Chapter 1513: The Two Parties Merge
The fact that Frauenfeld could say this, to some extent, proves his awkward personality. As an extreme nationalist, he is willing to be inferior to others. However, this is not surprising, as he worked under Adolf in his previous life.
This also shows that even if they are all extreme nationalists, their personalities may be very different, just like Adolf of Germany, Franco of Spain, and Benito of Italy, all of whom have their own styles.
Adolf was ambitious. He wanted to unify Greater Germany, conquer the whole of Europe, and finally rule the world. Benito liked to brag and was ambitious, but not as crazy as Adolf. Franco stayed in Spain. As for sending troops to the Soviet Union, it was understandable. After all, the two sides had a grudge during the Spanish Civil War.
As for Frauenfeld, his political ambition was the unification of Germany and Austria, but due to the situation, he was not satisfied with just the unification of Germany and Austria, but the unification of Germany and the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire.
This is similar to the situation in this time and space, where, because the Ottoman Empire won the First World War, Kemal did not choose the republican route, but the constitutional Ottoman Empire.
Of course, Frauenfeld also understood that if he wanted to realize the Greater German Empire consisting of Germany and Austria-Hungary, it would be beyond his ability. He couldn't even deal with Austria now, let alone other regions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
He told Schneider: "The risk of a coup is too great, and even if we join forces, it will be difficult to succeed, so cooperation with the German National Party has become an inevitable choice."
"I have met with Adolf several times. If he can become the German Chancellor, and Germany leads the merger of the two countries, and we assist, this will have the greatest chance of success."
"Therefore, we will speed up our contact with the German National Party. At the same time, you should cooperate with us to strengthen the public opinion offensive in the empire, and step up the infiltration of the army to win over more people to stand with us..."
After listening to his plan, Schneider's eyes became brighter and brighter. Originally, the cooperation with Germany was just empty talk he made up to fool Frauenfeld. But after Frauenfeld thought about it, this plan suddenly became extremely feasible.
Schneider didn't care whether Germany would eventually lead the merger. As long as Emperor Rudolf's reforms could not continue, his goal would be achieved.
What’s even more interesting is that the National Party’s anti-Labour Party attitude is also a consensus among national parties in various countries.
"Mr. Frauenfeld, I have to say that your wisdom is amazing. It is an honor for the Empire to have a talent like you. It is also an honor for the German nation. Next, we will fully support the development of your party in the Empire."
The bourgeoisie has nothing but a lot of money, and they also have a huge advantage in manipulating the direction of national public opinion.
The National Party's advantage lies in the field of ideology. After all, the National Party is, in a sense, a national political party. While they cooperate with the bourgeoisie and intellectuals, they also win over the grassroots people, including workers, soldiers, farmers and so on.
Winning over all classes means that society itself has not actually changed at all, and the Nationalist Party’s solution is very simple and crude, which is to sacrifice the interests of nations and countries other than its own, so that the upper class can eat meat and the lower class can also have a share of the soup.
This is actually the current situation of the United States in the previous life. If the German National Party had won World War II in the previous life, they would just be another version of the United States.
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After 1931, the confluence of the bourgeoisie and the nationalist parties in Germany and Austria had become an inevitable result.
At the same time, the national parties of Germany and the Austrian Empire gradually merged. Although they belonged to two different countries, both the German National Party and the Austrian National Party were German national parties, so there was a natural basis for their merger.
In August, Frauenfeld and other members of the Austrian National Party went to Berlin in person to meet with Adolf and other senior members of the German National Party and reached a consensus.
Berlin.
As the economy continued to deteriorate, Adolf's rise in Germany became a foregone conclusion, and he also moved his office from Munich to the political center of the empire - Berlin.
After hearing the purpose of Frauenfeld's visit, Adolf was greatly impressed by his idea.
"Mr. Frauenfeld, the German nation has a man of insight like you. This is an honor for our greatest nation in the world. You will definitely have a place in the future imperial government."
