The incident at the Paris Conference was passed on to Franz. Metternich explained his views and the senior government officials in Vienna also made suggestions.

In general, it just stopped when it was better. According to Austria's original plan to annex the Southern German region. Now Baden cannot be saved, but there is an additional Saxony.

The two are similar in terms of territory. Obviously, the Saxony region is more important to Austria. Putting aside industry, the population is at least hundreds of thousands more than the Principality of Baden.

The three-point German plan is part of the Austrian unification plan. It was first proposed by Metternich and started to be arranged a few years ago.

However, the ideal plan at the beginning was to integrate the small states in the North Germany region and establish a new country to prevent Prussia from unifying the North Germany region.

There is no doubt that if this plan was proposed by Austria, it would be 100% failure. The Prussian government probably rolled up its sleeves and started working without thinking.

Therefore, this great task can only be handed over to the British. In the early stage, the Austrian government must be sufficiently cowardly to make the Prussian government believe that under international pressure, Austria will admit defeat and withdraw from the German region.

Once Austria was eliminated, there would be no suspense when the Prussian Kingdom unifies the German region. Under this temptation, Frederick William IV could not hold back and missed the opportunity to score two points in Germany.

Franz was unable to command the British, so he could only make the British think that the three-point Germany was most in their interests, or to be precise, that was to make London capitalists think that the three-point Germany could protect their market.

Austria does not have this ability to interfere with the resolution of the London government, and at most it is to buy some experts, scholars and public opinion to build momentum.

It is not even related to Austria. From beginning to end, this is done by the Bavarian government, and Maximilian II is the one who contributes money and efforts.

The first thing to fool in the three-point German theory was Maximilian II. In history, the Bavarian Kingdom proposed the three-point German concept, but it was not successful in its lack of strength.

On the surface, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs seems to have done nothing, but in fact Metternich has done a lot of things.

In order to make the Bavarian government believe that as long as the great powers support, three points of Germany can succeed. The Austrian government spends millions of gulf of publicity funds every year.

Austria controls the beginning, but cannot control the end. Manipulating a government’s decision is unreliable, and trying to control the rhythm is simply a dream.

Without hesitation, Franz made a decision: "Can you make concessions to the Vienna government, but don't do it too obvious. We also need to use the pressure from various countries to force the Prussian government to abandon the Rhineland region."

Originally, a new country was established to contain the Kingdom of Prussia. Now the British have proposed a strategic buffer to exchange the Kingdom of Prussia with this new country.

This must be supported. Looking at most famous diplomatic allusions in history, they all started with whimsical ideas. If it was not unexpected, then can this be considered a classic?

The Rhineland doesn't seem to be very famous. Everyone knows it by changing the term Ruhr District, or Rhine Ruhr District.

Here are 80 hard coals, 90 coke, 60 steel, and it is also the most important mechanical manufacturing center in the German region, known as the "Heart of Germany's industrial".

Without the Rhineland Kingdom of Prussia, is it still possible that it will rise like it has been in history?

Obviously it is impossible.

Of course, the Rhineland was not as important as later generations in this era, and local industries had just begun in the mid-19th century.

Otherwise, when Austria encroached on the Southern German region, Napoleon III would have gone up long ago without hesitation.

Even if the proposal fails, the Prussian Kingdom refuses to change land. It doesn't matter. When France is short of coal in the future, Napoleon III will definitely provoke the French-Prussian War.

Even if he doesn't want to fight, French capitalists will find ways to start a war. If it really doesn't work, Austria can still make a lot of fire.

If the Prussians win, Austria will divide the new country with them. The French will win. So better Austria annexes this new country in one go, just balance the French who encroached on the Rhineland industrial zone!

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Berlin

Ever since the British proposal came out, the Prussian government was in a panic. Frederick William IV was so angry that he cursed that no one was a fool. Is they the main purpose of following the British?

Now that it's better, Austria was kicked out, but he also took away a large amount of inheritance. The Kingdom of Prussia not only did not get any benefits, but was kicked out of the German region.

