Chapter 932 The Power of Rumors

I had to admit the Japanese acting ability. On the one hand, they promised Britain and France to join the war against Austria; on the other hand, they assured Austria that they would never invade the Austrian Southeast Asia.

As for the gossip that has spread, it is all a conspiracy of the French, trying to provoke the relationship between Japan and Austria through such despicable means.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not. Anyway, after a series of diplomatic riots, the Japanese government still got tangible benefits.

Relying on fooling Dafa, on April 11, 1891, Ito Bowen signed the "Japan-France Far East Treaty" with French Minister Glateras, at the cost of joining the war against Austria, in exchange for the French government to give up its privileges in Japan, which opened the Japanese government. The prelude to the abolition of unequal treaties.

Then on April 18, Ito Hirobumi repeated his old tricks and signed the "British-Japanese Treaty of Tokyo" with the British, taking back the British's privileges in Japan.

Also relying on Fudge Dafa, on April 26, Ito Bowen signed the "Japan-Austria Security Treaty" with the Austrian Minister. The Japanese government exchanged for Austria to give up its privileges in Japan at the price of forming an alliance with the French.

The three major powers have all been dealt with, and the rest will naturally fail to become the climate. By means of coercion and inducement, the Japanese government miraculously abolished the unequal treaties signed by various countries and became the first country in Asia with complete sovereignty.

The news spread to Europe, well, Japan's presence is too low these days, and no one is interested at all. The media are busy reporting the news of the European War, and naturally they have no time to pay attention.

Not to mention that the people don't take it seriously, even the governments of various countries don't take it seriously. It's good to have privileges, but it's okay to have no privileges. Anyway, Japan has only a little market, and there are not many left after eating leftovers in Britain and France.

In fact, Franz also remembered that Austria also had privileges in Japan after seeing the treaty submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Then there is no such thing. The Japanese are really poor these days. Only a limited number of commodities can be sold here, and the most lucrative is naturally the arms trade.

It is a pity that Japan's navy learns from the British and the army learns from the French, and the arms market does not have Austria's share.

The Vienna government also implemented the Mineral Export Approval Act, which blocked the way to sell resources. Except for rubber and grains sold in the Austrian Southeast Asia, only a small amount of industrial products were exported.

Export less, import less. Compared with Japan, which is poor and white, Austria basically lacks everything.

Even the Japanese flagship product, raw silk, lost its market after the conversion of rice to mulberry was completed in Lombardy and Venice.

The total import and export trade between Japan and Austria is less than 300,000 Aegis each year, which can be completely ignored. There is really no reason to pay attention to it.

After being the emperor for so many years, Franz has long become a qualified politician. Except for causing a little trouble to the Japanese government at the beginning, he has rarely done anything in the future.

In fact, Austria also paid for the emperor's willfulness. The Vienna government's Mineral Export Approval Act, which was originally designed to crack down on competitors, mainly targeted the French.

The Austrian South Seas are too far from Europe. If the ore is imported so far, the cost of shipping alone will go up, and there is no need to impose restrictions at all.

It's just that when demarcating the scope, Franz drew a large circle on the map with a flick of his hand, and accidentally circled the Austrian Southeast Asia.

Then, if the Japanese government wants to import ore from Austria, it has to go through layers of approvals, and it will not be able to come down within a year and a half.

To this end, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also made a lot of efforts, but unfortunately for the Vienna government, this is only a trivial matter, and no one is willing to change a law for the sake of Japanese feelings.

To put it bluntly, the interests are not enough. It is very troublesome to change a law in Austria, and it is necessary to reconvene the legislative session.

Even if the restrictions are abolished, the big deal will increase the trade volume of hundreds of thousands of Aegis each year, and the tax revenue that falls into the government's pocket will only be tens of thousands of Aegis.

For this little money, I ran to amend the law, and the Vienna government was not so busy yet. Even if you know it's wrong, you can only be wrong.

Affected by this, Japan-Austria relations have always been lukewarm. I have to admit that Benzi still has talent in this regard, and there is absolutely no ambiguity when it comes to pretending to be a grandson.

Putting down the treaty in his hand, Franz said slowly: "The British-Russian negotiation has begun, and it seems that our actions on the African continent have aroused the vigilance of the British.

