I have to admit the Japanese acting ability, and on the one hand, they swore to Britain and France that they would join the war against Austria; On the other hand, he assured Austria that it would never infringe on the Austrian South Seas.

As for the gossip that has been circulating, it is all a conspiracy of the French to sow discord between Japan and Austria through such despicable means.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, anyway, after a series of diplomatic manipulations, the Japanese government still got tangible benefits.

On April 11, 1891, Ito Hirobumi signed the "Japanese-French Far East Treaty" with the French Minister Gletteras, which opened the prelude to the abolition of the unequal treaties by the Japanese government at the cost of joining the war against Austria in exchange for the French government giving up its privileges in Japan.

Then, on April 18, Ito Hirobumi repeated his old trick and signed the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Tokyo with the British, recovering the British privileges in Japan.

On April 26, Ito Hirobumi signed the "Japan-Austria Security Treaty" with the Austrian minister, and the Japanese government offered Austria to give up its privileges in Japan at the cost of an alliance with the French.

The three big countries have all done it, and the rest will naturally not become the climate. Relying on coercion and inducement, the Japanese government miraculously abolished the unequal treaties signed by various countries and became the first country in Asia to have complete sovereignty.

When the news reached Europe, well, Japan's presence was too low these days, and no one was interested at all, and the media were busy reporting the news of the European War, so naturally they had no time to pay attention to it.

Not to mention that the people don't pay attention to it, even the governments of the world don't take it seriously. It's good to have privileges, but it's okay not to have privileges, anyway, Japan has such a small market, and after Britain and France have eaten the leftovers, there is not much left.

In fact, it was only after seeing the treaty submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Franz remembered that Austria also had special privileges in Japan.

And then there was no then, and the Japanese in those days were too poor. Only a limited number of commodities can be sold here, and the most lucrative is naturally the arms trade.

Unfortunately, Japan's navy learned from the British and the army from the French, and Austria did not have a share in the arms market.

The Vienna government also implemented the Mineral Export Approval Act, which blocked the way to sell resources, and except for rubber and grain sold in Austria Nanyang, only a small amount of industrial products were exported.

Less exports, less imports. Compared with Japan, which is poor and white, Austria basically lacks nothing.

Even the Japanese flagship product, raw silk, lost its market after Lombardy and Venice were converted from rice to mulberry.

The total annual import and export trade between Japan and Austria is less than 300,000 Aegis, which is completely negligible, and there is really no reason to pay attention to it.

After being emperor for so many years, Franz has long become a qualified politician, and apart from causing a little trouble to the Japanese government at the beginning, he has rarely done anything later.

In fact, Austria also paid for the willfulness of the emperor. The Vienna government's Mineral Export Approval Act, originally intended to discourage competitors, was aimed primarily at the French.

Austria is too far away from Europe, and if you go so far to import ore, the cost of freight alone will go up, and there is no need to restrict it at all.

It's just that when demarcating the range, Franz drew a large circle on the map with a shake of his hand, and accidentally circled the Austrian South Seas.

Then, if the Japanese government wants to import ore from Austria, it has to go through layers of approvals, and it will not be able to do so for a year and a half.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also made a lot of efforts to this end, but unfortunately for the Vienna government it is only a trivial matter, and no one is willing to change a decree for the sake of the Japanese feelings.

To put it bluntly, there is still not enough interest, and it is very troublesome to change a law in Austria, and the legislative session needs to be reconvened.

Even if the restrictions are abolished, the big deal will increase the trade volume of hundreds of thousands of Aegis every year, and the tax revenue that falls into the government's pocket will only be tens of thousands of Aegis.

For this little money, they ran to revise the law, and the Vienna government was not so idle. Even if you know that you are wrong, you can only be wrong to the end.

Affected by this, Japan-Austria relations have always been lukewarm. I have to admit that in this regard,The book is still talented.,It's absolutely unambiguous when it's time to pretend to be a grandson.。

Putting down the treaty in his hand, Franz said slowly: "Anglo-Russian negotiations have begun, and it seems that our actions on the African continent have aroused the vigilance of the British.

In the past, they would not want to see us coherent in Asia, Europe and Africa. If nothing else, Britain and France are now closer.

