Holy Roman Empire

I have already made it clear to you, how to choose is up to you.

By the way, the family members of government officials are the first batch of evacuees.If you want to run, then do it as soon as possible, it will be too late if it is too late. "

Doing ideological work does not exist, and Andrea doesn't think that she can persuade the old fritters in the officialdom. The most effective way is to coerce and lure.

Sending the families of the bureaucrats away first and cutting off their escape route was a coup that Andrea came up with.

Facts have proved to be effective. After listening to this result, the silent people could no longer sit still.

"Escape", no kidding.Military martial law is imminent, can the family and family go there?Believe it or not, as soon as you go out, you will be used as a model to kill chickens and warn monkeys.

A middle-aged man who responded quickly said: "Your Excellency Mayor, it is understandable that the people do not understand the government's painstaking efforts to abandon the Rhineland region.

As government officials, we should take the lead.I suggest that everyone go back first and mobilize their relatives to leave. Someone has taken the lead, and the later work should be easier to do. "

The speed of changing face is fast, which is the basic skill of bureaucracy.If you don't have this ability, how can you climb up?

It is everyone's instinct to weigh the pros and cons. Since it is destined to be tied to the chariot of the Kingdom of Prussia, it is better to find a way to obtain political capital for yourself.

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1Chapter 17 new record

When the Rhineland region was undergoing a great migration, the London Conference also reached a critical moment.Between Belgium and the German Confederation, the British still chose the German Confederation, while Belgium chose to move closer to France.

From a strategic point of view, Belgium's pro-France is the inevitable result.Only Austria can compete with France on the European continent. Although the British have great influence, their right to speak on land is greatly reduced.

Belgium is too far from Austria and too close to France. Even knowing that the French have ambitions to annex them, in order to ensure its own security, the Belgian government has to maintain good diplomatic relations with the French.

Small countries have their own way of survival. The Belgian government, while being pro-French, also maintains good relations with Britain and Austria, in order to use the strength of Britain and Austria to curb the ambitions of the French.

No matter how strategically correct it was, the French backed Belgium.Then in order to contain the French, Austria can only support the German Confederation.

The three major countries are divided into two camps. In a two-to-one situation, the Rhineland region naturally falls into the hands of the German Federal Empire.

Britain and Austria are also worried about how the German Confederation will rule the Rhineland region.In order to contain the French expansion, the two countries finally had to compromise.

As a compromise plan, the Rhineland region was assigned to the central government, but not the emperor, but the imperial parliament.

To a certain extent, this also accelerated the integration process of the German Federal Empire.The imperial parliament, which was originally just a check and balance of the emperor, has real power, and the parliament is no longer a sounding board.

But this is bigger than Hannover, the situation is much better.Negotiating to resolve internal problems is not something that happens overnight, even if it drags on into the next century.

As a vested interest, it is impossible for the state governments to give up their rights easily. The imperial parliament has always been controlled by the state governments, and it is difficult to turn against customers.

The fact that Britain and Austria have reached a consensus does not mean that the matter is over.When it is said that the Rhineland region is auctioned, an auction must be held.

On November 1874, 11, witnessed by European countries, the highest-grade bulk land auction in continental Europe began.

Prussian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Friedman personally acted as the auctioneer, representatives of Britain, France and Austria acted as notaries, and ministers from various countries acted as spectators.

In order to prevent people from shouting at random prices, Belgium and the German Confederation, which participated in the auction, each paid a deposit of 500 million pounds.If you can't get the money out of the random bidding, the security deposit will be confiscated.

There is no doubt that if Belgium and the German Confederation were to pay their own money, they would not even be able to come up with a starting price.

It was the backers who actually paid for it. Britain and Austria lent to the German Federal Empire, and the French lent to Belgium.

This is not only a political game, but also a capital game, and financial resources are also part of strength.

Of course, both sides have bottom lines.It is impossible to continue the endless competition and let the Prussians take advantage of it.

