Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Chapter 136, The Crucial Moment

Obviously, the conditions put forward by the Italians are impossible for the Allied countries to agree to, which seriously damages the interests of the two countries, and it is logical that the two countries will join forces to attack Italy.

Under everyone's brains, the truth of history has changed, and Italy has once again become a negative teaching material for greed and insufficiency.

Of course, it is estimated that the Italian government is very willing to take the blame for this time. Who asked Ferdinand to put forward a great idea of ​​dividing Italy among the three countries?

As long as John Bull takes this plan out, can the Italian government not compromise? Now they have to hug the British thighs. Isn't it a good thing to be able to prepare a black pot for the boss? After all, from the point of view of the interests of various countries, the division of the Italian security law is considered to be what everyone needs!

With the lessons learned from Italy, the Hungarians were a lot more cautious when making conditions. At least they gave up on Romania, which has always been coveted, because they were afraid that Ferdinand would be hacked, and Bulgaria still had a criminal record!

Everyone was not very satisfied with the answer given by Tissa Xiang, but it was also within everyone's acceptance range.

The only fly in the ointment is that this time it has to turn against Austria, otherwise the interests of the Kingdom of Hungary will not be guaranteed.

Even Bulgaria proposed that they should make enough contributions to the war to exempt the land ransom, and they were understood as cooperating with the Bulgarian army to kill the German-Austrian coalition in the country.

Theoretically speaking, with more than 300,000 German troops and hundreds of thousands of Austrian troops as votes, this contribution can already be handed over to the Allies.

Viscount Siegel suddenly asked: "The conditions of the Entente are still acceptable, but how can we solve the German-Austrian coalition in our country?

If an operational error lets them go, and we want to regain lost ground from Bulgaria, we have to accept their blackmail? "

Tissa said coldly: "As long as our troops in the coalition cooperate with the Bulgarian army to attack them,

Catch them by surprise, and at the same time blow up the railway bridge, they can't escape!

How to do it, or wait for everyone to make a final decision, and leave it to the military to solve it, they are the professionals!

Do you have any questions? If not, then start voting? "

Seeing that everyone had not spoken for a long time, Tissa Xiang said cautiously: "The moment to decide the fate of the Kingdom of Hungary has come, and now I hope everyone will cast their votes carefully for the sake of this country.

In order to save time, everyone will write the results directly. You have three choices: 1. Stay in the Allies; 2. Quit this war and then be neutral; 3. Quit this war and join the Allies!

This time, we will vote by secret ballot, and I have given you both the pen and paper. Now I declare the voting to begin! "

The sound of swoosh sounded, and everyone gave their answers on the paper one after another, and then the clerk walked to each representative and took away the small note.

Time passed by and the voting was completed quickly. Tiszasian also picked up the pen and wrote his answer on the paper, and then put the paper ball into the transparent glass box.

The entire voting process was open and fair. Of course, this is mainly because the issue is not controversial, so everyone can sit down calmly and play democratic voting.

Tiszasian said calmly: "The voting is over, the counting of votes will now begin, and everyone can come to the stage to supervise by themselves!"

After he finished speaking, he ignored the crowd, opened the ballot box and began to count the voting results. The process of counting votes is also very fast, and it is completed in a moment.

Tiszasian solemnly announced: "The results of the vote have come out, and after everyone's constant decision, the Kingdom of Hungary will withdraw from the Allied Powers and join the Allied Powers!

A total of 126 people participated in this vote, and 126 votes were received, of which 0 voted for staying in the Allies, 36 votes for withdrawing from the war and then neutrality, and 90 votes for joining the Allied countries.

In compliance with the law, the Kingdom of Hungary will withdraw from the Allies and join the Allies! "

The thunderous applause sounded again, but this time there were far fewer people applauding, and there were still many people who advocated a complete withdrawal from the war. After all, the loss of the Kingdom of Hungary was already too great, and the current result was obviously not enough to satisfy them.

