Holy Roman Empire

In St. Petersburg, after receiving the news of the British Pomeranian, Alexander III lost a lot of hair.

Throwing away the telegram in his hand, Alexander III complained: "Couldn't the damn British guy be at peace?

It was only a few days of worry-free days, and began to toss again.Do you really think we are bullying ... "

Heaven and earth conscience, he really does not want to engage in things now.Isn't it safe to farm quietly, why do you want to do things?

Finance Minister Alisher Gulov persuaded: "Your Majesty, this is a British trick.

They provoked the Persian conflict at this time, just to interrupt the restoration of the Russian Empire, and we must not let their conspiracy succeed."

He was really afraid of the angry young tsar, and regardless of running to fight the British, this kind of thing happened many times in previous tsars.

To be precise, there are many such things in the world.It continued until modern times, and after learning the lessons of countless predecessors, everyone became sensible.

The current Russian empire is not suitable for launching wars abroad. First, the Russian-Russian war, then the economic crisis, the Russian empire is in its weakest period.

Waiting for Alexander III to answer, Army Secretary Paradrew Wald said first: "Everyone knows this is a British conspiracy, but what about it?

The interests of the Russian Empire cannot be violated, and the Persian problem is only a test of the British.If we do not cut off their delusions, there will be more troubles waiting for us.

Once the outside world is convinced that the Russian empire has fallen, then the enemy we will face is not just the British."

There is too much hatred. When the Russian Empire is strong, these are all diseases of scabies, which is not a cause for concern.

It is different now. The Russian Empire is at its weakest.To live peacefully and securely, rely on the former Huwei.

No matter how powerful Huwei is, it cannot change the fact that it is a sick tiger.If you can't deter the jackals, tigers and leopards in the forest, it is a situation where wolves eat tigers.

In order to avoid the worst situation, the tsarist government has made many efforts, including: restoring the Russian-Austrian alliance and actively participating in the Near East War ...

On the one hand, the power of the alliance deterred the heroes, and on the other hand, they showed muscles on the battlefield, making everyone believe that the Russian Empire is still strong.

In order to speed up the recovery, the tsarist government even sold the spoils of the Near East War in exchange for large sums of money to improve finances.

However, the temptation still came.The Persian problem is only a shadow. Once the Russian Empire shows fatigue, there will be no peace in the future.

The more you think about it, the more nervous your expression will be. After constant brain repair, a conspiracy theory against the Russian Empire will take shape.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Foreign Secretary Oscar Jimenez hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency, things are not that serious.

The British may be testing us, but the Persian issue also involves the interests of Austria. As long as we stand in line with the Vienna government, the situation is within control.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already communicated with the Vienna government, and they suggested to show off directly with the Persian government, ignoring the British presence."

The Russian-Austrian League is invincible in the world island, especially after the completion of the Pupo Federation, other countries can not shake this big boss together.

The British have no problem in doing things. They are not in Eurasia anyway. The Royal Navy is enough to guarantee their own safety.If you want to directly ruin Russia and Austria, it will be impossible.

Army Secretary Paradrew Wald asked doubtfully: "Austria wants to do something with Persia?"

Oscar Jimenez rubbed his forehead. There was no way the teammates could really move.Fighting nations like to use violence to solve problems, and the high-level tsarist government is no exception.

Helplessly explained: "British and Polish countries signed a secret contract. The governments of both countries did not recognize it, and we can pretend to know nothing.

Now with the Persian government in a showdown, we can deliberately propose to violate the conditions of the contract and make the British plan unsuccessful.

If the Austrians want to get started on the Persian region, they don't need to be so troublesome, just hit it directly."

"Directly hitting the past" is the style of the great powers.The excuses of war can be waited for and found again. Anyway, the war of aggression is launched. There is nothing to wash.

This is not the same as the Near East War. The Ottoman Empire was a public enemy of Europe in the past. If you just flip through the history books, you can turn the war of aggression into a war of revenge.

International public opinion itself has a strong tendency, and the war of revenge launched on behalf of the will of the European people must be just.

Under the influence of the general environment, even the British as a crap stick did not struggle with this issue.

There is no need to talk about attacking Persia. After all, the Persian Empire and the Habsburg Dynasty have no hatred, and there are 18,000 miles from the European world.

This answer made Alexander III mixed.The good news is that the problem can be solved without worrying about the deterioration of the situation; but the Russian Empire is more dependent on Austria.

In order to get rid of dependence on Austria, starting from Alexander II, the tsarist government intentionally alienated the Vienna government.

However, tossing and tossing, finally returned to the original point, and even made the problem worse.

Said to get rid of the dependence on Austria, in the end, the dependence became stronger, and if you continue this way, you can only feel at ease as a younger brother.

Drawing lessons from his father, Alexander III did not blindly alienate diplomatic relations between the two countries to get rid of his dependence on Austria.

