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In order to support this powerful army, the Berlin government had to exploit the country, and the taxes that the Prussian people had to bear had always been the highest in Europe.
When we are continuously victorious, we can still rely on patriotic enthusiasm as a support. Now that we lose on the battlefield, the contradictions cannot be suppressed.
William I asked with concern: "What do the British say?"
Pinning hope on the British is also a last resort.The remaining Kingdom of Prussia has limited strength and is no match for the Russians at all.
If we want to tide over the difficulties, we must turn to the international community for help.Only interests between countries are eternal. Except for the British being kidnapped by debts, the Berlin government does not have enough interests to buy other countries.
Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman replied bitterly: "The London government is trying to persuade the French. They suggest that we use the power of German nationalism to find a way to get the support of the Vienna government."
Hearing this news, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gorman seemed to be stimulated, and stood up all of a sudden: "No! The power of German nationalism must not be used, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
Over the years, we have continued to promote Great Prussianism, and finally suppressed German nationalism. At this time, the compromise will be in vain.
Austria is not easy to get along with. If you compromise with them now, it will be difficult to get rid of them in the future. "
Nationalism is a double-edged sword. While using nationalism to gain support from Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia will also be bound by nationalism.
As the saying goes, "It is easy to ask God to send God, but it is difficult to send God away." Austria's power is not easy to borrow.At that time, there will be German nationalism blooming inside, and Austria will be holding the banner of German national unity outside. It will be difficult for the Kingdom of Prussia to refuse.
For ordinary people, perhaps unification is also a good result, but for the Junker nobles, it is a catastrophe where the sky is falling.
Under the Shenluo Empire system dominated by Austria, the military and government are strictly separated.With the support of the central government, the first thing the Berlin government will do is to kick out the military led by the Junker nobles.
After the reunification itself, the Prussian army will be marginalized, and if they lose control of the Berlin government, it will be difficult for them to live so well.
When it comes to class interests, everyone naturally cannot compromise.
Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman: "Sir, calm down. The British, more than anyone, want to see Austria united. It is not what it seems.
Don't forget that we have a restless neighbor next door. Seeing that we are down now, they also want to make trouble.
According to the information from the embassy, there has been frequent contact between Britain and Germany recently, and the specific content is unknown, but it can be roughly inferred that it has something to do with the Prudential merger proposed by the British.
German nationalism is also classified. In addition to the Austrian-dominated Greater Germanism, there is also the North Germanism proposed by Hannover.
There are indications that the British want us to join forces with Hanover to establish North Germany and prevent Austria from unifying the German region. "
It is not a simple operation to first use German nationalism to gain the support of the Vienna government, then turn around and sell Austria, and play with North Germanism.
Even if it succeeds, it will be enmity with Austria, plus the enemy in the east, the Russian Empire, they have no choice but to hold the thigh of the British.
It would be even worse if it failed. Either Russia and Austria would be divided up, or it would be swallowed up by Austria, and it might even be swallowed up by the comedy empire.
The current Kingdom of Prussia is no longer at its peak, without the Rhineland region, and may lose the original Principality of Prussia, and if it is split up, it will be nothing.
William I shook his head: "The British plan is too risky to protect our interests, so it cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary.
How is the contact between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French, and what do they want before they are willing to make a move? "
Even if the cunning rabbit knows about the Three Caves, the Berlin government naturally not only has the British way, but the French are also one of the options.
Long before the war broke out, the Berlin government was trying to improve relations between the two countries.If it wasn't for the fact that the British took too many benefits, leaving the French with only leftovers, France would not withdraw halfway.
Of course, the Berlin government itself is also responsible for its lack of diplomatic means and failure to balance the interests of Britain and France.
Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman replied: "The Paris government has not given a clear answer, and they are still hesitating. It may be related to the diplomatic activities of the Russians not long ago, which has shaken the determination of the French to support us.
A long time ago, someone within the French government proposed an alliance with the Russians to curb Austria's expansion.
