Chapter 536 The Third Vienna Conference Closes

The war reports from California and Veracruz, as well as the news of the successful assassination near the island of Tigris, were transmitted to Vienna one after another.

The frequent reports of victory were undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Austria at this time, because Britain and Russia intended to support Austria's military deployment to Mexico as a bargaining chip.

This time they could shut up for a while, and finally the Near East crisis ended with Russia obtaining one-third of the land in the original Kars Province.

Franz's approach was to divide the Kars region, which originally belonged to the Ottoman Empire, into three provinces, among which the flattest and most suitable land for farming was given to Russia.

And those areas that were difficult to farm and easy to defend and difficult to attack were left in the Ottoman Empire. This not only met Russia's needs for farming, but also alleviated the excessive concerns of Britain and the Ottoman Empire, and could actually be used by Austria.

In fact, Franz did not oppose Russia's encroachment on Ottoman territory, but he did not want this ally to be out of his control.

If Russia planned to farm, Franz would firmly support it. If the former planned to swallow up the Ottoman Empire and tie Austria to the chariot, or even wanted to kill the Persian Empire together, then the latter would never agree.

Giving the best land in Kars to the Russians seems to be for the benefit of allies, but in fact, the plains also mean that it is easy to attack but difficult to defend. Even if a military fortress is built, it is difficult to play a wedge role.

Even if Russia spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build a city here, it must consider the threats from the Ottomans and Persia, and cannot colonize with peace of mind.

Similarly, for the Ottomans, they still retain the hope of regaining their homeland. After all, the main force of Russia is still north of the Caucasus, and their eyes are more on the Balkans.

And nominally, the conditions given by the Austrian side are leases, and the term is naturally ninety-nine years. As for the lease fee, it is 20 million florins.

The Russian side was very dissatisfied at first, after all, they came for money. However, the Austrian side said that it would bear this cost for the former, which moved the ambassadors of various countries present.

Almost everyone has the image of a person with a lot of money in his mind, but although the Vienna Conference stipulated the rent, it did not limit the term.

So when the Ottoman side wanted to ask the Austrian Empire for money, there was only one answer, which was to wait first.

At the same time, it also blocked the mouths of some people who wanted to take advantage of the issue, such as Andrei Uvarov, who wanted to expand the incident or ask for more land. After all, there are not many times when Britain is so weak.

In fact, Russia will hold on to the area south of the Caucasus at this time, which is completely forced by money. This country is terribly poor. Compared with its land area and population, Russia's wealth is really pitiful.

Austria also needs a strong supplier of raw materials. After all, it is inherently insufficient, coupled with its relatively weak navy (easy to be blocked), and its relationship with the United States may deteriorate in the future.

Franz is not worrying about the sky, although there are many countries in European history that have fought with it while doing business with it.

But the United States is strictly different from previous European countries. It is too big and too rich, with enough raw materials and a wide enough market.

It is precisely because of these advantages that it has become the country that likes to impose trade sanctions the most in later generations.

Franz couldn't help but sigh, "It's good to have a vast land and abundant resources. There is no need to worry about being strangled."

In order not to follow the old path of Germany II, Austria must establish its own system.

In fact, the results of the Vienna Conference satisfied Britain, Russia and Austria.

For the British, they successfully avoided the Near East crisis. Although they only postponed the date of the outbreak, they did win a precious breathing space for themselves.

At the same time, George Hamilton firmly believed that he had discovered the cracks in the Russian-Austrian alliance. The so-called "one-third" plan seemed to be a way to shut up the British, but in fact the ultimate goal of this plan was to prevent Russia from moving further south.

And what Britain paid was just to escort Austria's "peace fleet" and guarantee "free trade". In fact, from Robert Peel's perspective, he hoped that Austria could join the Mexican-American War. After all, the rise of America was like a slap in the face of England.

According to the prime minister's idea, it would be best to let France join, and then the whole North America would be a mess. After a few years of fighting, Britain would pick peaches after dealing with South America.

The Russians were the biggest winners on the surface. Not only did they eat the "land", but they didn't have to pay for it. In other words, they did their own things and spent other people's money. How could it be so cool?

With more than 700 square kilometers of fertile plains, Russia can grow a lot of cotton, which will further improve its economic situation.

And this time, the Tsar does not need to send out expensive troops, let alone the sacrifice of soldiers. Nesherlov called it "the greatest victory after the Eighth Russo-Turkish War."

However, not everyone is satisfied with this. For example, Andrei Uvarov is an idealist who wants to complete the "Peter's Testament" and revive the Third Roman Empire.

While Nesherlov and other Russian officials were celebrating their great victory, Andrei Uvarov was frustrated.

Although Russia obtained some land suitable for farming, these lands can only be used for farming. There is no way to expand the results of the war, and there is no way to open up the road to the Anatolian Plateau and the Persian Gulf.

Although the Russians never acknowledged the authenticity of the "Peter's Testament", Russia has always been firmly implementing the contents of the "Peter's Testament" since the Tsarist era.

These include but are not limited to: dismembering Sweden, destroying Persia, crushing Poland, conquering Turkey, expanding to the Black Sea, seizing Constantinople, and marching to India and the Persian Gulf.

Although he was unwilling, Andrei Uvarov knew that Russia's only chance of victory was to pull the Austrians onto its chariot.

However, judging from the current performance, neither the British nor Russia's ally the Austrians would allow Russia to move further south.

So he could conclude that someone on the Austrian side must have seen through all this.

Andrei Uvarov felt that the person must be Archduke Albrecht. After all, the latter was the son of Archduke Karl and had a high reputation in the Austrian army. It was not surprising that he could see through the current situation.

For the Austrian side, delaying the Crimean War was a victory. At the same time, in a sense, it was also a favor owed to Russia, and it was also a grasp of the dying Ottoman Empire in the palm of its hand.

Although 20 million florins is not much for a big country, it is a huge fortune for an individual or a group.

Later, Franz can use this money to hit him hard. After all, the so-called "enlightened monarch" seems to like being a lackey of the British and is very afraid of Russia, but he has no respect for Austria.

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