The main force of the British Army is still in Afghanistan, and in the short term they cannot afford to mix in the European war, and the danger will only come from overseas.

Order the Governor of Nanyang and the Governor of Central America to strengthen their vigilance, be vigilant against all their neighbors, and not give the enemy a chance.

As for the rest of the region, we are too weak to allow them to surrender if war breaks out. ”

Although he didn't think that the Japanese would be full and run to attack the Austrian South Seas, thinking of the Japanese strategy of the original time and space, Franz still ordered to strengthen the vigilance as soon as possible.

Other regions are naturally the result of brain supplementation, and in the context of the possible alliance of Britain and France, it is not difficult to fool a few fools into charging into battle.

There can be Japanese, and there can be other countries as well. Of Austria's overseas colonies, except for the South Seas and Central America, which did well and had the strength to play a friendly match with their neighbors, the rest of the country was not very good.

In particular, Austrian Alaska was guarded by an infantry battalion, and there were less than 50,000 immigrants, of whom one-third were criminals.

As long as the British move, it is a matter of minutes and it is possible to fall. If you can't win anyway, then just admit it.

It's not easy to run these places, and if you run out of money, you have to reinvest in it.

Anyway, as soon as the European war is over, no matter who takes it, it will have to be spit out with interest, and there is no need to make meaningless sacrifices.

Over the years, Franz has been influenced by European culture. When thinking about problems, he is becoming more and more like a European politician.

Foreign Secretary Wessenberg: "Your Majesty, perhaps we can dispel these unrealistic illusions by releasing the news of the occupation of Egypt to the outside world. ”

Although the Austrians had torn through the Suez line and even marched under Cairo, the war in Egypt continued.

Not long ago, the French government sent reinforcements to Egypt, which could not turn the tide but delayed the Austrian occupation of Egypt.

However, this did not prevent the Vienna government from spreading rumors to the outside world. Anyway, the Austrian army was already in Cairo, and it was only a matter of time before the city was broken.

Careerists or speculators, these guys are all grass on the wall anyway, and they will fall wherever the wind is strong.

Although the combination of Britain and France can bluff people, but Austria's tiger power should not be underestimated, and after receiving such news, no one can easily stand in line until the truth is confirmed.

It is not easy to verify the news in these years, and when the countries figure out the situation, it is estimated that the Austrian army will almost take Egypt.

When the strategic situation is reversed, the wallgrass will naturally know how to choose. The essence of politics is to increase the number of friends and reduce the number of enemies.

In the face of interests, people cannot stand the test, and the same applies in politics. Franz was not a war maniac, and he had no interest in luring snakes out of their holes and creating enemies for themselves.

"Let's try it, but don't make it too obvious, just post some photos of our army's actions in Egypt, release a few gossip, and let them make up for the progress of the battlefield on their own."

The truth is the most difficult thing to judge. If you publish marching photos on other battlefields, you can naturally judge the progress of the battlefield by landmark buildings.

However, the Egyptian battlefield was different, the Austrian army was attacking on three fronts, the French army could only stick to strategic points and large cities, and the rest of the area was completely left to the Austrian army.

Judging purely from the route of the Austrian army's march, it is easy to conclude that the French army is finished. As for the truth, it doesn't matter anymore.

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There are two sides to everything, and the news of the Austrian occupation of Egypt caused a sensation all over the world.

It was not only the wallgrass who wanted to take advantage of the fire that was shocked, but even the Russians, Austria's good allies, were also shocked.

Perhaps it was too much of a stimulus, or perhaps it was to allow the British to be good enough for Austria to pull back, the tsarist government changed its previous carelessness in the negotiations, quickly completed the exchange of interests with the British, reached an armistice, and ended the Anglo-Russian war.

The European countries, which were still in the neck of the French, have also changed their positions one after another at this moment, opening the door to the export of strategic materials to France, as if the relationship between everyone and the French has entered a honeymoon period overnight.

However, this is also the limit of what governments can do, just as they did not participate in the anti-French alliance before, it is also impossible for everyone to join the anti-Austrian alliance for no reason.

The relaxation of restrictions on the French was only to balance the strength of France and Austria so that they could fight more fiercely on the battlefield, and not everyone became friends.

In the eyes of most politicians, France has always been the biggest destabilizing factor in the European continent and is a key target.

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