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On April 9, 1880, the Colombian government cut off trade with Peru on the pretext of the border conflict with Peru.

After the news reached Vienna, the Austrian government was in an uproar, clamoring to give the Colombian government a little color.

Anyone with a slightly political mind knows what Colombia ’s choice means.

Prior to this, the Austrian government could promise the two countries that they would guarantee the smooth flow of their foreign trade lines during the war.

The coastline was blocked by the British. That was too strong for the Royal Navy, and the Austrian Navy couldn't help it. There was no way to retreat.

Now that the land trade line has been lost, do you still want to face the Vienna government?

The French also have this trouble, and the Paris government has made similar promises to Peru and Bolivia.

Now he is being beaten by the Colombian government. If he does not retaliate back, how can everyone be embarrassed to mix internationally.

I have to say that the Colombian government made a wrong decision at the wrong time.If they did not finally announce the severance of the trade line, I am afraid they did not pull hatred that way.

The four countries of Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Ecuador that made similar decisions earlier also caused Fau's dissatisfaction.

It's just that Fao's influence in these countries is weak, and they jumped out together. It is very troublesome to get revenge, and this account is temporarily deposited.

This is not the pot of President Rafael Nunez. Failure to follow the four countries to the end is the responsibility of the previous government.

Everyone knows that choosing among the three countries of Britain, France and Austria is not only an offense.Seeing that his term is coming to an end, the smart President Julian will naturally not jump.

Relying on the fate between the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, President Julian has still won a lot of benefits for Colombia, but these benefits are not so easy to get.

It doesn't matter. Anyway, President Julian retired with all his achievements. The troubles will be the next one.

After Raphael Nuñez came to power, the game of tightrope walking could not continue. The patience of the three countries of Britain, France and Austria reached the limit, and the Colombian government had to make a choice.

The tragedy is that no matter what choice Raphael Nunes makes, the end result will be the worst choice.

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Vienna Palace, Franz received this "good news", the first time held a government meeting.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "It is not surprising that the Colombian government fell to the British. The pro-Austrian and pro-French groups are also contradictory. It was only after the influence of our joint efforts with the French that they began to cooperate.

But this cooperation is only nominal.We can influence their decisions, but we cannot make decisions for them.

In the face of interest, they will not give in.For example: Presidential election.

To some extent, we also helped the British.If it were not forcibly matching the cooperation between the pro-Austrian and pro-French factions, a lot of energy was consumed in the infighting, and Rafael Nuñez did not win so easily.

Since the pro-British faction came to power and made decisions in favor of the British, it is not surprising.

The only thing worth noting is that the Colombian government found an excuse for 'border conflict'.This excuse is very interesting. If it continues to extend, the Colombian government can also make a territorial claim to Peru.

According to a preliminary analysis, in order to win over the Colombian government, the British should have promised their territory.

It is estimated that the Colombian government was afraid of the reaction of us and the French by not directly requesting territorial claims from Peru."

Matching pro-Austrian and pro-French alliances is a political need, and it is not important for Austria to win the election of the Colombian government.

Support Peru and Bolivia to continue the war, just to block the British.Franz is not confident enough that Austria will be able to make a comeback with their support.

Peru and Bolivia have clearly outperformed Chile in this rotten war, and they have already rotted home.

Pig teammates are the most difficult to bring.As long as you think about the Bolivian army with bows and arrows on the battlefield, Franz can't afford them any confidence.

In this respect, the decision of the Colombian government is nothing more than to accelerate the end of the war, and it does not change the outcome of the war in a real sense.

Prime Minister Felix: "The Colombian government's ideas are no longer important. Since they have made the wrong decision, they must pay a price for it.

It's just that we have a tacit understanding with the British. It is obviously not worth it to send troops to break this kind of tacit agreement for a Colombian."

This is the crux of the problem. Since the alliance between the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, in the struggle overseas, everyone has tacitly supported the agents to work.

"This problem is not difficult to solve. I believe that the Central American colonial government can handle it. They have long wanted to annex the Panama area, but they have never had a suitable opportunity.

Now the French and us are in an awkward position. Even for their own face, the Paris government can only support our actions."The colonial minister Stephen calmly replied

The Colonial Department has long wanted to take action. In recent years, Austria has not expanded abroad. With the continuous promotion of the localization of Africa, the scope of the jurisdiction of the Colonial Department is getting smaller and smaller.

The scope of jurisdiction is decreasing, and the colonial ministry ’s right to speak in the government is also weakening.If this situation is not changed, I am afraid that in the future cabinet meeting, the colonial minister will not be seen.

The localization of Africa is Austria ’s national policy, and Stephen naturally will not deliberately change.The officials who resisted the localization of the colonies were not without them, but these people were sent home to plant the land.

