At the beginning of 1923, the German Empire, which ruled Europe, underwent a huge and unexpected change of power: Emperor Wilhelm, who had been in power for 35 years, announced in his New Year's message to all the people that he would no longer hold the positions of King of Prussia and the German Emperor, and would hand over all power to Crown Prince Ettele. At the end of the manifesto, William hoped that his subjects would rally as closely as they respected him around the new emperor's rule, and continue to move forward in the current great journey of history.

The German people did not express too much surprise at Wilhelm's Zen throne, after all, in the past nearly ten years, Wilhelm has been constantly strengthening the power of the crown prince, and his intention to promote the future is undoubtedly obvious. Today, the young crown prince has long been present in all areas of the German exhibition, with the launching of warships, the ribbon-cutting of factories, the groundbreaking of roadbeds, and the cultivation of agriculture...... Newspapers and broadcasts featured events he attended all over the country. In the continuous subtle subtlety, this equally shining figure has long been deeply infiltrated into the hearts of every German people, and now he has reached the peak of the empire, which is undoubtedly a well-deserved name.

A month later, an unprecedented coronation ceremony took place at the Imperial Palace in Berlin. Compared with Archduke Ferdinand's proclamation of the Emperor in Schönbrunn Palace seven years ago, this coronation not only welcomed the congratulations of nearly 1,000 representatives from all over the world, but also brought Pope Benedict of the Vatican to the Vatican: the last time the Vatican Holy See crowned the King of Prussia was back 8oo years ago when Frederick the Redbeard killed the heads of the bishops and monks who refused to cooperate with him, and used a blood-soaked butcher's knife to make the outside world bow to the secular royal power for the first time. Today, although Qing Ying did not send troops to Rome to "invite" distinguished guests. But with Germany's position and influence in Europe. The Holy See must also consider cooperation with the German crown. in order to maintain their normal outreach and missionary work in Europe under German leadership. With the intervention of the Holy See, Wilhelm I's self-proclaimed emperor in the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles finally completed the transformation from heresy to orthodoxy, and Germany was able to become the successor of the Holy Roman Empire in a real sense, thus occupying de jure rule and control over the surrounding states.

At the same time, the German media from all walks of life also began to launch an overwhelming public opinion propaganda for half a month for Qingying's accession to the throne. The major newspapers and periodicals wrote long articles claiming that Qingying's imperial authority was the trend of the times and was expected by all. Today's Caesar Majesty xià Wen Neng An Sheji. Wu Neng Dingkun was a heaven-sent saint who shone more brightly than his predecessor Wilhelm the Great, and was the best person to lead Germany to consolidate and develop the achievements of the world empire. For this purpose, the Berliner Zeitung also set up a special column entitled "The sea sails by the helmsman, and Caesar is the navigator" to flaunt the great achievements made by Qing Ying to Germany in the past few decades. Under the endorsement of Qingying's excellent body, the whole of Germany ushered in a high (drink) tide point to praise the new emperor for a period of time.

However, not everyone was as happy as the German people were about the successor of Wilhelm the Great. In France, on the day of the change of power in Berlin, a large number of unemployed people and vagrant demobilized soldiers burned German flags and portraits of Wilhelm and his son on a large scale to express their deep hatred of Prussia and Hohenzollern. Since most of the colonies were seized by the Allied bloc with Germany as the head. France's post-war recovery became extremely difficult; A large number of enterprises have been declared bankrupt by the loss of the market, and the workers have been left as poor as the capitalists who employ them. They barely make ends meet with the little money they receive every month from the government and odd jobs at stations and docks. Although the face value of the franc had not depreciated significantly due to the abundant gold reserves accumulated before the war, France remained in a state of resentment for eight years after the war, with anger at the inaction of the government and its long-cherished rival Germany.

In this case, some figures in the French side have responded to the resentment of the people who are dissatisfied with the status quo and have begun to raise their voices. After retiring from the army, Xia Fei, who had been the commander-in-chief of the French army, issued a statement saying that the French army in May 1914 could still hold out on the battlefield for a long time, and if it were not for the government's hasty peace negotiation due to the fear of the German and Austrian forces, France would certainly not have lost as many interests at the negotiating table as it does today. Xia Fei's statement that he did not suffer from back pain after this incident also became the starting point for the resurrection of French nationalist forces. Since the French army was not finally defeated on the battlefield, the argument that the French were "undefeated and defeated" began to quietly rise among some people; Driven by dissatisfaction with reality and a half-century-long hatred of Germany, there has been a marked shift in public opinion in France. "Glorious France should not be destroyed, we should take back what belongs to us!" A young officer preached at the rally.

