Holy Roman Empire

Soon Franz saw the greatness of Alexander II.The news of the secret negotiations between Russia and Austria was not accidentally spread, but the content has changed a little.

This change directly allowed Franz to grind his teeth to approve the loan, and the amount was also from 30 million Aegis, the bargain to 50 million Aegis, and it was still an interest-free loan.

Of course, the Russians also took out new collateral, the customs revenues of the Ukrainian region, to avoid the situation of nowhere.

If after the war the tsarist government obtained a Prussian Saxony, then the debt was cancelled in one lump sum, and the tsarist government used the Prussian Saxony region to pay off the debt.

No way, the Russians touted it too much.The big-mouthed Russian minister was everywhere proclaiming the efforts of the Vienna government to take back the Saxon region.

He also said eloquently that Franz had conducted telegraph communication with Alexander II many times. The two sides had reached a preliminary agreement. After the war, the tsarist government would sell Silesia and the common Saxony region to the New Holy Empire.

Undoubtedly, this must have received tacit approval from Alexander II.The Russian ambassador held high the banner of Russian-Austrian friendship and repeatedly emphasized the contribution made by Franz. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is working for the reunification of the empire.

After all, the Paris conference split the German region and it was already very difficult to reunite.Now we can only take roundabout measures to slowly promote national unification.

It is always a good thing to take back the country, and the nationalists are happy and sing praises.

The domestic public opinion was mobilized, and Franz was grilled on the fire. If he retreated, he would lose his prestige, and he had to carry this black pot.

Now he understands that the tsar's government promised to give Silesia to Austria as a bait.

What would happen if Austria withdrew Silesia after the war and watched the Russians annex the common Saxony region?

Franz is the Emperor of Austria and the Emperor of Saxony.Once the water in the bowl was uneven, the people below dissipated.

It is not only the people of Saxony who will be dissatisfied, other states will also be dissatisfied with the central government.At that time, the new Holy Roman Empire, which was finally unified, would once again return to a state of fragmentation.

Franz doesn't dare to bet that the Russians will lose the war, he must eat it.

After all, this Russian-Russian war was entirely the result of his butterfly effect. Now that the Russians have the upper hand, and they have strong strength, under normal circumstances, only the Russians will win the war.

If it is only a matter of money, this transaction can be regarded as a separate demand.The Tsarist government did not arbitrarily quote, and it was even somewhat low.

But in the common Saxony area, the Russians haven't got it, and the price is reasonable.

However, Franz knew that in the past, for the sake of Silesia, the Vienna government had already guaranteed the Russians and owed a large amount of strategic materials from the country. Now it has received another 50 million Aegis loans.

If you do not want to lose your blood, the best choice for the Vienna government now is to support the tsarist government in winning the war.

Otherwise, these debts cannot be recovered until the Year of the Monkey.

Seen from the face of allies, the Tsarist government does not expect to pay the debt directly, but they just have no money to pay, and the Vienna government can still forcefully collect debts?

Once the Russians are defeated, not only the current debts, but also the old debts before, may eventually become bad debts.At least until the tsarist government's finances improve, they will not be able to afford it.

Not only did it kidnap Austria economically, but it also completely broke the relations between Pu and Austria.Now the government of Vienna is almost justly supporting the tsarist government, and naturally stands opposite to Prussia.

By the way, the British-Austrian alliance was divided, and the two countries once again stood in opposition.

The British and Austrian countries have the same national policy on maintaining European balance. From the first establishment of the Vienna system, the two countries are secretly allies, and the two sides are only one covenant apart.

After the outbreak of the Near East War, relations between the two countries dropped to freezing point.However, because of common interests, the relationship between the two sides soon warmed up again, and the two countries jointly promoted the establishment of the second Vienna system.

Provoked the relationship between Pu'ao and Anglo-Australian relations, which is not finished. Austria-France and Anglo-French relations are also in the Russian calculations.

