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The negotiations between the three countries soon reached an impasse, the French demanded the annexation of the Italian region, and Austria proposed to annex the German Federation, which was not acceptable to the British.

In this way, it is equivalent to releasing two great empires at the same time. Although the two countries are originally great empires, the British are still reluctant to see the two countries continue to grow.

If both France and Austria have completed their respective strategic plans, Britain's world dominance will be unstable.

You should know that France and Austria have never officially recognized the hegemony of the British. There has always been a voice within the two countries to challenge the British hegemony at sea.

It is not two decades ago. At that time, the total amount of British industry exceeded that of Europe, and the absolute gap in national strength made the British a hegemon.

However, with the completion of everyone's industrial revolution, this gap gradually narrowed.Relying on the advantages of human resources, Austria's total annual industry is almost the same as that of the British.

The French are not much worse than the British. It is estimated that after the annexation of the Italian region, and after another three to five years, the total industrial volume of France will be able to surpass the British.

This is the advantage of a large local area and a large population.Although the per capita is still incomparable, but it can't hold more people!

The native population of Austria is as high as 69.76 million, and it can pass the 70 million mark within the year. Once France annexes the Italian region, the total population will exceed 54 million.

The total population of the British Isles is more than 32 million. Their birth rate is about 3.5%, far exceeding that of France, but lower than that of Austria.

This gap cannot be seen in the short term, but the consequences over time are disastrous.

There is never a shortage of smart people in this world. Naturally, the influence of population on the strength of a country can be seen by others.

However, many people in the London government were biased by Malthus' "Population Theory", neglecting the improvement of productivity in the industrial era and the advent of the colonial era to increase the population capacity.

The Great Famine in Ireland happened under this theory. The government bureaucrats thought that the British Isles had enough people, and they deliberately sat on the Great Famine.

This theory is actually correct. The population that the land can hold is really limited, but Malthus is a person of the last century, calculated according to the standards of the feudal era.

The industrial age is different. According to the estimates of Austrian population experts, the local population can be doubled, and the colony can feed 200 million people.

Franz Franz is unclear, anyway, he directly used this number, otherwise how to encourage fertility?

Of course there are few British people, mainly because of the small native population, not to say that there are few British people.There are still a lot of English people overseas, otherwise the colonial empire cannot stand up.

Negotiations have reached an impasse, which is what everyone expected.The alliance between major powers involves too many interests, which cannot be cleared in a short time, and it is normal to drag on for a few years.

The alliance between France and Austria actually dragged on for many years. As early as after the French Revolution of 1848, both sides were discussing this issue.

On the way, the alliance was interrupted due to the change of the French regime.In the late 1860s, as the international situation continued to change, it provided opportunities for France and Austria to move closer together.

Negotiations go back to negotiation, the black hand should still be played, but everyone has tacitly converged.

Franz cancelled the plan to occupy British South Africa, and the British abandoned the strategy of uniting Portugal to expel Austria from South Africa.

But around the battle between the two Boer Republics, the two sides continue.It is no longer possible to say that it is the Republic of Boer, and German has unconsciously become the mainstream of the local.

There is no need to promote, even if there are more people talking, even the mainstream.The two Boer Republic Governments are also helpless, they do not want this, but there is no way.

Since the birth of the Boer people, it was full of German flavor and could not be washed away at all.

No way, even the Netherlands in this era is deeply influenced by Germanic culture, not to mention their mixed race?

In 1830, about 12,000 Dutch people were reluctant to accept British rule and moved to establish two Boer republics.

In order to increase the population, they accepted European immigrants.In more than ten years, about 8,000 immigrants from the German region arrived, and some French missionaries came, and the Boer people were born.

By the middle of the 19th century, the total population of the two Boer Republics exceeded 30,000.

Starting in 1856, the history of the Republic of Boer changed, and a large number of German immigrants poured in, changing the demographic structure of these two countries.

It was impossible to exclude German immigrants. At that time, half of the Boers had German descent.

Then the assimilation is good, despite the efforts of the two Boer Republic Governments, they still cannot withstand the immigration from Germany.

In the end, the assimilation was successful, only contrary to the original plan.As the Umbrella conflict increased, the two Boer republics that needed thighs had to move closer to Austria.

Political changes directly caused the two Boer Republican governments to abandon the original plan, and German became the mainstream.

At this point, the two Boer republics have become German states, and the Austrian rivers are sooner or later.

Franz attaches great importance to the South African region, not to mention the fertile land, the bare gold is an indispensable part of Austria's future strategy.

No one will give up currency hegemony, the British are tinkering with the "Pound Sterling-Golden System", the French are building the "Franc System", and Austria is no exception, and is building the "Aegis-Golden System".

Who can become the final winner depends not only on industry but also on the amount of gold stored in his hands.Without enough gold, what gold standard hegemony is still fighting for?

This has nothing to do with ambition. At first, Franz was not prepared to compete with the British for currency hegemony, but with the growth of strength, interests are forcing Austria to move forward.

Even if the government does not move, capital will move on its own.Now that the scramble for international currency hegemony hasn't reached its limits, the financial capitals of the three countries are almost on the red.

Unlike the battle for world hegemony, the battle for currency hegemony is much more obscure. The ordinary people have not yet noticed that the battle has already begun.

