Holy Roman Empire

Pieces of fallen leaves scattered on the ground, paving a golden "golden road".

Stepping on it from time to time makes a gurgling sound, which makes people feel so comfortable, as if stepping on a cotton blanket, there is no extra leaf, each piece is golden leaves, and it is endless aftertaste.

The joy of a bumper harvest flooded Vienna, and the Franz family, who was out on the outskirts of the suburbs, was already lingering in the beauty.

Franz, who is prosperous in poetry, is writing a book at the moment, preparing to leave a gorgeous chapter for future generations.There was no talent, but the content he wrote could not always satisfy him.

The craftsmanship is too heavy, as if created for the sake of creation, there is no such kind of cleverness as "the poetic text is natural".

In this respect, Franz still has a good temperament. He has never found a gunman, and naturally he hasn't got a good work.

Evidently destroying the evidence of the creative failure, Franz was about to start over, and the maid came in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the news has just arrived. Yesterday noon the Tsarist government submitted the Pupo Federal Warfare."

Hearing the news, Franz put down the pen and instructed: "Submit the order, immediately pack up and prepare to return to the palace."

The outbreak of the Russo-Prussian War is not only a change in the situation in Europe, but also the situation in the world.Despite his early preparations, Franz had to go back to preside over the big picture.

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Since it is an outing, it is naturally impossible to go far.In the evening, the carriage re-entered the palace.Without time to rest, Franz called a cabinet meeting.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "This morning, the Berlin government also submitted a war letter to the Russians, and the second Russian-Russian war has fully erupted.

This afternoon, William I released the "Claims of the People", calling on the people and the Russians to fight to the end.

At the same time, a national mobilization mechanism was also launched.From now on, all men between the ages of 15 and 60 will be included in reserve training."

"15 to 60 years old", this is undoubtedly the largest mobilization in Europe and even the world.

The last such madness was the Principality of Montenegro. In the first Near East War, the Principality of Montenegro mobilized all the males of the country.

Franz did not accuse the Berlin government of madness, no matter what kind of decision it makes in the face of life and death, it is understandable.

"How is the reaction of the civilians in the Federal Republic of Popo? Do the people support the Berlin government?"

The key to extreme mobilization is the need for the full cooperation of the people.During World War II, Bulgaria, with a population of more than 4 million, mobilized 1.26 million troops, relying on the full support of the people.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "The time is too short, we have not been able to investigate in depth. However, according to previous data, the people should support this war.

Especially the Polish people, they are very hostile to the Russians.If this war goes well, the Pupo Federation will really become a country after the war."

Dabobo's national independence consciousness is arguably the strongest in the world.The key to William I ’s ability to bring Pubo together is the common enemy, the Russian Empire.

Under the suppression of external forces, Pubo and the two countries reluctantly leaned together, but in essence they are still two countries.Poland still retains an independent government, but with a central government on its head.

The current political structure of the Poppo Federation is somewhat similar to Austria before 1848.Poland is like Hungary, which wants to be independent, but it is afraid of independence under the threat of the Russians.

Now the opportunity comes. Once the war breaks out, the Polish government has no confidence to refuse the central government's involvement in internal affairs.It's easy to hand over power, but it's hard to get it back.

Don't think, Franz knows what the Berlin government will do next.Through the opportunity of joint operations, the command of the Polish army was obtained; by the opportunity of overall logistics, the transport and command of the local government were obtained.

If the means is good enough, you can also borrow a knife to kill people, taking advantage of the opportunity to weaken Poland's strength.As long as there were a large number of male casualties, Poland was unable to stop the merger of the two countries after the war.

Prime Minister Felix: "It is not only the Poles who want war, the Prussian region has the right to speak in the hands of the noble Junkers, and their desire to fight is very strong.

The victory of the last war has made many people forget.If this war allows them to win easily again, it is estimated that someone wants to challenge us."

For a great Germanist, Popper Federation is a cancer.The greater the strength of the Popper Federation, the less chance Austria has to unify the German region.

There is no way, a single Prussian kingdom, can also allow them to join the Shinra Empire, if you add another Poland, it would be overwhelming.

No matter what changes have taken place in Austria's national policy, Felix's belief in unifying the German region has never changed.

Even though he is over seventy years old, Felix still insists on visiting all the states of the German region once a year to promote the "Great German Thought".

