Holy Roman Empire

Some people are disappointed and others are frustrated. Russia and Austria are celebrating victory, and the atmosphere within the London government is particularly strange.

Politicians are not good enough. Even if the mood is bad, Prime Minister Gladstone still bears sending out congratulatory messages.

No way, the British people are still watching?It's one thing to secretly support the Ottoman Empire, but the ass can't sit crooked on the bright side.

The effect of the butterfly effect is getting bigger and bigger, the international conflicts are far less fierce than the original time and space, and everyone's morality is correspondingly so high.

There is really only a loss, so I can pass the face, secretly stabbing the knife, should not stabbing the knife, are stabbing each other.

In the Downing Street Prime Minister ’s mansion, Foreign Secretary George took out a document saying: "This is an agreement we have just reached with the Austrians to redefine the sphere of influence of the two countries in the Middle East.

We are conditional on supporting Austrian annexation of the Ottoman Empire in exchange for not expanding into Persia."

Does this agreement make sense?

Can a contract really bind Austria?

It depends on the perspective from which.The annexation of the Ottoman Empire by Austria has become a foregone conclusion. This is not what the British government ’s opposition can do.

However, some British people admit that this expansion can become more legal.In this respect, the Vienna government has an incentive to compromise.

Conversely, this is based on the premise that the Vienna government pays attention to eating.

If the Vienna government suddenly put an end to the morale one day and does not care about the pressure of the international community, these agreements are waste paper.

Gladstone took a sip of the cigar in his hand and slowly said: "It seems that we have a few years to settle down. The Austrians need time to digest the Asia Minor Peninsula. This agreement is effective in the short term."

Foreign Minister George added: "According to the information collected by the embassy, ​​Russia and Austria are in secret negotiations. The specific content is unknown, but certainly not just after the war.

Not long ago, the Vienna government was also engaged in immigration and relocation of the Asia Minor Peninsula. At present, millions of people have been deported, and they have not stopped. There is much intention to evacuate the Ottoman Empire.

The real purpose is still unknown, but it must not have been moved for the safety of the Ottomans anyway.

We have sent people to verify that there is no large-scale plague in the Asia Minor peninsula, let alone the Black Death.

With such a large price to migrate the population, the importance of the Austrians to the Asia Minor Peninsula has exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.

It is worth mentioning that the war is over, the tsarist government did not send administrative officials to the Asia Minor Peninsula, and even did not mean to establish an administrative institution.

This is very abnormal, and may have something to do with the tsarist government's finances, and it is unable to undertake the post-war reconstruction and restoration work.

Based on the analysis of these signs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Russians may give up the legacy of the Ottoman Empire in exchange for financial compensation from the Austrians."

Regardless of how passive the British Foreign Office was in the previous disposition, in terms of diplomatic professionalism, they are still at the pinnacle of this era.

Being able to connect several unrelated things together through clues on the bright surface, and analyze the purpose behind it, is enough to prove their professional ability.

After listening to this explanation, Gladstone stood up directly, walked to the front of the map, and stared at Asia Minor peninsula.

After half a ring, he said helplessly: "Our future trouble is great, and Austria will grow bigger if we don't pay attention, and we can't limit it.

The migration of the Ottomans, I am afraid that the Vienna government is to incorporate the Asia Minor Peninsula into the homeland.By then, from Vienna to Jerusalem, they will be connected.

Look at the map. After taking the Ottoman Empire, apart from the absence of Constantinople, what is the difference between Austria's current sphere of influence and the Eastern Roman Empire?"

There is definitely a difference.Italian heels are gone, and Bulgaria and the Crimean peninsula are gone.

However, Austria ’s territory penetrated into Central Europe and colonized more than half of Africa, and its control range far exceeded that of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Taken together, it is stronger.Before the demise of the Ottoman Empire, everyone's feelings were not obvious, and now just open the map to know what it means.

Navy Secretary Astley Cooper Kee blurted out: "They want to rebuild the Roman Empire!"

Then he denied: "This is impossible, and all European countries will not agree, so doing this is to find a way out."

Foreign Minister George said indifferently: "It is naturally impossible to rebuild Rome, but the current Austrian Empire is no less inferior to the Roman Empire.

From Central Europe to the Middle East, they are all Austrian territories. Once these areas are digested, Austria ’s native area doubles.

If the Arabian Peninsula is added, the land connected with their native land is more than 5 million square kilometers, and this is also true of the Roman Empire at its peak.

However, this is only a part of it.If their overseas colonies are counted, Austria now has actually surpassed the peak Habsburg dynasty.

Unlike any previous empire, the internal turmoil of the Austrian Empire is very small.The Vienna government's unwavering policy of population migration has kept the newly expanded territory free of hidden dangers.

