C239 First war loan (1/2)
The rise of the Prussian Germany was inseparable from the rise of a key figure, which was the Prime Minister Iron-Blood, and the origin of this Prime Minister Iron-Blood's name, was the three classic battles in the era of German unification.
The war of Pudan, the war of Poo War, and the war of France was known in history as the battle for the unification of the German Nationality.
In 1864, Prussia joined forces with the Austria to wage war on the Denmark, targeting the areas of Schleswiag and Holstead controlled by the latter. The Prussian Germany had won the battle and gained control of the Jutland Peninsula.
In 1866, a war broke out between Prussia and the Austria. Under the leadership of Lao Maoqi and Bismark, the entire German army mobilized 600,000 troops, while the alliance army of the Austria mobilized 500,000 troops. The war lasted only for two months, but the situation of the army was completely unprecedented.
It was worth mentioning that Prussia had used a lot of reloaded guns in this war, but the army of the Austria still used their original reloaded guns, and Prussia's internal railway traffic and the laying of telegraph network far surpassed the Austria's. From a scientific point of view, this war was already an asymmetric war.
Of course, the most brilliant victory for the Prussian Germany was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, which lasted more than ten months. The Prussian Germany triumphed over France, then known as the best in the world's army, and in 1871 they encircled Paris, forcing France to sign a treaty to cede the Alsatian and Lorraine territories and compensate them with 5 billion francs.
From 1864 until the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, in just seven years, the German Nationality rose from a loose States to the strongest country in the European Army. It was also during the coronation ceremony in France that William I was promoted from king to emperor.
The key person who won the three battles was Bismark. This strategically flawless politician had completed three big bets, and it was because he followed the mainland policy that confused Britain, causing the British Empire to adopt a neutral diplomatic stance. This was the reason why the German army was released and could go to war for years without any qualms.
Right now, the envoy of the Prussian Germany that Xiao Letian was facing was personally chosen by Prime Minister Bismark. It was not only because Jonas was obsessed with Eastern Arts and was proficient in Chinese, but also because Jonas's family was originally the descendant of the Teutonic Knights. They could absolutely trust him as an honorary knight and the word ”betrayal” would never appear in their dictionary.
Bismark had never expected to receive any practical assistance from the east, because he knew that there wasn't even a single ship that could travel around the world in the entire Qing Empire, let alone other support that could be provided by the Qing Empire's Congress that was plagued by the civil war.
However, the Qing Empire was, after all, a country with an established culture and history. If they could support the Prussian Germany's independent movement in diplomacy, Bismark would have to acknowledge this favor. Unfortunately, the fake foreign devil Yi didn't understand how powerful Germany was, nor did he know how valuable this favor was.
In the entire Great Qing Empire, only Xiao Letian knew what kind of influence the German Empire would have on the future world, and he also knew more clearly just how terrifying the power unleashed by this nation was.
”Jonas... About... Nass... ”Let go …” No matter how strong Xiao Letian was, he was not as strong as the large Northerner. Furthermore, in order to show his sincerity, there were no guards arranged within a hundred steps.
At this moment, a sharp cry suddenly sounded out. Let go of the old master... ”You scoundrel!” Then, two fragrant winds rushed over, one plate of sweet and sour carp and one plate of scallion sea cucumber landed on Jonas's head.
”Scoundrel, you dare pinch my lord …” I'll scratch you to death! ” The two who rushed in were Qing Wen and Fang Guan who were serving the dishes. The two little chillies opened their nails and scratched Jonas's face, causing it to blossom instantly.
”Oh my god, you're so unladylike... ”It hurts, it hurts, how can you bite …”
As an honorary knight, he couldn't fight against a lady. Facing the joint attack of two beauties, he could only cover his head and retreat, retreating to a corner while hugging his head and screaming.
Qing Wen and Fang Guan were as angry as two little tigers, thinking, it took me an entire afternoon to cook for you. Master pushed away so many things just to be with you, but you, a scoundrel, still dared to pinch Master, to death! Bite you to death!
At this time, Xiao Letian rubbed his throat and coughed a few times. Alright, alright, stop hitting me, Mr. Jonas was also confused for a moment, stop hitting me, quickly clean up the table, and prepare some side dishes … ”
After persuading Qing Wen and Fang Guan to leave, Xiao Letian's guards rushed in. Seeing that, they knew that Master did not suffer any losses, so they left, but this time, no one respected the unmanned ban within a hundred steps, and protected the house tightly.
”Jonas, can we have a good talk now? I will answer your questions bit by bit. Please do not worry, I do not have any ill intentions towards German Nationality … ”
In Xiao Letian's mouth, the way that the German Nationality had risen up was described with blood and tears. The loose States was bullied by all the surrounding big countries.
”What a great people this is, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Goethe... Beethoven, Bach, Martin Luther... This people have contributed countless talents to the civilization of humanity, but how does Europe treat Germany? ”
”It's suppression, it's suppression by the combined efforts of countless countries. Those established empires have already obtained countless colonies around the world, but where's your German Nationality? ”There's not even one piece, and it's actually a dream to unify all of them!”
”Is this fair?” Why couldn't the four southern nations return to the Germany's embrace, and what reason did Napoleon III have to obstruct the unification of the German Nationality? Why can't people who share the same blood and bloodline get together? ”