Holy Roman Empire

Vienna International Hotel

Palmerston strives: "Mr. Metternich, your asking price is too high, which has exceeded the capacity of the Kingdom of Sardinia!"

Metternich said unhurriedly: "Mr. Palmerston, we can count a battle. In this Osa war, Austria spent 100 million rupiah in war funding and 12,000 officers and soldiers. No one pays a pension of 1,000 dong, which is also 12 million dong.

The civilian death toll was as high as 586,000, the nobles died 26,000, the highest rank was the marquis, and millions were homeless.

According to the casualty pension of 500 guilders per civilian and the payment of 3,000 guilders per noble, the total is 371 million rupiah. The homeless people will count less. At least 150 million rupiah.

Nearly half of the cities in Lombardy and Venice were destroyed by the war, the local economy completely collapsed, and the cost of post-war reconstruction will not be less than 300 million rupiah.

There are also Sardinian army who wantonly robbed a lot of wealth from the people, at least 180 million rupiah, these must also be returned.

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According to the algorithm of the Austrians, the Kingdom of Sardinia is estimated to be unclear in the next century. Before Metternich finished speaking, Palmerston said:

"Mr. Metternich, the account can't be calculated like this. Most of the casualties and economic losses caused by the revolutionaries are caused by the revolutionaries. The losses caused by the Sardinian army to your country are only a small part of them.

Yes, these losses are the result of the joint action of the rebels, the Austrian army, and the Sardinian army, but the losses must be borne by the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Metternich said indifferently: "Mr. Palmerston, we have enough evidence that the rebellions in Lombardy and Venice were planned by the Sardinian government.

The losses caused by the rebels naturally need to be borne by the Kingdom of Sardinia.We are only asking for compensation of 1.66 billion rupiah, which is actually very few."

Palmerston will naturally not buy it, one by one grinds down with Metternich.

For example, civilian casualties: the Sardinian army did not engage in a massacre. How could it be possible to kill so many civilians in such a short time?

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, and natural deaths are all recorded on the head of the Sardinian government. Reluctantly speaking, in the past, fortunately, there could be a relationship.

But the outflow of population caused by the war, this person is still alive, it is necessary to pay compensation according to the death population, is not too nonsense?

What kind of rebel members' casualties also require compensation?Isn't this nonsense?They are all sinners, and the Austrian government needs to pay pensions to their families?

No, this must be discounted.

Another example: the Sardinian army looted the place, they are all in the prisoner of war camp, and the goods are your spoils?How much is the most attrition fee?

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After half a month of frustration, Palmerston finally reached an agreement with Metternich. The Kingdom of Sardinia paid 338 million rupiah for war compensation in Austria, and a ransom of 62 million rupiah for prisoners of war to end the war.(Approximately 93.52 million silver)

This is already the limit. The Kingdom of Sardinia has not been reformed by Cavour, and now their financial revenue is converted to only more than 10 million two silver.

Faced with this huge amount of compensation, they certainly can't get it out.The existence of the Fawmiot has cut off the possibility of asking for help from the French financial community. They have no choice but to borrow from the British.

With the feces of John Bull, why can't he not take advantage of the fire at this time?

It can be said that after this huge debt is borrowed, the political and economic of the future Sardinian kingdom must be fully attached to the British.

As for the opinions of the Sardinian government in exile, they are no longer important. They have lost the right to speak, and only accept the arrangement of fate.

It is sufficient to change the government without being obedient. The British paid a large price to keep them, hoping to support an obedient chess piece in the Italian region and enhance their right to speak in the Italian region.

Of course, there is another reason for the consortium of British banks being locked up with loans.The Sardinian government still owes a debt to the British, and if they don't want to keep them, these loans will be completely lost.

This huge amount of compensation is not so much the limit of the Kingdom of Sardinia as it is the limit of the British willingness to continue to invest.

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On July 7, 1848, the Austrian ambassador to London and the government of Sardinia in exile signed a truce, which was a reprint of the secret talks between Britain and Austria and Vienna.

