Chapter 770: Legal assumptions

When the Germans re-exposed their ambitions, the situation in Europe became chaotic.

There are those who are rushing to prepare, such as the French who are building the Maginot Line. There are those who want to take advantage of the German ambitions, such as the British who have not made any move so far. There are also countries with hegemony ambitions, such as Poland, which does not have a strong presence in Europe.

Poland was located between Germany and Russia, with the Austrian Empire to the south, and was surrounded by three great powers.

According to normal principles, the newly independent Poland should be influenced and divided by the three powers, just like the previous Poland, and eventually perished.

But Poland, which was established at this time, obviously had different ambitions. After Russia annexed Lithuania during the previous chaos, the Poles obviously discovered the New World.

They felt that great powers like Germany, Russia and France had weakened, and that they had a greater chance of dominating Central and Eastern Europe, or even carving up Europe with the British.

Since the outbreak of the Russian war, the Poles have been continuously expanding their armies, trying to find the right time to carve up Russian land.

At the same time, the Poles were not idle on the diplomatic front. The Poles first proposed a plan to form Greater Poland, which was to restore the territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

This territory is very vast, including most of the three Baltic countries, most of Ukraine, the entire Poland and most of Eastern Europe.

If the Poles are allowed to realize such a plan, I am afraid that another Central and Eastern European hegemon will be born.

The Poles, who had suffered many setbacks before, finally understood the situation and did not point the finger at all the powerful countries around them.

At present, the biggest target of the Poles is Russia. They hope that when Russia is in chaos, they can invade and annex a large amount of Russian land to make Poland stronger.

Against this background, Poland became the first country to cooperate with another country, Russia.

In November 1930, Poland and Russia signed a ten-year non-aggression pact, and agreed that the two sides would conduct trade in the border areas, ending the European blockade of Russia for more than ten years.

This was not over yet. The Poles turned around and signed a non-aggression pact with their neighbor Germany. Its purpose is self-evident.

Sure enough, before mid-November, the Polish army had already sent troops brazenly and entered many areas under the control of Tsarist Russia.

This move naturally caused dissatisfaction with the Tsarist government and Nicholas II. Nicholas II expressed harsh condemnation of the Polish government and demanded that Polish troops immediately withdraw from Russian territory, otherwise it would be regarded as a declaration of war against Russia.

Obviously, the Poles didn't care about this at this time. Coupled with the fact that the two countries have reached a non-aggression treaty, the Poles feel that this is the best opportunity for expansion.

Ignoring Nicholas II's strong request, the Tsarist government finally chose to declare war on Poland, and the war in Europe expanded again.

The actions of the Poles were unexpected by everyone, not even Britain and France, which had always supported Poland.

But a more intense war is a good thing for the British. The British expressed silence on this, which also made the Polish government believe that it had the support of the British and began a nationwide mobilization.

The biggest change brought about by the Polish participation in the war was that the connection between Tsarist Russia and Ukraine was directly cut off.

Because northern Poland is surrounded by the three Baltic countries, the Polish army can only march eastward.

This not only quickly cut off the connection between Tsarist Russia and Ukraine, but also left Russia with only Mediterranean ports to obtain external support.

Ever since the Poles disrupted the situation, the situation in Russia has become one-sided. A decadent Russia devastated by economic crisis is obviously no match for a prosperous Russia.

Even if Australasia once again supports a batch of weapons and equipment, it will not help the situation on the entire battlefield.

Unless Australasia was willing to send troops to forcibly intervene in the war, the outcome of the war would hardly change much.

Unfortunately, Arthur had no reason to do this and would not do it.

Because if you help Nicholas II, you will not only face a terrifying enemy who can subvert the world, but you will also gain nothing.

Perhaps this is also the corrective effect of history. Even if Arthur has saved the lives of Nicholas II and his family, he cannot save the Russian Empire that has been decayed to the core.

To put it cruelly, Nicholas II's only remaining role may be to bring some few benefits to Australasia before the demise of Tsarist Russia.

Having said that, maybe the Grand Duchy of Finland can also gain something from this war. As a neighbor of Tsarist Russia, Finland is also likely to obtain certain land.

