Chapter 58： Closing net (1/2)
On March 19, 1848, Frederick-William IV was forced to announce the cancellation of the book inspection system, and issued a diplomatic note to the German states, calling for a joint state conference.
On March 23rd, Frederick-William IV announced the integration of Prussia into Germany.
Metternich's hope for the establishment of the Prussian-Russia alliance was shattered, and Prussia's diplomatic relations with Austria and Russia deteriorated sharply.
To reunify Germany, Austria is a hack that cannot be bypassed. The core question is who is the boss?
In terms of strength, Austria seems to be less distressed than Prussia, but because of domestic issues, it does not have an absolute advantage over Prussia; in terms of influence, Austria far exceeds Prussia.
In history, Bismarck, the prime minister, discovered this problem early. He used diplomatic means to isolate Austria, then took advantage of the opportunity just after the Austrian-French war, defeated Austria, and kicked Austria out of Germany.
The current practice of Frederick-William IV undoubtedly exposes Prussia's ambition to unify Germany, which Austria cannot tolerate.
Also unacceptable are the Russians. The Tsarist government does not want to see the unification of China and Europe, which will shake their continental hegemony.
In this context, Russia-Austria relations began to heat up. Franz and other good news came. Tsar Nicholas I publicly stated his willingness to help Austria suppress the Italian revolution.
Although this support is only verbal, Russia will not send troops to help Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia, which is enough for Franz.
Since the anti-French war, Europe has emerged as a country with two major powers-Britain and Russia stand side by side. With the support of the Russians, it is impossible for the British to support the Kingdom of Sardinia at the risk of a full-scale war.
”Prime Minister, we can close the net.” Franz said calmly.
”Yes, Your Highness!” Felix replied
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Prague
”Mr. Rennes, soon, the big deal is bad!”
”Colson said slowly, what happened?” Rennes' man asked with concern.
”The Austrian government has decided to execute Vera, with a total of more than 100 political prisoners. All of them will be executed three days later!” Coleson said in a panic.
This is definitely the worst result. Such large-scale executions of political prisoners rarely occur in Europe, especially among the more than one hundred people including capitalists and nobles.
Rennes was silent, he was not a secondary two. The Austrian government has suddenly become tough, which is obviously abnormal.
However, people cannot help but otherwise, the team will not be able to lead if the hearts are dissipated.
The revolutionary enthusiasm of the people in the Czech region is inherently low. They can only rely on capitalists and aristocrats to start the revolution. If they can't take effective measures, these people will soon be defeated.
In history, the outbreak of the Prague uprising was quickly suppressed. The local nobles and capitalists found that there was no future with the Revolutionary Party, and they sold them after they changed hands.
Launch the people's revolution?
Well, just think about this kind of thing. The revolutionary parties in the Czech region are basically children of the capitalists and nobles of the nobility, and the worst is the middle class.
They want revolution, which is essentially to safeguard their own rights and interests, and to sacrifice their own interests to win over the people at the bottom. This does not exist.
In history, after suppressing the Prague uprising, you can organize troops in the Czech region to suppress the Hungarian rebellion, and you will know who the public is heading for.