Holy Roman Empire

Vienna Palace

Franz looked at the telegram sent to him by Napoleon III and said with a smile: "The French want to do something with the Kingdom of Sardinia. Now we want us to fulfill our promises. What do you think should be done?"

The Minister of the Interior, Grand Duke Louis, proposed: "Your Majesty, the French are ambitious towards the Italian region. I am afraid that a Sardinian kingdom cannot satisfy their appetite.

Once the French forces are allowed to penetrate the Italian region, our national defense pressure will increase. For the safety of the Lombardy region, we should stop this behavior."

Metternich objected: "Not so serious, the Vienna system has just been established, the French will not violate the treaty now, at most it will take advantage of it, and it is impossible to swallow the Kingdom of Sardinia in one go.

If the French really want to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia, then give them the best.Once the French take this step, a new anti-French alliance can be established."

Prime Minister Felix sneered and said, "Yes, France is no longer the French of the Napoleonic era. Now that Napoleon III has this ambition, we will complete them.

European countries have just relaxed their vigilance against the French, and now the French have jumped out again. Let's push one more and let them stand higher."

...

Strength determines the position, if Austria is not strong, it is natural to prevent the French from expanding and prevent it from happening.

The situation is different now, even if the French annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, it was within the tolerance of Austria.

A strong Russia + a strong France, in this case, the emergence of a strong Austria on the European continent is also unremarkable.

Without them attracting attention, the growing Austria will soon become a target.

In this case, pushing the French to make them a little fatter is more in the interest of Austria.

Franz made the decision: "Tell the French that we will abide by the agreement and support their annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

However, they must find a reason that everyone can accept. The Vienna system cannot be destroyed."

The Vienna system is the national policy of Austria and will not change for at least ten years.In this case, the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia by France is too eye-catching and will affect the stability of the Vienna system.

However, in order to let the French attract firepower, Franz does not mind weakening the Vienna system.Anyway, this is only used to maintain the balance of the European continent, and it has limited binding power on several large countries.

As long as it cannot solve the problem of slow population growth, France will not be a serious problem for Austria.Even if the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia caused a rapid population increase in the short term, it would have no effect.

The kingdom of Sardinia, where nationalism has become fanatical, is not easy to rule. It is difficult to digest this area without decades of effort.

The Habsburg dynasty has been operating in Italy for hundreds of years. After Franz took control, he carried out a major cleansing of the local area, and then stabilized it by liberating serfs and redeeming the ground people.

Because of the relationship between the Osage Wars, Franz made the Kingdom of Sardinia the Blaster and was responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of people.

Just look at the civil relationship between the Kingdom of Lombardy and the Kingdom of Sardinia. Even though the two sides are bordered, the people on both sides are still dead, and they know the power of hatred.

Can the French dare to carry out a big cleanup if they can't find the Blaster?If there is no general cleansing, how can nationalism be suppressed?

Metternich replied: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Carl reminded: "Your Majesty, since Italian activists conspired to assassinate Napoleon III, then it is likely to be against you.

It is necessary for us to carry out a law and order fight to eliminate all possible hidden dangers."

Franz is very scared of death, and he has never let it go wrong for this existence that may threaten the safety of his life.

Not to mention the pardoning of assassins, even if there is only a motive for assassination and there is no time to act, it must be sent to the gallows. In this respect, Austrian laws can be much stricter.

After pondering for a while, Franz said aggressively: "Well, it is indeed necessary to conduct a rigorous investigation. This matter is the responsibility of the Ministry of the Interior, and all these mice hidden in the corner are caught.

All individuals and organizations associated with these mice must be thoroughly investigated.I'm going to see how many mice are hidden in Vienna."

There is no doubt that someone is unlucky.No matter what your identity background is, once contaminated with the crime of killing a king, it will be dead.Although they have not taken action, the end is the same.

Prior to this, the first hapless ones were definitely gang members and street gangsters.Every time after Franz succeeded to the throne, the government would take their flags.

