The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1290: Unlucky Job (Part )

In addition, don’t forget who initially supported Carlos VI. How could the British government not have placed its own people around him?

"Hello, His Majesty King 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 are really interesting.

Is it exciting?

If someone else had been humiliated like this, he would have been ashamed or angry. But Palmerston just answered calmly.

"good."

"Have the guts!"

Carlos VI admired it sincerely. In fact, it was nothing to Palmerston. He had done more exciting things in the homes of those Indian princes who loved to smoke opium.

"Your Majesty, I think you should know the purpose of my visit."

Palmerston kept it a secret here. Although Carlos VI had no idea what Palmerston was up to, he was quite sold on it.

Carlos VI immediately acted as if he was confident.

"Of course I know. Put away those useless tricks of yours!"

"How can you say that? We in Britain sincerely want to help you drive out the invaders from Spanish land."

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 really came to help you, why did they occupy your territory and refuse to leave? Furthermore, since you have already ascended the throne, what is their purpose in occupying your territory?"

Carlos VI said nothing, so Palmerston continued.

"We in the UK have enough financial resources to help Spain through this difficult time, and we also have enough troops to help Spain defend its overseas territory.

There are only benefits and no harm in your joining hands with our country."

Every word Palmerston said hit the nail on the head for Carlos VI, who indeed had no money and no ability to change the country's current situation.

If the Kingdom of Spain loses its overseas colonies again, it will have no chance of recovery.

Carlos VI said hesitantly.

"But we have a secret agreement with the Austrian Empire"

Palmerston smiled.

"Secret agreement? That means it's not public."

Carlos VI naturally understood what Palmerston meant, but tearing up the secret agreement would have many impacts on Spain's politics and diplomacy, and Carlos VI's personal reputation would suffer a devastating blow.

However, these things seem insignificant compared to what Spain lost after completing the deal. Moreover, as long as it gets on board the British ship, will it be difficult for Spain to regain its glory? Isn't it because Spain is not strong enough that those countries look down on Spain now?
As long as Spain can restore its glory, its 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 much loan can it provide?"

Although Carlos VI had decided to cling to the British, he did not intend to regain lost territory by force. After all, the Austrian Empire was also a great power.

It would be best to let the British and Austrians fight after Spain has recovered all its territory. As long as the battlefield is not in Spain, Spain will become an ally of whichever side wins.

In fact, what Carlos VI didn't know was that the British had never thought of lending money to Spain. It was not difficult for the British to lend money to Austria and France, but it was impossible to lend money to Spain.

Carlos VI is not the only one who wants to get something for nothing.

Berlin.

At this time, Russia was deeply mired in civil strife and was troubled by Poland and Chechnya, while the Austrian Empire was involved in the Spanish battlefield.

For Prussia, this was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime moment. If nothing was done at this time, William IV would regret it for the rest of his life.

Prussia now 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 granted, it was not easy to take it back.

Thanks to Humboldt's successful educational reform, Prussia had the highest literacy rate in Europe. Between the end of the anti-French war and 1847, there were only 575 cases of insulting the monarch in Prussia.

But after 1848, the number rose to 37992. William IV's image problem has always been the focus of attack. He may be the least charming king in Prussia's history.

Coupled with his repeated inconsistencies and evasion of reality, William IV was stereotyped by the people as a fat, plain-looking man who liked to drink strong liquor and was moody.

A lot of negative information about William IV was published in newspapers, and it was easy for the Prussians to find that their king was a cowardly, greedy and insidious person.

Especially in the Silesia and Denmark incidents, William IV played an extremely disgraceful role and even surrendered to the Frankfurt National Assembly.

Therefore, the existence of parliament is supported by many people, and one of the main purposes of parliament is to weaken and limit the power of the monarch.

This point was supported by many nobles and officials, who actually also hoped to limit the power of the monarch so that they could expand their own power.

The main means by which Parliament limits the king's power is to reduce taxes, reduce the annual pension provided to the royal family, and cut its economic privileges.

This in turn was supported by businessmen and capitalists, and as a result a strange phenomenon emerged in Prussia: reformers, conservatives, and liberals all supported the parliament.

King William IV became a true "lonely man", and he was a traditional monarch who was very persistent in his power.

There are rumors 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 for Prussia. Prussia was originally a Protestant country, but after the anti-French war, they obtained 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 rotten land compared to the wealthy northern Italy.

In addition to the poor people and small land, the vast majority of residents here are Catholics, which is incompatible with Protestant Prussia.

Religious issues run through the entire history of Europe. Metternich was well aware 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 would change. The industrial age came, and industry replaced traditional agriculture, creating countless values.

The so-called religious conflicts were masked by the rapidly developing economy and the resulting class conflicts.