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Unlike Austria that is right in front of them, if the Austrians default, they can still fight for real.The cost of the war was clearly above the pledged gold, and these benefits were not enough to cause the Vienna government to default.
Britain and France are different. They are thousands of miles away, and the Russians can't reach them at all. If one day they are in a bad mood and break the contract, the Russian economy will collapse immediately, and there is no chance for revenge.
Territorial mortgage?Not to mention the mortgage, even if it is sold or ceded, they are willing to give it to Britain and France, but they will not dare to ask for it.
Under normal circumstances, no European country would like to be an ally with the Russians.Britain and France are colonial empires, and there is no shortage of enclaves at all.
Diplomacy without interests is hooliganism.Crown Prince Alexandrovich was just doing his best, and naturally he was not in high spirits.
"His Royal Highness, William I will arrive in Paris tomorrow. The French have arranged the welcome banquet together, clearly because they are uneasy and kind." An accompanying foreign ministry official said indignantly.
After a moment of silence, Alexandrovich said coldly, "Just say I'm not feeling well, and I won't be attending the banquet tomorrow."
As Crown Prince Alexandrovich is also full of arrogance, how could he be willing to suffer such humiliation?
As the crown prince, Alexandrovich is now only a grand duke, and William I is the king, so they will be one grade lower in terms of identity.
At the moment when the Russian-Prussian War is about to break out, who knows what news will be compiled by the outside newspapers for such an untimely meeting?
"But, Your Highness. If you don't go, the outside world will..."
Before he could finish speaking, Alexandrovich interrupted: "Not so much, but what will the outside world say? It's nothing more than choreographing some jokes that we are afraid of.
Just based on the relationship between France and Russia, do you think the French newspapers will say good things about us?If you want to hear good things from people, you can just throw money at it, which works better than anything. "
The more he learned about France, the less confident Aleksandrovich became.Back then, for the Polish independence movement, the French actually organized a volunteer army.
Although this volunteer army did not step out of the country in the end, its deep malice towards Russia could not be concealed.In this context, if you want to conduct a public opinion war in Paris, you have no choice but to spend money.
If France was in a republican era and public opinion could influence government decision-making, it would be a waste of money.Obviously not now, no matter how much money is spent, it will be wasted.
Alexandrovich deliberately avoided William I, and William I was also avoiding Alexandrovich. The two seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and would never appear in the same place.
It seems to have seen through the sinister intentions of the French. Both of them are deliberately avoiding direct conflict, which disappointed the melon eaters who wanted to watch the show.
In the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon IV was meeting with William I. The scene was full of joy, as if it was a reunion of good friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
On the other hand, representatives of France and Prussia are starting to quarrel over their interests.Seeing that a breakthrough could not be made in a short period of time, Jeffrey Friedman, the foreign minister of the Commonwealth of Pope, decisively changed the subject.
"Your Excellency, the current international situation is not only bad for us, but also bad for your country."
French Foreign Minister Dumbledore shook his head: "Count, there is no need to be alarmist here. The current international political situation, for France, is the best period in the past [-] years.
We have survived the most difficult days, not to mention now!A little threat, not worth mentioning at all. "
This is a fact. For nearly a hundred years, France has been in the vortex of European politics and has been hostile and targeted by everyone.
Jeffrey Friedman picked up his coffee, took a sip, and asked, "Really? Don't you feel threatened by Austria, whose strength has grown rapidly?"
Dumbledore sneered: "Austria is indeed very powerful and developing rapidly, but it cannot threaten the great France.
On the contrary, it is your country that needs to face the pressure of Austria, the border between Prussia and Austria is so long, and now the Vienna government is supporting the Russians. "
The Austrian threat was naturally felt by the French government, but it was not as obvious as the Commonwealth of Pope.The border between the two countries is not long, and France is so confident in its own military strength that it naturally doesn't feel much.
Jeffrey Friedman took out the prepared materials and handed them to Dumbledore.
"This is part of the Austrian intelligence we have collected. Your Excellency can take a look."
Now that you have offended Austria, let's just do it to the end.In order to prevent the Vienna government from taking sides in the next war, the Berlin government naturally wanted to find an enemy for Austria.
Throughout the world, only Britain and France have the strength to contain Austria.The British were too cunning to be fooled, and they were so far away from Austria that they felt no threat from Austria at all.
The French as neighbors are different. The two countries have always been competitors, and they will care about any troubles next door.
Chapter 225 The Unstoppable War
After roughly flipping through the information, Dumbledore put down the document and said with a sneer, "Your Excellency Count, such an obvious means of sowing discord is too low-end.
Everyone knows that we and Austria are allies, why should we worry about the threat of Austria?Just based on these data? "
Of course, the French government could not be ignorant of the threat from Austria, and it was not the first time Dumbledore had seen the information provided by Jeffrey Friedman.
There are only differences in the data.In this respect, all countries are the same, because of the relationship between politics and personal will, collecting information on competitors often carries out artistic processing.
