The British's shocking ideas directly shocked the Berlin government.

The annexation of the German Federation was their dream, but reality did not allow it. In order to avoid being mixed and beaten, the Berlin government has been very committed to suppressing this year.

Unexpectedly, the British actually proposed it, but this time it was not the Popo Federation annexed the German Federal Empire, but the German Federal Annexed the Popo Federation.

The order was dropped, and the nature was different. The Prussian-Russian War continued, and the Berlin government had no confidence to negotiate conditions and had to give up its dominance.

William I had a headache, and compromise was not as simple as saying. Europe is a place where the law is discussed.

Although the German Federal Empire was nicknamed the "comedy empire" by the people, it was also a recognized empire. The Popo Federation is now just an ordinary state.

Besides, in this context, who knows whether the other party will take advantage of the situation, for example: demanding the split of the Popo Federation and joining in the name of the two states Prussia and Poland.

Or it may be to further separate the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein and weaken the strength of the Prussian Kingdom.

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Foreign Minister Jeffrey Friedman persuaded: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation on the battlefield, we are in an extremely unfavorable state.

The Belarus region was lost, the Lithuanian region fell most of the time, and the Warren region captured ahead no longer existed, and the enemy was less than 150 kilometers away from Warsaw.

Our soldiers are brave and our officers are excellent, but these are not enough to make up for the gap in strength.

There is a huge gap in strength between Pratt and Russia, and it is difficult to win a war with our strength alone.

The experience of the last Prussian-Russian war tells us that to deal with the Russian Empire, we must have enough allies to launch attacks from different fronts, disperse their troops, and increase the difficulty of their logistics supply.

The unfavorable performance on the battlefield has made our former allies timid. Now we must bring in a strong allies to increase everyone's confidence, and the German Federal Empire is undoubtedly the best choice."

Army Secretary Philipoldo asked: "Jeffrey, are you going to sell the country?"

"Do you know what this means to join the German Federal Empire?"

If there is a boss on his head, his life will naturally not be so free. Although many countries within the German Federation do not buy the accounts of the central government, the central government still has great power.

For example: issuing currency.

No matter how loose a country is, it is impossible to allow multiple currencies. The central government is under the banner of "for economic development", and it is difficult for the states below to refuse.

Of course, there is no way. As long as you learn from those small states, you can simply use international currencies such as Aegis and pound, and the central government will have no way to deal with them.

It doesn't matter these small Chinese studies. They have limited market capacity and do not have the ability to print money. The losses caused by using foreign currencies are also limited.

For the convenience of trade, international currency is used directly for settlement when engaging in overseas trade, and a exchange fee is saved.

It would be different if it was put in the Popo Federation. No matter what currency was used, they would have to pay a lot of seigniorage tax, which would greatly affect the government's fiscal revenue.

Economic losses are second, and politically they will be criticized. The central government does not interfere in the internal affairs of the state. This was first proposed by Franz, and it was only valid in the past few years, but it was not interfered later.

It’s nothing more than that the Vienna government is doing a very concealed job, promoting judicial independence by formulating laws and raising hands.

In name, the central government has no right to interfere with the operation of state governments, but the judiciary has the right to arrest corrupt officials in the state.

If this impact is not great enough, then will the taxes paid by the state and the finance allocated by the central government count?

The pit was dug in advance, and no one knew in advance that there would be surplus funds based on customs duties, seigniorage, colonial income, tobacco and alcohol taxes.

This is an inevitable result. The central government does not bear the administrative expenses of the local government and does not need to invest infrastructure for the state. In addition to the military expenses, fiscal revenue supports the emperor and thousands of bureaucrats in the central government.

In addition to part of the surplus funds invested in scientific research, the remaining funds are an opportunity to intervene in domestic affairs of the country.

If you have money in your pocket, you will be tough when you speak. At the beginning, these incomes were limited, which was not enough for the central government's expenses, and needed to share the expenses in various states, so naturally they did not dare to offend the uncle below.

Now that the central government has a lot of money, countries have to consider the opinions of the central government if they want to apply for central fiscal appropriations.

Similar things may also happen in the German Federal Empire.

Although they only received seigniorage tax, they also had less expenses. Because at the beginning, the rights of the central government were restricted and the army was supported by the states themselves, and they only needed to raise a group of civil servants and emperors.

Jeffrey replied calmly: "Of course I know what this means, but do we have a choice?

What are you afraid of when you suffer a loss?

As long as we win this war, with our strength, can Hanover do anything to us?

Don’t forget that the system of the German Federal Empire was the system of imperial elections implemented by the Holy Roman Empire. If we win over enough allies, we can also change to a central government.

