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Armenia is located between the three countries of Russia, Obo, and Russia. After reading Procopius's war history, you will find that Byzantium and Persia have repeatedly competed for this area.

If the tsarist government wants to control this place, it will certainly not be aimed at Austria. The Russian-Austrian border is so long and there are many areas that are easy to attack, so there is no need to do anything extra.

The pure Kingdom of Armenia has no value, and its small size is not worthy of the tsarist government's prying eyes, so it is self-evident who the target is.

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Foreign Secretary George: "The Caucasus is too far away for our influence to penetrate far enough to interfere in the Armenian throne struggle.

Russia and Austria quickly reached an agreement on this issue, and we have to be vigilant next.In addition to the Austrian threat, the Russian threat cannot be ignored.

In the future, our pressure in Central Asia and Persia will increase greatly. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggests that France and North Germany should be properly supported, and Russia and Austria should be contained from behind. "

There is no way, this is a problem left over from history.More than ten years ago, the British took advantage of the Russian-Prussian War to support a few younger brothers to seize Central Asia from the Russians.

Mao Xiong held grudges. Regardless of whether Alexander III was a pacifist or not, as long as he wanted to be a "good tsar" in the eyes of the people, his next goal was to regain Central Asia.

The Russians returned to Central Asia. If the conflict between Britain and Russia did not break out, the Austrian Foreign Ministry could be dissolved.

Facing the threat of two major powers at the same time, if no one shares the pressure, the British will definitely not be able to withstand it.

Regardless of Persia or Central Asia, if any region is broken through, India will become a battlefield.

Russia and Austria may not be able to capture India from the British, but it is almost inevitable that the situation in India will get out of control because of the war.

If Russia and Austria hold the mentality of "I can't get it, you don't have to think about it" and fully support India's independence, then it will be over.

With the lessons learned from American independence, the London government has to be more vigilant to avoid the worst from happening.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Hugh Childers, was shocked and said: "You are playing with fire, and you will lose control if you are not careful!"

Supporting France and Germany looks very good, and it can contain Russia and Austria from behind. The problem is that France, Germany and Germany are willing to unite.

There are indications that the French are still obsessed with the expansion of Central Europe, and North Germany just blocked the French way forward.

A lot of things have happened recently, shorting the franc, big dumping, supporting the revolutionary party, and France withdrawing from the free trade system. This series of changes has brought the relationship between Britain and France to the coldest point in history after the anti-French war.

A little setback did not wipe out the arrogance of the French, but stimulated the growth of French nationalism.

If there is a change in the middle, and the enemy is provoking from it, it may not wait for them to play a role, and their own people will fight first.

If this happened, the British government would be a real joke.

Foreign Secretary George calmly analyzed: "Sir, don't get excited. The conflict between France and Germany is not as deep as you think, and it is far from the time to erupt.

As long as the interests are large enough, potential enemies can also be allies first.If we want to be friendly with France and Germany, we must make full use of Russia and Austria.

For example: use the hatred of Russia to stir up the anti-Russia movement in North Germany;

Or the conflict between France and Austria broke out in Italy, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Suez Canal...

It doesn't have to be a fight, it's enough to expose the contradictions so that they can guard against each other. "

"By the way, the Nordic Federation can also be used. During the Second Russo-Prussian War, the Tsarist government used the sale of Finland as a guise to obtain loans from the Nordic Federation.

If it weren't for the Austrian guarantee, it is estimated that the Tsarist government would have reneged.The conflict gap between the two sides has long been buried.

We just..."

No one can guarantee whether it will work or not to use new hatred to cover up old hatred.

However, this idea is still worthy of praise.Britain's long-term foreign policy has led to a lot of enemies.

If the contradictions in the past cannot be suppressed, Britain is the enemy of the whole world.

Prime Minister Gladstone interrupted: "Sir, your Foreign Office plans are fantastic.

We do not deny that Russia and Austria are our threats, but this threat only exists in a potential sense and will not explode in the short term.

The international situation is ever-changing. Maybe we are allies today and become enemies tomorrow. Who knows what will happen in the future? "

Through a series of events, Gladstone found that the most suitable foreign policy for Britain was still "glorious isolation".

Britain has already gained too many benefits, and what is needed now is to defend the world.Only by avoiding participating in continental disputes and appearing as an adjudicator can we continue to maximize.

A series of diplomatic missteps by the London government essentially gave up its advantage in the Straits and directly participated in continental disputes.

Too much energy and money have been spent on "potential" and "possible" threats.

