Holy Roman Empire

After careful consideration, the London government made a decision to block the Baltic Sea.In fact, after the Berlin government agreed to take orders from the Russians in the UK, the opposition in Parliament to blockade the Baltic Sea was gone.

Anti-Russia has always been the national policy of the British. Without sacrificing everyone's interests, there will naturally be no objection to attacking the Russians.

On January 11, 1866, the Royal Navy blocked the gates of the Baltic Sea on the ground that the pirates were killed.

The blockade of the Baltic Sea does not exist, just considering the safety of passing ships, the Royal Navy recommends that you suspend access to the Baltic Sea.

Opinions are given, and whether to listen or not is entirely voluntary.If you are robbed by pirates, don't regret it.

The threat of "pirates" is terrifying. After the unexpected encounter of two Russian merchant ships, everyone wisely chose to suspend this maritime trade route.

For a time, the British Foreign Office was full of protest books from various countries.Foreign Minister Sir Raistlin ordered a cold deal, and then no more.

The continuation of the Russian-Russian war is in the interest of France and Austria.Without a big country in the first place, all small countries can do is protest.

From Franz's point of view, refueling tactics is the most expensive way of playing.The Russian Empire was unable to exert its military superiority and directly killed Prussia, which had failed strategically.

Politicians think that the problem is different from ordinary people. A war won't necessarily mean victory, and a war won't necessarily mean failure.

There are too many classic cases in history. Ordinary people seem to be the protagonist drifting, and the horse is out of the forefront. However, if you carefully analyze the gains and losses behind, you will find that the final winner is actually the loser.

However, since modern times, with the awakening of the people, the demands on the ruling class have become higher, the cost of this gameplay has gradually increased, and finally it has been abandoned.

The most direct benefit of the British blockade is that Russia-Austria trade volume has increased again.Now the Tsarist government has no choice but to be such a seller.

Franz doesn't care how much the price has risen. Anyway, now the Tsarist government places orders directly with the capitalists, and negotiates what the price is.

Anyway, now that the tsarist government has money, bureaucrats will find ways to spend it.As material prices rise, the profits of capitalists increase, the rebates of bureaucrats increase, and even the tax revenue of the Vienna government increases.

This is a win-win situation. Hello, me, and everyone.

Intelligence leader Talen handed out a document and said, "Your Majesty, this is the latest European strategy of the French."

Without victory in the Crimean War, Napoleon III was still very enlightened, and he always brainstormed when formulating strategies.

The benefit of brainstorming is that it reduces the error rate and also increases the chance of exposure.Anything, once there are more people, it is no longer a secret.

Although this strategic plan of the French is not well known, it is not surprising that there are dozens of people involved in the formulation of the plan.

Of course, this may also be a smoke bomb deliberately released by the French.In a true-false strategy, almost every country has a dozen plans.

Before things happen, no one knows which strategy is true, only to collect as much information as possible, and then make a judgment.

Not even Napoleon III himself dare to guarantee which plan is their real strategy in the future.

There are usually several alternatives, and the strategy most suitable for the moment will be selected according to changes in the international situation.

This choice may change at any time. Unless it is a long-term national policy, the possibility of change is small, and any other strategy is only one of the options.

After a closer look, Franz had to admit that the French were ambitious enough.

Not only want to use the Russian-Russian war to pull the Russians down from the position of world hegemons, but also plot the Prussians in the Rhineland region.

This is just the first step strategy, followed by plans to annex Belgium and the German Federal West of the Rhine, and even plans to annex the Italian region.

In his heart, Franz has crossed the line for this grand strategic plan.Such a strategy can only be implemented if there are ghosts, if it is the Napoleonic era, it is similar.

In addition to using the Russian-Russian war to pull the Russians from the European hegemons, it is more reliable, but there are no remaining strategies that can be implemented.

The division of Prussia by the "Russian-French" countries has been a fallacy since the beginning.

The Tsarist government invested so much in this war, and neither Poland nor Poland can collect the cost of the war.If the French get the biggest cake, can Alexander II balance?

Even if he is open-minded, he can't do anything about his enemies!Splitting money is never a simple task, especially when splitting money with the enemy.

The French obtained the Rhineland region, and the industrial development potential has at least doubled, while the Russian Empire, which is a general Polish, can only be regarded as better than nothing, and it does not increase its strength.

Not to mention Austria, the benefits of sharing Prussia are directly negative.Let Franz choose that he would rather fight against France than accept this kind of pitfall.

From the point of view of income: the area of ​​100,000 square kilometers of land directly puts Austria into a Jedi strategy.The value brought by this part of the territory has not increased much in defense expenditure.

Politically: Once participating in the division of Prussia, it means that Franz gave up the political status of the German co-lord, and the legality of the new Holy Roman Empire will be seriously challenged.

This is not the same as the original German Empire in space and time. They didn't have the title of co-owner.Therefore, William I did not become the German emperor, and instead turned to the German emperor.

In terms of jurisprudence, the German Empire is a republic, and the emperor is only hereditary president.Even if William I obtained the title of emperor through the "Emperor Manifesto", the actual identity is still only the president of the Federation.

This was also the main reason why William II lost his throne after the defeat of World War I.You know that the Habsburg dynasty struggled a bit. If it was not the last emperor Karl who did stupid things one after another, he could still keep a few crowns.

Jurisprudence is different from others. Once lost, it cannot be recovered again.The co-dominant position of Franz stems from the unification of the German region. Once the German region is divided with other countries, can the people still accept him as the emperor?

Even for his own benefit, Franz cannot let this happen.

"Transfer the information to the cabinet and let them arrange for an analysis of the French's previous strategy to see what the French are hiding." Franz ordered

These messy strategies are actually valuable, and no one can guarantee that these strategies will not become a reality.

At least compared with Bismarck ’s German unified plan, the French ’s strategic success rate was much higher, and the original Bismarck ’s whimsical plan succeeded.

There is also the Italian strategy of Cavour, and the Japanese strategy formulated by Ito Hirofumi has a lower probability of success than the French plan.

With so many successful cases, Franz naturally dare not take it lightly.After all, the French are strong. As long as Napoleon III did not take the wind and ran to the front to blindly command, they were one of the most powerful empires in the world.

In theory, with so many plans, it is possible to realize the exchange of interests in all regions except Austria, which cannot be compromised in the Rhineland region.

The minerals of the Rhineland region are very important to the French, and in fact are not irreplaceable. Belgium is one of the substitutes.

As long as the supply of coal is guaranteed for decades, with the development of maritime transportation, the cost of shipping continues to decrease, and the cost of shipping mineral resources from overseas colonies back to the mainland is within industry's acceptance.

Even the French simply found an opportunity to get ahead first, beat Austria by surprise, and took the Rhineland from the battlefield.

Franz never doubted this possibility. The Austrian General Staff has hundreds of plans to attack France, and it is still increasing. It is not surprising that the French have the same idea.