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Volume One Chapter 777 The German Empire

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    "Huh? The rebellion in the Continental Congress has actually resurrected. What are you doing? Are you suppressing it now!" Upon hearing that the Continental Congress in North America had resurrected, George III's face showed uncontrollable anger.  During the reign of George III, it can be said that the Continental Congress has always been a worry for him. North America was the first British colony to experience large-scale riots. Even with the support of France, the Continental Congress almost  It overturned British colonial rule in North America.  ¡°Moreover, on the eve of the Continental Congress preparing to turn against Britain, the Continental Congress actually sent Franklin to London to conduct so-called negotiations with the British government. This was an act of contempt for himself in the eyes of George III.  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????As a ruler who rules thousands of miles of territory, how can George III tolerate a mere colony and dare to send an envoy to ask for negotiations!  "Never recognize the independence of the United States, and will forever punish their disobedience with an endless and protracted war." This was the original attitude of George III towards the North American War of Independence.  Hearing George III's question, Augustus did not speak but looked at Fox. Noticing Augustus's gaze, Fox couldn't help but lamented in his heart.  However, Fox still had to bite the bullet and replied: "Your Majesty, through the efforts of the government, the Continental Congress in North America has been suppressed, but" Seeing Fox's  With a somewhat evasive expression and some evasiveness in his words, George III said with a cold eyebrow.  "Nothing. Make it clear!" "Your Majesty, although the Continental Congress was suppressed, the Prussians took the opportunity to seize many of our colonies in North America!" The news that the Continental Congress was suppressed certainly made George III feel relieved.  , but after learning that Prussia actually invaded its own colonies, George III still frowned and asked: "How many? In addition, how many troops have we deployed in North America? How can those generals watch our territory being robbed?  " Fox was stunned. He knew that this matter could not be hidden no matter what. What's more, now that George III has woken up, the subsequent government affairs must still be handed over to George III. Therefore, Fox said: "Our country is deployed in  The North American army has been almost wiped out by the Prussians, and nearly half of the colonies have been robbed. The government is currently deploying troops to North America on a large scale! "Hearing what Fox said, George III couldn't help but clasp his hands.  The veins on the back of his hands were pulsing.  "Didn't the government protest to Brandenburg? How dare the Prussians do this! I don't want to hear anything else. I just want to know where our country and Prussia have gone!" George III was a very wise ruler.  , although mental illness always plagued him during his reign, it has to be said that during George III's sober period.  Compared with his sons, what he did was a perfect example of an excellent monarch.  "Prussia has begun war mobilization. In addition, they have hired the Russian and Swedish navies. Now they officially have the capital to compete with our navy in the North Sea. On land, the Prussian army has begun to assemble, and according to intelligence. Prussia's  The king, William, who had just been crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, officially ordered many princes in the Holy Roman Empire to form a powerful coalition in the name of his emperor! " "Damn it, I will not be involved in government affairs for a few months.  The situation has deteriorated to this point. What on earth is your government doing? Get me Peter immediately. From now on, Fox, you are no longer the prime minister of the government, and all the officials in the cabinet are here.  Find the cabinet ministers I appointed before! Bring them directly to Buckingham Palace!" George III lost his temper, and then ordered Augustus to immediately summon the members of the previous government cabinet.  Hearing George III's words, Fox almost bit his teeth to pieces, but he could only hold back the anger in his heart. Otherwise, if he acted wildly in front of George III, the consequences would not be something he could bear.  of.  The news that George III had awakened and took charge of the country spread throughout London immediately, and less than an hour after the news came out, Pitt's residence in London was already filled with guests.  During the reign of George III, the Pitt family's position in the British high-level was almost unshakable. First, Pitt's father led Britain to win the Seven Years' War, and then Pitt became the British Prime Minister at the age of 24. In British history,  Little Pete isThe youngest Prime Minister, he is also the Prime Minister who has been in charge of the British government for the longest time, having served as Prime Minister for a total of twenty years.  Of course, he is also recognized by later generations as the "first wise man" among all British prime ministers.  ¡°Obviously, these guests came as soon as possible after learning the news about George III¡¯s awakening.  "Everyone knows how much George III valued Peter. Otherwise, George III would not have used part of his power to make the 24-year-old Peter the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.  "It's just that unlike the expressions on the faces of these congratulatory guests, there is no trace of joy on Little Pete's face. And the same expression as Little Pete's is the members of the cabinet of the previous government.  Everyone knows the current situation and the war is about to break out. Obviously, once a war breaks out between Britain and Prussia, it will be another "Seven Years' War". In the new war, Britain will not have the same advantage as in the last war.  