There was no doubt that the Prussian government, which lacked confidence, was more eager for the Prussian and Austrian alliances, and soon the two sides agreed on the question of countering foreign interference.

On November 11, 1850, Prussia and Austria signed the German Treaty in Vienna, which stipulated that the two countries would join forces to oppose foreign interference in the affairs of the German region......

Interestingly, this treaty did not include the Danish occupation of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein.

Obviously, after a defeat, the Prussian government was seriously lacking in confidence, and while opposing the British, it did not dare to offend the Russians again.

Since the Prussian government did not ask for it, Austria naturally would not be much troubled. Whether or not these two principalities could return to the bosom of Germany, there would be no Austrian share.

Franz would not have learned from the history of the Austrian government, and was fooled by the Prussians into sending troops together.

What is an enclave for? Don't you think Austria's defense pressure is not strong enough?

Vienna Palace

Metternich said: "Your Majesty, the Prussian government has applied for a loan to us, and it seems that their financial crisis is even greater than we expected. ”

Franz said without hesitation: "This is good news, since they have asked us for help, it means that they are blocked from seeking loans in other financial markets."

Find a reason to reject their loan application, everyone is not optimistic about them as a customer, why should we wade into this troubled water? ”

If it doesn't exist, there is not so much capital to export in Austria, and Franz will not cultivate competitors for himself.

If there is a national credit rating in this era, then they are the lowest grade of C.

Just look at the debt, the total external debt of the Kingdom of Prussia is now as high as 370 million marks, and the annual fiscal revenue is only more than 40 million marks.

In 1847, Engels published an article in the newspaper Polaris, pointing out the financial difficulties of the Prussian government, to the effect that I would not be surprised that the Prussian government would declare bankruptcy tomorrow.

What to do if the Prussian government has no money?

The answer is very simple – cut expenses and find ways to increase your income.

Cutting military spending, as well as spending on industry and domestic infrastructure, is a good thing for Austria.

As for increasing revenue, this is not something that can be done in a short period of time. They have just experienced a revolution, and they don't dare to expropriate them?

"Yes, Your Majesty." Metternich replied

Partition of Germany? It is a pity that this question is not suitable for discussion now, in case the radicals in Prussia knew about it and started the war in advance, Austria would not be pitted and wept.

Do not doubt this possibility, the following is not only capable of the Japanese, but also the army of the Kingdom of Prussia in this era.

It's just that their officers are basically nobles, a little higher in knowledge, they have families and businesses and are not barefoot, and they usually don't act blindly.

……

The most embarrassing thing about the warming of relations between Prussia and Austria is the Kingdom of Bavaria, which has once again proved that it is easy to fall down a tightrope, and now Maximi I realized it.

The easing of relations with Austria became the first task before him.

In the Royal Palace of Munich

Maximime I asked expectantly: "What can you do to get out of our current diplomatic predicament?" ”

In this era, with the support of Britain, France and Russia at the same time, they would actually worry about diplomatic difficulties. If this is said, it is estimated that many people will take it as a joke.

Now that this joke has become a reality in the Kingdom of Bavaria, what can be done with the support of the Great Powers?

People are just verbally supporting, and you really take it as a thing, so get ready to cry!

The British were the first to make the suggestion, but now that the Kingdom of Bavaria needed their practical support, John Bull began to pretend to be confused.

"Your Majesty, let's get married!" The prime minister said decisively

There is a tradition of marriage between the Bavarian royal family and Austria, Franz's mother came from the Bavarian royal family, and the royal relationship between the two countries is still good.

Now if you want to ease relations with Austria, the least price to pay is marriage. Marry a princess and become the empress of the Austrian Empire, and the Wittelsbach family will not suffer.

Maximi I thought for a moment and said, "Well, Franz needs an empress now, and Helen is just the right fit." ”

If you want to promote the marriage between the two royal families, it is not so simple. There are many nobles who are interested in the position of the Empress of Austria, and it is difficult to achieve their goals.

However, Princess Helen has an advantage - the Queen Mother of Austria is her aunt, and this alone can defeat many opponents.

Of course, there are also shortcomings, her background is too low and she is not a direct line of the Bavarian royal family, and her relationship with the king is a little distant.

Maximi I also wanted to find the princess of the close branch, but it was really unfortunate, and the age gap was too large to be suitable. You can't tell Franz to wait first, your wife is still nursing in her mother-in-law's arms.

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Vienna

When the news came that the Bavarian royal family wanted to marry again, the Queen Mother Sophie immediately welcomed it, and the two sides hit it off.

It's a pity that now Franz is not the Franz of history, and the influence of the Queen Mother Sufi is much smaller than in history.

In history, Franz was able to succeed to the throne in advance, and the Queen Mother Sufi made a great effort, and she also won over a Queen Mother Party to come out.