"After unification, Germany will have an area of more than one million square kilometers and a population of more than 100 million. I dare not imagine how high our nation will rise with the emergence of such a huge empire."
"No country in the world can compare with the unified Greater German Empire. We have a vast territory, a huge and world-class population, and the most advanced and developed industry."
"Once such a country emerges, it will definitely make Germany the leader of Europe and even the world."
At this moment, the breathing of everyone in the room became a little heavy. After all, for those who were inspired by the greatness of the German nation, if the Greater German Empire was really realized, then they would be "named in history."
Germany itself is the most powerful country in Europe, even stronger than the Soviet Union. Together with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, there is basically no rival in Europe.
Frauenfeld said: "What Mr. Adolf said is exactly what I think. For us patriots, the German-Austrian reunification is the last chance for the German nation."
"Otherwise, when the Soviet Union, the United States and East Africa continue to develop, they will inevitably interfere in the cause of European unification, and neither Germany nor the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be able to compete with these super-large countries alone."
"Especially the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union's industrialization is now underway. Once the Soviet Union, this great enemy, completes its industrial transformation, it will be much more difficult for Germany to unify the whole of Europe."
"Therefore, the unification of Germany must be completed before the industrialization of the Soviet Union. The unification of Germany and Austria-Hungary is by no means as simple as one plus one equals two, but one plus one is greater than two. The Soviet Union, which had completed industrialization at that time, could not be a rival to the Greater German Empire."
"As long as the Soviet problem is solved, there will be no more obstacles for the German nation to lead Europe. Even the United States and East Africa will no longer be able to dictate European affairs."
From the conversation between the two, we can see that neither the German National Party nor the Austrian National Party regards East Africans as "Germans", but at most half Germans.
It is conceivable that if they were really allowed to rule the world, the "pure-blooded" Germans would be first-class citizens, and East Africans would at most be second-class citizens. If the situation was worse, they might even be the targets of "cleansing."
Of course, compared with countries like East Africa and the United States, the Soviet Union was clearly the clear enemy. In addition to the fact that the Slavs themselves were not liked by them, the biggest mistake the Soviet Union made was that it was located in Europe and was relatively powerful.
As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain. Therefore, the Soviet Union was basically a thorn in the eyes of both parties, not to mention that the Soviet Union was a labor party country.
Even if the Soviet Union was not a labor party country, Adolf would not have allowed the existence of such a huge country that could threaten German hegemony right next to his bed.
Frauenfeld took the initiative to say: "The power of our Austrian National Party is limited, so in the process of the German-Austrian merger, the German National Party led by Mr. Adolf should naturally play a leading role."
"Especially the problem of other ethnic uprisings that might occur in other parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the future merger of the two countries."
Adolf said confidently: "Don't worry about this. When I become the Prime Minister of the Empire, I will actively promote the merger of the two countries. By then, even if there are opponents, they will not be able to fight against the Empire's army."
"Of course, this is the worst case scenario. As for other ethnic groups in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, we can give them a chance to choose and join the Aryan family."
Although Adolf was extreme on racial issues, it did not mean that he was inflexible. What he wanted was a complete Austro-Hungarian Empire, not just Austria.
Especially Bohemia's industry and Hungary's agriculture, which are important areas for enhancing the future national strength of Greater Germany. Therefore, Adolf is willing to give them the option of integrating into the German nation.
The Austrian National Party was so understanding, and Adolf reciprocated by saying, "When the empire is unified, the German National Party and the Austrian National Party will merge. In the future, our political parties can be collectively called the German National Party."
"And Lord Frauenfeld and others will also enter the highest decision-making level of the Greater German Empire government and continue to contribute to the German nation."
"However, before that, the news of our two parties' merger still needs to be kept secret to prevent people with ulterior motives from paying attention."
Everyone present basically understood what Adolf said, which was to sneak into the village and wait until everything was settled before announcing the news that the two parties were actually one family.
