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Out of the Palace of Versailles, Alexandrovich has no interest in visiting, obviously this trip to Paris is not smooth.

Napoleon III's release of goodwill to Russia was only for pure political needs and demonstrations to European countries. It does not mean that France really wants to win over Russia.

Without the humiliation of the "Frankfurt Peace Treaty", the proud French did not despise Russia, a desolate barbarian.

Especially after the alliance between the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, the diplomatic pressure in France no longer exists, and the world can no longer find an enemy that they take seriously, at least on the surface.

Before Aleksandrovich's visit to Paris, the St. Petersburg government had high hopes, trying to use the French's opportunity to attract Russia to obtain financial assistance.

The reality is very cruel, and the money of the usury empire is not easy to take.Bankers are shrewd, especially against the credible tsarist government.

Even the pre-promised loan of 500 million francs is now in trouble, and the French ask them to use gold and silver as collateral.

Do n’t be surprised, Alexander II is also carrying out currency reforms, but the steps are very small, and now the French are paying attention to their reserves.

Since the reform of Alexander II, the development of industry, railway construction and agricultural reform have become the government's three major strategies.

Although the plan is good, it all needs financial support.Because of the war, it led to a massive outflow of gold and silver from the Russian Empire, resulting in a serious shortage of its own capital.

The way the Tsarist government came up with was to attract foreign investment. Unfortunately, European banks refused to provide loans to them, and even investment was very cautious.

The reform of Alexander II was better than in history, and there is a ready-made example next door to learn.You can think of other problems, but you ca n’t learn by raising money alone.

Austria has now developed to this stage, issuing bonds several times on the way and raising hundreds of millions of Aegis funds.Until now, the government of Vienna has repaid tens of millions of Aegis debts every year.

Because of credibility, the Tsarist government could never borrow money.Even taking the right of way and tax collateral have no effect. The tsar's government said that it would be bad for it to pay.

Due to the debt crisis, Alexander II had to declare a debt default, and the sequelae now broke out.

This is not to say that the decision of Alexander II was wrong. If the debts were not paid, the finances would be crushed by external debt, and the situation would only get worse.

To put it plainly, even if it is not bad, they can not borrow much money.The banker is too shrewd to even lend money to a master who has no repayment ability.

The original time and space French borrowed money from the Russians, it was forced to help.The pressure on national defense is too great, and we must draw allies to share the pressure.

France's comprehensive national strength suddenly fell behind after entering the late 19th century, for this reason.The government borrowed a lot of money, and domestic development funds were less.

Don't worry about it now, the French will definitely not support their liver.Even if it is a loan shark, the French will only lend money to the repaying master.

For example, Austria now owes a debt to the French.The development of the local community and the development of a colony are certainly not enough by virtue of the revenue of the Vienna government.

Austria ’s private capital accumulation is also not rich enough. Under this background, Franz naturally borrowed foreign debt.Of course, it is not simply an international loan. Most of the debt is in the form of bonds.

Most of the bonds are raised in the name of projects, and the debts are not all from the Vienna government.

It is similar to Americans borrowing money to build railways, mortgage the railways to British banks, and use the borrowed money to build railways.

In the event of an economic crisis, the railway company went bankrupt, and the Bank of England was locked up.

The same is true for many projects in Austria, where a large amount of debt is owed to the bank and a bunch of bonds are issued to the private sector. The government only invests in start-up funds.

Anyway, these projects are all standard commercial operations. In the event of an accident, the big deal is the bankruptcy of an enterprise.

Economic closeness is also an important factor in the alliance between the three countries.From a global perspective, as long as there is an economic crisis between Britain and France, Austria will be implicated, and vice versa.

To get rid of this situation is actually very simple, just one word-wait.After the domestic private capital has accumulated, there is no need to borrow money outside.

Everyone also needs their own needs. One side has a surplus of capital that needs to be exported, and the other side needs a lack of funds for development. The two sides just cooperate.

This is how the original space-time Americans developed. If there was no world war, they would not have turned around so quickly, from being a debtor to a creditor.

Of course, debtor and creditor countries are not absolute.Domestic companies have also made money out of foreign banks, and domestic banks have also gone global, and are also issuing loans to foreign countries.

Even if there is a lack of capital in the Russian Empire, there are also banks exporting capital overseas.These are normal economic activities, mainly for the benefit.

Having figured out the position of the French, Alexandrovich did not continue to struggle.After visiting French industry, he took a boat directly to London.

This time he relaxed, and the tsarist government had no illusions about obtaining loans from the British.Unless British bankers get water in their heads, this will not happen.

Can't you expect the London government to help guarantee?The two sides are enemies. Even if the Russian empire declines, it is already ranked low among the British competitors, and the hatred accumulated in the previous period is not so easy to resolve.

Moreover, Prussia and Poland are younger brothers of the British, even if it is to keep their people from chilling.

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The diplomatic actions of the Russians still attracted the attention of the Kingdom of Prussia.Even without Bismarck, William I still controlled the Kingdom of Prussia.

After a series of political struggles, the Junker nobility united in a short time because of the war has now been torn apart.

For example: industrial Junker, financial Junker, war Junker, court Junker, House Junker and village Junker.

The people under him are no longer monolithic, and the king's rights are naturally consolidated.The politics of the Kingdom of Prussia began to return to normal, and the military was still very powerful, but it was no longer a monopoly.

