Holy Roman Empire

We all know that rebuilding Shinra is the best option for the unification of the German region, and this is the only way to achieve national unification in a short period of time.

Many states in Germany have been divided for a long time and have formed their own systems. This determines that it will be difficult to achieve unification, and it will not be accomplished overnight.

Let the federal parliament vote?In fact, we all know that this is not an activity where the minority obeys the majority, let alone a child's play house game.

To rebuild Shinra, we must obtain the support of all states. If someone disagrees, we will barely merge into an empire, and it will eventually break up due to many contradictions.

Everyone knows the consequences of coercion. Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are independent. This is their own choice. We don't need to study the historical reasons today.

Now if we don't do well, a new wave of independence will appear again.Don't doubt that there are already international forces planning to split Germany, and they even collude with forces within Germany.

Therefore, I have to be cautious, for fear that I will become a sinner of Germany if I make a wrong step.

A unified German Empire must be an empire recognized by everyone. If this cannot be achieved, then this is just a federation, not an empire.

I know that many people oppose the reconstruction of Shinra because they feel that the empire is too loose, with too much power for the local government and too little power for the central government. Such a system does not meet everyone's appetite.

But there is one thing everyone should pay attention to. If you want to gain the approval of all the people, you must not shed blood, at least not too much blood.

If a civil war broke out because of reunification, and everyone's blood flowed like rivers, would they still be able to sit together peacefully after the war?

The answer is no, under the guidance of caring people, this kind of hatred will soon take root and eventually lead to splitting.

......"

Felix entered the state and opened the mouthpiece mode.

The officials of the Bavarian government under the stage were already livid with anger, but they were not easy to explode. Diplomatic etiquette is still required. Although Felix was spouting wildly, he did not scold the Bavarian government by name.

If they stand up and stop the speech, doesn't that mean they have a guilty conscience?

Besides, the students' emotions have already been mobilized. Going to stimulate them at this time, God knows if there will be a second-year boy calling for revolution.

This is not without precedent. More than 90.00% of the revolutions in Europe were started by middle school boys who shouted casually, and then followed them blindly.

For example, the February Revolution in France, the March Revolution in Vienna, the March Revolution in Berlin, etc. These revolutions were not strictly organized in advance.

Since the Bavarian government made a decision, they have stepped up their vigilance to prevent the middle school teenagers from rebelling.

For example, there are more than three-digit police officers at the University of Munich, under the guise of protecting the safety of Prime Minister Felix, but in fact they are also monitoring the people he comes into contact with.

You must know that Prime Minister Felix is ​​now the most unstable factor in the Kingdom of Bavaria, and his status is too high. The Bavarian government can only expect him to leave quickly.

As much as the government hates him, the people welcome him as much. Most Bavarian people respect the pacifist Austrian prime minister very much.

About an hour later, Felix stopped his speech and entered the interactive communication session.

A young student said excitedly: "Dear Prime Minister Felix, I would like to ask how to ensure that the Holy Roman Empire can treat every state fairly?"

Felix has answered this question many times along the way, and he repeated again:

"This problem is very simple. It depends on the system, a fair system. I don't believe in the so-called rule of man, because people are selfish and inherently inclined. Only a fair system can solve the problem.

This system will be jointly formulated by all states, and it will be publicized across the country, and everyone will judge whether it is fair or not. "

The nonsense mode was turned on, and applause from the audience rang out. The accompanying officials of the Bavarian government closed their eyes, as if to keep out of sight.

Another young student asked curiously: "Your Excellency, does such a perfect system exist?"

Felix replied without hesitation: "It doesn't exist!"

Ignoring the uproar at the scene, he continued: "There is no perfect system in the world. A system that looks beautiful today may be obsolete tomorrow. What we can do is to constantly update the system to make it more suitable for us. .

From the origin of human society, the earliest tribal civilization, the matrilineal clan and then the patrilineal system, and then entered the era of slavery, the earliest country appeared...

This series of social changes is all about self-repair and improvement of the social system.In our view today, the current system is more advanced than the past.

But in fact, if our ancestors adopted the current advanced formulation, the German nation has become history, and it can't even be found in history books.

Is this a system problem?Obviously not!

Social productivity determines the production system, so don't criticize the past social system as corrupt and backward, at least at that time, those systems met the needs. "

There is no way that everyone's thinking is too active and the questions are too tricky. Felix has to lead far away and control the rhythm as much as possible.

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"Your Excellency, after the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria will become the new central government. Is this unfair to other states?"

A young student's question brought the topic back again.

"You are wrong, the central government is formed by all states, if Austria acts as the central government, who can the central government command?

