Because the geographical location of Schleswig and Holstein was really a bit of a throat, Schleswig and Holstein cut off the communication between the Kingdom of Prussia and the newly acquired Danish region by land, in other words, the two territories divided Prussia in half, which Wilhelm could not accept!
William sat on his chair and looked at the two senior patriarchs opposite him, and asked sincerely "Locks, Dessau, I would like to ask you what you think of Schleswig and Holstein" "Well, Your Majesty, I don't think you're happy with Schleswig and Holstein again?"
William's question made Locks and Henry a little embarrassed, and the two looked at each other for a moment, and then Locks tactfully tested William's thoughts.
"It's not that I have any opinion on the two dukes, but you also know the geographical location of Schleswig and Holstein, and if there is a case in the future, for the overall benefit of our Prussia, we must take these two places!"
As soon as William's words were spoken, Locks fell silent, but Henry said: "Your Majesty, our army is conducting an operation against Hamburg, and if we do anything more against Schleswig and Holstein at this time, it will inevitably cause panic among the small princes around us, and then we in Prussia will no longer be able to find a friend willing to help us in the Holy Roman Empire, and Saxony and Bavaria will be alert to us, which will be detrimental to our Prussian interests in the future!"
Henry's quick words made William's brow furrow slightly, but what Henry said was indeed the truth.
Although Prussia had now achieved the right to take action against Hamburg, it was bound to ruin Prussia's reputation in the whole world if it did so rashly against Schleswig and Holstein.
After all, Schleswig and Holstein had helped Prussia in the Danish War.
After thinking for a while, William said: "You see if this will work, we will take Greenland and Iceland out and exchange territories with those two dukes" "Your Majesty, I think you are mistaken, that is, now that Schleswig and Holstein helped us in the Danish War, if we exchange those two barren lands with those two dukes, although the exchange will be successful, what will the whole world think of us Prussia!
This will make us Prussia a small person in the eyes of the world!
” Although Henry's words are a little ugly.
It was a bit harsh in William's ears, but William had to admit that Dessau had a point.
"Your Majesty, I have an idea.........
At that moment, Locks, who was on the side, spoke, and as soon as he spoke, William's attention was drawn away "Your Majesty, I think we can exchange the territory with the two dukes.
Compared to Schleswig and Holstein, Hamburg is undoubtedly many times more prosperous.
And more importantly, although it may seem a bit stingy to exchange Hamburg for two territories, anyone who knows will understand the great concessions we have made in Prussia, after all, Hamburg has a strong commercial trade, and the taxes paid every year alone are worth several times more than that of Schleswig and Holstein combined."
Locks finished speaking.
Henry jumped out "Your Majesty, I don't think His Excellency Locks' proposal is feasible, although it seems that we have opened the passage to Denmark and connected the whole kingdom, but as His Excellency Locks said, Hamburg is very prosperous.
I think that the prosperity of Hamburg will provide us with a lot of military expenses for Prussia, and the port of Hamburg is also very important for our shipping and navy.
Getting Hamburg will save our merchant ships from having to go around the Kattegat Strait, and our navy will be able to borrow the port of Hamburg to go further afield!
” After listening to Henry's words, William was in a dilemma, Locks and Henry were quite reasonable, the importance of Hamburg was naturally and comfortably needless to say, and Schleswig and Holstein, although slightly inferior to Hamburg, were also very important to Prussia.
"Your Majesty, it is true that Hamburg can indeed make a great contribution to the economy of our country, as Prince Henry said, but now that the domestic economy is getting better and better, the tax revenue of Hamburg is only the icing on the cake.
I think that the reason why we did this against Denmark in the first place was precisely because Jutland could create a strategic depth for us in Prussia.
If we do not remove the two dukes of Schleswig and Holstein, with the centuries-old rule of the two ducal families, we can do great damage to Prussia at a critical moment.
And the relocation of these two dukes to Hamburg will not only help us to rule Schleswig and Holstein, but more importantly, in the case of unfamiliar life, those two dukes can only rely on us Prussia to rule, so it seems that we are at a loss, but this is of positive significance for our future strategy!
