Obviously, the "June 6 Treaty" will not see the light of day, and if the news of the joint division of the European continent between France and Austria spreads, the London government should not go crazy?

The European balance is not such a balancing law, if the Great France and the Great HRE Empire appear, the European continent will really be a three-legged powerhouse. Because when the time comes, it is likely that the European continent will not be able to find a fourth country.

Like Pandora's box, once ambition is opened, it is difficult to take it back.

Napoleon left the French not only a brilliant record, but also a dream of a great power. With the sensibility of the French people, once the enthusiasm for expansion is mobilized, most of Italy and Belgium will not be able to satisfy their desires.

Plus Spain and Portugal are not too much, right? Napoleon had occupied Spain in those years, and he had to carry on this fine tradition!

In the context of the unification of Western Europe by the French and the unification of Germany by Austria, do Switzerland and the Netherlands, which are sandwiched between the two giants, have a choice?

Either take the initiative to join one side, or be forcibly annexed, this is the fate of small countries.

The three Nordic countries do not want to be left alone, and the Russians will not let them go for strategic reasons.

The three major powers all expanded outward, and the British could only be dumbfounded. If you want to interfere, you can't interfere, maybe you will clear them before everyone turns their faces.

We still have the basis for an alliance, and after the expansion is completed, it will definitely take time to digest, which means that there will be no fight on the European continent in the short term.

Then the British, who have mastered the largest number of colonies in the world, are in danger. You can't run to form an alliance with the Americans, and besides, it's useless to form an alliance!

Of course, the chances of this happening are very small. After the annexation of Italy and Belgium, France's internal contradictions had to be dealt with, and it was simply unable to continue to expand.

Not to mention Austria, Franz is just shouting as a slogan to divide up the European continent, is this not waking up?

Now that nationalism had awakened, the unification of Germany was almost the end of Austria's expansion on the European continent.

However, due to the limitations of the times, many people believe that Austria will continue to expand after the unification of Germany.

The reason is simple: Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands were all separated from the Holy Roman Empire and belonged to the same cultural circle, and the radical Greater Germans counted them all.

In order not to cause panic and ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, France and Austria have chosen to maintain a high degree of secrecy, and many people know about the existence of this treaty, and only a handful of people know the content of the treaty.

Austria knew that there were only three easy treaties: the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and Franz himself, and France was about the same.

In recent years, the French economy has developed well, Napoleon III's throne has stabilized, and the people's call for the establishment of Greater France has been increasing.

This is definitely the cry of the French people, and Franz has only led it at best. There is evidence for this: Emperor Napoleon III did a good job in the original space, but he was ousted from power because he was defeated and could not satisfy the people's dream of a great power.

Compared with the original owner who lost twice in a row, he still sat firmly on the throne, and the French people's desire for a great power can be seen.

It was not Napoleon III who really contributed to this Franco-Austrian alliance, but the French people at large. Their inadvertent shouts invisibly put pressure on the emperor. Since the emperor was elected, Napoleon III naturally had to respect the choice of the people.

On June 8, 1866, the French and Austrian Ministries of Foreign Affairs again signed a "Transaction between France and Austria on the Sovereignty of Italy, the Balkans and Part of the African Colonies".

This is a cover for the "66 Treaty", which only has the territorial sovereignty deal of Articles 3 and 4. Anyway, this can't be hidden, and once the two countries start handover, they will all be exposed.

It can be traded in Europe itself, let alone suzerainty and colonies? The best you can do is that the British will be unhappy and make some sales for the newspaper.

Konrad Holman is the editor of an Austrian daily newspaper and occasionally makes a guest appearance with a current affairs commentator to give some official opinions.

Of course, as a commercial newspaper, this opinion is usually very obscure, and it is generally attacked from the side.

As soon as news of the Franco-Austrian territorial deal came back, Conrad Holman came to work. There is no doubt that this kind of news must be a hymn!

Turning the pen, Conrad Holman fell into deep thought. The news is sure to be eye-catching, and for the highly commercialized Vienna Zeitung, a straightforward official article is not pleasant.

If there are too many people to write, how can the same thing ensure the sales of newspapers? The Vienna Daily is a big newspaper with a daily sales of 100,000 yuan, and it will lose readers if you play it like this.

Looking at the wind-blown globe on the table, Conrad had an idea, picked up his pen and began to write on the paper.

Title: Reflections on the Colonial and Suzerainty Transactions between France and Austria: Win-Win Cooperation

This is no longer news, but an argumentative essay. Commercial newspapers, as long as they comply with Austrian law and ensure that the news is authentic and reliable, there are not so many requirements for how to publish the content.

Conrad started directly from the international competition, cited several historical cases, and then compared the treatment plans of France and Austria.

Finally, it is concluded that cooperation can be a win-win situation. By the way, he praised the efforts of the French and Austrian governments for world peace.

From the standpoint of France and Austria, this transaction is indeed a win-win situation.

The French paid part of the colonies in exchange for the absolute right to speak in Central and Southern Italy, laying the foundation for the annexation of Italy.

Strategically in the Mediterranean, the French took the initiative. Having taken control of Sicily and Tunisia, the French could divide the Mediterranean in two if necessary.

The strategic layout of the British in Malta was abolished, and the strategic value of this heart of the Mediterranean was greatly reduced. Unless we wait for the advent of the aircraft age, we will be able to play the role that Britain expects again.