However, this kind of voice is not high. On the one hand, Russia and Austria have a good relationship, and it is difficult to win over the Russians; "
Is the French-Russian alliance aimed at curbing Austrian expansion?Ordinary people may believe this statement, but William I will never believe it.
Austria has settled down on the European continent for many years. It has a harmless face to the outside world and maintains good relations with most countries. The Austrian threat theory has no market in the European continent.
If there is a Franco-Russian alliance, Austria will definitely not be the first to be targeted.
At least this is the case before the end of the Pubo Federation. After all, both Prussia and Russia are fighting. Before they are killed, the tsarist government cannot provoke new enemies.
William I said solemnly: "In any case, it is necessary to prevent the alliance between France and Russia, even if it is possible.
Our strength is not enough, so we spread the news to Britain and Austria, and then released some rumors to attract their attention. "
Overly sensitive, so to speak is the current William I.He couldn't help but not be nervous. If France and Russia formed an alliance, it would be fine if the Pubo Federation was unable to recover, and even the Kingdom of Prussia would not be able to keep it.
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The Berlin government is in a hurry, and the Russians are also having a hard time.Alexander II hadn't been happy to regain Warsaw for a few days, and new troubles came again.
The occupation of the Polish region was not the end of the problem, but the beginning of it.The large enemy army is gone, but the small enemy army is everywhere.
It can be said that "where there are Poles, there are guerrillas."
Calling them "guerrillas" is actually an insult to "guerrillas".In essence, these large and small armed forces are a group of rabble.
It is mainly composed of rout soldiers after the defeat, plus refugees fleeing around.Not only was there no political program, but there was no operational goal or direction, so it was a "chaos" anyway.
Most of the armed forces here were not established to fight against the Russians, but more to survive.
The Russo-Prussian War produced a large number of refugees. The Berlin government resettled these refugees in the Warsaw area. Except for a very small number of people who found jobs again, the rest had to live on government relief food.
When Moltke retreated, in order to fight for time, even the wounded were left in Warsaw, let alone bring these refugees.
Before the end of the Battle of Warsaw, the defenders saw that the situation was over and took the initiative to destroy food and supplies.Without sufficient seizures, the Russians were short of supplies, so it was naturally impossible to provide food relief to refugees.
Stomachs can't lie, and in order to survive, disaster happened soon.The ugliness of human nature began to be exposed, the chaos in the city was suppressed by the Russian army, and the outside of the city was temporarily ignored.
With this delay, the problem became serious.In the current Polish area, bandits, guerrillas, bandits, and bandits are everywhere.
Needless to say, Marshal Ivanov immediately ordered the extermination.These people are local snakes, and they don't fight head-to-head at all. They fight if they win, and run away if they don't win.
After a battle of wits and courage, the Russian army now only controls a few major cities, and the rest of the area is divided by these messy armed forces.
In St. Petersburg, Alexander II asked sharply: "What's going on, why hasn't Poland stabilized after so long?
The enemy's main force has been wiped out, and now they can't do anything to a group of rioters. Could it be that the army has been in the gentle village for a long time, and they have forgotten how to fight? "
The military discipline of the Russian army has always been poor, and Marshal Ivanov can only restrain the military discipline during the war, and he can indulge as much as he likes after the war.
After regaining Warsaw, there was no exception, and the Russian soldiers had a good indulgence.
Today is different from the past, newspapers still exist in the world.The atrocities committed by the Russian army in the Warsaw area were naturally exposed by enthusiastic righteous people, and the reputation of the tsarist government became even worse.
For the sake of winning the battle, Alexander II did not hold the frontline officers accountable, but only warned them.
Alexander II now proposes "Gentle Township", not to settle old accounts, nor because of anger. For the Tsar, the chaos in Poland is only a small problem, and it is more to beat the military.
Victory tends to inflate people. After regaining Poland, the Russian military swelled a bit, which made Alexander II very dissatisfied.
