Holy Roman Empire

No matter how confident Franz is, he doesn't think he can punch France, kick Russia, and beat England to death under constant internal friction.

To unify the German region without giving up the Austrian Empire, Franz said that it was a dream. For details, you can refer to the case of Napoleon singled out the major European powers.

Otherwise, there is no need to wait for him. After the anti-French war is over, it is the best time for Austria to unify Germany.

There is no doubt that Franz is not the only smart person. Metternich resisted the temptation and established the Vienna system instead of trying to unify Germany.

One bird in hand is worse than a thousand birds in the forest.

Integrating the current Austrian Empire, in fact, the overall national strength is not much worse than the unification of the German region.Then work hard to develop slowly, waiting for the right time is the kingly way.

To advance is to compete in the European continent and rebuild the Holy Roman Empire; to retreat is to roar in southern Europe and become a great power.

"The situation in Austria may not be as severe as we imagined. The Vienna revolution has been suppressed. Although other places are unstable, there has been no major chaos.

In order for the European revolution not to spread to Russia, the tsarist government must support Austria. With our support, even if the Hungarian rebellion breaks out, it will be suppressed soon!

Moreover, we don't need the Kingdom of Sardinia to completely defeat Austria. We can intervene when necessary. As long as the French do not send troops to support the Kingdom of Sardinia, the situation is under our control. ’ said Palmerston, after a moment’s thought

John Russell asked: "It is not difficult to mediate the Osa war. How are you going to answer the Austrians? If they cannot get support from us, they will turn to the Russians for help."

The Russians will not give up this opportunity. Once Russia and Austria reach an agreement, no one in the Near East will be able to check and balance them. "

The mainstream contradiction in today's world is the contradiction between Britain and Russia. With its strong strength, the Russian Empire has become the greatest enemy of the British, none of them.

Austria is the biggest force to check and balance the expansion of the Russians in the Near East. If the Austrians help the Russians now, it is inevitable to give up part of the interests of the Balkans.

The British did not want the Russians to enter the Mediterranean Sea. Historically, the Crimean War broke out for this reason, and Britain and France joined forces to block the Russians back.

"That's fine, we don't need to reply directly to the Austrians, give them some ambiguous hint that we are pro-Austria.

If the Kingdom of Sardinia wants to unify Italy, they have to work hard on their own. We only provide limited support. It is of course best if it succeeds, and it will not involve us if it fails.

It is also a good choice to let France and Austria contain each other. The diplomacy of the British Empire cannot be hanged on a tree! ’ said Palmerston with a sneer.

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Chapter 58 Closing the net

On March 1848, 3, Frederick William IV was forced to announce the abolition of the book inspection system, and sent a diplomatic note to the German states, requesting a joint meeting of the states.

On March 3, Frederick William IV announced the annexation of Prussia to Germany.

Metternich's hope of establishing the Triple Alliance between Prussia, Austria and Russia was shattered, and the diplomatic relations between Prussia, Austria and Russia deteriorated sharply.

If Germany wants to unify, Austria is an unavoidable hack. The core question is who will be the boss?

In terms of strength, Austria seems to be slightly stronger than Prussia, but because of domestic issues, it does not have an absolute advantage over Prussia; in terms of influence, Austria far exceeds Prussia.

Historically, Bismarck, the iron-blooded prime minister, discovered this problem early. He first used diplomatic means to isolate Austria, and then took advantage of the opportunity just after the Austrian-French War to defeat Austria and kick Austria out of Germany.

The actions of Frederick William IV now undoubtedly exposed Prussia's ambition to unify Germany, which Austria cannot tolerate.

Also unacceptable are the Russians. The Tsarist government does not want to see the unification of Central Europe, which will shake their European hegemony.

In this context, the relationship between Russia and Austria began to heat up. Franz waited for good news. Tsar Nicholas I publicly expressed his willingness to help Austria suppress the Italian revolution.

Although this support is only verbal, Russia will not send troops to help Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia, which is enough for Franz.

Since the Anti-French War, there have been two great powers in Europe—Britain and Russia side by side. With the support of the Russians, it is impossible for the British to support the Kingdom of Sardinia at the risk of a full-scale war.

"Prime Minister, we can close the net now." Franz said calmly

"Yes, Your Highness!" Felix replied

……

Prague

"Mr. Ryan, hurry up, something is wrong!"

"Colson speak slowly, what happened?" Ryan's man asked with concern

"The Austrian government decided to execute Vera and the others, a total of more than 100 political prisoners, and all of them will be executed in three days!" Coulson said in panic

This is definitely the worst outcome. Such mass executions of political prisoners seldom happen in Europe, especially when there are capitalists and nobles among the more than 100 people.

Ren was silent, he was not a sophomore boy.The sudden hardening of the Austrian government is obviously abnormal.

But people have to be rescued, otherwise the hearts will be scattered and the team will be unable to lead.

