"Your Majesty, since Frederick VI has abdicated and he has recommended you to the whole world as King of Denmark, why don't you be crowned as soon as possible?"
Rocks sat across from William and looked at William who looked calm and said. Hearing his words, William smiled slightly.
"My Lord Prime Minister, if I were to be crowned King of Denmark, where would I go to be crowned?"
As soon as William's question came out, Locks's expression changed. He thought for a while and then said:
"Where this coronation will take place depends on what Your Majesty thinks."
"Haha, Locks, people say that Austrian Kaunitz is an old fox. I think you are not bad at all compared to him."
"Your Majesty really praises me too much. How can I compare to Mr. Kaunitz? Mr. Kaunitz is so much better than me."
When it comes to Kaunitz, Rocks' tone is full of sighs. He and Kaunitz should be considered contemporaries. Although Kaunitz's reputation is greater than Rocks in the world, Rocks doesn't find it unpleasant.
, because Kaunitz’s skills are recognized in Europe.
If he were not in Austria, a country where the situation is more complicated than Prussia, perhaps Kaunitz could have achieved higher achievements. It seems that Kaunitz is the number one steward of the Habsburg dynasty, with all the glory. But this
This honor is not something that ordinary people can bear. The relationship between the Habsburg family territories and the situation of the princes in the entire Holy Roman Empire all require Kaunitz's concern. Kaunitz is now seventy-eight years old.
It can truly be said that he dedicated himself to death and died!
And with the joint efforts of Joseph II and Kaunitz in recent years, the national strength of Austria as a whole can be said to be booming. This situation has greatly changed William's influence on Joseph II. Moreover, Joseph II seems to be in Prussia.
As if inspired, he donated the huge inheritance he inherited from his father to the country, thus balancing the empire's finances.
At the beginning of this year, he decreed that peasants who were conscripted into labor must be paid instead of voluntary labor. Of course, these policies were strongly opposed by the nobles. Moreover, Joseph II also actively fought against the Catholic Church. He deprived the bishops of their authority.
He restricted the communication between bishops and the pope. He dissolved 700 monasteries that were not engaged in education or medicine and forced 36,000 monks to leave the monasteries.
Pope Pius VI came to Vienna specifically for this purpose in March 1785. Joseph refused to give in, so the Pope no longer called him "the son of the Church." In 1786, Joseph II promulgated the "Civil Code" in Austria, establishing the
Religions are equal before the law and freedom of the press is allowed, but strict censorship of books and newspapers is implemented and a permanent police organization is established.
In 1787, Joseph II abolished the death penalty. However, because Joseph II forced his subjects to accept a new way of life, it was unanimously recognized by all classes in places with deep traditional influence, such as the Austrian Netherlands and Hungary.
Resistance.
In 1788, in order to improve the cultural accomplishment of all citizens, Joseph II declared that primary education was free and compulsory for all boys and girls. At the same time, he also provided scholarships to talented poor students, and allowed for Jews and
People of other religious faiths founded a few schools. After the educational system was established, he tried his best to hire the best scholars and scientists for the University of Vienna.
The transformation of Joseph II is simply unbelievable in William's opinion, but maybe this is the real Joseph II. Maybe William's butterfly has not had as great an impact on history as he thought, at least Joseph II is deviating.
The track then returned to its original development route.
However, although Joseph II's reforms were supported by democrats, in areas with a strong conservative atmosphere, Joseph II's actions caused his reputation to decline instead of improving. After all, not every king is like William.
Within six years, William completed partial adjustments to Prussia. After six years of hard work, William broke the conservative forces that were originally stubborn as iron plates into pieces, so it seems that William's dissolution of serfdom fell on the entire
At the very back of Europe, William could proudly claim that when he fully emancipated the serfs, there would no longer be any opposition.
After all, in Prussia, the strength of conservative forces is obvious to all.
Of course, William did not completely eliminate the conservative forces. These conservative forces were still of great use to William. It would not work if a country were all radical forces, so conservative forces and radical forces are like water and fire. As a monarch,
What is needed is a combination of strength and softness, so that both parties can use it for their own benefit, rather than blindly suppressing one of them.
In terms of domestic construction, William not only used funds from the Prussian National Bank to build large and small factories, but also used these factories to promote the industrial revolution in Prussia. At the same time, in terms of politics, William weakened the privileges of the nobility and strengthened the autocratic monarchy.
