Marquess Wellesley nodded slowly, "You are right. As long as Prussia and Austria are unable to expand eastwards, they will have no choice but to vie for control over the German region."
In this era, a nation had to continually strengthen itself to survive in the world's vast jungle—it was a universal understanding. Failure to grow stronger meant being swallowed by the mighty.
And expansion was undoubtedly the most effective way to enhance power.
Lord Grenville continued, "As long as Prussia and Austria continue their conflict, no nation on the European Continent possesses the strength to threaten France.
"Therefore, if we want to re-establish a balance of power in Europe, we must first end the hostile state between Prussia and Austria."
