With the conclusion of the London Peace Conference, there was finally a brief peace on the European continent. If you have not experienced war, you will never know the horror of war.

As the victor of this war, William I did not show much joy. From a territorial point of view, the current Kingdom of Prussia is almost the same as the German Second Empire in the original time and space, and the total population has also exceeded the 20 million mark.

These gains could not hide the fact that the military had become bigger, and without Bismarck, the current government would not be able to suppress the military at all.

The balance of power was upset, which was not a good thing for the emperor. William I's political acumen was still very bright, and he didn't play any tricks of "hiding the bow of the bird, and cooking the dead rabbit and the dog".

In the royal palace in Berlin, Wilhelm I announced a new appointment: "Chancellor Frank was unwell and resigned from the post of Prime Minister, and is now replaced by Marshal Moltke." ”

If it can't be suppressed, then it will be divided and disintegrated. Moltke is very good at fighting with his troops, and his political means are far behind, and he is completely killed in the position of prime minister.

No matter how high the prestige is now, as long as mistakes are made later, they will still be pulled down, and the prestige gained in the war will be gone.

In an ordinary country, it is impossible for a military marshal to be prime minister. The line between civil and military forces was enough to stop all this, but this was the Kingdom of Prussia, and it was completely normal for a military general to be prime minister.

William I used a conspiracy, and his position changed when his identity changed. Unless Moltke is willing to make a rubber stamp, sooner or later he will take action to suppress the military.

The struggle for power is brutal and many times involuntary. When they are military bosses, they can rest assured that they will empty the government; After becoming the head of government, the situation is different.

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Compared to the harmony of the struggle for power in the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russian Empire next door was very different. After the treaty was signed, the tsar's army began to arrest people everywhere.

The settlement of accounts after the autumn is still coming, and Alexander II has not been in vain these days, and what can be found out is basically found out. I endured it in front of me and didn't have a seizure, but I waited for this time to settle the ledger together.

For a time, the prisons of St. Petersburg were overcrowded. A large number of moths have been caught in the net, causing panic among the bureaucrats.

If the inventory is strictly followed, the bureaucrats of the tsarist government can be arrested if they count one by one.

Even if there is no crime, they are on the road to crime. The word wronged is redundant, the bureaucracy of the tsarist government is rotten.

Alexander II was not a secondary school boy, so naturally he would not want to kill all the bureaucrats, which is very unrealistic.

Now they are all caught to blame for the defeat of the war, and someone needs to be responsible for the defeat, and Alexander II is not ready to find a scapegoat, so it is their turn to carry it themselves.

The Winter Palace, looking at the criminals who are constantly caught, Alexander II has a headache. Most of these people were nobles, and according to convention, they could not be killed.

Many times when there is a problem, it is not all the fault of the chiefs. They took one point from it, and the people below had to take three points, and the layers of deductions led to this big defeat.

Some inconspicuous grassroots government employees have embezzled more than the chief officials. And the more grassroots level is, the more corrupt it is, and when it comes to the top, you have to think about the consequences.

Kill them all, that's not realistic. These little trash fish are not ordinary people, at least they are also middle class, and the social impact of killing them is too bad.

Besides, killing these people is not very useful, and the collapsed rule of the Russian Empire still cannot be changed.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Cristanval proposed: "Your Majesty, exile!" We also need to use political means to break up the rebels, and now is not the time to go on a killing spree. ”

This was the most helpless and effective solution of the tsarist government. It's just that later, because the supervision was not in place, these exiled guys ran back and overthrew the tsarist government.

The presence of the rebels saved the scum, and in order to reassure the rebels to surrender boldly, Alexander II had to feign mercy.

Rebellion is no better than corruption, it is to the death of the aristocracy. No matter how high the status is, if you participate in the rebellion, you may be wiped out.

After a moment's hesitation, Alexander II made a decision: "Let's recover all the stolen money first, and then exile these bastards to the worst regions of Siberia." ”

Exile is also skillful, and most of Siberia has a harsh climate of ice and snow, but that doesn't mean there are no good places.

For example, the city of Novosibirsk is in relatively good condition, but of course it has not yet developed and is just a small town.

Another example: Oymyakon is the other extreme, the minimum temperature in winter can usually reach minus 71 degrees, and there is even a good weather of minus 96.2 degrees, and the storage becomes a popsicle.

Apparently, Alexander II hated these people and was ready to freeze them to death.

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While Alexander II was cleaning up the moths, the struggle for the Polish throne intensified, spreading throughout continental Europe and even affecting the Viennese court.

Poland is a big country, and its ancestors were even awesome. There was a lot of interest in the crown, including many within the Habsburgs, including Franz's two younger brothers.

This bad hobby was soon suppressed by Franz. The reason he gives is very simple - do you want to be the king of the dead country?