Now it's different, Franz took the opportunity to suppress the Vienna rebellion and took power, and she, the queen mother, naturally has no chance to perform.

If you miss the opportunity, you will not be able to interfere in politics without building a party.

If you don't have a chance, you don't have a chance, and people's ambition is not innate. After Franz succeeded to the throne, the Queen Mother Sufi lived her own free life, and had no intention of seizing power with her son at all.

Of course, it is possible to seize power. The status of the empress dowager is indeed very high, but unfortunately she met the strong Franz, so she naturally couldn't be the empress dowager Cixi.

She could leave nothing else to chance, and in Franz's marriage, she, as a mother, thought she had to take matters into her own hands.

In this era, Europe is also an arranged marriage, free love, this is Shenma Dongdong? Not to mention the aristocracy, even the children of the commoners are very few who can freely decide on marriage.

Franz's treatment was still good, and his opinion as emperor had to be taken into account, and no one could force him if he himself was adamantly opposed.

After receiving this news, Franz was forced to do so, why did he advance so much, could it be that the royal families of the two countries had already begun to prepare for this marriage?

Then I thought of the current international situation, and sure enough, it was a political marriage, and it was entirely the need for the Kingdom of Bavaria to ease relations with Austria.

Franz said straight to the point: "Mother, the current international situation makes it unsuitable for Austria to marry Bavaria. ”

Hearing this news, Queen Sufi's face suddenly became gloomy, but she did not open her mouth to object.

There were no fools in the royal family, and despite her reluctance, the Queen Mother Sufi did not rebuke Franz.

From her point of view, the interests of the Austrian royal family are obviously higher than those of the Bavarian royal family, and with husbands and sons here, she cannot let Franz sacrifice the interests of the royal family to promote this marriage.

This is different from the history of Napoleon who fought with Austria and married the princess of the Habsburg family at the same time, that is, Napoleon was not born enough, and this marriage was urgently needed to improve the recognition of the nobles.

And now that Austria and Bavaria are married, Franz is only marrying a princess of the side branch of the Wittelsbach family, which is originally a low marriage, and it is not worth it if he loses political interests.

After thinking for a moment, the Queen Mother Sophie asked, "Relations between Austria and Bavaria have deteriorated to such an extent?" ”

She has not cared about politics for a long time, and she does not know that the Austrian government is deliberately distancing itself from the Kingdom of Bavaria, and at this time the Kingdom of Bavaria happened to be a traitor, and the relationship between the two sides naturally did not get better.

Franz said calmly: "That's right, not long ago, the Bavarian government reneged on the alliance between the two countries and turned to the Kingdom of Prussia. ”

Queen Sophie's expression darkened, and when she encountered this situation, she was really embarrassed to be caught in the middle.

Looking at his mother in a dilemma, Franz opened his mouth to comfort: "Don't worry, mother. This is just a normal conflict of interest between countries and will not affect the relationship between the royal families of the two countries.

It's just that at the moment of conflict and conflict, if the news of marriage comes out, it will have a very bad impact on the people. ”

Hearing this explanation, the Queen Mother Sophie's expression softened slightly. At the same time, there was also a trace of dissatisfaction with the remarriage proposed by the family.

No matter how much she wants her niece to become the queen, she can't pay the price of her son's reputation, and all parents are the same on this issue.

Queen Sophie thought for a moment and said, "Then let's put this matter on hold for now, and wait for two years." ”

European aristocrats married late, Franz was not too old, her niece was even younger, and it didn't matter how many years it dragged on.

Seeing that his mother still didn't give up, Franz didn't say anything. It's best to drag it out like this, if you refuse directly, it is estimated that it won't be long before a new marriage partner jumps out.

With this shield, it bought Franz at least a few years. During this time, he can also go out for a walk to see if he can meet someone of the same status - true love, and if not, marry a beautiful princess.

There is always an ideal, what if it is realized?

Now Franz's personality has decided that his personal integrity must be flawless, and he cannot be capricious in his personal marriage. At least until his prestige is established, this character cannot collapse.

This is the price of being an emperor, and if there is a choice, Franz will still choose - to be emperor.

The price paid is great, but the harvest is also great! It is not an ordinary difficulty to be able to control your own destiny in this dark age.

Ordinary people don't have pressure? There is no pressure on the aristocracy?

Not long ago, Austria killed a lot of people, how many nobles on the prominent side were sent to the guillotine, did they really deserve it?

How many people are involved in it, and finally can't extricate themselves, and their heads are in different places?

Franz knew all these things, but if he knew it, he couldn't go and overturn the case for these people. Whether voluntarily or not, there is a price to pay for participating in the rebellion.

Looking at the many people who are busy every day for firewood, rice, oil and salt, Franz feels that he has been very lucky.