In order to get the Prussians to intervene in the war between him and Karl, Alexander also made a promise that when William was crowned the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire, Alexander would personally go to Frankfurt to express his blessings.
And now, although with the defeat of Wagram by Karl, Alexander's promise to Prussia was naturally not true, after all, when Alexander made the promise, the Prussians cut that Alexander could represent the Habsburgs and Austria.
But with Alexander's defeat at Wagram, only Karl could represent Habsburg and Austria for the moment.
In this case, it is also reasonable for the Prussians, through Anna, to hope that Karl would personally go to Frankfurt to attend Wilhelm's coronation.
After all, if William was really crowned the crown of the Holy Roman Empire, then in order to show his domestic orthodoxy and the submission of all the princes in the empire, Austria, as the second only to Prussia in the empire, would undoubtedly be better if the national leader could come forward in person.
And at the end of Anna's letter, Anna also hopes that Karl will be able to communicate with the Holy See as a facilitator.
Although the Holy Roman Emperor was crowned in Frankfurt, the crowned emperor also needed to go to Rome to receive the Pope's blessing to show his supremacy.
For the time being, it is also a question whether William's status as a Protestant will be willingly blessed by the Pope, after all, the Pope has always been the leader of the Catholic world, and for Protestantism, although the relationship between the two denominations has eased to a certain extent, the opposition still exists.
In this case.
It was undoubtedly a better choice to have the good offices of the Habsburgs, who had always had good relations with Rome.
Of course, Karl's help was not indispensable, as long as Karl could help Prussia with these two things, then Prussia would immediately agree with Karl to replace Alexander as the leader of Austria.
In exchange, once Wilhelm ascended the throne, Wilhelm would elevate the Duchy of Austria to the Kingdom of Austria as Emperor.
And Karl didn't have to be like Alexander, William would have canonized him as King of Austria.
For Karl, the effort and reward were still acceptable to him, but the spectator of the crown of the Holy Roman Empire made him feel a pang of cramping in his heart. ..........................................
Three days have passed, and George III's condition is still improving, even according to the news revealed by a chamberlain who served His Majesty the King.
On one occasion, when His Majesty slept at night, he shouted for help and shouted that there were Prussian assassins in the palace.
The British Parliament was also in turmoil because of George III's illness.
At the beginning, in 1788, the Regency Bill, which had been thrown out by the Whigs once, was again submitted to Parliament, and for this draft, Pitt the Younger naturally used all his strength to organize.
For little Pete.
Once this regency draft is passed, it is foreseeable that his political life will definitely not last long, after all, everyone knows that Crown Prince Augustus has always preferred Fox to be the prime minister of the British government.
Under these circumstances, the Tories led by Pitt Jr. and the Whigs who supported Augustus once again set off a new round of partisanship at the top of the British hierarchy.
Regarding the changes in Britain, the intelligence officers installed by Prussia in the British high-level also quickly sent the news to Brandenburg.
For the Prussians, the illness of George III could be seen as God's favor for the Prussians, and the top Prussian government headed by Locks was deeply convinced of this.
To know.
Prior to this, it was no secret that the British top brass was plotting to take action against Prussia, at least on the Prussian side, they had received information that the British would take some measures to limit the development of Prussian power, and even Britain would use various means to support countries around Prussia to counter Prussia's continental hegemony.
But now it is good that George III's illness has directly left the British government without a leader, and more importantly, George III's illness.
As a direct result, the contradictions between the two parties, which had been suppressed at the top of the British leadership, broke out again.
Therefore, when he saw this news, the always serious Locks also had a smile on his face.
And at this moment, when the British government was arguing with each other, William and Maximilian finally made a decision after a day's meeting, that night.
Numerous heralds fled from Frankfurt to the princedoms of the Holy Roman Empire and to Brandenburg.
February 10, 1794 Wilhelm returned to Brandenburg at the same time that the princes of the Holy Roman Empire and most of Europe received invitations from Prussia, and the Holy Roman Government invited all the countries of the continent to come to Frankfurt on March 10, 1794 for the coronation of the new emperor.
When they saw this official invitation, the hearts of all the leaders of the countries were sighing, with the strongman of Prussia ascending the throne of the emperor, then it is foreseeable that the countries of the European continent will definitely live on their noses.
