Holy Roman Empire

Prior to this, the Vienna government had already formulated a migration and relocation plan, and even selected the place.

A beautiful island in the Arctic Ocean, with a mild climate, lots of sunshine, little rainfall, and a good living environment, it is very suitable for tourism.

For the island, the Vienna government also compensated the British Canadian colonial government with a huge sum of 1.5 pounds before obtaining sovereignty.

Judging from the current situation, Franz feels that the Vienna government will save a lot of immigration and relocation costs.

According to the data sent back by the Allied Forces Command, as of Christmas, the number of allied forces killed in battle had exceeded 11.7, and the number of casualties was as high as 54.7.

The Austrian army alone paid a heavy price of 5.9 deaths and 28.7 casualties. The first wave of cannon fodder was basically wiped out, and the second wave of cannon fodder also suffered heavy losses.

The coalition forces lost so much. As the party that was beaten, the loss of the Ottoman Empire's troops was naturally even more serious.

According to incomplete statistics, as of now, the Ottoman Empire has permanently lost more than 100 million troops.

No way, the Ottoman Empire has not yet established a complete field medical rescue system. There are too few medical personnel, and field hospitals cannot fully protect even military officers.

The army lost so much, and the civilian casualties cannot be counted. Anyway, the death toll must be more than that of the army.

The cruelty of the Near East War caused an uproar in continental Europe, and anti-war once again became a hot topic.

Even in Austria, there is an anti-war trend of thought. Of course, it is the main combat faction that has the upper hand, mainly because beating Osman is too relieved.

As long as you open the history books, everyone has the motivation to destroy Ottoman.The anti-war faction is only against the war, not against the destruction of Ottoman.

Just when the people eating melons pointed out the country, on a sunny day, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Hanover completed the merger.

It's really low-key. Although everyone knows that Prussia and Hanover have been hooking up, no one would have thought that they would be able to form a federal empire.

On February 1883, 2, George I, Emperor of the German Federal Empire, was crowned as Emperor of the United Hampshire Empire, adding another crown to the European world.

Prussia and Hanover have formed a dual system empire, and the North German region has been essentially unified.

Many small states resisted the troublesome entry of Prussia in the Imperial Parliament, and finally ended in failure.

In legal terms, Prussia and Hanover share the same state quota. This is the emperor's prerogative, and no one can object to it.

The precedent set by the Habsburg Dynasty, Hungary and the Balkans can become part of Austria as the territory of the Shenluo Empire, and now George I is just following suit.

With the unification of the North German region, the German Federal Empire can now occupy itself as the "North German Empire", which theoretically keeps pace with the new Shinra Empire of the Habsburg dynasty.

In St. Petersburg, Alexander III slapped the table and questioned: "Didn't you promise me that the Vienna government would never allow the Puddish merger?

Now, as you wish, Purdue is really merged.Just your guaranteed Austrian intervention, where? "

Many European countries are pushing for the Prussian merger to balance Austria, but this definitely does not include the Russian Empire.

The Russo-Prussian War was so bloody, and the two sides had already had a deep hatred, and there was no possibility of resolving it.

After the unification of the North German region, it will indeed increase the difficulty of Austria's unification of the German region, but Russia has also added a powerful enemy to the west.

This is determined by size.Regardless of the fact that the Kingdom of Prussia was split up, many regions were merged into Hanover, and it was in the second place in this nascent empire, so it was considered that the power of the anti-Russian faction was weakened.

In fact, no matter how the land is divided, the people on it are still those people, and the power of hatred will make these people stand on the opposite side of Russia.

Calculated in terms of population, the number of people who hated Russia accounted for more than half of the new empire, and most of the rest of the people did not like the Russians.

There is no doubt that hatred of Russia is the mainstream of this new empire.The two sides should not expect to be able to reconcile until this generation is dead.

If only one more hostile country is added, the tsarist government doesn't care. There are many countries in the world that are hostile to Russia, and life is still the same.

But North Germany is different, this is a solid guy.If it weren't for Prussia's young and strong losses, the Puddish merger would not be weaker than the previous Pubo Federation.

Even if Prussia was hurt, the new North German Empire still had seven or eight points of the strength of the former Prussian Federation, which was enough to put pressure on the weakened Russia.

The inaction of the Vienna government made the Tsarist government very confused.

Being stared at by Alexander III's murderous eyes, his scalp was numb, and the foreign minister Oscar Jimenez, who was directly responsible, could only bite the bullet and answer.

"Austria focused all its attention on the Near East battlefield, ignoring the changes in Central Europe, so that the British took advantage of it.

Sudden great changes, the Vienna government may not have reacted, so it took a long time to take action. "

The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, and cold sweat broke out on Oscar Jimenez's forehead.There is no way, it is really impossible to compile.

