Chapter 876 France's Plan

After a pause, Napoleon IV nodded: "It's really not very good, the reply is too direct, our allies will feel uncomfortable.

Why don't you reorganize the language, talk more about the difficulties we face, and soothe their wounded hearts? "

Karel Cadlecs hesitated. No matter how you reply, it will not change the fact that the French government is a fisherman.

Perhaps before the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian war, the French government had to be concerned about their feelings, but now it is no longer necessary.

Even if there is grievance between Britain and Russia, it will be after the end of the war.

The current international situation is very obvious, Austria supports the Russians, and France's position will directly affect the outcome of this war.

If France remained neutral, or supported Britain, the war could continue; if France supported the Russians, Britain would not be able to compete with the three great powers at the same time.

How can you give up such a ripping opportunity?

Stimulating Britain and Russia is actually to make the two countries give more sincere prices. After all, people cannot recognize themselves at any time.

Prime Minister Terence Burkin proposed: "Your Majesty, the Anglo-Russian war has broken out and it seems that it will not end in a short time. We are considering implementing the next strategy."

For the French Empire, ripping off Britain and Russia was only a small profit.

The greatest benefit brought to France by the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War was the removal of the shackles placed on their heads.

Now Austria is the only one who can restrain France, but this is only a restraint, and it is not enough to make the French government fear.

Foreign Secretary Karel Kadlets: "In the end, we have to wait, the Anglo-Russian war has only just begun, and the two sides have not yet fought a real fire.

Our movements were too large, irritating their sensitive nerves, and Britain and Russia are likely to stop first.

Just like the war in the Near East that year, Austria wanted to unify the German region, and the warring countries did not stop first.

If the Austrians restrained their emotions and waited until the end of the Near Eastern War to send troops, I am afraid that no one could stop them. "

The Vienna government used the First Near East War to try to unify the German region and failed, which triggered the intervention of European countries, and finally only annexed South Germany.

In Karel Kadlec's view, this is a ready-made negative example. If it were a few more days, waiting for the Russian army to hit the city of Constantinople before starting, it would be a completely different result.

Economy Minister Elsa objected: "The failure of Austria to unify the German region is not only due to the interference of European countries, but also to the fierce opposition of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The Vienna government did not have the confidence to fight a civil war, and could only sit and watch the German region split, even if it waited until the end.

Our current situation is different. We just want to sell a few coal mines to Germany and not directly annex the two countries. No matter how dissatisfied Britain and Russia are, they will endure it first.

The only one capable of intervening is Austria. Neither of the two countries has the courage to fight us. I don't think the Vienna government will fight us for the sake of the two countries. This is not in their interests.

As long as the established facts are established, most of the Austrians will shout a few times, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will come forward to appease it.

In recent years, our economy has recovered rapidly, but it is still difficult to surpass the peak period.

The main factor restricting our economic growth is the lack of domestic coal supply and the high price, which increases the cost of industrial production.

This may not be intuitive to say, here is a simple example:

After the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian war, the export trade of European countries has increased. Just last month, our total export trade increased by 0.7 percentage points year-on-year, hitting the highest growth rate in eight years.

However, most European countries' total export trade exceeded 1%, and Austria's total export trade increased by at least 2%.

We are behind again. This is not because the domestic industry does not work hard. In fact, no one works harder than the capitalists when it comes to making money.

However, there is a shortage of coal in China, and there is obviously excess production capacity in Germany and Germany, but they have to hoard it, forcing us to spend more money to buy.

They are a bunch of vampires, lying on the head of the French industry and devouring our wealth.

If one day drags on now, France will be lost..."

It is too difficult to annex the two countries, and even if only one is annexed, it will cause big trouble.

Although it has not been beaten by society, there are still traces of the shadow of the anti-French war.

In order to reduce the risk, the French government silently lowered the target, subdivided the plan to annex the two countries, and prepared to blackmail several mines from the two countries.