As long as I got caught, it would all take ten years to start. So far, only people have entered, and no one has come out.

There is no gang organization on the countertops in Vienna right now. The only ones who can escape are the cowardly old rivers and lakes.

Even if you steal money quietly in the gray area, those who dare to come out to dominate the king are short-lived ghosts.

...

London

Since the outbreak of the Indian rebellion, the life of the British government has not been easy, and several major powers have made small moves.

The Russians are just that. They are the enemies. The two sides have already torn their faces. The tsarist government publicly supported the Indian chaos party, and the two countries have almost declared war.

Austria's expansion in the Mediterranean and the African continent is still within their tolerance range, anyway, without losing their own interests.

Originally thought that the pro-British French government would settle down a bit, even if it was cheaper to occupy a colony, but Granville reluctantly found that the French's ambitions for the Italian region were still unabated.

What's even more annoying: The Italians sent the door to themselves, even if the London government was willing to support the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Hooligans also need to be divided into objects. France is not a soft persimmon, it is an object to be reasoned.

But now the French still have a moral advantage. Members of the Italian Charcoal Party conspired to assassinate Napoleon III, and the murderer was caught on the spot.

Granville felt more and more headaches, and he cursed angrily: "Damn activists, are they all shit?"

Assassination of Napoleon III, such a bad idea they also came up with, will there be someone to assassinate Franz!"

Granville did not know what he said in his own words. The charcoal burning party did have plans to assassinate Franz and had already taken action.

It's a pity to meet Franz, an old otaku, and Tiantianwo doesn't go out in the palace, so there is no chance to start.

It wasn't until the severe beating was reported because of suspicious signs that the police discovered the bomb while searching the house, and then exposed it.

Of course, Granville would rather not have guessed, one France would be troublesome enough, and adding another Austria would really not be enough.

Foreign Minister Thomas analyzed: "Your Excellency, it is too late to say this. The French are holding the Sardinian accountable. If they cannot give Napoleon III an explanation, I am afraid they will not give up.

On this issue, European countries will not support the Kingdom of Sardinia.It is still the reason for the Sardinian government to hand over activists and not give the French hands."

Handing over the murderer is simple to say and difficult to do.The charcoal burning party's influence in the Kingdom of Sardinia is not small, and its influence among the people is very large, and it is not so easy to move at all.

In the context of the outbreak of nationalism, the people of Sardinia clearly cannot calm down and will not seriously consider which is right or wrong, and will simply choose hard resistance.

Under the pressure of public opinion, does the Sardinian government dare to take action on the charcoal burning party?Or do they have the strength to start the charcoal burning party?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Russell, shook his head and said, "By now, this is no longer a matter of surrendering a few scapegoats.

The French wanted the Sardinian surrender of the murderer, the main purpose is for profit, otherwise they would not accuse the Sardinian government of suspected planning of this conspiracy.

If the benefits given by the Sardinian government do not satisfy them, this suspicion can also become a fact. Once the French define the murderer as the Sardinian government, war is inevitable."

The murderer must be handed over. Without giving the French a sigh of relief, things will never end.The benefits are also indispensable, and Napoleon III will not give up without paying the price that satisfies the French.

How to say it is also the emperor of a country, only to be shocked by the spiritual loss fee, it can only be compensated by cutting the land and paying compensation.The specific land cut, or compensation, depends on the actual operation.

Granville thought about it and said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward to mediate this conflict. Let's first see what the French want.

It is better to be able to draw the Austrians and put pressure on the French together. Presumably, the Vienna government does not want to see the French continue to expand."

The French government's vigilance against the French has never relaxed, and it is the national policy of the British government to prevent the French from expanding.

The centenary feud between Britain and France is not a joke. Do n’t think that the French government is pro-British, and there will be less conflict between the two sides. In fact, in overseas colonial activities, Britain and France are still not one of their biggest competitors.