He is the Russian foreign minister, not the Austrian foreign minister, so it's normal not to know what's going on; if he knew, he would be the most powerful diplomatic strategist in this century.

On the bright side, it is unreasonable no matter how you look at it. How does Oscar Jimenez explain this?

Alexander III sneered and said: "Nonsense! Things have already happened, you just told me this, why did you go so early?

Do you believe that the Vienna government will ignore CEIBS? "

It’s no wonder that Alexander III lost his composure. The two Russian-Prussian wars had ruined the Tsarist government so badly that he really didn’t want to do it a third time.

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It's not just the Russians who don't want to see the Puddish merger, Napoleon IV in Paris is also furious.

There are not so many reasons, just because it is in the way.The birth of the North German Empire increased the difficulty of France's eastward strategy.

The French Revolution not long ago was caused by many reasons, one of which was the energy crisis.

Afterwards, all walks of life in France came to the conclusion that there must be a stable source of raw coal to ensure domestic energy supply.

Before finding a new source of raw coal, the eastward strategy is an irreplaceable link.

If it weren't for the fact that France is still recuperating and the anti-war wave has not subsided, domestic interest groups have already taken action.

After venting, Napoleon IV calmed down: "If we intervene now, what are the chances that we can interrupt the Purdue merger?"

Terrence Bulkin, the foreign secretary, replied in a panic: "No, this is absolutely not possible!"

"Your Majesty, the anti-French alliance seems to be disbanded. In fact, the European world's hostility to us is still strong. If we are not careful, we will..."

Napoleon IV waved his hand impatiently: "Don't be alarmist here, the anti-French alliance is only worthy of vigilance against Britain, Russia and Austria.

Now that the Russians have expressed their opposition to the Prussian merger, although Austria has not expressed its position, I don't believe they are willing to give up the unification of the German region.

Pulling Russia and Austria to intervene together, even if the remaining European countries oppose it together, there is nothing we can do. "

There is nothing wrong with it, France, Russia and Austria happen to be the world's three major army powers, and the three countries can sweep the world on land together.

Foreign Secretary Terence Bulkin explained with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, Russia and Austria will not join forces with us.

If Austria wants to unify the German region, it must pay attention to reputation.When it comes to internal affairs in the German region, they will not join hands with anyone.

Perhaps the Tsarist government wanted to intervene, their finances were too bad to afford military expenditures for intervention. "

After hearing this explanation, Napoleon IV was immediately persuaded.

The current situation in France is not very good. If the Tsarist government had no money before the Great Revolution, Napoleon IV could still give generously, and now the Paris government has no pockets.

Napoleon IV really didn't dare to try if he couldn't get his allies to do it alone. If it aroused public outrage, no one would be able to bear the consequences.

After contemplating for a moment, Napoleon IV slowly asked: "The Austrians have been slow to take action, do you know why?"

The more unreasonable it is, the easier it is to arouse suspicion.The Vienna government did not respond to the unification of North Germany, and Napoleon IV had to suspect a conspiracy.

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Minister of War Luskinia Hafiz guessed: "Will the Austrians allow the unification of North Germany because they are afraid of us?"

Although a little narcissistic, everyone still did not object.Even after a civil strife, France is still the most terrifying monster in everyone's eyes.

Chapter 26 Strategic Misdirection

While the establishment of the North German Empire ignited public opinion in Europe, polarization also emerged among German nationalists.

Optimists believe that this is a further step in the unification process of the German region. From a three-point world to a two-horse force, there is only one step away from unification.

The pessimists believe that this is the beginning of a disaster. After the merger of Purdue, the power has become stronger. Coupled with the interference of European powers, reunification has become a "flower in the mirror, the moon in the water", which is invisible.

In order to appease the turbulent hearts of the people, Franz personally sent a congratulatory message to George I, and wrote an article "The Road to Unification" by the way.

It is clearly pointed out that the merger of Prussia and Germany is a small step in the unification process of the German region, and the next step is for North Germany to return to the embrace of the Shenluo Empire.

Naturally, thanks to the British, the article greatly commended the contribution made by the London government to the Purdue merger, and Franz encouraged them to continue their efforts.

Franz didn't know what the British thought. Anyway, anti-British sentiment in Germany was on the rise.

By the way, the coronation ceremony of George I became extremely chilling. Most of the monarchs of European countries sent representatives to express their opinions, and the monarchs of the German region were collectively absent.

Including King Frederick III of Prussia, who was unwell, was absent, and only the family of the Gotha Dynasty went to support the scene.

There is no way, the atmosphere is too weird.France and Russia directly expressed their opposition, but Franz sent someone to send sincere blessings, but the effect seemed to be reversed.

