In recent decades, Prussia has been growing and growing, and Austria has long been envied and hated. At this time, it is their turn to be unlucky, and everyone is naturally happy to see the joke.
"Speaking of Prussia, not long ago they asked us for diplomatic support in the name of saving the German state, and after being rejected, they spread unfavorable remarks against us everywhere in Germany.
At this time, the kingdom of Prussia has almost become a national hero of Germany, while the great Austria has become a background board! ' said Metternich, frowning.
Hearing this news, everyone's faces were ugly. Austria was the leader of the German state. From the perspective of nationalism, it should be Austria who came forward for the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein at this time.
However, geographically, Austria, Schleswig and Holstein were separated by Prussia, and things without interests could not be done.
Now, the Kingdom of Prussia, which claims to be the savior of Germany, is just hitting Austria in the face again.
Historically, Austria was limited to civil strife and did not have the energy to participate in cooperation. Now the internal contradictions are about to subside, and participation in international affairs is indispensable.
Prime Minister Felix snorted coldly and said: "Humph! The Prussians are so presumptuous, we must give them a little color!"
Metternich shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not easy. On the issue of Schleswig and Holstein, we can't stop Prussia's actions, otherwise the nationalists in Germany will think that we are national traitors."
With the rise of nationalism, everyone can no longer ignore the influence of public opinion. Austria, as the boss of the German state, must stand behind Prussia at this time. This is a kidnapping of public opinion.
Since it was kidnapped, naturally don't expect much effort from Austria, and the diplomatic pressure still has to let the Prussians resist themselves.
Franz's face changed suddenly. Historically, Austria was forced onto the ship by Prussia. Only when Prussia and Austria joined forces to resist international pressure, they took back the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein.
However, after the operation, Prussia and Austria turned against each other not long after, and Austrian Bai worked for Prussia once, and he was beaten half-paralyzed.
Although this happened more than ten years later, the foreshadowing of the war is now being laid.
In this Pudan War, although Prussia did not occupy the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, they gained public opinion in the German region and laid a public foundation for Prussia to unify Germany.
Franz frowned and said, "The Prussians are playing a big game of chess. They have decided on us! Since that's the case, let's see who is better!"
"His Royal Highness, it's not good for us to stand up against Prussia at this time, and now the public opinion in Germany is supporting them!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl advised.
Franz sneered and said: "No, not only can we not oppose the actions of the Prussians, but we must support them with great fanfare. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicly supports the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein to return to the German Confederation.
From now on, use our influence to build momentum for this event and let all Germans know about our efforts for the territorial integrity of the German region.
At the same time, we must advocate the contribution of the Kingdom of Prussia, and issue a diplomatic note to the Kingdom of Prussia, telling them not to be cowardly, and to help them when we solve our internal problems! "
There is still a way to kill people in the world - slaughter. The Kingdom of Prussia now claims to be the savior of Germany, so let them stand a little higher.
Once the stage is set up, there is always singing. Could Prussia easily back down with the support of the Austrian and German regional states
But if they don't back down, what can they do? The European powers are all on the side of Denmark and support their Austria, this time they are just preparing to act as the king of mouth guns, and the actual help to them is infinitely zero.
The Swedish government has mobilized the army to defend Denmark, and the Russians are even more troops on the Prussian border.
"His Royal Highness, if we support Prussia, there is no way to explain diplomatically to Britain, France and Russia. This will be very unfavorable for our next actions!" Metternich said with a headache.
Franz said indifferently: "Mr. Metternich, it is up to your foreign ministry to find a way to coordinate this issue.
Explain to the nations our difficulties. There is a constant rebellion in Austria, and we cannot fail to take into account the feelings of the German nation and assure them that our support for Prussia is limited to words. "
Austria is also a member of the great powers. Such a little diplomatic pressure can still be tolerated. As long as no actual action is taken, it will not affect the Russian-Austrian alliance.
Austrian law has just signed a friendship treaty, everyone is a combination of interests, and will not be turned over because of the Danes' problems.
Not to mention the British, because of the relationship between the Kingdom of Sardinia, the two countries are at odds. At this time, it is impossible for the London government to continue to deteriorate the Anglo-Austrian relationship, otherwise the Russian-Austrian alliance will become tighter and tighter.
The remaining small European countries can only condemn two sentences at most. It is impossible to sanction Austria for a few slogans, right? Even if they have the heart, they have no guts
Prime Minister Felix objected: "His Royal Highness, if it is only verbal support, it is not a big problem. But if the Prussians delay the problem until we suppress the domestic rebellion, will we help or not
If you help them, the strength of the Kingdom of Prussia will be further strengthened. If you don't help, then our prestige in the German region will be greatly lost! "
This is a very real problem. The Prussians may not be able to defeat the Russians, but the Tsarist government did not want to declare war on Prussia during this period, and they could still do it after dragging on the problem for a year and a half.
Franz sneered and said: "It doesn't matter, the Prussians can delay time, and we can delay time, even if the domestic rebellion is suppressed, we can still use the pretext that the local situation is unstable and we are unable to send troops.
The big deal is to give them a share of military expenses. If they can successfully bring the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein back to the federation, we will pay for it; "
Franz would not be stingy if he could spend a sum of money to completely destroy the relationship between Russia and Prussia.
However, the Prussians are definitely not willing to take this money. They tossed such a big movement, not just to let the two duchies of Schleswig and Holstein return to the German Confederation.
If the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein could not be annexed, wouldn't they have fought this war in vain
Even with the addition of two new members to the German Federal Parliament, the power of the state was further enhanced, and the road to German unification became even more distant.