Chapter 1434 German-speaking Countries Organization

Countries have different attitudes towards the Budapest incident. Germany fully supports the Austro-Hungarian government, while Britain and France are gloating. However, although they are watching the current situation in Austro-Hungary, it does not mean that they have a good impression of the Labour Party.

In the eyes of countries such as Britain and France, it was naturally a good thing that the Austro-Hungarian Empire suffered a heavy blow, but the Hungarian Labor Party must be eliminated.

The Hungarian Labor Party also has its own supporters, mainly labor parties from the Soviet Union and other countries, and even from other parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, such as the Austrian Labor Party.

Far overseas in East Africa, the attitude towards the Hungarian Labor Party was also very clear, that is, to support the Austro-Hungarian government's suppression of it.

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East Africa is also extremely concerned about the current political crisis in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although the three countries have been somewhat estranged in recent years, there is no doubt that three world powers dominated by Germans can help the three countries gain greater voice in the world.

Ernst put down the intelligence about Hungary's final situation and said to the Crown Prince: "Although Germany and Austria have had their own little thoughts in their diplomacy with us over the years, there is no doubt that the common interests between the three countries always outweigh the differences."

"So, for this Hungarian Labor Party rebellion, we must also provide some help to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the best of our ability. Friedrich, send a telegram to the Habsburgs to ask if they need our support!"

Friedrich put a telegram on the table and said, "Father, I had already communicated with Crown Prince Rudolf yesterday. He said that this Hungarian rebellion is no less of a political crisis for the Austro-Hungarian Empire than that of 1848."

"And if the Habsburgs want to deal with this crisis, it is not just as simple as dealing with the Labour Party elements. They also have to be wary of domestic nationalists taking advantage of the opportunity to stir up trouble, as well as Soviet intervention and unusual movements in neighboring countries."

"The Austro-Hungarian Empire is now in a precarious situation. If we are not careful, this ancient empire may completely disappear from the European continent."

In the so-called year of 1848, a great revolution shook the whole of Europe. In France, the slightly unified German region, Italy, the Austrian Empire and other places, this also represented the official decline of feudal forces in Europe.

The Austrian Empire at that time directly became the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and had to accept this dual political system to heal the country's trauma.

Therefore, Rudolf's comparison between the Hungarian Rebellion and the European Revolution of 1848 also shows the Austro-Hungarian government's concern and anxiety about the Hungarian Rebellion.

Regarding this, Ernst said: "In fact, since 1848, when the Austrian Empire became the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it has not been a normal country. The efforts made by the Habsburgs in recent years, if not completely ineffective, are better than nothing."

"The centrifugal forces in various places are getting stronger and stronger. This is almost an unsolvable problem, unless the entire empire is broken up and then put back together, but Vienna obviously does not have the confidence and ability to do so."

"Of course, for us, it is better to maintain the Austro-Hungarian Empire as much as possible. This will help us use the Austro-Hungarian Empire to enhance East Africa's influence in the world, such as the German-speaking organization we have recently promoted."

"If, together, we, Germany and Austria-Hungary, support it, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the spread of the German language throughout the world."

"Without the participation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, although it would not affect the overall promotion of German, the effect might be discounted and not as shocking."

The so-called German-speaking Countries Organization is a new international organization that the East African governments have recently proposed and attempted to build worldwide.

The organization is committed to promoting the popularity of German throughout the world, so that German can become a world language like English, French and Spanish.

The reason why English, French, and even Spanish are called world languages ​​is due to the strong accumulation of the three countries during the colonial era.

There is no need to say much about English. The extensive colonies and global power of the British Empire, as well as the rise of the United States, have laid the foundation for English to become the most influential language in the world today, and it is still in the expansion stage.

Although French has begun to decline in recent years, its overall international acceptance rate remains very high. Apart from French colonies and areas of influence, the application and influence of French in Europe cannot be underestimated.

