Chapter 402 Political Art
With the beginning of the anti-Semitic movement, the atmosphere on the European continent became more and more oppressive, and anti-Semitic activities in various countries emerged one after another.
This is only a civil society, and the high-level government's concern is not anti-Semitic, but the tsarist government took the opportunity to get rid of the financial crisis. The Russian Empire with money can be called an empire.
At the Berlin Palace, William I expressed his panic. However, if William I could become "Emperor William", there was no shortage of city houses. I was panicking in my heart, but there was a look of control on my face.
The king's calmness reassured the Berlin government. They are not fighting alone in this war. There are a lot of supporters behind them. As long as the big guys behind the scenes are willing to invest more, they are not without a chance of winning.
At William I's cue, Foreign Secretary Mike Kate said: "After our diplomatic efforts, the Swedes have now moved.
As long as we get another big win in next year's fight, they'll probably be on our side.
Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to PR the Ottoman Empire, London and Paris have given a clear answer, they will push the Ottoman Empire to join the war.
The British also promised to cause trouble for the Russians in Central Asia and the Far East.
We're still lobbying the British Parliament to have the Royal Navy block the Baltic Sea and cut off the Russians' sea lanes.
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It sounds good, but in fact, it is almost the truth to understand from the perspective of workplace slang.
The Swedes were moved, but they were just ordinary Swedish people, and King Carl XV had the slightest intention of participating in the war.
Of course, if the Kingdom of Prussia had won the Russian Empire, the Swedish government wouldn't mind getting involved when it fell.
"Efforts to PR the Ottoman Empire", in other words: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tried its best, but nothing has been achieved.
It is true that Britain and France are pushing the Ottomans to join the war. However, the Sudanese government is still in the dark and continues to wait and see the situation.
"The British promise" has always been a fart, just let it go directly, don't have too much hope, this war still depends on Prussia itself.
"Lobbying the British Parliament", this is a century-old project, and it is not known when MPs will pass the proposal.
To sum up: we have many allies, and as long as the military wins the Russians on the battlefield, these allies will come to help divide the spoils.
Those who could appear at the meeting were the elites of the Kingdom of Prussia, and naturally understood the meaning behind it, but everyone chose to play stupid.
If the upper echelons are not confident to win, what will the lower ones do? Whether it is to appease people or to give it a go, morale cannot be dissipated.
Ron, Minister of the Army and Navy, said: "There is no hurry to win Sweden and Ottoman, as long as we continue to win, they will join in sooner or later.
Only the Royal Blockade of the Baltic Sea must be done immediately. We have a chance of winning only if we cut off the Russian sea lanes. "
Rather than win over allies to share the pressure, cutting off the Russians' maritime transport route is the most likely to be achieved. On the issue of fighting against the Russians, the British have always stood firm.
Cut off the sea transportation channel, even if the tsarist government has money, it is difficult to obtain enough strategic materials.
By land transport, Russian traffic would be Prussia's best ally, limiting the number of troops sent by the tsarist government.
In this era, the total railway mileage of the Russian Empire was more than 3,000 kilometers, and Spain, the German Federation, and Prussia all had more than them.
In the original World War I, the Russians had more than 70,000 kilometers of railways, which could not support the needs of millions of troops on the front line, let alone now.
The Junkers aristocrats dared to challenge the Russians because they saw that the Russians had limited power. If the tsarist government can put millions of troops on the front line, no country in the world can stand it except Fao.
"It will take time, the British are still hesitating, they fear a blockade of the Baltic Sea will..."
Ron interrupted unceremoniously: "No matter what happens, cut off the Russian sea transportation line one day earlier, and we will increase our chances of winning in next year's war.
The British have been slow to move, or are those capitalists trying to make a fortune in war? What's there to say, the Russians ordered and we ate them all.
Showdown directly with the London government and block the Baltic Sea immediately if they want us to win the war.
If they don't want us to win this war, we can't win against the Russians alone anyway, so we might as well just settle with the Russians.
The big deal is to sell the Poles, restore the pre-war borders, and surrender to the Russians. Whatever the British like, let them do it. "
Ron is confident that the Kingdom of Prussia has owed the British hundreds of millions of pounds of debt, which can only be repaid by winning the war.
If the war is lost, the existence of the Kingdom of Prussia will be a problem. Who will ask for money?
If the British do not want to lose all their investment, then cutting off the Russian sea transportation line is the only option.
The political system in Europe dictates that these guys take a gamble. If you win, you will go a step further, but if you lose, you will still be rich.
"Just do it!"
William I made a decisive decision, and he was a gambler when he went to the gambling table. If you want to look ahead, it is better to give up early. War is not child's play, every chance of winning is very important.
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London, Prime Minister John Russell embarrassed
Now, unknowingly, they were bound together with the Prussians.
Originally just prepared to fight a proxy war, but as time went on, they invested more and more power.
Especially after the end of the East Prussian War, they sold 30 million pounds of war bonds for the Berlin government, and now all the debts of the British and Prussian countries combined have exceeded 100 million pounds.
Most of the debt holders are ordinary people, and if you don't want to lose the next election, it's best not to let this debt become a bad debt.
Although the Prussians pledged tariffs, railways, and mines, if the Kingdom of Prussia ceased to exist, would these pledges still be redeemed?
John Russell did not think that the Russians, French, Austrians would recognize these debts. Even for its own sake, the Prussian pawn must be kept.
