"Your Majesty, I think it's time for you to think about your marriage."
"Rocks, needless to say, I know this matter well!"
"But, Your Majesty"
William sat on a chair and covered his forehead and waved his hand. Seeing William's actions, Rocks, who still wanted to persuade him, had no choice but to retreat.
The time has entered 1788, and His Majesty King William of Prussia is already eighteen years old. Since the peace agreement held by Britain, France and other countries in London in 1783, the entire European continent has been relatively peaceful in the past few years, and William has also taken advantage of the rare opportunity in these years.
It was a good time to thoroughly implement the military reform to the end, and by absorbing nutrients from the Polish region, Prussia had recovered from the trauma of the last war.
Not only Prussia, but the whole of Europe is taking advantage of this rare time of peace to cultivate and recuperate. Britain and France have ended their struggle for world hegemony, although neither side has taken much advantage. In Central Europe, Joseph II has also spent the past few years.
With the assistance of Kaunitz, she tried her best to unify the territories of the Habsburg family. Catherine II of Russia was busy confronting the Ottomans in West Asia, and the Ottoman caliph was helping Prussia.
His Majesty initially established a modern army in the country, which also greatly increased the ambition of His Majesty the Caliph.
Although Europe is still permeated with an atmosphere of peace, people of insight in various countries understand that this is just the surface. As the national strength of each country recovers, a new round of competition will not be far away.
Since William was sixteen years old, this single King of Prussia has become the favorite in the eyes of various European families. The whole of Europe understands that although this king is small, he has the power of Prussia. In this way,
William's marriage has become the focus of everyone's attention.
From the age of sixteen to eighteen, for two years, William was invited to various dances countless times, and often in the end such dances would turn into blind dates, which made William very annoyed. But on the contrary, William
Yes, Louise was very interested in it.
Although when Prussia won the Austro-Prussian War, Joseph II promised to marry Archduke Leopold's daughter Maria Anna to William and declared William the heir to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire. However, with the rapid recovery of Austria's strength, Austria
The government is clearly not prepared to honor the original agreement.
This is of course not groundless. In 1787, Prussia sent a mission headed by Lockes to Vienna. It was hoped that the Austrian government and Joseph II could fulfill their original promise. The daughter of Archduke Leopold, Joseph II
His niece Anna was betrothed to William, but Joseph II delayed it on the pretext of preparation.
In fact, William was eager for Joseph II to do this, because in this way, Prussia would have every excuse to go to war with Austria. It would also allow the princes in the Holy Roman Empire to wait and see.
After hitting a wall in Vienna, William's popularity in Brandenburg skyrocketed. Some nobles who thought they had enough status often went to Sanssouci Palace to visit Louise with their daughters or female juniors of appropriate age. The meaning of this
Of course it is obvious.
Not only the nobles, but also the royal families from England in the west to Russia in the east. Basically, the royal families of most continental countries sent envoys to Potsdam, hoping to sell the princesses of their countries to William.
William, who was tired of being harassed, wanted to yell: Take it all, but obviously, his dream was impossible to realize. Although lovers were allowed to exist in Europe, and even nobles were proud of it, in the Ming Dynasty
Most continental European countries are restricted by Christian law and are basically monogamous.
To be honest, William killed countless brain cells in his head for the sake of his future queen. He also attended many dances for his neighbors, but William had no interest at all in those aristocratic ladies who acted coquettishly at the dances.
Although some ladies are indeed good-looking, the strong smell of perfume on their bodies is enough to make William shy away from them.
In addition to William's family, the current Sanssouci Palace also has two young women who live here permanently. One is Rock's granddaughter, Karina.
At first, Rocks did not agree with Karina's participation in William's competition. After all, Rocks was already a very popular minister, and his family did not need to consolidate its position in Prussia in this way. But seeing Karina
With tears in the corners of his eyes, Rocks made a compromise for his dear little granddaughter.
The other one was Du Li, the daughter of Count Hans. Louise had joked about asking Du Li to be her daughter-in-law. Obviously Hans didn't want to waste this opportunity, so Du Li was arranged to join.
Sans Souci Palace.
William has no objection to the two women moving into Sanssouci Palace, and even has some expectations, because these two women can be regarded as William's childhood sweethearts. William, whose soul comes from later generations, likes childhood sweethearts the most. Who allows William to travel through the past?
