Chapter 694: Ba Snake
The shocking idea of the British directly shocked the Berlin government.
The annexation of the German Confederation is their dream, but the reality does not allow it. In order to avoid being mixed and beaten, the Berlin government has suppressed this year very conscientiously.
Unexpectedly, the British actually proposed it, but this time, it was not the Federal Republic of Germany annexing the German Federal Empire, but the Federal Republic of Germany annexing the Federal Republic of Pubo.
The order dropped a bit, and the nature was different. The Russian-Prussian war is still going on, and the Berlin government has no confidence in negotiating conditions and has to give up its dominance.
William I had a headache. Compromise is not as simple as it sounds. Europe is a place where the law is taught.
Although the German Federal Empire is dubbed the "Comedy Empire" by the people, it is also a recognized empire, and the Pope Federation is now just an ordinary state.
Moreover, under this background, who knows whether the other party will take advantage of the fire, for example: requesting the split of the Commonwealth of Prussia and joining in the name of the two states of Prussia and Poland.
Or to further separate the two duchies of Schleswig-Holstein and weaken the power of the Kingdom of Prussia.
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Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman advised: "Your Majesty, we are at an extreme disadvantage from the current situation on the battlefield.
The Belarusian area was lost, the Lithuania area was mostly occupied, the Warren area captured earlier no longer exists, and the enemy is less than 150 kilometers away from Warsaw.
Our soldiers are brave and our officers are excellent, but these are not enough to make up the gap in strength.
There is a huge disparity in strength between Prussia and Russia, and it is difficult to win the war with our strength alone.
The experience of the last Russian-Prussian War taught us that to deal with the Russian Empire, it is necessary to have enough allies to attack from different fronts, to spread their forces and increase the difficulty of their logistical supplies.
The unfavorable performance on the battlefield made our former allies timid. Now we must draw a strong ally and increase everyone's confidence, and the German Federal Empire is undoubtedly the best choice. "
Minister of War Philippe asked, "Jeffrey, are you trying to betray your country?"
"Join the German Federal Empire, do you know what that means?"
With a boss on his head, life can't be so easy. Despite the fact that many states in the German Confederation do not buy into the central government's account, in fact the central government still has great power.
For example: issuing currency.
No matter how loose a country is, it is impossible to allow multiple currencies. The central government is under the banner of "for economic development", and it is difficult for the countries below to refuse.
Of course, it is not impossible. As long as they learn from those small countries and simply use the international currency such as the Aegis and the British pound, the central government can't do anything about them.
It doesn't matter to these small Chinese studies. They have limited market capacity, and they do not have the ability to print banknotes. The losses caused by the use of foreign currencies are also limited.
For the convenience of trade, the use of international currency, when engaged in overseas trade, is directly used for settlement, and an exchange fee is saved.
It would be different in the Commonwealth of Pubo. No matter what currency is used, a large amount of seigniorage must be paid to people, and the government's fiscal revenue will be greatly affected.
Economic losses are the second, and politically, they will be pointed out. The central government does not interfere in the internal affairs of the state. This statement was first put forward by Franz, and it was only valid a few years ago, but it has not been interfered since.
It is nothing more than the fact that the Vienna government has done a very covert way, by making laws and promoting the independence of the judiciary, it has stretched its hand in.
Nominally the central government has no right to interfere in the operation of the state government, but the judiciary has the right to arrest corrupt officials within the state.
If this impact is not big enough, then the tax paid by the state and the finance allocated by the central government, does this count?
The pit was dug in advance, and no one knew in advance that there would be surplus funds while maintaining the central government's expenses based on tariffs, seigniorage, colonial income, and taxes on tobacco and alcohol.
This is an inevitable result. The central government does not bear the administrative expenses of local governments, and does not need to invest in infrastructure for the state. In addition to military expenditure, the fiscal revenue supports the emperor and thousands of bureaucrats in the central government.
Except for a part of the remaining funds invested in scientific research, the rest of the distribution of funds is an opportunity to intervene in the internal affairs of the state.
If you have money in your pocket, you speak hard. At the beginning, these incomes were limited, not enough for the central government's expenditure, and needed to be shared by the states, so naturally I didn't dare to offend the uncle below.
Now that the central government has a lot of money, if the state wants to apply for the central government's financial appropriation, it has to consider the opinions of the central government.
Similar things could happen in the German Federal Empire.
Although they only get seigniorage, they also spend less. Because at the beginning, the power of the central government was constrained, and the military was owned by the states and countries themselves, and they only needed to support a group of civil servants and the emperor.
Jeffrey replied calmly, "Of course I know what that means, but do we have a choice?
What are you afraid of?
As long as we win this war, with our strength, is it possible that Hannover can do anything about us?