In Dumbledore's view, it was nothing more than the Federation of Pope who wanted to emphasize the "Austrian Threat Theory" and deliberately exaggerated Austria's strength.
These data compare the data of France and Austria, and Austria has an overall advantage.At first glance at a few sets of data, Dumbledore was not interested.
As the arrogance of the French, he didn't believe it was true either.The Paris government has also collected information on Austria, and you have come to the conclusion that the overall strength of France and Austria is comparable, and even France has a slight advantage.
Jeffrey Friedman's heart sank, and he secretly wondered if the data was too exaggerated, and Dumbledore discovered the problem.
After all, there is no satellite and no Internet. Even collecting data from one's own country is very difficult and requires a lot of manpower and material resources.
Not to mention collecting data from other countries, if you really want to send someone to do statistics, it is estimated that they will be treated as spies just after the operation.
Information is usually collected through public channels such as estimating the number of import and export ships, or the annual reports published by local economic newspapers and large companies.
Economists then, based on these data, "probably + probably" equals the answer.Errors are inevitable, and different economists come to different conclusions.
Whether out of national pride or political necessity, the French are not allowed to draw a conclusion that they are inferior to Austria.
Dumbledore is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, not the Minister of Economy. It is enough to look at the high-sounding report on the surface, and he does not need to care about the specific details.
After a pause, Jeffrey Friedman said helplessly: "Okay, let's put aside these materials. There can only be one hegemon in the European continent, and Austria is your country's biggest competitor in continental hegemony."
Dumbledore nodded in agreement.
Jeffrey Friedman: "In recent years, the Austrians have developed the Balkan Peninsula, and their strength has grown rapidly. The population of Europe alone has nearly 8000 million, and its economic aggregate has surpassed that of the British to become the world's largest.
These data are well known, presumably you will have no objection.
From 1870 to the present, the Vienna government has expanded its army three times. The total strength of the army and navy is as high as 71.4, of which the army has 60.8.
With the exception of the Russian Empire, no other country in Europe can compare with them in terms of this standing army.As far as I know, your country's standing army is only 47.6.
In addition to the standing army, Austria also has a large reserve force.The exact number is unknown, but more than one million people receive reserve training every year.
Who is such a huge military force aimed at?
I can't think of a country other than yours that requires Austria to take this seriously.
If not prepared, once the Austrians are ready, I am afraid that your country will face an attack of millions of enemy troops. "
Dumbledore shook his head: "Your Excellency, don't steal the concept. A group of civilians can also be regarded as an army? If a war breaks out, France will have enough strength to defeat all enemies.
Modern wars can no longer be won by a large number of people.If compared with the number of people, the Russians have the largest army. Is your country about to bow down and admit defeat?
As for the threat from Austria, that is France's own domestic business, and you should not worry about it.With this energy, you should think about how to deal with the Russians! "
After a pause, Dumbledore added: "Remind Your Excellency that if you are talking about threats, your country is also a potential opponent of France, even before Austria.
The world has been divided up. Britain, France and Austria can form an alliance because we are all vested interests, and it is enough to maintain our existing interests. "
There is no doubt that Dumbledore was very dissatisfied with Jeffrey Friedman's extending his hand too long, so he gave a direct warning.
No matter how big the threat of Austria is, it can only be discovered by the French government itself.Jeffrey Friedman's reminder is obviously to provoke the Fao conflict.
As the foreign minister of France, how could Dumbledore accept being used?
……
On the way back to the embassy, seeing that Jeffrey Friedman was always worried, Lieutenant General McAfee, the deputy envoy, comforted him: "Jeffrey, don't be sad. You have done a good job. The failure of this mission is mainly because of us. Miscalculated the French."
Jeffrey Friedman shook his head: "The mission has not failed, and Dumbledore has accepted our point of view."
Seeing that Lieutenant General McAfee was puzzled, Jeffrey Friedman explained: "Don't be surprised, Dumbledore wouldn't have lost his temper if he hadn't touched the sore spot of the French.
His final warning, though true, was never lifted.Now that we have said it directly, it seems that the relationship between Britain, France and Austria is worse than we expected. "
McAfee became even more puzzled and asked directly: "Jeffrey, since our plan has been successful, why do you want to..."
Jeffrey Friedman replied with a wry smile: "Because what Dumbledore said is the truth, the British, French and Austrian countries do not want to see the rise of new great powers and share the cake with them. Whether it is the Russians or we all Same.
Now that we are almost at the peak of what we can develop, even if we defeat the Russians, it will be difficult for us to gain much.
If we want to go further, we must face the joint suppression of Britain, France and Austria. Our future is worrying! "
Jeffrey Friedman has come to his senses. Britain, France and Austria have many contradictions, but on the issue of suppressing latecomers, the interests of the three countries are the same.
The current Popo Federation is no longer a small country. If the Russians are defeated again, they will replace the Russians in Europe.
