Chapter 401 Darkness Chencang
When Alexander II decided to overturn the table, the heritage of the Russian Empire was revealed. When the anti-Semitic movement began, the government's finances began to improve.
The tsarist government initially only targeted Jewish capitalists, but soon spread to the entire Jewish community, and there was a wave of anti-Semitism across Russia.
The government introduced laws to restrict the residence of Jews, prohibiting them from buying land, engaging in agriculture, and not allowing them to work in the postal, railway, military and other departments...
Well-informed Jewish capitalists ran away, and ordinary Jewish people became scapegoats, bearing the hostility of the whole society for them.
The actions of the tsarist government ignited the spark of the anti-Semitic movement in Europe. Anti-Semitism has become a hot topic in society, and it has the potential to ignite a prairie fire.
As a witness to history, Franz chose to sit on the sidelines. Poor people must have something to hate. This sentence may be too one-sided, but it is not wrong to apply to the Jews.
"Greed" is the original sin, and Jewish capital is unscrupulous for its own interests, which eventually leads to trouble. In order to protect themselves, these people did not hesitate to lead the disaster to the entire nation.
Yes, there are also Jewish capital behind the rapidly expanding anti-Semitic movement in Russia. It is not surprising that the integrity of capitalists is so high in the face of interests.
If there are no compatriots to distract the attention of the outside world, then the tsarist government will stare at them, thousands of eight hundred people, not to mention the transfer of capital, and it is God's blessing to save their lives.
Even if they go abroad, they are still uneasy, and there are too many people who are eyeing their fat sheep. Only by muddying the water can their own interests be protected.
Their plan proved successful. From the end of 1865 to the summer of 1866, more than 300,000 Jews fled throughout the Russian Empire.
It is not easy to find these fat sheep among the vast crowd. This is much safer than fleeing alone.
None of this has anything to do with Franz, who is not prepared to make money anyway. Given the immigration conditions in Austria, few of these people can stay, so why bother?
For a multi-ethnic country like Austria, any extreme ethnic policy has serious hidden dangers. Therefore, the anti-Semitic movement in Austria also shouted slogans among the people, and the government strictly prohibited it.
Even if it is to kill pigs, Franz will not be as unsympathetic as the tsarist government. There are so many bad things about capitalists in this era, and it is almost impossible to check them out.
Well, he admitted that Alexander II was right, the Russian bureaucracy really can't do such a difficult job, it's more practical to overturn the table.
Franz asked with concern: "Karl, estimate how much money the Russians can get this time?"
For the Russian Empire, the tsarist government had as much power as they could. So to judge the strength of the Russians, look directly at the tsar's wallet.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl thought for a moment and said: "The Tsarist government can harvest about 600 to 800 million rubles in cash, and about 1.5 to 1.8 billion rubles in stocks and securities, and other industries should be more.
However, many industries here are difficult to realize in a short time, and the actual value is difficult to estimate. It is preliminarily judged that these assets will not be less than 2 billion rubles. "
Franz nodded, the Jewish family is indeed rich, and it is not surprising that there are so many assets. If you calculate the per capita wealth, they are definitely the richest people in the world.
Franz said with a smile: "So, the financial crisis of the Russians has been resolved, and there is still wealth?"
Anyone who knows Franz knows that once this expression appears, it must be another calculation.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, this is only theoretical data. Considering the actual situation of the Russian bureaucracy, it is still unknown how much money will eventually enter the treasury.
However, the tsarist government will still experience financial prosperity for a period of time, and there will be no problem in supporting the war. "
This money is not easy to take. Fortunately, the Russian Empire is only a feudal empire. Otherwise, the economic turmoil would have started long ago, and it might even cause an economic crisis.
Franz thought for a while and said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assesses how likely it is that the British plan will succeed. They don't ask them to beat the Russians, but only consider the chances of getting countries to mobilize."
No way, the rich tsarist government is not easy to mess with. The kingdom of Prussia alone, even if it is not finished next year, will die quickly the next year.
The Poles can no longer count on it, and the Prussian army is bound to undertake more combat tasks, which means that the casualties of soldiers will increase greatly.
The loss of hundreds of thousands of troops every year was traumatic for the Russians; for the Prussians, it was simply not something they could afford.
To keep the Prussians going, they had to find allies.
The Russians have a strong ability to pull hatred, and their enemies are all over Eurasia. As long as these people move, the tsarist government will not be able to carry out the Prussian war with all its strength, and the Kingdom of Prussia will usher in vitality.
This war was a big gamble. At first, the Prussians were betting that the Russians would not join the war, but they failed, at the cost of the outbreak of the Prussian-Russian war.
Then the nations of Europe made bets that the Prussians could hit Russia hard. After the Battle of East Prussia, the British saw the hope of overthrowing Russia and decided to increase their chips.
Franz is now ready to bet, too, but he's going to play off the table, not sit at this table.
Foreign Minister Wesenberg replied: "Your Majesty, because of the strategic position and distance, we are only interested in Sweden and Austria.
Man's intelligence is relatively familiar, and the information in Central Asia, Persia and the Far East is too little to judge.
Currently, Sweden is divided into two factions. One faction advocates joining the war and regaining lost ground; the other faction believes that the Russian Empire is still strong, and it would be a disaster to get involved in this war rashly.
Due to the relationship between the East Prussian battle, many people think that the Russians are nothing more than this, and now the main battle faction in Sweden has a slight upper hand.
If the Kingdom of Prussia wins another big victory in the next year's battle, the probability of Sweden entering the war is as high as 80%.
The situation in the Ottoman Empire was similar. At first, the Lord and the faction had the upper hand. With the end of the East Prussian battle, there was a situation where the west wind prevailed over the east wind.
The strength of the main war faction has expanded rapidly, and more and more young Ottomans want to take back the Constantinople area from the Russians.
I think as long as the Russian army fails again, the possibility of the Ottomans participating in the war is very high, and the domestic radicals will drag them to the battlefield. "
These analyses are supported by data. Recently, anti-Russian activities in Sweden and the Ottoman Empire have intensified. People often protest and throw garbage at the entrance of the Russian embassy...
Apparently, there is British writing in it. Otherwise, the anti-Russian movement would not have erupted by such a coincidence.
The current situation emerged because the Tsarist government did not pay attention to the reaction of the two declining neighbors and did not act in time.
Franz said cautiously: "Then add a fire and push up the anti-Russian wave in the Ottoman Empire. It is best to take advantage of this opportunity to drag the Ottomans into the war and create opportunities for us with the help of the Russians.
We have been in the Arabian Peninsula for so long, and now it's time to close the net. It is best to buy ownership of these areas from the Ottoman Empire at a low price. "
Franz of the Ottoman Empire never had any illusions that they provoked their war with the Russians, not to weaken Russia, but to weaken them with the Russian sword.
A civilized person like Franz should, of course, avoid unnecessary wars as much as possible.
After the war in the Near East, Austria also signed a treaty, and the countries clarified the Ottoman sovereignty in the form of a treaty.
There is no sufficient reason to rashly provoke a war to be hostile to European countries. Franz is not prepared to act as a rule breaker, and of course there will be no war over the Arabian Peninsula and the Ottoman Empire.