After a while, a royal attendant hurried to Little Pitt's home and conveyed George III's order to see him.   December 1794  On the 24th, Frankfurt William held a grand banquet in the emperor's palace, which was attended by all the princes of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussian senior officials who rushed to Frankfurt.  It is among the attendance lists of the princes.  William did not see Sunigo's name, which made William feel a little unhappy.  "Hasn't Zunigo arrived yet?" "Yes. Your Majesty, according to our information, now His Excellency Zunigo has just led the army to Bensheim!" "Damn it, ordered Ferdinand to lead two divisions  The regiment immediately went to greet the Duke of Hesse, and at the same time told Ferdinand to disarm all of Sunigo's guards! Let the Imperial Council immediately order the arrest of Sunigo for violating the emperor's order! " "  The transportation and transportation were not as developed as in later generations, but obviously it did not take ten days to get from Hesse to Frankfurt. Even the Archduke Ferdinand of Hungary, who was twice as far away from Hesse, had already arrived.  William didn't believe that Sunigo had any excuse to delay the trip.  William has been unhappy with Sunig for a long time. Although Sunig is William's uncle, Sunig has never recognized William's legitimacy. Even when he launched the Mainz strategy in Prussia, he  Zunigo also led the Hessian army to join the camp hostile to Prussia.  After that, faced with Prussia¡¯s solicitation.  Zunigo has always been unpretentious.  Such actions made William no longer have any affection for his uncle.  "Your Majesty, is this a bit too much? After all, Sunigo is the biological brother of Queen Mother Louise, and" Hearing William's words, he stood next to William  Rocks spoke quickly.  But William did not have Locks' words. William waved his hand and said: "I have made it very clear in the order. That is, except for the city-states of Northern Italy and Switzerland, the rest of the imperial princes must be in  Get to Frankfurt before December 25th! And now, except for Sunigo, the rest of the princes have obeyed my orders very well! There is only one Sunigo, and his territory is not far from Frankfurt, but unexpectedly  Dare to openly violate my orders. As the emperor of the empire, how can I govern the empire? Tell the imperial council that Sunigo is unforgivable!" William's voice did not deliberately lower his voice, at least for those around him.  The princes of the empire heard it clearly.  Hearing William's merciless treatment of Sunigo, these imperial princes became a little frightened.  William's attack on Sunigo was also a strategy to scare the monkeys. After all, Sunigo was openly disobeying William's orders, and everyone knew the blood relationship between Sunigo and William. In this case, since the chicken had  If he jumped out, then William would naturally not be merciful.  ¡°At least in William¡¯s view, the effect of this trick is very significant. At least after William¡¯s order was issued, the surrounding princes looked at William with more fear.  "Okay, everyone, today is Christmas Eve. You can relax as much as you want. You don't need to stay here with me!" After saying that, William smiled and let the princes disperse.  This time William came to Frankfurt. In addition to leading the Royal Guards and the newly reorganized 25th Division, he also asked Ferdinand to lead two divisions from Stuttgart.  Regarding the possible Anglo-Prussian war, in William's vision, Dessau commanded??'s nine divisions must be the main force, and then William's own Royal Guards and the 25th Division, plus the 30,000-strong coalition of imperial princes, will form the army that can be used to fight the British.  There were 170,000 people.  And such a scale is only William's advance plan. In William's opinion, once the war reaches a stalemate, William will need to mobilize at least 100,000 troops to participate in the battle.  Although Britain is not an army power, and its army has never exceeded 100,000 troops, this does not mean that the power of the British Army can be underestimated.  As a large empire with tens of millions of people under its rule, if Britain is really ruthless, its military strength can definitely exceed 100,000 in a few months. Even if it wants to fight a war that will overwhelm the country, then Britain's  With the expansion of military strength, it will definitely not be less than Prussia.  And if the Anglo-Prussian war breaks out, there is no doubt that it will become a war that will overwhelm the country.  The reason why these princes were not asked to recruit more troops was precisely because William did not want these princes to escape his control. In addition, each prince had his own thoughts.  Once these princes lead too many troops, there is no guarantee that they will not have inappropriate thoughts.  Karl has been watching William silently.  Karl had already guessed that William must have unusual thoughts in convening the princes on such a large scale, and when he arrived in Frankfurt, his uneasiness became even stronger.  But Karl was not worried that William would catch all the princes like them in one fell swoop.  ¡°After all, Prussia and Britain are almost at the point where their subordinates can see the real deal. If William deals with princes like them at this time, it will obviously be a chaos in the Holy Roman Empire.  ¡°This would run counter to Prussia¡¯s interests.  December 25th.  At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the Reichstag Hall in Frankfurt.  The princes of the empire gathered together, and at this moment, William walked to the center of the parliament hall and stood in the center, escorted by a group of Prussian guards.  "As the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, I am now applying to the Imperial Parliament to change the name of the country. The name of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation is no longer suitable for the current situation. The new empire name should be simplified  The German Empire! " William's words caused a huge stir in the parliament hall. The members of the Imperial Parliament and many princes of the empire became dumbfounded because of William's words.  Holy Roman Empire.  This country's name has been used for thousands of years, but at this time, as the emperor of the empire, William actually proposed to change the country's name. This is simply more amazing than changing the emperor of the empire!  A brand new empire is bound to have a brand new political system, and for these imperial princes.  What they are more concerned about is the impact that William's proposed change of the country's name will have!  However, in the parliament hall, there were two people whose reactions were completely different from those of the other princes. These two people were Karl and Ferdinand, two brothers.  The Holy Roman Empire has special significance to the Habsburg family, although the current emperor is a Prussian and not a Habsburg.  But it has to be said that William first borrowed the name of Habsburg.  Don¡¯t forget the purpose of William marrying Anna.  It is precisely to give myself a Habsburg aura.  Because of this, the reason why William ascended to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire was mostly due to the strength of Prussia. However, the reason why he was so quickly accepted by the Holy See and the world was that Habsburg's aura also played a big role in it.  The role of.  After all, in the eyes of many people, the dispute between Prussia and Austria over the throne of the Holy Roman Empire was, after all, an internal fight between the sons-in-law and sons of the Habsburg family.  But now William is demanding a change of the country's name, which is tantamount to completely denying Habsburg's status in the Holy Roman Empire.  The new country will inevitably be ruled by a new dynasty.  The German Empire that William mentioned obviously has nothing to do with the Habsburg family. In other words, no matter how this new German Empire will develop in the future, the Habsburg family will not use force as long as they do not use force.  They all lost the right to inherit this empire.  "I protest. The name of the Holy Roman Empire has lasted for nearly a thousand years and has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Changing the name of the country at this time will undoubtedly cause unrest among the people of the empire and even lead to unrest in the empire. This is the root cause of cholera!" Before Karl could speak, there was  A small prince who was related to the Habsburg family stood up and said.  In Europe, blood ties are far less profound than family ties. ?In other words, even a person who has no blood relationship at all will have the right to inherit as long as he is adopted or becomes a wife.  This can be seen from the Seven Years' War. Theresa and Frederick fought to the death just for the sake of allowing Theresa's husband to inherit Theresa's father's empire.  "The times have changed. The new situation requires a new empire. There has never been a thousand-year empire in history. Even the Eastern Roman Empire has become a thing of the past. Constantinople is even more occupied by pagans, so I think  His Majesty's proposal is very correct!" After the little prince finished speaking, Count Bayreuth, who was also a member of the Hohenzollern family, said.  However, the Habsburg princes did not give up. Previously, they could ignore the competition between William and Austria for the position of emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. However, now that the interests of the entire Habsburg family are at stake, these princes  Naturally, it cannot be ignored.  "No, how can the country's name be changed easily!" "The Holy Roman Empire of the German nation and the German Empire are actually just simplified in the country's name, so it is completely acceptable!"    In the end, the day's meeting ended without any resolution, and for all this, after William threw out the motion  But he was watching from the sidelines like a person who had nothing to do with him.  With the exception of William, none of the great princes of the empire spoke.  However, this situation changed the next day, and the entire scene almost became one-sided.  In the end, the Imperial Parliament announced in the form of a decree that from now on the name of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation will be abolished and changed to the German Empire.  This also means that Christmas, December 25, 1794, became the founding day of the German Empire.  And William also ordered as the first emperor of the German Empire that the German Empire inherited everything from the Holy Roman Empire. The empire would no longer enfeoff the princes from the day it was established, but at the same time it also guaranteed the relationship between all Holy Roman Empire princes and the central government of the empire.  Subordination, the central government of the empire would continue to recognize the semi-independence of these princes.  The new imperial capital was Brandenburg, with Frankfurt as the associate capital.  The head of the empire is the emperor, who is served by the King of Prussia. He has the power to appoint the prime minister and senior officials, convene and dissolve parliament, declare war, and negotiate peace. He is also the supreme commander of the imperial army.  The Imperial Chancellor was served by the Prussian Prime Minister and was responsible only to the Emperor.  The legislative power of the empire belongs to the Imperial Reichstag and the Federal Parliament. The Imperial Reichstag is composed of the Imperial Parliament and the Prussian Government Senate. The number is limited to less than 150 people. The latter is composed of 58 representatives appointed by the state governments.  .
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