Holy Roman Empire

The refugee crisis in the Balkans has not attracted attention from the outside world. Although many media have reported it, it has also been brought in.

It's nothing to do with yourself, hang high.It is universal in any world. At this time, Ottomans did not have a good impression on Europeans.

It can almost be regarded as a barbaric endorsement, plus a pagan, it belongs to the kind without human rights.

Of course, everyone can't pay attention to it, and their stomachs are still not full. Who has the mood to care about the life and death of the Ottomans?

The outside world does not pay attention, and Franz is also happy.In the later generations, Bai Zuo, who stood and talked without back pain, is still in the primary stage and has no right to speak.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Constantinople and the Crimean peninsula. Now that the Near East War has been fought, the two warring parties have already begun to compare speed.

If the Russians conquer Constantinople first, then they will gain a strategic advantage and can cut off the Bosphorus. In addition to compromise, the British and French can only die with them in the Balkans.

On the contrary, if Britain and France conquered the Crimean peninsula first, then they would have a strategic advantage and could destroy the Russian shipbuilding industry in the Black Sea. The battle of Constantinople was not necessary to continue.

Do n’t watch the Black Sea Fleet finish, the Russians are not ready to fight back.The construction of sail warships in this era was not difficult, and the Russian shipyard in the Azov Sea did not stop working.

After a loss, the Russian guns on the coast of the Black Sea were overhauled, and the bureaucrats of the Tsarist government, even if they were incompetent, knew that they could no longer be beaten passively.

Important military ports, shore guns have been redeployed.The British and French navies are not stupid, and naturally they will not bombard warships and shore guns.

According to St. Petersburg's plan, as long as Constantinople was captured, the British and French fleets entering the Black Sea became the rootless roots, and slowly grinding can also kill the enemy.

The fortress of Sevastopol began to falter, Constantinople also fell into the majority, and the time to decide the destiny of both parties had arrived.

History has changed, and the Russians with Austrian support have erupted into more powerful fighting power.Under the personal intervention of Nicholas I, after several logistical officials clicked, the Russian army in the Crimean peninsula finally succeeded in dressing up.

However, logistics supply has also become more difficult. The more advanced modern weapons, the greater the logistics pressure. It is also a big challenge for Russians who rely on ox carts for transportation.

Vienna

Franz is looking at a map of Africa, and the colonies are not free to open up indiscriminately.The land of ownership cannot be touched. Now Austria is not suitable for initiating a big conflict with the old colonial empire.

Secondly, Franz is not prepared to touch areas that are poor and have no resources and no development potential.Colonization also depends on the cost. The trade that always loses money is destined not to last long.

In the end, the powerful indigenous people ca n’t mess with it. If they do n’t take it away, they will be embarrassed.

After excluding these three factors, the remaining options are few.

The most recent of course was an attack on the Ottoman Empire. Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt are all recent choices.After thinking about it, Franz did not hesitate to cross the three options.

The timing is wrong. Now that the Ottomans and Britain and France are allies, they have taken the liberty to cause Britain and France to intervene. Austria will do the wedding dress for them, and finally Mao will not be able to get it.

The most valuable South Africa, the coastal area has fallen into the hands of the British, Algeria is already the meat in the French bowl, and Morocco has been peeped at the same time by Britain, France and the West.

Franz reluctantly found that good places belonged to others.Morocco hasn't been divided up yet. It's okay to get in and get a slice of soup. Of course, this must be selected.

The land that was not targeted by the powers in this era is almost non-existent.It doesn't matter if you stare at it, as long as you don't eat it, everyone can use their own methods.

The candidate list came out at once: Guinea, Côte d’ Ivoire, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Gabon, Congo, Namibia, Kenya, Tasania, Somalia, Zanzibar, Madagascar ...

Inland is not considered, nor is it planned to go further beyond Africa, and Franz highly doubts the naval capabilities of the Austrian Navy.

Franz asked: "The plan can't keep up with the rapid changes. The refugee tide that broke out in the Balkan Peninsula is a trouble and an opportunity. Since it is encountered, it cannot be wasted.

It is very difficult to emigrate from the country to the African continent. Looking at the countries of Britain and France, people will know that the people would rather go to the American continent on the ocean side than the African continent.

The quality of refugees in the Balkans is not very good, but no matter how bad it is, it is better than the indigenous people. The early population of the colony development, then our colonization plan must be started in advance.

This is a map of the African continent. These unmarked areas are landless. Everyone thinks about it. Where do we start?"

The age of mineral resources is unknown, and European colonists have not been able to complete exploration, so now everyone ’s judgment is very primitive.

