German region rather than communicate with us.

We can't do anything to Russia and Austria, but there is still a way to deal with the Prussians. If the Royal Navy blocks the North Sea for one month, the domestic economic crisis in the Kingdom of Prussia will break out, and they cannot ignore this consequence.

Even if the Prussians and Austria join forces to divide the German region, it does not mean that the North German region belongs to them. I am afraid that many countries will not give them the opportunity to take action and will directly devote themselves to Austria's arms.

This situation cannot be considered clearly by the Prussian government. This expansion does not eliminate the crisis, but only delays the crisis.

There is Russia in the east, France in the west, Austria in the south, and the remaining side is surrounded by the sea. The geographical location of the Kingdom of Prussia is simply terrible.

Austria is very similar to them in this regard, both of which were sandwiched in the center by France and Russia. However, Austria can at least develop in the Italian region and the Balkans, and the Prussians can only colonize overseas.

This is probably the reason why Frederick William IV dared not make up his mind. Without our acquiescence, they could only die of being trapped at home and watch the countries continue to grow and grow."

This is the core reason for the collapse of the three Nordic court alliances. The alliance cannot bring greater benefits to the Kingdom of Prussia. To carry out industrialization, it is inseparable from overseas markets. They must handle their relationship with the British well.

George Hamilton Gordon hesitated for a moment and made a decision: "Tell Thomas that this test plan failed and the second plan was activated."

This is the most ideal plan, but not the only plan. The London government does not think that everyone is a fool, so naturally prepared emergency plans.

The reason why the British adopted this unreliable solution is very simple, the implementation cost is low and the benefits are great!

Even if you succeed, everyone will be happy, but if you fail, they will not lose. Why not give it a try?

Are they really failing now?

Obviously not!

The British laid a thorn between the Russian-Austrian alliance, which worsened the relationship between Pakatan and Austria, and also stimulated the French and provoked the relations between Austria and European countries.

What about the British? Just because the Foreign Ministers were more diligent and balanced Austria's strategy, they completed most of them.

Affected by the deteriorating diplomatic situation, Austria will have to repair international relations for a long time in the future. After all, this annexation of the South German region has stimulated everyone's sensitive nerves.

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Paris

The Prussian government withdrew from the coalition forces of interference, and the British's plan naturally changed and negotiations began again.

Thomas once again suggested: "Everyone, considering the stability of the European continent, major powers must leave a buffer. I suggest that German countries such as Baden, Hannover, Hamburg, Bremen, etc. form a new country.

Taking into account the actual situation, the Kingdom of Prussia can exchange land with this new country, leaving enough buffer space between the popularization of law and between the Fa-O."

This suggestion is much more reliable, at least Metternich thinks so, except for the lack of the Principal of Baden, the British in other countries of South Germany did not propose it.

In order to maintain a certain buffer with the French and to gain everyone's recognition, paying a Principal of Baden is also considered in Metternich's opinion.

While Metternier was thinking, French representative Auvergne took the lead in expressing his support: "Mr. Thomas's proposal is good. It is necessary to leave a buffer between major powers for the peace and stability of the European continent."

The reason is naturally good for everyone's strategic security. The French now have neither the domineering spirit to embezzle the world nor the strength to fight against all the heroes alone.

Since it cannot be swallowed up, it is necessary to avoid conflicts with major powers as much as possible. As one of the vested interests, a stable European continent is in line with the interests of Britain and France.

My hometown is unstable, and even if I open up a colony overseas, I feel uneasy? Don’t watch the British provoke conflicts among European countries many times. In fact, they hope that Europe will be stable the most.

Of course, this kind of stability must be based on the fact that the strength of all countries is evenly matched. It is obvious that at this time, countries on the European continent will restrain each other, and no one can dominate one. Then it is necessary to stabilize.

And this new country dominated by the British will inevitably move closer to them politically and increase their voice on the European continent.

At the same time, they also preserved their market in the German region, and the government could gain a wave of gratitude from capitalists, which was a killing of multiple goals.

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Carl Voser was also eager to try, but seeing that Metternich did not make any statement, considering that it involved Austria's interests and was clearly agreed on the covenant, he couldn't help but speak up for it.

There is nothing strange about it. The Russians' current strategy is to go south to Constantinople. The European continent is not at ease. They also need a stable Europe.

Metternich thought for a while and said, "This issue involves the Principality of Baden and the Palatinate Province of Bavaria. We must carefully consider this issue."

Seeing that the Austrians did not object, Prussian representative Rotruff could not bear it. He knew that if they did not come out to fight for profit now, they would suffer a lot.

"No, the Rhineland region is the most important industrial area in the Kingdom of Prussia, and we cannot give up like this!"

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Chapter completed!