However, the majority of those who advocate continuing the war have no power to prevent this outcome, and they can only choose to remain silent.

After a while, Theisian said again: "Now for today's second issue, should the Kingdom of Hungary withdraw from the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Now you can speak freely!"

Do you think it is strange that the Kingdom of Hungary has withdrawn from the Allies and joined the Allies, and has declared war on the Allies, while the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still a member of the Allies. Isn’t this already equivalent to the Kingdom of Hungary betraying the independence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire? ?

But this is Europe. Even if the Kingdom of Hungary chooses to join the Allies and fight against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as long as it has not declared its independence, or is kicked out of the Austro-Hungarian Empire by Ferdinand II, the Kingdom of Hungary is still legally the Austro-Hungarian Empire. a member of .

For details, you can refer to the Middle Ages. The big lords were still at war with the emperor. They were still members of the empire, and they all participated in the imperial meetings.

Therefore, if the Kingdom of Hungary wants to become independent, His Majesty has to go through this process, and even the decision they make has to be approved by the Hungarian King "Ferdinand I" before it has full legal effect. (Note: This is a European custom, Ferdinand II in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Ferdinand I in the Kingdom of Hungary.)

However, it is impossible for them to go to "Ferdinand I" for approval now. They can only do it first. As for whether it is legal or not, fists are still bigger than the law in this era!

At this moment, the nobility and the capitalists were divided, and most of the nobility still advocated to remain in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but the Kingdom of Hungary should obtain higher autonomy.

But the capitalists were different. He was eager to get rid of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and establish an independent kingdom of Hungary.

As a veteran nobleman, the Marquis of Reims, he was the first to say: "I think the Kingdom of Hungary should remain in the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

Don't forget that this world is a world where the strong eat the weak. A newly independent Hungarian kingdom is sandwiched between Austria, Bulgaria and the Russians. Sorry, I see where the future of this kingdom is! "

The big capitalist Kahn-Leis immediately retorted: "Mr. Lance, you are too pessimistic, an independent and independent Hungarian kingdom is the choice of the times!

Don't forget that we have betrayed the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and even if we remain in this decaying empire, we still have nothing to gain.

Instead, the Kingdom of Hungary has become a dumping ground for Austrian industrial products. Rather than endure the oppression of the Austrians, it is better to establish our own kingdom.

Bulgarians can go from a small country with a population of less than 4 million people to the present, can't we do it in the current kingdom of Hungary?

Don't forget that our population is now six times their size, and our industry is more than ten times their size. What are they capable of and what we can't do?

The ongoing world war is an opportunity. As long as the Kingdom of Hungary seizes this opportunity, we may even annex Austria and establish a Hungarian-Austrian Federal Republic. Why not do it? "

Viscount Siegel sneered and said, "Kahn, you haven't woken up, right? You ran in the middle of the day to talk in your sleep? Do you think the current international situation is still 30 years ago?

This time, Britain, France, and Russia are the four countries practicing to divide the world, and the European Big 6 is a must for them. Do you think Bulgaria and the Russian Empire are vegetarians? Will they tolerate another great power popping up under their noses?

Especially if you are a pig brain who came up with the idea of ​​establishing a republic. I bet that you will now announce that you will establish a republic, and you will not even have the chance to join the Allied Powers! "

This is indeed a flaw of the bourgeoisie. Now the mainstream in Europe is still the monarchy, and everyone is naturally hostile to the republic.

Even in the French Republic, the domestic royalist parties are much stronger than the Republican Party, but the three royalist parties cannot stand still, otherwise they would have been restored long ago!

Under such circumstances, the establishment of the Hungarian Republic would definitely not be supported by the Allied Powers, and even out of the need to stabilize their own rule, neither Nicholas II nor Ferdinand would tolerate a powerful republic under their noses. Born!

