Chapter 110 The Return of the “God of War”

Defeat the British at sea, defeat the Russians on land, invade the Balkans, then defeat Austria, take over Italy, pass through France, and destroy Britain. From then on, the Arabs will have no rivals in the world..

Defeat the British at sea, defeat the Russians on land. Anyway, Franz dare not think about this for the time being. Even if things can develop in the direction expected by Ali Pasha, naval battles are not just a competition of the number of warships. The British can dominate the ocean for hundreds of years, which is definitely not something that the Egyptian navy can catch up with in more than ten years.

Franz is thinking about whether there is any way to solve this crisis without bloodshed.

After all, war is not a good thing for Austria. In recent years, the price of world cotton has been falling, which makes many people optimistic about the prospects of the textile industry. With continuous investment, the textile industry is flourishing everywhere, and even Mrs. Sophie is involved in it.

However, this good boom will not last forever. Due to the impact of the economic crisis in 1837, a large number of American cotton farmers went bankrupt, and coupled with the increase in market demand, the price of cotton will have a wave of explosive growth.

Influenced by the German Customs Union, Austria also unconsciously joined the Red Sea battlefield of the textile industry. If it relied too much on American cotton, it would have to incorporate its economic security into the Anglo-American system and bear the impact of Anglo-American economic fluctuations.

In fact, even the British knew that the Americans were unreliable. They had long started to grow cotton in India, but the scale and quality were much worse.

At this time, the cotton produced in India was not even considered a second-rate product in the United States. The processed inferior cotton cloth had almost no market and could only be sold to the colonies.

But Egyptian cotton was different. The quality of the long-staple cotton here was the best in the world, and it was also strongly supported by the local rulers.

The rise of the French textile industry at this time was inseparable from the large-scale introduction of Egyptian cotton.

Not only France, but also the small states in Italy were very fond of Egyptian cotton. Austria was also willing to get involved, and of course the British also discovered this treasure land.

In order to ensure its interests in the Near East, Britain made Egypt an indispensable part of its territory. Because the Turkish-Egyptian war was inevitable, even if Egypt and the Ottoman Empire did not want to fight, the British would let them fight.

The name of the world's number one troublemaker, how could it be a false name?

All Austria can do is to protect its own interests as much as possible, strive for more interests as much as possible, and avoid its own losses, such as international status.

In history, Britain took the opportunity of the Turkish-Egyptian War to throw Metternich and his system into the trash can. During this crisis, all his proposals and consultations were trampled on by Palmerston as toilet paper.

The Turkish-Egyptian War actually became a chessboard for the struggle between Britain, France and Russia, and Austria was just a spectator and a chess piece that could be manipulated at will.

When France was dissatisfied with the London Agreement, it threatened to capture Vienna first. Palmerston often skipped Austria when discussing the Near East issue. Although Prussia's experience was similar to Austria, Prussia at least did not have to send troops or consider the Near East issue.

Franz once envisioned using diplomatic means to resolve the Turkish-Egyptian War, but at this time, all countries had clear positions and held their own opinions on the Near East issue. Unless Franz intended to change history, the cost of changing history was too high. Austria's position determined that it could not easily lean to any side, otherwise it would have to bear the concentrated fire attack of the other side.

At the crossroads of Europe, with no defenses on the border, and the ocean in the south, Austria can be attacked from all directions.

Then the question is back. Austria must be strong enough in this crisis to solve its face crisis.

Franz is considering whether to train a marine corps. After all, Austria is much more confident in land warfare than in naval warfare.

But where to choose a strong army is another problem. Franz does have a troop in Salzburg, but those people are all cavalry. Their combat effectiveness is beyond doubt, and their loyalty is also guaranteed, but they are really a bit of a waste of talent.

Although the cavalry of this era is no longer the protagonist of the battlefield, it still has an irreplaceable role in reconnaissance, harassment and headhunting.

(Usually, the cavalry responsible for the flank raid is not elite cavalry, because the flank raid does not require the cavalry to kill the infantry, as long as it can disrupt the enemy's formation, so the flank cavalry often goes without return.

Of course, if one side is killed by the flank cavalry, the battle is over.)

Vienna, Royal Garden.

Franz, Talia, and Ajani were staring at Archduke Friedrich.

Friedrich had just completed the escort mission, but he didn't look like a returning god of war. Instead, he looked like a hungry ghost who hadn't eaten for several lifetimes.

Soon, Friedrich ate all his food in front of Franz. Franz pushed his food forward, and Friedrich didn't hesitate to eat it immediately.

Ajani hurriedly asked someone to prepare more food. In fact, it was not difficult to get some food in the palace. The key was that it was a technical job to bring it from the kitchen to the royal garden. As for the dining car, it was not allowed to be pushed into the royal garden according to regulations.

Friedrich ate while crying, "Franz, you are such a good man."

Before the waiter came forward to wipe Friedrich's mouth, he wiped his face with a napkin.

"It's so bitter. I finally know why no one is a navy anymore."

Franz looked at Friedrich. His skin was indeed tanned and he was much thinner. It seemed that life at sea was very hard.

Franz knew that the sailors of this period were very hard, but he didn't believe that the royal grand duke, the captain, and the commander of the formation would also be very hard. He would never believe it.

Friedrich said while gnawing on a piece of pork chop.

"Franz, you don't know that I prepared a full 80,000 florins of supplies for this voyage. I asked the shipwrights to check it inside and out many times, and there was not even a stain on the deck. However."

In fact, before going to sea, as Friedrich said, they prepared a lot of bread, salted fish, bacon, various plants, vegetables, and even live chickens, live ducks, pigs, cows, sheep and the like.

In order to pass the time, he also brought a band and several painters. Because the navy regulations did not allow women to be brought on board, otherwise he would have planned to bring a few ballet dancers and the like, and occasionally hold a dance party.

After a few days at sea, Friedrich felt bored, so he went out to inspect the warship and found that the sailors on the ship were listless. He asked several people but could not find out the reason.

So he decided to understand the people's sentiments and went to the sailors' residence. During this period, several naval officers tried to stop Friedrich, but this aroused Friedrich's curiosity, after all, he was only sixteen years old.

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