There are many small countries in Europe. They can survive and live a very prosperous life, so they naturally have their own unique way of survival.

Now Prussia has fallen from the ranks of great powers. If you want to live a small life, you must abandon the previous gameplay and learn how to survive in a small country.

Frederick III was very clear, "Push and Han merged into North Germany, integrated many states in the German region, controlled this new country and returned to the ranks of the great powers." This was just a lie to fool the second young man.

In this era of the strong prey on the weak, nothing is without strength.

The Prussian Kingdom, which had lost its Prussian region, was greatly reduced. If you wanted to turn against him, you first asked Hannover whether he would agree.

After purchasing territory, the Kingdom of Hanover has surpassed Prussia's strength in appearance, especially its economic advantages.

How do they turn the tables without a war breaking out?

Solve by force?

Don't even think about it!

Launching a civil war is a dead end. Not to mention whether Hanover can be suppressed, even if he wins, he will lose his legal basis.

Hannover was a part of the German Federal Empire, but the Prussian Kingdom was not. As long as George I was not stupid, they would not be allowed to enter the Imperial Parliament to occupy a seat.

Political infiltration seems good. Frederick III knew that if it was done, he would have nothing to do.

The Junker nobles regained the national dominance, and for their own interests, they would also promote the complete integration of Puhan.

Because of the war, Prussia offended the Russians so badly. The Hohenzollern family wanted to take over the central government, but the Tsarist government would definitely not agree.

Puhan is a small country, and merger is a medium country. Only when the country is strong can the military grow stronger. If it cannot take over the central government, it will only be abolished.

From this perspective, military Junkers is the basis of a real strong country, and their interests are too tightly bound to the country.

In order to avoid the worst happening, Frederick III had to carry out a political reshuffle as soon as he ascended the throne, taking advantage of the opportunity of the defeated war to rebalance the forces of all parties.

Berlin Palace

Army Secretary von Rosswald handed over a document and said: "Your Majesty, this is a military reorganization plan drafted by the Army Department.

According to the plan, after the reorganization is completed, we will preserve the organization of 3 infantry divisions, one security division, two cavalry regiments, and two artillery regiments. During peacetime, these troops only retain half of the number of people, with a total force of 23,000."

The total force after the reorganization is not as strong as that before the war. If this plan is spread, it will definitely cause an uproar.

There is no way, this is the price of defeat. The government has financial difficulties, so in order to reduce expenses, it has to attack the army.

Although von Rothwald, who presided over the disarmament, was also a member of the Junker nobles, he was an alternative in his army and a staunch anti-war faction.

The anti-war factions before the war were weak and had no political say; the situation after the war had fundamentally reversed, anti-warism prevailed throughout Europe, and Prussia was no exception.

Against this background, Frederick III took the opportunity to promote a large number of anti-war figures and began to suppress the military forces.

After taking the document, Frederick III casually looked through a few pages and asked, "The plan is very good, but can it be realized?"

No matter how good the plan is, it must be completed before it counts, otherwise the plan will always be a plan.

The Prussian military is too strong. Even if we take advantage of the opportunity of war and change the top military leadership, it still cannot change the military's situation.

Army Secretary von Rosswald: "It should be no big problem. Now the domestic anti-war thoughts are strong, and we can use public opinion pressure to make the military concessions.

In order for the plan to be successfully implemented, His Majesty also needs to come forward and lobby the respected generals to come forward to appease the military's emotions."

Frederick III nodded helplessly. It was not easy to get the military boss to agree to disarmament.

But no matter how difficult it is, it must be done. If military expenditures are not suppressed, it will be a matter of time before fiscal bankruptcy is over.

Frederick III couldn't help but want to question the Russians why they didn't use the treaty to limit the number of Prussian troops?

If there is an agreement in the treaty, there is no need to be such trouble. The war is fought by the military, and if the war is lost, everyone can only accept it.

Prime Minister Leo von Caprivi: "Your Majesty, the issue of disarmament should be slow or urgent.

It is best to give the officers and soldiers a holiday first and let them get in touch with anti-war ideas. I believe most people will understand it.

The damage brought by this war is too great, the domestic economy has been severely damaged, and the unemployment rate is very high. In recent times, many people have immigrated and left.

So far, the total domestic population has fallen to 7.368 million, and this number is still falling.

According to sociologists, even if no immigrants leave, we will still fall into negative population growth within the next five years.

In order to restore the economy and avoid large population loss, the government plans to reduce taxes to some domestic enterprises and the public to reduce the pressure on everyone’s life.”

Tax cuts are naturally a good thing, the problem is that finances are very hurt. Although the war is over, the huge debt is still there.

In order to maintain a continental army, the tax revenue of the Prussian Kingdom has always been very high, and the people's living standards have been at the bottom of the German region for many years.

When the economic situation is good, it can still be maintained. When the economic situation deteriorates, ordinary people will be unable to survive.

Fortunately, there is still an immigration path to go, otherwise everyone will have a revolution, so it is impossible to prevent immigrants from leaving.

If you want everyone to stay, you can only restore the economy, increase employment, and reduce the living burden of ordinary people.

After pondering for a while, Frederick III said: "It may not be enough to just cut taxes. Everyone still can't live without a job.

The most urgent task is to solve the employment problems of the people. If it really doesn’t work, release relief grain.

The trauma brought by war is too great. Once the economy recovers, the number of domestic labor will definitely not be enough. We must retain as many people as possible.

If the government has no money, it goes to beg for alms and seeks help from German countries such as Austria, Hannover, Baden, and Saxony. Don't be afraid of being embarrassed.

We don’t need money either, whether it’s a loan or a bond issuance.

By the way, how are domestic bond sales?”

The war made the Berlin government realize the importance of population. If it weren't for the insufficient population, the outcome of the Prussian-Russian War was still unknown.

Chancellor Fedor Ogud replied: "It's very undesirable. So far, a total of 6.18 million marks have been sold.

Ordinary people have no money, and bankers doubt the government's ability to repay, so they are unwilling to cooperate.

Especially those Jewish capitalists not only did not cooperate with the government to issue bonds, but also shorted the marks in the market, causing our currency to depreciate significantly."

Not only Jews shorted Mark, but both domestic and foreign capital participated.

It’s just that Jewish capital is the most over-the-top and has no background, so it is naturally pushed to the top of the tank.

Frederick III slapped the table suddenly, and it would be fine if he didn't cooperate. This is his freedom. Private property in Europe is sacred and inviolable, and everyone cannot be forced to buy it.

But shorting Mark is too much, which is shaking the foundation of the Kingdom of Prussia. Once Mark's credit collapses, the Berlin government will be over.

After just experiencing a defeat, the people could not tolerate another property turned into waste paper.

Frederick III said fiercely: "Check! No matter who is controlling it, you must dig out these black hands!"

When everyone met each other, they seemed to have a close relationship and knew what to do next.

"Anti-Semitism" is a compulsory task for monarchs in European countries, and can be pursued thousands of years ago. When the monarch has no money, he borrows it from the Jews, and when he can't afford it, he will be anti-Semitism.

Now the Berlin government's finances are obviously unable to hold on, and it is impossible to find a way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. It is a matter of time before bankruptcy.

The core of reducing expenditure is disarmament, and opening up the source is not that simple. If you want to make a profit in the short term, you can only cut the leeks.

It happened that someone shorted Mark at this time, giving the Berlin government an excuse to take action.
Chapter completed!