Ivanov frowned, took a step forward, and explained: "Your Majesty, the problem in Poland is not the collapse of the army, nor the banditry. It will be easy to wipe out this mob.
The real trouble is the refugees, and now all these chaos are caused by the refugees.If the refugee problem is not eradicated, banditry will continue to be suppressed. "
It's not that the Russian army didn't work hard to suppress the bandits. Millions of refugees were running around in Poland. Bandits, bandits, and guerrillas were like leeks, crop after crop.
As long as the roots cannot be cut, the Polish region will never be stabilized.It is also very simple to completely cure it, just solve the refugee problem.
The refugee problem seems simple, but it is actually the most troublesome problem.
Theoretically, now that the war in Poland is over, it is enough to let the refugees return to their original places to resume production, and subsidize the rations for half a year.
There is no shortage of food in the Russian Empire, and it is not a big problem to get it out.
However, this is only in theory.In the original time and space, during the First World War, the Russians were not short of food, and the soldiers on the front line still suffered from cold and hunger.
Ivanov didn't even mention the relief of refugees, not because he was really cruel, but mainly because it was simply impossible.
The Russian Empire has enough food, but the problem is that the food is not in the Polish region.The tsarist government's logistics capacity is limited, and it can satisfy the troops on the front line. The logistics department has already exerted all its strength.
It is really too embarrassing to solve the rations of millions of refugees.Unless the tsarist government abandons the follow-up combat plan and saves the transport capacity for transporting strategic materials to transport food, it may be somewhat possible.
Alexander II shook his head: "When you encounter problems, you must find a way to solve them. I don't care what method you use. The Polish region must be stabilized as soon as possible, so as not to affect our next spring offensive against the enemy."
Maybe it's embarrassing, but it's more about getting rid of the blame.Alexander II was unwilling to bear the infamy of "butcher", so the responsibility naturally needs to be borne by his subordinates.
Now the Polish area still belongs to the front line, and the government department has not taken over the area. This pot is destined to fall on the military.
As for who will recite it, that is a question within the military.Marshal Ivanov secretly breathed a sigh of relief for not allowing himself to be blamed.
After a little thought, Ivanov replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. The General Command has issued a death order to the Fourth Army guarding the Warsaw area, ordering them to clean up the place within two months, and it will be seen soon. to the result."
No one disputed it, the unlucky guy always needs someone to do it.The Fourth Army acted without authorization not long ago, and almost wiped out the entire army, and it has not had time to settle accounts after the fall.It's just right for them to be the blamers now.
Chapter 282 Deporting Refugees
Obodo was still confused when he received the order from the headquarters, but after wandering around the street and looking at the beggars everywhere, he understood what was going on.
Most of the main forces of the Russian army are gathered in the Polish area. Under normal circumstances, if they want to go out to suppress bandits, it will definitely not be the turn of the severely injured Fourth Army.
It would definitely not be trust to let them take on this important task now.Based on his relationship with Marshal Ivanov, he is definitely not in charge of the task of making meritorious service easily.
Carefully studying the information sent by the headquarters, Opodo is mixed.Accepting this task means that the previous matter has been uncovered, and there is no need to worry about being held accountable by a military court.
It is a pity that the task of clearing Poland is not easy to do. Even if Ivanov has ordered other troops to cooperate with the Fourth Army, Opodo is also not sure to complete the task within the stipulated time.
Putting down the documents in his hand, Obodo ordered a young officer: "Invite representatives of the Third Army, Sixth Army, Seventh Army, and Fifth Army to come over and discuss the suppression of bandits."
"and many more!"
It was Contreras, chief of staff of the Fourth Army, a middle-aged man with a full beard, who called the stop.
"Commander, things are not that simple. As far as I know, the Third Army and the Sixth Army have dispatched troops many times, killing more than 10 bandits, but there is still no effect.