Jeffrey Friedman showed a dead face, and walked up to the auction table very unhappy: "The Rhineland auction is officially started now.

The base price is 1 million pounds, with each increase of not less than 2000 million pounds.If the price increase exceeds its own economic strength, the inability to pay the deposit will be confiscated directly.The auction begins and participants are invited to bid. "

Apparently Jeffrey Friedman was in a very bad mood. Don't look at the high reserve price. In fact, the Berlin government couldn't get much money at all.

For the income from the auction, countries have to deduct part of the debt first, and the remaining part is the income of the Berlin government.

The Russo-Prussian War not only emptied Russia's finances, but also emptied the finances of the Kingdom of Prussia, even worse.

Even though European countries sponsored a lot, and Britain and France provided many low-interest loans, the Berlin government still could not afford to pay the interest after the war.

However, the Berlin government did not declare bankruptcy, but negotiated with creditors.With the tsarist government as an example, in order to make the Prussians pay their debts obediently, this time the creditors were much more talkative, and many debts were allowed to defer payment.

Paying off debts is a matter of course.After the auction of the Rhineland area, the Berlin government's pockets were bulging, and naturally this part of the debt had to be repaid first.

It was not only Britain and Austria that forced the Kingdom of Prussia to abandon the Rhineland, but also many creditors behind the scenes.

But anyone who knew Prussian finances knew that the Kingdom of Prussia was a poor customer whose debts could turn bad at any moment.It can be said that the creditors were more worried about the finances of the Kingdom of Prussia than William I.

The London government was able to take the initiative to force Prussia to sell the Rhineland region, and the British financial consortium also made great efforts.The Paris government did not take action to sabotage the deal, and the French consortium also took great credit.

No one can take hundreds of millions of loans lightly. If they become bad debts, Britain and France do not know how many financial institutions will be implicated in bankruptcy.

Klaus Jansen, the representative of Belgium, was the first to raise a placard with +500 written on it, and everyone knew that this was an increase of 500 million pounds.

So many representatives of countries are watching, want to play word games and drill words?The security deposit is managed by Britain, France and Austria. If you don't take the 500 million pounds seriously, you can give it a try.

The voice of presenter Jeffrey Friedman sounded: "£1 million".

Not to be outdone, the representatives of the German Federal Empire soon raised their cards, which also said +500.

Jeffrey Friedman: "£1 million".

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At the beginning, the price increase started at 500 million. After 1 million pounds, the two parties tacitly slowed down the price increase.This is not a brain-damage game that is jealous, but it is related to the competition between the two countries' national fortunes. Both parties must think twice about every offer.

The pound of this era is not the pound of later generations, and its purchasing power is quite high.Although Belgium and the German Confederation have good economic development, they are small countries after all, and their financial capacity is very limited.

Jeffrey Friedman's voice sounded again: "The German Federal Reich bid 1 million pounds, twice!"

After a pause of about 2 minutes, the Belgian representative still couldn't see the placard. Jeffrey Friedman could only helplessly announce: "The German Federal Empire is 1 million pounds, three times... deals!"

There is no way, this number has exceeded the limit that Belgium can bear.The French only committed a loan of 1 million pounds, and the Belgian government's bottom line was only 1.5 million pounds.

If you increase the price, it will be harmful to others.If the price was raised, the German Federal Empire gave up the bid, and it fell into their hands and finally could not get the money, then it would be a heavy loss.

In terms of value, the Kingdom of Prussia is selling assets at a low price this time.The industry of the Rhineland region exceeds 1.52 million pounds, not to mention the rich mineral resources.

However, in reality, there is no choice. The price of land transactions in this era is not high, and 1.52 million pounds has set a world record.If the pound does not depreciate, no one will break it in the next 100 years.

Jeffrey Friedman was somber that he didn't even bother to say polite congratulations.The price was significantly lower than expected, and even buyers were not the Belgium they had hoped for.

