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The reduced version of the African railway network plan is released. In line with the principle of saving energy and saving provinces, in addition to half of the central government's funding for the construction of main roads, the construction of other branch railways must be done by the colonial government.

The main road is a strategic need to link the colonies together and increase the ability to resist risks.Even in the event of a world war, Austria can save the African continent.

Not to mention, the gold mine in South Africa alone needs to build this railway.To block the peeping of various countries, it is impossible without strength.

The Portuguese did not dare to join forces with the British. That was because the benefits given by John Bull were not big enough to risk them.If they find that South Africa has a large number of gold mines, can they still restrain their desires?

To put it bluntly in this era, it was only a kind of wealth.For the Portuguese, as long as the benefits that can be obtained are large enough, even if they lose the colonies of other regions under the revenge of Austria, it is worthwhile.

Otherwise, why should Franz fight the British in South Africa?As long as the Government of Vienna announces the annexation of the Republic of Boer, and Governor Delphi is not stupid, how can it continue to wage war?

The greatest value of the British-British War was to let the London government soberly realize that it was really impossible for them to fight on land.

As for the Cape Town colonial government, it is estimated that for decades, it will not be able to get out of the shadow of this war.

Once the railway is connected, even if the gold reserves are exposed, the Cape Town colonial government has no guts to do things. This is the effect of the war.

Including the London government, the same desire to fight cannot be mentioned.Because Austria, which is a piece of Austria, can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops at any time, and the cost to seize the gold mine from Austria is too great, and it has exceeded their tolerance limit.

In general, Franz has paid more attention to the African continent than Europe. In his view, this is the future of Austria.

There is no way to expand in continental Europe is too difficult.If there is no colony in Africa, then the European continent cannot be so peaceful for so many years, and Franz has already done things.

Not to mention, with the grievances of the Habsburg dynasty and the Ottoman Empire, they will never be able to breathe forever.

The original time and space Austria did not start against them, that is its own strength.Because of diplomatic mistakes and fierce domestic political struggles, which led to military failures on the European continent, this time it was only barely able to protect itself.

Because the Austrian and African colonies were opened up and the resources inside were enough for Austria to digest for many years, Franz gave up the idea of ​​waging war on the European continent.

This is a question of return on investment. The original World War I warring parties did not have a winner, each of them was seriously injured, and finally the fisherman was cheap.

The Second World War was even worse. The European countries participating in the war were no longer a problem of vitality. Almost all the army was wiped out, and France, which was lying on the body, barely escaped.

The risks are too great, and the gains are too small.After all, the territories on the European continent are not easy to digest, and if you choke, you're done.

Looking at the French, we know that in order to digest the Italian region, we have to concentrate on our efforts, and even overseas colonial expansion activities have been affected.

The Fao, which was the most likely to occur, collided on the African continent, and now there is no sign of it.Affected by the change of strategic center of gravity, the expansion of the French on the African continent has been greatly reduced, and there is still enough buffer between the two countries.

The land on the African continent is also limited. The expansion of the French is slow, and Austria will naturally not be polite.

Even if the two countries have divided their spheres of influence, there is no satellite map in this era, and the African continent is facing such a large size. Even if it is advanced one or two hundred miles, no one will know.

A line on the map is too large for the error on the actual boundary.Fortunately, at the junction of the spheres of influence of the two countries, most of them are vast deserts, otherwise the French territory will have shrunk.

It was not only Austria that seized the opportunity to grab the site, but the British also stepped up their penetration into the Sudan.If the British-British war broke out suddenly, and dragged down the energy of the two countries, the interests of the French in Sudan may not necessarily be able to be preserved.

Of course, with the alliance of the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, these issues will gradually fade, and everyone will exercise restraint as much as possible.

In Paris, as the French political decision strategy shrank, the forces invested in it were also weakened.Up to now, it has been impossible to suppress the situation in Mexico.

Napoleon III is very headache now, he is still hesitating whether to give up the Mexican Empire.This decision is not good. In recent years, the French government has invested too much resources in Mexico. It is a pity to give up directly.

If it had not been that Austria had not expanded into Mexico, Napoleon III had to wonder if Massimiliano I sent a spy from the Habsburg dynasty and came over to trouble France.

