Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 724

There is nothing to keep secret in restricting the armament of the army.In addition to the British who are lonely overseas, other European countries are beneficiaries.

The Russian-Russian war has not only affected the two belligerent countries, but also the neighbors have expanded their armaments. The army scale of various countries has expanded to varying degrees.

This is a bad head started by Austria. In order to ensure its own security and the ability to interfere in war at any time, the Vienna government took the lead in expanding its military, and then triggered a chain reaction.

As of now, the size of the Austrian army has expanded to 947,000, and it is not excessive to claim to be a million-strong army.

While expanding the active forces, the Vienna government also mobilized a large number of reserves in the name of training.

If Franz is willing, two or three million troops can be formed in a week, enough to deal with various emergencies.

There is no way that the trust between people has disappeared this year, and the worst must be prepared.

If the Russian-Russian war won the war easily, no one could guarantee that others would swell and do the stupid attack on Austria.

Franz doesn't like to put safety on others, so he has to expand his strength.

In addition to security considerations, there is also the issue of debt.Collecting accounts this year is not an easy job. Who knows you without strength?

Now that Russia and Russia are both defeated, the bear, as the winner, has no capital for repayment. The tsarist government seems to be very peaceful, and naturally it does not need to use force to collect debts.

At a time when anti-war domination is prevalent, the Vienna government's proposal for disarmament at this time is completely in line with the mainstream of the times.

The only person who is unhappy is probably the British. Without the reduction of military spending, the Army spends less money, which means that the Navy can get more money.

In light of the current international situation, if the purpose of Austria is not known, the London government will not be confused.

Knowing to know, the London government is hard to destroy at this time.Disarmament is what everyone expects, and it is in the interest of all parties, and it is not something that can make everyone give up by fooling a few words.

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Downing Street Prime Minister's View

Foreign Minister Edward: "The Russian-Russian war was too tragic, the anti-wars in Europe were soaring, and the European people were extremely insecure.

The Austrians have chosen a good time to propose disarmament at this time. I am afraid it is not just for disarmament. There are various signs that Austria is preparing to establish a new international order.

Disarmament is just an excuse to convene an international conference. While limiting the size of the army, they should also sign a security treaty with European countries.

Most European countries lack a sense of security, and no one can refuse such a treaty, and the only one who can obstruct it is the French.

It's just that European countries have always been very vigilant against the French. Most countries regard them as the source of European unrest. At this time, the French government may not have the courage to jump out and block.

According to news from Paris, the French have agreed to Austria ’s disarmament plan. It is estimated that after the conclusion of the general Russian-Russian negotiations, Austria will convene an international conference to establish a new European balance system.

It was originally a good thing that the European continent stabilized, but the situation is different now, and the strategic focus of the two countries may have shifted out.

If our inferences are correct, it will not take long for a new round of naval arms race to begin, and then Britain will face the most brutal challenges."

The hatred value of the French pull is too high, it can not be resolved in a short time.This is destined to a new European balance system, they can only be participants, not the leader.

Everyone knows that after the Russian-Russian war, the European political landscape will be reshuffled, and the London government must be prepared.

The original plan was that after the birth of the North German Empire, the French were brought together to establish a new European order, but they were one step behind and Austria took the lead.

Prime Minister Benjamin nodded: "If the Austrian plan succeeds, this is the third Vienna system.

If we make trouble to them now and attract the French, is there a chance to build a European system with Britain at its core?"

The Foreign Secretary Edward shook his head: "This is very difficult, and not to mention that we have not attracted the French, even with the support of the Paris government, the success rate will not exceed one third.

In recent years, our influence on continental Europe has declined significantly.Especially after the Russo-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Prussia we supported was abolished, and the right to speak declined even more.

The French are even worse. Their strength is not weaker than that of Austria and their influence is not weaker than that of the Vienna government, but their influence is mostly negative.

Part of it was left by Napoleon, and the other part was the price paid for annexing the Italian region.With the exception of Spain, the French can no longer find an ally on the European continent.

Judging from the information we received, the relationship between France and Spain is gradually becoming cold.If a new international order is to be established, the Spaniards may not necessarily support them."

Politics is very realistic. Britain ’s chess pieces on the European continent have become obsolete, and their ability to intervene in the continent has declined significantly. Naturally, everyone will not buy it.

Attracting the French, while increasing its influence, it must also accept the negative impact of France.

For example: Belgium, Switzerland, the German Confederation, these countries threatened by France, can not help but stand on the opposite side.

Even if the British can pull them over, don't expect others to contribute.

Nothing more promised is useless, as long as France does not give up its peeping at them, the problem cannot be solved.

As for letting the French go?

Just think about it. You have n’t experienced social beatings and successfully annexed the Italian region. It was when the French swelled most. Why should they listen to Britain?

