Frankfurt, temporary headquarters of the German Confederation.

The Count of Pilersdorf lit a cigar and cheered himself up, as is usually the case with the usual meetings within the German Confederation.

In the 28 years since its establishment, there has only been one earth-shattering event, and yes, he encountered it.

Because a certain Ming was miraculously involved in the Luxembourg crisis, he was scolded by Prince Metternich after returning home, and he really didn't want to come again when he was so old.

So, as a seasoned politician, he must brace himself to listen to the boring speeches of this bunch of idiots.

Smoking was forbidden at the German Confederation Conference, a privilege reserved only for the representatives of Austria, and this stupid ostentation seemed necessary to the politicians of the time.

"Lord Earl, your Pilsner beer." Ludwig von Lens said cautiously.

The Count of Pilersdorf was choked when he saw Ludwig von Rens, and the latter hurriedly patted the former on the back, and it took a while for him to come over.

The Count of Pillerstoover said to himself, "Why is this thing here again, it is a dereliction of duty on the part of the secret police that he was not caught in prison!" ”

In fact, it is really difficult to catch this kind of Great German nationalist as long as he does not do anything out of the ordinary, and there are many people within the Austrian Imperial Government who think that this is the right thing to do, and will secretly help it.

As for the so-called secret police, these people all took money, and of course the money was in Franz's hands, and he would only let him deal with those "dangerous elements", and Ludwig von Rens, although he was very troublesome, was not a serious criminal.

"Ludwig von Rens?"

"Yes, Count Pilersdorf. You have such a good memory, I accompanied you last time."

"That.. Young beer, you can buy a pig's trotter again. ”

In fact, people in Germany eat pig's trotters, but it is slightly different from the way of eating in the East, and they like to eat roasted pig's trotters.

The method is simple and rude, directly brush the oil on the shelf and bake, sprinkle some cumin spices and serve it. It's rough, but it's also a unique flavor.

Fried pig's trotters in Austria are a bit excessive, and the hydraulic presses used for industrial production in other countries are used by the Austrians to extract vegetable oil, so its edible oil production has always been among the best in Europe.

So there is the problem that everything can be fried, as long as there are bread crumbs and white sugar sarnaga are fried for you to see.

The most unacceptable thing for Franz is that this fried pig's trotters are still sweet.

To get back to the point, the Count of Pilersdorfo wanted nothing more than to take the young man, for he always felt that he might be unlucky to be with him.

Ludwig von Rens was a little surprised by the chief's words, but decided to run errands, after all, the other party was an eighth-class civil official and a representative of the Austrian Empire, and he was just an "ordinary" college student.

After Ludwig von Lens left, in fact, the representatives of the other states around him were also surprised by what Count Pilesdorf had just said.

It's beer, it's pig's trotters, does he think it's camping?

However, due to the strength of Austria at this time and the prestige of hundreds of years, no one really dared to stand up and accuse anything, not even whispering.

But that doesn't mean you won't mentally associate the sophisticated politician in front of you with a foodie.

In fact, the Count of Pilersdorf was bitter in his heart, he just wanted to open an account normally and leave normally.

The regular meetings of the German Confederation were indeed boring, with the small states arguing over some inexplicable friction.

Either the sheep of this family gnawed the cabbage of that family, or the merchants of that family crossed the border to do business without paying taxes, etc.

There are also some accounts that will not be returned, such as Hamburg lent 200,000 florins to Kronmaiburg for turnover, but a year later repaid the other party 200,000 francs, and there were loopholes in the contract between the two parties, which was a headache.

Much more interesting than this incident in the Rhine valley, the Bavarians wanted to build a dam, but it caused discontent among the Prussians.

Downstream countries are also dissatisfied with Prussia's massive discharge of industrial sewage, saying that people and livestock in their own countries will lose their hair and hair if they drink the black water.

If this continues, the people of their country will become real naked apes Now there are several schools where students have had a collective hair loss incident and it looks like the European branch of the Phoenix Immortals.

Count Pilersdorf sighed, it seems that the Bavarians were already very kind in comparison to just dumping excrement and garbage in the river.

The downstream countries demanded compensation from Prussia, and Prussia demanded compensation from Bavaria, and the Bavarian side said that this should be counted on Switzerland's head, or you Prussia could not control the Rhine region, and I Bavaria could take over on my behalf

In fact, even if Austria made a judgment, those countries would not abide by this kind of messy worry, and besides, the more chaotic the vassal states, the better, so that Austria could maintain its dominant position.

At this time, Metternich still retained the old thinking of checks and balances, and the Count of Pillersdorfo was appreciated by him naturally because the two views were the same.

Even if Metternich had a lot of new insights when he came into contact with Franz, it was not easy to change what was engraved in his bones.

Older people usually hate change, especially successful old people.

Metternich was a traditional diplomat, and he cared more about the interests of the Austrian Empire itself, not the interests of the German Confederation or the German nation.

It was therefore important for him to maintain a loose alliance, and such a thing as leading the Luxembourg crisis was a very dangerous and senseless waste, more likely to be an enemy of Austria, and should be forbidden.

If the German Confederation were too closely linked, it might give unnecessary illusions to the small states, or it could involve Austria in the war, as in the case of the Luxembourg crisis, which would be a heavy burden for the Reich.

The Count of Pillersdorf's false sleep was suddenly broken by a voice.

"King Wilhelm II of the Netherlands has arrived!"

Out of respect for the members of the royal family, even if the Count of Pillersdorf was the representative of Austria, he still had to stand up and salute.

Seeing the Dutch king's shrunken look, the Earl of Pilersdorf let out a cold snort of disdain.

"It's really worthy of being a merchant king, and this look is no different from those clowns."

As a traditional aristocracy, the Count of Pilestofo looked down on the "nouveau riche", and the merchant was always a derogatory term in his subconscious.

King Wilhelm II of the Netherlands holds the opening sentence with the manuscript and is long and bland, making people drowsy.

Just as the Earl of Pillersdorford was about to cheer, King Wilhelm II of the Netherlands suddenly said.

"The pirates of England have robbed our Dutch merchant ships and wounded our people. As a member of the German Customs Union, I ask for your help.

The Dutch are also Germans, and the German Confederation should also include the Netherlands. We are all descendants of the Germanic peoples."

Count Piles Stoford snorted coldly again, and said in his heart.

"Temporarily, if you want to use the German Confederation as a gunman, who will be this ghost?"

Then a voice sounded behind him

"We won't sit idly by!"

The person who spoke was none other than Ludwig von Rens, who had returned with a pig's foot.

(End of chapter)