Under what circumstances will the contradictions between Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia disappear?

It depends on the specific situation, anyway, Palmerston will not be naïve to think that Austria will move the people to kill the Kingdom of Sardinia, and for the sake of so-called world peace, it will easily let go of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Then only if one side falls, a slap does not make a sound, the enemy falls, and the contradiction naturally does not exist.

There was no doubt that it would be the Kingdom of Sardinia that would fall now, and Palmerston did not believe that the Sardinians would be able to turn the tables around.

Even if the remaining Sardinian soldiers turned into Spartan warriors, it would not change the outcome of the war.

Palmerston thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Metternich, for the sake of world peace and stability, the British government proposes that your country end the Auss-Sa War as soon as possible and return to the pre-war state. ”

The relationship between the British and Austria was very complicated, they opposed Austrian expansion in Italy, and because of their European strategic needs, they did not want to turn against Austria, so this trip to Vienna in Palmerston was made, and they tried to resolve the dispute between Austria and Austria through diplomatic means.

You must know that after the war against France, Europe entered the era of Britain and Russia. The Austrian-dominated Vienna system, while isolating the British Empire from continental Europe, also contained Russian expansion.

For the British, isolation is isolation, and as long as the European continent is balanced, their hegemony will not be shaken, and the Vienna system will defend their core interests.

Now that the Vienna system had collapsed and the situation on the European continent was about to be turned upside down, curbing Russian expansion had become the first priority for the British.

Austria, as standing in the way of the westward expansion of the Russians, was the most important ally of the London government, and the Anglo-Austrian relationship could not be broken unless necessary.

Naturally, the complicated diplomatic strategy of the British could not be concealed from Metternich, and Austria also needed to cooperate with the British.

Regardless of the fact that Russia and Austria are allies, Austria does not need to contain Russia's continued expansion of power, and in fact, the Austrian government is the last thing that wants Russia to expand abroad.

Of course, this does not include Franz.

There was practically no way for the Russians to expand westward, and neither Prussia nor Austria was a soft persimmon, and it was impossible for the tsarist government to set its sights on it.

Sweden in the Nordic region is also a hard bone, the Russians will not touch the nails, and the Balkans are the only ones left in Europe who can allow the Russians to expand.

People of this era felt that Russia entered the Balkans, occupied Constantinople, and rushed into the Mediterranean.

Franz's judgment was the opposite, the Russians who remained in the land of ice and snow were the most terrifying, and after entering the Mediterranean, the British would be handed over to the woolly bears to become new people.

If it is great on land, it is also great on the sea. It's not that Franz despises the Russians, the army can rely on crowd tactics, and the navy is really a rookie.

When it comes to developing a navy, Austria has an advantage over the Russians, at least Venice was once a naval power, and there are still enough sailors.

If there is not a sea, the navy must be awesome. Russia's sea area is indeed large, but it is not very suitable for the development of a navy.

Even now, the Russians are still a flock of landlubbers, and that pocket-sized version of the navy will not develop at all in a few decades.

Even when the Russians expanded in the Balkans, Austria could still get a piece of the pie, perhaps not the most delicious portions.

But Franz's attitude was: a thousand birds in the forest are better than a bird in hand.

As long as Austria can be strengthened, as for the question of containing the expansion of the Russians, whoever likes to do it, he does not have such an internationalist spirit anyway.

If the Russians are led astray, run to vigorously develop the navy. He didn't mind giving his full support to the Russians and let them go further down this path of death.

Franz's attitude, to a certain extent, also affected Austria's diplomacy, and he was not as active in many international affairs as he was in the Metternich era.

Metternich shook his head and said, "Mr. Palmerston, there is always a price to be paid for doing wrong, and if the Kingdom of Sardinia dares to invade Austria, it will naturally have to bear the corresponding price.

The dignity of the Austrian Empire could not be desecrated, and the evil Kingdom of Sardinia had to pay for daring to wage a war of aggression against the Vienna system. ”

Palmerston breathed a sigh of relief, Austria did not insist on annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia, then there was room for relaxation, it was nothing more than a matter of interests.

He also had a part in encouraging the Kingdom of Sardinia to wage war and providing loans to the Kingdom of Sardinia. If the kingdom of Sardinia were to be finished, the loans would be bad debts, and the British bankers would not spare him.

Palmerston thought for a moment and said, "Of course, the Kingdom of Sardinia launched this war of aggression, and naturally it should pay the price.

For the sake of world peace, the British Empire is ready to mediate this war, and we hope that your country will temporarily suspend military operations. ”

Metternich smiled and said, "Unfortunately, Mr. Palmerston, you are too late.

By this time the Kingdom of Sardinia had been occupied by Austrian troops, and the King of Sardinia, Charle-Albert, had gone into exile and would probably arrive in London soon.

If your country can restrain the Sardinian guerrillas from continuing to cause trouble, we can stop the next military operations. ”

Did the Austrian army occupy the Kingdom of Sardinia?

If only the major cities are concerned, Austria has indeed occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia by the present; Austria occupied only half of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

This does not prevent Metternich from bragging about the military occupation of this era, most of which refers to major cities, and vast rural areas are often overlooked.

At this point, Palmerston was too lazy to continue fighting, and the chips in the hands of the Kingdom of Sardinia were lost, and it was impossible to think of a big bleed.

Palmerston quickly stepped into the role and asked, "Monsieur Metternich, if you want to end this war, what conditions does your government have, we can convey it on our behalf." ”

Metternich did not answer, but handed over an armistice that had already been prepared.

Glancing at the above contents, Palmerston's face changed, if Austria had done what Austria had requested, the Kingdom of Sardinia would not be far from becoming history.

"Mr. Metternich, the terms above are too harsh, aren't they?" Palmerston said with a frown

Not only is it harsh, but it is clearly very harsh. This was to bring the political, military, financial, and territorial aspects of the Kingdom of Sardinia under Austrian control, not much different from the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

For example, the appointment of government ministers and above must be approved by the Austrian government;

Another example is that the Kingdom of Sardinia must not retain an army, but only a police force of no more than 10,000 men, and use 50% of its revenues to hire Austrian troops and protect their territory;

The currency of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was held in charge of the Austrian government;

The taxes of the Kingdom of Sardinia were determined by the Austrian government;

The Kingdom of Sardinia was not allowed to produce weapons and equipment, and all weapons had to be imported from Austria;

Diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Sardinia and any country or region shall be exercised exclusively by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

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There is no demand for reparations for land cession, but compared to the above demands, it is estimated that the Sardinians would rather pay reparations than become Austrian colonies.

Metternich said very kindly: "This is only a draft of negotiations, and the invasion of the Kingdom of Sardinia has caused very heavy losses to Austria, and Lombardy and Venice have been almost beaten into nothing.

It also caused hundreds of thousands of Austrian casualties, and millions of Austrians were homeless.

If the Sardinians could not accept our terms, it would not be impossible, as long as they could compensate us in full for all our losses at once. ”

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