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The British's small actions did not conceal the Austrian Minister in Portugal, the news was sent back to Vienna as soon as possible.This time it was the turn of the Vienna government that made it dumb and did not know how the British suddenly ate explosives.

The crisis in South Africa is only a potential. Now that Austria is busy operating a new site, it has not sought the guts of the British.

Not long ago, the colonial minister Yosip Yelachic retired gloriously, and now he is the acting colonial minister Stephen.

Stephen is also a legend. During the colony development in Austria, Lieutenant Colonel, he was temporarily appointed as the mayor of New Brook, and then opened the Qingyun Road.

He served successively as Governor of West Africa and Governor of Congo, and was later transferred back to Vienna to serve as the deputy head of the Colonial Department. After his retirement, Josip Jelacic will preside over the work.

After so many years of development, the colonial ministry is no longer the dispensable department, but only the real authority after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of National Defense.

Colonial Minister Stephen explained: "Your Majesty, it has been verified. Recently, we have not had a major conflict with the British in Africa.

Just last month, the Governor of West Africa also communicated with the British on the issue of British colonial strongholds in West Africa. The negotiations have made breakthrough progress, and now they are only negotiating on price issues."

Obviously, this British, Austrian, and South African crisis was not initiated by the Austrian and African colonial governments.The colonial bureaucracy is not a fool, even if it is to do something against South Africa, it will not be now.

Wouldn't it be better to pay attention to South Africa after the railway passed through?

Moreover, the conflict in the West African region can be resolved through negotiations, and the conflict in the South African region is not impossible.

There may be militants, but no one will choose the British as enemies.This opponent is well packed on land, and when the sea wins and loses, it reverses.

In the West Africa region, everyone has been deadlocked for more than a decade because of the gold mine problem. Now Austria has gradually settled the Dutch, Portuguese and French.

To be precise, the gold mines that have been discovered and have mining value in the control areas of various countries have been mined.

Without economic benefits and without strategic value, the remaining problems will naturally be easier to deal with.Colony, as long as the price is right, it can be sold.

If someone pays a high price, Franz does n’t mind selling a few colonies.The total number of Austrian colonies scattered all over the world is more than 17 million square kilometers, and many of them are of little value.

It is obvious from the degree of attention that Franz attaches importance to the African colonies, not because of the richness here, nor because of its high strategic value, mainly because it is near and has sufficient development potential.

The Asian and American regions may have better natural conditions, but the distance determines the weak control of the Vienna government over those regions.

The Transoceanic Telegraph was still being laid, and the Vienna government had to delegate power to the colony before instant messaging could be guaranteed.

It is enough to be able to obtain benefits. Except for the importance of the strategic value of the Central American colonies overseas, which is a weapon for restricting Americans, other regions are only economic benefits.

The tragedy is like Alaska, and I have to put in money every year.Franz conveniently circled several uninhabited islands near Canada, ready to be used to disgust the British.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg analyzed: "According to the intelligence we have collected, the British are very weird. If they can win over the Portuguese, they can indeed dominate in South Africa.

In fact, although they have no alliance, the two sides have long stood together on the issue of South Africa.Our expansion is too fast, the Portuguese have always been very vigilant, and many times they are biased towards the British.

However, if they want to stand up directly against us, the Portuguese should not be so unwise.

Even if our forces were expelled from South Africa, it was only temporary.Once both sides tore their faces, even with the support of the British, Portugal could not keep the African colonies.

If we want, we can end Portugal ’s colonial empire at any time.In this context, I do n’t think Portugal dares to jump out.

We can think of it, and so can the British.Knowing not to do it, I am afraid there is a big problem."

Weissenberg saw that there was a problem, and Franz also saw it. Unfortunately, he didn't know what the problem was, prompting the British to do so.

It is not impossible to win over Portugal. If the interest is large enough, the Portuguese will probably be successful.

However, Franz does not believe that the British are willing to give.Moreover, even if the British would promise, would the Portuguese dare to believe?

It's not bragging. The credibility of the British this year is better than that of the Russians.

Portugal is the ancestor of the great powers. These routines have been played by them. It is not easy to fool them.

Could it be that the reserves of gold mines in South Africa have been exposed, making the British desperate to take them down, or even flipping their faces with Austria?

Following that, Franz dispelled the idea again.It is not so easy to prove the reserves of gold mines, just the discovery of several gold mines, even the discovery of the Rand mining area, is not enough to make the British take risks.

It's not that the temptation of the Rand mine is less, the point is that no one will believe it.60,000 tons of gold reserves is a joke. It is a big question mark whether there is so much gold that has been mined all over the world.

Based on the prospecting technology and mining technology at the time, at most it estimated the reserves of two or three thousand tons.

