Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

The new cabinet list given by August made the parliament numb. This is a grassroots team. More than half of the people are the kind of people who are famous but have never participated in politics. And the most crazy thing is that August plans to let Tina becomes Prime Minister of Prussia.

If this kind of thing is brought up to the parliament, it will have to question Auguste’s intentions. If this can be passed, then the parliament will not have to do anything. Just oppose it firmly! Let Juncker, who is less than twenty years old, want to be Prime Minister without even having a faction!

Of course, if you ask the parliament to give you a list, parliament can’t give it. None of the people sitting in the parliament hall have a conscience. Each party thinks that letting the other party become prime minister is an extremely stupid choice, so there is no way to continue wrangling. .

But there are not big problems with other positions. Except for the position of prime minister, which is still being debated, other places are starting to proceed in an orderly manner.

August is an idealist. Of course she hopes to quickly revitalize the national economy so that the people can live comfortably. However, Prussia is too small, and it is not strong enough at the moment. August cannot obtain from the colonies like other great powers. Cheap raw materials, and the people did not trust the Prussian market enough, which made them unwilling to deposit money in banks. So first of all, the country would have no money, and then construction would be even more impossible.

August is very realistic. She knows that Prussia is located in a crossroads area. Even if Germany is completely unified, the size of the country will only be that small. You are considered a giant in Europe, but how do you compare with the United States and the Soviet Union? Even the Holy Roman Empire was not as big as the two continents of the United States combined, with a population of less than [-] million. If you wanted to become stronger, you could only seize other people's territory and drive away all the indigenous people.

As long as the population is large, claims will naturally be made, and Germany's population fertility is not weak. August's goal is to try to build the German Empire into a global power. He dare not think of a superpower or anything like that. Complete unification without irritating the UK, and then gain some territory overseas would be considered a success.

The best way is to grab small colonial countries, such as the Netherlands. The Dutch East Indies is a good place, but this will directly conflict with the United Kingdom because it is too close. British Malaya is above it, and it is with Australia. Very close too.

To be honest, those lousy people in Africa don't really want August. Even if they have massive oil resources and copper resources, they cannot be developed at all with the current level of technology. Moreover, the French have an inexplicable obsession with North Africa. America We don't want such fertile land, but want the rotten land in Africa. Fortunately, the African emperor has already been interested in this barren land from such an early age.

In the office of the Prince Regent of Prussia in Berlin, August specially designated a beautiful area as his office.

Tina looked at the appointment letter and felt dumbfounded, "You really did it..."

"What do you mean?"

"Prime Minister, although I really want to be the Prime Minister, wouldn't it be impossible for others like you to step down? Let a person with no achievements be the Prime Minister of the country."

August: "I think it's pretty good. Tina can definitely do it, right?"

Tina: "That's not the question... Do you really think I'm qualified for this position? This is the prime minister, the second-in-command of the entire country!"

August smiled and said: "Tina, isn't this what you have always wanted to do? How many years will it take you to reach this position after starting from the grassroots level? Be confident in yourself. You have talents that are difficult for others to match. Here, A little hard work on the basics will make you qualified for this position, which is the first cornerstone of the empire, and you are indispensable.”

Of course Tina's current ability is not enough, but now Prussia is in crisis, and undercurrents are surging within the country. There is no time to worry about these trivial issues now. August needs a prime minister who can assist her, and she can't wait. It's been ten years, and she wants it now.

"Since His Majesty the Prince Regent trusts me so much, I am willing to do my best for the people of Prussia."

Tina flattered August, of course he was very happy, but it was also a big gamble. If Tina failed, then she and the regent would be ruined. If she succeeded, then she would be far away from unifying Germany. The road is also one step closer.

Valentina walked in with a report, "Miss August, something is seriously wrong!"

After reading the report, August suddenly felt troubled. Grain production had been reduced on a large scale last year, and rich farmers were driving up grain prices. There were demonstrators in Königsberg, demanding tax cuts...

Tax cuts? Are you kidding? You have said it so many times. I have no money. If I have money, everything will be solved. But if I have no money, the government can declare bankruptcy even if you cut taxes!

The credit of the Prussian country is not good now. Otherwise, it can still borrow money by selling national bonds, but the people have little confidence in the market, let alone the banks. Although List has become the Minister of Economics, to be honest, it is not possible to rely on him to revitalize the entire economy. It is very possible that August can only come in person.

But before that, August must first complete what he promised to all parties before the coup. The first is of course the army. The army is August's base. After all, if the parliament is not happy, it will be disgusting at most. Ste, but if the army is unhappy, he will soon follow in the footsteps of his second brother, so he must serve the army well first.

"Don't worry about the parade, let them make trouble. I have to solve the problems in other places first. Valentina will submit this document to the parliament and let those people review it."

August took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Valentina. Valentina looked at it a few times and showed an expression of disbelief.

Tina borrowed it to take a look, and she was similar to Valentina, "What? Cut military spending, take back all the privileges of the Junkers and nobles, abolish the conscription system, nationalize all enterprises, and return all hereditary territories to national ownership, August Are you crazy?"

"Don't worry, it's just a joke. Those people in the parliament will not pass it. I also know how colorful these policies are. If they are really passed, then I will offend all classes. So I didn’t intend to let this thing pass, I just wanted to scare the people in the parliament and the military.”

No matter which country the parliament is in, they are compromise. Generally, if you want to open a window, others may not be able to do it, but if you want to lift the roof, they will discuss opening the window with you.

First make a proposal that no one can accept, and then settle for the next best thing, so that everyone will immediately feel how amiable this new proposal is.

The next day, Valentina took this speech with a grimace to the meeting and delivered a speech. It was like gongs and drums rising to the sky and firecrackers blasting. Well, not at all. Everyone's eyes were astonished. This is such a mess.

The person who reacted the most was Steinmetz of the Army General Staff. He had just taken up the post of Deputy Minister of the General Staff when he encountered such breaking news. Others were numb and stupid. This was not the same as promised. , and guess what, you couldn’t even get in. There were a lot of people standing at the door of August’s office.

Of course, no one expected August to pull this trick, which made everyone numb.

"Your Highness August, this is different from what was promised!"

Steinmetz said angrily.

"Tina, you guessed wrong. You're treating me to lunch today."

"Okay, I know."

"Huh?" Steinmetz still didn't understand the situation.

"So, Deputy Minister Steinmetz, what's the matter?"