Chapter 770: Legal Concept

When the Germans re-exposed their ambitions, the situation in Europe became chaotic.

Some people took urgent precautions, such as the French who were building the Maginot Line. Some wanted to take advantage of the Germans' ambitions, such as the British who have not made any moves so far. There were also people who had ambitions to dominate, such as Poland, which did not have a strong presence in Europe.

Poland is located between Germany and Russia, with the Austrian Empire in the south, surrounded by three powers.

According to normal logic, the newly independent Poland should be influenced and divided by the three powers like the previous Poland, and eventually go to extinction.

But the Poland established at this time obviously had different ambitions. After annexing Lithuania during the chaos in Russia before, the Poles obviously discovered the New World.

They felt that powers like Germany, Russia and France had weakened, and they had a greater chance to dominate Central and Eastern Europe, and even divide Europe with the British.

Since the outbreak of the war in Russia, the Poles have been constantly expanding their army, trying to find the right time to divide up Russian land.

At the same time, the Poles were not idle in diplomacy. The Poles first proposed a plan to form Greater Poland, that is, to restore the territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth period.

Such a territory is very vast, including most of the three Baltic countries, most of Ukraine, the whole of Poland and most of Eastern Europe.

If the Poles realize such a plan, I am afraid that another overlord of Central and Eastern Europe will be born.

The Poles, who had suffered repeated setbacks before, finally became sensible and did not point their spearheads at all the powerful countries around them.

At present, the biggest target of the Poles is Russia. They hope to invade and annex a large amount of Russian land when Russia is in chaos, so that Poland can become stronger.

Against this background, Poland became the first country to reach cooperation with another Russia.

In November 1930, Poland and another Russia signed a ten-year non-aggression treaty, and agreed that the two sides would trade in the border area, ending the European region's blockade of another Russia for more than ten years.

This is not over yet. The Poles turned around and signed a non-aggression treaty with their neighbor Germany. Its purpose is self-evident.

As expected, before mid-November, the Polish army had already brazenly sent troops and entered many areas under the control of the Tsarist Russia.

This move naturally caused dissatisfaction with the Tsarist government and Nicholas II. Nicholas II expressed a harsh condemnation of the Polish government and demanded that the Polish army immediately withdraw from Russian territory, otherwise it would be regarded as a declaration of war on Russia.

Obviously, the Poles at this time would not care about these. In addition, the two countries had already reached a non-aggression treaty, and the Poles felt that this was the best opportunity to expand.

Without paying attention to Nicholas II's strong demands, the Tsarist government finally chose to declare war on Poland, and the war in Europe expanded again.

The actions of the Poles were unexpected to everyone, even Britain and France, who had always supported Poland.

But a more intense war was a good thing for the British. The British expressed silence on this, which also made the Polish government think that it had received the support of the British and began a general mobilization across the country.

The biggest change brought to the Russian situation by the Polish participation in the war was that the connection between Tsarist Russia and the Ukrainian region was directly cut off.

Because northern Poland is the Baltic Sea, the Polish army can only march eastward.

This not only quickly cut off the connection between Tsarist Russia and Ukraine, but also left Russia with only the Mediterranean ports to obtain external support.

Since the Poles made trouble, the situation in Russia has become one-sided. A decadent Russia that has been devastated by the economic crisis is obviously not the opponent of another thriving Russia.

Even if Australasia once again supports a batch of weapons and equipment, it will not help the situation on the entire battlefield.

Unless Australasia is willing to send troops to forcibly intervene in this war, the outcome of the war will hardly change much.

Unfortunately, Arthur has no reason to do this, and he will not do it.

Because if he helps Nicholas II, he will not only face a terrifying enemy that can subvert the world, but also have no gains for himself.

Perhaps this is also the corrective effect of history. Even if Arthur has saved the lives of Nicholas II and his family, he cannot save the Russian Empire that has been rotten to the bones.

To put it cruelly, the only role that Nicholas II has left is perhaps to bring some benefits to Australasia before the demise of Tsarist Russia.

Then again, perhaps the Grand Duchy of Finland can also gain something from this war. As a neighbor of Tsarist Russia, Finland is also likely to obtain a certain amount of land.