For example, French is still the main language in the diplomatic activities of European countries. Many people in the upper class of Europe can speak fluent French. At the same time, French, like German, was an important tool in the field of scientific exchanges in Europe in the early 20th century. However, English has also made rapid progress in this regard in recent years.

Spanish is completely relying on its past, but thanks to Spain's foundation in the Age of Discovery, Spanish is still considered an important international language today, especially in Latin America, where it has a wide influence, from Mexico to Argentina, a series of Spanish-speaking countries.

Of course, in recent years Spanish has actually been surpassed by German in terms of population, influence and application areas.

Since the unification of Germany, German has become one of the dominant languages ​​in Europe. Together with German-speaking countries in Europe such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, German has developed rapidly in Europe.

At the same time, because Germany became the new scientific, technological and cultural center of Europe during the Second Industrial Revolution, the influence of German in science, engineering, philosophy and other fields has been increasing worldwide.

After all, Germany is one of the centers of the Second Industrial Revolution. If other countries in the world want to develop their own industries and scientific education, they will inevitably have to use German. There is no doubt that people who know German can access many first-class and cutting-edge scientific and technological literature earlier and learn them more conveniently.

The role of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in promoting the German language was mainly in literature, music and other aspects, which strengthened the cultural status and heritage of the German language.

However, there is no doubt that the rise of East Africa played a decisive role in allowing German to officially surpass Spanish and even French in the early 20th century.

After all, no matter how powerful Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are now, it is difficult for their influence to go beyond Europe, and East Africa fills this gap.

First of all, East Africa itself is a superpower with a population of over 100 million. The existence of East Africa has directly increased the German-speaking population in the world by nearly 200 million. After all, this is apart from East Africa itself.

East Africa also had vast colonies second only to those of Britain and France, and there was no doubt that German was the dominant language in the colonies in East Africa.

In addition, there are the Kingdom of South Germany, the Empire of Abyssinia, the Belgian Congo colony, the mixed-race German settlements in Dalmatia, northwestern Venezuela and other regions, all of which have formed a certain number of German-speaking population clusters due to the impetus from East Africa.

Therefore, East Africa has played a leading role in promoting German in the three continents of Asia, Africa and Latin America, and has greatly expanded the scope of German's influence throughout the world.

Secondly, East Africa was also the secondary center of the Second Industrial Revolution after Germany and the United States. This does not mean that East Africa’s contribution was small, but that the explosion of science and technology education in East Africa did not begin to take off until after the 20th century.

The Second Industrial Revolution began around the middle and late last century. At that time, East Africa was clearly unable to compete with Germany and the United States. Not to mention Germany and the United States, even the science and technology education of many European countries was beyond East Africa's reach.

However, in the late 19th century and early 20th century, after the official explosion of science and education in East Africa, the gap was quickly narrowed. Today, East Africa is one of the world's three major science and technology centers, along with Germany and the United States.

The explosion of science and education in East Africa has undoubtedly further consolidated and significantly enhanced the world status of the German language. For example, the number of international students from various countries in East Africa has increased significantly, and East Africa's academic research and technology have gone global.

Finally, East Africa has made an indelible contribution to the application of German. The application of language is inseparable from diplomacy, trade and other aspects. As a world power with more influence than Germany, East Africa has greatly promoted the expansion of German in world diplomacy and trade.

Take the diplomatic field for example. East Africa is naturally more conducive to the promotion of German because of its colonies and spheres of influence. Many countries have to train relevant German-speaking diplomats for their own interests.

For example, in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, German has basically become a language that must be kept on hand by foreign ministries to interpret some official documents and political ultimatums in East Africa, so as to avoid diplomatic accidents. After all, East Africa can really reach out there.

In the field of trade, East Africa's role is more prominent than that of Germany and Austria. The reason for this result is that East Africa's economy is larger, has more categories, and is more comprehensively developed.

Take Germany for example. Although its economy is also very strong, Germany is famous for its industrial products. The goods that most countries import from Germany are also mainly industrial products.