The revolutionary enthusiasm of the people in the Czech region is low. They can only rely on the capitalists and nobles to start the revolution. If they can't take effective measures, it won't be long before these people will turn their backs.

Historically, the outbreak of the Prague uprising was quickly suppressed. The local nobles and capitalists realized that there was no future for mixing with the revolutionary party, so they sold them off.

Mobilize the people to revolutionize?

Well, just think about this kind of thing.The Czech Regional Revolutionary Party is basically the sons of capitalists and offshoots of the aristocracy, and the worst is the middle class.

They want revolution, in essence, to safeguard their own rights and interests, sacrificing their own interests to win over the people at the bottom, this does not exist.

Historically, after suppressing the Prague uprising, they were able to organize troops in the Czech region to suppress the Hungarian rebellion, so you know who the people are for.

"How many troops are there in the city?" Ren asked concerned

"I heard that the Italian battlefield is tight. Yesterday, 2000 soldiers were transferred from here. There will be no more than 800 soldiers in the city." The man with eyes said in a low voice.

"Is the news reliable?" Ryan asked with concern

"I heard this when I was chatting with friends from the city defense army this morning. It should be reliable. You can't lie to people about troop transfers!" The man with eyes explained

"Mr. Ryan, this news should be accurate. I saw troops leaving the city yesterday, but they haven't returned yet!" Coulson added

"Well, let's make preparations immediately and take action two days later in the evening to overthrow the decaying Austrian Empire and establish an independent Czech Republic!" Ren said passionately

"Mr. Ryan, how do we solve the problem of weapons? We can't overthrow the Austrian government with the dozens of guns in our hands, right?" an old man asked

As a conservative in the revolutionary party, he opposed the most extreme armed revolution. If it weren't for the fact that the Austrian government wanted to kill people this time, he would not have agreed to launch an uprising.

"I can find a way to raise twenty guns from relatives and friends!" said the man with glasses

"I can also get a dozen guns from home!" Coulson thought for a while and said

In this way, everyone reported the numbers in a hurry, and after a while, all the weapons and equipment of an infantry battalion came out.

Obviously, the recent policies of the Vienna government made the local nobles very dissatisfied, otherwise the revolutionaries would not be able to obtain weapons and equipment.

……

A premeditated rebellion unfolded just like that. All the members of the revolutionary party participated voluntarily. They did not have any mandatory binding force on each other, relying only on the charisma of the leader.

It is impossible to keep secrets. The Czech Regional Revolutionary Party was originally a grassroots team, and it would not reject anyone who came from any religion or class.

These people who participated in the meeting are of relatively high status and are considered reliable.In fact, after the meeting ended, the content of the meeting was sorted out that night and sent to Prince Wendisch Gretz.

If the rebellion was to be extinguished, the police in the Prague area could do it.

Obviously, this is not what the Vienna government wants. The rebellion has not happened yet, and if people are arrested now, they will only be small fish and shrimps on the bright side.

The black hands behind the scenes are left behind, which will bring serious hidden dangers to the future rule of the Czech region.

Prince Wendisch Gretz didn't seem to know anything, even before the revolution broke out, he organized a field training, and most of the police and army in Prague participated.

On April 1848, 4, taking advantage of the opportunity of Prince Wendisch Gretz's departure, the Prague Uprising broke out. With the cooperation of local nobles and capitalists, the city of Prague was captured in one fell swoop.

"Mr. Wren is not well. The arsenal is empty. It is said that corrupt government officials have sold all the ammunition in it. What should we do now?" Coulson said in panic.

This statement is simply fooling ghosts. Even if the corruption of the Austrian government is serious, it is impossible to sell all the weapons and ammunition?

"Being treated as a pawn!"

This was his first reaction. Originally, the uprising went so smoothly that he captured Prague without encountering any resistance. If he still doesn't understand now, Ren is a fool.

Chapter 59 Conditions

Rebellion is not a child's play, and revolution is not a dinner party. It is easy to get on a boat and difficult to get off the ship.Even if he knew that he had been tricked, Ren had no choice but to go to the dark one way.

They have no choice, but it doesn't mean that others have no choice either. The well-informed nobles now know the danger.

There is no doubt that this is a chess game against them, but they jumped into it.Now that the rebel army lacks weapons and ammunition, and has not won the support of the people, no matter how you look at it, there is no possibility of success.

He doesn't even have the strength to negotiate with the Vienna government by relying on his strength.

Most of the nobles in the Czech region came from the German region and had inextricable connections with the Viennese nobles, but this connection was not enough to keep them safe from the rebellion.

In a luxurious residence in the aristocratic district of Prague, seven gorgeously dressed men gathered together. If anyone knew them, they would immediately find that all of them were big shots in the Czech Republic.

But now these big shots, one or two of them are flustered, and they have lost their former demeanor, and if the news spreads, it is estimated that it will shock the whole of Prague.

