| 普鲁士 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 政府类型 | Absolute Monarchy |
| 执政党 | Konservative Partei (conservative) |
| 首都 | Berlin (ID 549) |
| 人口 | 3.56 million |
| 主体民族 | North German |
| 被接受民族 | South German |
| 识字率 | 63.1% |
| 国家价值观 | Order |
| 科研学派 | Military-Industrial Complex |
| 地位 | Great power |
“在这世界上，我们德国人只畏惧上帝，此外什么也不畏惧——除了雅各宾派”——奥托·冯·俾斯麦
在默认的1836的开始日期，普鲁士在列强中排名第五。在列强国家中，由于研究了六种军队技术，普鲁士的军队是最现代化的。普鲁士的识字率为63.1%，在游戏中排名列强第一。快速的研究、良好的军队以及能够无恶名扩张的通过 
北德意志邦联 和 
Germany的统一决议(北德意志邦联 与 为德意志三呼万岁！)，使普鲁士处于成为世界#1强国的绝佳位置。
独特的决议和事件
普鲁士拥有一长串的独特的事件和协议，这会带来很大的帮助。其中有一些是在游戏中最好的国家决议。
决议
- The Ems Dispatch
- Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
- Support The Krupp Family
- Die Wacht Am Rhein
- von Moltke's Reforms
- Encourage The Ruhr Boom
- Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen
Economy
Economics
勃兰登堡、西里西亚和 Nordrhein 是普鲁士人口最多的地区，而且是识字率较高以北德意志文化为主的地区。因此，如果你让反动党掌管国家资本主义，他们是建厂的理想场所。 Ideally, you should have factories manufacturing goods using raw materials produced in-country, so that your beginning industry is not reliant on imports, which can be cut off if the exporting nation builds up their industry sufficiently to utilize all of their raw materials (to be fair - an unlikely occurrence at the beginning of the game). Your beginning production is primarily 
coal, 
grain, and 
fruit. Therefore, 
cement, 
glass, 
Liquor, 
Winery, 
canned food, and 
steel are good early factories. Be careful about military factories: especially Fertilizer, Explosives, Ammunition, Artillery, and Small Arms - though you will almost certainly want some local capacity, their markets seem to be particularly volatile and prone to crashing. Clicking the Trade tab lets you see which goods are in high demand and which are not (by hovering over the prices of the goods). High demand goods will sell better and make better profit than goods not in demand - you don't necessarily want to build one of every factory in every province, or you risk market saturation of a good and all your factories of that type losing money. Factory subsidization is very useful in the first few decades - your capitalists will accumulate capital faster by ensuring that their factories don't close due to short term market changes, and the number of craftsmen will build up faster when they are employed rather than emigrating due to unemployment. That said, if the market for a good is extremely oversaturated and you are losing huge quantities to subsidizations, it may be wise to selectively cut your subsidies to gradually lower supply. Ultimately, once you have a small base of industry that you are happy with, Interventionism or Laissez-Faire is probably the ideal economic policies you will want, to avoid micromanaging hundreds of factories.
Budget & Taxation
At first, you can tax the poor at 100% and the middle class as much as necessary to keep the budget green. The upper class should not be taxed to enable them to build up capital to build factories and railways for you. Eventually, when your armies and clergy start straining your budget and you start running into budget issues, you will want to research some Financial Institutions technology to increase your tax efficiency. You will also want to prioritize researching some Iron Railroads, Organic Chemistry/Electricity, and Interchangeable Parts to get 
Machine parts factories - vital for factory construction and expansion, and a highly profitable good. You should always strive to have all your budget sliders at 100%, with 0% tariffs (to make it cheaper for your pops to purchase their needs). The early German economy mostly runs itself and can, with territorial expansion, easily become the #1 industry within 50 years.
Technology
Your technological priorities will vary depending on whether you want to play peacefully with a heavily industrialized nation or whether you want to militarily expand. This guide will assume that military expansion is the priority.
- Culture tech. You will want to prioritize the Cultural techs first to increase research points (Philosophy), educational efficiency through Biologism (Social Thought), and a few more national focuses (Political Thought) to focus originally on clergy and then on clerks. You research these first so all the other techs will research faster.