There is no way for any powerful buyers to bid. Jeffrey Friedman believes that if France and Austria participate, the final transaction price can definitely exceed [-] million, and [-] million is not hopeless.

Obviously this is impossible, France and Austria both know each other's bottom line.Breaking this tacit understanding will not benefit anyone.

At the same time as the treaty was signed between Prussia and Germany, the German Federal Empire also signed a loan agreement with Britain and Austria, and the collateral was the mineral resources and factories in the Rhineland region.

Whether these things are owned or not is not important to Britain and Austria, it is enough to have a treaty anyway.

Whether the property rights determined by the Prussians will be recognized by the German Federal Empire after changing a country depends entirely on the integrity of the rulers, and at least some of them will be unlucky.

If the vested interests are still those people, and there is no change at all, then what can the German Federal Empire gain from buying the Rhineland region, just a trivial tax?

Private property is sacred and inviolable, and the government will not directly confiscate private property, but it is still possible to use means to suppress and change the owner of these industries.

Capital competition in this era is very bloody, and without enough network of contacts, it is impossible to get along at all.

Otherwise, the capitalists in the Rhineland region would not fiercely oppose this land transaction, and there has never been any psychological pressure on the capitalists to change countries.

If the Berlin government is paying attention, it will find that many powerful capitalists have found new partners, and the rest are on the way to find partners.

Of course, the current Berlin government probably doesn't have such leisure.If 1.52 million pounds were exchanged for gold, that would be more than 1000 tons, more than three times the total gold reserves of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Obviously this is impossible, the price of £1.52 million is only nominal, and the Kingdom of Prussia owes a whole bunch of debt.

This money must first pay off the debts that have matured, and the rest can go to the Berlin government.Only debts that have matured, not all debts.

This is not enough money to pay off the entire debt.The reality once again proves that war is a gold-eating beast. After the end of the Russo-Prussian War, the Berlin government has successively repaid more than 800 million pounds of debts, and there are still more than [-] million pounds of foreign debts.

It can be said that a Russian-Prussian war destroyed two Rhineland regions.After some negotiation, the huge sum of money from the land auction was deducted from the debt of 1.1 million pounds, and only 4200 million pounds fell into the hands of the Berlin government.

After the resettlement of immigrants, the last thing left is the income of the Berlin government.The financial crisis is over, but the funds for the next Russian-Prussian war are still unfinished.

The only thing that can comfort the Prussians is that the tsarist government next door is also poor, and poorer than them.Perhaps one of them has raised enough money for the war, and that's when the next Russian-Prussian war will break out.

Soon William I was not happy, and the Prussian finances, which had just improved, added to the mess of the Kingdom of Poland.

If possible, William I did not mind declaring Poland bankrupt.Unfortunately, this can only be imagined. Britain and France can tolerate the annexation of Poland by the Kingdom of Prussia, so why not let them take on Poland's debt?

Chapter 148 Asking for Trouble

The Pude deal was completed, the Russian-Polish war came to an end, and an armistice was signed under the coordination of Britain, France, and Austria.

It was just an agreement on an armistice, but did not require the Russians to withdraw their troops, and the international community did not give a clear statement on the territorial issue between Russia and Poland.

The nail was buried, and the hatred between Russia and Poland deepened.Under the power of hatred, the Pubo Confluence went a step further.

The goal of the Berlin government was achieved. Although the Rhineland region was lost, the Prussian Kingdom had strategically reversed the unfavorable situation after annexing the Kingdom of Poland.

When the fist is closed, the force of the punch can be greater.For the Berlin government, the biggest problem now is not the Polish debt crisis, but resettlement.

Soon after Poland was restored, it had not had time to establish its credibility.Due to its geographical location, the newly-born Kingdom of Poland is under the military threat of the Russians and may collapse at any time, which is not favored by investors at all.

Against this background, it is not so easy for the Polish government to borrow foreign debts.Even the British and French who support them cannot throw their money into the water.

