Chapter 560 Introduction

"There are only eternal interests and no eternal enemies between countries." It directly explains the essence of international diplomacy. This is not only the two countries, Britain and Austria, which have just been fighting over the war in the Near East, but they have begun to hook up again in a blink of an eye.

This is not too much. Britain and Austria are still allies. Even if they are often unhappy, it will not affect everyone's happy play together.

If someone knew that Prussia and Russia had secret contact, it would definitely cause an uproar. Now the Russians are hard at work, ready to seek revenge from the Kingdom of Prussia; and the Kingdom of Prussia is similar, and has been preparing for war.

However, nothing is impossible in the face of interests. Even during the Russian-Prussian War, the private contacts between the two countries have not been broken.

After trying unsuccessfully to persuade the Vienna government to send troops to interfere in the Polish throne election, the Tsarist government knew that things were in trouble.

Alexander II was not a simple figure either. He decisively chose to temporarily abandon hatred and use this incident to seek the greatest benefit for the Russian Empire.

A luxuriously dressed old man said coldly: "What is your consideration? As long as your country agrees to the previous conditions, we will acquiesce to your annexation of Poland."

The middle-aged man sitting opposite shook his head unmoved: "This is not for us to annex Poland, but to divide Poland between the two countries. Your country is too big, and half of Poland is directly taken away.

How does this make us promise? If it spreads out, the Polish people will not be in trouble. Moreover, we are not prepared to annex Poland, this election is just to respect the Polish public opinion. "

If there are acquaintances, you will find that the two negotiators are Mikhail, the former Minister of the Interior of the Russian Empire, and Ron, the former Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The two enemies actually sat together and calmly discussed the division of Poland. If this was said, no one would believe it.

Mikhail rolled his eyes in disdain. Prussia has no ambitions to annex Poland. It is enough to fool the ordinary people outside, but also want to hide the enemy who knows the best from each other?

A large group of people in Poland supported William I as king, and a big reason was forced out by the Russians.

In the last war, the Kingdom of Poland was the main battlefield, and it was directly smashed into ruins. Even the economic losses were ignored. The key is that the losses of young adults exceeded 800,000.

This directly led to the weakening of the Polish kingdom after the war. At present, Ukrainians in China actually account for nearly one-third of the population. As the main ethnic group, the Poles have suffered heavy losses due to the war, and the population of the main ethnic group has also experienced negative growth.

Of course, this also has something to do with the poor domestic economy in Poland. Especially after the outbreak of the agricultural crisis, the population exodus from Poland was serious. In order to survive, many people went to Prussia and Austria to seek a living.

Most of them were women, either voluntarily or deceived. During this period, Poland's underground population trade was very prosperous. A large number of young women were sent overseas by unscrupulous capitalists to engage in flesh and blood business.

In this case, the Polish government has repeatedly attacked, but with little success. Where there is demand, there is a market. In the face of survival, dignity is not worth mentioning.

It just so happened that the tsarist government completed the preliminary social reform, and seeing that the enemy next door had regained its strength, the vested interests in Poland were anxious.

Once the Russians fought back, everything was gone for them. Those with bare feet have become those with shoes, and political stances are inevitably affected.

The Prussians proposed to form the most reliable alliance between the two co-monarchs. Many people were tempted, and they subconsciously ignored the fact that Prussia wanted to annex Poland.

This is determined by interests. Even if the Kingdom of Prussia annexes Poland, the Berlin government still has to pay a price to win them over, which is much better than the Tsarist government that wants to chop off their heads.

The choice of interest groups directly affected the entire Polish society. Everyone never mentioned the fact that Prussia wanted to annex Poland and Russia, and limited its propaganda to the Commonwealth.

The co-monarchy system, this thing is very familiar to the Poles, and the ancestors have played it, and the people's acceptance is still very high.

Now there is a media campaign, claiming that the Kingdom of Prussia is also part of Poland. The old story that the Kingdom of Prussia once surrendered to Poland has been turned over, which greatly satisfies the vanity of the people.

I can't see it in the short term. Maybe after a long time, the Poles will regard the Kingdom of Prussia as their own, and then the obstacle to the merger of the two countries will no longer exist.

William I dared to attack Poland, and it was not just ambition. A large part of the territory of the Kingdom of Prussia was the old Polish land, but the people above were Germanized.

More importantly, now that the German region has been targeted by Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia cannot win at all. The best option is to annex the Kingdom of Poland and change the vest.

In recent years, the Kingdom of Prussia has no longer considered itself a German state, which is a change in national policy.

This road was not chosen by William I, it was the Junkers who made this decision. Can be the master of the house, who wants to be a younger brother?