"Hoarding" is just an excuse that Elsa came up with. In fact, the rise in coal prices is just a normal business behavior.

Capitalists want to seek greater benefits, and naturally they will not give up any opportunities. After the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War, many commodity prices in Europe rose slightly.

It's just that the capitalists in France can't bear it anymore. They were ready to make a fortune in war, but suddenly they found that energy prices have also risen.

An estimated profit of 10 million francs is now only 9 million francs due to rising energy prices, which is equivalent to a loss of 1 million francs.

French capitalists are naturally unwilling to share profits with others. In order to maximize profits, everyone has mobilized their influence and encouraged the government to rob Bede.

coal mines in both countries.

Foreign Minister Karel Kadlec shook his head: "Don't forget that coal mines are owned by owners, what if the two governments reject our proposed deal on the grounds that private property is sacrosanct?

Send troops to fight over and rob, are you sure they dare not fight us?

Forget Belgium, the German Confederation is not weak. Once the bunch of small states are united, even we can't win it in a short time.

Once there is a stalemate in the war, the Austrians will take advantage of the fire, and Britain and Russia will also contribute to the flames.

If it's just the Austrian family, we can stand it. The problem is that they will encourage all European countries to fight against us.

No matter how powerful the Imperial Army was, it would not be able to match the combined forces of European countries. Once the war started, we couldn't control it later.

For the sake of safety, we had better wait for the real fire between Britain and Russia to force the European countries to stand in line.

After the European countries are divided into two waves, we will force the two countries to make concessions. Even if the situation is out of control, we will not fight alone if there is an alliance. "

Failure makes people grow. As the French foreign minister, Karel Cadlec deeply recognized the root cause of France's failure in the anti-French war-few allies and many enemies.

In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, Karel Kadlec has always advocated: provoke contradictions among European countries and divide the relations between countries.

This Anglo-Russian war was also a part of his contribution.

After listening to the foreign minister's explanation, Napoleon IV's eager heart suddenly cooled down. Having passed the age of youth and ignorance, Napoleon IV also learned to weigh the pros and cons.

"Carrel is right, now is not the best time, the most important thing now is to continue to promote the process of the Anglo-Russian war.

Only when they both lose, our eastward plan can proceed smoothly.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs prodded the Russians again and told the tsarist government that as long as they conquered Herat, or the Wakhan Corridor, we would issue war bonds of one billion francs for them. "

There is no way to agitate the Russians. The British government is too rational, and it is too difficult to fool them.

Once the British had won on the battlefield and drove the Russians out of Afghanistan, the British government would have done it.

Changing the tsarist government was different. Once the Afghan region was conquered, the Russians' strategic focus shifted to India.

No one can stop the Russian ambitions for India. On this issue, the British government cannot compromise, and the two sides can only fight to the death.

In this regard, France and Austria have the same judgment, and the Vienna government also contributed money and efforts to support the tsarist government all the way to India.

As for the question of whether the Russians will become bigger after capturing the Indian region, such worries are completely unnecessary.

The British Empire these days is not easy to provoke. Once it is desperate, it is enough to make any country move.

Relying on the strength of the Russians, it is simply not something that can be accomplished overnight to seize India from the British.

Without the support of the donors, it will not be long before the Russians will be dragged down by huge military expenditures.

Prime Minister Terence Bulkin reminded: "Your Majesty, the Anglo-Russian war has broken out. As allies of the British, it is no longer appropriate for us to issue bonds for the Russians."

Pit allies should also pay attention to methods and methods. It doesn't matter if you dig a hole in the dark. This kind of declarative destruction and delay would violate the rules of the game.

The international reputation of France is completely ruined, and no country dares to play with them.

Napoleon IV smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, we just need to change the way of operation, and the British will have nothing to say.

For example: We issue a billion francs of commercial bonds for Austria, and the Austrians lend this money to the tsarist government. "

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