Chapter 584 Now - Future

With the order of Franz's life, the Austrian army on the front moved into action, and regardless of whether the Ottoman Empire agreed or not, the repatriation began.

The Ottomans don't have human rights these days, so they don't need so much explanation, just forced expulsion. No one thought there was anything wrong, including the military reporters who didn't see it.

As for whether it will be written indiscriminately after going back, no one knows. Anyway, in order to sell newspapers, there will be all kinds of news, and the integrity of the reporters will be a little stronger than that of later generations.

It is enough to ensure that most of the mainstream media will not speak for the Ottomans. The tabloids have always started with a pen and a piece of paper, and the content is all edited.

It is not difficult to prepare and guide public opinion in advance, as long as you have money you can do it; if you want to control public opinion, then don't dream.

These years, the great powers have not been scolded. The higher the frequency of news front pages, the more powerful a country is, and the smaller countries are still not willing to report.

After the protests were unsuccessful, the Sudanese government chose to silently accept the reality. Don't look at the European countries supporting them now, open the history book and everyone is still an enemy.

It is a strategic need to keep the Ottoman Empire, and it does not mean that everyone regards them as friends. Even France, which had a traditional friendship with the Ottoman Empire, could not stand up for them.

Inside the Prime Minister's Residence in Downing Street, Gerston frowned and asked, "Are the greedy Russians still holding on?"

The London government also abhorred the tsarist government's delay in signing the armistice treaty. Everyone is so busy that they don't have time to revolve around a problem.

Foreign Minister Maclean: "The Tsarist government has not let go of the illusion of destroying the Ottoman Empire. They should be worried that the next Russian-Prussian war will break out and the Ottoman Empire will stab them again.

However, the Vienna government has already compromised, and the Russians alone want to destroy the Ottoman Empire, and they are still unable to do so.

The tsarist government is a pauper, and their persistence will last for a few days at most, causing some trouble for the Ottoman Empire. Austria only promises to provide military supplies for the year, and the Russians will compromise by the end of the year at the latest.

On the contrary, it is the Austrians' actions in the Middle East that deserve our vigilance. The Vienna government declared that the local land would be fallow for 20 years under the banner of protecting the Holy Land, and then expelled the local Ottomans.

The same thing was done by the Austrians more than ten years ago. Repatriate the Ottomans, then emigrate from the country, and rule will soon be established.

Although the cost is a little bit larger, the cost of domination in the later stage is low, and the effect is very good so far. If nothing happens, it won't be long before the Austrians gain a firm foothold in the Middle East.

Now we are beyond the reach of the eastern Mediterranean coast, and we can only watch the Austrians continue to expand. The occupation of Jerusalem is only the beginning. In the near future, the Austrians will gradually erode the Ottoman Empire.

Austria's ambitions, if realized, would recreate half the territory of the Roman Empire. We must be vigilant enough, otherwise, the appearance of this behemoth will be a big trouble. "

Prime Minister Gerston looked sad, the international situation was getting out of their control, just after being put together by the French, Austria was restless again.

This time, the joint pressure of European countries has made the Austrians back off, so what about the next time?

It is impossible for European countries to stand together forever. Once the positions of various countries are divided, I am afraid that Austria will not be able to hold back.

"You mean to support the Ottoman Empire, let them have a certain strength to protect themselves, and dispel Austria's ambitions?"

Foreign Minister Maclean nodded: "Yes, based on the current situation, if the Ottoman Empire does not increase its strength, sooner or later, it will be divided up by Austria and the Russians.

Under the joint exclusion of France and Austria, our influence in the Mediterranean has been declining day by day over the years. Now it is time to change.

Once we have the Ottoman Empire in our hands, we have more wiggle room. However, this requires a joint effort with the French, and it is difficult to lift the Ottomans with our strength alone. "

The Ottoman Empire is already rotten, and the limited reforms of the Sudanese government have only demolished the east wall and repaired the west wall to cure the symptoms but not the root cause. It is conceivable that it is difficult to become stronger again.

However, the Ottoman Empire is a multi-ethnic country. Once it falls, it will be torn apart and cannot be rebuilt.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Lark Lloyd: "There is no problem in supporting the Ottoman Empire, the key is how to ensure that our investment will pay off.

Even with the French involved in risk-sharing, it's a high-risk investment. Once the Ottoman Empire is over, our investment will be lost.

Now that the finances of the Ottoman government have gone bankrupt, it will take no small sum to save them. "

Is the British Empire rich? Of course: yes! In this era, they are still the most arrogant government in the world, even France and Austria are incomparable.

But money can't be used to waste, the Ottoman Empire is a mess, and Laluk Lloyd is not optimistic that the Sudanese government can be reborn from ashes.

Maclean waved his hand: "We have no better choice. There is only one Ottoman in the Near East that has the potential to become a powerful country. We can't let us support the Greeks and check and balance Austria, right?"

Support the Greeks, that's a joke. A country with a population of less than one million, no matter how much Britain invests, it is impossible to turn them into a powerful country.

Prime Minister Gerston: "It's okay to support the Ottoman Empire, but we must grasp this degree. Once we find that something cannot be done, we must stop the loss in time.

But the French should

How to do? Now that the Spanish government is pro-French, and the French have stabilized their western front, when they finish their internal struggles, they may have to fight for hegemony on the European continent again.

With the style of the Vienna government, they may not meet the French, and a new round of large-scale mergers is likely to break out at that time. "

This is the worst result. If the big powers are allowed to annex the small ones, Britain's aloof status will be difficult to guarantee.

Maclean shook his head: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, you are overthinking it. Neither France nor Austria will expand in the short term.

As nationalism rises, so does the risk of expansion. The French are an example, annexing the Italian region, not digesting it for so many years.

Austria's slogan of unifying the German region is earth-shattering, but it is very conservative in actual action. If it wasn't for the fact that they had been infiltrating the German Confederation, I even think they would have given up.

Even if it did not give up, the enthusiasm of the Vienna government to unify the German region was not high.

Although the political system of the new Holy Roman Empire is more rigorous than that of the previous Holy Roman Empire, the power of the state is still not small.

The German region has become accustomed to state politics, and if it is forced to break this model, it will be prone to accidents.

The Austrians have realized this, and the New Holy Roman Empire has taken at least some of its core rights and even tampered with the voting rules of the Imperial Parliament.

With the advantage in size, Austria has steadily suppressed several states. But if the remaining German states were to enter the Reichstag, the situation would change.

On the basis of at least one vote per state, Austria could not have an absolute majority in the imperial parliament. Then there will be a situation similar to the German Federal Empire, where a group of small states join forces in parliament to limit the power of the central government.

If the rules of the game are changed, it will affect the imperial power. For an emperor, the position under the buttocks is far more important than occupying a little more territory. "

These judgments are not wrong, given the current international situation, it is indeed the case. In the past few years, the gap in power between countries has further widened, and the situation has changed.

If nothing else, the fact that the German state has been decreasing in the last hundred years is a real problem.

Some state monarchs died out, the crown fell into the hands of relatives, and the state was merged through marriage. In this regard, the Habsburg family is the main representative, and this is how the Austrian Empire came.

In addition to one vote per state, the New Holy Roman Empire Council also has a rule of one vote for every three million people, which is actually a means that Franz buried in advance.

Austria's population is growing rapidly, and the colonies are also directly under the central government after they are localized. Even if they join a bunch of states, it is not difficult for the central government to get more than half of the votes.

However, diplomacy should focus on the future, but also on the present. If you don't deal with the present things well, what about the future?

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