#950 Cannon Fodder Mobilization

Franz just smiled at the Russians' magical mind. In fact, such whimsical plans have always emerged in real life.

Politicians are also human, and since they are human, there are times when they are confused. Especially when interests are involved, the probability of being confused is even greater.

On the surface, the Russians took the lead in occupying France in the name of their allies. Austria is really powerless, but the Vienna government can delay it!

There is no way to force the division of France, and there is no way to delay the negotiation time. If it can’t work in one year, it will take two years, if it can’t work in two years, it will take three years and five years. After a long time, can the Russian army live peacefully with the French people?

Austria can completely watch the excitement, and then consider the issue of dealing with France after the Russians have withdrawn their troops in shame.

If it wasn't that it was too troublesome to coordinate the relations between Britain, France and Russia, and there was almost no possibility of success, Franz really wanted to give it a try, and then slowly appreciated the game between the czarist iron fist and French nationalism.

"Power up the troops on the front line to end the war as soon as possible, the soldiers are still waiting to come back for Christmas!"

It's only July now, and Christmas is still almost five months away. It's not difficult to simply defeat the French, but to sign a treaty and withdraw before Christmas, the time is very tight.

Under normal circumstances, such post-war meetings involving the interests of many countries are usually noisy and may drag on for two or three years.

There is no doubt that Franz did not want to drag on. There are various signs that the Hanoverian government is active again, and there is a shadow of the British behind it.

You must know that the internal enemies are far more terrifying than the external enemies. Once these guys are allowed to persuade the interest groups of various countries, the troubles will be great.

Franz did not want to test human nature, which is the most unreliable in the face of interests. The most important thing is to create established facts as soon as possible and establish the status of monarch and minister.

With this title, Franz is not afraid of these guys making trouble. Can't move the king below, can't change the state government? Whoever dares to jump out and do something, collect black material and bring him down.

As long as the armies, tariffs, diplomacy, and power of issuing money of all states are gathered together, and the judiciary, culture and education are unified, no matter how much commotion down there is, there will be no big waves.

Today is different from the past. In order to gather these powers, the governments of the states under Franz fought for more than ten years, and only got them bit by bit.

As for the conflict between the state governments, it can be completely resolved through negotiation. As long as the interests are right, there is nothing to negotiate.

Fraud, bribing, coercion, coercion, these routines Franz has long been familiar with. Anyway, the core is to win over allies while killing enemies by the way.

Compared with killing chickens to warn monkeys, sometimes killing monkeys to warn chickens is even better. The more you dance now, the quicker you will die in the future.

Franz wasn't worried about someone making a fuss, but most worried about these guys doing nothing. After all, the more you do, the more problems will be exposed.

If there is such a pure and flawless politician, in fact Franz can do nothing, after all, the emperor also wants to tell the rules of the game.

However, this kind of single-minded person will not become an obstacle to unity. After all, after this war, the idea of ​​grand unification has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

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With the order of Franz, the fire of war started again, and the smoke from Central Europe to Southern Europe was everywhere, and there was no inch of pure land.

The Southern Front Allied Forces Headquarters and representatives of various Italian states have gathered to participate in this conference of great political and military significance.

Since ancient times, the Italian region has been populated by princes, and the chaotic situation is second only to the German region. Now that the reunification of the German region is imminent, the Italian region also needs to be sorted out.

Previously, in order to unite all forces that could be united, and for the purpose of winning over Italian nationalists, the Vienna government had never publicly stated its position on the disposal of the Italian region.

Now that the overall situation has been decided, there is no need to delay it any longer. Whether it is to form a partnership to form the Kingdom of Italy, or to directly divide the family into several states, a clear conclusion is needed at this time.

In a sense, this meeting was a cutscene. The bigwigs who were eligible to attend the meeting were aware of the Vienna government's intentions.

There is no objection, except that the arm can't bend the thigh, the more important thing is the distribution of benefits. It is easy to establish a unified kingdom of Italy, but the question is who will lead it?

Not to mention the specific distribution of benefits, the ownership of the crown alone is a problem.

In the past, the Italian independent organization was the dominant one. Although the organization was divided, there was still a nominal leader, Vittorio Emanuele III.

It is different now. The royal families of all states are involved, no one is more noble than the other, and there are a bunch of sub-interest groups behind these people, and no one can make concessions.

Since we can't talk about it, we can only go solo. It's never been unified anyway, and it's no big deal to play separately.

