Time flew by, and the much-anticipated Vienna peace talks began. The protagonists are naturally the three countries concerned, Britain, France and Russia, and there are many supporting roles, and European countries have sent representatives.

I don't know when this started, as long as there is a big event on the European continent, whether it has anything to do with them or not, everyone likes to run over to join in the fun.

In the name of it: care about international politics. In Franz's view, this is to brush up on the sense of existence and attract the attention of the great powers.

Don't look at the fact that these small countries don't have much say and think that their attitude doesn't matter. On the contrary, when the big powers are at a stalemate, the position of these small countries determines the final outcome.

Now there is no superpower on the European continent, the difference in strength between the major powers is not huge, and no country can really defeat one against two, let alone subdue all countries.

It's not that whoever is stronger will necessarily treat the other side as such, but if a war breaks out, it's more likely that both sides will lose.

The facts of the war in the Near East have shown everyone that modern warfare requires high costs, and the final benefits are often not proportional to the costs.

In the face of the harsh reality, everyone's perception has changed, and governments are trying to avoid wars with major powers as much as possible.

Against this backdrop, all parties came to the Vienna Conference in good faith.

The British wanted to get out of the war in the Near East as soon as possible and join the colonial expansion movement, because the war had delayed their colonization.

The French were no exception, and Napoleon III was influenced by the British colonial movement and was very interested in opening up overseas colonies.

The war in the Near East will not bring any benefit to France in essence, except to contain the expansion of the Russians, and now it is Britain and Russia that are vying for world hegemony, and there is no need for them to continue to stumble.

The Russians wanted to end the war the most, and Constantinople got it all, even if it was obtained through secret deals, and Nicholas I didn't care.

Political and religious interests are in hand, and if the war continues, there will be no benefit in the slightest, except for the further deterioration of the finances of the Russian Empire.

The current Russian Empire is already a strong external power, in addition to being strong on the surface, it has long been full of internal contradictions, and the tsarist government urgently needs to recuperate.

Not to mention the Ottoman Empire, the rule of the Sultan government was already shaky, and it would be enough for them to continue the national uprising in the country.

The Principality of Montenegro had no right to speak, and even if they fought very bravely and brought a lot of casualties to the British, they still could not give them a say.

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In the St. Stefan Cathedral in Vienna, the presiding officer of the meeting, Metternich, said with a solemn face: "Welcome to Vienna, today's meeting, we are convened for world peace.

Throughout human history, there have been too many wars, and these wars often bring disasters, in fact, many of these wars can be avoided, as long as we strengthen exchanges and communication, many misunderstandings will not exist.

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Metternich was a pacifist, which was recognized throughout Europe, and it was the habit of the "European Prime Minister" to hold high the banner of peace.

Politicians know how to frame, delegates from all over the world start putting on a show, and at this moment it seems that everyone is a pacifist.

When everyone was done, the reporters were invited out, the negotiations officially began, and the harmonious atmosphere disappeared.

As the younger brother of the Ottoman Empire, he was the first to speak out against the atrocities of the Russians:

"This war was completely provoked by the Russian Empire, and they should take full responsibility for this war......"

Before Ade finished speaking, Russian Foreign Minister Karl Vorsail said-for-tat: "Your Excellency, please pay attention to your words, we are only regaining lost ground.

Constantinople is the holy place of Christendom, and you cannot be allowed to become masters of it just because you have invaded it for hundreds of years.

From beginning to end, you are the aggressors. We have only done what the Crusades did not accomplish, please do not slander this holy and just war. ”

When it came to religion, the Ottoman Empire suffered. On this issue, Britain and France did not dare to deny that Constantinople was the holy place of Christendom, let alone the territory of the Ottoman Empire.

Even so, this place has long been recognized by everyone, but at the negotiation meeting where there is a written record, no one dares to say it.

Seeing that the Ottoman representative was taken into the pit at the beginning, Thomas immediately changed the topic and said: "Duke Karl, these historical issues cannot be clearly explained in a few words.

