Berlin, City Palace.

It is a magnificent looking royal palace in the heart of Berlin...... It is also a palace with good "growth"!

This "growth" is the conclusion that Zhuge Weijiu and Zhuge Youde came to after watching feng shui in Berlin City Palace when they traveled to Europe together-the original owner of this city palace was also the Elector of Brandenburg, "Iron Tooth" (nickname) Frederick II, who chose this land to build his family's house, apparently looking for someone to see feng shui. I chose a "treasure land" with great growth potential to build a family house.

Therefore, in the more than 300 years after this mansion persisted, the house continued to "grow", growing from a local tyrant compound to a royal palace.

And the Brandenburg frontier kingdom also continued to grow, from the princely state to the principality, and from the principality to the royal palace...... And there is further upside in the future!

As for the owner of the house, he is also bullish all the way, from the border marquis to the king of the European powers!

And...... It will rise again in the future!

This judgment of "rising again" is not made by ordinary people, but Zhuge is his father, the marshal of the Ming Dynasty, and the Marquis of Wuxiang Zhuge has a virtue for Friedrich. William III calculated it.

At that time, Friedrich. Wilhelm III's army had just been defeated at the Battle of Jena-Olstedt, and the Prussian army had completely collapsed, and even Berlin could not hold on to it and was about to give up.

At this time, Zhuge Youde, who was studying military affairs in Europe, came to visit and saw Friedrich. William III was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, so Zhuge Weidao's father made a prediction of "Prussia is bullish" after watching the feng shui of the City Palace!

At the time, Friedrich. William III didn't pay much attention to this "prophecy", he thought that it was the Chinese vice admiral (Zhuge Youde was still a vice admiral at the time) who was comforting himself.

And Zhuge Youde and Zhuge Weilong, who traveled in Europe back then, liked to show people and feng shui very much, and made many various predictions...... At that time, people didn't believe it very much, so it was a joke.

But with the passage of time, most of the prophecies made by Zhuge Weijiu and Zhuge Youde finally came true one by one!

And the remaining prophecies that have not yet been fulfilled are not inaccurate, but the time has not yet come.

For example, the prophecy about the "growth" of the Berlin City Palace...... Now that the City Palace is already a royal palace, will it become a "royal palace" in the future?

Friedrich. William III had been waiting for this prophecy to come true!

However, in the decade after the fall of Emperor Napoleon, Friedrich . Wilhelm III never saw the possibility of Prussia's further rise.

Although Prussia's industry has been growing at a high rate, it has long surpassed Austria to a level that can rival France.

Moreover, Prussia's army building also made rapid progress under the impetus of Blucher and Clausewitz, not only establishing the general staff system, but also perfecting the officer training and military mobilization system -- this Prussian military mobilization system is not just a "strong ding" system, but a mobilization system that can transform the entire national economy, industrial production, and social organization from peace to wartime in a very short period of time.

In other words, Prussia's war potential was not comparable to that of France, Rakshasa or even Austria. But she can turn this potential into combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time. It's all about playing fast and slow!

However, although this military mobilization system looks very powerful, it has no use...... Over the past decade or so, the situation in Europe has been so stable that it never seems to be disrupted.

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And with Prussia's national strength, no matter how hard it tries, it seems impossible to break the balance of power in Europe - breaking the balance of power is not something that can be done by bringing Austria, which is a strong foreign power and a strong middle, to beat it violently. Because the unification of Germany itself would seriously disrupt the balance of power in Europe, the external powers of Germany would inevitably intervene.

How could Prussia withstand the joint intervention of Britain, Rakshasa and France?

Therefore, Prussia's efforts in the past ten years seem to have been in vain...... It wasn't until the Second French Republic turned out that Friedrich . Wilhelm III saw a glimmer of hope.

The sudden London Revolution on March 17, 1833, and the ensuing English Civil War made Friedrich . Wilhelm III and his henchmen saw the dawn of German unification at once!

"Friedrich. William, William. Friedrich, Karl Philip, have you seen the dawn of German unity and rise? ”

In an office in the city palace with a map of the German Confederation hung in a heap of pieces, it was the elderly Friedrich who asked questions to two large, slender-looking men and an old man with a bit of sharp-beaked monkey cheeks. William III, the present-day king of the Kingdom of Prussia.

And the two middle-aged men who looked a little like each other were the Crown Prince of Prussia, Friedrich Friedrich. William and Wang's second son, William. Prince Friedrich.

The old man was Colonel-General Clausewitz, Chief of the General Staff of the Prussian General Staff.

This Clausewitz didn't reach this level in the original timeline. He didn't even live to 1833 when he contracted cholera while serving as a military commander in a foreign country.

However, in this timeline, he was appreciated by the two "Zhuge who could pinch and calculate", and escaped the fate of being captured by Napoleon's army. I also got more opportunities to fight and be promoted.

After the end of the Napoleonic Wars, he was also invited back to Daming as a military expert and became a professor at the Army University for several years. After returning to China, he was reused by the King of Prussia, and was entrusted with the important post of Chief of the General Staff. Now it is natural to make good counsel for the Kingdom of Prussia.

"Your Majesty!" Clausewitz frowned and pondered, "At present, the main attention of both France and Rakshasa is focused on the United Kingdom...... If there was a decisive battle between Prussia and Austria in the German Confederation, they would certainly not have time to take care of it.

And we in Prussia can complete the general mobilization faster than Austria, and we can also raise more troops...... With the railways that spread throughout the Kingdom of Prussia, our army will be able to defeat Austria quickly!

But now the question is, are we going to annex Austria after defeating it? ”

Friedrich. William III looked at his two sons.

"Father," said Prince Wilhelm, "a united Germany cannot live without Austria!"

Moreover, Britain will not be able to effectively interfere in the affairs of continental Europe for a long time to come. And the goal of the Rakshasa was definitely to capture the Balkans and Constantinople...... If we can defeat and annex Austria, the Rakshasa will be able to move freely in the Balkans. So the tsar will not oppose our annexation of Austria! ”

"William, and France!" The Dauphin of Prussia reminded that "Napoleon II will definitely intervene...... For several years, he had been waiting for an opportunity to prove that he was a true Napoleon. ”

"No, he's not! He's just an opportunist. Prince Wilhelm said in a firm tone: "If he dares to speculate on the German Civil War...... Then we'll beat him!

I believe that our 1 million Prussian army can do this!

Father, Friedrich, this was a godsend for the reunification of the German nation...... If we miss, there will be no more unified and powerful German Empire in the future! ”

Friedrich. When William III heard his son say this, what suddenly came to mind? An old face finally showed a confident smile.

The King of Prussia said: "We will not miss the opportunity...... Because in the future there must be a strong German Empire. And this empire can only be built by us Prussia with iron and blood!

And we will succeed and the Berlin City Palace will become the imperial palace of the German Empire in the future!

So now...... The General Staff is ready to crush the Austrian Empire in one fell swoop! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"