Chapter 516

In Vienna Palace, looking at the telegram in his hand, Franz didn't know what to say. Described as "people lie at home, the pot comes from the sky", it seems to be a drama.

This time, Austria did it by itself. If the negotiating place is not in the Austrian embassy, ​​no matter how President Juarez dies, it has nothing to do with Austria.

Throw the blame on to Minister Compton? This is not right, people are doing their due diligence. Putting the negotiating place in the Austrian embassy is also to gain an advantage in the negotiation and strive for greater interests for Austria.

The death of President Juarez was just an accident, and Minister Compton has no responsibility and is not responsible for it.

Now a black pot has fallen from the sky. No matter how you explain it, someone will accuse: Austria poisoned President Juarez; or: Massimiliano I was poisoned in revenge.

In fact, Franz was never ready to kill President Juarez. His existence is not considered a threat to Austria, and keeping him is more valuable than killing him.

Not to mention Massimiliano I, if he had the ability to assassinate President Juarez in the negotiations, then he would not have ended up in this field.

Prime Minister Felix proposed: "Your Majesty, when this happened, it is time for us to withdraw our troops from Mexico. At this time, it is not morally justified to hold them accountable."

Franz nodded, no matter how good the previous reasons were, now that a Mexican president died in the Austrian embassy, ​​he could explain it.

Continue to be aggressive, and Austria's international image will be ruined. This is not in line with the long-term business philosophy of the Vienna government, even the shameless British cannot do such a thing.

"Order Governor Hummel to withdraw the troops. By the way, even the embassy and the expatriates will be withdrawn. Mexico will soon be in chaos, so we will not go to this muddy water."

The process is not important, the end goal has been achieved. Juarez died suddenly, and the Republicans fought for the position of successor.

Juarez was president more than ten years ago, and his term has long since ended. In the intervening ten years, everyone has been fighting guerrillas, so it is naturally impossible to hold elections.

Since the overthrow of Massimiliano I, Mexican elections have been in preparation. If President Juarez does not die, then his re-election is very likely.

It is a pity that there is no if in reality. Without Juarez, Mexico will no longer have a second political figure who can survive.

The central government lacks prestige, internal conflicts cannot be suppressed, and the international forces continue to fiddle, and it is difficult for civil war not to break out.

Perhaps in the near future, the American North and South Songs will also debut in Mexico. Whether it is the Confederate States or the United States, they all want to support a pro-Mexican government and increase its influence in North America.

The British, French, and Austrian kingdoms are not the masters of loneliness either. It’s true that the French are shrinking their strategy, but as Mexican creditors, they want to keep a low profile, but reality doesn’t allow it!

Both Britain and Austria are very busy, and if they don't do things, there will be problems. I don't know why, during the overseas colonial expansion, Austria was very influenced by John Bull, and the way of doing things became more and more skilled.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg analyzed: "Your Majesty, it is enough to give up Mexico City. We have already occupied several states in southern Mexico, so we can slow down first.

The Austrian Central American colonies have always had territorial disputes with Mexico. These issues need to be resolved through negotiation. We can discuss them after Mexico elects a new government. "

With the death of President Juarez, Austria must make a gesture to the outside world. Withdrawing troops from Mexico has become inevitable, but how to withdraw will be a test of technology.

The labor and division must be mobilized, and the work cannot be done in vain. At least the cost of sending troops must be recovered. Hold on for a while and wait for the Mexican Civil War to break out, creating the established fact of occupying the southern territories.

Anyway, as long as Mexico does not elect a government recognized by Austria, it can continue to occupy it. It didn't take long, it only took three or five years to be swallowed.

This is a practical need. The plantation owners in Austrian Central America have long wanted to expand, and now they need to appease their emotions.

The Vienna government needs them to maintain a certain strength, able to prevent the Americans from reaching out to Central America. As long as Austria still dominates Central America for a day, the Panama Canal should not be started.

After a little thought, Franz made a decision: "Don't occupy it under the banner of the government, Austria has never invaded Mexico.

Those in southern Mexico are just a bunch of civilians who are unwilling to accept the rule of the Mexican government. The Mexican government is incompetent and cannot even manage its own people. We can only express regret. "

Once the bottom line is put down, Franz is not afraid to pretend to be stupid. Anyway, as long as Austria has not occupied Mexico's territory, the international community can't say anything.

The Mexican government, if it has the ability, can also send troops to take these areas back. Of course, it must be a one-time success. If it fails, the mob will expand. If they fail once and lose a few more states, they can only be blamed for their incompetence.

After three or five years, the turmoil of this incident passed, and these regions joined the Austrian Central American colonies.