The Anglo-French relationship has long ended its honeymoon period. The Anglo-French feud, which was originally covered up by time, appeared in the newspapers of the two countries again and again, which is enough to explain many problems.

It is simply impossible to let the French give up their strategy and continue to be their little brothers.

No matter who is the emperor, the relationship between Britain and France must be turned cold, or the nationalism that is bursting will cause the Paris government to collapse.

After the original space-time Franco-Prussian war, Britain and France have fought against each other for many years. If it were n’t for the German and German empire one after another, the British and French could not stand together.

Now France cannot feel the threat, so the relationship between Britain and France must deteriorate.When it comes to politics, interest determines everything.

After secretly thinking about it, Prime Minister Benjamin sighed helplessly: "Well, the establishment of the international order as soon as possible is also a good thing for Britain. Austria wants to dominate, let them dominate!

Subject to treaty constraints, our next North German plan will also be smoother.The international order has just been established, and the Vienna government can't beat its own face!"

Leading the new European order, the gains that can be made are not only prestige, but more importantly, the promotion of your own ideas.

Everyone needs packaging. A good packaging can make people more successful in social life, and the country is no exception.

Competition among major powers is all-round, and politics, economy, military, culture, and thought are indispensable.Leading the establishment of an international system is undoubtedly the fastest way to spread their influence.

The Vienna government is experienced in this respect, and has had two successful experiences. Franz will naturally copy the third.

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The blood stains in St. Petersburg are not yet dry. Not long ago, a major cleansing took place here, and thousands of big figures fell to the ground.

All suspected involvement in the assassination of the king, all were thrown into prison by Aleksandrovich, of course, of which one must eliminate aliens.

How did the list come from? This is another unsolved mystery in the history of the Russian Empire.

The arrest and re-examination showed that the case progressed much faster.Of course, there is also a lot of bad things involved. In short, everyone deserves the crime. All of them are taken out and killed, basically without wrongdoing.

There are too many people involved, and it is certainly impossible to kill them all.It's inevitable to go from a rash to a light, as long as you don't participate in the assassination case, other issues are easy to discuss.

Even though there were still thousands of people who were ordered to be wiped off by Alexandrovich, there was no way that Alexander II was assassinated so many times, and there were more than a few participants.

Hundreds of cases of assassination of the king, and any one of them is involved casually, it is a word-death.

In addition to the Revolutionaries, many capitalists and nobles were involved, and they were sent to see God together.

The tradition of not killing nobles does not apply here, and no one dares to help me on this issue.

Under normal circumstances, so many people were slaughtered at once, including hundreds of nobles. Alexandrovich has long been infamous, this time with an exception.

Most mainstream European media praised his just actions.The most powerful aristocratic group in Europe came to a collective silence.

Including nobles within the Russian Empire, it is rare to keep silent.No matter what you think, you can never say that Alexandrovich is doing something wrong.

Killing the king is definitely a taboo, no matter whether it is successful or not, it is a sinful evil.At this time, jumping out and making noises, we must first consider the reaction of our monarch.

Even if Aleksandrovich killed the head, the real murderer was still unsolved.

However, those who hindered the investigation were pulled out.Unfortunately, these guys are not plotting.

The obstruction of the investigation was mainly due to the fact that there were too many assassinations of Alexander II. They were either actively or passively involved, fearing that they would be involved in the in-depth investigation.

Looking at the investigation report in his hand, Aleksandrovich's performance was very strange, no response, as if nothing happened.

Thousands of people have their heads on the ground, which seems very powerful. In fact, there are very few people who really have weight, and most of them are ordinary people.

A lot of the involvement is not too deep. Most of them were ordered to be dismissed or exiled by the Crown Prince Alexandrovich. The real killing was really only involved in the case of killing the king.

If it is an ordinary assassination case, the result of this treatment is obviously very heavy, but the "King Killing Case" is encountered. Alexandrovich's treatment is too light.

Although Europe does not have the idea of ​​killing the nine tribes, it is not excessive to participate in the killing of the whole family.

Those involved in relatives and friends, or inadvertently providing help for the assassination, even if they are not cut off their heads, they should take away the title of nobility.

Nothing happened. More than a hundred nobles who were executed were mostly personally planned or conspired with people and took action, and the guys who helped to stop the investigation.

If the number of nobles that had been wiped out was not even one-tenth that of Franz during the Vienna Revolution.

Of course, this is not a concept.Killing a knife with a knife and committing suicide by yourself have a different impact.

But compared to the assassination of the Tsar, it was still too light.Like the original time and space, Crown Prince Aleksandrovich just "raised high and gently dropped", and did not come to a nationwide cleansing.

After putting down the information in hand, Alexandrovich said lightly: "So far, it is announced to the outsiders that it is what the publicists call it, and then the secret investigation will do."

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