Of course, this also depends on the will of the Finnish government and Dmitry's own plan. If Finland itself has no expansion plan, then Arthur will naturally not do it.

With the gradual decline of the Tsarist Russian Empire, there is actually a new voice in Australasia.

As mentioned before, European nobles still agree on legal principles. Even if a country's monarchy is publicly abolished, the royal family of this country will be recognized by European nobles.

Historically, Germany completely abolished the monarchy after World War I, but a series of German noble titles, including the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, were still passed down to later generations.

This also makes it difficult to create a new empire. Without legal principles, it is difficult to gain recognition from European nobles and countries.

This is also what Arthur has been thinking about. To be honest, Arthur still wants to establish an empire to write the great deeds of his reign.

But European empires are not so easy to establish, and Australasia does not have legal principles inherited from ancient empires.

If it was before, Australasia might have only one way. That is to take a step back and choose to establish an empire of all Australasia people.

To do this, you only need the recognition of Australasia people, and the empire can be established, which can be regarded as having the title of an empire.

But for European nobles, it is not so easy to pass.

After all, the legal titles of European empires almost all come from the Roman Empire at that time. After the Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, the legal principles of its imperial titles were transformed into the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.

The current German Empire and the previous Austro-Hungarian Empire are both inherited from the imperial legal principles of the Western Roman Empire, that is, the Holy Roman Empire.

The imperial title of the Eastern Roman Empire fell into the hands of the Russians, which is the real reason why the Russians have always wanted to rule the Yugoslavs.

Based on such historical evidence, a hypothesis about the Australasian Empire was actually born.

Once the Russian royal family perished in this struggle, Arthur, as the son-in-law of the Russian royal family, might not be able to compete for the imperial legal system in the hands of Russia.

Of course, neither Arthur nor Australasia was interested in the already corrupt Tsarist Russian Empire.

Arthur was interested in the legitimate imperial legal system in the hands of Nicholas II. If he could inherit it, there would be a basis for establishing an empire for all Australasians.

Of course, under certain circumstances, legal system is not that important.

For example, the famous Napoleon took the crown directly from the Pope and crowned himself, which proved that Napoleon did not agree with this legal system, or did not attach importance to it.

Later, the Austrian Empire had lost its hegemony over the German region in the war with Prussia, and theoretically the throne was also taken away by the Germans.

But the Austrian Empire was still established and recognized by the European royal family.

Such examples actually show that the legal basis may not be that important, and strength is the real factor in judging the legitimacy of the empire.

As long as Arthur can gain the recognition of the Australasians, he can still ascend to the throne even without any legal basis.

But if there is no recognition from the people, even if Arthur can inherit the legal basis from the Roman Empire, he will be overthrown by the people in the future.

But then again, it is definitely better to have legal basis than not. First of all, European nobles will definitely identify more with the empire with legal basis.

It may not be reflected in Arthur's generation, but for future monarchs, the recognition of other nobles is still very important.

Secondly, the legal imperial title can strengthen the recognition of other ethnic groups for the country. Moreover, the legendary status from the principality to the kingdom and then to the empire will also make Arthur an iconic figure in Australasia.

To exaggerate a little, Arthur's reputation will coexist with the empire. If the empire wants to maintain, it must write about Arthur's deeds.

This is very helpful for the status and power of the royal family. At least, the monarchs of later generations do not have to worry about their thrones and thrones unless they commit suicide.

Arthur's pursuit of the throne of the emperor immediately made the cabinet government aware of extraordinary signals.

Let alone Arthur's prestige in the country, Arthur's contribution to the country alone is enough to create an empire out of thin air.

Since leading the Australians to independence, during Arthur's reign, the country's territory has expanded too much.

With the localization of various colonies, Australasia's sphere of influence has spread across Oceania, America and Southeast Asia, becoming a veritable country across three states.

With such merits, Arthur's throne is very stable.

In the cabinet government, the cabinet ministers are also very happy to see the establishment of an Australasia Empire.

To be honest, this is actually related to their own interests. No matter how great the merits in peacetime are, how can they compare with the establishment of a new empire?

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