Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 448

Capital is profit-seeking. After the announcement of the heavy industry plan in Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the benefit of preferential policies, the number of people visiting the local area has suddenly increased.

Whether or not to invest specifically, we still have to wait until the results come out.Normally, when a company buys a mine, it is determined to invest.

There were no claims of importing ore from overseas in this era, although there are many minerals in the Austrian colony, but the cost of mining and shipping back is enough to collapse any business.

In addition to minerals that are not available in the country, imports of ore are seldom in this era.The major industrial powers in Europe, most of the industrial raw materials are self-sufficient on the ground, and the colonies are only complementary.

Franz believes that capitalists are savvy, and he will do all this himself.Those who are mentally ill are basically already cold.

Now he focused his attention on the African battlefield. After the British sent troops to Tunisia, the French followed.

The competition between Britain and France around the Tunisian strait has become fierce.As for the Tunisian government, it can be ignored.The two creditors came to the door and they could only be ostriches.

In the Red Sea, the competition between Faw and the British was also fierce. The successful navigation of the Suez Canal exceeded the expectations of the British, and Faw joined forces to squeeze them out of Egypt.

The French have now occupied most of Egypt, and the Austrian-Libyan region has also advanced the borderline by several kilometers. Franz is also confused as to how many places he has occupied.

Anyway, after the Egyptian government surrendered, only after the Fawo negotiations could they count. After all, according to the agreement, Egypt was allocated to the French, and it was reasonable to take advantage of the robbery.

The level of colonial government is not enough, and it is normal to know that Fau ’s alliance is not normal. It is normal for this to happen, and everyone can negotiate to solve the problem.

Anyway, it can be determined that the essence of Egypt is in the hands of the French, and Austria ’s hand is not as long as it stretches. The occupied area is also a few oasis and a large desert.

This is a minor issue, and France and Austria will not stalemate on this issue. Anyway, it is useless to occupy ahead of time, and these areas will be of no value within a hundred years.

In order to offset the impact of the British attack on Ethiopia, Austria sent troops to the Arabian Peninsula in March 1869, which is the Yemen region of later generations.

In short, the Red Sea area cannot be occupied by the British. Although the ports in Yemen are not good, they cannot be compared with Djibouti, but there is no problem in transforming the docked warships.

Anglo-French did not do it, that is, they still need to establish a torii, the Ottoman Empire is their ally, and the Arabian Peninsula has always been acquiescence to Ottoman sphere of influence.

Not enough benefits.Everyone seldom does anything about allies.For the French, it is enough to control the Suez Canal, and anyway Austria cannot block the canal.

The British needless to say, in the face of the exclusion of France and Austria, if there is a situation that can block the door, who knows what the stimulated France and Austria will do?

Interest-only theory is not suitable for the monarchy. In many cases, the emperor ’s position is the state ’s position.If France and Austria were stimulated together, the British would be too late to cry.

As a party to the Ottoman Empire, their minister in Vienna protested every day, and now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is negotiating prices with them.

It has already created the established facts, love to sell or not to sell casually, anyway, Austria will not give up any more.If you have the ability, send troops to take it back, otherwise you will talk slowly on the negotiation table.

This is to learn the American way of doing things, first occupy the land, and then discuss the issue of buying and selling.Not only are the bids not high, but there is no need to struggle with legal issues.

It is not just the Ottoman Empire, including all the colonies on the African continent, that were bought by Austrian lawful means from local indigenous tribes, all with legal written documents.

As for who signed it and whether there is any legal effect, this question is worth studying.

In short, the colonial government signed a treaty with the indigenous tribes, including all their immigrants are part of the treaty.

Roughly speaking, the living conditions in Africa are too bad. They asked Austria to help them migrate to a place with better living conditions. The compensation is the land in their hands.

There is no doubt that the colonial government strictly abides by the treaty.To ensure that all of them emigrate and realize the great life goal of getting out of the United States.

In addition to international conflicts, changes on the African battlefield have also attracted Franz ’s attention.Many African tribes have muskets in their hands. Obviously, some people do not want Austria to successfully complete its strategic plan.

The total population of Austrian Africa has surpassed the 7 million mark. This figure has seriously broken the balance. If this continues, the African continent may become Austria ’s reserved land.

The rapid growth of the population has two factors, one is immigration from East Prussia, and the other is immigration caused by the European economic crisis.

Because of the population relationship, the relatively complete development of the Austrian-African Africa is far from comparable to other European colonies in Africa, and its attractiveness to immigrants is also increasing day by day.