Once the French eat the bait given by the Russians, the relationship between Britain and France will also break down, and the relationship between Austria and France will be directly over.In any case, Franz cannot sit back and watch the French annex the Rhineland.

Even if he could bear it, domestic nationalists would push Austria onto the battlefield.

Franz is not afraid to go to war with the French, the covenant to jointly defend the French is still there, and it is not enough to organize an anti-French alliance. In this regard, the Vienna government has experience.

The problem is that since the Metternich era, the situation of Austrian allies all over Europe has changed, and diplomacy can no longer be so calm.

Yes, France and Austria are now quasi-ally.Otherwise, Franz would not be indifferent to seeing Napoleon III annex the Kingdom of Sardinia.

A verbal promise can't be counted, but in the end, we still have to speak with interests.Since the time of the Orleans dynasty, France and Austria have maintained a quasi-alliance relationship, the kind that can form alliances at any time if needed.

There was an interruption during the Great Revolution, but with the emergence of the Fayomit and looking at the face of common interests, the relationship between the two sides has once again warmed up.

Especially after the French annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, the relationship between the two countries reached a new height.

The pro-British faction in the French government is now powerful. The pro-Austrian faction is actually not at all small. It is not surprising that a person is pro-British and pro-Austrian at the same time. Politicians change their positions according to actual needs.

Napoleon III was not a fuel-efficient lamp. As a master of political struggle, how could the balance of power not be taken seriously?

An exclusive pro-British faction is not in the interest of his emperor.If one day meets the British, and all of them are pro-British factions, who will be sent to charge?

Although Napoleon III appeared as a pro-British faction, in fact, most of the people he promoted are not pro-British factions, but mostly anti-British people.

This also applies in Austria. In the case of the Russian-Austrian alliance, the anti-Russian forces in the Vienna government have always been very strong.

Many politicians do not really want to fight against Russia, but politically need them to fight against Russia. This is standing in line, or political speculation.

After clearing the calculations of the Russians, Franz can only sigh: How could the person who left a famous name in history be a waiter!

From his succession to the present, Alexander II has been focusing on the country, and has performed mediocrely in diplomacy.

This performance is also in line with everyone's positioning of the tsarist government.

As time went on, Franz relaxed his guard against him.Diplomacy also requires talent. This has always been a shortcoming of the Tsarist tribe, and no one in the future will say that Alexander II has a strong diplomatic ability.

It turned out that it wouldn't be shot, and now it's shocking.At the same time, the Anglo-French Ops were calculated, and a group of small European countries were involved.

If the plan goes well, the final result will be: the breakdown of the relationship between the Austrian and Austrian countries, the breakdown of the relationship between France and France, the breakdown of the relationship between Austria and France, the breakdown of the relationship between Britain and Austria, the breakdown of the relationship between Britain and France ...

If the diplomatic relations of all countries are broken, then the opportunity for the isolated Russian Empire will come.

The ambition of the Tsarist government has never been smaller. How could it be possible to defeat the Kingdom of Prussia without biting a piece of meat?

Against this background, it is very necessary to divide European countries.This time, starting with Fawau was to break the possibility of countries interfering in the Pu-Russian war.

In addition to the deep conflict between Britain and Russia, which concerns the core interests, the two parties cannot compromise.

Russia and Austria are allies, and French-Russian relations cannot be eased. As long as these two countries are settled, the European continent can no longer organize to interfere with the coalition forces.

The British are indeed strong, but unfortunately they are all on the navy.With the poor strength of the British Army, no country would be silly to form a coalition with them and ran to fight the Russians.

This determines that John Bull must have an ally on the European issue, otherwise it will be difficult for them to obtain a right to speak that matches their strength.

After the Near East War, the British reduced interference in European disputes as much as possible.

Against this background, even in the battle for overseas colonies, the Anglo-French-Organic civil society often meets, and the Anglo-Austrian relationship and the Anglo-French relationship can still be maintained.

Franz was not angry this time, and he didn't retaliate back immediately.After so many years of emperor career, his heart has long been tempered.

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