It is easy to separate a family, but it is difficult to separate a family. Originally, there were territorial disputes between the various Italian states, but because of the French occupation, it has now become a muddled account.

The parties were still in dispute, and it was Austria's turn to arbitrate. And because the states have not really restored power, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is inconvenient to directly intervene, and the heavy responsibility of mediating the contradictions falls on the head of Admiral Morkes.

"The purpose of inviting everyone to come today must be clear to everyone. The French are about to lose the war. In order to avoid some unnecessary troubles, the pattern of the post-war Italy region needs to be clarified now.

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The series of tasks of regaining independence, forming a government and resuming production are the tasks of the new government. It is up to the governments of the future states to decide what to do.

What we need to do today is to preliminarily delineate the territorial boundaries of the states. In principle, we will focus on historical origins and take into account the contributions made by the states and countries in the anti-French war for comprehensive consideration.

You can put forward any requests and suggestions, and we will discuss together and try to come up with a result that satisfies all parties. "

"Negotiation", that is completely overthinking. The so-called "historical origin" is nothing more than the restoration of the territory before the war. At most, a small change has occurred, and the general remains the same.

What we can really talk about is the distribution of "contributions". Because everyone is very aware of current affairs and joined the anti-French alliance, it is impossible for the Vienna government to divide the territory of one state to another.

Therefore, this part of the land to be divided can only be taken out by the French. In a sense, this gathering was also a rehearsal for the post-war spoils meeting.

Morquez chose to hold a meeting at this time, and the most important thing was that the Turin offensive and defensive battle was about to begin. If you don't come up with some incentives, except for the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Italians in other countries are not motivated enough!

The seizure of French territory is definitely exciting news for Italians suffering from French rule.

As for the issue of Austria taking the opportunity to become bigger after the division of France, this is not something everyone should be concerned about.

As an enemy, the Italians naturally hope that the weaker France is, the better. It is best to directly divide up a hundred.

Vittorio Emanuele III suggested: "Your Excellency Commander, the conflict between our families is not too big, the key to the conflict is to drive out the French.

Since 1870, the French have been extorting money in Italy, and we have the right to claim damages from the French government.

As long as the French pay enough price to make up for the losses of all of us, the little disputes that everyone has can easily be resolved.

In order to expel the French as soon as possible, we, the Kingdom of Sardinia, are willing to do our best. The 300,000 Sardinian soldiers are now ready to attack the enemy at any time. "

Among the Italian states, only the Kingdom of Sardinia and France directly bordered, and suffered the greatest military pressure. On the contrary, once France is divided, the Kingdom of Sardinia is also the biggest beneficiary.

After clarifying Austria's intentions, Vittorio Emanuele III naturally had to cooperate. In particular, the next thing to recover is the capital of Sardinia, and they are even more responsible.

Morquez smiled slightly: "Very good, the next Turin offensive and defensive battle will be handed over to you.

On behalf of the Austrian government, I make a promise here that everyone will receive at least 30,000 square kilometers of territorial compensation after the war, as well as a considerable amount of war reparations.

But these lands and reparations will only be distributed to states and individuals who have contributed.

You don’t have to worry about the difficulty of enclave governance. We are responsible for coordinating territorial exchanges for those allocated to states; for individuals, independent state-building is allowed, and Austria will provide security protection. "

Glancing at everyone's performance, there was no frenzy, and Morkes was slightly disappointed.

It's right to think about it, just after being severely beaten by society, it is the time when the country is most eager for a strong country. People of insight all want to unify the Italian region, who would go out and establish an independent country.

Not to mention the soft-footed shrimp nobles in Italy, even the military nobles in Austria, have not heard of anyone wanting to establish an independent country for so many years.

It's not that everyone doesn't want to be the boss. The problem is that it is no longer the Middle Ages, and the era when the village chief was king has long passed.

In this world of legal traditions and bloodlines, one cannot be a grass-headed king with a gun. Without the support of the subjects, the establishment of an independent state is courting death.

Unless you are a member of the royal family, have the legal right to inherit the throne, and have the support of the local people, or even if all the powers support together, you will not be able to sit on the throne.

From this point of view, Morquez's promise to the individual is that "the flower in the mirror, the moon in the water" can be seen but not touched.

It is the countries that can really gain something. Except that the Sardinian kingdom was attended by the king himself, the rest were just representatives. Since it is a part-time job, it is normal not to be excited.