No matter how many restrictions they set now, we can find ways to get around in the future. Treaties can be torn down and laws can be modified.

By then, this will be an internal affairs of the empire. As long as there is a reasonable reason, even the British cannot say anything!

As long as they want us to restrain France and Austria, the London government will not do anything to us! The most urgent task now is to think about how to bring the German Federation over."

Theoretically, as long as the Popo Federation joined the German Federal Empire, it would not be a problem for usurping Hannover's central government status.

The Berlin government can think of it, and Hannover can naturally think of it too.

The snake swallows the elephant, which is the legendary "Ba Snake". Not all snakes have such a good appetite.

Hannover could not even handle a group of small states within the German Federation, and it was not an ambitious leader no matter how you looked at it. Even if the Popo Federation came to you, it would probably not dare to accept it.

Filippodo was very injured, and he opposed it mainly because of the dominance issue. However, the reality was very hurt, and the Popo Federation was not related.

This is the first time I am worried. As early as many years ago, politicians proposed the idea of ​​"Pu and Austria merge to jointly dominate Central and European countries." Unfortunately, Austria is unwilling to share the fruits with them.

There is no way, the efforts and rewards are not equal, so Franz naturally cannot agree.

Even when the Berlin government lowered the conditions at that time, the result was the same. The binary empire was not fun, and Franz was unwilling to challenge the Hell Copy.

This time, when joining the German Federal Empire, the bottom line of the Berlin government is undoubtedly lower. As long as you win the war, you will never regret it in the future. Anyway, Hannover does not have the strength to force them to fulfill their contract.

After a moment of silence, William I slowly said: "This time it was a line that the British were in charge. I believe the London government has a way to make Hannover compromise.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs first contacts the British. As long as the German Federal Empire can be brought to the water, all conditions can be met first. Whether to fulfill them will be made until the war is won."

It is no problem. Only after winning the war will the Berlin government be qualified to consider these issues; if the war is lost, the Popo Federation is destined to be destroyed.

Even if Britain, France and the Austrians take action, the Prussian Kingdom can be preserved, which is a shrinking version and has nothing to do with them.

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The Berlin government was worried, and the British were worried too. Sir Edward, who led the plan, regretted it as soon as he began to implement the plan.

Things are not as simple as imagined. Her Majesty the Queen agreed to do the work of the "comedy empire" royal family, but the London government must ensure that the status of the royal family is not shaken.

These are all small problems, aren’t they just making promises? Sir Edward said it doesn’t matter.

After this war, the Popo Federation will definitely need to cultivate and maintain a rest. The Berlin government will not dare to make any trouble in a short period of time. As for the future, it is a problem that the government should worry about later.

What's trouble is the special system of the comedy empire. It's useless to just convince the emperor, and there are also restrictions on the imperial parliament.

"Persuad these small states" have a good idea, but the approach is not advisable. Isn't it equivalent to telling them to Austria?

Even Franz doesn't know what the "comedy empire" has been infiltrated. Anyway, ASCHEN is the common currency of this country, and its circulation is more than the Rhine Shield issued by the central government.

It’s not that the central government does not want to ban it. The key is that this is a legal currency approved by the Imperial Parliament, and the emperor can do nothing.

Of course, the Vienna government also paid a price, reciprocating the favorable small states, opening up colonial markets and providing financial assistance from time to time.

Although they are separated by politics, they have long been integrated economically.

In this context, Edward really found it difficult to believe in the confidentiality of these small states. As long as the news leaked, the "plan" could only be a plan. After all, bad things are much easier than success.

Without the support of small states, it is not impossible to bypass the Imperial Parliament. But in the wars that follow, don’t think everyone will do their best.

The army of the "Comedy Empire" belongs to the state government. The emperor can only command Hanover's troops, and it is already the limit to force more than 100,000 troops.

If the Imperial Parliament does not give face to the central government and rejects the resolution to allow the Popo Federation to join the empire, then even material assistance will not be possible.

At most, the emperor took his direct Hannover army to go to war with the Russians alone, and had no relationship with the German Federal Empire.

This little power will increase the Russians by a little casualties, which is not enough to change the end of this war.

Well, Edward admitted that he was thinking too much. So far, the Berlin government responded to his plan, and the German Federal Empire had no answer at all.

The efforts are visible to the naked eye, but the rewards are illusory. The legitimacy of the central government of the comedy empire has always been questioned by the public. We have to be cautious in our daily lives and we will not let the Imperial Parliament catch the handle.

If there is not enough profit, I want others to risk participating in the fierce Prussian-Russian War, even the boss of the British will not do it.
Chapter completed!