In this time and space battle, the British took the opportunity of the Franco-Prussian War to hit France hard and won the final victory.

Of course, the French as the losers also got a piece of meat, and the Franc became the international hard currency after the pound, and the rest of the country was forced.

As an emerging power, the German Empire, when carrying out the gold standard reform, did not receive enough gold, and was finally forced to compromise with the British.

In the battle of currency hegemony among the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, the French who lacked gold had already taken the lead.Although they have drawn Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy to form the Latin Currency Union, they have not changed all that.

John Bull already owns gold from Australia and Canada, Austria receives most of the gold from West Africa, the French do not have enough gold in their hands, and they are still adhering to the gold and silver standard.

If it was n’t in the hands of the French, there was nothing worth Franz ’s prying eyes, he had to consider exposing Alaska ’s gold and trade with Napoleon III.

After all, after mastering South Africa ’s gold, Austria ’s “Aegis-Gold System” has stabilized.To enjoy currency hegemony alone, Austria is not strong enough.

No, it should be said that Franz is fancy, and the French will not give it; what France can give, Franz is not in love.

There is no way out, and the transaction cannot go on.If there are traversers looking at the map, you will find that more than half of the world's top ten gold mines are in the Austrian control zone.

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After the new rain, the air is exceptionally fresh.The dark clouds on President Pretoria ’s head did not disperse, and the wrinkles on his forehead increased a few more.

He is also a figure of Africa in this era. He became president of the Transvaal Republic in 1857 and was elected president of the Orange Free State in 1859. He also served as the president of two countries. This is also a precedent for history.

Pretoria Lewis, who was born in 1819, became president when he was less than thirty years old, and reached the peak of his life. Now he should be in a spirit of enthusiasm.

However, the opposite is true.President Pretolius, who had been elected for the third time, had long lost his original spirit, and only had a sad face.

The combined movement of the Transvaal Republic and Orange Free State led by him failed again.Unlike before, this time it was a complete failure, and there was no next chance.

No way, the Government of Vienna opposed the establishment of the Republic of South Africa.The dignitaries of the Republic of Boer, who had already joined up with Austria, did not hesitate to sell the government.

Now the two sides are negotiating the price. As long as the interests are right, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State will soon become history, and his presidency will end soon.

Pretoria Lewis planned to merge Transvaal and Austrian Free State to form the Republic of South Africa, and then join the Shinra Empire as a country.

Unfortunately, this plan was opposed by the Vienna government.The emperor did not want to see the Republic appear, and this reason left him prepared to say nothing.

If nothing goes wrong, Transvaal and Orange Free State will become members of Austrian Africa, and then become members of the empire through localization.

People are selfish, and Transvaal and Orange Free State are small countries and have no bargaining power at all.

As an emerging country, everyone's sense of identity is not strong, especially the newly joined German immigrants have a higher degree of recognition of Shinra than the Republic.

There are too many smart people, and everyone knows that instead of fighting for the interests of the new country, it is better to fight for their own interests, so that the benefits that can be obtained will be more.

There are not many opportunities to enter the noble class, and such opportunities cannot be missed.As for Transvaal and Orange Free State, can the two Caotai teams compare with the Shinra Empire?

Do not agree?Then you do n’t need to agree, and the people below will take your place.

"Public opinion" is not a problem. Now the petitioning procession outside proves that joining the Shinra is in line with the wishes of the public.

The clever little Pretolius will not do anything with the mantlet blocking the car.With Austria ’s influence in Transvaal and Orange, it ’s too easy to change presidents.

It is not that he did not work hard. In order to reduce the influence of Austria, after Pretoria Little Jr. took over, he also worked very hard to introduce Dutch immigrants, but he was opposed by the Dutch government.

The reason is very simple. The Netherlands is a small country with a limited population. The government is busy expanding in the Nanyang region, and immigration to the Indonesian region is not enough. How could it be possible to support them?

In this case, Little Pretolius was helpless.They obviously did not get a return on their investment. The Republic of Bohr, which is sandwiched between Britain and Austria, was doomed from the beginning.

President Pretolius asked with concern: "Karen, how have they negotiated with the Austrians?"

As a president, he was not qualified to go to the negotiating table, so I have to say that this is a tragedy.

There is no way, who let President Pretoria Jr. advocate: to merge Transvaal and Orange Free State to establish the Republic of South Africa, and then negotiate with the Austrians.

The government of Vienna ignored him at all and directly bypassed the president, sending people and negotiating with the powerful factions in the Boer Republic.

This is no way, including the close faith of President Pretoria Lewis, who has not rejected Austria's co-op.

In front of the interests, everyone's morality is reduced.Actively cooperated with the opportunity to become a noble, in the future new era, can continue to be in a dominant position.

If the wrong team is standing, it will be marginalized in the new round of rights shuffling.

In this era of weak meat and strong food, once they are eliminated from the game, no one needs to do anything, and their companions will devour their interests.

Pretoria Lewis was the president anyway. As a banner figure, as long as he did not publicly oppose it, the Vienna government would properly arrange it for the sake of eating. This is the reason why he can do it.

It is important to know that Pretoria Lewis can become president, not only because of his father ’s political heritage, but also his own political ability.

He understands the fact that his arms can't twist his thighs.Since it cannot be stopped, it is necessary to find a way to participate, and it is necessary to pay attention to the negotiation process.