"Sir Edward, is it difficult to block the Baltic Sea?" asked John Russell
Admiralty Edward replied confidently: "No, the Royal Navy has enough strength to complete this task."
Blockade the Baltic Sea, not to let them rush into the Baltic Sea to kill the Russian Navy, it is really not difficult for the Royal Navy.
Foreign Secretary Raislin said dissatisfiedly: "Of course you have no problem, the Royal Navy can kill the Russians ten times, but our problem is bigger.
As a neutral country, we dare to intervene in this war, and we will inevitably bear huge diplomatic pressure and public opinion pressure. "
Interests are moving. Once the Baltic Sea is blocked, the trade of many countries will be affected. In terms of diplomacy, they will inevitably suffer from pressure from European countries.
The fact that the Prussians can take orders from Britain and Russia does not mean that they have the strength to take orders from the Russians in other countries.
Not all countries are easy to bully. If you offend people now, you will definitely be retributed in the future. This will bring huge trouble to their subsequent diplomatic work, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has naturally become the culprit.
Prime Minister John Russell smiled reassuringly: "Sir Raislin, it's just a small problem, and I'm sure you can fix it.
As long as the great strategy of weakening the Russians has been completed, the price paid now is worth it. At least compared to the war in the Near East, the cost we paid this time was much lower. "
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and there was no harm if there was no comparison. In the Near Eastern War, the London government not only spent hundreds of millions of pounds on the military, but also lost a lot of troops, and most importantly, lost the fuck.
A lose-lose war is a defeat for the British. The situation is much better now, the Prussians are desperately on the front lines, and the money lent has to be repaid.
A win-win situation would be a great victory for the British, and if Prussia won the war, they would make a lot of money.
Foreign Minister Raislin said with some hesitation: "The ambassador to the Ottoman Empire has heard news that the Austrians are making small moves over there again, and they seem to intend to provoke a war between the Ottomans and the Russians.
We did an in-depth analysis and did not find any benefit for Austria if the two countries went to war.
If it is to weaken the Russians, as long as they delay the transportation of materials a little, it is enough to cause heavy losses to the Russian army. "
In this era, the Arabian Peninsula was a desert, with a herd of camels at most, and it was not worth the peeping of a big country at all.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Agarwal speculated: "Maybe it has something to do with the Suez Canal. The Austrians want to dominate the Suez Canal and start the layout ahead of time."
Navy Secretary Edward questioned: "But this is a bit unreasonable, many domestic experts believe that the Suez Canal is not navigable.
Even if it is dug through, in the end, only some small boats can pass, and it has no strategic value at all. "
It is all the fault of experts. The British have long organized experts to conduct exploration, and the experts have come to the conclusion that the Suez Canal cannot be navigable.
This erroneous conclusion directly affected the decision of the London government. When France and Austria were digging the Suez Canal, the British threw themselves into the Suez railway project.
As in history, the British did not see the Suez Canal as valuable until it was navigable.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Agarwal said indifferently: "Who knows what the Vienna government thinks, they dare to invest a lot of money in the canal, and are they still worried that it will not be able to be navigable?
Of course, it doesn't have to be for the canal either. Franz is the king of Jerusalem, and maybe they want to regain the Holy Land. "
The latter explanation is obviously more reliable than the former one. Austria has already acquired the Sinai Peninsula, and half of the control of the Suez Canal has been taken over. Even if it controls the Red Sea, it cannot continue to increase.
In contrast, it is more convincing to take advantage of the opportunity of the Ottoman and Russian wars to retake the Jerusalem area.
Colonial Secretary Steve suggested: "In recent years, France and Austria have expanded so rapidly on the African continent that it is necessary for us to curb their actions.
In the African strategy of the Colonial Ministry, there is also a plan to occupy Ethiopia, which happens to be the gateway to the Red Sea in the Strait of Mander.
We can go ahead and capture Ethiopia and interrupt the Austrians' East African strategy by the way. "
The "East Africa Strategy" is a smoke bomb released by Vienna. In order to cause trouble for Austria, in recent years, the British have sold weapons to indigenous countries in East Africa.
However, the plan could not keep up with the rapid changes, and the progress of Austrian colonization slowed down. Instead of entering East Africa rashly, it was consolidating the existing
results.
The world has almost been divided up, the British Colonial Department naturally does not want to be idle, and the African colonial plan has been released.
Foreign Minister Raislin objected: "It's easy to block the Strait of Mander, but if we do, prepare for the alliance of Vienna and Paris!
They dug the Suez Canal at all costs in order to get rid of our control over the Strait of Gibraltar, and their rash gestures will trigger a fierce backlash from Fao.
It is not in our interest to confront France and Austria in advance before we are sure whether the Suez Canal has strategic value. "
The butterfly effect is powerful. In the original time and space in the Mediterranean, there was only France as a naval power, and the Royal Navy had to wait for the Franco-Prussian War to gain control of the Suez Canal.
The situation is different now. The French and Austrian navies combined have the strength to challenge the Royal Navy, at least in the Mediterranean Royal Navy has lost its advantage.
Moreover, straits and canals are different, and the difficulty of control is not the same. Anyway, it is dozens of kilometers wide, and if you want to block the door, the navy will open it.
It may seem tempting to lock France and Austria in a large Mediterranean tub, but if it is not handled well in practice, it will ruin Britain's maritime hegemony.
Colonial Minister Steve retorted: "This situation is indeed possible, but as long as the operation is good, it may not be against France and Austria.
We just plan ahead, plan ahead, and compromise when necessary. "
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