East Africa is not only an industrial power, but also an agricultural and mining power. This is especially true in the areas of agricultural products such as rubber, cotton, tea and coffee. The international trade volume of important mineral products such as chromium, manganese and oil is so large that it is even enough to affect the world price fluctuations of these important materials.

There is no doubt that the development of industry, agriculture and mining in East Africa has made the weight of German increasingly higher in world trade, and even provided the basis for German to challenge French and English.

Apart from English, French, German and Spanish, the influence of other languages ​​in the world is much smaller.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Chinese had the largest number of speakers, but its international influence was limited, even less than that of Japan.

Portuguese and East Africa can be said to be one of the main culprits for the decline of Portuguese. Today, the influence of Portuguese is basically supported by Brazil, an agricultural country. As for Portugal and its colonies, they are almost negligible. Portugal has been completely surpassed by Brazil, and Portugal's colonies are too few and too small, basically consisting of some small islands, such as Cape Verde and East Timor.

Russian. With the expansion of Tsarist Russia, Russian became a more influential language, but these places were basically taken over by Tsarist Russia and became part of Russia, which is now the Soviet Union.

Although the Soviet Union was large and had a large population, this was clearly not enough to support Russian becoming one of the world's languages ​​at this stage.

In contrast, not only are there a large number of German-speaking countries, but most of them have good economies, are relatively large in size, and are more evenly distributed around the world.

The only language that is firmly ahead of German is English. The purpose of the German-speaking countries organization advocated by East Africa is to promote German to catch up with English. At least the two should keep pace with each other. Of course, it would be even better if they could surpass English.

Ernst said: "Austria-Hungary is an important German-speaking country. If it disintegrates, there is no doubt that the influence of German in today's Austro-Hungarian Empire will be greatly reduced. So from this perspective alone, it is beneficial for us to preserve the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a multi-ethnic country and Hungary and Austria shared power in the political system, there is no doubt that German had an absolute advantage in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In addition to Austria, there are also large numbers of Germans living in Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia and other regions.

Furthermore, the German language was also the main language in the political, cultural and economic fields of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. For example, the ruling class of Hungary opposed Austria in words, but most of them certainly knew German. This situation also existed in other areas of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

So, overall, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a German-speaking country.

Friedrich said: "That's right. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrates, the governments of the separated countries will inevitably choose their own national languages ​​as official languages."

"They might even suppress the development of German in order to consolidate their power. After all, if they become independent, they would have to cut ties with the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

Ernst said: "So it is in our interest to support the Austro-Hungarian Empire. You can do whatever you want in these aspects. Besides, suppressing the Hungarian Labor Party alone will not give people any reason to criticize us."

Suppressing the Labour Party is the political correctness of governments in all countries in the world today, except for the Soviet Union. Of course, the British Labour Party government should be an exception. However, although the British Labour Party has some ambiguity with the Soviet Union, they are more opposed to the Soviet Union. After all, people with different ideals cannot work together.

East Africa had no concerns at all. The harm posed by the Labour Party was even greater to the East African royal family. Therefore, suppressing the Labour Party of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was no pressure at all for East Africa.

Friedrich said: "In this case, we can only give some help to Austria-Hungary in the economic field. After all, Austria-Hungary is too far away from us, and we can't send troops to help the Habsburgs like Germany did."

In fact, East Africa could provide support to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the field of intelligence. However, the intelligence organizations in East Africa were shady entities, so naturally Friedrich did not mention this.

Ernst said: "That's all we can do. The help we can give to Austria-Hungary is limited to the exemption or extension of some non-critical debts. The Habsburgs are in financial difficulties now, and judgments are also a huge expense, so this is probably what Rudolf wants most from us."

"But I hope they don't overturn and let the Hungarian Labor Party become stronger. After all, if the scale of the war is too large, it will be another serious blow to the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

Unlike Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been slow to recover since World War I. Therefore, if it experiences another high-intensity civil war, it is possible that it will cause severe damage to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and there is even a risk of the Empire's disintegration.

(End of this chapter)