Frauenfeld also agreed: "This is also the reason why we came to Germany secretly. If we only want to get Austria, we can do it in a big way. However, if we want to get the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire, we must be cautious and not leave any handles, and we must not even attract the attention of other forces."
If the relationship between the German National Party and the Austrian National Party was exposed before the two countries merged, other regions and ethnic groups in the Austro-Hungarian Empire might take the lead in preventing the two countries from merging into one country.
This also reflects Adolf's cunning. In fact, in his previous life, Germany, under his leadership, often used this tactic, that is, "sneak attack", such as the war against Poland, the war against France, and finally the war against the Soviet Union, all of which were to catch the enemy by surprise.
For major events like the merger of Germany and Austria-Hungary, it is necessary to plan ahead and not give other opponents the opportunity to resist.
Once the German army entered the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it would be futile for others to stop it, because within the merged Greater German Empire, the German population accounted for nearly 70%. Under such circumstances, it would be impossible for other ethnic groups to turn the tables.
The Austrian Empire had the same plan back then, thinking that as long as Germany was unified, the national issue would be easily resolved. However, it was ultimately confused by Prussia.
Now, the situation has completely reversed. Germany wants to unify the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the national strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is almost impossible to prevent this from happening. Of course, the premise of all this is that Adolf can only start to realize it after he has completely grasped the power in Germany.
Adolf said: "Now, the Austrian National Party should also take action. After all, your influence in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is limited to Austria, which is not acceptable."
"There are also many Germans in Hungary, Bohemia and other regions. They should also be the focus of your efforts to win over."
"They are an important force for us to maintain the stability of the future empire."
Even in non-Austrian regions, there are considerable numbers of Germans, such as the Sudetenland in Bohemia, which is just a typical German gathering area.
There are also scattered German gathering points and communities in places like Hungary. After all, it is impossible for the Austro-Hungarian government to do nothing over the past few decades. They are also actively promoting the mutual flow of their population in an attempt to ease the outbreak of ethnic issues.
This resulted in a population ethnic distribution in which you are part of me and I am part of you. Of course, this measure of the Austro-Hungarian government did not go smoothly, after all, the power of the opponents was too strong.
In fact, East Africa has done the best in this regard. Not to mention ethnic aggregation, even special ethnic communities do not exist in East Africa. Even the marriage issue was something that the East African government had to intervene in.
However, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was unable to do this because of the entanglement of various political forces. Of course, if the German population could reach 40%, the situation might have been different.
In the early days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the population of Germans and Hungarians was just over 40%, so the two countries were able to rule the Austro-Hungarian Empire together.
Therefore, as long as the number of the main ethnic group is sufficient and corresponding policies are adopted, the ethnic problems of the Austro-Hungarian Empire can be easily solved.
As for the key issue of insufficient dominant ethnic group, the merger of Germany and Austria was actually the most effective and fastest solution.
Adolf said: "Everyone, this is a meeting that will determine the future of the German nation. I hope that everyone will not reveal a single word to the outside world before the success. When we succeed, we will be the greatest contributors to the history of the German nation."
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As for the conspiracy between the two parties, let alone Rudolf, even the German government could not have imagined that Adolf and others who had not yet come to power would be so bold.
As for Rudolf, his focus has never been on the National Party, because now, the first thing to deal with is the Labor Party, which is a major concern, and then to balance the ethnic issues at home, and at the same time to solve the economic crisis of the empire. He has no time to take care of a "small" party that only operates in Austria.
Since 1931, Rudolf has been suppressing rebellions by labor party members across the country. Even in Vienna, three large-scale rebellions broke out that threatened the regime, not to mention other regions. Rebellions of all sizes have already occupied most of his energy.
Especially in Bohemia, the most industrially developed area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, various conflicts occurred almost every day, and Czech nationalists took advantage of the situation.
The only special thing about the empire is Hungary. After all, Hungary has undergone a redistribution due to the war, and its lack of industry makes it relatively peaceful.
(End of this chapter)
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