The Gyulo family was one of the great Hungarian nobles, and Shopari Gyulo's father, His Excellency Count Josef Gyulo, served as a royal advisor. As the prime minister of the Kingdom of Hungary, who was appointed to succeed Kalman Tiza in the midst of the economic crisis in 1890, Shopali's position as prime minister was quickly consolidated because of the light of Germany, a big benefactor, and Hungary's situation was relatively good. Jochen was not surprised by his visit, for the Hungarians wanted nothing more than what they wanted from Germany.

"Your Highness Joachim, Germany's help to Hungary is etched in the hearts of all Hungarians, and it is heartfelt joy for all Hungarians to have your arrival." As soon as he came up, Shopari put a top hat on Jochen. Nothing to do was courteous or a thief, and Jochen was even more sure that the Hungarians must have had a German request.

"Your Excellency Gyulo is gracious, I feel the warmth and kindness of the Hungarians, and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks here. The traditional friendship between Germany and Austria-Hungary goes back a long way, and it is only fitting that we can do what we can to help. Since Shopari didn't explain his intentions, Jochen also said polite things in an official tone.

"All Hungarians will cherish the friendship from Germany, Germany and Hungary have established good trade relations for more than a year, and this time I came to deepen the trade cooperation between us."

Shoparry's words separated Hungary from Austria-Hungary, and it seems that after tasting the sweetness of trade with Germany, the Hungarians wanted to leave the Austrians alone.

During the Austrian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary was just one of the principalities, and it was not a matter of a day or two for the Hungarians to seek independence, but because of the strength of the Austrian Empire, any resistance made by the Hungarians was brutally suppressed. However, after the Austro-Prussian War, Austria's position as the leader of the German Confederation was replaced by Prussia, and its strength was greatly reduced.

In order to safeguard the interests of the Empire, Franz Joseph I had to make a compromise and turn the centralization of the Austrian Empire into an Austrian-Hungarian dualist government. The Hungarian aristocracy even established a parliament with legislative powers, and its laws were valid for all areas of Austria-Hungary that belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. This also gave the Hungarians the ability to work against the central government of Austria-Hungary.

The Hungarian aristocracy was also fond of using their power to block the Austrians. The Hungarian aristocracy carried through two things to the end: we must oppose what the Austrians support, and we will support what the Austrians oppose. At the moment, the Austrians want the Hungarians to support the domestic economy, but the Hungarians do not do it.

"Hungary is ready to trade directly with our country, right? So there is an opinion on the Vienna side. "Although it was considered that the Hungarians' demands would be nothing more than to expand trade so that their interests could be maximized, it was unforeseen to bypass the Austro-Hungarian central Jochen. Doing so would also affect relations between Vienna and Berlin.

"Your Highness does not have to worry about not being able to explain to Vienna, and the matter of direct trade with your country will naturally be negotiated between us and Vienna, and Germany only needs to expand the purchase of our agricultural products, and we will also increase the purchase of German industrial products. Bypassing Vienna for a direct deal is good for both of us, isn't it? Shopari said meaningfully, and Yochen could guess the meaning of the two words of negotiation, which was nothing more than a confrontation.

However, Jochen was a little puzzled, although it is true that direct trade is beneficial to both Germany and Hungary as Shoparry said, but is it necessary to talk to himself about this kind of thing, wouldn't it be better to go to Caprivi? It is no secret that His Excellency the Chancellor of Germany is now very interested in expanding exports.

But since the Hungarians themselves went to wrestle with the Austrians, and Germany didn't have to be this villain, then Jochen would be happy to see it, and the Hungarians had a falling out with you, and the Austrians couldn't ask the Germans not to buy it, right? Thinking of this, Jochen nodded and agreed to Sauparry's request: "If this is the case, I am more than happy to facilitate trade cooperation between Germany and Hungary." ”

"Also, Your Highness, do you know about the new monetary system that Vienna is now planning to establish?" Shopari suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously to Jochen.

"Well, I've heard some rumors." In 1892, the Austro-Hungarian Empire replaced the Rhine guilder with the krona as a unified currency, establishing a truly perfect gold standard monetary system, and now there is naturally news coming out, but what does Shoparry mean by saying this to himself?

"Does Your Highness know that the lack of gold reserves in the Empire due to the economic crisis may lead to the failure of the Empire's currency reform plan?"

"I don't know much about that." Jochen replied with some embarrassment that the lack of gold in Austria-Hungary was also a "good thing" done by the Germans.

