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The closeness of France and Russia is not just about staying in the mouth.Although Napoleon III is only conducting a trial now, in order to fight for more voice in the Anglo-French-Austrian League, he must also take practical action.

On March 6, 1871, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire announced that Crown Prince Aleksandrovich will visit the European continent. The first stop is France.

The cooperation of the Russians was surprising. Under normal circumstances, the first stop of the crown prince ’s visit abroad should be Vienna, otherwise it would be possible to start from Denmark.

The sequence of visits by the Crown Prince seems irrelevant, but in fact it also contains a strong political meaning, which is to release a political signal to the outside world.

Austria is the most important ally of the Russian Empire and the only weighty ally. It occupies an important weight in diplomacy.

The Kingdom of Denmark is the in-law of the Russian royal family. Crown Prince Alexandrovich married the Danish Princess Maria Feodorovna.

Geographically, both countries are bordered by the Russian Empire. According to the usual practice, they will visit Denmark first by sea and put the last stop in Austria; or by land, visit Vienna first and then Denmark.

This is a normal process of diplomatic visits, which not only embodies diplomatic attention, but also polite.

Now that innovation is starting in France, this is very interesting.This is not a business trip abroad, so many countries along the way are the target of the visit, directly across the past, Alexandrovich's travel route is obviously awkward.

When it comes to politics, it is no longer awkward that Crown Prince Aleksandrovich has to go all the way, which is related to the foreign policy of the tsarist government.

The outside world generally believes that this is the dissatisfaction of the tsarist government to the Vienna government.Not long ago, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs disrupted the Tsarist Government ’s “Payment for Debt Repayment Scheme”, and it is natural for the St. Petersburg government to have opinions.

There are problems with Russian-Austrian relations, and this is something that European countries are happy to see.Many people who have eaten melons are ready to watch the excitement, and the international media have also expressed their opinions.

Everyone was waiting for the reaction of the Vienna government and they were disappointed.Nothing happens, as if nothing happened.

This is just the view of ordinary people. From the perspective of government officials in various countries, no response is the biggest response.

Either the two parties have communicated in advance, then there is naturally no problem; or the Vienna government does not care.

The former does not matter, the latter is different.If the Vienna government really did not care about the Russians, there were only two reasons:

Either the relationship between the two countries is very good, don't care about this little thing.This is obviously impossible. Although the relationship between Russia and Austria is good, it is still far from being intimate.

Either the Vienna government has lost confidence in the Russian-Austrian alliance, or it is not in sight.There is no doubt that this is the truth.

The Tsarist government expressed its dissatisfaction in this way. In addition to the French giving the appearance fee, I am more likely to try the Vienna government and want to benefit Austria.

If there were no real money, Alexander II would not give the French face this way, and cooperate with them to play this show. There has never been a so-called traditional friendship between the two countries.

Crown Prince Alexandrović's appearance fee is that France agreed to provide a loan of 500 million francs to the tsarist government.

This is not easy. Since the Czar ’s government announced that it has failed to pay, all international financial institutions have closed the door to the Czar ’s government.Whether it is a bond or a loan, as long as it involves the tsarist government, no one is willing to accept it.

There will be gains and losses, the promises of the French have not been fulfilled, and the Russian-Austrian League first appeared in crisis.The more the Government of Vienna behaves, the more worried the Tsarist Government is.

The Russian-Austrian alliance is not far away from the expiration date. If the contract cannot be renewed, the Russian Empire will face unprecedented isolation diplomatically after the expiration of the agreement.

The pressure of Alexander II increased greatly, and there were many criticisms within the tsarist government. Many people believed that the tsar's single-handedness caused the alliance to break.

This is a stain left by Alexander II's young age. He was a pro-Public faction on the issue of the German region, and he also had a clear anti-Olympic tendency.

The original Prussian kingdom of time and space was able to establish the German Empire, and Alexander II ’s personal political orientation also played a role.

It was also normal to have a political tendency. After the succession, Alexander II did not compromise Prussia because of his pro-population; nor did he alienate Austria because of his personal opposition to the Olympics.

Even the inadvertent behavior at that time triggered speculation among the people, and inadvertently caused a cold relationship between the two countries. Later, Alexander II also repaired it.

It's just that the heroes have arrogance. At the beginning of Alexander II's succession, he was at the peak of the Russian empire. Naturally, there was more arrogance.

The defeat of the Russian-Prussian War, the decline of the Russian Empire, and Alexander II did not adjust his mentality in time, which made the subsequent repair of Russian-Austrian relations unsuccessful.

This test of Austria made the relationship between the two countries even worse.Let the domestic conservatives who oppose reform find an opportunity to take advantage of the political difficulties.

