The invention of telegraph accelerated the spread of news, and the news that the Prussian government wanted to sell the Rhineland region soon spread throughout the European continent.

William I wiped his sweat at the Berlin Palace: "Send someone to ask the Prime Minister, didn't he ask him to explain, why haven't the crowds outside dispersed yet?"

This is a characteristic of the nationalist era, and the people began to pay attention to territory. The land transactions that the monarchs could make free decisions must now be considered.

Don’t look at the Rhineland region’s rich resources, which is actually not the core territory of the Prussian Kingdom. It is threatened by the French and has a lower position in the minds of the government.

Bismarck dared to promise the Rhineland region to the French, but actually made the worst plans. For example, during the Prussia War, the French took advantage of the situation, so Prussia could only give up.

Fortunately, they won the bet, and the French chose to wait and see and did not take advantage of the situation. Otherwise, the subsequent European history would have been rewritten.

After getting the benefits he wanted, Napoleon III had no motivation to start. After his strength increased and decreased, the chances of winning in the Kingdom of Prussia were even lower.

Moreover, with an extra piece of land as a buffer, even if the Kingdom of Prussia dared to take risks, the French also increased the buffer time and could mobilize more troops. If Prussia wants to win the war, they can only look forward to God's blessing.

Bismarck dared to take risks in the Rhineland region. If he changed to a region where the Junker nobles were concentrated, he would not dare to take it out and make a promise without any courage.

Blank checks also need to be highly confidential. The top government officials can know, but the people below cannot know. As soon as the news spreads, a military coup will occur in minutes based on the national conditions of the Kingdom of Prussia.

In this country where the army is in charge, any practice that harms the interests of the Junker nobles must be thought twice before doing it.

The farce outside William I was just upset and was not worried about causing a big mess. It was not up to you, and it also applies in the Kingdom of Prussia.

The Rhineland region is an enclave, and it is not so close to the country. Except for the pain of capitalists, most people do not lose direct losses of interests.

If you don’t involve your own interests, then you will vent your dissatisfaction and things will be over.

It was not the capitalist's turn to be the leader of the Prussian Kingdom. When people gave up Silesia, they also caused trouble, but in the end they compromised obediently.

Even without the Rhineland region, the steel production of the Kingdom of Prussia dropped sharply by 60%, and the total industrial volume was reduced by nearly 40%. William I was still not panicked.

The domestic market of the Kingdom of Prussia is limited, and industrial and commercial products are not competitive in the international market. In just a few years, there are signs of overcapacity in China.

This is the characteristic of the times. Influenced by many factors, the capitalist world will experience an economic crisis every ten or eight years in this era.

From 1847 to now, three economic crises have occurred, not far from the fourth time. If the agricultural crisis is calculated, it will be the fifth time.

The more industry, the better. Overcapacity is a disaster. When you open the history book, you will find that after every crisis, war will break out, and everyone seems to be used to using war to overcome the crisis.

The economic crisis of 1847 triggered the Great Revolution of 1848; the economic crisis of 1857 triggered the Civil War of the United States; the economic crisis of 1867 led to the outbreak of the Plain-Russian War; the agricultural crisis that broke out two years ago triggered the Near East War and the Russian-Polish War.

Now that the Rhineland region is abandoned, it seems to have suffered heavy losses, but in fact it is also fighting for the Prussian Kingdom to integrate the Polish Kingdom.

Otherwise, a new round of crisis would break out and they would not want to launch the Prussian-Russian War, and someone would send them to the battlefield.

Any decision-making is inevitable that someone's interests will be damaged. William I did not mind sacrificing the interests of some capitalists first. Anyway, the bourgeois group is complex, and as long as the rulers are not stupid, they cannot unite.

Without the Rhineland region, many people will also make profits. Without a competitor, everyone can divide the market they leave behind. These beneficiaries will not give up their own interests for the sake of "class interests".

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In Ruhr, news of the Berlin government selling the Rhineland region has been heard, and local governments are preparing to evacuate.

The people spontaneously took to the streets and started a massive demonstration. This time, no one organized them and was suddenly abandoned. Everyone would feel resentful.

As a manager of Ruhr District, Andrea was also very unhappy, and the documents issued by his superiors were torn to pieces by him.

Under normal circumstances, he would never dare to do this. He would lose his job by deliberately damaging official documents. Now he is angry and doesn't care about so much.

After the office was destroyed, Andrea quenched his anger. As a nobleman loyal to the country, Andrea understood what the overall situation was.