The Shinra Empire is good, but it is not their turn to take power. Austria's size is too large. Even if the Kingdom of Prussia joins in, it will quickly dilute its shares and slowly be swallowed up.

In this case, it is better to change the choice and start a new world. Poland just appeared in this situation.

They opened the history book and searched, and they soon found the connection between Prussia and Poland, and the jurisprudence of unifying the Kingdom of Poland with the Kingdom of Prussia also came out.

Of course, this relationship has gone a long way. The so-called legal reason is that they think they are legal, and the outside world will definitely not recognize it.

This is the Polish throne

The dispute, according to the Prussian plan, first promoted the two countries to co-monarchy, then formed a federal empire, and then annexed and merged.

The plan was made very clear. William I was just a trader introduced by the Junkers aristocracy. He seemed to have a high position, but he could not go against the interests of the class.

Mikhail: "Your Excellency, this joke is not funny. If you don't want to annex Poland, then we don't need to talk about it.

Perhaps it is also a good choice to divide Poland among the three again. I'm curious, what will you think when Austria joins in? "

Ron's face changed greatly, and he invited Austria to jointly carve up the Kingdom of Poland. Even if Prussia could annex Poland, it would be a reduced version, and it was unknown whether it could even get the most benefit.

This is a world that speaks with fists, and if the Russians really collude with Austria, no one can stop them now.

It seemed that he was aware of Mikhail's insincere words, and Ron quickly reacted. The Russians would not easily invite Austria to come in.

You must know that the territory of the Kingdom of Poland was previously the territory of the Russian Empire. If it fell into the hands of the Kingdom of Poland or the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russians still have a chance to take it back.

If it fell into the hands of Austria, as it stands, it would be lost forever. This is determined by the strength of the two sides and cannot be changed by personal will.

"Your Excellency Mikhail, if your country is really willing to invite Austria to divide the kingdom of Poland, you will not lose the last war.

Are you sure that St. Petersburg can agree to the price you were unwilling to pay at the beginning?

Moreover, today's Austria is no longer the Austria of yesteryear. Believe it or not, if the Austrians are involved, the Vienna government will eat more than half of the Kingdom of Poland in one bite.

At that point, we don't have to worry about the outbreak of war between the two countries in the future. Let's all tremble in the shadow of the Austrians!

Don't forget that the Kingdom of Prussia was once one of the states of the Holy Roman Empire. If we are willing to go back, the Vienna government will definitely welcome it.

Your country is miserable. Don’t think that Russia and Austria are allies now. Once the German region is unified, Austria will be the new European hegemon. As the former hegemon, your country is destined to be suppressed. "

This is a conspiracy, how could the Russians have no idea about the rise of Austria? If Russia-Austria relations were so solid, after the collapse of their hegemony, the tsarist government would directly push Austria to the top.

Obviously this is impossible. The Russians do not want to see Austria grow stronger. Even if they fall into a weak state, they will pull Austria's hind legs intentionally or unintentionally.

It is impossible to hide this kind of small action from the Vienna government, but Franz has little interest in European hegemony. .

As long as he thinks about the filth between Russia and Austria over the years, Mikhail wants to cry without tears. If history could repeat itself, he would definitely stop the small moves of the tsarist government.

Apart from worsening the relationship between the two countries, it didn't have any substantive effect, but they just did it. You are in the first year of junior high school, and I am in the fifteenth year. Once the valve to pit teammates is opened, it will be out of control.

In this context, once Austria becomes bigger, it is almost inevitable to suppress the Russian Empire in the future. From the point of view of the tsarist government, it is better for the French to become the hegemon of Europe than for Austria to become the hegemon of the European continent.

The tsarist government is holding back, and it is too late to suppress Austria's development. How can it be possible for Austria to continue to grow?

Mikhail dared not ignore even Ron's threat to join Shinra. This is certainly not the case now, and certainly not in the future.

If the Kingdom of Prussia is defeated in the next war, in order to protect its own interests, the possibility of joining Austria is very high.

Ron probably couldn't have imagined that a simple act of sowing discord would actually make Mikhail think so much.

Joining Shinra is not as simple as it is said. Unless the mountains and rivers are exhausted, this kind of thing cannot happen at all.

Austria is not a vegetarian either. If the Kingdom of Prussia is sent to the door, it will be strange that it will not be slaughtered. Maybe the kingdom will be abolished directly and become a province directly under the central government.

Don't think that the Austrians can't do it, what kind of morals do they need in front of their interests? For its own dominance over the Shinra Empire, it is normal to split the Kingdom of Prussia.