The war led by Joseph I caused less damage to Austria.
The most important thing is that the Austrians' self-confidence has been greatly affected.
In addition, everyone's confidence in His Majesty the Emperor has also been completely lost.
Even the several kingdoms now ruled by His Majesty the Emperor began to gradually distance themselves from Austria.
For the progressive forces of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Italy, although they were put in a position by France this time, their desire for unification was not realized.
In order to please the Pope, Nathan even sent troops to Rome to protect the Papal States.
But this further inspired the Italian people's determination to establish a unified country.
Facts have proven that when a country is under pressure from external forces, internal conflicts are more easily resolved.
As the saying goes, "Brothers fight against each other, while outsiders defend themselves against their humiliation."
This war led to the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy two years later.
As a result, Italy re-entered the political stage of Europe as an independent country.
At the same time, Prussia was not idle, and Bismarck would not waste this precious opportunity.
While Austria was busy fighting the war, Prussia first took over the Holstein region.
Of course, on the surface, the people of the Holstein region voted in a referendum to join the Prussian-led North German Union.
The people of Holstein sent gifts to the ruler chosen by Austria.
Then, in June, the Prussian army arrived at the border of Bavaria.
However, the war did not happen. King Maximilian of Bavaria announced his agreement with Prussia's proposal to reorganize the North German Confederation.
In fact, this reorganization of Prussia is to establish a closer confederal system with Prussia as the core, or it can be said to be a federation.
Before this, Bavaria had always wanted to strike a balance between Prussia and Austria, but now they couldn't do it anymore.
Austria's defeat in the Franco-Italian War caused Bavaria to side with Prussia.
In the original time and space, this situation could not be realized until the Austro-Prussian War.
But now, because of Dong Shuheng's pro-Prussian policy, Prussia is enjoying the dividends of trade with the Renaissance Army.
It promoted its development, so Prussia's current strength is much stronger than at the same time in history. It has even vaguely reached the level before the Franco-Prussian War.
But even the Prussians themselves did not realize that they had developed to such an extent.
However, this time the Kingdom of Prussia took action at this juncture, and it was indeed suspected of taking advantage of the situation.
So after Franz Joseph made peace with Trinity, he immediately started a war of words with Prussia.
As foreign minister, Bismarck naturally became the busiest one.
He is now deeply trusted by Prince William. The king has suffered a stroke and is unable to see anything.
The person actually in power in Prussia now is Prince William.
The two of them now work together very well, one is in charge of the outside and the other is in charge of the inside.
Bismarck was known for his toughness in diplomacy, and he also knew how to use the media to package himself.
Therefore, it is now very popular among domestic young intellectuals and urban citizens.
Prussia has always had a strong political ideology. Bismarck's iron-blooded image is very popular.
Relatively speaking, Prince William's reputation is not that good.
He originally had the title of Prince of Shotgun, which was not an honorific title.
This was May 1849, when uprisings broke out in Baden, the Palatinate, Dresden and other areas of southern Germany, known in history as the "Movement to Defend the Imperial Constitution."
William led an army to suppress the revolution. A military court sentenced 28 revolutionaries to death, including Trutzschler and primary school teacher Hofer, who had not participated in the fighting at all.
William's atrocities aroused the indignation of the masses, giving him the nickname "Prince Shotgun", which spread among the residents of South Germany.
In 1857, the childless William IV suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed, and then became insane and unable to manage state affairs.
In October 1858, Prince William became regent. He began to prepare for military and administrative reforms.
He asked the state parliament to agree to allocate 10 million thalers to increase the peacetime troop strength from 140,000 to 217,000.
At the same time, the active service period was extended and the National Reserve Army was abolished. William appointed General Albrecht von Rohn, Minister of War, to carry out this work.
William also strengthened military training, equipped the army with advanced weapons, and appointed young and capable officers.
William's adjutant, Moltke Sr., was appointed chief of the general staff at this time.
It's just that William's domestic reforms were as difficult as Bismarck's current diplomatic work.
At this time, Bismarck was besieged by various countries regarding the issue of the Holstein region and the reorganization of the North German Alliance.
Only Wang Tao, who was attending the meeting, would sometimes help him.
However, Bismarck's diplomatic skills were not in vain. He attributed the Holstein region to the choice of the Holstein people.