Therefore, most of the Polish government’s debts are internal, and the external part is mainly the political loans lent to them by European countries in order to combat Russia at the beginning of the restoration. There are about 2000 million pounds, of which one-third is still owed to Prussia.

Internal debt is difficult to figure out clearly. Affected by the financial crisis, the Polish government has devalued its currency many times and has survived the financial crisis by issuing additional currency.

The aftermath is that the domestic economy in Poland is in a mess. Compared with the tsarist government, the Polish business community has become the biggest victim.

This bad situation was a good thing for the Kingdom of Prussia and created an opportunity for them to annex Poland.

If it weren't for the poor economy of Poland, the capitalists would not have moved closer to the Kingdom of Prussia.Without the support of the business community, William I could not have been elected with high votes.

Since it is about to annex the Kingdom of Poland, the Berlin government is ready to clean up the mess.

In contrast, "immigration resettlement" is the real trouble.Not everyone is willing to leave their homeland, and for many ordinary people, being ruled by the German Confederation is not unacceptable.

The immigration work was resisted by the local people from the very beginning, or by the local capitalists.If everyone is gone, who will sacrifice their lives for them?

It's not just the capitalists who mess up, the middle class doesn't buy it either.Many people are bitter about the betrayal of the Rhineland by the Berlin government, thinking that it is abandoning them, and subconsciously rejecting this immigration.

The main reason behind these problems is placement.Capitalists can relocate factories, but they cannot relocate mines. The Berlin government simply cannot find an industrial base to replace the Rhineland.

The same is true for the middle class. If they move to another place, their network of contacts will be completely destroyed, and they need to start all over again.Most people's income and social status will be affected, and they will not even be able to maintain their current standard of living.

On the contrary, it is the workers and peasants who have made the most violent disturbances on the surface. They have the lowest requirements and can handle it as long as the government has the money.

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In the Vienna Palace, Franz is looking at the war report of the Near East War in worry.It's not that the front line failed, on the contrary, the front line played too well.

According to the previous plan, the Russians could not get through the Black Sea Strait, and finally ended the war with the mediation of European countries.

However, the plan did not change quickly, and the Ottoman Empire was more waste than Franz imagined.If he didn't hold on for half a year, he lost the land along the Black Sea Strait.

How to stop the war has become the biggest problem for the Vienna government at the moment.It is necessary to do a full set of dramas, and deliberately releasing water can not hide the eyes of politicians from all over the world.

According to the current situation, the Ottoman Empire is already precarious.With the hatred between the Habsburg Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire, what Franz should do at this time is to beat the underdog and take the opportunity to kill this old enemy.

In fact, the Vienna government is doing the same.In order to delay time, Franz pushed out the Imperial Council, which had little sense of existence.

In fact, this does not have much effect. Not only Austria and the Ottoman Empire have a grudge, but other states of the Shinra Empire also have grudges with the Ottoman Empire.

Now the empire is clamoring to kill the Ottoman Empire, and the voice of the anti-war faction can hardly be heard, which makes Franz very distressed.

With the current situation, the imperial parliament passed the troop increase bill almost [-]%.Franz also could not force his subordinates to stand on the opposite side of the people and bear the infamy to become an anti-war faction.

When Austria did not send troops to the Asia Minor peninsula, the Ottoman Empire was beaten by the Russian army. If Austria also sent troops, Franz did not think that the weakened Ottoman Empire could last long.

Without this hapless bastard, who will I look for next time I divert my attention?What is the next strategy?

You must know that although the Ottoman Empire is declining, its size is not small at all.With the current situation, the partition of the Ottoman Empire between Austria and the Russian Empire will certainly be choked.

European countries will not agree, and there will inevitably be a few more people to share the spoils.This is very unfavorable for Austria, which wants to dominate the eastern Mediterranean.

Franz asked: "How long will the Russian army have to rest before they can attack again?"