The Bank of England consortium provided a loan to the Sardinian government and paid 200 million rupiah for the Austrian war compensation in one lump sum.

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The decision to ask for less money was made by Franz. If the pig teammate of France does not have any problems, then everyone can join forces to divide the Kingdom of Sardinia. Austria can get rich Genoa and Turin regions, which is indeed worth the shot.

But now that the French are overwhelmed, Austria can only play alone.Unfortunately, Austria has a bad appetite and can't swallow the kingdom of Sardinia in one bite.

If the Kingdom of Sardinia cannot be exterminated and only a part of their territory occupied, then it will be for a long time to face the threat of a national uprising and it will be difficult to transform these areas into national strength.

Moreover, there are already enough Italian nationalities in Austria, and Franz does not want to continue to increase, which is not conducive to his national integration policy.

Austria made concessions on the issue of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and naturally received compensation.

For example, the British will support Austria ’s expansion in the Balkans, and acquiesce that Austria will join overseas colonial expansion.

Compared to the complex Italian region, with the support of the British, Austria expanded in the Balkans, and only needed to communicate with the Russians.

Overseas colonial expansion is even simpler, as long as Austria opens up the direction of the colony, and does not conflict with the core interests of Britain and France, the rest are minor problems.

It must be said that Palmerston's judgment is accurate, and Austria's strategic focus is no longer in Italy.

Now the dominant position is that the German faction headed by Prime Minister Felix advocates expansion in the German region.

This was closely followed by the Near East faction headed by the Secretary of the Army, Prince Wendy Schgratz, who advocated expansion into the Balkans.

And the colonial headed by Grand Duke Louis advocated the development of overseas colonies.

The impact of the butterfly effect is huge. At this time in history, the Austrian government is busy suppressing the rebellion. There are absolutely not so many people who want to expand abroad.

There is one behind these strategies, or multiple interest groups are promoting it.On the surface, everyone's reasons are very good. In practice, there are a series of problems.

Franz did not rush to express his position. Politics can often not only consider right and wrong, but also depends on the interest groups involved and possible changes.

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Palmerston's visit was not only for the Italian issue, but also for the mediation of the Pudan War. Austria also has a heavy say in this issue.

"Mr. Metternich, I think it is necessary for our two countries to conduct more in-depth communication on the issue of the Putin War.

The unauthorized provocation of war in the Kingdom of Prussia should be condemned by the international community. As a peace-loving country, we need to take more active measures."Parmeston said

"Of course, Mr. Palmerston. The Austrian government has long stated its position:

The two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein are traditional German states, and Austria hopes that they will return to the Federation.

However, they must return as independent states, not as part of the Kingdom of Prussia."Metternich answered tentatively

Palmerston said seriously: "Mr. Metternich, the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein already belong to the Kingdom of Denmark. This is a historical issue.

The German region is just a place name, not a country.The German Confederation is only an alliance, and there is no so-called sovereignty!"

There is no doubt that the British are opposed to the unification of the German region.Once a unified great empire appears on the Central European continent, then the hegemonic status of the British Empire will be impacted again.

Palmerston directly stated his position in order to break off the illusion that Austria may exist to unify the German region.

Metternich opposed the establishment of the Great Germany. He believed that unifying the German region would be impossible. After trying out the British attitude, there would naturally be no excessive reaction.

"Mr. Palmerston, this question is not how we look at it, but the public opinion led by the Prussians. Now the Austrian government is kidnapped by public opinion.

Having just experienced a domestic rebellion, we have to take into account the feelings of the people. In this war, we have to support the Prussians diplomatically."

Metternich bit the word diplomacy very hard, Palmerston naturally heard the implication, Austria does not want Prussia to continue to grow, and support for them is limited to diplomacy and will not take practical action.

This answer did not satisfy him, but it was not unacceptable. It was nothing more than that in this Pudan war, Austria was ready to fight soy sauce.

Seeking the Austrian government to participate in the joint pressure on Prussia failed, Palmerston did not continue to stay in Vienna, went straight to Berlin.