In an instant, everyone reacted, and suddenly remembered the terrible situation of the Kingdom of Poland. In the last century, there were three countries in Poland, is it difficult to do it again now?

The Pop-Po alliance is a joke, once the Russian Empire recovers, there will be a war between the two sides.

There are still few people who are optimistic that the Pop-Po alliance will win, and not every war will find so many allies.

In this Eastern European war, if there were no British behind the scenes, not only would Poland not be able to become independent, but even the Kingdom of Prussia would have become history.

Will they still be so lucky in the next big war? If the war is lost, Poland will naturally be finished.

Everyone's enthusiasm was directly extinguished, and the negative teaching material of Massimiliano is still there. didn't listen to the advice and ran to serve as the emperor of Mexico, and everyone knows exactly what kind of life he is living now.

If one day Massimiliano was suddenly ousted from power, everyone would not be surprised at all, since it is a negative teaching material, it will naturally not have any good results.

Pacifying the interior, Franz ignored the strife from the outside world. Whoever becomes the king of Poland is taking over a mess, and there is simply no way to lead Poland to rise.

If you look at the map, you can see that the Russian Empire is to the east, Austria to the southwest, and the Kingdom of Prussia is to the north, and the three kingdoms just besieged them to death.

Merging with the Kingdom of Prussia to form a federal empire was actually their best bet. However, Da Bobo couldn't accept it in his heart, and besides, this road was not easy to walk.

Secondly, it can only smash the Russian Empire, penetrate the Ukrainian region all the way, occupy this black land, and obtain the foundation of a strong country.

It's about like a dream, and Franz doesn't think the Poles will be able to do it anyway. This requires not only a military victory, but also superb political and diplomatic means.

The best strategy is to hug the thighs, the Russian Empire is destined to be an enemy, there is nothing to say. If Poland wants to protect itself, it can only maintain good relations with European countries.

The two neighbors of Austria are even more crucial, and only when they properly handle their relations with the two countries can they have a glimmer of life.

In line with the principle that political education should start with a child, the Polish question became a real case of Franz's godson. The main thing is to teach the eldest son, Frederick, and the other three little ones are too small.

The youngest, George, was born in 1865 and is only 2 years old now, and politics is still too far away from him.

In fact, Frederick is not very old, he is only 11 years old now, and if he was born in an ordinary family, he is now a primary school student.

Whether he could accept studying politics at such an early age, in fact, Franz did not know the bottom of his heart.

But if you don't teach, you can't do it, in case you are led astray, just like the second brother Massimiliano has become an idealist, then it will be a calf.

"Frederick, now I'll test you, if you were the king of Poland, what would you do now?"

Faced with this difficult question, Frederick gave an answer that Franz did not expect.

"Won't you do it?"

Seeing that Franz did not react, Frederick added: "I mean abdication!" ”

Franz did not object, nor did he agree, and asked: "Why?" ”

Frederick shook his little head and said, "I don't know what the king of Poland should do, and what he can do!" In that case, it's better to let it go. ”

This is the answer, at least it preserves itself. Franz smiled slightly, but did not say anything.

To preserve oneself in advance is a philosophy that Franz instilled in them from an early age. It is not clear to Franz how much of a role it is to resist temptation now, that is not touching the right.

Many people know that they can't do it, and this idealism is worth celebrating. But when it came to the royal family, it was a disaster.

Franz continued: "And what about the Prussian king, you won't continue to let go, will you?" ”

The situation of the Kingdom of Prussia was much better than that of Poland, defeating the Russian Wilhelm I in full swing, and the popular opinion index was at least 90+ (calculated as 100 in total).

Frederick thought for a moment and said, "Don't think about reliving and developing the domestic economy." Prussia had gained too much in this war and needed to digest it.

It is also necessary to complete internal integration before the Russian Empire recovers, so that it is possible to win the Second Prussian War. ”

Franz smiled and said: "Yes, I finally know how to struggle, and I didn't retreat when I didn't get into trouble."

But this is not enough, it is important to develop itself. It is equally important to fight the enemy, and you can watch the actions of Wilhelm I, who will definitely not watch the Russians recover.

Perhaps, you may still have a chance to see the Popo merge. Of course, it depends on whether Wilhelm I's political means are enough. ”

Frederick shook his little head, his heart full of doubts. The merger of the two countries, what kind of operation is this?

Isn't everyone against the merger of the two countries? What did the Kingdom of Prussia take to annex Poland? Not only the European countries are against it, but even the Poles are against it, is this merger useful?

Franz did not continue to explain, and what he observed himself was far more useful than what others told directly.

Using the international situation as a teaching material and taking the monarchs of various countries as examples is Franz's way of teaching children.

Whether it is a positive example or a negative example, what you have experienced first-hand is the deepest impression.

Learn from their strengths, summarize their shortcomings, and learn lessons. This is both teaching the child and Franz learning himself.