Holy Roman Empire

Schönbrunn Palace, Franz, who is in a good mood, has been pleased by everyone recently.The dust of the American Civil War has settled, which means that Austria will not have to worry about threats from the United States for the next fifty years.

Such a long time is enough for him to run the African continent.Although the natural conditions are not as good as those chosen by heaven, it also has the foundation of a great power.

Compared with this long-term plan, the European strategy has become a secondary strategy.Franz didn't think he had a protagonist aura, and he could unify the European continent and rebuild the Roman Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire appear to be just two more words, but they are actually very different.

Since the defeat of Napoleon the Great, European countries have lost the idea of ​​unifying the European continent, even the iron-clad tsarist government dare not think so.

Even if he can unify Europe, Franz will not do it.This is a tiankeng, enough to bury any empire.You can't bury yourself in a pit for fashion.

Africa is not the best choice, but it is the best choice for Austria.If you can, Franz does n’t mind killing South America.

The reason is very simple. South America has a superior natural environment, abundant resources, and low development difficulty. There are no large countries, and the land is sparsely populated.

On the 17.84 million square kilometers of land, there are only more than 20 million people, most of whom are Indians.

If Spain can revive, then South America is their godsend.

Most countries in South America were independent from the Spanish colonies. It was only a few decades that the royalists did not disappear, and they could fight back.

Knowing to know, Franz had no intention of saying it.The Spaniards are still busy fighting, and they simply have no time to consider so much.After the end of the infighting, Spain did not return to the strength of South America.

The failure of the Spanish does not mean that other countries cannot.

Needless to say, the British have too many colonies, and North America is the best choice if they want to manage with care.

The Civil War period was the best time for them to start.Take Canada as the foundation and capture the west coast of the United States.

There is no doubt that the arrogant Englishman is still in the Victorian glory.In addition to worrying about the European balance being broken, there is no decent strategy.

What really caught Franz was the French. France in the era of Napoleon III was not the old republic.

Perhaps many people will think that ignoring France to South America is conducive to Austria's Africa strategy.In fact, the opposite is true, which means that Franz ’s African plan will be exposed in advance.

European countries are not stupid, and they will certainly not watch a behemoth rise without being indifferent.Once the hidden strategy is exposed, all European countries have to fall behind, and the plan will naturally not be implemented.

It is impossible to keep secret forever, but the longer it drags on, the stronger Austria will be on the mainland.If the Austrian African continent has a population of tens of millions, even if it is a strategic exposure, countries can do nothing.

The elimination of threats is important, but the price must be considered.Have European countries not seen the rise of the United States in history?

But what happened when I saw it?Before there is a crisis that affects everyone ’s core interests, who will start a war regardless of everything?

War also requires costs, and the Tsarist government understands this well.First of all, the Near East War, and then the Russo-Prussian War.

The British did not intervene in the American Civil War in history. Was it really a strategic error of the London government?

I'm afraid not all.After the failure to form an intervention coalition, many people in the London government were worried about falling into the mire of war again.

In this time and space, if Austria had not contributed from it, it had intervened in the American Civil War from the beginning, and the two sides had suffered both defeats. They also used the method of interest binding to prevent the British from getting off the boat. .

The financial power of any country is not unlimited.Franz can clearly feel that since the suppression of the Indian rebellion, the British colonial movement overseas has slowed down.

Or after the end of the Near East War, the British colonial expansion slowed down.The French's colonial activities on the African continent fell behind Austria, and they also had a clear cause and effect relationship with the Near East War.

Everyone's money is not caused by the strong winds. The rich in the British and French financial circles does not mean the government's money.

Perhaps they can raise more funds in the war years, but in the peace years, the government revenue is so much.

Money was spent in the war, and other places naturally have to cut expenses.

Overseas colonization is another industry that requires a large amount of capital investment. When the government cuts expenditures, it is inevitable to be affected.

You can't endlessly borrow to engage in colonization!Borrowing money also needs to be repaid.The currency of this era is linked to gold and silver, and there is almost no depreciation. It is not so easy to pay off debts.

Therefore, Franz decided to dig a few more pits and consume the financial resources of Britain and France, so they are so active.

Just like the Russians, after the Near East War, they settled down for ten years, just recovered a few points of vitality, and encountered the Polish uprising and the Russian-Russian war.

Needless to say, the tsarist government should be very peaceful in the next 20 years.During this period, even if they wanted to fight, it was difficult to raise war funds.

Franz pointed to the top-secret document on the table and ordered: "Tyron, deploy according to the plan above."

After picking up the document, he glanced at the content above for a while, and Talen replied expressionlessly: "Yes, Your Majesty."

This is his biggest advantage, and he never doubts that no matter what Franz's order is, he will execute it as soon as possible.

The current intelligence organization is no longer that loose organization.At present, intelligence organizations are divided into three parts, namely three data statistics studios, which are attached to the National Security Agency, but they are only responsible for Franz.

The first data statistics studio and the intelligence organization formed by the aristocratic network mainly collect some low-confidential news, and occasionally guide public opinion.

This is used to attract the attention of the outside world, and mainly depends on the cooperation of local nobles.Investigate some common problems and occasionally clear the Revolutionary Party.

The latter two studios are the core of intelligence organizations.The business engaged in is also very broad including: gathering domestic and foreign intelligence, assassination, making incidents ...

The second studio focuses on domestic intelligence, and the third studio focuses on overseas intelligence.The business scope of the two studios is the same, the overlapping of powers is more serious, and it also means that they supervise each other.

The main task of the intelligence leader, Tyron, is to coordinate the relationship between the three intelligence studios and implement the orders of Franz.

This is a practical need, and the confidentiality of intelligence work is very high.Franz didn't dare to treat others as fools. If he directly connected with the three studios, wouldn't he tell everyone that these three studios are independent intelligence organizations?

In order to reduce the sense of presence of intelligence organizations, they only collect intelligence when conducting activities in the country.Even if it is a special situation, action must be taken, it is also inserted in the people of the government department.

On the surface, it is the police who enforce the law in the country, and intelligence organizations have never appeared in the eyes of the public.

Ordinary people simply don't know that Franz has an intelligence organization, and senior government officials don't know the internal structure of the intelligence organization. When outside, all three studios are an organization.