The reason why William returned to Brandenburg was that before his coronation, Brandenburg had some things that he had to deal with personally, and the other was that William had to return to Brandenburg to organize a large team and then go to Frankfurt for the coronation, which was also an inevitable ritual for the emperors of the previous empires.
In the Brandenburg Palace, except for the Christmas party with the nature of the New Year, there is rarely such a grand scene in the palace once a year, and all the nobles who can be counted in Brandenburg are present in the palace today.
Wilhelm's plan was for him to leave Brandenburg for Frankfurt on 20 February, and when he left for Frankfurt, a large number of Brandenburg's magnates would follow him to Frankfurt.
Just when William was hiding in his study, not knowing what he was thinking.
Anna carried Eric into the study.
"William, why did you just say a few words and hide in the study, when many people outside are looking for you?"
Today's Anna is bright and beautiful after some careful makeup, and the coronation of William on the throne of the Holy Roman Empire is also a special good news for her.
So Anna was quite excited.
Anna's excitement is not only William's ascension to the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor, you must know that Anna's son, the little Eric, is the crown prince of Prussia, once William ascends the throne of the emperor, then obviously with the strength of Prussia and the name of little Eric, then it is not surprising that Eric will definitely become the next emperor, think of these.
And how can you not make Anna feel excited.
Looking at Anna, William pulled a smile at the corner of his mouth and said: "Nothing, just thinking of something, by the way, Anna, your cousin is Vivien, and I will make her a female official in the palace in Frankfurt."
Hear William say that.
Anna was stunned for a moment, and then an unnatural smile appeared on Anna's face and said: "That's a good thing, I haven't seen this sister of mine for several years, I heard that she has become a complete beauty, compared to this, my sister is really a little far behind!"
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Hearing Anna's slight remark, William's face suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
But fortunately, William's face has already been trained into a steel plate.
Although Anna didn't know all about the affair between William and Vivian, she had heard about it.
In this case, even though Vivien was Anna's cousin, how could Anna be happy with the news from the bottom of her heart.
Among the Prussian kings of all ages, William is not the most promiscuous, but he is definitely not single-minded, which Anna has been mentally prepared for in these years of right and wrong.
For Anna, now as long as William can guarantee her and little Eric's status, then she can also turn a blind eye to what William is doing outside. ......................................
March 10, 1794 The grand coronation ceremony took place in the Imperial Palace in Frankfurt.
In the eyes of envoys from all the countries of the European continent and most of the princes of the empire, William ascended to the supreme throne.
From this moment on, William was no longer just the king of Prussia, he also became the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, this moment.
A new chapter in the history of the European continent has begun!
William issued the first edict of the new emperor on the same day after his coronation.
William, in his capacity as Holy Roman Emperor, declared that all the princely states within the Holy Roman Empire would unify their customs duties, and at the same time declared the Prussian mark to be the unified currency within the empire!
Due to the existence of many states within the Holy Roman Empire, the customs duties were always set by each vassal state, which not only undermined the authority of the central government, but also led to a very bad consequence for the flow of commerce and trade within the empire.
William proclaimed the abolition of all customs duties between the states of the Holy Roman Empire from 1795 onwards.
In terms of foreign trade, it prefers free trade, but protective tariffs are levied on cotton and woolen imports from the United Kingdom.
In the original history, in order to confront Austria and compete for hegemony in Central Europe, Prussia co-opted 38 imperial states in 1834 to form the Prussian Customs Union, but now with the coronation of Wilhelm, the timetable for unified tariffs has been greatly advanced.
Moreover, only the states of North Germany participated in the historical Customs Union, and the states of South Germany, including Austria, and the states of North Italy did not participate in this customs union.
But for William, the unified tariff was the key to whether Prussia could truly turn the Holy Roman Empire into a centralized empire.
Despite the opposition of some of the princes, including Hesse and the states of Northern Italy, this policy was adopted within the empire despite Wilhelm's strength and the fact that the number of princes in favor of the princes far outnumbered the number of princes against.
Of course, Hesse and the northern Italian city-states could not prevent the passage of this tariff edict because of their numbers, but for them, it was still possible to make some small moves in private.
But for William, now that the emperor's edict has been issued.
So in this matter, if anyone dares to take the lead to fight, then William will definitely burn three fires on the heads of these people!