How could the people's choice be wrong? Besides, Austria is simply out of reach there.
They do nothing to help the local area and have no way to protect it.
As for the reorganization of North Germany, Bismarck insisted that it was Germany's internal affair.
Austria can call out, but other people have no right to interfere. If Austria drags others along to interfere, then Austria will become a traitor.
This is equivalent to using the xenophobic psychology and morality of the German people to kidnap Austria.
Well, Austria already has a good reputation, so they compromised.
When Napoleon invaded the German region, he successfully awakened the German people and created national consciousness.
Over the years, this national consciousness has been growing.
Bismarck was such a nationalist. His ambition was to exclude Austria and establish a unified small German empire.
Let the German Empire become one of Europe's leading powers.
Let Germany also participate in the carving up of the world and reap the dividends brought by colonization.
But there is a prerequisite for this, that is, there must be a Prussia with strong military force as the foundation.
But strong force means more military spending.
Prince William's plan encountered the first obstacle, which was the domestic bourgeoisie.
At this time, the Parliament of the Kingdom of Prussia was controlled by the bourgeoisie.
The bourgeoisie feared that this reform would weaken the influence of the bourgeoisie in the military.
And an army deeply influenced by Junkers might become a tool against the bourgeoisie and against the state parliament. So they opposed William's reform and refused to pay huge sums of money every year for it.
The reform has thus reached a deadlock.
South Amelia. Probably because of the Franco-Italian-Austrian War, it attracted everyone's attention.
The annexation of the Republic of Chili by the Kingdom of Donghua did not cause much disturbance in Europe.
The city of Cusco was originally located on a high mountain. In this city, even if the buildings are not tall, they can still give people a tall and majestic feeling.
On the site of the original Indian palace, a building combining Inca and Chinese styles has now been built.
This building has thick walls, but it has a Chinese-style double-eaves verandah roof.
"See Her Majesty the Queen." Torres followed the example of the others and knelt on the ground.
He silently confessed to God in his heart. Torres never thought that he would kneel down to a Yintian.
Fortunately, this is a queen. I am bending the knee to a beautiful lady.
Torres comforted himself in his heart.
"Uncle Gui Yi, please rise." Now Zhumu has an elegant temperament, grace and magnanimity, and looks more and more like a queen.
She is no longer the crazy girl from Yin Di'an who can mount a horse, ride and shoot.
She originally received a Western education and has a certain understanding of European etiquette.
Torres is now technically a vassal of the Donghua Kingdom.
It is said that last year, the Kingdom of Donghua invaded the Republic of Chili by sea. The original intention was to force Chili to sign an alliance under the city.
But I didn't expect that the Chili Republic was directly defeated by the Donghua Army and reached the capital Santiago without a fight.
As a result, when the Donghua Army besieged Santiago, then-President Torres actually announced his surrender.
After Torres surrendered, he actively helped Donghua stabilize the situation in Chili.
He performs well in every aspect, but he is a naked adulterer.
Afterwards, several more riots broke out among the Chili white people scattered in various places.
It was this Torres who led the people to cooperate with the Donghua Army to suppress it.
Zhumu was very generous and directly granted him the title of Gui Yibo.
Torres did not expect that he would become a noble in his lifetime.
Work harder.
Before Donghua attacked Chili, the Chili Republic had a total population of 1.1 million, including 300,000 Yin Di'an people and 200,000 mixed-race people.
But now there are only about 200,000 white people left, and they are mainly concentrated around Santiago. There, Donghua has retained the name of the Republic of Chili for them.
But it is just an autonomous place under Donghua rule.
Some of the original coastal towns were almost completely empty.
Donghua can only send some troops there for the time being. They don't have the population to fill those gaps.
Fortunately, the local Yin Di'an people were still willing to accept Donghua's rule.
"Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen." Torres stood up and stood at the side of the palace.
Most of the people standing on both sides were Chinese, and there were also some Yin Di'an people.
A white man like Torres looks particularly out of place.
"Uncle Gui Yi, last time His Majesty asked you to help sort out the map of the Chili Mineral Deposit, you did a good job. Your Majesty decided to reward you with 10,000 acres of land." Dong Shutong, who was sitting next to Zhumu, said.
