Chapter 1290 Unlucky Job (Part 2)
In addition, don’t forget who originally supported Carlos VI. How could the British government not place someone of its own around him?
"Hello, Your Highness Carlos VI"
Before Palmerston finished speaking, Carlos VI smiled maliciously.
"Are you Lord Palmerston who did that in the Queen's Palace? You British people really have a special taste.
Exciting? "
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If someone else had been humiliated like this, they would have been ashamed or furious. But Palmerston only answered very plainly.
"good."
"Have the guts!"
Carlos VI sincerely admired that, in fact, it was nothing to Palmerston. Among the princes in India who liked to smoke opium, the latter had done more exciting things.
"Your Majesty, I think you should know the purpose of my visit."
Palmerston failed here. Although Carlos VI didn't know what medicine the former was selling in his gourd, he just liked it.
Carlos VI immediately showed a confident look.
"Of course I know. Put away your useless tricks!"
"How can you say that? We in Britain really want to help you drive away the invaders from Spanish soil."
Palmerston looked distressed, but Carlos VI remained unmoved.
"How can you slander our allies like this? The Austrians came to Spain to help us."
Palmerston smiled.
"If the Austrians are really here to help you, then why do they occupy your country and refuse to leave? Taking a step back, you have already ascended the throne, what is their purpose of occupying your country?"
Carlos VI said nothing, and Palmerston continued.
"We in the UK have enough financial resources to help Spain tide over the difficulties, and we also have enough troops to help Spain defend its overseas territories.
There are only advantages and no disadvantages to your joining forces with our country."
Every word of Palmerston spoke to the heart of Carlos VI. The latter indeed had no money and no ability to change the current situation of the country.
If it loses its overseas colonies again, the Kingdom of Spain will really have no chance to turn around.
Carlos VI said hesitantly.
"But we still have a secret agreement with the Austrian Empire"
Palmerston smiled broadly.
"Secret agreement? That means it has not been made public."
Carlos VI naturally understood what Palmerston meant, but tearing up the secret agreement would have many impacts on Spanish politics and diplomacy, and Carlos VI's personal credibility would be dealt a devastating blow.
However, these seem to be nothing compared to what Spain will lose if the deal is completed. What's more, as long as it gets on the British ship, will it be difficult for Spain to regain its glory? Now those countries look down on Spain, isn't it just because Spain is not strong enough?
As long as Spain can regain its glory, the reputation will naturally improve. Thinking of this, Carlos VI has made a decision in his heart.
"How is the British government going to help us? How many loans can it provide?"
Although Carlos VI had decided to embrace the British, he did not intend to use force to regain the lost territory. After all, the Austrian Empire was also a great power.
It would be best to let the British and Austrians fight after Spain regains all its territory. Anyway, the battlefield is not in Spain. Whichever side wins the battle, Spain will become an ally with that side.
In fact, what Carlos VI didn't know was that the British never wanted to lend money to Spain. It is not difficult for the British to lend money to Austria and France, but there is no way to lend money to Spain.
Carlos VI was not the only one who wanted nothing more.
Berlin.
At this time, Russia was deeply involved in civil strife and was troubled by Poland and Chechnya, while the Austrian Empire was involved in the Spanish battlefield.
For Prussia, this is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime moment. If something is not done at this time, William IV will definitely regret it for the rest of his life.
Now Prussia faces two major problems, the first is the parliament, and the second is the Archbishop of Cologne.
The Prussian Parliament was actually created by William IV himself, but once the power was given, it was not so easy to take it back.
Due to Humboldt's successful educational reforms, Prussia had almost the highest literacy rate in Europe. From the end of the anti-French war to 1847, there were only 575 cases of lèse-majesté in Prussia.
But after 1848, this number rose to 37,992 times. William IV's image has always been a focus of attack. He was probably the least charismatic king in Prussia's history.
Coupled with many times of betrayal and escaping from reality, William IV was stereotyped among the people as a fat-headed, plain-looking man who liked to drink strong drinks and was moody.
A large amount of personal black material about William IV was published in newspapers, and the Prussians easily discovered that their king was a timid, greedy and insidious person.
In particular, William IV played a very disgraceful role in the events in Silesia and Denmark, and even surrendered to the National Assembly in Frankfurt.
Therefore, the existence of Parliament is supported by many people, and one of the main purposes of the existence of Parliament is to weaken and limit the power of the monarch.
This was supported by many nobles and officials. The nobles and officials actually hoped to limit the power of the monarch so that they could expand their own power.
The main means by which the parliament limited the king's power was to reduce taxes, reduce the annual pension for the royal family, and cut its economic privileges.
This was supported by businessmen and capitalists, so a strange phenomenon appeared in Prussia, whether it was the reformists, conservatives, or liberals, all supported the parliament.
King William IV became a veritable "lonely man", and he was the kind of traditional monarch who insisted on his power.
It is rumored that William IV often talked to himself, smoked and cried alone in the corridor in the middle of the night, which made people worry about his mental state.
The Archbishop of Cologne was another major problem in Prussia. Prussia was originally a Protestant country, but after the end of the anti-French war, they got the land in the Rhine region.
The Rhine region was originally used by Metternich to disgust the Prussians. At that time, the Rhine region was a piece of rotten land compared with the wealthy northern Italy.
In addition to the poor people and thin land, the vast majority of residents here believe in Catholicism, which is incompatible with the Protestant Prussia.
Religious issues run through the entire history of Europe. Metternich knew very well that if religious issues were not handled properly, the land obtained by Prussia would not only fail to help it, but would instead hinder the development of the entire country.
Metternich had made all the calculations, but he did not expect that the times had changed. The advent of the industrial age, industry replaced traditional agriculture and created countless values.
The so-called religious contradictions were concealed by the rapidly developing economy and the class contradictions that followed.