Holy Roman Empire

Money is hard to get, and the middleman is hard to find.If you want this intermediary, you must first have three basic elements: first, to have a good relationship with the Russians; second, to have a certain amount of financial resources; third, not to be influenced by Russia and Austria.

Without a good relationship, fudge work is not easy to start.Only if the relationship is good enough can the following story be continued.

There is no love and hate for no reason in this world. Even if the sky is really falling into the sky, before eating it, you must first verify whether it is poisonous.

This requires a good story, one who made the Tsarist government believe that the intermediary was for its own benefit and helped to build the Siberian Railway.

Stories alone are certainly not enough, and a certain amount of capital is also necessary.This capital does not need much, as long as part of the cost of the Siberian Railway is paid in advance.

Or follow the example of the Vienna government in assisting the construction of the Central Asia Railway, and find a railway company to build the Siberian Railway, allowing the Russians to default on the costs of exploration, design and management and mechanical equipment leasing.

There is no shortage of artificial bears, and raw materials can also solve most of them.Except for rails that may need to be imported, the Russians can provide everything else.

In fact, the most expensive part of railway construction is labor and raw materials.After solving these two big heads, 70% or 80% of the cost has been removed.

There are no taxes and no fees. For this strategic level of railway, someone undertaking the construction of the tsarist government must give the green light all the way, and even bureaucrats dare not extend their hands.

Don’t talk about it, it’s not black, the original space-time can build the backbone of the Siberian Railway at a cost of less than 2 billion rubles, and the bureaucrats responsible for railway construction are definitely working hard.

Corruption may still exist, but relatively incorruptible still did.If it is really performed at the normal level of the Russian bureaucracy, this number will not be increased by three to five times, it will be impossible to complete.

No way, the conditions in Siberia are too bad, and the construction is really difficult.With limited technical conditions, the construction cost cannot be low at all.

Therefore, financial resources are also essential. The so-called "not much" is only for the local tyrants like Britain.

In fact, there are few countries in the world that can raise tens of millions of pounds, even if it is raised in installments.

Although it was Britain who paid the money behind the scenes, having financial resources was also an indispensable condition.

If a poor country suddenly made such a huge sum of money, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Russians.

If the Tsarist government knows that the funds come from the London government, it is estimated that the plan would have been cold before the start.

In addition to the first two, the most important thing is to be bold.Countries that dare to participate in the dispute between Shenluo and Britain these days are definitely audacious.

There is no need to count on the European continent. Only Denmark has good relations with the tsarist government.The problem is that Sweden is in charge of the Nordic Federation, but Sweden and the Russians are feuds.

In addition to the poor relationship, what is more important is that they are not within the sphere of influence of Russia and Austria and can guarantee their own safety.

There is no way, the Nordic Federation is under the nose of Russia and Austria, once the plan is exposed, the fate waiting for them can be imagined.

The extremely high risk inherently determines that countries participating in this plan must have a certain degree of self-insurance.Even if the plan is revealed, it will not bring disaster to oneself.

If you cannot guarantee your own safety, no matter how big the benefits Britain promises, it is impossible for others to participate.

Open the map and you will know that there are only two countries that are not within the sphere of influence of Russia and Austria, and have certain financial and military strength, and are not afraid of being retaliated afterwards.

Considering that it has good diplomatic relations with the Russians, then only the United States of America will meet the conditions.

As for the other candidate, because the Czar supported the North during the Civil War, the relationship between the Confederate States and the Russians after independence was naturally not much better.

The United States has met all the innate conditions, but the acquired conditions are still lacking. The biggest problem is: lack of courage.

The Americans in the original time and space have been so persuaded these years that they are clearly paying attention to fighting Cuba, but they are shocked by the strength of Spain and dare not move.

Just keep making small moves in secret to test the Spaniard's reaction.Of course, the Spanish government did not disappoint, exposing its own weakness.

In the end, the U.S. government lingered until 1898 before it "risked" and planned the Spanish-American War.It was after defeating Spain that American talents gradually lost their fear of European powers.

Needless to say now, Americans who have been beaten up by society must be even more embarrassing!

Even the fallen Spain did not dare to move, and it was too embarrassing to let them calculate the Russian-Austrian alliance.

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While the British were still worried about how to move the United States, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 came to an end.The Japanese government, which is in a bright moment, never dreamed that they would be betrayed.

Of course, it's not betrayed either.It was originally a chess piece, so before jumping out of the board, it would naturally be controlled by the player.

It is not easy to take advantage of the great powers. Britain has paid so much to the Japanese and it always needs to be reciprocated.

The Japanese government, lost in the joy of victory and unable to extricate itself, naturally could not think of so much.

