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

August excitedly held the hand of the blond girl in front of him like a good friend.

This frightened Tina. She had never seen anyone dare to suddenly pounce on her and walk hand in hand with her.

Although she looks very much like a thorn, she seems to be a thorn, but Tina belongs to the type with high attack and low defense.

But then I thought about it, what did she just call herself?

August von Parseval? A member of the Parseval family?

Tina quickly pushed away August, who was particularly enthusiastic in front of her. Although the other party's family background was very deep, she couldn't show weakness too much. They were both nobles, so she was superior to her?

Of course you are talking nonsense!

"Don't touch me, for no reason. Don't think that just because you are Parseval's man, you can do whatever you want."

"Ah?"

August immediately retracted. He was indeed a little excited just now. After all, the person in front of him might be the iron-blooded prime minister, the living Bismarck! Never seen it.

And it's a female version...but I feel like the male version is very Petain, which doesn't feel right.

As a person from the future, August still admired Bismarck. After all, he was the man who single-handedly built the German Empire. He played tricks on Britain and France on the European continent, although it also left a lot of problems.

The only pity was that the Anschluss could not be completed, but this had to be left to an unknown art student who failed to pass the exam.

"Ahem, I was a little rude just now, but I think you can still consider it, just be my friend... or something..."

Tina looked at her with disbelief. August's words were very tactful, but for Tina, it was a brainstorm.

What's the meaning? As a friend? Why should we be friends? Could it be that she wants my Bismarck family's property? This is impossible. Just one-third of an acre of old Bismarck's family's land is worth a shit, not as good as a toilet in the city center.

It is said that the whole of East Prussia belongs to the Parseval family, and they are short of claiming that their own family is the king. Then it is even less possible to claim this small place that is not even marked on the map.

Could it be... A wonderful idea popped up in Tina's mind, Masaka, this is the legendary love at first sight...

Thinking of this, Tina immediately made a teapot. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... If this is a marriage, then it's not a big problem to just mix in the territory, right?

The requirements are not high, what about Hanover, Pomeran can just give him a piece of land and take off directly. If he can get so much land, he can be famous for generations, and his descendants will have his portrait.

Of course, this is just some minor gossip. After all, I still don’t know what will happen in the future.

"Let's make it clear first that my family's land will not be distributed to you, it belongs to the Parseval family!"

Tina blocked August with one hand, showing a helpless expression.

"Hey?!"

land? What kind of land? She wouldn't want to plot her family's land because she wanted to, right? However, if the Bismarck family received dozens of acres of land, not many people in Prussia would appreciate it. Even selling it for twenty pounds would be too expensive for others.

"Um, I understand... I'm not plotting your family's land. I just want to be friends with you. I have no other ideas."

"Just being friends? Your name is August, right? I still understand the rules between nobles. Nobles only talk about interests when getting married. You must have something up your sleeve!"

It seems true to say that. I do have some ideas, but it has nothing to do with the Bismarck family's one-third of an acre. I can't say that you will be prime minister in the future. Help me unify Germany. Such crazy talk. ?

"Believe me, I'm just an ordinary friend. I don't want your land. I just came to Berlin University on the first day and wanted to make friends. I used to be locked up at home and finally came out to go to university..."

August's performance was very sad and desolate. His performance, which could be called an actor-level performance, immediately made Tina feel that something was wrong.

She even began to self-examine, wondering if Tina had gone too far in thinking that way, tying her to family interests for her own sake. By the way, the Parseval family must be completely different from a pheasant noble like herself!

It seemed that she had overthought a lot, so Tina sighed. If it were Parseval's eldest son... she might be stuck... It wouldn't be a good choice either.

"Hey, I'm sorry about that. We can still be friends, but don't blame me for my bad temper. If you can't stand it, stay away from me."

"That's great, thank you Tina!"

"fine."

August also didn't expect that his sad literature trick would be so effective, and Tina was even moved by him.

……

As a result, Tina didn't want to attend the class, so she took out a book and went to play by herself. Although August was looking at the blackboard, his brain had already entered the sage time.

"It's so boring!" August murmured in a low voice. Is this a university school? I used to be able to arouse a little interest in at least the first week of high school, but I didn't expect that the University of Berlin made me quit after just an hour.

What the hell is the Twelve Bronze Watch Method? When did that thing come from? You still talk about the Roman period. This is already the [-]th century. It’s almost two thousand years ago. Don’t you have something else?

If you talk about the Napoleonic Code, I will treat it as if you have worked hard.

August looked at Tina next to him. She was holding a "History of England" in her hand. This book roughly told the thousand-year history of England from its independence from the Roman Empire to the current British Empire.

Some of the more famous wars that Britain has participated in, such as the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, the Thirty Years' War, the Seven Years' War, the War of Spanish Succession, the Battle of the Netherlands, etc. have little to do with Britain, but they seem to have a little Relationship things.

"British history? Tina-san, do you like history?"

"Well, it's not annoying, at least it's more interesting than studying law..."

"That's true. History is much more interesting than law. I know a little bit about Britain. The nearest war I remember was..."

"Is it the Napoleonic War? It was the last war that Britain participated in in Europe so far. The anti-French alliance led by it defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, disillusioning him with dominating Europe, and Prussia also gained It’s quite a benefit.”

As she spoke, Tina moved slightly towards August and placed "History of England" between the two of them, with a large map of Europe on it.

"Prussia gained the Rhineland and Westphalia in this war. Thanks to Great Britain, Prussia changed from a principality to a kingdom in one fell swoop."

Tina pointed to the vast territory west of the Rhine River to Alsace-Lorraine.

"But this is an enclave. This Rhineland area can be said to be a buffer between Britain and France, including Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg above. Moreover, goods manufactured from Cologne have to be shipped to Berlin, with large and small places in between. Spanning more than a dozen German states, the tariff alone is greater than the profits, and there is no way to achieve effective development."

"Well, that's right, but..."

Of course, the teacher is not blind. If you discuss these things openly and openly, you will inevitably be greeted by the teacher.

The law teacher even wanted to teach the two of them a lesson directly, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. Neither of these students was easy, especially August, who was untouchable.

I couldn't hold back a sentence, so in the end they had to stand at the door for a penalty. But this penalty stand was of high quality. Is there any rule that they must stand on their feet?

The two of them simply leaned against the door and continued their discussion. The teacher was talking inside, while August and Tina were talking outside. It was true that the teacher was being manipulated in the opposite direction.

Finally, after school, the teacher walked out of the classroom with heavy textbooks, and found that the two people at the door were still talking about history. Is there so much to talk about?

"Britain's maritime hegemony cannot be broken, and it also has the most extensive colonies in the world. If Germany is truly unified as you said, then at most we will be like Napoleon in dominating the European continent. "

Tina said, but August had other ideas.

"Britain's hegemony cannot be broken at present, but the vast colonies are not considered British territory at all. The British do not respect the people of those colonies at all. They only occupied them by force. The people's hearts are not in Britain, and the independence of the United States is not at all. The colonial rule on behalf of the British is not absolutely stable. If the colonial people launch a large-scale independence movement, the British Empire will soon disintegrate, and by that time, Britain will only be a regional power."

The two of them chatted about Britain for most of the class, as if they knew the country better than the British.

But that is to say, is there a possibility that August may indeed understand Britain better than the British?

As August said, the British have everything they want. If they don’t play well, they are really British. They fight back and forth with the African natives. They even colonize the core areas. They can’t even control the British Isles. Ireland is still independent. After going out, you can't even hold on to the land under your nose, but you still have to defend the colony and the eggs.