Holy Roman Empire

The years are hurried, and it's winter again.

With years of experience from Franz, it can be judged that this is a warm winter. It is usually snowing at the Glockner Mountain this season. Do n’t say it ’s snowing this year. There is very little rain.

Warm winter + drought, it has almost been announced that agricultural production will be reduced in the coming year.Austria is a big industrial country and a big agricultural country. Agriculture occupies an important position in the national economy.

The government of Vienna has always attached great importance to agricultural production. After years of efforts, the domestic agricultural infrastructure has become more and more perfect, and there is a complete disaster response system.

As long as it is not a large-scale disaster that affects the whole country, Franz will not ask.He has now attracted his attention, mainly in Vienna.

Secretary of Agriculture Halls: "Your Majesty, the current situation is not too bad. According to the monitoring data in various places, the scope of the disaster is not very large.

It is mainly concentrated in the surrounding areas of Vienna and Bohemia. These areas are relatively developed in industry and commerce, and the people have a strong ability to resist risks. The reduction in winter wheat production will not have much impact."

This is the benefit brought by the industrial age. In economically developed areas, farmers have entered the city to work in the rural slack period, which has become a common phenomenon in society.

Increasing the source of income naturally increases the ability to resist risks.If it is still in an agricultural society, the government must be vigilant.

Franz just asked casually, within a certain range of food production reduction, within Austria's tolerance, "relief" is not needed.

Reducing output is not an absolute harvest. The loss of 180 catties per acre is not enough to bankrupt farmers.Unless the disaster is continuous, government relief is needed. Otherwise, the people themselves can survive the disaster.

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Foreign Minister Weissenberg: "Your Majesty, the news has just arrived from Paris, the French are preparing to send troops to escort the son of Isabella II back home, and the Spanish throne is about to end.

Judging from the collected data, Britain and France should have reached an agreement.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that it may be related to the Near East War. The London government withdrew on the issue of the Spanish throne in exchange for the French support for them in the Near East."

Not to be unexpected by Franz, the British had to draw the French to keep the Ottoman Empire.

Although the Paris government is fighting continuously, they also don't want to see Austria pull the nails behind.The British gave in on the question of the Spanish throne, and it is not surprising that the French chose to support them.

Austria wants a stable rear, how about the French?Spain is different from the Ottoman Empire. The French couldn't even pull out this nail.

It is not a fight that cannot be won, the key is that there is no way to use force.European countries may accept that the Ottoman Empire is finished, but they will never let Spain be annexed.

Since it can't be beaten to death, then get it together.Now Spain is also a mess. There are a lot of internal problems. Supporting a pro-French and weak government is entirely in the interest of France.

The reputation of Queen Isabella II of Spain has long been stinky, and even with his son Alfonso XII, his reputation has been damaged. If he wants to take the throne, he cannot do without the support of the French.

In a vulnerable pro-French government, the French will not have to worry about threats from Spain for a long time to come.

Franz: "Since this is the case, then we are ready to end. Power generation to Humel, once the British and French have fully intervened, they will negotiate with the Ottoman Empire. The bottom line is to take our actual control area, plus Jerusalem.

On the Russian side, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also appeased.How much they can get depends on the diplomatic ability of the tsarist government."

Franz knew that this might be the last joint military operation of the Russian-Austrian League.According to the current international situation, the alliance between Austria and the Russians has done more harm than good.

Although Alexander II was a man of great strength, he suppressed all the forces in the country and completed the preliminary social reforms. However, the diplomatic manifestations are not compelling.

On the one hand, the historical burden of the Russian Empire is too heavy, holding the shelf of the European hegemony, and the mentality has not been adjusted in time; on the other hand, the territory is too valued and the relationship with all neighbors is not good.

This is not to say that it is wrong to attach importance to territories. The problem is that many territories of the Russian Empire were stolen, just like colonies.

When it is strong, no matter how important it is.When it is fading, it is time to pay attention to the methods and methods, and the concessions must be compromised.

Regrettably, the Tsarist government did not do that. The last time the Russians defeated the Russian-Russian War, they actually lost their diplomacy.

If the tsarist government gathers its ambitions, let alone say that at least Central Asia and the Far East will not have problems.If the expansion of the Tsarist government before the war angered others, Prussia would not be able to draw allies.

It stands to reason that after being severely beaten by society, the tsarist government should wake up and take the initiative to repair neighboring relations.What is the problem, wait until Prussia is overwhelmed and then deal with it slowly.

