Chapter 560： Primer (1/2)
Countries have ”only eternal interests and no eternal enemies.” They have directly exhausted the essence of international diplomacy. This is not only the British and Austrian countries that have just become annoying for the Near East War, but they have begun to join forces in an instant.
This is not excessive. Britain and Austria are still allies. Even if it is often unpleasant, it does not affect everyone's fun together.
If anyone knows that the two countries have secretly contacted each other, it will definitely cause a stir. Now the Russians are fierce and ready to seek revenge from the Prussian kingdom; the Prussian kingdom is almost the same and has been preparing for the war.
However, there is nothing impossible in front of the interests. Even in the period of the Russian-Prussian war, the private ties between the two countries have not been broken.
After trying to convince the Vienna government to send troops to interfere in the Polish throne election, the tsarist government knew that things were in trouble.
Alexander II was not a simple figure. He decisively chose to temporarily abandon hatred and use this incident to seek the best interests of the Russian Empire.
A well-dressed old man said coldly: ”How is your Excellency thinking, as long as your country is willing to agree to the previous conditions, we will assume you annex Poland.”
The middle-aged man sitting facing him shook his head indifferently: ”This is not for us to annex Poland, but for the two countries to divide Poland. Your country is too big, and half of Poland is directly taken away.
How can we agree? If it spreads, the Polish people will not be upset. Moreover, we are not prepared to annex Poland, this election is only to respect Polish opinion. ”
If an acquaintance is present, they will find that the two negotiating are indeed the former Minister of the Interior of the Russian Empire, Mikhail, and the former Minister of Land and Navy of the Kingdom of Prussia, Ron.
The two enemies were sitting together, discussing in a calm manner to divide up Poland. If this were said, no one would believe it.
Mikhail rolled his eyes in disdain. Prussia did not annex Poland's ambition. It was enough to fool the ordinary people outside, and also wanted to conceal the enemy who knew each other best?
A large group of people in Poland supported William I as king, for a lot of reasons were forced by the Russians.
In the last war, the Kingdom of Poland was the main battlefield, and was directly destroyed in ruins. The economic loss was also ignored. The key point was that the youth loss also exceeded 800,000.
This directly caused the Kingdom of Poland to fall into a state of weakness after the war. At present, Ukrainians in the country actually account for nearly one-third. Poles, as the main ethnic group, suffered heavy losses due to war, and the main national population has also experienced negative growth.
Of course, this is also related to the poor economy in Poland. Especially after the outbreak of the agricultural crisis, Poland's outflow was serious. In order to survive, many people went to Prussia and Austria for a living.
Most of them were women, either volunteering or deceiving. Poland's underground population trade was prosperous during this period. A large number of young women were transported overseas by unscrupulous capitalists to engage in flesh and blood businesses.
In this case, the Polish government has repeatedly cracked down, and it still has little effect. Where there is demand, there is a market. In the face of survival, dignity is not worth mentioning.
It happened that the Tsarist government had completed preliminary social reforms. Seeing that the enemy next door had recovered its strength, the vested interests in Poland were in a hurry.
Once the Russians returned, everything was gone. Bare feet became shoe-wearing, and political positions were inevitably affected.
The Prussians proposed that the monarchs of the two countries formed the most secure alliance. Many people were tempted. They subconsciously ignored the fact that Prussia wanted to annex Poland.
This is determined by interests. Even if the Kingdom of Prussia annexes Poland, the Berlin government will still have to pay them a price, much better than the Tsarist government that cuts their heads.
The choice of interest groups directly affected the entire Polish society. Everyone never mentioned the fact that Prussia wanted to annex Poland and Russia, and limited its propaganda to the Commonwealth Union.
The monarchy system is very familiar to Polish people. Old ancestors have played with it, and people's acceptance is still very high.
Now the media is building momentum, claiming that the Kingdom of Prussia is also part of Poland. The old thing that the Kingdom of Prussia had surrendered to Poland at that time has been turned out, which greatly satisfied the vanity of the people.
We ca n’t see it in a short time. Perhaps the time will be long, the Polish will regard the Kingdom of Prussia as their own, and the obstacles to the merger of the two countries will no longer exist.
William I dared to pay attention to Poland, and it was not just ambition. A large part of the territory of the Kingdom of Prussia was the old land of Poland, but the people above were Germanized.
What's more important is that now that the German region has been targeted by Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia cannot win at all. The best choice is to annex the Kingdom of Poland and change to a vest.
In recent years, the Kingdom of Prussia has ceased to live as a German state, which is a change in national policy.
This road was not chosen by William I. The decision was made by the Junker aristocracy. Who can be the master of their own, who wants to be the younger brother?
The Shen Luo Empire was good, but it was not in power, and Austria's weight was too large. Even if the Prussian kingdom joined it, it would soon be diluted and slowly swallowed up.
Since it is better to choose another option and reopen a new world, Poland happens to be in this situation.