As for fairness, I think it can only be guaranteed by a notarized constitution.Big and small states certainly have different voices in politics, and if they insist on being the same, it would actually be unfair to the big states.

True fairness is just equal treatment, not privilege, and my ideal Holy Roman Empire is a world without privilege.

You can get as much reward as you contribute to this country.This reward can be money or social status.

In other words, to open the door to high society, even if the door may only be opened a small crack. "Prime Minister Felix continued to fool around.

True or false, it made his speech more convincing.

It publicly revealed the cruelty of the society. No state has any privileges, but the gap in the social status of individuals still exists.

This mode of speech is the result of painstaking research by the staff of the Austrian government.It is necessary to be able to mobilize the emotions of the people, but not let this emotion get out of control.

This speed is not easy to grasp. If the fanatical nationalism is detonated, Austria will not be able to eat it.

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Because the Bavarian government was too vigilant, Prime Minister Felix made a few speeches and set off on his way home.

There is no doubt that this diplomatic operation failed. Except for a very few German states who expressed their support for the reconstruction of Shinra, most of the rest expressed their opposition implicitly.

Especially after the Bavarian government publicly expressed its opposition, there was a wave of criticism against the Holy Roman Empire in Germany.

Of course, the governments of various countries have not turned to the black history, and the local government's confrontation with the central government is also a stain on them. It is an absolute political mistake and cannot be brought up.

Vienna

After listening to Felix's report, Franz found that the situation in Germany was much more complicated than he had imagined.

Most of the German people have a single-minded mind. Once they have identified something, it will be difficult to pull it back.

This means that they must be convinced. If they cannot be recognized, the unification of Germany can be said to be a dream.

If one operation is not good, it is likely to end up as Felix said in his speech-the wave of independence broke out.

"Your Majesty, nationalism in the German region is developing very fast. If we stir up national sentiment now, we still have the hope of achieving unification through political means." Prime Minister Felix suggested

Perhaps because he was too involved in the drama, now Felix is ​​really considering the issue of unifying Germany by political means.

Franz shook his head and said: "This is impossible to succeed. If we really get the Holy Roman Empire out, Britain, France and Russia will probably have a truce soon, and they will turn around to seek our bad luck."

With the unification of Germany, the Russian continental hegemony will be gone, the French dream of continental hegemony will be broken, and the British continental balance policy will also go bankrupt.

This is a conflict of core interests, which is related to their future development and survival. In order to avoid this from happening, they will definitely take action.

Even now that Britain, France and Russia are fighting in the Near East, in fact, the secret contacts of the governments of the three countries have never been broken.

Franz is sure that Britain and France no longer want to fight.If it is not impossible, they are forced to ride a tiger, and they will probably compromise with the Russians.

Now they want to compromise, the prerequisite is that the Russians make concessions, otherwise the country will not be able to explain.

Does the tsarist government want to continue fighting?the answer is negative.The cruelty of the war has awakened many people, and they are also unable to get off the tiger.

Concession is easy to say, but hard to do!Once the tsarist government made a compromise, internal conflicts would erupt, and Nicholas I naturally wanted to fight a beautiful battle to end it.

Now Constantinople is in sight, as long as this fortress city is captured, all the crises of the tsarist government will be resolved, and he will become the greatest tsar in Russian history.

As for other interests, the Black Sea Fleet is finished, even if they enter the Mediterranean, they can't rely on swimming?

Annexation of the Ottoman Empire?Fighting also requires money. The Russians have this kind of military strength, but they don't have the matching financial resources.

They can even fight while interfering in the German region.With the Kingdom of Prussia, Britain, France and Russia only need to shout a few voices, and the Holy Roman Empire will be disbanded again.

After being pointed out by Franz, Felix immediately woke up.The Shenluo Empire is still far from a real empire. Without external threats, the problem can be solved slowly. The current problem is collusion between inside and outside.

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Metternich said, "Your Majesty, the time is now ripe for the next step."

Franz nodded, expressing his acquiescence.

Austria is not yet strong enough to start a fight if there is no reason to agree with everyone. If there is no reason that everyone can accept, and public anger is committed at that time, it will be cheaper for the Prussians.

Mere political disagreement does not constitute a reason for war.Now it is necessary to add another fire to give the Bavarian government a final historical characterization.

Chapter 96 The Cause of War

Following Franz's order, Bavaria became lively.

Prime Minister Felix's speech in Munich is still effective. Most of the younger generation in Bavaria have been tricked, and everyone is thinking about how to unify the German region.