The internal pressure caused Alexander II to burn out.To tell the truth about diplomatic issues, Alexander II is not very responsible, and cold relations between Russia and Austria are more often caused by conflicts of interest.

The diplomacy of the Tsarist government has always been known as "rough", this thing is simply not good at the Russians.For most of the time, the diplomacy of the Tsarist government failed.

Regrettably, Alexander II was not a diplomatic strongman. His main achievements in time and space were only internal reforms and external expansion, and there were not many diplomatic achievements.

This visit to Europe was still requested by Alexandrovich himself.This formerly famous Alexander III has a clearer diplomatic vision.

The road map for the trip planned by Aleksandrovich in turn is Denmark-Nordic Federation-German Federal Empire-Netherlands-Belgium-Portugal-Spain-Britain-France-Greece-Montenegro- Austria.

Missing Prussia and Poland, it is because the two sides have become enemies, as the crown prince naturally cannot visit the enemy country.The lack of Switzerland is that this country is not important, and it is not smooth in the interior.

This road map, arranged in geographical order, does not seem to matter. In fact, it is the best choice, taking into account the face of all parties.

Starting with France first, this means that many countries have to give up halfway.As the crown prince represented the Russian empire, it was impossible for Alexandrovich to follow the curve and turn back.

It was so dry that the emphasis on France was reflected, but the kneeling and licking ingredients were too strong, and the face of the Russian Empire was also lost.

Aleksandrovich shredded the road map in his hand, and he was very dissatisfied with the approach of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or his father Alexander II.

Because of the loan of 500 million francs, this trip to Europe will start from France. The original plan to use this opportunity to repair relations with various countries must now be reconsidered.

Dissatisfied with dissatisfaction, Alexandrovich only vented his emotions in private.It is still clear how poor the Tsarist government is now. The poor are short-minded and the country is almost as poor.

Alexander II's plan to open up wasteland certainly solved the land problem of farmers, and the price paid was to spend money like running water.

The food grown cannot be sold now, and it is difficult to get a return in a short time.

Now, in order to develop industry, the government is vigorously carrying out infrastructure construction, and at the same time, it has started a number of railway lines.

These all need to spend money, the money that had come from copying the house in the early stage has been used up, and the tsarist government now ca n’t wait to mix a penny into half.

In the Winter Palace, the itinerary plan was suddenly changed, and Alexander II had to appease his son's emotions.Otherwise, his son would be angry and announce that he would not go, it would be bad.

The European crown prince ’s voice is still very heavy, and he has done a lot with the emperor.Although Alexandrovich is not so extreme, the political differences between the two are still very large.

"I'm sorry, Aleksandrovich. The situation is special this time. You know how much the government is short of money. We can't refuse the conditions offered by the French."

Looking at the embarrassed father, Alexandrovich's anger subsided.The Emperor Nicholas I captured Constantinople and brought the Russian Empire to the top, while leaving a mess.

Unfortunately, this glorious empire was pierced with tiger skin in the last war.

In order to reform, Alexander II paid a lot, and the whole person looked at least ten years older than the actual age.

Aleksandrovich replied calmly: "No need. Although I don't agree with your approach, I understand your decision. It is normal for the Crown Prince to make some sacrifices for the benefit of the country.

But I have to remind you that this is playing with fire, and it is very dangerous to get close to the French now.If it is not handled carefully, it is likely to bring disaster to Russia.

The Austrians have demonstrated their position with practical actions. In our view, this is not that they really do n’t care about the Russian-Austrian League, but is warning us not to get close to the French.

Once the Vienna government feels threatened, they are likely to start first.The hands-on target may be the French, the greater possibility is us.

When it comes to the issue of national strategic security, the Russian-Austrian alliance seems insignificant.If it continues, I think after the expiry of the covenant, the Vienna government will probably not renew it."

After listening to his son, Alexander II nodded, and he had considered these issues.It was just a miscalculation of the reaction of the Vienna government.

"Well, I know. You still have to make more preparations for your visit to Europe this time. At the same time of your visit, you must also investigate the development of various countries on the spot and learn what is useful to us.

Compared to European countries, Russia has fallen behind for many years.Especially the three countries of Britain, France and Austria have their terrible strength.

Do n’t look at the period of the Near East War, we also defeated the Anglo-French Allied Forces and captured Constantinople from them.

In fact, that war was a game between Russia and Austria and Britain and France.Russia came out, Austria gave out materials and equipment, and finally paid a painful price before it forced the British and French to retreat.

After so many years have passed, the three countries of Britain, France and Austria have made great progress. Only we are not advancing, and we have opened a gap with them.

In the last war, the Russian Empire lost to Prussia, not to the multinational coalition, but to ourselves."

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