The Rise of Australia - Chapter 1003

c982 Monarchy and republic and the anti-Russian pioneers

President Ludwig could only nod in agreement to the news of the military control of Germany discussed by Britain, France and Australia.

After all, he had not yet taken control of Germany. If he wanted to control the entire country, the support of Britain, France and Australia was indispensable.

After President Ludwig nodded in agreement, the Western and Northern European battlefields finally began to cease fire.

This was good news for President Ludwig. Because Rommel’s Army Group B was finally no longer restrained by the British, French and Australian troops, and could return to the east to support the federal government.

Some troops in Army Group B were persuaded, and they were also quite dissatisfied with the imperial government that originally advocated war.

During this period, some Junker nobles also began to contact President Ludwig, including Manstein, who had opposed the German Prime Minister many times.

Almost as Goering expected, when there was still no news about the German Prime Minister, a large number of German military leaders could not sit still, and some of the Prime Minister’s former opponents began to stand up and add insult to injury.

With the support of Britain, France and Australia, Berlin was soon taken over by the federal government, and the news about the prime minister could no longer be concealed.

On June 25, 1939, as the Federal Republic government troops occupied the hospital where the prime minister was, Ludwig finally received news about the prime minister again.

The German prime minister had died on the day of the attack, and the reason why it was concealed for so long was entirely due to the delay of Goering and Himmler.

Without much hesitation, Ludwig immediately announced the death of the prime minister to the whole of Germany, and stated that the prime minister’s two confidants, Goering and Himmler, were also German sinners and needed to be tried by the Federal Republic government.

On June 27, with the help of the British and Australasian intelligence departments, a large number of Federal Republic troops broke into a hidden house in northern Berlin and shot Goering and Himmler who were hiding in the house.

It was from this day that the dictatorship created by the German prime minister in Germany was officially broken, and Germany officially entered the era of Ludwig.

However, when dealing with Kaiser Wilhelm II, some troubles and worries gave Ludwig a headache.

From the bottom of his heart, Ludwig definitely wanted to abolish the monarchy. Only by abolishing the monarchy, a system that weighed on him, could the so-called federal republican government be fully established, and Ludwig could have the final say in the government.

But both Britain and Australasia were monarchies, and they had tried to protect the throne of Wilhelm II after the end of World War I.

In this case, Ludwig was worried that after abolishing the monarchy, he would offend the two great powers of Britain and Australasia in succession, and the federal republic would be destroyed.

Arthur was also quite troubled by the way to deal with Wilhelm II and the German military organization.

After World War I, Arthur tried to protect the throne of Wilhelm II, and finally succeeded. But the German imperial power at that time was greatly weakened, and Wilhelm II was successfully sidelined by the German Prime Minister.

It is more difficult to protect the throne of Wilhelm II now. After all, during his time as the German emperor, Wilhelm II experienced two failures in World War I and World War II.

Whether the Germans still recognized the emperor and whether William II could play the role of the German monarchy was the key to Arthur’s hesitation.

However, after negotiating with King George VI of the United Kingdom and listening to the opinions of his subordinates, Arthur finally decided to keep the German monarchy.

Yes, just keep the German monarchy.

After the agreement between Arthur and George VI and the negotiation between the British and Australasian governments, it was decided to retain the German monarchy, but restore the German electoral system during the Holy Roman Empire.

This also means that the title of the German emperor is not hereditary, but is elected by all the dukes of Germany.

The German emperor is a lifelong system, but the German people can also vote to depose the current emperor and re-elect an emperor for the empire.

This is a great weakening of the German monarchy, but the German monarchy is still retained on the surface.

The reason why Arthur tried his best to keep the German monarchy is also very simple, that is, to prevent the expansion of Russian ideology to Europe.

After all, Germany had just experienced the defeat of World War II, which would make many German people doubt the previous government and beliefs.

If this allows Russian ideas to take advantage of the situation, it will inevitably turn Germany into the second Russia.

Neither Britain nor Australasia want to see such a situation, which is why the German monarchy has been preserved.

After all, as long as the monarchy exists, Russian ideas will always be the enemy of monarchs of all countries.

No matter who becomes the emperor of Germany, they have naturally stood on the opposite side of Russia. This is also an important means to prevent Russia from expanding to Central and Western Europe, and the same is true for the Kingdom of Poland mentioned earlier.

The reason why the German monarchy is preserved instead of the throne of William II is that Arthur no longer cares who is the German emperor.

The government of the Federal Republic of Germany will hold a referendum, and the monarchy will still be retained and exist in Germany in the form of a mascot.

At that time, the election of the German emperor will be held to decide the next German emperor.

It is worth mentioning that Britain, France and Australia, as countries with military jurisdiction over Germany, also have the right to vote for the German emperor.

The voting rights will continue until the three countries end their military jurisdiction over Germany, which also means that the future emperor of Germany will be directly controlled by Britain, France and Australia.

After Ludwig learned about the solution of Britain, France and Australia, he finally decided to accept the existence of the German monarchy.

After all, such a monarchy is actually dead in name only. The German emperor elected by the nobles has no influence on him as the ruler of the German government, and he does not need to obey the orders of the German emperor at all.

In fact, it is equivalent to choosing a mascot for the German government. All the power of the German government is still concentrated in Ludwig, the president.

Such Germany looks more like a mixed country of monarchy and republic. The emperor elected by the nobles and the president elected by the people jointly represent the country, but only the future German president has real power.

As the situation in Europe becomes clearer and clearer, this war has basically ended.

At present, except for the German army and the Russian army, there is still a certain spark, and other battlefields have ceased fire.

In addition to the military occupation of Germany and the disarmament of the German army, another more important thing is to support the independence of the Kingdom of Poland.

Poland will serve as the front line against Russian expansion and begin a long confrontation with Germany as the most powerful country in Central Europe.