Chapter 1037 Mess

Money is hard to come by, and middlemen are hard to find. If you want this middleman, you must first have three basic elements: first, you must have a good relationship with the Russians; second, you must have certain financial resources; third, you must not be affected by Russia and Austria.

Without a good relationship, Huyou's work is not easy to carry out. Only when the relationship is good enough can the following stories continue to be compiled.

There is no love and hate for no reason in this world. Even if there is a pie in the sky, before eating it, you must first verify whether it is poisonous.

This requires a good story, one that made the tsarist government believe that the middleman was helping to build the Siberian Railway for its own benefit.

It is definitely not enough to have a story alone, and a certain amount of capital is also necessary. This capital does not need much, as long as it pays part of the cost of the Siberian Railway.

Or follow the example of the Vienna government in aiding the construction of the Central Asian Railway, find a railway company to undertake the construction of the Siberian Railway, and allow the Russians to default on exploration, design, management and machinery equipment rental fees.

There is no shortage of artificial fur bears, and most of the raw materials can be solved. Except that the steel rails may need to be imported, everything else can be provided by the Russians themselves.

In fact, the most expensive part of railway construction is labor and raw materials. After solving these two big problems, the cost has been reduced by 70% to 80%.

There are no taxes and no fees. For such a strategic railway, someone who undertakes the construction of the Tsarist government must give the green light all the way, and even the bureaucrats dare not stretch out their hands.

Don't make a fuss, the original time and space can build the main line of the Siberian Railway at a cost of less than two billion rubles. The bureaucrats in charge of railway construction are definitely working hard.

Perhaps corruption still exists, but relative cleanliness has been achieved. If it is really played at the normal level of the Russian bureaucracy, the number will not increase by three or five times, and it will be impossible to complete the project.

There is no way, the conditions in Siberia are too harsh, and the construction is indeed difficult. In the case of limited technical conditions, the construction cost is simply impossible to be low.

Therefore, financial resources are also essential. The so-called "not much" is only for local tyrants like the UK.

In fact, there are very few countries in the world that can raise tens of millions of pounds, even in installments.

Although Britain is behind the money, financial resources are also an indispensable condition.

If a poor country suddenly took out such a huge sum of money, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Russians.

If the Tsarist government knew that the funds came from the London government, it is estimated that most of the plan would have been cold before it even started.

In addition to the above two, the most important thing is to be bold. The country that dares to participate in the dispute between Shinra and Britain these days is definitely a daring master.

There is no need to count on the European continent. Only Denmark has a good relationship with the Tsarist government. The problem is that Sweden is the master of the Nordic Federation, but Sweden and the Russians are feuds.

In addition to the bad relationship, the more important thing is that they are not within the sphere of influence of Russia and Austria and can guarantee their own safety.

There is no way, the Nordic Federation is under the eyes of Russia and Austria, once the plan is exposed, the fate waiting for them can be imagined.

The extremely high risk inherently determines that the countries participating in this plan must have certain self-protection capabilities. Even if the plan is revealed, it will not bring disaster to oneself.

If you can't guarantee your own safety, no matter how much benefit Britain promises, it is impossible for others to participate.

When you open the map, you will know that there are only two countries that are not within the sphere of influence of Russia and Austria, have certain financial and military strength, and are not afraid of being retaliated afterwards.

Considering that it has good diplomatic relations with the Russians, then only the United States of America meets the conditions.

As for the other candidate, because the Tsar supported the North during the Civil War, the relationship between the independent Allied Powers and the Russians was naturally not much better.

The United States has met all the innate conditions, but the acquired conditions are still lacking. The biggest problem is: not enough courage.

The Americans in the original time and space have been cowardly these days. They are obviously trying to attract Cuba's attention, but they are frightened by the strength of Spain and dare not act rashly.

Just kept making small moves secretly to test the Spaniard's reaction. Of course, the Spanish government lived up to expectations and exposed its weakness.

In the end, the U.S. government lingered until 1898 before it "adventurously" planned the Spanish-American War. It was after defeating Spain that Americans gradually lost their fear of European powers.

Not to mention now, Americans who have been severely beaten by society must be more embarrassing!

Even the declining Spain dare not move, and it is really embarrassing for them to calculate the Russia-Austria alliance.

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While the British were still worrying about how to persuade the United States, the Sino-Japanese War also came to an end. The Japanese government, which is at a bright moment, never dreamed that they were about to be betrayed.

Of course, it's not a betrayal. It was originally a chess piece, and before it jumped out of the chessboard, it was naturally subject to the remote control of the chess player.

It is not easy to take advantage of the great powers. Britain has paid so much to the Japanese and always needs to be rewarded.

Lost in the joy of victory and unable to extricate itself, the Japanese government naturally couldn't think of so much.