- Army tech - in approximately this order: (Army Leadership) tends to be most important, for fewer casualties, more morale, and faster troop movement. (Military Science) is great for army organization, so they last longer in combat - it's especially useful for gas attacks and defense. (Light Armament) provides small benefits to army Attack for the first half of the tree - especially useful if you rely heavily on mobilized infantry because they won't benefit from Heavy Armament research unless you micromanage your post-mobilization army compositions, but the second half of the tree provides massive benefits - you will definitely want to be equal or superior to your opponent on this branch. Heavy Armament provides massive benefits to artillery, but it's not so important to be equal or superior to your opponent here because it seems like the AI doesn't focus much on artillery construction. Then Army Doctrine, which doesn't offer any particularly mind-blowing advances.
- Navy tech - being blockaded gives you war exhaustion, which isn't fun. You want (Ship Construction) to Steel Steamers, at least, for Cruisers. (Naval Engineering) and (Naval Doctrine) both provide bonuses to your fleet's power. The other two research branches mostly just provide benefits to naval organization. Useful in a long, drawn-out naval encounter, yes, but you won't encounter very many of those where you and your opponent are equal enough that your organization will be the decisive factor.
- Industry tech offers many benefits adjunct to the army techs. (Chemistry and Electricity) is very important for population growth e.g.: more troops and lower army attrition, along with economical benefits through nitroglycerin and Electric Gear, Telephone, Fuel, and Dye factories so you can fund your military. Railroads (Infrastructure) for faster troop movement and more RGO/factory throughput for more funds. Interchangeable Parts (Mechanization) for Machine Parts factories for faster factory construction/expansion for more funds. (Power) is not a massive priority, because your economy should pretty much run itself with those other techs at first, but it does provide massive benefits if it is eventually researched.
- Least importantly, Commerce tech is not a priority except for the tax efficiency techs (Financial Institutions) when your budget begins straining. (Monetary System) will provide some benefits once you start passing reforms, but how much you need it depends greatly on the number of reforms you pass and how much you care about your administrative efficiency. (Market Functionality) is all about diplomatic points for your Sphere of Influence.
外交
接受和德意志小国的联盟——这会改善你的外交关系并且如果你成立北德意志邦联和德国被拖延，让他们因此跟容易留在你的势力范围内。在组建德国是，你将与
奥地利 和 
法国开战。与
俄罗斯或
联合王国结盟是理想的，努力让他们对他们的联盟感到满意并不寻求与法国的联盟——这样的联盟将确使你在进攻法国时面对双线战争。俄罗斯的军事科技薄弱，因此它仍然是可接受的结盟对象，但是更令人生厌。
瑞士
普鲁士开始时对
瑞士的省份纳沙泰尔有核心，并且当瑞士已经发明Romanticism并通过决议 The Republic of Neuchâtel时普鲁士会失去那省份的核心。
Therefore, one will have to move fast, and almost attack immediately to regain this core
然而纳沙泰尔被隔离在西瑞士（由于是瑞士首都，不能在同一场战争中被吞并）和法国之间。最好还是放弃这个机会，在处理更重要的事情时攻击瑞士。
北德意志邦联
The first step for Prussia will likely be the formation of the North German Federation. It increases your population base for your military, your number of regions for your factory construction, and decreases the number of minors you need to spend diplomatic points influencing in order to keep yourself from losing any power. Formation of the Federation requires that Prussia own or sphere all German Empire cores; the decision will incorporate them as well as all North German culture provinces. To do this it must maintain its current spherelings and also get the following nations into its Sphere of Influence:
Holstein (Neutral to all)
Saxony (Cordial, in Austria's sphere)
Hannover (Cordial, in Britain's sphere. Breaks from Britain's Sphere when Victoria ascends the throne around 1840)
Luxembourg additionally starts Cordial to both Prussia and France and can easily be sphered. Although they do not have a German Empire core, they will still be incorporated because they have majority North German culture.
You can also attack 
Denmark for Schleswig-Holstein. If you sphere them, you will not immediately gain Schleswig-Holstein upon formation of the Federation. Prussia has a free casus belli on Denmark for the German cores there, so it is recommended to attack before one starts to sphere them.
It's recommended that you discredit France in Luxembourg on Day 0, before they can discredit you, if you choose to pursue them. Hannover is easiest if brought to Friendly status and then influence stopped until they break from Britain - then they are easily sphered. Holstein shouldn't be a problem - your likeliest competitors will be spreading their influence around far more than you, if you just focus on your necessary states. Saxony is most difficult - you can increase relations with them and diplomatically duel Austria for control, or you can use your Assert Hegemony casus belli on Austria to take their Sphere away from them, including Saxony.