The Donghua Kingdom no longer blindly excludes white people as before.
Donghua originally had hundreds of thousands of white people in its territory, and now including the white people in Chili, there are a total of more than 300,000 white people.
The original big capitalists have basically fled.
They can take away gold and silver, but not the fields and mines.
The Donghua Kingdom happened to confiscate the fixed assets in the names of these people.
In this case, the assets of the white people who remain will not need to be touched.
Donghua no longer has to bear such a bad reputation.
As for these people running away to the Tingen Federation or the Busi Empire.
Dong Shutong and the others no longer cared too much about him engaging in anti-Donghua activities there.
Donghua is now on the right track. This time it has accepted the Republic of Chili.
Donghua's strategic situation has greatly improved.
To the west of the Andes Mountains, there is only Ecuador to the north.
With a natural barrier like the Andes Mountains, Donghua's defense situation has greatly improved.
But that’s also the fish meat on Donghua’s chopping board.
Just after Donghua defeated the Chili Republic, Ecuador took the initiative to expel the people who had escaped from Milu.
This is a good show to Donghua in advance.
Now in South Amelia, Donghua Kingdom's navy and army can deserve to be ranked first.
The only shortcoming of Donghua now is its population.
So far, the Chinese population in Donghua has just exceeded one million. On average, it increases by 200,000 every year.
But compared to the vast country, this Chinese population is still insufficient.
Now there are more than two million whites, Yindian people, and mixed-race people in Donghua. But they far exceed the Chinese.
Fortunately, most of the Chinese immigrants were young and strong, so the main force in the army was still Chinese.
In addition, the Donghua Kingdom promoted Han culture. The Yin Di'an people originally had no culture, they only had religious beliefs.
At least now, when children go to school and study, they all learn Chinese.
There is also a Yintian language course for Yindi'an children, and a Spanish course for white children.
As for Chinese children, the first generation of children are only now starting to go to school.
They also have to choose Yintian dialect or Spanish as their foreign language.
"Gui Yibo, in the future white people in the Chili Autonomous Republic can also obtain household registration in the Donghua Kingdom, and you can do business freely within the scope of China like all Donghua people." Dong Shutong told Torres the good news.
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This is indeed good news for Torres. If the white capitalists in San Diego know this news, they will definitely jump for joy.
The Kingdom of Donghua has also joined the Greater China Circle and is a member of the Greater China Free Trade System.
This is indeed a good thing for Donghua. Donghua is rich in gold, silver, and copper. These things can be used as money on the other side of the Pacific.
And the demand is still very strong. In the past, when the countries in South Amelia did business with the Europeans, they often suffered price reductions and were treated unfairly.
Well now, entering this free trade system is like entering a paradise for a businessman.
Everyone can do whatever they want based on their abilities.
Moreover, the labor problem that originally plagued Donghua can also be well solved.
These businessmen in Donghua can go to Fusang, Liao, Korea and Nanyang to recruit people.
I heard that you can still buy native slaves in those small Chinese countries in Southeast Asia.
They are servants, not slaves. Slavery is not allowed in Donghua.
"Thank you, Lord Governor, this is really exciting news. I believe those who defected will regret their original decision when they know this news." Torres said excitedly.
These words came from the bottom of my heart. Torres came from a conservative background, and he surrendered in order to preserve the fixed assets accumulated by his family for generations.
Now with such good conditions, he no longer has to worry about the marketability of the output from his family estate and mines.
Since Dong Shutong accepted these white people, it would be difficult to treat them so obviously differently.
Those who harbor resentment and want to return to white rule have basically been physically eliminated.
Now the remaining people are basically good citizens.
For these people, we must tie them up for profit.
When the Chinese population has an absolute advantage in the future, these people will peacefully become a minority group in Donghua.
When society develops to a certain extent, the leadership of the country will still fall into the hands of the majority ethnic group.
Therefore, Dong Shutong has two major tasks next. One is to prepare for the white counterattack, and the other is to continue to increase the population.
Now Dong Shutong can no longer count on his younger brother to provide him with people for free.
He can only recruit labor through industrial and mining enterprises and attract the population by giving away land.
Fortunately, now that the Chinese have reached a certain base, he can also choose to recruit some Fuso people and Koreans who are also yellow races.