It doesn't take that long, and the Japanese government will stop laughing soon. The intervention of the international community has already started, and I want to eat it... (brain fill it)

One wave is not flat, and another wave rises again.

Cuba is still fighting fiercely, the Philippines is still digging ravines, the war in the Far East continues, and Europe is in chaos again.

Everyone has taken care of the European economic revitalization strategy

, except for France.

Although Spain recruited a group of French mercenaries, which alleviated the crisis in France to a certain extent, it was still a drop in the bucket for a country.

Theory is always just theory, reality is cruel. Franz's vision of "a mercenary supporting a family" now seems more like a beautiful fairy tale.

Not everyone has a strong sense of responsibility. Except for the initial settling allowance, which was left behind, most of the mercenaries did not send money home as soon as their salaries were paid after they left the mainland.

I have to admit that they have strong adaptability and quickly adapted to the life of mercenaries. After getting their salaries, everyone lived a life of "drunk today".

Less than half of the people are willing to send money to their families, and most of these people who are willing to send money only send a small part of their income. Those who can account for 13% of their income can be called "Gu Jianan".

Against this background, the plan of mercenaries to make money to support their families, which Franz placed high hopes on, naturally ended in bankruptcy.

People always have to eat, and the French economy has collapsed as early as the war. The European economic crisis has come to an end, but the economic crisis in France is still far away.

The trauma caused by the war is too great, and the refugees expelled by various countries have made this country miserable.

Although the French government has worked hard to resettle refugees, develop the economy and create jobs as much as possible, but with huge war reparations on their shoulders, the resources they can use are really limited.

The fact that the Vienna government did not collect the indemnity does not mean that other countries did not send people to collect it. At least the Russian army stationed outside Paris completed the task of collecting the indemnity immediately.

That's right, the Parisian government couldn't afford to pay the reparations, so the Russians did it themselves. The Russian army has been dispatched, and the collection of war reparations must go smoothly!

There is no standard at all, the taxation is purely based on personal preference, and it is necessary to charge more than three or five buckets. The officers and soldiers of the Russian army who participated in the tax collection activities earned a lot of money.

It's just that they have suffered so much for the French people. Unable to bear the humiliation, King Carlos directly led the government to strike in protest.

The angry French people have taken up arms to resist the atrocities of the Russian army, including some government troops who also participated in the attack on the Russian army.

Just as Franz took a nap, France became full of smoke again. Looking at the mess in front of him, Franz suddenly regretted leaving the Russian army stationed in Paris.

That's right, suppressing the revolutionary Russian army is indeed a good hand. The problem is that their ability to cause trouble is even better.

There is no problem in obtaining war reparations from France, but you have to leave a sigh of relief!

Sending troops out to collect taxes, Franz very much doubted what kind of commander would be able to issue such a stupid order.

But anyone with a little self-knowledge will know what the Russian army is. Usually stationed in the military camp, it makes the place miserable.

Rather than saying that it is released to collect taxes, it is better to say that it is released to rob. It was fine to play like this during the war, but now that the war is over, it is no wonder that the French do not break out after playing like this.

Tossing is tossing, as long as he makes trouble and can clean up the mess, Franz has no objection.

Apparently, the matter was brought up in front of him, the emperor, and the allied forces stationed in France must have been unable to hold back.

Otherwise, who is full and has nothing to do to make trouble for his leader? You must know that this kind of ignorant behavior will greatly affect your "official career".

It has always been easy to create problems, but difficult to solve them. As the leader of the Allied Forces, his butt decides his position, and it is self-evident which side he should stand on.

Years of emperor career told Franz that he should not just look at the surface of things in a hurry, but also analyze them deeply.

On the bright side, the disaster was caused by the Russians, and it was naturally the responsibility of the Russian troops stationed in Paris. However, are the French not responsible?

Now that you know you have filed a complaint, why did you go early?

If the Carlos government had protested to the Allied Army headquarters as soon as the problem occurred, I am afraid that someone would have interfered in the actions of the Russian army.

Even if I didn't think of it at the time, then when a problem broke out, it would be possible to immediately report the situation to the Allied Forces Headquarters, right?

There were so many opportunities to prevent the Russian army from taxation, but the French government perfectly missed them all. When things got serious, a government strike came to protest.

Such an obvious behavior is clearly deliberate indulgence. Just waiting for things to get serious, so that they can take advantage of the sympathy of caring people in the alliance to reap benefits.

Franz admitted that the French's plan had succeeded, and the Allied forces really needed to give the French an explanation for such a big mess.

It's just that it's not sure whether this explanation is what they want. After gaining an insight into the goals of the French, Franz's fear of the Carlos government was raised to a higher level.

In this context, to deal with the current mess in France, it must be carefully considered.

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