There is no problem with the European balance policy, and there is no problem with the foreign policy of suppressing whoever is powerful.Add the two together and the problem explodes.

Since the first Near East War, the foreign policy of the British government has fallen into this vicious circle, and has always stood on the opposite side of the European powers.

After suppressing the Russians, the French rose up again; after finally suppressing the French, Austria emerged again; now it is preparing to attack Austria.

It seems that the British Foreign Office has achieved brilliant results, but it has not played a substantive role.The days when this kind of suppression of competitors is still out of sight.

The culprit that led to this situation was Britain's European balancing policy.

In order to maintain the balance of the European continent, the London government has no way to knock the enemy to death with a single stick.Not only can't be killed, it can't even be disabled.

In case of accidental strikes, the British have to hurry up and help, lest there be a dominance in the European continent.

Hatred will not disappear just because of a pull, and if it does not explode now, it does not mean that it will never erupt.

The rulers of all countries are human beings, and human beings have weaknesses. Don't expect everyone to remain rational forever.

If one day a hot-headed guy appears, regardless of whether he directly launches a war of revenge against Britain, the situation that the British government has painstakingly managed will disappear immediately.

In this era full of utilitarianism, as long as the interests are sufficient, anything is possible.

For example: the hatred value has risen, and the rulers of Russia, France and Austria suddenly changed their minds, and they must first clear the field before fighting for European hegemony.

Or the Three Kingdoms found that no one could do anything to anyone, so they simply endorsed each other and went out together to find meat.

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The foreign policy of the British government changed again, and Franz naturally didn't know about it. Now he is still working hard for the post-war recovery of the Near East.

As for the alliance between Russia, France and Austria, which the British are most worried about, Franz has never taken it seriously.

Now Austria is willing to join forces with France and Russia to fight Britain, but France and Russia are not willing!

Austria is at its peak, and they are still licking their wounds. It is self-evident who joins forces at this time.

If you can be the boss by yourself, why should you stay low and be the little one?

Unless Austria also fell into decline, or France and Russia recovered, and the strength of the three countries was at the same level, it would be possible to join forces to carve up Britain.

If the strength of the three countries were equal, Franz would not dare to join forces with them.This is determined by the strategic location. As a sandwich biscuit, you must be vigilant.

Although the British hate it, their continental balance policy is still positive when Austria's strength is insufficient.

In fact, after entering modern times, the foreign policies of all countries in the world are full of utilitarianism and changeability, focusing too much on short-term interests.

This change, the British have to pay a considerable part of the responsibility.The isolated overseas location made the British unscrupulous and mercenary.

France and Russia are actually learners of the British, but unfortunately they do not have the protection of the Strait, and the result of rote copying is to make themselves embarrassed.

Austria did not follow the example of the British, not because of Franz's integrity, but mainly due to its geographical location.

With the tragic example of the German Second Empire in the original time and space, Franz had to adopt the foreign policy of the Metternich era and modify it to become a big country that is harmless to humans and animals.

Prime Minister Felix: "Your Majesty, this is the government's development plan for the Near East, which is mainly divided into three phases.

Now the government is implementing the first phase, which mainly consists of resettlement and main road construction, both of which complement each other.

According to the plan, the government plans to build the main line railway from Vienna to Baghdad within five years, including two branch lines connecting the Middle East Railway and the Arabian Ring Island Railway.

Considering the particularity of the Near East, the next resettlement will be carried out along the railway line.

145 stations have been planned along the railway line, setting up immigrant towns or cities.

Large-scale immigration will start in two years, and in the short term, only immigrants from coastal areas will be targeted, and existing cities will be directly transformed.

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Generally speaking, there is not much difference between the Baghdad railway planned by the Vienna government and the Baghdad railway built by the Germans in the original time and space.

The difference is that the German Baghdad Railway goes to Constantinople, and the Austrian Baghdad Railway goes to the Dardanelles.

The construction of the European part of the railway has been completed long ago, and the required construction section starts from the Dardanelle Bridge and extends all the way to Baghdad.

As for the railways left over from the Ottoman Empire along the way, because of the different track standards, they had to be demolished and rebuilt.

Connecting the Middle East Railway and the Arabian Ring Railway is still only a concept, and these two railways are still under construction.

The construction of the Middle East Railway is relatively early and is about to be completed. As for the Arabian Island Railway, due to geographical conditions, it is estimated that the Baghdad Railway will not necessarily be completed.

Immigration lag is inevitable. Although the Ottoman Empire perished, it will still take a certain amount of time to wipe out the guy who occupies the mountain as king.

