Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

The day after the ball, August was ready to return to Prussia, and he could not stay in England for too long. The main purpose of going to England this time had been achieved, and there was no need to continue wasting time here.

Victoria prepared a very grand farewell ceremony for August in the city of London. The streets of London were filled with farewell crowds.

Everyone waved the British Union Jack and the Black Eagle flag of the Kingdom of Prussia. Before August boarded the cruise ship, people in the city sang "Auld Lang Syne."

The crowd seemed to be spontaneous and organized. People started a final farewell parade in the neighborhood. British crowds could be seen everywhere in the port.

Even Auguste was moved by this scene. Even after boarding the battleship, Auguste still stared at Southampton Harbor. She did not return to her room until she could no longer see it at all.

This visit was very successful. August's image of being enthusiastic and caring for the people was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This was a very positive publicity for Prussia. When August was in London, he would talk to roadside vendors and touch the roadsides. kitten.

For ordinary people, a national leader is the kind of figure who usually only appears in news headlines. Whether he is red or black, people will first recognize his strength, and then his merits and demerits.

But they had never seen a leader of a country wandering on the street like a little girl. That day, many people saw Auguste and Victoria on the street, with only one or two guards around them. August's affability and willingness to establish broad exchanges with the people attracted every British people.

The British people's favorability towards Prussia has greatly increased, and this solid friendship will accompany the British and Prussian people into the magnificent twentieth century, but this is another story for another time.

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When Tina submitted this proposal to Congress, she was a little uneasy. Although August was very satisfied with the proposal, the opinions of Congress could influence the implementation of the proposal.

It was important to get their support. They were unhappy with the proposals, starting with the trade agreement with Britain, an industrial powerhouse with the largest market in the world and a vast amount of food.

Cheap food from Britain is likely to threaten the interests of the Junker landlord class. Of course, their worries are completely nonsense.

The treaty has long stated that any trade behavior must not violate the laws of both parties. According to Prussia's "Agricultural Adjustment Act", the grain sold by merchants in various countries must be based on the standards set by the country and cannot be too high or too low.

On the one hand, this is also to ensure that local farmers can sell their food, but this agricultural adjustment bill is not perfect.

Its role is to temporarily stabilize the domestic grain market and ensure that there are no unscrupulous aristocrats who drive up grain prices. However, because the market is very active, especially after the abolition of the gold standard, the currency credit of the Prussian mark is still lower than that of the mainstream currencies in the market. Worse, market fluctuations would have caused food prices to fluctuate.

Especially in the current situation, if the price remains unchanged, British grain will crowd out Prussia's local grain market. If farmers' grain cannot be sold, it will rot in the granary.

Therefore, there is an inconspicuous sentence in the treaty: the other party should give priority to purchasing the agricultural products of the contracting country when needed.

Who will judge this time of need? Of course it is the Prussian government. In this case, there is no need to worry about foreign agricultural products crowding out the domestic market.

Including other provisions, such as the naval treaty being misinterpreted as selling national sovereignty and selling military intelligence to the British.

There was also a blank guarantee from the British. The Parliament directly misinterpreted the British recognition of Prussia as the leader of the German region into the British supporting Prussia as the puppet leader of the German region.

Tina was furious when she learned this nonsense. What was even more egregious was the issue of British Malaya. British Malaya was purchased by the Prussian government, and the Prussian national government had full ownership of the purchased British Malaya. sovereignty, which is recognized by the British.

But the most stupid thing is that the parliament did not agree to this deal, why? Why? Any discerning person could see that this was a good deal for Prussia.

Although this territorial transaction is just an ordinary transaction, from a geostrategic perspective, having such a territory in the Pacific can be said to be a unique advantage. Prussia can use this territory as its core to Asia radiates its own influence.

It can also gain better advantages during special military operations against Asian countries.

And it is this kind of fat that is wrong and inconsistent with historical logic in the eyes of those congressmen. They believe that this territory is neither a strategic location nor an economically important location, and is generally useless.

Everyone in Tina is stupid, how could someone say such a retarded thing? This is obviously a fallacy. If Tina really wanted to say it, she could say hundreds of powerful points.

But as the saying goes, you can't wake up a group of people who are pretending to be asleep. It just so happens that these congressmen are like that. Can they not know how important this place is? Whether it is geographical value or political significance, this place is very important.

And with the UK as a guarantee, other countries would not dare to act rashly.

What they are unhappy about is that the sovereignty of this island belongs to the country, and all the resources and economic benefits created on it are not shared by them. They are very unhappy.

In general, the scars healed and the pain was forgotten. The Great Trial was still too light. After a long time, it started to jump again.

In the Anglo-Prussian Treaty, Tina's measure was to give more markets to these Junker landowners who still had land in their hands, and to ensure that their food could be sold to other poor peasant countries first.

It is not difficult to pass it with a little more effort. After all, this treaty is really beneficial to Prussia. With Prussia's situation, it is very suitable to be Britain's little brother.

But on the issue of the war against the Ming Dynasty and the sovereignty of British Malaya, Tina had difficulty convincing them. Of course they could unify, but they would have to pay more.

Tina didn't want to increase the money. Congress would have to allocate funds, so Tina could only go to August to discuss it.

"If Parliament cannot agree to trade territory, other places will not matter. I think we must not compromise on the issue of Malayan sovereignty."

Tina's tone was very firm. It was obvious that she didn't want to bear it anymore, and it was so harsh in August's ears. After all, he was his prime minister, and it was okay to use the knife on those nobles.

It's just that it's no use, they will come back again.

"I understand the specific situation. Tina, go find Professor Savini and come over."

"why?"

August gave it a try and said, "Just go find him."

"Yes." Tina had no choice but to do so.

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Savigny, the Prussian Minister of Justice and law professor, entered August's office.

He also held in his hand his completed Prussian Constitution, which was the work of his life. August wanted to understand it, so he brought it with him.

"Your Highness Auguste, are you looking for me?" Professor Savini said.

"Well, your constitution is complete, right?"

"Yes, Congress approved it last week. It is estimated that the constitution will officially come into effect in February. However, from the moment it was passed, this constitution has already had legal effect. This is my lifelong dream. Now it’s finally happening.”

Savini said with some emotion, and there were even a few tears in his eyes.

August said, "Professor Savigny should know about the recent transaction we made with Britain, right? It was the purchase of British Malaya."

Savini said, "Yes, I completely understand. I fully support this deal. It will not cost Prussia any money."

Sure enough, there are still many smart people. How can we manage Prussia with the worms in Congress?

"Then can you ask Savini to do me a favor? Since this is a war agreement signed with Britain, I need you, as the drafter of the constitution, to explain to me in your constitution that this deal is related to the defense of Prussia. As the Prince Regent of Prussia, Chief of the Prussian Army General Staff, and Commander-in-Chief of the Prussian Army and Navy, he has the authority to directly conclude this transaction.”