Chapter 1565 Weighing the pros and cons
Zeng Yunfeng looked at Gris Allen with a smile. He didn't believe Gris Allen had no feeling about what he said about Sophie.
If he had no feeling at all, this guy under Zeng Yunfeng, who was capable and brave, would never have intervened in the Prussian war so easily, which was very unwise for him.
At least at present, he has no reason to do so.
"Tell me the truth, do you have a slight affection for this Sophie?"
Gris Allen's face showed an unnatural look again. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "There is a little bit, I'm going to hide it from you. Sophie and I actually signed a marriage contract very early. Although it was a family political marriage, I
I really have a good impression of her, but I don’t want to drag her down.”
"Her father's status in the Kingdom of Prussia was not so prominent, and her mother was eager to allow Sophie to marry a powerful family to continue their wealth."
"And I can't do this at all!"
Zeng Yunfeng looked at Gris Allen in front of him, "Do you want to?"
Gris Allen looked up suddenly and looked at Zeng Yunfeng's joking eyes. Gris Allen hesitated for a moment, "Boss, we should not intervene in the Austrian war of succession to the throne!"
The Austrian war of succession to the throne of Gris Allen refers to the two wars in Silesia, but from the perspective of Prussia, it is the Silesia war.
Because Prussia fights this Austrian war of succession to win Silesia.
Cilicia has one of the most outstanding advantages that these countries deserve to seize, especially that Frederick II is worthy of seizing, that is, Cilicia has a huge textile industry.
Later, Silesia even occupied one-quarter of the tax and finance sources of the Kingdom of Prussia, which can be said to be a very big temptation. It would be strange if Frederick II could tolerate it.
So Frederick II intervened in the Austrian war of succession to the throne without hesitation.
You should know that at present, the Holy Roman Empire is almost gone, and the emperor is just a name, and no one will really be the emperor.
Frederick II had no need to intervene in this war of succession to the throne, but he did it because Silesia is really a tempting fat meat, no one will let it go and eat it.
Opportunity to piece of fat.
At this time, Poland is still a powerful kingdom, and Poland and Lithuania formed a kingdom. The former original location of Prussia was once a state under the Polish kingdom.
Later, because of that succession incident, Prussia finally joined the Holy Roman Empire.
It is quite chaotic to say that the ownership between these European states is still relatively chaotic, and even enclaves appear on the land in various countries and territories.
Territories from east to west are also very common and understandable.
After Frederick II took Silesia, he did not continue to conquer the city. You should know that he had the ability to continue, but he decisively withdrew from the Silesian war.
You should know that at present, the Silesian War has not ended completely, but Frederick II retreated without hesitation.
At this time, Frederick II had led his army out of the Austrian throne and inheritance war.
He even used this period of time to accumulate strength for his country's development, and the peace period was ten years.
The accumulation of these ten years also accumulated huge power for the following seven years of war.
He also gained enough political and military capital in this Silesian war.
He successfully defended the territory obtained from the first Silesian War. In this war, Prussia did not participate in the whole process. They only fought one first and one second, with the purpose of annexing Silesia, Austria.
Province.
For Prussia, this is their purpose.
In this war, Frederick personally led the army, and showed his military talent in several battles, winning over the morale of the army and the people.
Afterwards, Frederick II judged the situation and withdrew from the war and chose to look at it on the wall. This also won the Prussian Kingdom a period of ten years of peace construction. This shows that Frederick II's gaze is very forward-looking.
During these ten years of rest and recuperation, Frederick II not only reorganized his army, but also made every effort to develop the economy, but also chose to make good friends with Britain to ensure that Britain's territory in Germany was not violated.
But this also angered France, which was competing with Britain for overseas colonies. This move also angered Austrian grandfather Maria Theresia. She had never forgotten to lie on firewood and taste gall. Her subordinate Prince Koniz Ritberg successfully united the Russian female tsar.
Elizabeth even chose to work with France King Louis XV, gradually putting diplomatic ropes on Prussia's neck, and Austria also began to actively prepare to regain Silesia.
The situation after Prussia would become increasingly serious, and Frederick II had to choose to unite with the British.
During the Seven Years' War, they even chose to stand on the side of the British, and you must know that there are great risks.
Prussia undoubtedly gained huge benefits in these two Silicia wars, but also paid a huge price in diplomacy.
It was precisely when Frederick II saw this situation that he decided to take the initiative, and the Seven Years War began.
During the following seven years of war, Frederick II led his troops to the Saxony Election State, and then Prussia fought against three neighboring powers at the same time, namely Austria, France and Russia.
After seven years of war, Prussia was almost on the verge of destruction, but Frederick II still stubbornly saved the territory obtained from the two Silesian wars.
This also made Prussia become one of the five European giants after the war, with the other four European giants being Austria, France, Britain and Russia, and Prussia became one of them.
After this war, Prussia had been hiding its strength for more than ten years, and then Frederick II launched another war and divided the original master of Prussia, Poland.
Among those involved in the division of Poland is Catherine II.
Prussia annexed the Polish Prussia, namely West Prussia. From then on, Frederick II became Emperor Frederick the Great.
It can be said that Caterina and King Frederick II of Prussia helped each other. Whether it was the battle of Poland or the Seven Years' War, both sides cooperated tacitly.
Zeng Yunfeng attaches great importance to recreating the initial development period of Caterina today, and Gris Allen and Caterina have this relationship.
He had already started to think about Gris Allen. You should know that after Katerina married into Russia, her marriage life was not so beautiful. At least her husband Peter was not very happy to see her.
Mr. Peter even used words to mock and humiliate Ekaterina when he met the Prussian envoy at the end of the Seven Years War.
It shows that the relationship between the couple is not so harmonious, and at this moment, Gris Allen is undoubtedly likely to become the third party between Caterina and the Russian crown prince.
Gris Allen may even participate in dividing Russia's interests. Even if he cannot divide Russia's interests, he can also help Zeng Yunfeng obtain some aid.
If Gris Allen was only sought after in the upper aristocratic circle at the beginning, then if he could get along with these two lines, there was no doubt that Gris Allen would be greatly helped in the subsequent communication process on the European continent.
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After all, just turning to Prussia or the United Kingdom may bring some dangers. The current situation in Prussia is a clear proof that the crisis has always been in the process of stuttering.
During the Seven Years' War, the Prussian Kingdom was not feeling well and it almost destroyed its country.
Because of the siege of several countries, Prussia was exhausted, and Zeng Yunfeng was not allowed to consider the dangers. He didn't eat the melon and put himself in it.
Chapter completed!