A new balance of powers was formed inside, and William I set his sights on the European continent.As an enemy, he knows everything about the Russians.

The Russians wanted to get rid of the situation of isolation through diplomatic activities, and William I naturally could not agree.

In the Royal Palace of Berlin, the military and political leaders of the Kingdom of Prussia gathered together to see how business disrupted the Russian diplomacy.

"The Russian crown prince's trip to Europe was invited by the French. There must be a deal of interest between France and Russia, but the possibility of an alliance between the two countries is unlikely.

The three countries of Britain, France and Austria have already formed an alliance. At this time, the French had no basis for alliance with the Russians.The French should draw the Russians up for self-worth, and want to gain a heavier voice in the three-nation alliance.

Now what the Russians lack most is money, and the French have a lot of capital. Alexandrović ’s first visit to France should mainly be for loans.

From the economic point of view, the credibility of the Tsarist government has been completely lost, and no banker will foolishly lend them money.

The only hope of the Russians is the usual exchange of political interests ... "

Listening to the exaggerated talks of Foreign Minister Mike Kate, William I frowned, not only the Russians were short of money, but Prussia is now short of money.

The financial situation of the Berlin government is even worse than that of the tsarist government.At least the Russians had no choice but to pay their debts, and Prussia had to bear heavy debts.

In recent years, the Kingdom of Prussia has increased its number of people going to Austria for life, a large part of which is due to the excessive tax burden.

In order to repay the debt, the Berlin government had to increase the burden on the domestic people.The unbearable people ran away.

William I did not dare to stop it. Most of the runners had broken down and settled down, losing their livelihood in the country, and leaving it as a hidden danger.

If it were not possible to immigrate nearby, Prussia would be full of smoke.Winning the Russian Empire brings only glory, and the newly expanded land cannot be transformed into wealth in a short time, and it is still in the investment stage.

The people have not obtained practical benefits, but the status of a big country still cannot deceive the stomach.

Of course, the spiritual gains are still very useful. Even if everyone's life is not easy, the people's support for the government is still very high.

Even if it ca n’t be mixed up, it ’s just that the immigrants leave without going to the revolution.

This is similar to that of Japan, except that Japan does not have a flood discharge window, so if you are hungry, you still have to make trouble, such as grabbing rice.

William I interrupted: "What plan does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have? No matter what the purpose of the Russians, all we need to do now is destruction."

No reason is needed for the enemy to do what they want to do.

They could not intervene in the internal reform of the Tsarist government, but Prussia could make trouble in international diplomatic activities.

Compared with other countries' diplomatic means, William I did not have confidence, but compared with the Russians, he was still sure.

After a pause for a few seconds, Foreign Secretary Mike Kate replied: "Your Majesty, the Russians are unlikely to obtain funds from the outside world. The biggest political purpose should be to improve diplomatic relations with various countries.

The closeness of France and Russia has also stimulated the Vienna government.Today, the Russian-Austrian alliance has failed to bring political benefits to Austria, but is a burden diplomatically.

It has not been a few years since the end of the Russian-Austrian alliance, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to enlarge the rift between them and prevent the two countries from renewing their contracts."

The destruction of the Russian-Austrian alliance is of great significance to the Kingdom of Prussia, which is directly related to the victory or defeat of the next Russian-Russian war.

Prime Minister Mao Qi shook his head and said, "This is not enough. The Russian-Austrian League is not only about political interests, but also comes with a lot of economic significance.

The current Russian Empire is almost the place where Austrian goods are dumped.Austria alone occupies 63% of Russia ’s total import and export trade, so the Vienna government will not let go easily with such a big interest."

Interest is always the best bond, and there is nothing that cannot be compromised in front of interest.Even if Russia and Austria have a large conflict, the two sides still maintain an ally relationship for the sake of benefit.

Foreign Secretary Mike Kate explained: "Yes, Your Excellency. But we also have to look at a set of data. In recent years, the total trade volume between Russia and Austria has continued to decline.

The tsarist government is struggling to get rid of economic dependence on Austria. In order to develop domestic industry, the Russians have repeatedly raised tariffs.

If it were n’t for Russian industry, it would be too backward, and the products would not be competitive in the market, and the Austrians could not maintain their current market share.

The great wasteland development campaign carried out by Alexander II has already yielded results. This year, the unsalable sales of Russian agricultural products have become a foregone conclusion.

After the Russian Crown Prince's trip to Europe, it is very likely that the domestic market will be opened to Britain and France in exchange for domestic agricultural products to enter the international market.

After losing its monopoly on the Russian market, Austria will also face the impact of Russian agricultural products on the international grain export market. Relations between the two countries will certainly be greatly affected.

Now the more Russians and British and French have reached an agreement, the greater the loss of interest in Austria.It may not be obvious in a short time. This change will be very obvious after three to five years.

As long as the Austrians see greater benefits, it is not impossible to abandon the Russian-Austrian alliance.

For example:

Let them believe that as long as we win in the next round of the Russian-Russian war, they will have access to the Ukrainian region and the Russian Balkan peninsula, cutting off the Russian food export channels."

Everyone's face changed drastically, apparently intimidated by McCarter's shocking remarks.

The room suddenly became quiet, leaving only the sound of people's breathing and the faint heartbeat.

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