Holy Roman Empire

The European arms race has begun, and the negotiations between France and Austria have come to an end.Napoleon III wanted to build Greater France, and Franz also wanted to build the Great God Empire, both sides had their own calculations.

There is no doubt that the strategic conflict between France and Austria is almost doomed.But the time when the conflict broke out is definitely not now.

Before the empire was established, France and Austria were allies and needed to jointly share international pressure. This was a cooperation with Humou.

On June 6, 1866, the New Holy Roman Empire Foreign Minister Weisenberg and the French Foreign Minister Abraham signed the "Six Six Treaty."

The contents of the treaty include: 1. France and the New Holy Roman Empire formally form an alliance, and the alliance is valid for ten years;

2. The two countries recognize each other's sphere of influence, mainly based on the actual control area;

3. Austria sells the sovereignty of the Italian states such as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Papal State, Tuscany, etc. to France at the price of 20 million Aegis (250 million francs);

4. France sells the French Balkans to Austria for 200 million francs (8 million Aegis), and sells the colonies at the intersection of West Africa and the New Holy Roman Empire for 50 million francs;

5. Austria acquiesced to France ’s annexation of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Papal State, Tuscany and other regions. As a cost, France is not interfering with Austria ’s unification of Germany;

6. The two countries divide the sphere of influence of the African continent:

The French acquired most of North Africa and parts of West Africa;

(Remarks: mainly in parts of present-day Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Zede and Sudan ...)

The New Holy Roman Empire acquired most of West Africa and Central Africa, parts of North Africa and South Africa;

(Mainly today: Libya, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’ Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Central Africa, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zede and parts of Sudan ...)

Remarks: Most of East Africa and South Africa, which have not yet been included in the sphere of influence of the two countries, whoever grabs the first to return to each other, recognize each other's sphere of influence expanded on the African continent.

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Undoubtedly, this Six-Six Treaty is full of compromises and uncertainties. The alliance time is only ten years, and both parties are prepared for the ideological preparation for the future.

The core contradiction in the Rhineland region, which has not been clearly stipulated in the treaty, has laid hidden dangers for the future of the two countries.

Of course, there is no verbal agreement in the treaty.In other words, whose fist belongs to whom.

How to determine the specifics, when the French Empire is completed, or the German region is unified first, it is time to solve the problem.

In Franz ’s view, apart from sharing diplomatic pressure with the French, this treaty is divided only in the interests of the African continent, with France and Austria each accounting for one-third of the African continent.

If it were not for the lack of strength of the two countries in East Africa and South Africa, it is possible that in the end, they would add two to five and divide the African continent directly.

Enclosure is only an agreement, the African continent is not small, even if it is one third, it is more than 10 million square kilometers.

Franz sent so many immigrants in the past, the actual control area on the African continent is less than 5 million square kilometers, and the rest is only nominal rule.

Not to mention the French, even if Napoleon III immigrated from the Balkans, the immigrants from the French African colonies were in the hundreds of millions, and it was fine to control the coastal areas.

The colonization of Austria is fine, even if there are colonial strongholds in other countries, it is not a climate, and it is not difficult to eliminate them.

The French will be busy, for example: in the Egyptian region, have the British agreed?Another example: in Morocco, we have to ask if Spain and John Bull agree with each other.

East Africa and South Africa are temporarily divided, so it makes sense.The French ca n’t swallow it. It ’s easy to sign a treaty, but it ’s a joke if they do n’t have the strength to become a reality.

The two-pointed African continent is just that France and Austria have closed their doors in hello. In fact, this plan cannot be achieved before the British, Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch are kicked out.

For Franz, the Dutch can be ignored, and the Spaniards can also be ignored. These two countries have a small sphere of influence on the African continent, and they do not get along with the New Holy Roman Empire.

In the treaty Austria for a while, the new Holy Roman Empire for a while, this is the tradition of Europe and Europe, otherwise there is no legal effect.

The sovereignty of the Italian state is in Austria, although this is only the default, but since the French now recognize it, they can only buy it from Austria.

Similarly, Franz is planning to merge the French Balkans into Austria, which can only be paid by Austria itself, otherwise the other parliament will have opinions.

The colony was owned by the New Holy Roman Empire and was naturally purchased by the central government.Although for Franz, this is a left-handed, right-handed issue, the legal procedure must be followed.

All the states in the empire are benefiting from the colonies, and this colonial cost will naturally be shared by everyone.

After the localization of African colonies, there will be more problems, and these systems must now be clarified.

Franz is very satisfied with this treaty.Austria has long lost control of the Italian state, or never really controlled it.

If the Italian region were merged, within a decade, Austria would become a replica of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which should be called the "Austrian Empire".

We must know that the Italian region can have a population of more than 25 million or a nation with a unified cultural tradition. Franz has already realized how difficult this assimilation is.

After so many years, Lombardy-Venecia has a strong Italian flavor. In contrast, other regions of Austria have basically changed under the influence of Germanic culture.

There is no way to make it easy for them to learn German and learn German. It is enough to send the children to school as soon as possible, but it takes a lot of time to wash away the local customs and culture.