Of course, this thought just passed away.From the perspective of family interests, if the Habsburg dynasty was interested in Mexico, it would be impossible to let Massimiliano I be an outsider to become the crown prince.

After receiving this news, Napoleon III was stunned by this god operation. He once doubted whether it was the illegitimate son of Massimiliano I.

In his view, even if the members of the Habsburg family's heirs have no interest in the Mexican throne, it is better to abduct a side member in the past as an heir than to support outsiders.

If it were not for the Bonaparte family to be too weak to gain the approval of the local constitutionalists, otherwise Napoleon III would have supported himself in the first place.

Napoleon III regretted it. If he knew that Massimiliano I was so incompetent, he would not support this idiot.

The wealthy old man who passed the sixtieth year next year saw the embarrassment of the emperor. After all, this political investment was dominated by Napoleon III. Now that he has to abandon Mexico, he can no longer be proposed by the emperor himself.

"Your Majesty, Mexico ’s investment has failed. If you continue to invest, you may not be able to recover the cost. Now what we need to do is stop loss.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the alliance of the three countries, it can deter Americans. We need to find someone to pick up the market as soon as possible and strive to sell a good price."

It is indeed a good choice to sell the interest of Mexico, at least better than nowhere.

In order to annihilate the Mexican rebels, the French have lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and have also borrowed more than one billion francs.

This loss is about to catch up with the loss of the British in the British-British War.However, pay does not necessarily pay off. The more rebels in Mexico are suppressed, the more the situation is deteriorating.

After pondering for a while, Napoleon III asked doubtfully: "Mexico is not our colony, the situation is still deteriorating. Who can sell our interests there?"

Spain ’s civil war broke out because of the throne, and it was impossible to intervene in Mexico at this time; the British had too many calculations, and it was impossible to pay high prices; the Austrians ’strategy of operating overseas colonies was on the African continent, and had no interest in Mexico.

The remaining countries, either without power, cannot take over at all; or they are poor ghosts who have no money, and it would be too expensive to give them."

This is the crux of the problem. They are unable to control the situation, and who can they expect to take over?

Everyone is not a fool, as long as they understand the situation in Mexico, they all know that this is a mess, and they will never jump into this fire pit.

After a pause, it seemed that he had thought of something. Napoleon III screamed sharply: "Marquis Fickel, don't tell me that I am American? This is impossible.

It can be sold to any country, but not to the United States of America and the United States of America. This is agreed in the four-nation convention.

Once the treaty is violated, we will face sanctions from the other three countries, and the just-established alliance of the three countries will immediately collapse!"

On the issue of checks and balances between the Americans, the three countries have the same position.France is now a responsible big country, and it must not be chaotic.

In order to sell a few dollars, it is necessary to break up the Anglo-French-European Union. Napoleon III has not been so short-sighted.

He was well aware of the diplomatic dilemma faced by France. On the surface, everyone still reconciled, but the secret exclusion of European countries has always existed.

Especially after the annexation of the Italian region, their life is not easy.If the alliance of the three countries is torn apart, Britain and Austria may retaliate, and it would be another anti-French alliance.

Seeing that Napoleon III was angry, the old man immediately shut up.This is already worth the money of the Americans, and the emperor has no way of not agreeing to him, and he can never take himself in.

Seemingly aware of the appeal of Marquis Fickel, the Minister of Finance Allen said: "Your Majesty is right, Mexico must not fall into the hands of Americans.

However, the Mexican issue must also be resolved as soon as possible. If we drag it on, we will only lose more.

Personal advice, no matter who accepts the Mexican Empire, as long as it can guarantee the normal performance of our debts with the Mexican government, we can get the benefits we have locally."

Obviously, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alan, is sober. He knows very well that because of the chaotic situation in Mexico, it is impossible to sell a good price, as long as it can guarantee the normal performance of debts.

He didn't even report much hope even after all. After all, there were too few people willing to take orders at this time.Unless the Americans are risked to break up with Britain and Austria, they will basically not find this injustice.

The debt that the Mexican government owes to France is not a small amount. In the case of Mexico ’s fiscal revenue, even if there is no expenditure, it must be repaid for decades.

After pondering for a while, Napoleon III said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted European countries as soon as possible to test who is interested in taking over the Mexican Empire.

Now I can't take care of that much. I don't want to ask how much money to sell, as long as I can get rid of it as soon as possible to avoid losing money."