Time goes back to before the nobles found the French, because of the existence of the seaau, the nobles could not directly attack.

After all, no one wants to try it, and the knife of this mad dog is not good.

As a result, the nobles repeated their old tricks and propagated Austria's ambitions for the three southern German countries. The three kings of South Germany were unconcerned, and officials began to ask whether they would be able to retain their official positions and salaries after joining Austria.

The three countries of South Germany, Bavaria, Württemberg, and Baden, chose to lie down because they were helpless. After the Napoleonic Wars, France was not weakened much. The situation between the two lions of France and Austria has not been broken.

On the contrary, the Napoleonic Wars caused great damage to the rule of the three southern German countries. Although the three countries of South Germany were the victorious powers, their strength did not increase, but instead of being strengthened, there was a huge landslide.

Coupled with the fact that Prussia gained the Rhine region, the wolf's sense of oppression of South Germany grew day by day.

At this time, the three southern German countries had no access to the sea, and they were themselves agricultural countries. If you want to develop yourself, you can only rely on these powerful countries around you.

Fighting for the skin of a tiger is never easy.

Austria used them as a bulwark against France; The French used them as gunmen, and their expeditions to Russia almost drained the three southern German countries, and buried tens of thousands of troops in the ice and snow of Russia; The Prussians supported them only so that they could weaken Austria, and as for the cost, they naturally understood.

The population and the aristocracy, and even the capitalists, at home have long been dissatisfied with this incompetent government. All want to change the status quo and have a strong state to protect their lives and property. A unified country, a unified market, is their most urgent.

That's why South Germany became the main gathering place for the Greater German faction.

The Habsburgs, as the imperial family of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Austrian Empire, are now the chairmen of the German Confederation, and the fastest way to unify Germany seems to be to rely on the authority of Austria and the Habsburgs.

On the other hand, the reputation of the Habsburgs was not bad, and the status and property of the nobles could be guaranteed, and even a good compensation could be paid. This is a great temptation for those aristocrats who have a serious overall fiscal deficit.

Wouldn't it be beautiful to take advantage of the change of power and kill a group of creditors?

Austrian law stipulates that officials must know German. This is a great thing for the officials and young talents of the three countries of South Germany. A bigger country means more jobs.

After all, the number of Austria's main ethnic groups is very insufficient for its size.

The conspiracy of the big nobles cannot be played, so they can only rely on the yang scheme, that is, to play with public opinion.

It's just that Menett was prepared for a long time, and before the negotiation, he deliberately approached Archbishop Rauscher to explain the pros and cons.

At the negotiating table, a group of bishops of the church came uninvited, and in the face of this group of gods, the great nobles of Austria could not be stubborn, after all, only the Brahmins could defeat Kshatriya.

"Public opinion? Who said that public opinion is against joining the German Customs Union? Archbishop Linz said with some disdain.

The arrogant aristocratic staff just now immediately became deflated, and only one young man whispered, "This is the conclusion we have reached after our investigation. ”

"Oh?" Archbishop Linz couldn't help but laugh: "Which parish are you from?" Child. ”

The bishops around looked at each other and laughed. It's just that the staff of these big nobles can't be ridiculous.

"The Diocese of Bohemia." The young man replied.

"Okay, kid." Archbishop Linz turned, Archbishop Bolslu "You Bohemian diocese should have a vote and let this kid see the conclusion." ”

At this time, the Church still had considerable weight in the Austrian Empire, and it may be difficult for the parishioners to hand over their property and go into battle to kill the enemy, but it is still possible to manipulate the election in a matter of minutes.

"Well, who is still against it now, we accept the Catholic brothers of South Germany." Archbishop Rauscher's words are even more explicit, and there is no lack of contempt in them.

The relationship between the church and the aristocracy was not very good in this era, especially the new aristocracy engaged in industry and commerce. Because they refuse to tithe, and they refuse to pay tithes for their employees.

Especially after the introduction of religious freedom in the Austrian Empire, the aristocracy and the church gradually parted ways. The church was attached to the state, while the nobility wanted more power.

Of course, there was both opposition and cooperation between the aristocracy and the church. Many bishops were of aristocratic origin, and many nobles would send their second sons and daughters who could not get a good dowry to the church in order to avoid the division of property.

And when it comes to manipulating public opinion, the great nobles are really no match for the Church.

In the face of the church, no big nobleman is willing to come forward to find this kind of bad luck, and the only way he can think of is a procrastination.

Metternich had also expected the procrastination tricks of the great nobles, but he didn't think that these nobles could do anything. At most, it was a local uprising, and he had ordered the Count Latour, the Minister of War, to keep a close eye on the domestic developments.

However, Metternich still underestimated the lower limit of this group of great nobles.

Soon after, a letter, along with 200,000 francs, was placed on the desk of the French cabinet minister, Guizot.

"Your Excellency, Honorable Guizo."

"The great France is suffering from a shameless conspiracy, and the vile Germans are preparing to unite against the great French Empire. The evil Prince Metternich intends to use an alliance to gradually annex the three kingdoms of South Germany...."

"If the Germans' conspiracy succeeds, the balance of power in Europe will be upset. The haze of war will once again overshadow the skies of Europe, for the sake of freedom and peace...."

"I hope you can save the good and innocent people from the baptism of war."

- Truly peace-loving Europeans

A similar letter was received by the British, but before the British could react, the French took the lead.

Immediately, under the pretense of Field Marshal Sirte, Guizot sent a note to the three South German countries, demanding that the three South German countries not join the Customs Union organized by Austria, otherwise they would retain the right to dissolve the alliance by force.

The heads of the three South German countries immediately panicked and hurriedly recalled the envoys sent to Austria for negotiations. In response to the French note, the main war faction, headed by the Comte de la Tour, Minister of War, advocated the immediate gathering of forces and the notification of the Holy Alliance to mobilize for war against France.

The great nobles were warning the Emperor that the Austrian treasury was now empty and the army was insufficient. The most important thing was to go to war with the French, and Austria bore the brunt of it, which would certainly suffer huge losses. If you don't want the tragedy of the Napoleonic Wars to repeat itself, the best way is not to fight.

"You cowards! Do you think that if you are a turtle with a shrunken head, the French will not be able to see you? France is strong, but have you forgotten who defeated him? "The Count of Latour had a fiery temper, and as an anti-Pharaoh soldier, the last thing he could stand was to increase the prestige of the French.

"Latour! You reckless man, you have no money, do you want to go to war by yourself? And because of Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, we are going to shed the last drop of Austrian blood? Prince Wendy Goretz sneered.

"Ferdinand (Prince Wendy Gorretz's name), it's not for anyone else! The French have been bullied to our doorstep, which is intolerable to any military man. ”

"A soldier's duty is to obey and serve the country, not for your bullshit dignity..."

The two sides were tense, and Franz II wavered in the middle. To be honest, he was very disgusted with France, but the Napoleonic Wars brought him too many bad memories, and he was a little frightened.

At this time, the bad news came that there was an uprising in Bohemia to protest against the entry of South German goods into Bohemia.

The local garrison could not hold down the bullets and asked Vienna for help.

Franz II made a decision to stop the formation of the South German Customs Union and put an all-out effort into suppressing the rebellion at home.

After the Emperor left, the Count of Latour glared at Prince Wendy Goretz, "Son! You dare! ”。

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All discerning people know that there were 80,000 regular troops on the Bohemian side, and it was enough to suppress an uprising ....