Now that the war is fought, there is no need to blame anyone, now let's discuss how to end this one! ”

"No problem." Russian Foreign Minister Karl Vorsail replied coldly

Thomas said solemnly: "For the sake of world peace, for the sake of the stability of the European continent, I propose that the warring parties now return to their pre-war state and put an end to this unnecessary war!" ”

When it came to his own interests, Russian Foreign Minister Karl Vorcel immediately objected: "Impossible, we must not tolerate the fall of Constantinople into the hands of infidels." ”

Thomas said with an unchanged face: "Karl, please rest assured that we will not let Constantinople fall into the hands of the infidels."

As the holy place of Christendom, Constantinople should be shared by all Christians, and I propose an international condominium of Constantinople. ”

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Obviously, this is something that the Russians could not accept, how could Constantinople, which had been taken at such a great cost, be given up so easily?

The British and Russian representatives began to argue for more than an hour, but to no avail, and it was surprising that the French were paddling beside them.

Thomas, who had already discovered that something was wrong, pretended to be nothing, not that he was thick-skinned and pretending to be confused, but in fact he was testing the relationship between France and Russia to that point.

Metternich smiled and said, "It's lunch time for the two of you, why don't you continue in the afternoon!" ”

The negotiations could not have ended so easily, and now it is only the Anglo-Russian dispute, and then there are the contradictions in the division of interests between France and Russia, the contradictions between Britain and France, and the contradictions between Austria and the Ottoman Empire......

In addition to mediating the war in the Near East, the Vienna Conference also had the purpose of building a new international order, and there were many issues involved.

In just a few years after the collapse of the Vienna system, the European continent broke out: the Austro-Sa War, the Prussian-Danish War, the War of German Unification, and the War of the Near East.

Britain, France, Russia, Austria and Prussia were all involved, plus the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Duchy of Montenegro, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Greece, most of the countries of Europe participated in the war.

If this continues, it will not be long before a new war breaks out on the European continent, which is not what everyone wants.

In fact, the benefits of fighting life and death on the European continent are very limited. Under the control of each other, no one should want to eat the fat meat.

At this moment, everyone realized the importance of the Vienna system, and the call for the reconstruction of the Vienna system naturally became higher.

In particular, many small countries in Europe are even more insecure, and they urgently need a stable order to protect their own interests.

Under the needs of common interests, Metternich, who led the establishment of the first Vienna system, was once again pushed out by everyone.

Can the Vienna system be rebuilt? No one can answer this question, but in short, we all need a stable international system.

The Russians needed internal social reforms, Britain, France and Austria needed overseas colonial expansion, and many small European countries needed an international order to protect their security, all of which needed a stable European continent.

In the evening, the results of the first day of peace talks were passed into Franz's hands, and there were no surprises, and the British were at a disadvantage in this negotiation.

What you can't get on the battlefield, how can it be easy to get it back at the negotiating table?

The woolly bear was not a bully, and the French began to paddle, so that the British could not use many of their threatening methods.

Now the biggest bargaining chip in their hands is still sea superiority. Once the negotiations failed, the foreign trade of the Russians could not be carried out normally, mainly the export of grain.

Grain exports were the largest source of foreign exchange for the Russians, and because of the war in the Near East, the grain export trade was cut off.

In order to purchase strategic materials, the tsarist government had to trade large quantities of gold and silver, and the outflow of gold and silver increased dramatically, putting serious pressure on the tsarist government's finances.

Although the Russian Empire has been in a state of trade deficit for a long time, a trade deficit of several million rubles per year is completely different from a trade deficit of hundreds of millions of rubles per year.

There is really no shortage of gold and silver in the minerals of the Russian Empire, and a few million rubles is not as much as the gold and silver they dig up in a year.

But hundreds of millions of rubles are different, this level of gold and silver outflow has already affected the Russian financial market, and the mined gold and silver also take time, and it will not be able to make up for this loss in the short term.

But now that the war is over, there is no need to import arms and ammunition from the outside world, and this trade deficit will soon be reduced, and this threat from the British is not enough to concede to the Russians.

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