The rules of the game are like this, when it is time to be hypocritical, you must be hypocritical. As long as the substantive benefits are obtained, there is no harm in having more cutscenes.

Most of the proceeds from this expansion went to plantation owners in Austrian Mesoamerica. Since they have taken the benefits, they must pay the price, and the responsibility of ruling the locality has also fallen on their shoulders.

Mexico is not easy to rule, the French didn't swallow them

Go, Franz didn't think Austria could swallow it in one bite.

Now Franz decided to decentralize, and the colonists in Austrian Central America could eat as much land as they had. How far they can expand depends entirely on their own strength, and the consequences of failure to expand are also borne by themselves.

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Mexico City, the death of President Juarez, has been full of trouble. Under the organization of people with a heart, the demonstrators have surrounded the Austrian embassy.

The deceased is more tolerant than the living. President Juarez was criticized before he died. Now that he is dead, his image has grown taller, as if he has become a saint overnight.

In the embassy, ​​Minister Compton has long been restless, and the crowd of demonstrators outside bombarded them 24 hours a day. The slogan was so loud that a dog in the embassy area trembled.

In order to prevent the marchers from storming the embassy area, Minister Compton has transferred a battalion of troops from outside the city, a cordon has been set up outside, and a Gatling has been set up at the gate.

This is no fuss. In just a few days, there have been many shock incidents, and the dozens of corpses parked outside are evidence.

In this regard, Franz's order to evacuate the embassy was sensible. Otherwise, the personal safety of the embassy staff may be difficult to guarantee.

When Minister Compton was at a loss, a young officer held a telegram and said in his ear: "Your Excellency, this is the latest order from the Vienna government."

I grabbed the telegram, and the date on it was five days ago. Compton didn't care about the time, and when he saw the news that the evacuation from Mexico was ordered, he was speechless for a moment.

Even the embassy is not reserved, obviously this is to completely abandon Mexico. The embassy area, which he had worked so hard to manage for several years, was about to be abandoned like this. Minister Compton had all five flavors in his heart.

After a short pause, Minister Compton said sharply: "Notify the Mexican government that we are going to evacuate, and order them to disperse the crowd within three hours, otherwise all consequences will be at your own risk."

You have to leave, naturally you don't have to worry about anything. The foreign powers have never lacked tough tactics. If the Mexican government continues to live and die, then it is not unreasonable to wash Mexico City with blood before leaving.

Not annexing Mexico does not mean that Austria is afraid of their strength. Mainly because it is easy to defeat the government forces, but difficult to rule Mexico.

Mexico's territory has shrunk again and again, and it still has nearly 2 million square kilometers. Such a large area is mostly mountainous, and if you want to clear it, you can't do it without hundreds of thousands of troops.

This cost has far exceeded the benefit. The French gave up Mexico because they saw this clearly and were unwilling to continue to fill this hole.

It's different now, Austria is leaving anyway. Even if he was angry and resentful, Minister Compton didn't feel any pressure.

He knew how the protest crowd outside came. The Mexican government did not dare to directly trouble Austria, so it pushed the people forward and hid behind to watch the excitement.

There has been no attack, not because Minister Compton is afraid, mainly because it is unnecessary. On the surface, this is to create trouble for Austria, but in fact the biggest trouble will be left to the Mexican government.

If it had governing experience, the Mexican government would never do this. Public opinion is a double-edged sword. When Austria withdrew, the overwhelming public opinion was the sharp edge to kill the republican government.

To put it bluntly, from the moment the autopsy report of President Juarez was released, it was decided that this political blackmail failed in Austria.

From start to finish, the Mexican government is doing nothing. Even without the protesting crowd, the Vienna government would have given up on Mexico.

After receiving the news of Austria's withdrawal, the Mexican government was rarely efficient. This time, the major factions within the government have unified their opinions and quickly send the god of plague away.

The aftermath broke out, and violent clashes broke out between the demonstrators and the police who came to disperse the crowd. Even the organizers of the demonstrations were unable to control the high-spirited people.

Three hours passed quickly, and the outside of the embassy area had turned into a pot of porridge. Watching the Mexican government crack down on the protesters by itself, Compton just sneered.

Even if it is to move, it can't be done in a few hours, and he still has time to watch the fun. As for trouble, Compton is not worried at all. Is the Mexican government worried that they will not leave?

Anyone who dared to stop the Austrian evacuation was the worst enemy of the Mexican government. The Mexican government, with little experience in governing, did not know that the Austrian withdrawal was only the beginning of trouble.

The withdrawal of troops is underway on one side, and the military operation is intensified on the other side. The colonists who have been suffocated will not give up this rare expansion opportunity.