Supreme. In terms of religion, because Protestantism does not emphasize religious authority like Catholicism, William did not make any big moves, but only made fine adjustments in some small aspects.
Of course, in the most important aspect of the military, William naturally held it firmly in his own hands. William used a large number of students who graduated from military schools to serve as grassroots officers. At the same time, William imposed a mandatory provision on setting up a counselor in each regiment. This counselor
All the members had to do was promote the exploits of the Prussian royal family throughout the army and emphasize the simplicity of the Prussian army and their mission.
And within these six years, William forced the first census in Prussia. This census used more than 20,000 enumerators and more than 6 million marks of property, but William believed that all this was
is worth it.
This census allowed William to learn that the entire Prussia, excluding Denmark, which was later acquired, had a total population of 8,835,612, of which one-third was from Poland, which was newly occupied by Prussia.
The population of the region, Saxony and parts of Bohemia.
Although there has not yet been a census of the Danish area newly occupied by Prussia, William believes that if the Danish area is added, the population of the entire Prussia will definitely reach nearly 10 million or even exceed the 10 million mark.
Moreover, the proportion of teenagers among these people was quite high, which made William feel relieved. Only sufficient young adults could provide Prussia with a large number of high-quality soldiers. With these soldiers, William felt confident.
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"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?"
Seeing that William was stunned for a long time after saying a sentence, Rocks finally couldn't bear it any longer, and his words also ended William's fuzzy state.
"Sorry, Rocks, I was thinking about something just now and got a little distracted for a moment. By the way, where were we just talking about?"
Rocks had to remind the king who was suddenly confused.
"Your Majesty, we just talked about where the crown of the King of Denmark should be crowned."
"Well, let's see. If I want to be crowned King of Denmark, I'll go to Copenhagen in person."
Locks thought for a moment and nodded. In fact, in his heart, he also hoped that William could be crowned in Copenhagen. After all, William was crowned the King of Denmark. If he was crowned outside Denmark, it would inevitably cause a sense of disidentification in the hearts of all Danes.
, and there is no such concern for the coronation in Copenhagen.
But there is also a trouble with this, that is, some Danes who are not aware of the situation will mistakenly think that they have great autonomy, which will cause certain troubles in future rule. It is completely fine if they are crowned in Brandenburg.
Let all Danes see the situation clearly, tell them that Denmark has been occupied by Prussia, and let them die of their undue ambitions.
But since William said he would go to Copenhagen for the coronation, the matter has been settled.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, when will you leave for Copenhagen?"
"How long does it take to get to Copenhagen from here?"
After hearing Rocks' question, William did not answer immediately but asked about the journey. After hearing William's question, Rocks thought about it in his mind.
“It will probably take more than a month to go back and forth.”
"Since it's not too late, please make arrangements and we'll go to Copenhagen the day after tomorrow!"
William also thought about it in his mind and gave an answer.
The key reason why William is so anxious is that no one knows how far the situation in France will develop. William must ensure that he is in Brandenburg to deal with this accident after he has obtained the Danish crown.
The fire that burned all of Europe.
Calculating the dates, if he goes to Copenhagen for the coronation, if time speeds up, William can rush back to Brandenburg in mid-August. In this way, he can barely catch up. If the time of the Revolution is advanced, then
Many of William's arrangements will be invalidated as a result.
Seeing William and Rocks chatting and laughing not far away, a gorgeously dressed girl sighed.
This girl is the sister of Frederick VI. Of course, Lilissa is not the biological sister of Frederick VI. Her relationship with Frederick VI is that of cousins.
Since Lilissa entered the palace, William has treated her well and has not regarded Lilissa as a servant or a hostage. Of course, perhaps Lilissa's beauty is the most important factor for William to treat her well.
Sixteen-year-old Lilissa is the most beautiful age in a woman's life. Her delicate facial features are inlaid on her small, jade-like face, and her slightly curly blond hair makes Lilissa very petite and cute.
A sigh not only did not destroy this beauty, but made Lilissa even more charming and charming.
The first time he saw Lilissa, William fell in love with this lovely girl. However, William still needed to observe her for a while before he could go further. Otherwise, it would not be fun to have someone else's eyeliner around him.