It doesn't take that long, and the Japanese government will soon be unable to laugh.The intervention of the international community has started, and I want to eat... (brain supplement)

One wave has not settled, another wave has risen.

Cuba is still fighting, the Philippines is still drilling the ravine, the war in the Far East has not ceased, and Europe is in chaos again.

Everyone has taken care of the European economic revitalization strategy, but France has been omitted.

Although Spain recruited a group of French mercenaries, to a certain extent, it alleviated the crisis in France, but it was still a drop in the bucket for a country.

Theory is always just theory, and reality is cruel.Franz's envisioned "a mercenary to feed a family" now looks more like a beautiful fairy tale.

Not everyone has a strong sense of responsibility.Except for the initial settlement allowance, which was left behind, most of the mercenaries did not send money back home immediately after the salary was paid.

I have to admit that they have a strong adaptability and quickly adapted to the life of a mercenary.After getting the salary, all of them have lived "the days when I have wine and are drunk now".

Less than half are willing to send money to their homes. Most of these people who are willing to send money only send a small part of their income. Those who can account for 13% of income can be called "Gujiamen".

In this context, the mercenaries whose high hopes Franz had planned to make money to support their families naturally ended in bankruptcy.

People always have to eat, and France's economy had already collapsed in the war.The European economic crisis is coming to an end, but the economic crisis in France is still far away.

The trauma caused by the war was too great, and the refugees expelled by various countries made this country miserable even more.

Although the French government has worked hard to resettle the refugees, develop the economy and create jobs as much as possible, there are huge war indemnities on their shoulders, and the resources they can use are really limited.

The fact that the Vienna government did not collect compensation does not mean that other countries did not send people to collect it. At least the Russian army stationed outside of Paris completed the task of collecting compensation as soon as possible.

That's right, the Paris government can't afford to pay the indemnity, and the Russians do it themselves.The Russian army has been dispatched. The collection of war reparations must go smoothly!

There are no standards at all. Taxes are levied purely based on personal preferences. It is also necessary to charge three or five more.The Russian officers and soldiers who participated in the tax collection activities all made a lot of money.

Just being so tossed by them has suffered the French people.King Carlos, who could not stand the humiliation, directly led the government to a strike in protest.

The angry French people have already taken up arms to resist the atrocities of the Russian army, including some government forces also participated in the attack on the Russian army.

Just after Franz took a nap, France became a mess again.Looking at the mess in front of him, Franz suddenly regretted leaving the Russian army stationed in Paris.

Yes, suppressing the revolutionary Russian army is indeed a good hand.The problem is that their ability to cause trouble is even better.

It’s no problem to get war indemnities from France, but you have to leave a sigh of relief!

Sending soldiers out to collect taxes, Franz very doubted what kind of commander it was to give such a brain-dead order.

Anyone who is a little self-aware will know what the Russian army is.Usually stationed in a military camp makes the place miserable.

It's not so much letting it out for taxation, it's more about letting it out for robbery.It was enough to play like this during the war. Now the war is over long ago. It's strange that the French didn't break out even if they played like this.

Tossing to tossing, as long as he makes trouble, he can clean up the mess, Franz has no objection.

Obviously, things have caused trouble in front of him, the emperor, and it must be that the Allied troops stationed in France can't stand it.

Otherwise, who is satiated and can do nothing to trouble his leader?You must know that this kind of ignorant behavior can greatly affect your "career."

It is always easy to create problems, but difficult to solve them.As the leader of the Allied forces, the butt determines the position, and it is self-evident which side to stand on.

Many years of the emperor's career told Franz that he shouldn't just look at the surface in a hurry when encountering things, but also analyze the inside.

From the bright side, the disaster was caused by the Russians, and naturally it was the responsibility of the Russian troops stationed in Paris.However, do the French have no responsibility?

Now that I know the complaint, why did you go?

If the Carlos government protested to the headquarters of the Allied Forces as soon as the problem occurred, I am afraid that someone would have interfered with the actions of the Russian army.

Even if you didn't expect it at the time, when the problem broke out, you can always report the situation to the Allied Headquarters immediately, right?

There were so many opportunities to prevent the Russian army from taxing, but the French government perfectly missed them all.When things got up, a government went on strike to protest.

Such obvious behavior is clearly deliberate indulgence.Just wait for things to happen so that you can take advantage of the sympathy of caring people in the alliance.

Franz admitted that the French plan was successful, and that the Allied forces really need to give the French an explanation.

It's just that this explanation, it's uncertain whether they want it or not.After gaining insight into the goals of the French, Franz's dread of the Carlos government took another step higher.

In this context, to deal with France's current mess, it must be carefully considered.

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