Don't forget that the system of the German Federal Empire follows the Holy Roman Empire and implements the electoral system. If we win enough allies, we can change the central government.
No matter how many restrictions they set now, we can all find ways to get around them in the future. Treaties can be torn up and laws can be amended.
By then, it's all
The internal affairs of the empire, as long as there is a plausible reason, even the British can't say anything!
As long as they still want us to contain France and Austria, the London government will not do anything to us! The top priority now is to think about how to pull the German Confederation over. "
In theory, as long as the Commonwealth of Pope joined the German Federal Empire, the usurpation of Hanover's central government status would not be a problem.
If the Berlin government can think of it, Hannover can also think of it.
Snake swallowing elephant, that is the legendary "Ba snake", not all snakes have such a good appetite.
Hannover can't even handle a group of small states within the German Confederation, so it's not an ambitious master no matter how you look at it. Even if Pubo Federation is delivered to the door, it is estimated that people will not dare to accept it.
Filippo was very hurt, and his opposition was mainly because of the issue of dominance. However, the reality was very hurt, and the Federation of Popo had nothing to do with it.
This is the first time that I am worried. Many years ago, politicians proposed the idea of "merging Prussia and Austria to jointly dominate Central Europe". Unfortunately, Austria is unwilling to share the fruits with them.
There is no way, the pay and return are not equal, and Franz naturally cannot agree.
Even if the Berlin government lowered the conditions at the time, the result was the same, the dual empire was not fun, and Franz was reluctant to challenge the hell copy.
Joining the German Federal Empire this time, the bottom line of the Berlin government is undoubtedly lower. As long as the war is won, it will be a big deal to go back in the future. Anyway, Hannover has no strength to force them to perform the contract.
After a moment of silence, William I slowly said: "This time it was the British who led the way, presumably the London government has a way to make Hanover compromise.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs first contacted the British. As long as the German Federal Empire can be pulled into the water, any conditions can be promised first, and whether to honor it or not will wait until the war is won. "
There is nothing wrong with winning the war, and the Berlin government is qualified to consider these issues; if the war is lost, the Pope Federation is doomed.
Even if the three kingdoms of England, France and Austria make a move, the Kingdom of Prussia can be saved, that is a reduced version, and it has nothing to do with them.
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The Berlin government is worried, and so are the British. In particular, Sir Edward, who led the plan, regretted it as soon as he began to implement the plan.
Things are not as simple as imagined, Her Majesty the Queen agreed to do the work of the "Comedy Empire" royal family, but the London government must ensure that the status of the royal family is not shaken.
It's all a little problem, a promise, and Sir Edward said it didn't matter.
After this war, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will definitely have to recuperate. In a short time, the Berlin government will not dare to play around with it. As for the future, that is something that the government should be concerned about in the future.
The trouble is the special system of the comedy empire. It is useless to convince the emperor. They are also restricted by the imperial parliament.
"Convincing these small states" is a good idea, but it's not advisable to do so, wouldn't telling them be the same as telling Austria?
Even Franz didn't know what the "comedy empire" was infiltrated. Anyway, Aegis is the general currency of this country, and the circulation is more than the Rhine shield issued by the central government.
It's not that the central government doesn't want to ban it, the key point is that it's legal currency approved by the imperial parliament, and the emperor can't do anything about it.
Of course, the Vienna government also paid a price. In return, it opened up the colonial market to these small states who voted for it, and also provided economic assistance from time to time.
Although the two places are separated politically, they have long been integrated into one economically.
Against this background, Edward really had a hard time believing the secrecy capabilities of these small states. As long as the wind is leaked, the "plan" can only be a plan, after all, bad things are much easier than successful things.
Without the support of the small state, it is not impossible to bypass the imperial parliament, but in the following war, don't think about everyone's contribution.
The army of the "Comedy Empire" belongs to the state government. The emperor can only command the troops of Hanover, and it is already the limit to make up a dozen or two hundred thousand troops.
If the imperial parliament does not give face to the central government and veto the resolution to allow the Pope Federation to join the empire, then even material assistance will not work.
At most, the emperor took the Hanoverian army directly under him to go to war with the Russians alone, and had nothing to do with the German Federal Empire.
This little power, and the Russians added a little more casualties, was not enough to change the outcome of the war.
Well, Edward admits he thinks too much. So far, the Berlin government has responded to his plan, and the German Federal Empire has not given an answer at all.
The effort is visible to the naked eye, but the reward is illusory. The legitimacy of the Central Government of the Comedy Empire has always been questioned by the public, and usually has to be cautious and prevent the Imperial Parliament from getting caught.
There is not enough interest to want others to risk participating in the tragic Prussian war, even the British boss can't.
Now it is not that there is no other choice, and people can change jobs at any time when they are in a hurry. Now that there are many buyers, changing one can also sell for a good price.