This kind of change has obviously caused taboos in various countries, and quantitative changes will eventually cause qualitative changes.If there is no Austrian backing, these millions of people may not be regarded by the British and French.

It is a pity that there is a strong and ready to localize Austria, everyone must be vigilant.

If it were not for the plans of the Grand France that had fooled the French, now it would not be Fauer expelling the British in the Mediterranean, but that Britain and France would join forces to contain Austria.

Fortunately, Napoleon III showed enough power, first annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, and launched the Egyptian War, and is still competing with the British for the Tunisian Strait, attracting most of John Bull's attention.

Even so, you still have to pay it back out.Austria supports Ethiopia against the British invasion in the back, and the British will naturally not be idle.

Not only did they sell weapons to indigenous tribes, they also sent a large number of military instructors to help train the army.Fortunately, these people are not upset, they haven't practiced well, otherwise Austria will be in trouble.

"Everyone, is there any way you can make the French speed up? The progress of their Grand France plan is too slow, we need to push one."

If you want to make it die, you will make it crazy.

For the French strategy of the French National Congress, Franz also broke his heart.As a veteran opponent, the Habsburg dynasty knew more about France than any other country, and even surpassed themselves.

It was originally World War I that interrupted the backbone of the French. The price was the fall of the German Empire and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now Franz is not willing to follow suit.

Even if Austria's strength seems to be more powerful, but how powerful the fighting can erupt, Franz still has no idea.

He does not worry about the inability to integrate the power of several states, in fact, he does not need to work at all, and these states will do their best for the war.

The reason is just to look at the map.Most of Austria ’s national defense pressure is on these states.When the war broke out, they were the first to suffer.

If anyone doesn't cooperate, isn't he committing suicide?

The only problem is that there is no winner in the outbreak of war, France has not yet declined, and Prussia's luck, Franz does not think he will be encountered.

Napoleon III dared to despise the kingdom of Prussia in the original time and space. However, in the face of the present Austria, unless he was given the wisdom aura, otherwise the same thing would not happen.

As long as no big mistakes are made, both sides fight for strength.France is lost, and Austria has no strength to dominate the European continent.

In this case, it can only let France fall.It is very difficult to do this, and the best way is to let the French die.

It is impossible to challenge Europe. The French have tried many times. The closest to success was the Napoleonic era, and it is definitely not coming again.

The Great French Empire painted a pie for the people by Napoleon III. Now Franz will use public opinion to force Napoleon III to turn the pie into reality.

The dream of a big country is not only a country's driving force to success, but also a country's driving force into the abyss.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg replied: "Your Majesty, this is probably very difficult. It is not that the French do not want to implement the Grand France strategy, mainly because they lack strength.

The struggle for overseas colonies has contained a lot of energy from the French.The three battlefields of Egypt, Tunisia, and Mexico all use troops, and the newly occupied Kingdom of Sardinia is not so stable.

I want them to go further unless these problems are solved.Otherwise, the French were unable to annex the Italian region at this time, let alone start Belgium."

The Vienna government has studied it, and the best way to bring Belgium back to the Shinra Empire is to let the French annex Belgium.

Only after suffering once will they know how good the Shinra Empire is.The same approach applies to Switzerland, except that the French have no love for Switzerland, so this approach cannot be used in Switzerland.

The use of French power is nearing its limit. Franz naturally knows this question.The three battlefields are expeditions of laborers, not to mention others, and the expenditure of military expenses is a huge sum of money.

There are currently 72,000 French troops in Mexico, 127,000 French troops in Egypt, and 48,000 French troops in Tunisia. Unconsciously, half of them went out.

If it is not geographically restricted, this is a good time for a sneak attack on France, and their domestic power has dropped to the lowest point.

Obviously this is impossible. France and Austria do indeed border in Italy, but neither is the core area.If you want to fight all the way, the Albis Mountains are a problem, so let ’s go to sleep!

Prime Minister Felix thoughtfully said: "Maybe they can be stimulated. The French are not without power. The problem of military strength can be solved by expanding the army.

Financial issues are the least important in the voice of all French people.The government of Napoleon III also accumulated a lot of family members, and it was not a problem to consume part of it."

It is more appropriate to stimulate the French, or to stimulate private radical expansion organizations.As long as the French expand their forces, so will the power of expansion.

As for whether it will affect the economic development of France, French radical groups do not care, and Austria will naturally not even care.

The only problem is that France ’s expansion of Austria must also follow its expansion, in order to continue to ensure that the balance continues.

Franz pondered for a while and said: "There is no problem in stimulating the French, but we must ensure that the situation does not get out of control and we are not ready for war."

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