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In Article 48 of the Prussian Constitution, the king has the power to declare war and make peace, and to conclude treaties with foreign countries, but the validity of a treaty requires the consent of the Parliament, as long as it is considered a commercial treaty, or imposes a burden on other countries, or individually The obligations assumed by the subject.

and Article 58, the Regent shall exercise in the name of the King the powers vested in the King.

Based on the above two items, Augustus has the authority of the king, but trading territory is indeed a commercial transaction, which theoretically requires the consent of Parliament. However, as part of the price, Prussia is obliged to participate in the British war, so this It belongs to a war treaty. Since the king has the right to declare war and does not need the consent of the Parliament, August can also interpret that the additional territory acquired as a result of the war is not a transaction but an act of war. This matter does not require the consent of the Parliament. .

This explanation is so impeccable, because the right to interpret the Constitution is not in the hands of those members of Congress. The final right to interpret the Constitution now belongs to only one person, and that is Savigny, the framer of this constitution. Savigny was Auguste's father. One of his cronies, but he is relatively fair. It is the government's obligation to maintain the authority of the Constitution. August can only look for passages in the Constitution and cannot blatantly misinterpret the meaning of the Constitution. Otherwise, the Constitution will lose its credibility. , naturally turned into a roll of toilet paper.

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August signed the Treaty of London with the British Ambassador to Prussia on January 1, including the Anglo-Prussian Alliance Treaty. Britain officially announced that it would give up its sovereignty in Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and other places in British Malaya, and would The ownership was transferred to the Kingdom of Prussia, and Prussia should compensate the British government for 26 million pounds, payable in twenty years, with an annual interest of 0.2.

This matter immediately fermented, and various newspapers frantically hyped the matter. The public opinion of the whole matter suddenly rushed in an out-of-control direction. "Branden Zeitung" called it the "Prussian War" after the Napoleonic War. The first important expansion of territory, the establishment of Prussian Malaya was an important step in Prussia's Indo-Pacific strategy. "Rheinische Zeitung" called Auguste the greatest leader in Prussian history. She won the diplomatic initiative. After seizing this important territory without any effort, Prussia finally entered the ranks of great powers.

As the contents of the treaty were gradually revealed, August's popularity ushered in a new round of surge. Everyone focused on the vital benefits the treaty brought to Prussia. Britain recognized Prussia's leadership in the German region, and not only that. Prussia was also allowed to annex Bohemia.

The Austrian Empire immediately launched a diplomatic protest against Britain, saying that Britain was sowing discord and undermining the unity of the German nation. However, Austria's protest was like a clown in the eyes of Britain. Not to mention Britain, it was struggling to defeat Serbia, even within its own country. He couldn't handle the tense ethnic relations well, and even threatened the UK. It's true that the baby drank too much milkshake and his brain went crazy.

The British response was very tough. Austria can maintain its territorial integrity by its own means. To translate, it means you are trying to fool me, so get out of here and don’t fight against me.

Austria knows that it is isolated by British diplomacy, so what should it do? Looking for France, hoping to form an alliance with this big brother in Europe, but France is not stupid. Now forming an alliance with Austria is equivalent to giving up Prussia and Britain, not to mention who doesn't know the situation in Austria, Napoleon III does not It would be such a loss-making business, not to mention that Austria is also a long-established power on the European continent. France will also benefit from being able to weaken it.

It’s just that Napoleon III ignored one thing, that is, the Prussians who unified the German region were very homogeneous. Even if they annexed the Bohemian region, the total number of Germans still accounted for [-]% of the total population. In terms of war potential Say, Prussia is far stronger than Austria.

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Not only Austria was shocked, but the Prussian Parliament was also shocked. August finally made such a decision. The conservative alliance of parliamentarians headed by the Juncker landlord class protested against August and organized in the urban area of ​​Berlin. A violent demonstration took place, and they used force to break through the police and rush directly to Sanssouci Palace.

The slogans they held in their hands, and even some of Juncker Yang's private soldiers also took to the streets, trying to attract a group of fans, but it was in vain. All the people thought August was right, and their march Not only did it fail to win the support of the masses, it also made the Parliament worse and worse in the eyes of the Prussian people.

Valentina directly ordered the army to suppress it and gave it the power to execute the perpetrators on the spot. The violent demonstration was quickly suppressed. The army killed more than [-] people, including some nobles. Valentina was also held accountable for this, and the punishment given by August was just to give her two days off.

When August attended Parliament in early February, the MPs above yelled, "Auguste, do you want to replace Parliament?"

"How can you misinterpret the meaning of the Constitution like this? We want to remove you!"

August said nonchalantly, "Oh, that's it. I don't care. If this is the decision of the parliament, then the parliament should pay the price for what it said at this moment."

August was warning the officials in the parliament that he could now bypass the parliament directly, but he was still willing to obey the parliament's less excessive demands. If the parliament always did things that were against Prussia's interests, then he would You won't be polite either.

The congressmen were frightened, but some congressmen still criticized Auguste in some sleazy newspapers, saying that she had usurped the authority of the king and was a kleptocrat and dictator. Then the congressman did not come to work the next day. He was shot three times in the back at home, and the medical examiner determined it was suicide.

The Prussian politicians suddenly realized that the parliamentarians' right to speak had long been gone. Under the wave of industrialization, their status itself had been shaken. If August did not dare to talk to the parliament when he first took office, It can be said that they are not acting now. The smart old aristocrats have turned to capitalism, become capitalists, and began to support August. The old aristocrats who do not know how to adapt still think that they hold the power they once had. , and found that he had been completely penetrated by the new power of capitalism.

August has completely gained a foothold in both the civil and political circles. She has the support of the people, the support of capitalists, the support of state monopoly groups, the support of the army, and the support of the United Kingdom. It is difficult to find someone who can The way to defeat such a regent, she proposed many resolutions that looked good, many MPs were deceived, and these resolutions contained cold arrows to weaken the old Junkers, the aristocratic class.

This time August still played tricks on everyone. She warned all the congressmen. The harvest this time was even greater than that of the Great Trial. In the next period of time, August could finally let go. He made a big fuss politically and changed Prussia's political system into one more beneficial to himself.

Of course, the commitment to Britain must be fulfilled, but Prussia did not formally declare war. It only provided soldiers in the form of volunteers to help. And how many people did this volunteer army have?

One hundred and fifty thousand troops! Under the personal command of Moltke, this is the Prussian-style volunteer army.