If the people on the peninsula hadn't been packaged and sent away, let alone two years, even if it took another five years, there would be no way to guarantee that the place would be cleared.

After receiving the plan, Franz looked at the plan.Without a computer, it is all drawn by hand, so beautiful renderings are unnecessary.

A few lines symbolize the railway. There is no doubt that such an important project as the Baghdad Railway is naturally a double-track railway.

The stops along the way are small dots.The exact location of the estimated site has not been finalized.

There is no satellite map, it all depends on the manual operation of engineers, and it is natural to have errors.

Skipping the fairly beautiful planning map and the long-known immigration plan, Franz frowned when he landed on the final budget.

Chapter 41 The Growing Peasant Ownership Class

"Why is the budget so high?"

It's not that Franz made a fuss. The initial investment in the Near East Development Plan was as high as 2 million Aegis. If calculated according to this cost, the original plan of 10 billion Aegis would not be able to complete the infrastructure construction at all.

If the infrastructure cannot be built and the immigration is not in place, private capital will naturally not come.The influx of private capital cannot be attracted, and the government of Vienna can be dragged into bankruptcy only by government-funded development.

Prime Minister Felix explained: "The major war has devastated the Near East more than the government had anticipated.

The vast majority of cities are in ruins, and the cost of repairing many cities is higher than rebuilding.

Mines, roads, bridges, and water conservancy facilities were all destroyed in the flames of war and had to be rebuilt.

The most troublesome thing is that the local production has been completely lost, and many raw materials for the early construction have to be transported from China. "

Franz has nothing to say, building a new city is nothing, but how can a city in the huge Near East be able to do it?

To resettle immigrants, it is impossible to let everyone stay in the city. The easiest to take root and recover is agriculture, mines, and factories.

Only when there are jobs can people be retained.These days, the tertiary industry has not developed at all, and the core pillar is still the primary industry.

Money must be invested, and the purpose of winning the Ottoman Empire is to obtain a stable rear.If there is no construction, a blank rear will be like Alaska to Russia.

After hesitating for a moment, Franz said slowly: "Let's announce the plan to the public and see if we can attract some investors.

If some local industries can be restored and transportation from the local area can be reduced, the cost should be able to be lowered. "

Today is different from the past. The current Vienna government is no longer the poor guy who wished to spend one Aegis twice.

Even if the previous budget was tens of millions overrun, Franz was only slightly surprised.Increasing the expenditure of tens of millions of Aegis is nothing more than issuing tens of millions of Aegis bonds, and it is not a financial crisis.

It is normal for the government to have errors in previous budgets.Everyone was sitting in the office, looking at the map to make a budget based on the analysis of the battle report data from the front line.

Now that the Near East region has been taken over, first-hand information has been collected, and the budget will be re-made. Naturally, there will be gaps.

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The Minister of War Feslav handed over a document: "Your Majesty, this is the list of officers and soldiers who made great achievements in the Near East War, as well as the Army Department's disposal plan for post-war retirement and compensation for casualties.

In this war, a total of 286 officers and soldiers have accumulated enough military merits to be knighted, of which 71 were promoted to knighthood.

After the war, a total of 28.6 officers and soldiers need to be retired, of which 27.8 will be transferred to the reserve after retirement, and 8768.9 million Aegis will need to be paid as a subsidy.

In this war, a total of 18134 soldiers were killed and disabled, and a pension of 1365.36 million Aegis was required.

According to the local reward standard of twice the military merit field, including the fallen soldiers, a total of 2 people are eligible to apply for the military merit field, and a total of 66424 people who have some military merit qualify for the compensation.

According to the wishes of the officers and soldiers or the families of the soldiers who died in battle, a total of 150359 officers and soldiers applied for military meritorious land this time, and the number of land grants applied for was 1176.48 million hectares.

Because some officers and soldiers applied for the price difference, this part of the funds can basically offset the retirement subsidies and casualty benefits. "

There is no doubt that the cannon fodder troops are not included in the statistics, otherwise the number of disabled and killed would increase tenfold.

In a country like Austria, war is the best chance to change fate.A Near East war, and more than 200 lucky ones came to the fore.

Compared with conferring a title, promotion to a title is actually more difficult. The military merit required in the previous step is often several times that of the previous one, and the higher the level, the more difficult it is.

But these are small problems, as is the case in any world, the road gets narrower as you go up.

The Military Merit Field was still as popular as ever, which made Franz feel relieved.Anyway, there are no lands everywhere in the Near East, and Franz doesn't mind getting out.

Military merit fields are popular not only because these lands enjoy preferential tax treatment, but also because of their high social status.