What can make so many great people tremble with fear?

"Count Karoqi, what should we do now? I'm afraid there are traitors among us, and our actions have been exposed under the eyes of the Vienna government!"

"Earl Scott, don't worry, we didn't personally participate in this rebellion, at most only some collateral members participated, so there is room for maneuver.

Now as long as we help Prince Wendisch Gretz suppress the rebellion, we can clear our suspicion in this rebellion, and the Vienna government can't kill us because of this! "Earl Karoqi forced himself to calm down.

They don't have any pressure to sell their teammates. It's nothing more than abandoning a few offspring. The problem is that the Vienna government will settle accounts after the autumn?

Under normal circumstances, Europe does not kill nobles, but if an accident occurs on the battlefield, then no one can say anything.

I'm afraid that only God knows Prince Wendischgritz's plan now. With such a big game, how can he catch a few big fish?

Earl Karoqi's statement obviously did not reassure everyone.Other crimes are fine, everyone is a related household, and some people speak for them.

This time is different, although they did not want to be really independent, but just to use this opportunity to fight for greater rights, but this is also a rebellion in the eyes of the Vienna government.

Since ancient times, rebellion has been the most hated by the ruling class. Even if the responsibility is not immediately pursued, there will be a settlement later.

"Count Karoqi, I'm not worried about personal safety. As long as we don't directly rebel, the Vienna government can't take our heads, but what price will we have to pay for this?

All of you present here have big families and big businesses. Many industries in the Prague area are owned by capitalists on the surface, but in fact, our shares are indispensable.

These things are not visible, and the Vienna government directly confiscated them, and we cannot raise objections.It's not even ruled out that they'll follow suit and implicate us in the rebellion.

Don't tell me that everyone has no contact with the rebels, no matter how clean it is, it is useless at this time.

As long as Prince Wendisch Gretz thinks that we have participated in the rebellion, then everyone should not think about it later. Everyone knows what will happen to the nobles involved in the Vienna rebellion.

There are quite a few families here, because their nephews or retainers participated in the rebellion in their later generations, they were implicated in it, and were deprived of their titles and property in the end! "

When speaking, Earl Scott's voice was trembling a little, obviously he was worried that what happened in Vienna would happen to him again.

The European nobles are one family, but the interests of the nobles are not the same. They want the Czech region to gain greater autonomy so that they can benefit.

However, the Austrian nobles hope to centralize power, allowing them to use the influence of the central government to extend their tentacles to all parts of the country. The interests of the two parties have already conflicted.

This is what Scott is most worried about. Will the Austrian nobles who dominate the Vienna government easily let go of the opportunity to suppress them?

At this moment, the old butler's voice sounded: "Earl Kaski, there is someone outside claiming to be Prince Wendisch Gretz's emissary!"

Everyone's face changed drastically, and they reacted later. It was already exposed, and it was not surprising that Prince Wendisch Gretz's people came to the door.

"Ask him to come in, Linda will take everyone to the next door to rest for a while!" Earl Kaski thought for a while and said

Everyone had no objection, and the maid directly took everyone to the next door to the living room, where the conversation in the living room happened to be heard, and everyone wanted to find out the purpose of Prince Wendischgritz.

Seeing the person coming, Kaschi asked in surprise, "Kandlay, how could it be you?"

"Why can't it be me, dear brother, don't forget, I have always served in the Austrian army, this time I happened to be transferred to the army of Prince Wendisch Gretz, so I took the initiative to stop this job!" Candler laughed

How chaotic the relationship among the European aristocrats is, no one can figure it out. Candler and Caskey are cousins, but Caskey inherited the title of the family. .

Since it is a family, then things are easy to talk about, and Kaski has already felt the kindness released by Prince Wendisch Gretz.

"Kandlay, I'm relieved to see you at this time!" Kaski said relaxedly

"No, my brother, you are too early to rest assured, I have brought Prince Wendisch Gretz, or the conditions of the Vienna government.

If you agree, then this time, nothing happened; otherwise, I don't need to say anything.

If you don't want your family to decline, you'd better think carefully! " Candler said seriously

Kaski smiled slightly, he always had to pay the price for doing something wrong, if the Vienna government didn't put forward conditions, he would be worried instead.

"Tell me, as long as the family can be preserved, I can accept any conditions!"

Candler looked at the traces left on the ground and said, "Since everyone is here, let's invite them over together, anyway, we can hide from the first day of the junior high school, but not the fifteenth day.

Everyone will have to face these problems sooner or later. The conditions I bring are set by the cabinet, and there is no room for negotiation. You can either accept it or reject it! "

Earl Kaski looked a little embarrassed, but he quickly calmed down and said calmly: "Okay, you can see it, everyone come out!"

Seeing everyone coming out, everyone was acquaintances, and greeted each other, Candler said: "The conditions of the Vienna government are..."