Dueling for influence in Saxony is perhaps the least costly and most effective strategy for forming the North German Federation within the first five years. It's recommended that you heavily invest around 100,000 currency in Saxony with railroads (if you have them) and large factories. Maximize your influence in Saxony until Austria discredits you, then immediately switch to either 
Bavaria, 
Württemberg, or 
Baden until the discredit timer disappears in Saxony. Achieve 100 influence in Saxony and hold it until Austria's influence reaches 0, then remove Saxony from their sphere. Gain another 100 influence in Saxony, drain Austria, and then increase your relations. Repeat this until they are in your sphere. Once sphered, it's recommended that you drop Austria's standing with them down to neutral, and then switch to Hannover (if Victoria has ascended) or Denmark/Holstein.
With these nations sphered, you can choose the decision to form the Federation.
石勒苏益格-荷尔斯泰因战争
当谈到丹麦、荷尔施泰因和
Schleswig时，玩家有三种可能性：
1) 将丹麦纳入势力范围
将丹麦纳入势力范围而不是为了这个地区而攻击丹麦的一个好处是：如果你没有这样做，奥地利有时会为石勒苏益格-荷尔斯泰因（对丹麦）开战。如果你是丹麦的盟友或者你对丹麦持友好关系（你在开局时和丹麦是友好的），你会更有可能能够干涉，击败奥地利，并且从独立的奥地利夺取你的战争目标（承认霸权、波西米亚、摩拉维亚）。另一方面，如果你进攻了奥地利，你将必须同时对付他们的盟友。
如果你进攻了丹麦，你将与荷尔施泰因有五年的休战，同时你也就无法影响荷尔施泰因并成立北德意志邦联。把它们纳入势力范围所需的时间会少得多。
如果另一个国家碰巧把它们从你的势力范围中分裂出去，你可以再攻击丹麦拿回核心。
2) Attacking Denmark.
If you go the military way for Schleswig-Holstein, you should declare war on Denmark on day 1, as otherwise Austria might end up getting there first. Denmark and Holstein are easy to beat as they have no allies and are far smaller than you. One can easily take Jutland, Danish Ghana, Iceland and Greenland and Danish West indies in addition or make Denmark a puppet if one wants to.
3) Sphering Holstein while defending Denmark. Then attacking Denmark.
The benefit with the third option is that one can intervene in the Austrian-Danish war because one starts at friendly status. Austria will (like option 1) be isolated and easy to beat. During the war, Prussia should have sphered Holstein and kept Denmark at friendly status. Holstein can't go to war against its sphere leader and can't defend the Danes.
That way one can attack Denmark for Schleswig and possibly Jutland and Danish Ghana.
In Heart of Darkness one cannot annex Denmark before one has researched Nationalism and Imperialism. But one can however still fabricate a casus belli for either conquest or release of Schleswig. If one releases Schleswig, it will be in Prussia's Sphere of Influence.
成立德国
In order to form Germany proper, it is necessary to take Alsace-Lorraine from France (you have a War of Unification casus belli automatically). It is also necessary to have in your sphere the South Germanic nations (Baden, Bavaria, Württemberg) that Austria has sphered (if you declared an Admit Hegemony war on Austria for Saxony, you will already have those, unless you lose them subsequently to a competitor). With just those, and being the North German Federation, you can form Germany.
替代战略：与法国的早期战争
The Prussian player may wish to start fabricating a CB on France literally on Day 1, prepare armies on the border, attack ASAP, siege the state, kill a few French armies to drive the warscore up, and peace out richer by one Alsace-Lorraine. Early in the game, the whole state costs just 16 warscore to demand, which is fairly easy to achieve with simply winning battles. Even if Russia joins in, just two or three armies on the east are enough to hold it off. Allying the UK and various minor nations can help distract France and Russia, but isn't necessary. This whole thing may sound scary, but remember that you don't need to annihilate the other two GPs off the map. Just get to around 25 warscore and the French will give in. The only disadvantage is that the player will now need to maintain a top-notch military to repel repeated French DOWs since much earlier in the game.