Then there was no more, Alexander III didn't even know what to do.It is not impossible to get rid of the dependence on Austria, but it is too expensive.

Political dependence is best solved, troublesome economic impact.The fact once again proved that international loans are not easy to get.

Affected by the additional conditions that can only buy Austrian goods, Russian industry lost its own style and completely copied Austria.

No, they still have their own style, the mechanical equipment they bought, and the same products produced have improved in shape, volume, and function.

Unfortunately, this improvement is not benign, but is developing in the opposite direction.If you fail to copy the homework, you don't even need to think about the independent research and development upgrade.

When you buy the first generation, you have to buy the second generation, and everyone will get used to it.The sequelae is that the Russian industry was forced to adopt Austrian standards.

Today, with the exception of Austria, machinery and equipment produced in other countries cannot be sold in the Russian Empire.

It's not a price issue or a quality issue. The key is that the standard system is not right.

Industrial development is about the industrial chain. To change the standard, it must be changed upstream and downstream. If only one of the links is changed, problems will occur immediately after the industrial chain overlaps.

Even for industries that are not highly dependent on the industry chain, capitalists should also consider the issue of later equipment maintenance.

There is no supporting standard system. If you change a screw, you must import it from the country where the equipment was purchased.

If these small accessories are not valuable, the manufacturer can provide a batch, then the mechanical equipment is broken, and the maintenance workers must also be invited from overseas, then there is no way.

Everyone must consider the cost, and no one will ask for trouble.There are few large factories in the Russian Empire that allow equipment suppliers to directly dispatch skilled workers.

Alexander III still knew a little about the economy, and he didn't toss about it to get rid of the restrictions.

I can't get it out of my home. I have to import it anyway. It's better to buy Britain and France than Austria. At least everyone is an ally.

Under the free trade system, relying on the promotion of standards has achieved a monopoly on industrial equipment, which has taught many European economists a lesson.

Even in some universities, the Russian Empire has been used as a classic business case, and it has appeared in the students' textbooks.

From the beginning to the end, the Tsarist government did not expect the British to do so, but only responded to the conflict in Central Asia.

In this respect, the British government's "warning" is a toss, and the Russians never thought of that step.

This is not stupid government, it is mainly a cognitive difference.It may seem to the outside world that the Russian army's small actions in Central Asia are a big deal, but in the eyes of the tsarist government it is a trivial matter.

It was not just grabbing a few sheep, a few cows, a few horses, and taking up a piece of pasture. The Russians have been doing similar things for hundreds of years.

Habits have become natural, and the tsarist government did not feel that there was a problem from top to bottom. Who can think that the British would make a fuss?

It is estimated that the British government directly organizes the causes and consequences into materials and sends them to the tsarist government. The Russians may not believe it.

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On April 13, 1885, the Mahdi Uprising ambushed the vanguard of the French rebel army in the Idfu area. The battle scene was that touching.

Relying on the strength of the troops and the surprise ambush of the French army, the two sides ended in a tie.

After receiving the news, Hutier and others' first reaction was impossible.The French are not as vulnerable as paper.

At the military meeting, Mahdi's face was reprimanded, saying: "You are so powerful, aren't you usually able?

More than 30,000 people ambushed less than 5,000 enemies, occupying all the advantages, and finally tied a tie.

If it does not occupy a geographical advantage, but encounters in the wild, will it be wiped out by the French?

waste……"

After listening to Mahdi ’s rebuke, Hutil probably understood what was happening with a "draw."

The six-fold strength advantage, coupled with the ambush in advance, ambushed the enemy. In the end, not only did they not wipe out the enemy, but they let the enemy break through.

Such a record is a joke, but it really happened.

"Drawing" is just self-consolation. Look at the war-loss ratio between the two sides to know 3.4: 1.Almost killed a French legion, but the price he paid was a division.

Judging from the expressions of everyone, Hutil felt that the annihilated "French Army" may also have water. If a regular regiment of the French Army is killed, it is estimated that a feast can be held here.

An ominous hunch emerged from Hutier's heart.Secretly guessed: Is it the French colonial army that is not independent?

Fortunately, there were pure French soldiers captive, proving that the main force participated in this battle.

If the colonial army has achieved such a record, then do n’t say anything, hurry up and get home, do n’t even think about the task.

The main force of the rebel army suffered heavy losses, and Mahdi had to turn his attention to the British and Austrian representatives again, hoping to get more assistance.

After seeing the storms and waves, Lieutenant General Jerette did not express dissatisfaction with the result of this ambush war: "You guys, things have happened, let him pass!"

According to established practice, the vanguard of the French army is generally elite, and it is normal to have a stronger fighting capacity.The troops behind are not so powerful.

The top priority is to seize the time to train the rebels and increase the combat effectiveness as much as possible.

I hope that the problems exposed in this ambush will not reappear in subsequent battles."

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