Austria traded the suzerainty of the dispensable Italian state for part of the French Balkans and West Africa, which not only pulled out a nail, but also consolidated its colonial hegemony in West Africa.

Incidentally, with the addition of a bargaining chip with the Russians, the Dardanelles was still very tempting for the tsarist government, at least until they abandoned the Mediterranean.

After writing the manuscript, proofreading it several times, correcting a few writing errors. Seeing that there were no more problems, Conrad Holman handed over the manuscript to the editor-in-chief for review.

This kind of big news usually does not have only one press release, usually three or five people write the manuscript at the same time, and the editor-in-chief chooses the most suitable one for publication.

Occasionally, meetings may be held for discussion, but due to the timeliness of the news, such discussions rarely occur.

Not unexpectedly, Conrad's press release passed. "Win-win cooperation" is more than anyone else's idea, journalism has never been inseparable from politics, and the slogan of "win-win cooperation" is very much in line with Austria's current diplomacy.

Although the government has not publicly shouted this slogan, it has actually been doing it for a long time. Since the alliance between Russia and Austria, it has kicked off the prelude to win-win cooperation.

For example, in the Near Eastern War, the Russians took Bulgaria and the coveted Constantinople, and Austria unified South Germany and, incidentally, annexed parts of the Balkan Peninsula.

This is the embodiment of win-win cooperation, of course, this example cannot be taken out, otherwise it will be too hateful.

Not only Britain and France will go violent, but even the tsarist government is expected to have opinions. Their own family knows about their own affairs, they are only the nominal winners, they have paid a heavy price, and the benefits are only political victories.

There is no problem in fooling the common people with this result, and the top of the tsarist government is still very clear that they have failed strategically and lost the best opportunity to enter the Mediterranean.

Take this Franco-Austrian deal as a matter of course, then there will be no problem. In any case, France and Austria take what they need, and a single reason is enough to satisfy the people at home.

The slogan of "win-win cooperation" was shouted by Conrad, but the impact was not something he could have predicted.

With the news published, it quickly became a sensation in Vienna, and over time the slogan became the official propaganda slogan of both France and Austria.

With the signing of the treaty, the diplomatic relations between France and Austria also entered a secret period. Many people are optimistic that the Franco-Austrian contradiction no longer exists.

No matter what others think, Franz knows very well that the Franco-Austrian contradiction is only artificially suppressed under the common interest.

None of this is the point, the point is that Austria can withdraw its troops from Italy. The effect of the training has been achieved, and they have all sparred with the French, which can almost prove the combat effectiveness of the army.

The rest of the Italian partisans, let the French do it themselves! Suzerainty is not only about interests, but also about responsibility.

To a certain extent, this unfriendly exchange of force has also accelerated the pace of alliance between the two countries. On the battlefield, there was no one-sided battle between the French and Austrian armies, and the combat effectiveness of the two sides was almost equal.

Of course, this is due to the fact that the geographical area of the conflict is too small and the number of belligerents is small, and most of the two sides are fighting for hard power, and the officers do not have much room to play.

This situation has made the top leaders of France and Austria jealous. The Vienna government was jealous of the prestige of the French, and the French were jealous of the Austrian army.

This was due to the demographic advantage, and even after the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the population gap between France and Austria remained huge. Once it turns into a war of attrition, the first to stand it is definitely the French.

Franz knew perfectly well that the French were not weak. Just because Napoleon III collapsed in the original time and space, it cannot be taken for granted that the French army's combat effectiveness is not good.

You must know that the ratio of forces between the two sides in the Franco-Prussian War was 47:22, because of the blind command of Napoleon III, the Prussian army fought with ten times the strength of the French army in the first general battle, the Battle of Wissanburg; Immediately after the Battle of Walter two days later, the ratio of troops between the two sides was 130,000 vs 40,000, and the result was naturally self-evident.

The same was true for the subsequent battles, in almost every battle, in which Prussia had more than three times as many troops and engaged the French army.

Do not ask why this is so, this question can only be answered by Napoleon III. Anyway, history is like this, who knows why he commanded the troops to send heads.

In Paris, the French people have already begun to celebrate. Thanks to the fact that the newspapers helped them popularize strategic knowledge, many French people saw it as a sign of the establishment of French hegemony in the Mediterranean.

Although this has not yet been recognized by Britain and Austria, neither of them can hinder the revelry of the French people. The annexation of the Italian region has become the consensus of French radical groups.

The response of the government in Paris was very different. Many people fear that the deal will attract hostility from the British.

The pro-British officials believed that this was an Austrian conspiracy to sow discord between Britain and France, and this speculation was close to the truth, except that it was not a conspiracy but a conspiracy.

The reaction of the people of Paris has already told them that they want to stop the deal – no way.

"Anglo-French friendship", did this thing ever exist?

A casual French history book can prove that it is enough for Britain and France to have hatred, and friendship is too luxurious.

The centuries-old feud between Britain and France cannot be eliminated in a day or two. In fact, the Paris government has never made such an effort.

Whoever wants to try it, please be prepared to accept the glorious title of "national thief". Although there are many pro-British people in the government, there are still more anti-British people among the people.

Napoleon III had been annoyed lately, and he suddenly realized that it was not a good thing that there were too many Anglophiles in the government, even if he himself was pro-British in his position.

But in the face of interests, personal positions must be compromised! Whether or not to carry out a purge of officialdom is a question worth pondering.