Tariff rates were set by the central government of the Holy Roman Empire, in other words, by William and the Prussian government, and there is no doubt that the uniform tariff was in some way a way to the detriment of the interests of the other states and to compensate Prussia. and strengthened Prussia's share in the political map of the empire.
The imposition of protective tariffs on British goods can also be seen as William's defense against the British, after all, Britain and Prussia now regard each other as their main rivals.
The news of William's unification of the customs duties of the Holy Roman Empire and the imposition of protective tariffs on British goods reached London, causing an uproar at the British leadership, and for the British government, the Prussians' actions were already "chiluo" naked hostile acts.
"Your Royal Highness the Regent, I think it is very necessary for us to take measures against the Prussians.
The Prussians must be made to retract their discrimination against Britain in tariffs!
” Fawkes said with a serious face as he stood in front of Augustus.
Now Augustus has become the regent of the Kingdom of Great Britain, although the Tories led by Prime Minister Pitt Jr. tried to stop it, but when George III's condition did not improve for two weeks, Augustus became the regent of the United Kingdom is also the general trend.
And just after Augustus became the regent of the United Kingdom, the Tories cabinet led by Pitt Jr. was immediately forcibly dissolved by Augustus under the pretext of "inaction", and Augustus recalled Fox, who was the ambassador to Prussia, to London to become the new British government cabinet prime minister. and the reorganization of the cabinet by Fox.
The disgraceful ouster of Pitt Jr. caused the Tories to lose all their power in the British upper echelons, and there is no doubt that with the rise of Whigs such as Fox, they became even more hostile to Prussia.
Previously, although the British top brass was a little wary of the possibility of hostile measures against the British government after William's coronation as Holy Roman Emperor, no one expected it.
William would have done it so quickly.
Protective tariffs on the UK?
So why not impose protective tariffs on France, on Sicily, on Sweden, on Russia?
Aimed at Britain, this is completely a blatant slap in the face of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
In fact, Fox was right, the reason why only protective tariffs were imposed on Britain was a foreshadowing laid by William in order to draw the countries of the European continent together against Britain.
William knew that despite his ascension to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire and the fact that Prussia had become the number one power on the continent, it would be very difficult for Prussia to stand up to the British on its own, at least not in trade.
It was precisely because of this situation that William decided to impose protective tariffs on Britain alone.
Although Prussia also had many overseas colonies, it was undeniable.
Prussia was still no match for Britain in terms of the production of various resources, and Britain, which had colonies all over the world, had rich goods, most of which were dumped on the European continent.
In this situation, in order to counter the British, the imposition of protective tariffs became an important means of Prussia's self-protection.
At the same time, the policy of tariff unification could help Prussia to unify the national mood of the German nation.
And making the mark the only legal tender in the empire would allow Prussia to have a lot of money.
"It is so, Your Royal Highness Regent, that we must exert pressure on the Prussians, for from the time the Emperor gave the edict the interests of our merchants to the great detriment, and according to the latest information we have received, the price of English goods in all parts of the Holy Roman Empire has risen by almost two percentage points with the promulgation of that edict, so that our goods cannot at all compete with those of other countries.
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And if next year, that damn edict on the unification of tariffs is officially implemented, then our country's fiscal revenue will be extremely seriously damaged!
” Just as Fox finished speaking, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer of the British Government, Sir North, immediately spoke.
After Fox reshuffled his cabinet, most of the previous Tories were purged from the British cabinet, and Sir North Jr., who had previously contributed to diplomatic negotiations with Spain, was regarded as a rising star of the Whig Party.
For the British government, commerce has always accounted for eighty percent of Britain's annual fiscal revenue, and trade with the European continent accounts for half of the country's fiscal revenue.
Although William only announced that he would raise tariffs on British goods within the Holy Roman Empire, it is conceivable that as the Holy Roman Empire's voice on the European continent increases, Britain's commercial activities on the European continent will be greatly damaged.
According to the statistics of the British Treasury, if the British government does not take measures, then the official implementation of this edict will begin, the United Kingdom will lose more than half of the European continent's market, which means that the British business tax revenue will fall by at least two percent in the coming year.
"Your Majesty, the situation is quite serious, we must take immediate measures!"
Fawkes spoke loudly to Augustus, who was sitting at the top.
Augustus, who had been listening to Fawkes' conversation with a frown, only spoke after Fawkes finished speaking: "It was necessary to take measures against the Prussians, but there was already a consensus among the government as to what measures to take"