The end of the European War not only meant that Austria had gained continental hegemony, but more importantly, the sword hanging over Austria's head no longer existed.

If you look at the "Draft Disposition of France", we can see that Austria has fed its allies this time, and it has also been full of hatred.

One can imagine how bad Franco-Austrian relations will be next. However, these are all minor problems, and there are many countries with high hatred values.

The meat eaten cannot be spit out, and at this point, if the French want to make a comeback, they must first ask their neighbors if they will agree.

Unlike in the past, when the French could despise these neighbors before the war, the situation was completely different after the war.

Although the declining Spain is not strong, it is big! Now that the rich Roussillon region has been reclaimed, its strength will develop further.

The Kingdom of Sardinia, which had just been restored, could not be counted on for the time being, but its development potential was not small, and it also had the support of the Italian states on the issue of anti-France. After an unpleasant experience, people definitely don't want to come a second time.

Belgium, whose vitality has been greatly damaged, is not good, but it is as deep as the sea compared to the French feud, and it is the vanguard of the anti-French emergency.

Switzerland, a country of mountains, although its national strength is not good, everyone knows that the famous Swiss mercenaries are definitely difficult to gnaw.

If France wants to make a comeback, it will be difficult to make a breakthrough in either direction. In particular, Austria is still eyeing from the sidelines, and the slight movement is a little bigger, and it is another war against France.

According to the analysis of the think tank, after the war, the combined comprehensive national strength of Spain, Sweden, Belgium, and Sashara was comparable to that of France. As long as the French are not allowed to break through individually, the blockade is unbreakable.

The threat on the Western Front ceased to exist, and the continent was at peace. As long as Austria does not take the initiative to do things, no one can afford to do things.

As a pacifist, Franz decided to spend the years to come and spend less time at home and farming.

Well, these are fools. The truth is that Austria has eaten too much and needs to stop and digest it.

The war is a gold-swallowing beast, and Austria seems to have won this time easily, but in fact the Vienna government is also heavily indebted.

In order to support this war, Austria not only exhausted its treasury, but also borrowed 800 million shields from banks and launched three war bonds to the people, totaling 760 million shields.

If it is only an increase in debt of more than a billion, it is not worth Franz's concern. After all, the Vienna government is in a good financial position, and there is no pressure to take on this little debt.

The problem was that the German-Austrian merger had already begun, and the rest of the region did not need much support from Austria, but the reconstruction of the Rhineland was indispensable.

Don't expect the German federal government to pay for it, they are already in debt.

Not long ago, because of the arrears of wages, there was a general strike of public officials, and the rubber stamp emperor of Hanover had long since left it.

According to the previous agreement, after the Vienna Peace Conference, George I would announce the dissolution of the Confederation and then relinquish the throne. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me, so naturally it's a broken jar.

In the end, Franz couldn't see it and supported a sum of money to keep the government running.

The real misfortune was the creditors of the German Federal Government, the debtors were gone, and there was no heir to bear the debt, and the creditor's rights naturally disappeared.

The governments of the states below will not admit the debt, and Franz will not admit the debt either. No matter where the lawsuit goes, no one can say that the Holy Roman Empire is the heir to the German Confederation.

Debts may not be inherited, but territories are to be received. The Rhineland region is a direct territory of the German Federal Government, not a state, and will naturally become a Vienna Government Territory after its merger.

Needless to say, since it is a direct area of the central government, it will naturally have to be rebuilt with funds allocated by the central government. At most, the following states provide a little humanitarian support, and they are not legally responsible.

The resettlement of millions of people back to their hometowns, from food, clothing, housing and transportation to jobs, needs to be solved by the Vienna government, which makes people's scalps tingle when they think about it.

In comparison, the construction of the newly occupied territories is nothing. Although the cost is also huge, there is no time requirement!

After the repatriation of the locals, it becomes a no-man's land, and the Vienna government can develop it whenever it wants.

In addition to these expenses, there is a huge hole to fill. So far, the Austrian army has also paid a heavy price, and the casualties are also astronomical.

So far, the Vienna government has paid a total of 460 million Aegis pensions. This is not the end of it, it is only a matter of time before the cost exceeds 1 billion.

Now it depends on how much the military merit field can be replenished, and if the soldiers choose to take cash, it is estimated that the Vienna government is not far from bankruptcy.

Add all the expenses together, because of this war, the final expenses that the Vienna government needs to spend will definitely not be less than five billion Aegis.

The direct economic losses caused by the war are as high as 7 billion Aegis, and the indirect economy even exceeds 15 billion Aegis.

It is really not wrong at all to simply calculate the economic accounts and make the French lose tens of billions of Aegis.

However, the reality is very cruel, no matter how much you ask, people have no money or no money. No matter how high the amount of compensation is set, in the end, it is only in people's pockets that they can get their hands on.

Had it not been for the acquisition of a large number of colonies, the removal of obstacles to the unification of Germany, and the establishment of Austria's supremacy on the European continent, the Viennese government would have lost its pants in this war.

In this respect, Franz had to thank the French for their wealth. Comparing the battle of the original time and space, we know that Britain and France, as the victorious countries, have lost their pants.

With this unpleasant experience, Franz finally understood why Britain and France played appeasement before World War II. It's not that politicians don't know the risks, it's that they can't afford to fight anymore.

"Peace is fought". The meaning of this sentence can be said to be reflected in the real sense here.

No matter what others think, Austria can't afford to fight anyway. Fortunately, this war only lasted for one year, and if it lasted for three or five years, it would really shake the foundation.