There is no need to think about the reason, he also knows the benefits.

The new regime will definitely be pro-British in the future. After Belgium is approaching, the London government has laid a nail on the European continent.

It is called strategic buffering. In fact, this buffering not only restricts Austria, but also cuts off the path to a great power of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Frederick William IV asked angrily: "What about Austria? What about their reaction? Do you just indulge the British to do whatever they want?"

Foreign Minister Andrea replied: "Your Majesty, Austria's attitude is very contradictory and seems to be hesitating. They neither want to give up the Principality of Baden nor to cause the negotiations to break down.

The pressure now falls on us, and whether we agree to change land or not, this new country will be born.”

Simply put, this country that is in the interests of a great power will be born, but the Kingdom of Prussia can refuse to propose land change, and the countries did not force them to agree.

"If we join forces with Austria now, how successful is it to divide the German region?" Frederick William IV asked with concern

What is Britain or Britain? Frederick William IV still raised the courage to give it a try in the face of interests.

"Your Majesty, the prerequisite is that the Austrians are willing to join forces with us. The situation has changed now. Except for the Principal of Baden, Austria has almost got everything they want this time.

At this time, join forces with us, what are their interests? Unless we make major concessions in the distribution of interests!" Foreign Minister Andrea replied

Frederick William IV was silent. If he continued to make concessions, once Austria annexed the central German region, the basic foundation of the Prussian Kingdom would be too small.

A small territory and a small population means that the development potential is limited. The dream of a big country must first be big enough!

According to the initial proposal of Austria, the Prussian Kingdom annexed the North German region had a population of more than 20 million, and its territory was close to 380,000 square kilometers, with the price of offending Britain and France.

Now that the war is provoking, it is also an offense to Britain and France, but the benefits are much smaller, so Frederick William IV is naturally unwilling to accept it.

"Your Majesty, the time has been missed now, so why not wait for the next opportunity! It is impossible for the European continent to balance forever. As long as the strength of Britain, Russia, France and the Austrians is unbalanced, war will be inevitable." Joseph von Radowitz thought for a while and said

After wandering around for a while, Frederick William IV spoke, "So what about the question of changing the land? Should we refuse?"

"My Majesty, strategically speaking, after we exchange the Rhineland region, we can make the country more concentrated, national defense and security more secure, and avoid bordering the French.

But the resources in the Rhineland region are also very important to us. Even if we switch to the economically developed Hamburg region, we will suffer." Prime Minister Joseph von Radowitz replied

This is a dilemma. Joseph von Radovitz suspects that the proposal of Britain is originally uneasy. Of course, the target of the Kingdom of Prussia may not be the target of the Kingdom of Prussia, but it is more likely to provoke conflicts between France and the Austrians.

Once the Rhineland falls into the hands of this new country, Austria will definitely not accept the idea of ​​the French here in the future. If the British try harder, the two sides will fight.

If the Prussian government refuses to change land, then the situation will change. At that time, it may not be Austria, but the Kingdom of Prussia.

This was just his intuitional guess, and reason told him that this was not reliable. Thanks to the reputation of Napoleon the Great, the French now only need to expand to the outside world, which will arouse strong reactions from everyone. Napoleon III would not be so unwise.

...

While the Prussians were hesitating, Metternik also had a headache. Many states in the German region were waiting for Austria's answer.

Theoretically, the German Federation has not yet been dissolved, and the governments of various states are waiting for Austria to express their views on whether to dissolve the federal parliament.

The British's proposal to count on Germany three times was not kept secret, and it is almost known to everyone now. For these state governments, their interests will naturally be more guaranteed by forming a new country.

However, everyone is old-fashioned and will not show any surprise expressions at this time. Instead, their faces are filled with sorrow, as if they are all opposing the dissolution of the German Federation.

Facing a group of acting players, Metternich only felt overwhelmed. Even though she knew they were doing a show, Metternich had to cooperate with them to continue acting.