In this context, if the Colonial Department wants to expand its right to speak, it can only continue to expand externally, and it is not surprising to focus on the Panama area.

Not everyone has a strategic vision, and Austria also has many short-sighted people.

In the Austrian Central American colony, many people deliberately occupied the Panama area, kicked the French out, developed the Panama Canal themselves, and mastered a golden waterway similar to the Suez Canal.

Interest is the best motivation. For the sake of Aegis, the capture of the Panama area has become the goal of many local colonial companies.

Almost every year, many people lobbied the Austrian Colonial Ministry to occupy Panama.In order to seize the opportunity, some people even drew a detailed map of the Panama area.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg objected: "If it is just a beating of the Colombian government, under the political pressure, perhaps the Paris government will support us.

If you want to occupy the Panama area, there is no such good thing.The French will definitely take the opportunity to offer a slice of soup. Do we agree or not?"

There is no problem, this is the essence of international diplomacy.Gambling is also for the benefit, as long as the interest is right, any anger can disappear immediately.

The French can't do anything in vain, watching Austria take advantage.Similarly, Austria cannot share the Panama area with the French. It is not worth the money, but the potential strategic position is very important.

The question came, and it was very aggressive to attack an independent country and seize other people's territory.

No French share the pressure and bear the diplomatic pressure alone, the Vienna government must think twice.

After a little thought, Franz said: "It is not the best time, we have to take into account the international response. To start with the Panama area, it is best to mobilize the locals to become independent."

Austria is indeed very strong, but it does not have the strength of the United States to excel in the later generations, so it has to consider the reactions of all countries in the world.

Compared with sending troops directly to seize the Panama area and spurring local people to become independent, the new government after independence will join the colonial system, and the problem will be much smaller.

There are too many people doing this kind of thing.As long as you pay attention to eating and install it a little, you will have a legal basis in name.

The colonial minister Stephen explained: "Your Majesty, the Colombian government has stationed a heavy division of the division in the Panama area, and the local people alone have been suppressed before they are in trouble."

Compared to the poor, hundreds of thousands of people in Panama, a division's troops are indeed heavily gathered.

Franz asked in surprise: "How many troops does Colombia have in a division?"

Colombia is a typical place with a large population and few people. With the addition of Indians and blacks, the country has only two or three million people.

The little Panama was stationed with the strength of a division, who would be surprised if it was changed for the first time.

Stephen replied directly: "The regular army has a little over 30,000, and the militia reserve is around 50,000. No one knows the ultimate mobilization.

Because of the relationship between the Austrian and Central American colonies, the Panama area is Colombia's key defense zone, and they put a third of their domestic troops here.

The situation in Colombia is not very stable.As long as the troops deployed in the Panama area are eaten, conflicts within Colombia will intensify."

It can be seen that the colonial ministry is well prepared and familiar with the situation in Colombia, and has long understood their military strength.

After entering the era of thermal weapons, "Extreme Mobilization" has become a patent for industrialized countries. Even if agricultural countries can organize, they cannot change their weapons and equipment.

If it is an ordinary country, the invasion of foreign enemies is likely to cause the parties to put aside disputes and unify the outside world, but Colombia is the exception.

This problem can be traced back to the American Civil War. Austria once organized an immigration. The Germans are actually the second largest ethnic group in Colombia, and the Indians are the first.

The Germans who immigrated to Colombia were mostly ordinary people. Despite Austria ’s backing, they were still at the bottom of the society as latecomers, and the upper classes had long been occupied by Hispanics.

Because of fear of being subverted by Austria from within, successive governments in Colombia have intentionally and unintentionally suppressed Germans, and even pro-Austrians have maintained sufficient vigilance against Austria.

There is no targeted discrimination answer on the surface, just secretly small actions, even if they are found, it is only personal behavior, and the Austrian government naturally cannot interfere.

Not only Colombia, in fact, immigration to any country, these problems may occur.It's not gold, how could everyone like it?

In addition to this, racial contradictions have also been a problem that has long plagued countries in South America.The blood of the Indians has not yet been dried. If the government is strong, it can be suppressed by force. Once the decline problem occurs, the contradiction will break out.

Franz never doubted whether conflicts within Colombia would break out.Even if there are no contradictions, contradictions can be created, not to mention that Colombia itself is full of contradictions?

After hesitating for a while, Franz nodded: "Since Colombia has already prepared, then we don't have to be polite, just make an excuse to eat this force.

But for the sake of international reputation, we cannot directly occupy the Panama area.Immediately after the fight, the site was handed over to the independent Panamanian organization and evacuated from the area as soon as possible."

The "Panama Independent Organization" did not exist in the past, at least the top of the Vienna government has not heard of it, but now it must be.