And don't forget that Holstein is an excellent producer of war horses."
Locks's words touched William, indeed, the reason why he fell in love with Denmark at the beginning was precisely because Denmark's Jutland Peninsula could provide Prussia with a strategic depth, and the inclusion of Jutland under Prussian rule could provide Prussia with a relatively stable rear, and the geographical location of Jutland could be said to be tightly choking the throat of the Baltic Sea.
"Locks, you are right, and in that case, you shall at once send to consult with the two dukes of Schleswig and Holstein, and if the two dukes have no objection, then do as you say."
Seeing William say this, Henry didn't say much, just now Henry missed a point, that is, the war horse of Holstein mentioned by Locks, and indeed a good production area of war horses is also very important for Prussia.
Although Prussia did not lack war horses, who would dislike that there were too many strategic materials such as war horses.
None of these people seem to have Hamburg in their eyes, and if Sheffield knew, he would probably vomit blood in anger, but compared to Hamburg's army of only 6,000, Prussia did have a reason not to put Hamburg in his eyes.
On March 17, 1789, the Prussian 1st Division led by Dafilia arrived at the border of Hamburg, passing through the territories of several minor princes, who often surrendered immediately when the opportunity was not good.
Standing at the head of Hamburg and watching the crowd in the city rush to the dock in a panic, his heart was very uncomfortable, just after the Reichstag passed the Prussian sanctions vote on Hamburg, a large number of Hamburg elites began to flee Hamburg, not only that, but there were also voices in Hamburg to hand over Sheffield to Prussia to apologize.
During this time, Sheffield was a man of all kinds, and although he visited many influential figures in Hamburg in the hope that they would support him, he achieved very little.
Sheffield is like a crow that can bring disaster, and everyone is afraid to avoid it.
Although the commander of the city defense army is Sheffield's henchman, the morale of the people is weak, and everyone is not optimistic about Sheffield's prospects.
Just as he was staring blankly at the Elbe outside the city, he suddenly saw the Hanover flag flying high on the other side of the Elbe, which made Sheffield feel a lightning bolt in his heart.
Since the Prussians did not give themselves a way to live, then surrendering to Hanover should not be the worst option, at least for the sake of sacrificing hamburgers, the Hanoverians should save their lives!
Thinking of this, Sheffield immediately sent someone to Hanover to convey his willingness to surrender.
Sheffield expected that the Hanoverians would accept their surrender, because Hanover's ambitions for Hamburg were not a day or two, and it was only because Hamburg was a free city of the Holy Roman Empire that Hanoverians did not resort to radical measures.
The reason why Hanover was chosen is not only because the Hanoverians have long-standing ambitions for Hamburg, but more importantly, Hanover and the United Kingdom are co-confederations, and the current Elector of Hanover is none other than King George III.
Because King George III's mental health improved at the end of 1788, at the beginning of 1789, his eldest son, the Prince of Wales, who would later be George IV, ended his regency, and the state was returned to George III.
Anyone familiar with the situation in Europe understands that George III, unlike his son, could sit back and watch Prussia annex Mecklenburg, but George III would not, because George III loved his queen very much.
On September 8, 1761, George III married Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in the Royal Chapel of St.
James's Palace.
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The Duchess of Charlotte was married to the Duchess of Charlotte, who met for the first time in their lives at the wedding, and two weeks later they were crowned together at Westminster Abbey on 22 September 1761.
It is worth noting that George III never had a mistress, and the couple had a very strong relationship, with George and his wife having a total of 15 children, including nine sons and six daughters.
In other words, George III had a very deep relationship with the queen, who came from Mecklenburg.
The reason why William attacked Mecklenburg without fear was because George IV's relationship with his mother was not very harmonious, and the queen's influence on her son was obviously not as great as her husband's.
But now that the state is still in the hands of George III, although now that Prussia has annexed Mecklenburg, George III may not necessarily say anything, but there must still be some dissatisfaction with Prussia.
If at this moment, Sheffield surrendered to the past, and he was not afraid that George III would not accept it.
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