More than 95% of gold mines in later generations were of no value for mining in this era.Including a lot of rich mines, because natural conditions have no mining value.

Otherwise, the gold in West Africa will not be mined in more than ten years.It is not gold mines that have been mined, but mainly gold mines of economic value that have been mined.

Since it is not for gold, it is naturally impossible for diamonds. The price of diamonds has not yet been raised.

Most people are thinking about eating, they can't afford this luxury.Rich people are not easy to be fooled, and they don't take diamonds too seriously.

"To pay close attention to the movements of the British is not only for the African region, as long as it concerns our interests, we must be vigilant.

No matter what the British want to do, just try to destroy it.Since they have drawn Portugal, then let our people mess up."

If you don't understand, Franz simply didn't bother to think about it.If one is a fake shot by the British, it is not impossible for the real target to be someone else.

Franz also played with this kind of thing.In many cases, false information is released to deflect the enemy ’s sight.

If someone is holding the nose and walking, then it's a good idea, it's better to change with inconvenience.

Anyway, even if it is true that the British and Portuguese teamed up, at most, it will allow Austria to temporarily lose some money in South Africa. Now the loss has returned at most three or five years, and it does not threaten Austria ’s core interests.

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In Lisbon, the British and Austrian ministers acted, and the atmosphere of the Portuguese government became tense.

This multiple choice question is not easy to do. If Britain and Austria directly go to war, then Portugal will naturally be on the side of the British.

Anyway, France and Spain are blocking the land, the British Royal Navy is at sea, and Austria ’s tentacles cannot reach Portugal.

It is a pity that the two countries are only colonial conflicts, which are far away from the outbreak of war. At this time, standing in line is dangerous.

No matter who you support, you will offend another.In the game of great powers, no one can do anything, but revenge can be done for Portugal.

The tense atmosphere of the government soon spread to the people.Many people know that the time has come to decide the fate of Portugal.

Portugal is now divided into two factions. In general, they still support the British more, but Austria has lower requirements and less risk.

Just to make them neutral, they do not need to directly participate in the confrontation between the big powers, so they have won the support of the neutrals.

As a businessman engaged in overseas trade, Roston is also very concerned about international politics. Seeing that the two countries have shown their magical powers, he even pushed away the recent ocean shipping business.

There are many opportunities to make money, but definitely not now.Are you afraid of encountering pirates when you go to sea when you are nervous?

There is no doubt that once the Portuguese government mishandles, their chances of encountering pirates will increase greatly.

The powers of the great powers are so high, it is necessary to look behind you if you are unhappy.Both Britain and Austria are world empires, and it is simply impossible to avoid their sphere of influence.

For the sake of safety, the frequency of merchant ships going to sea in Portugal has been greatly reduced in recent times. Offshore trade is also called, and ocean trade is very cautious.

Being robbed by pirates, there is still a chance to live; if unfortunately robbed by the navy, it will be dead.

Pirates want to shear wool, usually they will not kill the past merchants, this is their food and clothing parents; changing the navy robbery is different, and must be extinguished for reputation.

Of course, under normal circumstances, navies of various countries will not visit the navy, and occasionally there are several black sheep, that is understandable.

This luck is best not to bet, after all, the morale of the two countries is not high.In case of just going to sea, the government stood in line and incurred revenge from the enemy, and these people were in danger.

In this era, thousands of ships encounter accidents every year, and more than 200 ships are missing. Ocean trading is a real high risk.

Just after going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, Roston met an old friend.Needless to say, he knows that he is all concerned about the conflict between Britain and Austria.

"Julian, how is it going?"

Roston asked in anticipation that if he kept dragging on like this, he would miss the best ocean season.This era is mainly powered by sails, and the monsoon at sea is also a very important factor.

Julian shook his head and teased, "There is still no result. The gang of officials are still arguing, as if Portugal's position is really important."

Roston said with his enemies: "Damn it, we will be eating this year if we drag on like this!"

The Portuguese bourgeoisie had long been dissatisfied with the government, and despite some reforms, Louis I still failed to satisfy the capitalists.

Now the government's hesitation has stimulated the dissatisfaction of the capitalists.In the eyes of most capitalists, standing in line now is a joke.

The UK and Austria are indeed attracting Portugal. The problem is that their importance is average and they do not give much benefit.

That being the case, why not take the risk to stand in line, is neutrality bad?One of the bad things about participating in the conflict between the United Kingdom and the Austrian Olympics is the bloodshed.

It ’s okay to think so, but it wo n’t work.Portugal has long been in decline. They are able to keep large colonies by relying on diplomatic means.

Louis I also wanted to declare neutrality and not participate in the breaking things between Britain and Austria, but things were not for him.

The British are reluctant to let go, and Austria also wants to see what kind of medicine is sold in the British gourd. The Portuguese government can only accompany the performance.