MTL - The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven-Chapter 10 undercurrent

Berlin

William III looked at the Austrian credentials on the table and slapped the table hard.

"The Austrians shamelessly asked to join us!"

Seeing His Majesty the King so angry, most of the top Prussians were unmoved. There are even many people who are speaking for Austria, and they say it without shame.

"Only the German Customs Union including Austria can be called the real German Customs Union."

These words made William III very angry, why did he raise such a group of white-eyed wolves.

Of course, the white-eyed wolf will also look at him, and immediately change the subject when he sees that the situation is not good.

"Brandenburg's destiny is to receive the inheritance of the Holy Roman Empire, annex Austria, expel Hungary, and establish a truly German state."

Hearing this, William III became less angry.

Obviously, it was Metternich's gold dollar offensive that worked. After all, the interests of the country are not as real as the money in one's own hands.

There is no shortage of greedy people in any country, and there is no shortage of loyal people.

Merz, the Prussian finance minister, is such a person. As the initiator and actual manager of the German customs union, he knows exactly how much trouble the Austrians have made in the middle.

First, sit back and watch the emergence of three customs unions in Germany, and then learn from the British to dissociate from each alliance system, keeping the three alliances in a tripartite situation, with the intention of making Prussia continue to decline amidst internal friction.

But fortunately, the Sino-German business alliance itself is not stable, and the issue of internal unified tariffs has been debated endlessly, and finally fell apart.

The South German Customs Union is sandwiched between France and Austria, and the relatively narrow space makes it difficult for them to do anything.

Soon after, the Sino-German Business Union and the South German Customs Union collapsed one after another, but the Austrians did not give up. They successively wooed Saxony and South German states, intending to form a customs union by themselves, but nothing happened.

"Your Majesty, Austria must not be allowed to join. Our industry is too fragile. The Austrians have a first-mover advantage over us. If the Austrians are allowed to enter the German Customs Union, endless logging will await us."

"Then the Austrians will use the money they plundered from us to buy our resources and sell them to us. One day we will be their slaves just like the Irish."

"Gentlemen, what shall we do then?" William III asked.

"Austria must be excluded, otherwise, trade barriers can only be set up to protect trade."

"Isn't the purpose of our establishment of the German Customs Union to eliminate trade barriers and conduct free market trade?"

"That's on the premise that we can harvest others, not let others harvest."

The man was silent, but the voice of discussion was louder. Prime Minister Wei Lixi knew how to persuade this group of idiots who don't understand economics, so he shouted loudly.

"Damn! The Austrians must be excluded! If we let in Hungarian grain, who will sell our grain?"

Once he said this, he immediately got a response from the Junker landlord.

What they don't know is that at this moment, there is a group of people like them in Hungary.

budapest

"Damn it! Damn it! The emperor wants to join the German Customs Union. What should we do in Hungary?"

"There's nothing wrong with that. I can buy things cheaper in the future. I'm tired of always buying products from Austria. This time I went shopping in Berlin. I heard that the prostitutes there are serious."

"Serious nonsense! Let the Prussian grain come in, and to whom will we sell our grain!"

All the Hungarian landlords immediately responded, "Prussian grain must not be allowed to enter Hungary! If the emperor does not accept our plea, we will fight to Vienna!", roaring loudly.

Prince Elthhazi just watched the crazy crowd silently in a corner. Although he liked to say that, he knew very well that Hungary could not defeat Austria at this time, otherwise it would not be as simple as shouting slogans.

In addition, he kind of misses his palace in Vienna, which is centuries ahead of Budapest in terms of entertainment.

Hannover.

"What? The Austrians actually want to join the German Customs Union? What are they thinking! Aren't they afraid of the outflow of gold?"

"If Austria can join, so can we," said a minister.

"Are you an idiot? Are those Germans rich? Let us exchange real gold and silver for the waste paper of the Austrians? Our gold must not be wasted on meaningless competition."

At that time, the signs of the economic crisis in Britain had already appeared, and there was a serious shortage of precious metals. The policy adopted by the British government is to frantically increase trade barriers to prevent the outflow of precious metals and to deal with possible runs.

Mainstream European countries have followed suit, but Austria's own debt has exceeded the dangerous value, and it is meaningless to reserve precious metals. On the contrary, this kind of stable but unredeemable banknotes seems safer.

Saxony, Dresden.

"Austrians intend to join the German customs union?"

"Yes, the Prussians demanded that we oppose Austria and reject Austria's request to join the German Customs Union."

"Why refuse? Wouldn't it be nice to let the Austrians come in and fight the Prussians? We, Saxony, are the center of Germany, and neither the Austrians nor the Prussians can do without us. Wouldn't it be nice to let the tigers and wolves fight each other, and we can take advantage of the opportunity? "

"Your Majesty, wise."

Paris France.

The aging Marshal Soult has completely lost his appearance as a soldier. He has been in a state of half-asleep and half-awake.

"That's it. The Austrians intend to join the customs union initiated by the Prussians. The Prussians don't seem to want them to join, and there are some troubles among the Austrians. I think we should immediately form a French-Belgian alliance to counter the Austrians." Guizo finished his report and expressed his thoughts.

"Okay, I am old. His Majesty the King trusts me and you too. I know you are very capable, and I trust you too. As long as you have a clear conscience, you are worthy of His Majesty the King and God." The old marshal said I wanted to retire safely, so I almost pushed it clean.

"Thank you, for your trust. I will do my best to live up to your Majesty and your high expectations." Gui Zuo was also used to Surte's non-stick pan, and he had no time to play Tai Chi with this old man.

The Franco-Belgian alliance has always been Guizot's dream. Although Belgium had just become independent at this time, it was the first country in the entire European continent to industrialize. The industrial strength is extremely strong, and the quality of the people is very high.

Moreover, the location of Belgium is unique. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com will bring Belgium into the sphere of influence of France, which will definitely enhance the strength and influence of France. You can go a step further and include the entire lowlands in France.

Guizot's idea is very good. The Franco-Belgian alliance can indeed be attacked, retreated and defended, and it can also enhance commercial competitiveness. But he ignored one of the most important issues, that is the British.

There is a joke that even a Belgian flying a kite might fly to England. The Low Countries are definitely the opposite of the British. The British will not allow any powerful country to get involved in the Low Countries. The British have always been afraid that a country will occupy the lowlands, and then use the lowlands as a springboard to attack the British mainland.

For Austria to join the German customs union, threats of force like last time may not be effective. I don't know why the emperor of the Austrian Empire was so fanciful that he actually said that he would go to war.

The emperor of Austria can have a convulsion, because that family is not normal. But he, Guizot, could not have a convulsion, and neither he nor France could bear the risk.

But those traitors in Austria can make good use of it. In addition, the Prussians would not be reconciled to the pigs they raised, and let the Austrians cut off their beards.

In all fairness, although France looks down on Austria's industrial strength, the chances of winning the competition between the Austrians and the Prussians are still very high.

The Prussians also knew this, so it was much easier. Guizot already has a plan, which is to unite the anti-Austrian forces in Austria and the German Zolluge.

Find a way to refuse Austria to join the German Customs Union, and it will no longer be Austria's problem when the Austrians enter the German Customs Union.

It is an internal problem in Germany. Although France has never given up its ambitions for the Rhine region, France at this time is still unable to support his ambitions.