Chapter 346 The Year of Unrest

1842 was destined to be an uneasy year.

Austria's victory over the Zawasan pirates in the western Indian Ocean soon spread throughout Europe. You know, their notoriety in the Age of Discovery was no less than that of the Barbary pirates who roamed the Mediterranean.

However, what European countries were more interested in was that the Oman Empire actually gave the entire Tanzanian coast, including Bagamoyo, to the Austrian Empire.

Due to the strength of the Oman Empire, East Africa has always been a forbidden zone for European powers. And the behavior of the Oman Empire is obviously showing weakness to the Austrian Empire. No powerful country would believe the stupid statement of giving up its territory to others in order to express gratitude.

There can only be one reason, that is, the Oman Empire is not as good as the Austrian Empire.

This will naturally make Britain and France tempted, and they have long coveted the port of Mombasa.

Mombasa, a city once built by the Portuguese, is now the largest trade center in East Africa. Especially after the Austrian Empire acquired Bagamoyo, the slave trade center of East Africa or the world moved to Mombasa.

Moreover, compared with Bagamoyo, the port of Mombasa has a larger throughput and a more advantageous geographical location. It is surrounded by natural barriers formed by natural coral rocks, making it an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack military fortress.

Of course, the claim that the Omani Empire gave the Tanzanian coastline to Franz and his party in gratitude was completely fabricated by Said to cover up the fact that he was weak after the defeat.

But what he didn't expect was that the trick he thought was so sophisticated was so easily seen through.

Fortunately, the Omani Empire still had its power, and Britain and France only made tentative requests. After the disastrous defeat to the Austrian Empire, Said also recognized his own strength, and he had dealt with the French before, so he naturally played a game of checks and balances.

At this time, Britain and France had much greater conflicts than in history. From the Spanish Civil War to the Central America afterwards, the British made the French suffer huge losses every time.

If the pro-British Guizot was not in power at this time, I am afraid that the conflict between the two countries would be further intensified. But even he could not suppress the anger of the people.

Especially in Central America, the French paid a huge price to participate in the Central American Civil War, while the British took away Honduras, which was rich in gold and silver and fertile land, without firing a shot or spending a penny.

What's more, the British sent people to secretly rescue the former President of Central America, Morazan, and secretly supported him to oppose the rule of the French.

In fact, bribery was very common in this era, just like Franz wanted Milos to never turn over, but the British could easily rescue him.

This certainly cannot be done without the help of traitors, otherwise the FBI, KGB, and Chinese Dragon Group in later generations would be ashamed.

Morazan lived up to expectations. He chose the El Salvador region as soon as he escaped. This is his foundation, and the poor mountains and bad waters here are many unruly people, which is the weakest place for French rule.

So, the French had just ended the costly Central American civil war, and now they had to face Morazan's rebellion.

Of course, Morazan would not call himself a villain. In his eyes, the French betrayed him.

Then the second edition of the Central American "Anti-traitor Manifesto" was officially released. The quality was still as low as ever, and the content was even more lackluster. In fact, it was just making trouble and calling a deer a horse.

The general idea was that the French betrayed the Declaration of Human Rights and joined the church, and he was Napoleon's successor, and he wanted to compete for what Napoleon did not do, overthrow the empire and restore the republic.

La Mozan said that it was a mistake to invite the French back then. They would waste their food and money, and collude with those damn rebels.

If the French had not messed with him, he would have completed the great cause of unification, and the situation today would not have occurred. For this reason, Lamosan gave anyone the right to kill the French and priests in Central America. He wanted to fight for freedom and people.

Lamosan's words angered the French high-level officials. You know, the money they spent on the Central American Federation Civil War over the years can be described as astronomical, even compared with the previous Spanish Civil War.

The French church also felt wronged. They decided to help after seeing the priests in Central America being slaughtered by both sides. But now, they have become the executioners who kill ordinary people.

The Bonapartists in France were even more furious. This was the first time they saw the fakes so arrogant. Louis Napoleon in Arkham Prison couldn't help but want to jump out and kill this bastard, asking him what qualifications he had to inherit Napoleon's career.

"Are you worthy of being called Napoleon?"

Faced with Louis Napoleon's sleep talk, the inmates and jailers said they were used to it. After all, his illness was not one or two days.

At this time, Victor Hugo and the banker Bellera brothers, who were imprisoned for satirizing the church, have been released after serving their sentences, and the sheriff Frank Miller, who used excessive violence, is sleeping in a hideous state.

A young man wearing clown makeup is reading the book "Eradication of Poverty" written by Louis Napoleon carefully, and he makes strange laughs from time to time, while the mysterious killer "Gu" from the East is still hanging upside down on the beam, and no one knows whether he is asleep or awake.

Countries and parties who have some knowledge of the Central American war know how many bad things Morazán has done, but for the vast number of people on the European continent, this is undoubtedly a big black material of France.

For a time, there was an endless outcry against the French king and government. Almost everyone accused them of greed and cruelty. After all, the victims this time were white people, not other people of color.

In fact, the French really wanted to remove Morazan, the thorn in their flesh, but because El Salvador was a mountain swamp and close to the Pacific Ocean and not connected to the Atlantic Ocean, the Panama Canal had not yet been opened. If they wanted to invade from the sea, they had to bypass South America. No one could afford such a price.

And if they wanted to attack from land, it would be equally costly. But they couldn't just leave it alone, not only because Morazan betrayed France, but also because it brought very bad effects to it.

Moreover, because El Salvador had a dangerous terrain, it was the best springboard for attacking Guatemala. How could others snore beside the couch? The French certainly wanted to deal with it as soon as possible.

But soon they found new troubles, because Morazan's comeback was manipulated by someone behind the scenes.

But it wasn't just the British, the Americans were also involved, and they hoped that Morazan would unify the Central American Federation again.

This is not because the Americans really want to help them, but a chaotic Central America is more beneficial to the United States, at least it cannot allow the great powers to take root in Central America.

Of course, in addition to the Americans, there are also Mexicans, who naturally do not want the French to take root here. Because once the French forces stabilize in Central America, they will form a double-teaming trend against Mexico, and Tasan Anna does not think he can beat the French.

Even Austria had to subsidize Morazan 1 million florins. This is not because Franz wants to stir up trouble, but because he is afraid of being bitten back by the mad dog Morazan, so he has to pay the membership fee.