In this era, the childhood sweethearts portrayed in Japanese harem anime are often the best companions of the male protagonist.
Although Rocks allows his granddaughter to move into Sanssouci Palace, this does not mean that Rocks is optimistic about Karina's prospects. In terms of national affairs, Rocks hopes that William will marry a foreign princess like his father and grandfather, and even Rocks hopes that William will marry a foreign princess like his father and grandfather.
Si also personally provided a roster, which included all the princesses from the princes' families in the Holy Roman Empire who were close to Prussia, and Rocks focused on Mecklenburg-Schloss without Karina's knowledge.
Louise Naia, Princess of Trelitz (please allow her to be named after Naiako).
William was shocked when he saw this name, because this princess was actually William's real wife in history.
The reason why Rocks strongly recommended Naia to William was that she was from Mecklenburg.
Mecklenburg is located in the north of the Kingdom of Prussia, across the sea from Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, and Mecklenburg is very close to Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. If Mecklenburg supports Prussia in launching a war against Denmark, then Prussia will
The benefits are self-evident.
William's next plan is indeed to attack Denmark. You must know that Denmark's shipping industry and overseas trade are very developed, and its merchant fleet ranks second in Europe after Britain. As long as Denmark can be captured, then with the help of
With Denmark's shipbuilding technology and navigation experience, Prussia can build an ocean-going navy of its own.
It is undeniable that everything Locks said is reasonable, but from a national perspective, William feels that he can have better choices, such as Britain and Russia.
Mecklenburg was only beneficial to Prussia's attack on Denmark, but after the attack on Denmark, Mecklenburg would become a thorn in Prussia's throat. William was not generous enough to allow others to set up his home next to his bed.
By marrying with Britain, Prussia can strengthen its alliance with Britain. After all, Britain is now a behemoth. And by marrying with Russia, it can not only destroy the alliance between Russia and Denmark, but William can also use this to ease relations with Russia.
, thereby ensuring the security of its eastern territory.
But things have to be explained. William's first choices are naturally Du Li and Karina, but each has their own specialties. Du Li makes William feel like a big sister who takes care of him meticulously, while Karina makes
People really want to be pampered and protected.
The troubled William asked his mother for advice, and Louise told William straightforwardly: You can handle your own affairs.
Louise's hands-off attitude made William sigh even more helplessly.
"Your Majesty, our people failed"
Count Hans hurriedly walked to William and said, and William was shocked when he heard Hans' report.
"Why did you fail again? How many times has it happened? Didn't I ask you to put in your maximum strength?"
William frowned and then said to Hans dissatisfied. His words directly made Hans sweat drop from his forehead.
"Your Majesty, it is true that what we did a few times was a bit explicit and allowed the French to seize some tricks. Now our strength in Paris has been greatly affected. As a result, we have to deal with the Viscount who is increasingly on guard.
It’s getting more and more impossible.”
Hans gave his own explanation, but William was not satisfied with his explanation
"I have long asked you to concentrate on doing things beautifully for me, but where are the results? What I want to see is the results, not your complaints. If you want money, I will give it to you. If you want people, I will give them to you. In this matter
You must complete the matter satisfactorily for me!"
William's words were unquestionable, and Hans had no choice but to accept the order and hurried away.
What Hans and William just talked about was a heart disease of William, because it involved a person - Napoleon. As time went by, the grown-up William had long given up the idea of his childhood. Napoleon was undoubtedly a person with a heart.
A time bomb, this bomb must be defused as soon as possible.
Since 1782, Prussia has successively organized five assassinations of Napoleon, but what is shocking is that none of the five assassinations were successful. Not only that, these consecutive assassinations exposed the Prussian intelligence agency in Paris.
The French followed suit and dealt with many Prussian spies.
Moreover, the guards around Napoleon became stronger every time. Not only that, Mary, who doted on Napoleon, directly asked Napoleon to move to the palace in France. This undoubtedly caused a lot of trouble for the Prussians' actions.
William's order to assassinate Napoleon puzzled Hans. Although after getting to know Napoleon, Hans knew that Napoleon still had some reputation among the upper class in France, but this did not seem to affect Prussia's interests, so why would William take the risk?
The Prussian intelligence agency was in danger of collapsing and ordered the assassination of Napoleon.
Hans didn't understand, but he didn't understand that William's orders must be carried out.
PS: Well, the protagonist has grown up and the plot slowly unfolds