Of course, this also depends on the wishes of the Finnish government and Dmitry's own plans. If Finland itself had no expansion plans, then Arthur would naturally not make any unnecessary moves.

With the gradual decline of the Tsarist Empire, there is actually an additional voice in Australasia.

As mentioned before, European aristocrats still strongly agree on legal principles. Even if a country's monarchy is publicly abolished, the country's royal family will be recognized among European nobles.

Historically, Germany had completely abolished the monarchy after World War I, but a series of German noble titles, including the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, were still passed down to later generations.

This also makes it difficult to create a new empire. Without legal principles, it would be difficult to gain recognition among European nobles and various countries.

This is something Arthur has been thinking about. To be honest, Arthur still wanted to build an empire to write the great deeds of his ruling career.

But European empires are not so easy to establish, and Australasia does not have legal principles inherited from ancient empires.

If it were before, there might have been only one way for Australasia. That would be to step back and choose to build an all-Australasian empire.

Doing so only requires the approval of Australasians, and the empire can be established, and it can be regarded as having the title of empire.

But on the European aristocrat side, it is not so easy to get through.

After all, almost all the legal titles of European empires came from the Roman Empire at that time. After the Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empire, the legal basis of its imperial titles also changed to the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.

The current German Empire, and the previous Austro-Hungarian Empire, are all imperial jurisprudence inherited from the Western Roman Empire, that is, the Holy Roman Empire.

The imperial title of the Eastern Roman Empire fell into the hands of the Russians. This is the real reason why the Russians always wanted to rule the Yugoslavs.

Based on this historical basis, a hypothesis about the Australasian Empire was actually born.

Once the Russian royal family perishes in this struggle, Arthur, as the son-in-law of the Russian royal family, may not be unable to compete for the imperial jurisprudence in Russia's hands.

Of course, neither Arthur nor Australasia had any interest in the decadent Tsarist Russian Empire.

What Arthur is interested in is the legal imperial jurisprudence in the hands of Nicholas II. If it can be inherited, there will be a basis for establishing an empire for all Australasians.

Of course, under certain circumstances, legal principles are actually not that important.

For example, the famous Napoleon took the crown directly from the Pope and crowned himself, which proved that Napoleon did not agree with this legal principle, or did not pay attention to it.

Later, the Austrian Empire lost its hegemony over the German region in the war with Prussia, and theoretically the throne was taken away by the Germans.

But the Austrian Empire was still established and recognized by European royal families.

Such examples actually show that legal basis may not be that important, and strength is the real factor in judging the rationality of an empire.

As long as Arthur can gain the approval of Australasians, even without any legal basis, he can still ascend to the throne.

But without the approval of the people, even if Arthur can inherit the legal principles from the Roman Empire, he will be overthrown by the people in the future.

But having said that, having legal principles is definitely better than not having legal principles. First of all, European nobles will definitely be more sympathetic to an empire with legal principles.

It may not be reflected in Arthur's generation, but for future monarchs, the recognition of other nobles is still very important.

Secondly, legal imperial titles can strengthen other nationalities’ identification with the country. Moreover, the legendary nature of his journey from principality to kingdom to empire will also make Arthur an iconic figure in Australasia.

To exaggerate a bit, Arthur's reputation will live and die with the empire. If the empire wanted to maintain itself, Arthur's deeds had to be written about in a big way.

This is very helpful for the status and power of the royal family. At least future generations of monarchs do not have to worry about their own throne and throne without committing suicide.

Arthur's little pursuit of the emperor's throne immediately alerted the cabinet government to an unusual signal.

Let's not talk about Arthur's domestic prestige. Arthur's contribution to the country alone is enough to create an empire out of thin air.

Since leading the Australians to independence, Arthur has expanded the country's territory too much during his reign.

With the localization of each colony, Australasia's sphere of influence has spread across Oceania, America and Southeast Asia, becoming a veritable country spanning three states.

With such merit, Arthur's throne as emperor is very secure.

In the cabinet government, cabinet ministers are also very happy to see the establishment of an Australasian empire.

To be honest, this is actually related to their own interests. No matter how great the achievements during peacetime are, how can they compare with the establishment of a new empire?

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