If you don’t do enough roles, how can you explain to the people in the country?

The unification of Germany has died, but we have all tried our best. If you don’t believe it, you see, we are harassing every day. It’s not right that we are visiting politicians from all over the country, although we can’t see anyone.

No one else can see these people, but Metternich cannot escape. He can only treat them with a tough time. Everyone sighed at the hardships of German unification, and then scolded these interfering countries and went back to their own homes.

In short, all here are advocates of German unification, and there are absolutely no selfish people, at least that seems to be the case.

In this case, Metternich must also visit representatives of various countries every day to strive to gain everyone's support.

So far, Austria has gained the understanding and support of countries such as the Pope of Naples, Tuscany, and other countries.

Even the attitudes of countries such as Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands have changed. Considering the relationship between religious beliefs, everyone recognizes the merger of Austria and the Southern German states.

As the saying goes, one move will decline again, and three times will be exhausted. The interfering coalition that has not yet been established has been divided and disintegrated without everyone's attention.

On October 1, 1853, the Paris Conference, which lasted for more than a month, came to an end. Under Metternich's insistence, Austria successfully annexed the Bavarian Saxony Württemberg Frankfurt Hessen Darmstrat and other regions.

The land area was increased by about 1.22 million square kilometers and the population was increased by about 9.5 million, and the first step in the path of German unification.

Under the principle of a consistent position of major powers, the remaining German states were merged into the German Federal Empire except the Kingdom of Prussia, restoring the ancient traditional imperial system.

The territorial exchange problem between the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Federal Empire is currently in a stalemate. The Prussian government has too much appetite and has been boycotted by many states, especially the state governments in the exchanged areas, which are strongly opposed.

If the government only opposes it, then countries can still suppress it. The problem is that the public reaction is even more intense. Most of the embassies in the Kingdom of Prussia in Germany were besieged by the people.

This fierce reaction directly shook the Prussian government's determination to change land. Frederick William IV did not want to rule a group of mobs himself, and he had not forgotten the lessons of the Berlin Revolution.

Compared with the stability of ruling, national strategies can be lower. Moreover, the development potential of the Rhineland region is really great, and the Prussian government is reluctant to throw it away.

If the interests are too great, then it is impossible to exchange. Obviously, it is impossible now. The German federal government only agreed to exchange within an area, but of course the Prussian government did not agree.

If everyone hadn't taken into account the face of the great powers, perhaps the negotiations were over now.

After receiving the final resolution of the Paris Conference, Franz breathed a sigh of relief, of course his joy was not revealed.

From the outside world's perspective, Emperor Franz is now full of anger. In order to protest the unfair treatment of the Paris Conference, he also wrote a essay in a dim day.

"Today is the darkest day of my life, and the German region was forcibly divided by a group of shameless robbers and a traitor.

God frowned, and the sunlight shone on the ground, leaving only a few thin rays of weak light.

The wind is coming, and the storm is coming. Is the great Germany ready?

Be prepared to welcome the wind and rain, and this dim moment.

This is a world of strong people. My people, you must be strong. The strong wind cannot blow down us, and the heavy rain cannot cross us.

Only those who can knock us down are ourselves! Only by being strong and facing all this bravely will the dark days pass, and you will always see the rainbow after the storm.

…”

Before the man returned to Vienna, Franz's article was first passed on to the German region. Even if the telegraph fee in this era was a sky-high price, he was stingy.

Public opinion propaganda naturally has to seize the initiative, and Franz is very experienced in this regard. At this time, there were probably not many people in the German region in the mood, so Franz naturally has to stand with the people.

For the sake of future plans, he must call on everyone to persevere at this time and never surrender to reality. Split is only temporary. The unification of the German regional region is a matter of time.

To fool each one is counted as one. As long as the unified flag does not fall, it is equivalent to opening a back door for future expansion of Austria.

Influenced by Franz, the Vienna government also canceled the celebrations originally prepared, and the whole government was saddened by the division of the German region.
Chapter completed!