Regrettably, the Tsarist government did not change its mind and regarded the neighboring country's return to its homeland as an invasion of the enemy, thinking that his own family was the victim.

Needless to say, there must be no friends in this play.Franz doubted the next Russian-Russian war and the Russians were also besieged.

Because of the relationship between the Russian-Austrian alliance, Austria's relations with these countries are not good.Of course, Austria ’s strength is strong enough, even if the relationship is not good, the powers still have some treatment, which has not affected trade with various countries.

Prime Minister Felix reminded: "Your Majesty, it is better to notify the Tsar Government first and leave them a buffer time."

The Russian-Austrian League is not over yet, and the pit teammates' things cannot be done too obvious.The Near East War can bring the current situation, mainly Austria is providing strategic supplies.

If Austria withdrew from the war, the tsarist government could not afford the cost.The same strategic materials cost differently for different countries.

Relatively speaking, the cost of strategic materials for an industrially powerful country with its own production capacity is lower, while the costs for agricultural countries that need to import are much higher.

Taking weapons and ammunition as an example, the cost of the Russians is one-third higher than that of Austria. This is the usual cost, and it is possible to be more than half higher during the war.

There are many factors involved, such as: production costs, transportation costs, procurement costs, and the integrity of the bureaucracy.

If the Vienna government now puts the Russians together, perhaps the Ottoman Empire does not need to pay anything, and the tsarist government can only withdraw its troops.

The main enemy of the Russians was the Kingdom of Prussia, and the tsarist government could not defeat the Ottoman Empire.

Until the war, the tsarist government ’s strategic goal of weakening the Ottoman Empire has been completed.Even the rebirth of the Ottoman Empire cannot threaten the Russian Empire for two decades.

Remind the Russians that there is no need to pay a price, Franz naturally follows suit.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Russians and passed on the news that Britain and France were close, which the Tsarist government would understand."

Without understanding, it would not work. Without the Austrian money and materials, the tsarist government simply did not have the financial resources to continue the war.

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In the office of Prime Minister Downing Street, Prime Minister Gerston is in a very unhappy mood and said coldly: "Raul, call the cabinet members to come to the meeting."

Franz believes that the British made concessions on the Spanish throne in order to preserve the Ottoman Empire. In fact, the London government did not make a decision so quickly.

Austria is a threat, and France will also threaten, no matter which company is allowed to grow bigger, it will threaten the interests of Britain.

Unless there is no way, otherwise the London government will not compromise with the French.

The original British in time and space fell to the Allies, or after the expansion of the navy of the German Second Empire, making them feel threatened, they have been swinging until then.

Now Austria has not expanded its navy extensively. The navy has always been under the French, ranking third in the world in terms of gross tonnage.

From the standpoint of the British, both France and Austria are huge threats.However, these two threats have common weaknesses, and land rights must be developed at the same time. On the European continent, the two countries are mutually constrained. The pressure of the London government is not great.

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Prime Minister Gerston asked: "His Excellency Marquis, did you tell me that the French are busy fighting and not interested in participating in international affairs?

Now what's going on, we have contained Austria for them, and the French sent troops directly to interfere in the Spanish throne.

I can't imagine how much sensation this news will cause if it is spread."

Marquis Maclean also wanted to cry without tears. He really didn't expect the French in the fight to come suddenly.

It has to be said that the time for French candidates is good.The British and Austrian countries are in conflict because of the Ottoman issue, and the two countries contain each other without any effort to interfere in the Spanish throne.

"Your Excellency, this is our misjudgment and underestimated the French ambitions. The matter is here, now we must find a way out, otherwise we will create the biggest joke of this century.

In the current situation, we can only choose one of two.Either join forces with the French to save the Ottoman Empire; or join forces with Austria to force the French to give up interference in the succession of the Spanish throne.

My personal suggestion is to keep the Ottoman Empire first, and Spain ’s problems come to Japan.There is no permanent ally in politics. Today the Spanish government can pro-French and tomorrow they can pro-British.

If the Ottoman Empire perished, it would be difficult to resurrect.Without the restraint of the Ottoman Empire, Austria will then be able to fully expand into Central Europe, and the European balance is likely to be broken."

There is another reason why Marquis Maclean has not said that interference in the Near East War has begun.If you stop now, it means tantamount to failure of the intervention, and will be attacked by the opposition parties.