Rise of Australia

Chapter 982: Monarchy and the Anti-Russian Vanguard
President Ludwig could only nod in agreement regarding the news that Britain, France and Australia were discussing military control over Germany.

After all, he had not yet gained control of Germany at this time. If he wanted to control the entire country, the support of Britain, France and Australia was indispensable.

After President Ludwig nodded in agreement, the ceasefire in Western Europe and Northern Europe finally began.

This was good news for President Ludwig, because Rommel's Army Group B was no longer pinned down by the British, French and Australian armies and could move eastward to support the federal government.

Some troops in Army Group B were persuaded, and they were quite dissatisfied with the imperial government which had originally advocated war.

During this period, some Junker nobles also began to contact President Ludwig, including Manstein, who had repeatedly opposed the German Chancellor.

Almost as Goering had expected, when there was still no news about the German Chancellor, a large number of senior German military officials became restless and some of the Prime Minister's former opponents also stood up and added insult to injury.

With the support of Britain, France and Australia, Berlin was soon taken over by the federal government, and the news about the prime minister could no longer be concealed.

On June 1939, 6, as the Federal Republic government troops occupied the hospital where the Chancellor was staying, Ludwig finally received news about the Chancellor again.

The German Chancellor had already died on the day of the attack, and the fact that he was able to conceal his death for so long was entirely due to the procrastination of Goering and Himmler.

Without much hesitation, Ludwig immediately announced the death of the Chancellor to the whole of Germany, and stated that the Chancellor's two confidants, Goering and Himmler, were also criminals of Germany and needed to be tried by the Federal Republican Government.

On June 6, with the help of British and Australasian intelligence agencies, a large number of Federal Republican troops broke into a hidden house in northern Berlin and killed Goering and Himmler who were hiding in the house.

It was also from this day that the dictatorship created by the German Chancellor in Germany was officially broken, and Germany officially entered the era of Ludwig.

However, when dealing with German Emperor Wilhelm II, some troubles and worries gave Ludwig a headache.

From the bottom of his heart, Ludwig must want to abolish the monarchy. Only by abolishing the monarchy, a system that oppresses him, can the so-called federal republican government be fully established, and Ludwig can have the final say in the government.

But both Britain and Australasia are monarchies, and they both tried to keep William II on the throne after the end of World War I.

Under such circumstances, Ludwig was worried that after abolishing the monarchy, he would offend the two major powers, Britain and Australasia, and the federal republic would be destroyed.

Arthur was also quite troubled about how to deal with William II and the German military organization.

After World War I, Arthur tried to protect the throne of William II and finally succeeded. However, the German imperial power was greatly weakened at that time, and William II was successfully sidelined by the German Prime Minister.

It is now more difficult to protect William II's throne. After all, during his time as German emperor, William II experienced two defeats in World War I and World War II.

The key point that made Arthur hesitate was whether the Germans still recognized the emperor and whether William II could play the role of the German monarchy.

However, after discussing with King George VI of England and listening to the opinions of his subordinates, Arthur finally decided to preserve the German monarchy.

Yes, just save the monarchy in Germany.

After an agreement between Arthur and George VI, and negotiations between the British and Australasian governments, it was decided to retain the German monarchy but restore the electoral system of Germany during the Holy Roman Empire.

This also means that the title of German Emperor is not hereditary, but is elected by all the dukes of Germany. The German Emperor is a lifelong position, but the German people can also vote to depose the current emperor and re-elect an emperor for the empire.

This was a great weakening of the German monarchy, but the German monarchy was still retained on the surface.

The reason why Arthur tried his best to preserve the German monarchy was very simple, which was to prevent Russian ideology from expanding into Europe.

After all, Germany had just experienced defeat in World War II, which made many German people doubt the previous government and beliefs.

If Russia's ideas are allowed to take advantage of the situation and infiltrate, Germany will inevitably become the second Russia.

Neither Britain nor Australasia wanted to see such a situation, which is why the monarchy in Germany was retained.

After all, as long as the monarchy exists, Russian ideas will always be the enemy of monarchs of all countries.

No matter who becomes the German emperor, he will naturally stand on the opposite side of Russia. This is also an important means to prevent Russia from expanding into Central and Western Europe, and the same is true for the Kingdom of Poland mentioned earlier.

The reason why Arthur wanted to preserve the German monarchy rather than the throne of William II was because he no longer cared who would be the German emperor.

The subsequent government of the Federal Republic of Germany will hold a referendum, and the monarchy will still be retained and exist in Germany in the form of a mascot.

At that time, an election for the German emperor would be held to decide who would be the next emperor of Germany.

It is worth mentioning that Britain, France and Australia, as countries with military jurisdiction over Germany, also have voting rights over the German emperor.

The voting right will continue until the three countries end their military rule over Germany, which also means that the selection of Germany's future emperor will be directly controlled by Britain, France and Australia.

After Ludwig learned about the solutions adopted by Britain, France and Australia, he finally decided to accept the existence of the German monarchy.

After all, such a monarchy was actually in name only. The German emperor elected by the nobles had no influence on him, the ruler of the German government, and he did not need to obey the orders of the German emperor at all.

In fact, it is equivalent to choosing a mascot for the German government. All power of the German government is still concentrated in President Ludwig.

Such a Germany looks more like a mixed monarchy and republic. The emperor elected by the nobles and the president elected by the people jointly represent the country, but only the future German president has real power.

As the situation in Europe became clearer, the war was basically over.

At present, except for the German and Russian armies, all other battlefields have reached a complete ceasefire.

In addition to the military occupation of Germany and the disarmament of the German army, another important thing was to support the independence of the Kingdom of Poland.

Poland will serve as the front line against Russian expansion and begin a long confrontation with Germany as the most powerful country in Central Europe.

(End of this chapter)