According to John Bull's previous style, they certainly do not want to see us connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. If nothing else, Britain and France have now moved closer.

The main force of the British Army is still in Afghanistan. In the short term, they are unable to join the European war. The danger will only come from overseas.

Ordered the governors of Southeast Asia and Central America to step up their vigilance, be alert to all the neighbors around them, and not give the enemy a chance to take advantage.

As for other areas, our strength is too weak, and if a war breaks out, they are allowed to surrender directly. "

Although he didn't think the Japanese would be fed up and run to attack the Austrian Southeast Asia, Franz still immediately ordered to strengthen the alert when he thought of the Japanese strategy of scheming to death in the original time and space.

Other areas are naturally the result of brain supplementation. In the context of the possible cooperation between Britain and France, it is not difficult to fool a few fools into charging.

There can be Japanese, as well as other countries. Among Austria's overseas colonies, except for the good management of Southeast Asia and Central America, and the strength to play a friendly match with the surrounding neighbors, the rest of the areas are not very good.

Especially Austrian Alaska, where only one infantry battalion is guarding, plus immigration

There are less than 50,000 people, and one-third of them are criminals.

As long as the British make a move, it is possible to fall in minutes. If you can't win anyway, then just admit it.

Operating these places is not easy.

Anyway, when the European War is over, no matter who takes it, it will be spit out with interest, and there is no need to make meaningless sacrifices.

After so many years of traveling through his career, Franz has been influenced by European culture. Thinking more and more like a European politician.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, perhaps we can dispel the unrealistic illusions of these guys by releasing the news of the occupation of Egypt to the outside world."

Although the Austrian army had torn through the Suez line of defense and even approached the city of Cairo, the war in Egypt continued.

Not long ago, the French government sent reinforcements to Egypt. Although the situation could not be reversed, it still delayed the Austrian occupation of Egypt.

However, this does not prevent the Vienna government from releasing rumors to the outside world. Anyway, the Austrian army has already arrived in Cairo, and it is only a matter of time before the city is destroyed.

No matter whether it is a careerist or a speculator, these guys are all scumbags anyway, and they will go where the wind is strong.

Although the combination of Britain and France can bluff people, Austria's tiger power should not be underestimated. After receiving such news, no one can easily stand in line until the truth is confirmed.

It is not easy to verify the news these days. When the countries figure out the situation, it is estimated that the Austrian army has almost won Egypt.

When the strategic situation is reversed, the wallflowers will naturally know how to choose. The essence of politics is to increase the number of friends and decrease the number of enemies.

In the face of interests, people cannot stand the test, and the same applies to politics. Franz is not a war madman, and he is not interested in playing tricks and creating enemies for himself.

"Try it, but don't be too obvious, just post some photos of our army's operations in Egypt, and release a few gossips, and let them make up their own minds about the progress of the battlefield."

True or false is the hardest to judge. If other battlefields publish march photos, you can naturally judge the progress of the battlefield through the landmark buildings.

But the battlefield in Egypt was different. The Austrian army was attacking on three fronts. The French army could only stick to strategic locations and big cities, and the rest of the area was completely left to the Austrian army to gallop.

Judging solely from the Austrian army's marching route, it is easy to draw the conclusion that the French army is doomed. As for the truth, that doesn't matter anymore.

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Everything has two sides, once the news of the Austrian occupation of Egypt came out, it caused a sensation all over the world.

Not only those who wanted to take advantage of the fire were shocked, but even the Russians, Austria's good ally, were also shocked.

Maybe it was too much stimulation, or maybe it was to let the British be good enough for Austria to hold back. The tsarist government changed its inattentiveness in the negotiation before, and quickly completed the exchange of interests with the British, reached a truce agreement, and ended. Anglo-Russian War.

The European countries that were still stuck on the French neck have also changed their positions at the moment, and opened the door of convenience when exporting strategic materials to France, as if the relationship between everyone and the French entered a honeymoon period overnight.

However, this is also the limit of what governments can do. Just as they did not participate in the anti-French alliance before, it is also impossible for everyone to participate in the anti-Austrian alliance for no reason.

Relaxing the restrictions on the French is only to balance the strength of France and Austria, so that they can fight more fiercely on the battlefield, not everyone has become friends.

In the eyes of most politicians, France has always been the biggest destabilizing factor in the European continent, and it is a key target.

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