The European continent is still dominated by France, Russia and Austria. No matter how powerful the British are, they are only at sea. Even if they add the newly established North Germany, it will not matter.

At such a sensitive moment, any action could be interpreted politically.

Monarchs of countries whose political ability is online naturally know how to stand in line.Besides, everyone is envious and jealous of the two crowns on George I's head.

So far, most nobles in the European world do not recognize the legitimacy of George I's throne.No way, there is really no legal basis for it.

Turn history?

Franz is the legitimacy of the Shinra Empire, and Hanover wants to obtain the legal legitimacy from the Shinra, first overturning Austria.

Election law?

The legal system of elections in the German region comes from the "Golden Seal Edict", and Hanover is not even an elector.

Even if it is barely enough to grab one to make up the number, it is stipulated in this code that the Pope must be crowned "King of Germany" before he can succeed the emperor.

This is even more tragic. Unless the Roman Catholic Church is crazy, it is impossible for them to recognize a Protestant emperor.

In the original time and space, Prussia was not recognized by everyone because of the illegal means of supremacy by force. William I could only make up for it with a parallel importer's throne.

The crown on George I's head is even more watery. The value of existence is probably more face-saving in terms of appellation, which is basically not recognized in official documents of various countries.

No matter how the throne of parallel imports is, it is also the emperor.For nobles with good face, this is enough to make everyone jealous.

As soon as Franz disrupted the situation, the London government became embarrassed.

The European media are all praising the London government for its ingenious means, and the North German Empire that was fiddled with, and completed the great strategy of killing three birds with one stone.

Sounds great, great diplomatic victory.It's just that a lot of people were accidentally offended, and the British government was isolated diplomatically.

Anglo-French alliance?

Naturally, it doesn't exist anymore. It was just thrown out. If Napoleon IV still formed an alliance with the British, he would be out of his mind.

After this lesson, Napoleon IV has fully understood why his father, who has always been pro-British and hated Austria, would rather unite with Austria, which he hates, than team up with the close British.

No matter what the London government thinks, the French government has already labeled them: "No credibility, pit allies".

Prime Minister Gladstone feels a headache every time he sees newspapers boasting of the London government's diplomatic skills.

Although what is said above is true, there are some things that cannot be said. Things have been picked up. What do the French who are quasi-allies think?

Every report is to sprinkle a handful of salt on other people's wounds. The more public opinion praises the French government, the more unable to step down.

Gladstone: "The North German Empire was established, but things got a little out of hand.

I put an end to Austria's unification of the German region, which was misinterpreted by the outside world. Both France and Russia felt that we were targeting them.

This puts us in a very embarrassing international situation. If we cannot get a solution within a short period of time, we will fall into diplomatic isolation again. "

It is not the first time that the London government has experienced being diplomatically isolated by European countries, but the current situation is somewhat different.

It was isolated by European countries back then, which was voluntary by the London government. At that time, they were busy opening up overseas colonies, and they had no time to participate in European affairs.

With the situation in continental Europe stable, the London government naturally prefers one thing less than one thing more.

The current situation is obviously different. The strengths of the countries on the European continent have been out of balance.France, which has fallen into a disadvantage, is still obsessed with the glory of the past and cannot extricate itself.

What's worse is that both France and Austria are colonial powers, and there are many regions that have conflicts of interest with Britain, and the Tsarist government never forgets Central Asia.

While Europe is isolated, Britain is also likely to suffer reprisals from the three kingdoms.At the same time, one against three, not to mention the army, even the Royal Navy may not be able to hold it.

Foreign Minister George replied with a wry smile: "This is a mistake in our work, ignoring the sensitivity of France and Russia to the establishment of the North German Empire.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will try to find a way to repair relations with other countries as soon as possible, but it will take some time.

In addition, after experiencing these things, we also discovered that the contradiction between Austria and France and Russia was not as big as we expected.

The three countries of France, Austria and Russia are indeed contenders for European hegemony, and they are each other's biggest competitors, but rivalry does not mean that they will be hostile immediately.

The Russian Empire is still recovering and will not be able to compete for hegemony for a long time to come.

In order to protect its own interests, the tsarist government will most likely follow the pace of Austria in diplomacy in a short period of time.

The Near East War was a spoils-sharing conference between Russia and Austria. The Vienna government tied the Russians with Ottoman interests, and it was very difficult to drive a wedge between Russia and Austria.

The relationship between France and Austria is incomprehensible.Logically speaking, the two emperors of France had anti-Austrian tendencies, and the relationship between France and Austria should be very bad.

However, the reality is quite the opposite.The two countries with serious conflicts of interest and a long history of hatred have appeared as allies most of the time.