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Public opinion momentum has been created, and Franz will naturally not give up this opportunity to brush prestige and crack down on the proper positive energy of the drug trade.

Others are afraid of being retaliated against by opium traffickers, and need to be cautious when speaking, he is not afraid of this emperor!

On June 26, 1889, Franz published the "Declaration of War on Drugs Initiative", calling on all countries in the world to act together to ban the drug trade.

In the critically criticized natural opium trade, Franz would not save the British face, and directly demanded that the British government be responsible for the opium flooding.

On the same day, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued diplomatic notes to all countries in the world, inviting countries to participate in the international anti-drug conference to be held in Vienna a year later.

Long time intervals, there is no way.

It was inconvenient to communicate this year. It is a few months after the news spreads all over the world. It is really not enough to wait for the representatives of various countries to arrive in Vienna in one year.

The main purpose of convening an international anti-drug conference is to increase the pressure on the British government. Naturally, the more representatives attending the conference, the better.

Franz always likes to move afterwards. Since he decided to crack down on the British opium trade, he must naturally make a difference.

Without compromising the British government, at least the sale of opium must be explicitly prohibited in international law, and the use of opium should be limited to the field of medicine, not health care products that can be sold at will.

Franz ’s personal platform naturally inspired the confidence of the opium traders.With the publication of the proposal, Franz became the leader of the international anti-drug movement.

No one robbed him in this position, and the opium dealers were not easy to mess with.In the past hundred years, it is not known how many people of insight who oppose the opium trade have died under their butcher knives.

Finally, someone who could withstand the opium dealers counterattacked, and everyone would naturally push him to the front desk.

Especially for countries suffering from opium poisoning, the impact is even greater.

After waiting for so many years, a master who could fight against the British finally appeared and carried the banner of smoking ban.

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Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Since His Majesty issued the declaration, we have received support from Russia, Greece, Montenegro, Switzerland, France, Spain, the Nordic Federation, and some states in the German region.

The situation is similar to what we had expected.If there is no accident, after the news spreads, there will be several countries outside Europe to support us.

The opium trade is harmful to everyone. The remaining countries have not made public statements, mainly because they are worried about being retaliated by the British. Most of them also hope that the smoking ban will succeed.

Once an international conference is convened, it should be no problem to pass a bill prohibiting the circulation of opium."

Through the opium trade, the British plundered the wealth of all countries in the world and seriously damaged everyone's interests.

No one lifted the lid. Apart from fear of retaliation by the British, there are more domestic interest groups that profit from the opium trade.

The efforts of interest groups have suppressed the opposition.But all this, with Franz's declaration disappeared.

People of insight who oppose the proliferation of opium stood up, the harmfulness of opium was revealed, and the cover could not cover it at last.

Interest groups can influence the government, but they cannot make decisions for the government.At a critical moment, politicians will naturally kick off these dirty footwear.

With the exception of France, Spain and the Nordic Federation, these countries that publicly support smoking bans have a common characteristic: they are heavily influenced by Austria and basically not affected by the British.

Even if it offends the British, it does n’t matter, anyway, John Bull ’s tentacles ca n’t be reached, and he ’s not afraid of retaliation.

Frankly speaking, with the support of Spain and the Nordic Federation, Franz was not surprised that the British had plundered their wealth through the opium trade and naturally opposed it.

The performance of the French is quite strange.Do n’t forget that Britain and France are allies, and the recent relationship between France and Austria is very bad. For political reasons, the French government has no reason to support it.

However, this is useless, and the French government jumped out to support it. It was still one of the earliest countries to show its position, ranking first almost at the same time as the Russians.

Without the support of the French government, Austria may not be able to obtain the support of so many European countries in such a short period of time.

"Is there something wrong with the relationship between Britain and France? Recently, how has the French government always caused trouble to the British?"

Not Franz is sensitive. From the beginning of the alliance to the present, the French government has always caused trouble to the British. Of course, the British government has not dug the French.

Putting aside the paper of the covenant, the relationship between Britain and France is more like the enemy than the ally.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg explained: "Your Majesty, the relationship between Britain and France is very complicated and can be traced back to the Middle Ages.

During this long period of time, the UK and France have been hostile for most of the time. Even if they now form an alliance, the two countries lack the most basic trust.

From the information we collected, the alliance between Britain and France is more like a farce. The two governments have never regarded the other as an ally.

Whenever a conflict of interest occurs, or one party loses its value, the alliance will collapse immediately."

This answer is very speechless, but if you think about the farce in the early space-time Anglo-French alliance, Franz will understand.

It is impossible for two hostile countries to form an alliance all of a sudden, and it is impossible to become friends immediately. At least it will take some time for the two sides to change their mindset.

Now just stop someone on the streets of Paris and ask them who is the biggest enemy of France. There is a 99% chance that the answer is: British.

To understand the reason, apart from the hatred between Britain and France, the most important thing is that the Russian-Austrian League has not given them enough pressure.

After all, Russia and Austria have been allied for many years. In the past few decades, Russia and Austria have worked alone, except for the joint elimination of the Ottoman Empire.

Especially now that the Russians have shifted their strategic focus to the south, Austria has exercised restraint on European issues, and France feels no pressure at all.

Without pressure on survival, why should they let go of their bodies and run to be a younger brother for the British?

The alliance is entirely a need for interests, and the greatest value lies in enhancing political influence, rather than saying that Britain and France will really join forces with Russia and Austria to start a war.

From this perspective, it is not surprising that the French government jumped out to support the anti-drug campaign.Even the issuance of bonds to the Russians, this kind of capital enemy can do, let alone simply express their opinions!

Franz nodded in recognition, and did not continue to struggle on this issue.The worse the relationship between Britain and France is, the better it will be for Austria, and he has absolutely no need to worry about the enemy.

After a pause, Franz continued to ask: "Which step did the Ministry of Agriculture promote potash fertilizer, and how much domestic grain production capacity could be increased this year?"

Secretary of Agriculture Halls: "The promotion of potash fertilizer is still relatively smooth. At present, most domestic farms have accepted potash fertilizer, and many farms have already tried it out.

After the autumn harvest is over, everyone can see the effect, and it will be fully rolled out.

The grain production capacity will increase substantially, and it should start to erupt next year. This year's grain production capacity will increase slightly."

This is an inevitable result. No matter how good the product is, there is no bottom in everyone's mind until it is tried.

In particular, this kind of problem involving the income of the family, everyone is more sloppy, and no one is willing to take risks before seeing the effect.

Everyone is willing to take out a piece of land to try potash fertilizer, which proves that the work of the Ministry of Agriculture is doing well.When the effect comes out, the government does not need to promote it, and the people will promote it themselves.

This is also a good thing. If the grain production capacity soars this year, the Russians will not cry.

Who knows that after the heavy losses in agriculture, the tsarist government still has the courage to continue the war with the British.

In case the fire suddenly went out, didn't the investment in front of Austria hit the water?