Thinking of this, Franz admired the tsarist government. The Near Eastern War, the Russo-Prussian War, the Anglo-Russian War...... Since Franz succeeded to the throne, the Russian Empire has not been at peace, and it has to come back almost every ten years.

After so many wars, the tsarist government not only persevered, but the foundation of its rule was not shaken, and even the domestic contradictions were even fewer than in the original time and space.

Of course, the easing of domestic contradictions also comes at a cost. The population of the Russian Empire was 20 million less than that of the same period in the original time and space, and the total amount of industry was far less than that of the same period in history, and the only people who surpassed the original time and space were probably only territory and agriculture.

The overall national strength has declined, but the regime has stabilized. What was supposed to be a joke happened.

But a closer look at history reveals that something similar happened more than once in history.

After each change of dynasty, a large number of people will die, and then the social contradictions will be eased, and as long as the ruling class does not die, a prosperous era will come.

The situation was similar in the Russian Empire, where the tsarist government had survived the most dangerous period of war and had become victors, and now it was natural to enjoy the fruits of victory.

In this respect, the medieval European continent was not only warlike among the noble lords, but also did not use war to reduce the population.

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A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen.

When the anti-French alliance was immersed in the victory of the anti-French war, the British did not sit idle, and took advantage of the defeat of the French to have no time to care about overseas, and brazenly sent troops to invade the French Indochina Peninsula.

No, it's not sure it's an invasion yet. The British came up with a colonial transfer agreement with the Bonapartes, which, if true, was just an ordinary colonial deal.

There is no doubt that the European continent was so badly defeated that the French colonial government, far abroad, naturally did not have the determination to resist the British.

Seeing the colonial transfer agreement, whether it was true or not, one colonial government after another surrendered.

No, it should be said that the transfer of territory was carried out. Although the British took over the colony, the French army was not disarmed, let alone entered the prisoner of war camp.

The triumphant progress overseas did not bring the British government to relief. As the day of the Vienna Peace Conference approached, the smile on Gladstone's face became less and less.

No matter how much you eat overseas, it's just some leftovers. The power of the anti-French alliance could not be extended, so they picked up a bargain.

Such cheapness does not mean anything to the current international situation. Britain, already isolated, even more isolated.

The original allies and younger brothers are now all gone. It can only be said that the advantages of the anti-French alliance are too obvious, no matter how the London government tries to win them over, there are no European countries to stand with them.

Gladstone, who had been preparing to do something at the Vienna Peace Conference, was now no longer interested. The current international situation is very obvious, as long as the anti-French alliance is not dissolved, the European continent will not have their right to speak.

Foreign Secretary George: "According to the information from the embassy in Vienna, the closed-door meeting of the anti-French alliance has ended. The exact details are not known for the time being, but they have already expelled the French.

Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Sardinia and other countries have taken action to expel the French from the border areas.

According to preliminary estimates, the anti-French alliance has reached an agreement to carve up France. Most of the current expulsion is in preparation for the next annexation of the territory.

Because the French army had taken similar actions in the German region before, and the anti-French alliance was now going to retaliate, we could not condemn it morally. ”

In these days, the Virgin Mary was not popular, and blood debt and blood repayment were the mainstream of the times. The European War was a war of aggression launched by the French, and it was only natural that the anti-French alliance would retaliate.

Of course, the main thing is that the anti-French alliance is too strong with "100 million" points. The vast majority of European countries were part of the anti-French alliance, and a few neutral countries followed suit.

The European continent was on the same page, and Britain's supremacy naturally ceased to exist. Directly on the opposite side of the anti-French alliance, the London government also instigated.

Receiving this bad news, Gladstone's brows furrowed even tighter: "Find out the content of the treaty at all costs, and don't be busy making a stand until then."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to communicate with Russia and Spain that Austria, which was too powerful, was not in their interests, and encouraged them to come out and fight for the spoils of war. ”

This is a conspiracy, every European power has a dream of continental hegemony, and Russia and Spain are no exception.

Austria has become the biggest stumbling block on their way to dominance, and they certainly don't mind kicking it away if they get the chance.

George shook his head: "Your Excellency, this is impossible. Spain has already fallen, and now it is still busy counterattacking the Philippines, and it is precisely when Austria is needed that support is needed, and it is simply impossible to turn the other cheek.

The Russians are indeed ambitious, but their way to the west has been blocked, and they are not sure enough that they will not turn against Austria. ”

"Potential" competitors, that's just "potential". Spain was too weak to have the capital to compete for hegemony; It is true that the Russians are powerful, but the tsarist government is not stupid.

It's easy to fight for loot, the problem is to eat it. Whether it is to carve up the French mainland or to compete for overseas colonies, a strong navy is needed to back it up.

This is precisely what the Russian Empire did not have. Turning the other cheek with allies for what you can't get is only possible if your brain is in water.

Gladstone slammed the table: "If you can't do it, you have to do it, the anti-French alliance is too strong, we can't directly compete with them, we can only disintegrate from the inside."

If you can't convince Russia and the West to oppose Austria, then find a way to join the alliance. In short, Britain cannot be isolated by the European world. ”

If you can't do it, join in, this is a traditional skill in Britain. Back then, France and Austria were allies, but after Britain joined, the two countries quickly became strangers.

If you are an international relations scientist who studies this period of history, you will find that there is a clear turning point in Franco-Austrian relations.

Before the establishment of the Triple Alliance, the two countries could be said to be a honeymoon period; After the establishment of the Triple Alliance, the contradictions between the two countries continued to intensify, which directly led to the disintegration of the alliance.

From this point of view, Britain also played a disgraceful role in this European continental war, but it misestimated the strength of both sides, which led to the collapse of the later game.