Chapter 573

The plan did not change quickly, and Franz had to admit that he had made a mistake in his judgment, looking at the French government, which was just noisy and silent.

The table was overturned, but without the participation of the protagonist of the French, the situation did not develop as Franz expected.

The Paris government seems to have staged a farce, but in fact it happens to be the choice that best serves France's interests.

What France needs now is to keep a low profile and reduce its presence as much as possible. If they jumped out to compete for the Rhineland at this time, Britain and Austria, who were fighting each other, would immediately give up their prejudice and suppress them together.

France is powerful and happens to be adjacent to the Rhineland region. Geopolitics has determined that this problem cannot be avoided by the French. The Paris government did not express its position, but instead was wooed by all parties.

In Vienna Palace, looking at the information in his hand, Franz shook his head helplessly.

It is unclear whether Austria made a profit or a loss this time, but the Kingdom of Prussia must have made a profit.

If, according to the British plan, there is a sudden attack at an international conference, there will be only one buyer for the German Federal Empire.

A business that is forced to buy is naturally not as high as the competition between two buyers. It is estimated that by selling the Rhineland region, the financial crisis of the Berlin government will be over.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, the Berlin government has announced that it intends to sell the Rhineland region, and now both Belgium and the German Federal Empire have expressed interest.

However, Belgium lacks the support of the foreign powers, unless it can get the support of the French, or even if the Prussians want to sell them, the deal will be difficult to complete.

The German Federal Empire also had problems. Some people in the imperial parliament have raised the issue of the ownership of the Rhineland region, and many representatives of the states have clearly stated that the Rhineland region must be joined as a state.

If George I hadn't announced the adjournment in time, perhaps the parliament has now made a decision to cut off the possibility of direct jurisdiction of the central government. "

(George I of the German Federal Empire: George V of Hanover, the original time and space of Hanover has perished, and there is no such monarch)

It can be seen that Wesenberg is still regretting that the German Bundestag is one step behind. If a resolution has been made, then Austria's goal has been achieved.

As for backing Belgium to gain the Rhineland, it was a pretense from start to finish. The reason is very simple, Belgium and France are too close.

If there is no French support, they may still have a chance to compete; if they have the support of the French, they will not even have a chance to compete.

The French are not charities, and since they support Belgium, they are bound to be rewarded.

If the Kingdom of Prussia sold the Rhineland region to Belgium, and then turned to Belgium and gave the above resources to the French, wouldn't it be a waste of time?

In terms of industrial development, the value of the resources of the Rhineland region to France is still higher than that of the Italian region.

Napoleon III won the Italian region, in addition to increasing the territory, population and market, there was almost no gain in resources, but it made the resource crisis in France more serious.

Before occupying the Italian region, the Paris government does not need to worry about the energy of the Italian region. It's different now, these problems become the French themselves.

France needs to import hundreds of thousands of tons of coal from the outside world every year, and this number will continue to rise with industrial development.

The impact on the French economy in the short term may not be obvious. If it takes ten or eight years, France's heavy industry will fall behind.

The original time and space France has become a usury empire, that is, the lack of local resources, and the need to import from the outside world has raised the cost of industrial production.

The production cost is high, and the sales price has to be increased accordingly. This has caused many French industrial and commercial products to lose their market competitiveness internationally, forcing the capitalists to transform.

For the purpose of containing the French, the countries in the Rhineland region cannot be pro-French. This is a matter of principle.

There is no doubt that the German Federal Empire has done better in this regard. Diplomatically, it has been hovering between Britain and Austria, and it is more reliable than Belgium, which is swaying between Britain and France.

Prime Minister Felix: "Let's look at Belgium's choice first! If the Belgians have ambitions and want to build a strong country and can say no to the French, then it is not impossible to give them the Rhineland.

We also need a nail to contain France, which is impossible without a certain strength. Originally Prussia was the best choice, but they developed too fast.

If we didn't need the German unification strategy as a cover, in fact, it would be a good choice to let Hanover gain the Rhineland region and integrate the German Confederation. "

If you want to get it, you must first get it. Hanover's integration of the German Confederation does not actually affect Austria's unified German region.

Because when Franz felt that the time was right and he could do it, Austria already had the strength of a world hegemon and was not afraid of being beaten by a group.

Purely from the point of view of interests, the German Federal Empire is already a chicken rib, and only after winning the Rhineland region can it be regarded as meat.