与法国开战前的准备
If Russia is not allied with France, you will want relations over 50 with them to prevent their attacking you while you are occupied on the Western Front. If they are allied with France, you'll just have to manage (or wait for the alliance to break). You will want to have recruited as many troops as you can (no Irregulars), and to be at least as current on military techs as France (if you go to the Great Powers page, click France, click Show Wars, the right side of the screen will show you how many naval ships and army brigades they have in addition to other information. Hover over their number of brigades and it will tell you their number of army techs researched and military tactics percentage).
阿尔萨斯-洛林战争
The simplest way to defeat the French is to hold back from the border, let them come to siege your provinces, and then smash their armies one by one. Don't wait too long. The French can, and will, mobilize large quantities of men. Attacking them while they have low organization will be a massive boon to your cause. Surround them whenever possible to destroy their stacks - this will be difficult at first, with such a small front and large quantity of their troops but you will be able to pin them eventually.
Greater Germany: Absorbing Austria
If you have Austria in your Sphere of Influence, and you press the Form Germany decision, the entire Austria will be united with you in Greater Germany, although its land won't get your cores. This is entirely optional. Knocking Austria from Great Power status in order to sphere them requires some maneuvering, however. This Wiki recommends to attack Austria with a Humiliate CB, siege it completely, and wait for it to lose its GP status because of the loss of manufacturing and military scores. Note that if Austria allied another GP and they are aiding them, the player needs to peace out that GP first in order to make Austria lose its GP status. Then, the player should add the "Add to sphere" wargoal and sue for peace. Now, a Greater Germany can be formed containing all of the core German lands plus whatever land Austria had. This should be possible with any luck within the first 10 years of the game.
Many people do not know that Germany can easily absorb Austria at any later time by sphereing it. Unlike with other union states there is a slight trick to this merger. Austria will not petition to join Germany unless 
Hungary exists. For the player pursuing this objective using Free State or Liberate Country to create Hungary is vital during one of the early conflicts. The choice of war goal depends on whether the player wishes to include the remaining Hungarian states in Greater Germany. Austria can be annexed in this way even if it has already changed its name to 
Austria-Hungary.
The repeating wars with France
After you defeat France for Alsace-Lorraine, they will be eager to declare war on you to retake their lost lands. These wars will likely continue for some time unless you weaken them and/or strengthen yourself sufficiently that France no longer feels up to the challenge. Absorbing Austria alone doesn't help much in reducing the frequency of DoWs, which are all the more annoying because of the French alliance with Russia and UK's tendency to chicken out of your defensive wars. The player should aim to break the alliance by either allying Russia himself or weakening one or both countries.
游戏中期策略
If you added Austria to your Greater Germany, you will notice that they have fairly low literacy in many regions. As mentioned earlier in this guide, getting Biologism quickly is a major priority to rectify that situation.
The French will likely attack for Alsace-Lorraine. You will want forts on their border and possibly the borders of their Spherelings. The Russians are less likely to attack but will if you go over your infamy limit and they sense an opportunity to raise a second front. If you plan on going over the infamy limit, forts on their border are also advisable.
You can take states from the French to weaken them, to lower the intensity of their attacks, but this can be infamy-intensive (releasing their colonies offers minimal benefits - their starting colonies and 
Madagascar aren't particularly powerful).
Russian states tend to be low literacy and expansion on that front will hurt your research, though it is certainly a possibility. If you wish to expand, states such as Kiev provide large amounts of grain and coal to produce glass and liquor from. Alternatively one can force Russia to release 
Belarus, 
Poland or 
Ukraine which will weaken them significantly.
Overseas expansion against the uncivilized, and colonization are always splendid options.
1871 - 1900: Colonial Era
Dumyat in 
Egypt will let you build the Suez Canal - good for traveling/expanding in Asia faster.
Sphere 
Ethiopia and 
Oman(do Oman as early as possible, 
Portugal likes to take their African possessions) to protect them from other colonizers, and then remove them from sphere and annex them. Both can be gobbled up in one war, as they have less than 5 states. When fighting Egypt for Dumyat, annihilate them completely to encourage Ethiopia to attack and take Eritrea. You will thus get one free state for the same infamy.
Taking 
Zulu, Danish Ghana and/or 
Brunei and building naval bases in them will give you access to additional colonizable land. It is advisable to secure these beachheads before the Scramble for Africa starts.
The Chinese region offers the best colonial states in the game, and an Eastern front to launch operations against British India while your mainland troops storm the Isles.