The Austro-Hungarian Central Bank did not have enough gold reserves before preparing for the currency reform, and the success of the currency reform in 1892 and the success of the krona to replace the Rheinguidhis were also due to our "savior", the United States. The outflow of U.S. gold reserves under the Sherman Silver Acquisition Act gave Austria-Hungary a huge opportunity, absorbing about $10 million in gold in 1891 alone.

But now, because of Jochen's instructions, the Germans, who were unscrupulous for gold, continued to strike first, so that the United States suffered a gold outflow that was more severe than in history, and so far, the gold outflow from the United States has exceeded 20 million US dollars, and historically, the total gold outflow of the United States in the economic crisis is only about 27 million.

Although the rest of the world intervened as they came to their senses, the Germans still grabbed more than 70 percent of the $20 million gold outflow, and if it continued, Jochen estimated that Germany should not have much of a problem taking $20 million of gold from the Americans.

However, the Germans had a lot of money, and the Austro-Hungarians were bound to be unlucky. Now seeing Shoparry say it so solemnly, it can be seen that the situation is very bad. But what does that mean? Could it be that the Hungarians were so kind to help the Austro-Hungarian Central Bank borrow some gold?

"Then Your Highness, if the monetary reform of the Austro-Hungarian Central Bank fails, and the economic crisis leads to the collapse of the new currency. And Austria, which has suffered badly in the economic crisis, will not be able to respond to some of Hungary's actions. "Shopari finally said his true purpose.? ……？！ What are the Hungarians trying to do? The previous qiē was originally just an appetizer, but the Hungarian main dish really held Jochen up. Hungary, whose strength had not been lost in trade with the Germans, could have made a claim for independence from Austria-Hungary, whose economic system had collapsed! And the Austrians have no chance of winning if they want to go to war, and it costs money to fight!

"That's not what you meant, right? Your Excellency Gyulo, I don't have the impression that you are a Hungarian independentist with such a determination. Jochen asked suspiciously. After Shopari came to power, although he followed the east wind of Germany to secure the position of prime minister, his administration was mostly a continuation of the policies of his predecessor, and he was generally a cautious person. Such a bold plan really doesn't seem like his style.

"Your Highness is really sensitive, this is the idea of Your Excellency Tiza, but Your Excellency Tisza thinks it may be more appropriate for me to come forward." Shopari also generously conceded.

It is no wonder that Kalman Tiza, the former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary, not only served as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary for 15 years, but the Tisza family is also one of the most powerful families in Hungary and has a huge influence on the whole of Hungary. More importantly, Tisza himself was a supporter of Hungarian independence.

In this way, it all makes sense, with the ability of the Tisza family, to contact most of the Hungarian aristocracy to work against Vienna in foreign trade, to make the Austro-Hungarian economy worse, and then to make the Austro-Hungarian currency reform fail, in which case it is indeed possible to realize their plan.

"Is this the meaning of His Excellency Tiza alone, or the meaning of the whole Hungarian nobility?" Jochen asked cautiously, but if it was really Tisa's intention, then he couldn't have contacted the others.

"Before I came to see His Highness, most of the members of the Hungarian parliament agreed." Sure enough, it seems that an independent Hungarian kingdom still has a huge attraction for all Hungarian nobles.

"His Majesty Joseph is still in good health, and Crown Prince Ferdinand is also an excellent prince, according to the agreement you reached with Austria, as long as the emperor of the empire is crowned in Hungary, then the crown of St. Stefan will remain in the Habsburgs." The plans of the Hungarians were bold and operational, but there was one question that could not be avoided, that is, who was the king of the New Kingdom?

"His Excellency Tiza and the deputies were of the opinion that the agreement reached in 1868 between His Excellency Count Andráş and His Majesty Joseph in 1868 on behalf of all the Hungarian nobility was no longer suitable for the present situation. During the Holy Roman Empire, the Hungarians were subordinate to the emperor of all Germans, not the Habsburgs. However, since the beginning of His Majesty Albrecht II, the Habsburgs have been the emperors of the empire, and Austria is also the leader of the entire German state.

But now it is different, since 1868 Austria is no longer the leader of the German Confederation, Prussia is the leader of the Germans. In 1871, a new empire was founded, and the German Empire was the true successor to the Holy Roman legacy. His Majesty Wilhelm I, who was crowned at Versailles, was titled Emperor of Germany, Emperor of all Germans. Therefore, the Hohenzollern family, as the German emperor and the Prussian king, was more qualified to be the object of Hungary's obedience. ”