And not only are the monarchs hostile to them, even the nobles are hostile to them. If a republic is established, how can their status be guaranteed? It is simply an insult to them to let the big nobles go on an equal footing with the capitalists.

Historically, it was also because in the First World War that a large number of nobles took up arms and went to the battlefield. In the end, the casualties were heavy. Countless ancient nobles lost their power to suppress the capitalists, and finally made the republic become mainstream in Europe.

But the current situation is obviously different. After fighting for so long, the throne has not been abolished. Even the kingdoms of Montenegro and Romania, which have been destroyed, have not been taken down as kings.

They were even secretly negotiating with Ferdinand to learn how the king of Greece moved to the country. Anyway, the throne in this era is still very valuable. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, everyone is unwilling to give up!

And behind all of this, it is the royal families and nobles in Europe who are driving all this. Everyone is not a fool. They all know that after this war, the power of the nobles will be greatly damaged, so they hope to keep these two unlucky bastards. the throne.

History has been changed beyond recognition by Ferdinand, and it is estimated that no one can understand it now. Regarding everyone's requirements, Ferdinand naturally followed the good, and it was a big deal to throw them to Africa. As for what kind of country will be established in the end, this is none of his business!

These things can be hidden from the capitalists, but not from these nobles. The actions of these bigwigs at the top undoubtedly provide enough confidence for the nobles of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Kahn-Rice was directly furious, but he knew that this was definitely not Siegel joking, but that he had some inside information that everyone did not know.

At this moment, he hated this group of nobles so much that he didn't even share such important news with him, which made him so ugly!

Do you really think capitalists are staunch republicans? Wrong, they are not factions of any kind. If they insist on distinguishing them, they can only be regarded as staunch interest factions!

But at this time, the radical bourgeois leader Simon gave him a relief: "Viscount Siegel, is there any inside story? This news is very important to the Kingdom of Hungary. If the information is wrong, we have made a wrong judgment. That's bad!"

Siegel didn't make any detours either. In the circle of old-fashioned aristocrats, this was an open secret, and it didn't matter whether it was kept secret or not.

"You should have heard of the "Treaty of Remaining Kingship"?

The representative who participated in the signing of the treaty at that time was our king, Ferdinand I, and according to the treaty, our political system would remain a monarchy forever.

If you want to establish a republic, both Bulgaria and Russia are legally qualified to send troops to intervene in Hungary. The British Empire is also one of the contracting parties, and they will not stop it! "

Of course, Siegel has not spoken about the current campaign to protect the king, which is being jointly promoted by European nobles. He thinks it is better to keep this news a secret from the capitalists.

Anyway, a "Kingdom Not Falling Treaty" is enough to fool them. There are indeed many treaties, but none of them have the right to enforce them.

Simply put, if everyone is willing to help, they are all qualified to participate, and they can refuse to help, but these contents are kept confidential.

The kings who participated in the contract are not fools. Of course, knowing the secret contract that is not public is the best weapon to scare people!

In addition to the already disclosed regulations on mutual assistance between the royal families, and the visible treaties such as the joint fight against monarchs, there are also a lot of secret treaties, but unfortunately none of them have coercive force!

But this is enough. For the Hungarian capitalists, as long as they know that the establishment of a republic and Russia and Russia have the right to intervene, they will decisively choose the "constitutional monarchy" one by one.

The Russians have never concealed their ambitions for Hungary. Although Ferdinand has restrained his ambitions for Hungary, they are also not at ease.

If you look at the territory of Bulgaria, you will know that from the initial period of less than 100,000 square kilometers of mainland, the Balkan Peninsula will soon be unified, and the colonies of four or five million square kilometers are already the third largest colonial empire in the world. Now, can't these be given away by others on their own initiative?

Originally, they joined the Allied Powers to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the Kingdom of Hungary by borrowing the strength of Britain and France.

If now for the sake of a republic, they take the initiative to provide them with a reason to interfere, isn't this courting death?

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