There is a problem with this thought.Based on their social experience, they simply cannot consider the problem comprehensively, and it is very easy to go to extremes when looking at the problem.

It's fine if no one brings the rhythm, but unfortunately, how could Franz, who was already prepared, give up this opportunity?

Experts and scholars jumped out to express their opinions one after another, criticizing those in power in the Bavarian government for their own interests, destroying the unity of the German region.

In the eyes of most people, rebuilding Shinra is not the best choice, but it is the most suitable choice. When the road to peaceful reunification is blocked, only military reunification is left.

There may be those who yearn to make their mark in the war, but this is definitely not a civil war.

Affected by Prime Minister Felix's speech, these self-proclaimed elite students couldn't stand it anymore. They thought they should do something for the unity of the country, and they couldn't just watch the government mess around.

Demonstration, this meaningful activity, is regarded by them as the best way to make their voice heard.

Everyone is an intellectual, and even a parade can find a legal basis. The former king Ludwig gave a speech before he abdicated, which became everyone's banner.

(Affected by the Great Revolution, Ludwig abdicated. In order to win the hearts of the people, he publicly stated that the royal family will be committed to the unification of the German region)

Maximilian II had a headache, the political bomb detonated.Even if there is no saying in Europe that ancestral family laws are immutable, the remarks made by the old king before his abdication also have political effect.

Now everyone wants the king to come out and give an explanation. Since the royal family is committed to the unification of the German region, how can the government explain the opposite approach?

It was not only the king who was questioned, but the cabinet ministers were also questioned by the people.Everyone's attitude is very clear, it's okay to oppose the establishment of Shinra, but you have to come up with a plan for German unification, right?

Regardless of whether it is feasible or not, at least it must be able to convince everyone in theory and gain the approval of most people.

Maximilian II asked anxiously: "What do you do now, the people outside are waiting for our reply?"

It's not that they were unprepared, but the previous emergency plans were all used to deal with people making trouble.The question now is, are these people making trouble?

The quality of the crowd participating in the demonstration this time was much higher than usual, not only workers and students, but also the middle class, capitalists, sociologists, and nobles participated.

The coverage is so wide that it involves all groups in the Kingdom of Bavaria. Even if the Bavarian government suspects that it was organized by someone, they don't have evidence in their hands, so they dare not act rashly.

The Great Revolution has just passed, and everyone has lingering fears and dare not act recklessly, for fear of causing social unrest.

Prime Minister August replied: "Your Majesty, the best way now is to come up with a plan for the unification of Germany and try to convince the people as much as possible."

In fact, in the entire German region, the governments of various states are preparing their own unified plans. Since they want to oppose the reconstruction of Shinra, there must be new substitutes.

Otherwise, as Felix criticized, "If you don't do practical things all day long, you know that you are opposing for the sake of opposing."

"Prime Minister, what do you think?" Maximilian II asked

August replied: "Your Majesty, we can change the previous plan and change the plan of the three cabinets again.

The reason is still the same: there are too many states in the German region. If everyone participates in the decision-making together, there will be quarrels every day.

The best choice is for Bavaria to replace many small states, form a balance with Austria-Prussia in the central government, and jointly rule the empire.

Of course, this proposal is definitely impossible to win the support of other states, but it is indeed feasible to persuade the people, and Bavaria can get the greatest benefit.

We support the reconstruction of the Holy Roman Empire as long as the Austrians can accept the formation of a three-council. "

After hesitating for a while, Maximilian II made up his mind and said, "Okay, let's do this."

Doing so will offend the small state, but the harm between the two powers is the lesser.Offending these small states is nothing more than a few words of protest. If the domestic people are not given an explanation, it will affect the foundation of the rule.

Since gaining the support of the great powers, the Bavarian government has become much bolder.If it weren't for Pu'ao being too strong, they would all want to unify Germany's many small states by force.

Moreover, this time the Bavarian government has stood out for everyone and shattered the Austrian Shinra plan. Even if the slogan is a little too much now, everyone can understand it.

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On March 1853, 3, Britain and France ignited the Crimean War, which disrupted the deployment of the Russians.

The British strategy is not wrong, the tsarist government is really exhausted.After adding a new front, the logistical supplies of the Russian army on the Balkan Peninsula fell to Austria.

To the surprise of the coalition forces, the Russian army that participated in the Crimean War was not only low in combat effectiveness, but also surprisingly bad in weapons and equipment. It can be regarded as a beggar army.

There was no way, and the tsarist government was helpless.Most of the elite troops of the Russian army filled the Balkan battlefield, or they also went to the Caucasus battlefield, and the rest were second-line troops or reserve troops.