There are so many states in the German region, if they are all put in, the Imperial Parliament will be lively. It is estimated that the central government in the future will have more than half of its energy to reconcile internal relations.

However, the German region has been divided for hundreds of years, and the people have long been accustomed to state politics. Coupled with religious factors, changing the rules of the game will inevitably be countered.

This must find someone to take the blame, otherwise it will be a crisis of rule. The fact that neither of the original time-space German empires could completely solve this problem is enough to explain the problem.

Prime Minister Felix wants George I to take the blame. After he has killed many small states, Austria will jump out to pick peaches, and the hatred value can be much less.

Franz nodded: "This question can't be rushed, it's easy to make wedding dresses for others if you are too hasty.

The national policy has been formulated, so let's go step by step. It is taboo to change the plan rashly. This scene must go on, at least we have to fight for ten years.

At that time, even if it is to wear and help, we will have a general trend. Even if Britain and France want to make trouble, they have to have that strength. "

For another ten years, this is Franz's minimum requirement. Twenty or thirty years would be better if possible.

By then, the French themselves will be left behind, and Prussia and Russia have successfully escalated into a feud. Even if the British want to be a demon, they will give up because they can't find a thug.

The original Time and Space London government did not go all out to suppress the Americans, but chose to fight the German Empire to the death. One of the most important reasons was that it could not find a thug.

Under Franz's butterfly effect, this time-space industrial revolution is advancing much faster. Not only did electricity become popular in advance, but even the internal combustion engine developed much faster, and the diesel engine was born.

Although it is still in the laboratory stage, there is no way to promote the application, which is also a major progress in the power system. When the power system develops to a certain extent, it is the turn of the aircraft to be born.

The air force developed, and it was time for Austria to replace British hegemony. It's not that Franz is cowardly, it's just that the Royal Navy is too powerful, and it's not realistic to rely on the Navy to overtake directly.

"With one's own shortness, gain others' strengths." Isn't this tired of living? The original time and space German Empire has proved with facts that the British will not leave competitors with the opportunity to catch up with the Royal Navy.

Austria's geographical location is better than that of the German Empire, but the essence of multi-front warfare has not changed, and it does not have the geographical advantage of dominating a continent like the United States.

The birth of the Air Force is different. Franz is not at all cowardly to compete with the British in emerging fields. Deploying a circle along the Mediterranean Sea, the communication line between the African continent and the mainland is stable, and Austria is also stable.

The native population of Austria has exceeded 75 million, which is almost the same as the Russian Empire, more than twice that of the British mainland, and there are still more than ten million in African colonies, and the longer the delay, the more obvious the population advantage.

As an old-fashioned empire with a vested interest in itself, Austria now has no shortage of resources and markets, and no desire to urgently challenge the world order.

The important task of challenging the world order should be left to the new empire. Unless there are soft persimmons to pinch, otherwise challenging the world order is a high-risk, low-reward business. More than 90% of the results are that the spoils are not enough to make up for war losses.

From God's point of view, the old empires are not actually the real enemies, but the new ones are the threats.

The most typical example is the three kingdoms of Britain, France and Austria. Everyone is the biggest rival of each other, and there are still many contradictions. However, not only did the three countries not break out of war, but they formed an alliance first.

The biggest problem is the lack of motivation to start a war. Everyone is a vested interest. They have a large colony under their control, and they are all overwhelmed by their own. Who has the mind to rob others?

You must know that war also has a cost. Since the First Near East War, almost all the wars that broke out directly between European countries have been at a loss.

Even if the Kingdom of Prussia, which has obtained a large tract of territory in return, wants to make a profit, it will be decades later, and it will still be a losing business in a short period of time.

From an investment point of view, the outbreak of war between major powers is a high-risk, low-return investment, and is naturally unpopular.

...

London

Countries condemned the Russian Empire's invasion of Poland, and the tsarist government, which was not afraid of scalding dead pigs, naturally did not achieve any effect.

The Russians refused to retreat, and no one in the European countries would send troops to intervene. This did not affect the continuation of the meeting, and the question of whether it was legal for William I to serve as King of Poland became a new focus.

Simply put, as long as the Kingdom of Prussia is willing to give up the Rhineland region, William I is the legitimate king of Poland, and even the merger of Prussia and Poland can be legal.

On the contrary, it goes without saying. The imperialist iron fist will tell you what legitimacy is.

Axioms and justice all came to nothing at the London Conference. Before you know it, everyone's morals have been pulled down a bit.