This is clearly not what these state governments want to see.If it were not for Austria ’s advantage to be too great, the vested interests would need to leave a way for themselves, and Felix had long been turned away.

Franz smiled slightly: "Don't worry, my prime minister. The Russians are not soft persimmons, and this war will not end in a short time.

Britain and France support the Commonwealth of Popper, and we support the Russian Empire. Both sides want money and money, and materials and materials. The final fight is for people.

The Pupo federal officer has stronger commanding capabilities and more complete domestic infrastructure; the Russians have a vast territory and a large population.Both sides have their own advantages and this war can be fought."

Evenly matched wars are often the cruelest.For the common benefit of everyone, the three countries of Britain, France and Austria will not let them easily end the war.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, before the outbreak of the Russo-Prussian War, the Berlin government not only sold the only colony, but also successively sold all colonial strongholds overseas.

The buyers are all French, even if someone has paid a higher price.There are indications that there are unknown transactions between popular law and law.

During William I ’s visit to Paris, he also put forward the Austrian threat theory.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the secret contract between the law and the law should be directed against us."

The secret contract is the most headache.It's always been Franz's intimacy and fooling around. I didn't expect Feng Shui to take turns. Now it's his turn to worry.

After pondering for a while, Franz waved his hand: "Don't worry about the Pfalayah. Before the end of the Russo-Prussian War, even if they wanted to target us, they didn't have that strength.

The French economy is already experiencing problems, and if their African development plan fails, the good days of the Parisian government are over."

Since Napoleon III annexed the Italian region, Franz has lowered the French threat by two grades.The Italian region seems to be a piece of fat, but in fact, it looks beautiful.

In the industrial age, development is inseparable from resources.The Italian region happens to be the most resource-scarce region in Europe. The French want to digest this, they must first solve the resource problem.

Unfortunately, France is not rich in resources, and its own development is not enough.If it is not enough, it can only be imported. Now, "Greater France" imports a large amount of industrial raw materials every year.

Since 1870, France has been in a trade deficit.If the franc can become the world's currency, some deficits can be easily compensated.

Unfortunately, under the squeeze of the pound and the Aegis, the franc's living space is already very small, and more and more countries are unwilling to reserve the franc.

Against this background, the outflow of gold and silver is naturally unstoppable.Fortunately, in this era, there are still many countries that directly use gold and silver as currencies. With a solid foundation, the Paris government smoothed the deficit by selling silver.

This situation is clearly unsustainable. There are only two roads before the French government, either increasing exports or reducing imports.

No need to think about increasing exports, because of the relationship between industrial production costs, French industrial and commercial products have always lacked competitiveness in the international market.

If exports cannot increase, then imports can only be reduced.It is against this background that the development of the African continent became the national policy of the Paris government.

Of course, this development is not the same as the development in Austria. The French just want to establish a raw material production area, but they are not prepared for localization.

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At the Palace of Versailles, news of the outbreak of the Russo-Prussian War, Napoleon IV immediately decided to hold a banquet to celebrate this good news.

Hope for the stars and hope for the moon, finally came.In recent years, the French economy has encountered a bottleneck and has been in a downturn for several years.

Economic Minister Elsa: "Your Majesty, the outbreak of the Russo-Prussian War is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for domestic industry and commerce, and it is also accompanied by a crisis.

Compared with the benefits of war, the profits from investing in the North African colonies are too small.If this problem cannot be solved, I am afraid that our African continent development plan will die again."

Development is inseparable from capital. Without sufficient capital investment, the development plan of the African continent will naturally not proceed.

Originally, French capitalists were not interested in developing colonies, but because of excess domestic capital, there were not enough investment projects.With the continuous efforts of the government, some people were persuaded to invest in the colony.

It is different now. The war between Russia and Russia broke out, and new opportunities for making money have emerged.

Anyone with a bit of a political mind knows that this war cannot be ended in a short time.As long as you invest in war-related fields, you will be able to get rich returns.

Instead of investing in colonies that do not see a return, it is better to stay and make a fortune.In the face of interests, everyone knows how to choose.

The good mood of Napoleon IV disappeared instantly.The African strategy is of great importance to the French economy. The outbreak of the Russo-Prussian War means that all the efforts they made in the early stage have been swept away.

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