Britain, France and Austria did not want to see the rise of a new Russia, so the good days of the Commonwealth of Pubo will end after the war.
If there is no change in the international situation and the Tripartite Alliance of Britain, France and Austria does not collapse, the Commonwealth of Pubo can only survive in the shadow of the three major powers forever.
If not for the fans of the authorities, the Berlin government should have understood these issues long ago.However, everyone has been thinking about how to defeat the Russians, without thinking about what will happen after the war.
In the depths of my heart, there is a voice that has been telling Jeffrey Friedman that ending the dispute between Prussia and Russia is the best choice, and that a war will only be a cheap fisherman.
Thinking about it, it's impossible to say it.The Pubo Federation now has more than [-] square kilometers of territory, and most of it was obtained from the Russians. How could it be stopped?
Even if the Berlin government was willing to reconcile, the Tsarist government would not agree!How can the Russians be so embarrassed to pretend to be a foreign power without suppressing the Commonwealth?
Even if they knew that continuing the war would be detrimental to both countries, the two sides could not stop.
The Junkers aristocrats want more benefits, the Russians want shame, and the conflict of interests cannot be reconciled at all.
Lieutenant General McAfee smiled slightly: "Jeffrey, you think too much. Even if we are to be suppressed, it will be after we defeat the Russians. Who knows what will happen in the future?
I don't believe that the British, French and Austrian Tri-Power Alliance can last forever.As long as there is a conflict between the three countries, we have a chance.
The world has been carved up, and the colonies have no place for us, so let's just give up.Britain, France and Austria are worried that we will replace Russia, so let them see it. "
In this era, overseas colonies are a symbol of wealth, and naturally everyone wants it. Unfortunately, the attempt of the Berlin government ended in failure.
Facts have proved that the navy cannot develop overnight. The Junkers aristocrats are all landlubbers, and it is really impossible to go into the water.
Since the navy was hanged by the Danes in the Baltic Sea, the Berlin government has extinguished the unrealistic dream of the sea.
Lieutenant General McAfee, a staunch land power faction, no longer fantasizes about how many colonies to open up, and catching the Russians and beating them is the best choice.
Territorial expansion on the European continent has never been smooth sailing.The strategies formulated by the Junker nobles were to gradually encroach on the Russian land, but they did not have the domineering arrogance of the original time and space to invade the European continent.
Chapter 226 Russian-Austrian Agreement
Once the seeds of doubt are sown, they never linger.After carefully studying the actions of the Vienna government in recent years, Dumbledore became more and more confused.
If Austria wanted to target France, why let them annex the Italian region?
When propagating to the public, it can be explained by the strength of France.As a high-level government, Dumbledore does not think so.
No matter how powerful France is, it can't match the alliance of European countries.If the European countries jointly put pressure on them, they can only retreat in shame.
Expanding territory on the European continent has never been easy, and the Italian region is not a backcountry, and Dumbledore does not believe that Austria has no ambitions.
The French government has studied this issue for many years, and finally everyone has come to an unbelievable conclusion that the Vienna government abides by the spirit of the contract.
The truth is no longer important, the meat is eaten anyway.No matter how doubtful it is, the French government is unlikely to give up the Italian region.
It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out, just look at the military strength of Austria.The so-called "threat" is based on strength.
After sorting out the information about the Austrian army in recent years, Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief.Although the threat did exist, France resisted it.
Take action?
Sorry, being a qualified bureaucrat starts with weighing the pros and cons rather than acting blindly.
Austria's threat is only potential, and without sufficient interests, it is impossible for France and Austria to fight for no reason.
In the war of this era, it is obvious that the defensive side has the advantage.If nothing else, it was decided only by the deployment of troops.
In contrast, as a member of the cabinet government, Dumbledore was more worried about the military's expansion.It can be said that from the beginning, Jeffrey Friedman found the wrong person.
The two countries are different. One country owns the army, the other the army owns the country.What seems to be taken for granted by the Berlin government is very different to other governments.
Because there may be threats, direct measures are taken. That is the way of thinking of the military. Politicians have always put their interests first.
Knowing that people are sowing discord, without thinking, jumping out to be a gunman to others is a reckless behavior.
Jeffrey Friedman successfully provoke Fao relations, but did not change the outcome of the negotiations.If you want France to contain Austria, you can exchange it for benefits.
In the face of interests, the Paris government is still not giving an inch.Because of the threat of Austria, supporting the Commonwealth of Pubo does not exist.
Everyone is a mainland country, and for France, Poo is a potential threat, and it is nothing more than a matter of "the size of the threat".
……
At the critical moment of the Franco-Prussian negotiation, the Russia-Austria negotiation has also come to an end.
Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Excellency Minister, I do not see your country's sincerity. Your country has put up too little collateral, and its value is not equal at all.
If you only have these collaterals, and I highly doubt that your government will simply give up these areas, then we will lose a lot of money. "
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