The stability of this empire far exceeds that of the historical Habsburg dynasty, and it is simply impossible to expect them to collapse internally.

If the Austrians are allowed to continue to develop and digest these areas, all our previous plans are jokes."

Not to mention the harsh natural conditions in the Middle East and Arab regions, it is also relatively speaking, at least more suitable for human survival than the Russian Siberia.

If Austria is to develop it, there is no other guarantee. Based on the productivity of this era, it is still easy to feed 200 million people.

Counting the Austrian and African countries, this population has a carrying capacity of at least 500 million, and its development potential is comparable to that of the entire European continent.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Xiaozhi Childe, smiled and said, "Sir, you are too pessimistic. A country is not the larger the territory, the more powerful it is, or the world's top power is the Russians.

However, the Russians with the largest local area in the world have the fourth largest comprehensive strength in Europe, and they do not have the strength to match the territory.

This is not only the decay of the Tsarist government, but also determined by geographical conditions. The harsh environmental system of the Ice and Snow Kingdom has congenitally restricted Russia's economic development.

Now Austria is facing the same situation, it seems that a large territory has been obtained through expansion, but most of these lands are deserts and cannot be exploited at all.

The Asia Minor Peninsula with slightly better conditions has also been reduced to white space due to the war, and it cannot produce benefits in the short term.

If you want to develop the economy, you must first improve the environment yourself.Otherwise, the Vienna government will not implement the Land Fallow Law in the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula.

Nature is not so easy to change. After so many years have passed, there is still no result. The Vienna government's plan should have failed."

The Foreign Secretary George shook his head: "No, the Austrians are still productive. I don't know about other areas, but there is a large forest outside of Jerusalem.

Sandstorms are no longer able to threaten Jerusalem, and newspapers in London have also published them. Religious personnel have always regarded this as a gift from God.

From the implementation of the land fallow law to the present, at least two or three hundred thousand square kilometers of forest land and grassland have been added to the Austrian control area."

It's no surprise that everyone has left. The grassy warbler is now flying in the place where it was farmed, and the greening rate has naturally gone up.

This is a virtuous circle. Without water-consuming agriculture, grass and trees are inherently windproof, sand-fixing, and soil erosion-preserving. Water resources are gradually enriching and promoting the expansion of the oasis area. The local ecology is slowly recovering.

Of course, this kind of restoration is mainly due to the obvious early effects. The farmland can be turned into grassland and woodland naturally, and it is not easy to increase the oasis area later.

Restoring ecology by nature itself is not a problem overnight.Jerusalem is just an exception, mainly driven by political and religious interests.

The decline of religion requires miracles to consolidate declining beliefs; the government of Vienna needs a beautiful Jerusalem to show its contribution to the world of Christ, improve its international reputation, and increase the support of the people for the government.

Jerusalem is 24 kilometers from the Dead Sea and 56 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. After hundreds of thousands of migrants left, the local water shortage problem has been resolved.

After a large amount of capital is invested, the effect is natural.If the environmental ambassador is to be selected this year, Franz and Leo XIII are the top players.

Seeing the topic getting further and further away, Gladstone interrupted: "Okay, two. It doesn't matter whether the Austrian has any achievements. Wanting to turn the desert into an oasis is not something humans can accomplish now.

The immediate urgency now is how to limit the growth of Austria's strength or disrupt the possible Russian-Austrian trade.

After the annexation of the Ottoman Empire, there was only one Egyptian barrier between Vienna and Austria.

The French just look strong now, but in fact they have not yet emerged from the civil strife.In the future competition, they may fall into a disadvantage.

Over time, the gap in national strength between France and Austria has been widened, and they may have compromised on which day.

I couldn't imagine that horrible picture."

No matter what the era, the most indispensable are experts in mouth guns. The subject of desert to oasis has long been proposed.

It's just that they are still shouting in the corner, failing to gain the approval of the mainstream society, and not talking about influence.

Including the desert oasis plan of the Vienna government, there are only specific plans in the Jerusalem area, and there is only one land fallow law in other areas, waiting for nature to slowly recover.

In contrast, the consequences of Faw ’s compromise are more serious.

It should be known that France and Austria still maintain superficial ally relations. As long as the gap in strength between the two sides continues to widen the distance, one side believes that it has lost the power of hegemony, and compromise is a matter of course.

Foreign Minister George: "The best way to prevent this from happening is to drag Austria into the war and consume their power.

Political diplomacy is the strength of the Habsburg dynasty, and their only weakness is in the military.

Of course, this shortcoming is only relatively speaking, and throughout the world, only France and Russia can rival them."

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