Chapter 569: After the War (Part 1)

London, England.

Robert Peel had high expectations for this sudden war, after all, the French had made Austria suffer a loss in North America before.

At this time, the two sides must be extremely jealous of each other, and it would be best if they could fight for a year or two to be evenly matched, which would be most beneficial to Britain.

However, everything happened too suddenly and ended too quickly, so that the diplomatic orders that had just been issued had to be urgently recalled.

War, truce, war, peace talks, withdrawal, this series of intensive operations made the British unable to keep up with the rhythm.

Although they had the advantage, the coalition forces did not pursue the victory, and the conditions they offered were so loose that it was unbelievable. If it were not for the French who committed suicide, I am afraid that this war would hardly cause any harm to the two countries.

Robert Peel thought that the French's actions would anger the coalition forces, and he was even prepared to give a speech in Congress, calling for support for France to maintain the balance of power on the European continent.

But the rapid agreement between France and Germany caught Robert Peel off guard for a while.

The 30 million francs of compensation agreed upon by both parties finally surprised the British. After all, this figure was only a drop in the bucket for France at that time.

Not to mention the injuries, I am afraid it was not even a scratch.

Regarding the handling of the compensation, Franz's suggestion to Metternich was to distribute it to the local people of Alsace-Lorraine who suffered, one-third for pensions, and the remaining two-thirds for construction funds.

Although nationalism is prevalent in the German region now, Franz does not believe that these people's awareness can be improved all of a sudden.

However, it is different with material rewards. The soldiers will naturally be motivated to work. As for those small states, they also need to be appeased, after all, they contribute money and effort.

Franz will take out 15 million florins (about 30 million francs) and let those countries distribute it by themselves.

Metternich naturally has no objection to this. After all, doing so will increase the reputation of the Austrian Empire. As for how Archduke Franz wants to spend his own money, he will not interfere.

Since the Austrian Empire did not state its principles, these states fought overtly and covertly for the money, and even big countries like Prussia and Bavaria could not escape it.

It is actually very interesting to watch these people divide the pie. Small countries want to divide it equally, big countries want to divide it by territory, and Prussia, which has sent the most troops, wants to divide it by the number of troops.

Although Prussia sent 50,000 troops, the most in the country except Austria (150,000), they have been sitting still by the Saar River and did not directly participate in the subsequent battles.

Baden sent 30,000 troops, and the casualties were also the most in the coalition except Austria, so they thought that it should be distributed according to war losses and participation rates.

Of course, there are many suggestions, such as dividing it according to war expenses. Ludwig I of Bavaria claimed that he spent 100 million florins on this war.

In fact, everyone knows that His Majesty the King must have no money to pick up girls, so he said such outrageous words.

Usually, no one will expose him, but this matter involves the interests of each country, and no one will hold back.

As a result, the scandals of Ludwig I were spread in various ways, which greatly damaged the image of the Bavarian royal family.

The fight for compensation has not yet ended. The senior members of the Confederation, who had previously shared the same hatred for the enemy, have become competitors. No one cares about the lives of the people below.

At this time, Franz proposed to take on the medical work of all the soldiers of the Allied Forces. With just a train ticket, they could go to the Austrian Empire for treatment.

This is good news for the soldiers. After all, they all know that the medical level of the Austrian Empire is the best in Europe. Doctors will not easily chop off people's hands and feet. Even if they want to chop, they will first anesthetize them. They will not use 24-second supreme big knife and lightning five-shot like other countries.

(The most important parameter for evaluating the level of surgeons at that time was "hand speed.")

In addition, Franz also created a "Home for Veterans of the Confederation". Although it has the word "home", it should actually be regarded as an intermediary.

The other side is naturally connected to the colony and Umbrella Security Company. After the end of the Mexican-American War, Mexico became chaotic like every place where the US military had fought.

Before the US military left, they left a lot of equipment and sent a lot of weapons to northern Mexico through France. As a result, there were four presidents and more than a dozen generals in Mexico. Except for the land controlled by the Austrian-Mexican Joint Development Company, there were rebels almost everywhere.

Civil unrest must be dealt with, but Tasan Anna did not have enough troops at this time. The black army could barely make up a regiment, and Jimmy's cavalry had more than 3,000 people left.

There were quite a few security forces in Ruville, but most of them were private soldiers of the big families who defected to Tasan Anna and citizens in the city. This group of people had no problem defending their property and cities.

But it was difficult to expect them to serve the country. Unless the money was in place, they would run faster than horses in the war.

However, Tasan Anna made a calculation. Instead of using this group of money-hungry guys, it would be more economical to ask Umbrella to do the work directly.

Although Franz repeatedly claimed that Umbrella Corporation was an organization without borders, everyone knew that it was a legal mercenary group created by the Austrian Empire.

In fact, during this period, all European countries began to oppose mercenaries. The liberals in Switzerland, a former mercenary power, had formulated a constitution against mercenaries. Although it was rejected by the orthodox, it dealt a heavy blow to the country's mercenary industry.

At the same time, Montenegro, a traditional mercenary power in Eastern Europe, joined the Austrian Empire, which directly caused the entire industry to enter a cold winter.

Fortunately, Franz's Umbrella Company replaced their ecological niche and provided various services needed by various countries.

Mexico and Brazil were the two largest customers of Umbrella at this time, especially the former was preparing to further expand cooperation.

After the Mexican-American War, Tasan Anna's attitude towards the rebels also changed. After all, he had come to power through a coup before, and he wanted to become the savior of Mexico and the Napoleon of North America.

However, after the large-scale rebellion during the Mexican-American War, and after seeing the true attitude of the soldiers and the people towards the rebels, he decided to cut the grass and eradicate them.

So Tasan Anna personally led his trusted troops and Umbrella's mercenaries to start the bloody road of suppressing the rebellion.

Wherever he went, he killed all the rebels, and then established a strict household registration system to prevent these rebels from contacting each other, and at the same time handed over local resources and development to employees of the Austrian-Mexican Joint Development Company.

Tasan Anna wanted to reshape Mexico and make it an indestructible fortress, so that he could ask the Americans and French to return the lost land.

As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not flow. Under the instigation of the Mexican "Glory" and other media founded by Franz, Tasan Anna accepted the title of "Savior of the Country" awarded by the parliament and became the real dictator of Mexico.