In any case, each generation of Italy ’s imprint will fade down a bit, and two or three generations will be required according to the current progress before the Austrian Italian region basically completes national integration.

Many other nationalities in Austria have become Germans.

For example, the Czechs have long been assimilated culturally. Apart from the differences in languages, the local life, customs and habits influenced by the nobility are no different from those of the Germans.Now that the language is unified, the last problem does not exist.

Franz can't help more than 20 million Italians, so he can only send the French to scourge.Regardless of how powerful the French Empire can be in the short term, as long as France and Italy are combined, sooner or later they will follow in the footsteps of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Don't look at the fact that France now has a total population of more than 44 million. This is the result of the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia with more than 6 million people.The main ethnic groups in France now include: French, Corsican, Brittany, Italian.

It's just that the French, Corsicans, and Brittany have completed national integration, and the new Italians are out of tune with them.

With the annexation of several Italian states, the first nation in the Great French Empire of Napoleon III became Italian.

It is estimated that he will not care about this problem. In the case where the emperor is an Italian, the Italian becomes the first nation, is it still a problem?

It is too early to talk about this issue. Now for Napoleon III, the biggest problem is how to annex these Italian states, rather than consider the troubles after the annexation.

It ’s impossible to eat directly, and European countries will not let this happen.France is also not a shrine empire, and can add several seats for states.

In terms of jurisprudence, the kingdom of Sardinia is still an independent country. They share a monarchy with the French and are not part of France.

Although the Paris government controlled the internal affairs and diplomacy of the Kingdom of Sardinia, it still could not change this.The French wanted to merge the Kingdom of Sardinia, all with a long way to go.

Franz did not know what Napoleon III thought, but Franz had already helped to complete the plan for the merger of the Italian state.

When the conditions are ripe, they will appear in the hands of Napoleon III.The solution is very simple: first form the Italian Federation, let the Italian states join it, and then let the Italian Federation and France form a new federal empire.

Does it look familiar?That's right, this is what Franz designed specifically for Napoleon III with reference to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

I haven't experienced it anyway, and no one knows how many pits the dual empire will have.Like the original time and space, the formation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also considered to be the great revival of the Habsburg dynasty.

Coupled with the fact that Napoleon III had no legal system in Italy, the folk supporters are rare, and now they can only rely on military power, and this hidden danger is even greater.

Prime Minister Felix said worriedly: "Your Majesty, we have obtained the French Balkans, there are a series of problems to be dealt with later, and a bad one will cause even more trouble.

There was a clear agreement in the Russian-Arabic covenant that the current French Balkans were allocated to the Russians.Although we bought them from the French, the express provisions of the treaty are not a problem.

Especially in the Dardanelles Strait, the Russians have always watched.Now that they are busy with the Russian-Russian war, they may not say anything. In the future, these are hidden dangers of Russian-Austrian relations."

The annexation of the French Balkans is certainly a good thing for Austria.Not only did he pull out a nail behind it, he also extended his influence to the Aegean region.

However, the aftermath brought was not small. Austria acted as the European door god and blocked the Russians in the Black Sea. The Russian-Austrian alliance is bound to be divided.

There are ambitious France in the west and John the Bullshit, and then the Russians in the east are facing each other. Austria will have a hard time in the future.

Franz doesn't care: "It doesn't matter. This is a deal between us and the French. If the Russians are interested in these regions, they can pay for it. The price is multiplied by 10."

We can also accept land exchange. If the tsarist government wants to enter the Mediterranean, let them pay the price they deserve!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can contact the Russians. Except for Poland, we do n’t want it, and other areas bordering our country are acceptable."

This is nonsense. If the tsarist government was so rich, it would have beaten the entire Balkan peninsula in one breath, and the Russian-Russian war ended last year.

At that time, the Polish region had not been lost, and military food could be solved locally. There was a waterway to Austria, and logistics was not a problem.As long as they are willing to spend money, the million army is crushed all the way, and the Prussians have already kneeled.

If there is no money, only the territory can be replaced. Do n’t look at the great cause of the Russian people, but the territory bordering Austria, except for Russia and Poland, is only in Western Ukraine.This is almost telling the Russians that they are looking at the West Ukraine region.

The specifics of how to change the land, the tsarist government disagrees, this is not the point.Anyway, in the past two decades, it is impossible for the Russians to make a comeback.

Twenty years are enough to change a lot of things. By then Austria ’s Africa strategy is almost completed. If there is no accident, the French will jump into the pit.

With good luck, the French might have crashed by themselves.The people of Napoleon III who were almost sixty years old were no longer in good health. They were hung up in 1873, and it is not known how long they can live.

There are many illegitimate children, but there is only one legal son.Born in 1856, if Napoleon III did not live a few years, his son would not be able to control the empire.

The dual empire is not something that ordinary people can play around with. Without enough prestige and wrists to suppress the opposition forces, it is a problem when it is said.

And in Paris, the Holy Land of Revolution, where any turbulence can trigger a revolution, a young monarch is a disaster.

Even if there is no disaster, it can be artificially created, for example: to support the independence of the Italians, or the sudden outbreak of the French-Austrian War.

As long as he got down in France and got rid of the danger of two-line operations, Russia and Austria can really get along with each other.