Looking directly at the level of development, the local area is not rich enough, and the colony can make a profit.The Austrian government has to consider one more item, whether it is suitable for the development of agriculture and whether it can feed these immigrants.

Prime Minister Felix said: "Your Majesty, Guinea can consider that the coastal plain area is easy to control, the local water source is sufficient, suitable for the development of agriculture, and it is very good to establish a colonial stronghold from the beginning.

In terms of distance, it is also the closest.At present, there are not many competitors here, that is, the French hurried several chiefs to sign a treaty, and their influence in the local area is not great.

Nigeria is also good, with excellent natural conditions and relatively high economic value.However, the local indigenous strength is relatively strong, and the British forces have also penetrated.

Then there is the Congo area, where there are water passages deep into the interior, which is easier to control.The property inside is also good, and colonization should not lose money here.

At this stage, these three places are more appropriate.There is no guarantee of how much benefit you can get. At least within five years, all three places can achieve a break-even.

Coupled with my immigrants sent from the Balkan Peninsula, after operating for more than ten years, a small market can be formed locally, which is also a small supplement to the domestic industry."

Naturally, other regions are temporarily postponed, and colonization must also consider the cost. Of course, we must choose the region with the most suitable benefits.

The strategic position and future development are not within the scope of everyone's consideration.A colony that can make money now is a good colony.

I will talk about future issues later.Everyone is a realist, and the colony is not native. Do n’t expect everyone to think about how far.

Colonial activities are another long-term investment, and it is the colonialists' pursuit to be able to recover costs as quickly as possible to achieve profitability.

Of course, there are also colonies that do not make money. For a country, it is not possible to simply calculate the profit and loss of administrative costs.

It is also acceptable if the colonial market can promote the development of domestic industry and commerce, or make up for the lack of certain resources in the country, and bear a certain loss.

In this respect, the Germans in history are negative teaching materials. The occupied colony is not small. Unfortunately, the development is limited. As of 1914, there were only more than 20,000 German immigrants on the African continent.

The German colonial operation has been at a loss. The vast colony did not contribute much to the development of domestic industry and commerce. The colonial market contributed only 0.5% of foreign trade.

Franz naturally has to learn a lesson. The first is to control the cost of colonization. The domestic management model is obviously unusable.

Metternich proposed: "Your Majesty, we just started overseas colonization, we can only succeed but not fail, and now it is not advisable to take risks.

Let ’s start in Guinea and Congo. The competitors in these two places are not strong enough, as long as we are fast enough to create established facts."

The colony is different from the homeland. Austria's target is now only a part of some value, but it is not a high value area.

Now that the Near East War is at a critical juncture, everyone ’s attention has been drawn, and this is a good opportunity to take action.

The opening of African colonies in this era is the coexistence of risks and opportunities, and Britain and France will not go to great lengths for the two chicken rib colonies.

That's right, it's a chicken rib colony. There are too many areas suitable for agricultural production in Britain and France, and Austria's goal has not seen anything special.

More importantly, there is no unified power in these two places. The former Congolese kingdom has long since declined, and it has not blocked Austria's strength.

In contrast, Nigeria is not a soft persimmon, at least it looks a bit strong.It can be seen from the Fulani empire that ruled here, as well as the surplus power to launch jihad.

Of course, this is not to say that Austria can't get it down here, mainly because of the issue of pay and profit.No matter how the Fulani empire, they can not change that they are just an agricultural country with a population of millions.

The next most populous country in Africa, there is no shadow yet.The entire African continent has a population of more than 20 million people, distributed on more than 30 million square kilometers of land.

This is also the reason why Metternich opposes abrupt actions. Religious beliefs are also very crazy. Once launched, it is enough for Austria.

Coupled with the vast land and sparse population, if these religious fanatics cause destruction, it is also a headache.Although human bombs have not yet been born, suicide attacks have already appeared.

In order not to maintain colonial rule, Austria will send hundreds of thousands of troops to kill these fishes?Cost is the core of the establishment of the colonial empire. If the cost cannot be controlled, then the colonial empire is not far from the collapse.

Without hesitation, Franz made a decision: "Take these two places first as our first step in overseas colonization!

The General Staff immediately began military deployment. This time the army and navy will conduct joint operations without making any jokes. At that time, everyone's face will not look good."

Marshal Radsky replied: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Obviously Franz ’s remarks also mean that the Balkan refugee wave has not passed, and the General Staff is not held accountable. That is just for government stability, and it does not mean that it will not be held accountable.

If the matter is resolved this time, then the atonement will be exposed; if there is a problem, even Marshal Radsky will inevitably be discouraged.