The Rhineland region is destined to be abandoned, but so many people and industries cannot all give up. The Berlin government has issued an order to organize the evacuation of personnel as much as possible.

That's right, it's priority to organize personnel evacuation. After fighting a war with the Tsarist government, the Berlin government has realized the importance of population.

Without enough population, there will be no sufficient source of troops. When encountering the Tsarist government, which is good at playing the tactics of the sea of ​​people, it will be impossible to have fewer soldiers.

As long as there are people, there will be land, and there will be factories. The Berlin government had experience in evacuation once, but the situation was completely different at that time.

When the Silesian region was abandoned, the Kingdom of Prussia had just won the Prussian War and obtained a large amount of land. The East Prussia region was turned into white and continued to replenish populations. According to immigration, there was no problem at all.

The situation is much more complicated now. The Rhineland region is much more populated than Silesia, so it is not easy to accommodate so many people.

The Kingdom of Prussia does have some undeveloped land, but most of these lands have poor geographical conditions and very few undeveloped high-quality land.

It is obviously not enough to resettle the people in the Rhineland region. The industry in Prussia is also unable to digest so many people, which is destined to make a choice for this evacuation.

Andrea's task is to organize people who have a greater effect on the country to leave, mainly rich and middle-class people, including: capitalists, doctors, teachers, engineers, and technical workers...

After these people were evacuated, they were ordinary workers and farmers. The final buyers were either Belgium or the German Federal Empire. The Berlin government was not afraid of offending them and could slowly organize the evacuation of personnel.

Before evacuation, the first thing to do is to let the people marching and demonstrators disperse, otherwise so many people would be blocked on the streets and many work would not be able to be carried out.

After hesitating for a while, Andrea convinced herself and walked out with a bit of anger. There was a bit of tragic tragedy that was like a whistle and cold in the wind, and the hero was gone forever.

Well, the situation is not that serious in fact. Instead of rushing up to beat Andrea, the angry people shouted slogans for an explanation.

On the one hand, the success of education has allowed the Prussian people to learn to abide by order; on the other hand, the garrison has taken action, surrounded by fully armed soldiers, and if you want to make trouble, you must consider the consequences clearly.

Suppressing the workers' movement these days is nothing new. After seeing the army's attitude as if it was facing a great enemy, everyone couldn't help but make rules.

Andrea arrived in front of the government building and ordered the staff to move the table. He bit and stood on the table. He waved a Prussian flag in his hand, indicating that everyone would calm down.

Advanced equipment can only be yelled, and Andrea used his best efforts: "I know why everyone came, and now I feel as sad as you.

Because we all love this country and the land that raised us. But there is no way, now I have to announce this bad news.

The news you heard is not a rumor, the government is indeed going to give up the Rhineland region.”

After receiving the official reply, the noise sounded again, and the angry people began to be unable to control their emotions. If it weren't for the army's obstruction, they might have rushed up.

"Quiet", "Quiet"...

Andrea's heart-wrenching cry was useless, and he was forced to let the soldiers shoot in the sky to warn him.

"Bang bang bang..."

After the gunshots, the order barely returned to normal. It is a pity that the bullets are more deterrent.

"Everyone is quiet and give me two minutes. If you have any questions, I will discuss them after I finish talking. Don't forget that discipline is the basic moral cultivation of every citizen."

After hearing the discussion, everyone looked at Andrea and waited for his explanation.

"The Berlin government does not want to give up the Rhineland region, but there is no way, the Prussian Kingdom is too weak. Faced with the threat of the great powers, the government has to consider the safety of everyone's lives and property.

Some people may say that they are not afraid of death and are willing to fight for the Kingdom of Prussia, and so are I. If possible, I would rather go to the battlefield with a gun than live humiliatedly here.

But people cannot only consider themselves. We must be responsible for our parents, wives and children, and for the Kingdom of Prussia. We are relieved for a moment. What should they do, and what should we do in this country?

Don’t tell me any nonsense about victory belonging to Prussia. First, figure out who the enemy you are facing now, and use your own brain to think about whether we have a chance of winning.

The Kingdom of Prussia has not experienced failures. During the anti-French war, we almost lost our country, but in the end we were revived again.

As long as people or hope are there, today's humiliation will be brought back tomorrow. Giving up the Rhineland region temporarily does not mean giving up forever.

One day, the Kingdom of Prussia will become truly powerful and become fearless and we will return here again. History will remember all this..."
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