If the problem cannot be solved at the source, no matter how many bandits are killed, the Polish region will not be able to stabilize. "
Everyone knows this problem, but everyone is unwilling to take responsibility, and no one has pierced the window paper.
Obodo also has a fluke mentality. If he can solve the problem by force and deterrence, he will not have to bear the infamy.
Unlike Obodo, who was the commander of the army, Contreras had much less psychological pressure.
Under normal circumstances, people only remember the coach, except that it is Obodo who gets scolded. As the chief of staff, as long as he keeps a low profile, no one knows him.
From the standpoint of Contreras, the top priority is to complete the task as soon as possible, and make up for the mistake of the last unauthorized action.
People are realistic. Lieutenant General Obodo has a high prestige in the Fourth Army, but it is all in the past tense. Since the failure of the last operation, his prestige has fallen to the bottom.
No one would trust a general who had lost a battle, even though Obodo hadn't technically lost a battle.
Although the Fourth Army suffered heavy losses, it bought enough time for the main force and played an important strategic role.
Obodo waved his hand helplessly: "In theory, it is true, but my chief of staff, are you sure you want to solve the problem from the source?
These are millions of Polish refugees. Apart from killing chickens and monkeys and using force to deter them, do you have other methods? "
No one wants to bear the infamy of "butcher", it will be infamous forever.Obodo still wants to struggle, but he will not be reconciled unless it is absolutely necessary.
Contreras tentatively said: "Maybe we can consider sending them away. Don't the Austrians need immigrants? Sell them a favor and send them refugees."
Opodo shook his head: "If the Austrians were willing to accept it, the respected Marshal Ivanov would have done it long ago, and this task is simply not our turn.
Not only Austria, but all colonial countries I sent people to ask.No family will take refugees unless we can send them there. "
It's not that everyone doesn't want it, it's just that they can't afford it.Accepting millions of refugees at one time, not to mention now, will be very difficult even in the 21st century.
Leaving aside the high shipping costs, the key is how to transport millions of people in a short time?
If it cannot be transported away immediately, then the refugees must be provided with supplies to support these people.
This is not over yet, transporting people to the colonies is just the beginning, and the resettlement work must be done well. Just a language barrier can cause the colonial government to collapse.
According to a rough estimate, in the most ideal state, it would take two or three years to resettle so many refugees, and it would be impossible without hundreds of millions of Aegis.
It may not be possible to make people diligent for three years, but it only takes three days to make people lazy. During such a long period of time off work, who can guarantee that these refugees can still work with peace of mind.
If one is not handled well, a good thing will turn into a bad thing.Instead of creating wealth, it increased the burden on the colonial government.
Such a huge expenditure, but also to bear such a large risk, pay and benefits are not directly proportional.It is not surprising that the major colonial empires were unwilling to accept these refugees.
It can be seen from the immigration policies of the major colonial empires that everyone accepts immigrants in scattered batches, and rarely absorbs a large number of immigrants at one time.
This is also the case in Austria. Except that there is no restriction on organizing immigrants from the country, when absorbing immigrants from abroad, they must go through screening.
Besides, people's hearts are unpredictable.Who can guarantee that these refugees will continue to emigrate after receiving the supplies, maybe they will return home directly.
With so many people relying entirely on the moral supervision of the Russians, no country will be at ease.
The spirit of the contract is useless to refugees, and it is precisely because there is no such spirit that everyone advocates the spirit of the contract.
If it is really forced to immigrate by contract, it is estimated that no one would dare to accept it when it is sent to a certain place.There are many people here, but they all have rich guerrilla experience.
Contreras was puzzled: "I passed by the Austrian embassy yesterday, and I saw many people applying for immigration, including beggars. Didn't they say they refused to accept refugees?"
Oppodo shook his head: "Most of those people are Germans, and the Vienna government has regulations, as long as they consider themselves citizens of the Holy Roman Empire, they can avoid the series of restrictions.
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