Knowing this, the problem will be solved easily. This is a time competition, taking the Eastern Front in the shortest time, and then consolidating the results. The troops then head south to Austria to complete the changes in the political situation in Austria. All that remains is to wait, waiting for the actions of both sides!

If nothing unexpected happens, Germany's combat power failure should be two years after the war begins. In other words, Ruprecht has two years to deal with the issues of the Eastern Front and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the parliamentary faction may launch a coup in two years. If **** still cannot handle the matters of the Eastern Front and the Austro-Hungarian Empire by then, then it is possible not to mention reaping profits, it is possible to be trapped to death directly.

"So, my dear Your Highness, what is your attitude towards Hungary?" asked Count Laura.

"If they want to go, they will go. My plan never means to include Hungary in the Great German system. What I need is a united and consolidated country, not a confederate country that is divided and divided into two local parliaments to pass a resolution. Hungary can be independent, but we must at least ensure that they are not our enemies." Ruprecht said confidently.

"You are very sensible in your work. Compared with Emperor William and Emperor Fritz, your greatest advantage is that you know how to do what you can." Earl Laura complimented. After receiving the guarantee from ****, the nobleman born in Hungary also gave him a breath. In his opinion, a good separation is probably the best result. On key issues, **** has never lie to his subordinates. Even if there are some things that are inconvenient to tell, he will make a blunt statement. Just in terms of credibility, this **** has a very good reputation.

Ruprecht did not lie. He really did not intend to annex Hungary. At this point, his starting point was very close to Bismarck. Even with the power of the Prussian Kingdom, Bismarck remained far away from Austria. He fully realized that Prussia could not afford such a large country at all. No matter in terms of land area, population, religion, etc., after Prussia annexed Austria, it could only bring endless trouble to itself! The power of the country was not concentrated, but was dispersed!

In terms of land area, Prussia was 345,000 square kilometers, while Austria's territory was about 300,000 square kilometers at that time. In terms of population, Prussia was more than 30 million and Austria had more than 24 million. In terms of religion, Prussia was Protestant, while Austria, Bavaria, Württemberg and others were all Catholics. If Germany was divided by religious power, then maybe the Catholics in the south would have an advantage... It is impossible to directly erase the Habsburg dynasty. Germany defeated Austro-Hungary is a problem, but completely destroying a European power that has been passed down for hundreds of years is another problem.

Neither France, Russia nor the opposite Britain could accept this fact, so Bismarck finally rationally chose to exclude Austria from Germany. This is not the end. Prussia must also ensure the independence and privileges of the three kingdoms of South Germany! Otherwise, if the South German countries were forced into a hurry, the North German Federation led by Prussia would be difficult to deal with! Although Bavaria was weak, it could still be a big army of 100,000 at that time. At that time, when the front line fights and other powerful countries take action, Prussia would be completely unable to bear the pace of taking advantage of it.

Now, the situation facing the prince is very similar. Austria and Hungary each occupy half of the territory of this old kingdom. Whether it is the Germans in Austria or the Hungarians in Hungary, they account for less than half of their kingdoms! Austria Germans and Bavaria are of the same language and race, both Germans, Catholics, and the loyal royal family also have extremely close blood ties. With years of cooperation and exchanges, not to mention anything else, the Germans are not resistant to mergers. If Mary can wear the Austrian crown, then the nobles in the Czech Republic will also support them. Therefore, the pressure on mergers is not great. For those nationalists, just use bayonets to deal with them directly.

Calculate that when the war started, Austria's population could be about 24 million, and the Germans were about 12 million. In addition, the 12 million Germans in Bavaria, the newly established Bavaria-Austrian Federation had a population of about 36 million, and two-thirds of the Germans were formed, which formed a main nation that could ensure social stability during the war period.

But if Hungary is included, it will be different. Hungary also has a population of more than 20 million! It is nothing if 36 million Germans thrown into the population base of 60 million! Moreover, Hungary is preparing to be independent from the top down, not only the people, but even the army has the same attitude. At that time, if the prince insists on swallowing Hungary, he will probably have to fight with hundreds of thousands of Hungarians and other nations first? After crossing the waist-deep blood, he will continue to leave considerable troops to maintain local stability and use precious materials to support the Hungarians. This cost is too high and too dangerous!

Therefore, the Hungarian Parliament expressed its willingness to maintain unity with Austria in time, and His Highness would not accept it happily. This is a huge burden. Not to mention how to support these people and the consumption of resources for maintaining stability, the Hungarian Parliament could not represent the whole country of Hungary! After all, more than half of the population is other nations! It was as strong as Holty and tried to maintain Hungary's territorial integrity. What was the result? As a result, Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory, and finally only had 90,000 square kilometers of territory.

In the final division of Hungary, the Czech Republic won the Slovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia. All the kingdoms of Slovakia were divided into pieces from the incomplete bodies of Hungary. Why did Holtie support the Nazis during World War II? The fundamental reason was that in order to restore Hungary's territory back then, it naturally failed again. The so-called Great Hungary has also become a historical term.

This also indirectly verifies the correctness of Austria and Hungary's establishment of a binary empire back then. The Germans, who accounted for 23.5% of the total population of the empire, could not maintain Austria alone, so Hungary, which only accounts for 19.1% of the total population, was naturally even more impossible to maintain Hungary. Therefore, the choice of two relatively strong kingdoms to join forces to keep warm is good for each other. Emperor Fritz also allowed this country to last for many years. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed, Austria naturally could not maintain its empire, and Hungary was also dismantled into pieces!
Chapter completed!