"Sure enough, the wounds suffered by the French in this war were far from reaching the level of real pain that they felt." After learning of this situation, Qingying, who had already entered the center, said with emotion. Historically, the French lost 140,000 officers and soldiers in World War I, and nearly 50,000 were disabled, accounting for 15% of their total population; Although the post-war French people still hated Germany, the culprit of this consequence, they were reluctant to fight each other because they deeply felt the pain of the war. When the German war planes were openly revived under the leadership of the National Socialist Party and began to expand in all directions, the French, fearing another 6oo casualties, tried their best to avoid this rampaging chariot, and even when the two sides had already declared war on each other, they still crouched behind the Maginot Line to listen to the opera and bask in the sun!

In this plane, however, the objective conditions that constituted the French appeasement mentality no longer existed. The year-long war greatly reduced the cost of German strength, but it also reduced the losses of France, which was undoubtedly a factor of instability in post-war Europe, which was dominated by Germany. Once these nationalists seized power in France, their beggar-thy-neighbor approach would undoubtedly become another potential threat to Germany in post-war Europe itself.

Faced with this situation, Qingying could only prepare with both hands. On the political front, the German government will show a certain amount of goodwill to France, and stabilize the conciliatory faction against Germany in France through cooperation in the fields of trade and resources; At the same time, he urged the current French government to intensify its restrictions and crackdowns on anti-German forces, and strive to minimize the influence of this part of the French government on French politics. Militarily, Germany's Sixth Army and Air Force must also step up their combat readiness, and once France's situation changes, it must defeat it as quickly as possible, and this country will never be allowed to become a Euro 6 springboard for the United States and Britain to attack the German mainland.

To Qingying's delight, because Germany in this plane did not have the usual historical defeat fault, the progress of the development of new weapons was far better than the historical facts of economic collapse and personnel loss. The vigorous Wilhelm Royal Academy of Sciences has attracted a large number of foreign talents to Germany, so that it has unconsciously made considerable contributions to Germany's war aircraft. Once there is another war in the future, the German team is fully expected to gain a technological advantage over the other party, so as to achieve their will at the lowest cost.

In the midst of the busyness of government affairs, the first year of Qing Ying's reign over the imperial machine passed in a hurry. Now he has long been fully adapted to the role of the ruler of the empire, and he seems to be at ease and skillful in handling various affairs. The power of the Hohenzollerns is expanding rapidly with the help of this oil revolution, and their tentacles not only control the extraction and refining of oil, but also achieve dominance in the application of internal combustion engines such as automobiles and tractors; The rolling wealth, which was coming in in large quantities every day, made the old William, who was still the patriarch of the Hohenzollern family, look like he was ten years younger overnight. For Qing Ying, the rise of Hohenzollern's power meant the consolidation of his imperial power. The Junkers giants have also gradually reduced their influence on politics in a series of fruitful reforms in Qingying, and there has also been multipolar competition in key technical fields such as aviation and automotive machinery; This has also laid a good situation for Germany's scientific and technological innovation.

Just after the end of 1924, there was an astonishing news in Eastern Europe that the leader of Soviet Russia, Ulyanov, had died in Moscow on January 21 due to hardening of his blood vessels. Nine years ago, he was shot through the neck during an assassination attempt, and the wounds inflicted by it have been eating away at his health, and to this day, his body can no longer function. Qing Ying did not have time to lament the loss of another old man, and a series of drastic changes occurred in the political situation of Soviet Russia after that: Trotsky, who was relied on by Ulyanov during his lifetime and had made outstanding contributions in the Soviet Russian revolution and civil war, suffered a crushing defeat in the struggle for succession to power. At present, this figure, who was once in the limelight at the center of Soviet Russia, is no longer able to return to the core decision-making level, and this is the tragedy of the Bolsheviks in the degeneration after seizing power.

Although Qing Ying was extremely sympathetic to Trotsky's dismal departure, for Germany under his leadership, the departure of the brilliant Trotsky was undoubtedly the most favorable for Germany and the White Guards. Looking at Alexei, who had grown up, Qingying decided that it was necessary to start waving the role of this flag, so that it could use Denikin's power to implement Berlin's will in the direction of Eastern Europe. (To be continued!)

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