Chapter 69: The Pragmatist

At this time, the main industries in Italy were concentrated in the northern region, which was divided into the "Turin-Genoa" industrial area and the "Milan-Venice" industrial area due to political and geographical factors.

There is no doubt that the industrial revolution in Italy has just begun, and it is still dominated by traditional handicrafts, but with the addition of many mechanical tools.

The capitalists of Venice and the capitalists of Sardinia cooperated and competed, and many of them had industries in both places, and the relationship between the two sides was not so easy to reconcile.

When Marshal Radekis's offer spread in the Venetian area, the capitalists responded, and it is difficult to say who he was rooting for.

It doesn't matter, it's a conspiracy anyway, even the most hostile Austrian capitalists need the Kingdom of Sardinia to send troops to Venice as soon as possible.

Every day the war dragged on would have taken a toll on them, including the native capitalists of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the national mobilization had also hindered their ability to make money.

Turin became even more lively, the capitalists of the Venetian area joined the public opinion offensive, as if it were the last straw that broke the camel's back, and looking at the black crowd of demonstrators, Charlie Albert had to order the army to attack in advance.

To this end, he also sent the last 40,000 troops available in the country, and the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia alone was as high as 190,000, and if you add the strength of the allies, their total strength is now theoretically approaching 250,000.

The reason why it is theoretical, is because in addition to the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the armies of the remaining states are still playing soy sauce.

Especially the Naples army, which was the farthest away, stopped in the Papal States because of the heat stroke of a large number of soldiers. As long as God knows why they suffered from heat stroke in the spring.

In short, the 40,000 troops promised by Naples could not catch up with this war, but for the early unification of the Italian region, they still sent hundreds of warriors to fight with illness.

No matter how ridiculous this reason may be, at least one thing is certain, the Neapolitan army will not come.

Franz did not feel that this was the work of the Foreign Office, just look at the origin of the current King of Naples, Ferdinand II.

He was the son of Clementina, the daughter of François I and Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, King of the Two Sicilies. (The Kingdom of Sicily and Naples united to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, with Naples dominating)

To put it simply, this is the younger brother that the Habsburgs have raised in Italy, although Austria's declining international prestige is not enough to make them rebel.

If you look at the map, you can see that Naples is separated by the Papal States, and even if they can drive Austria out of Italy, they will not gain any real benefit.

Any Italian state has the ambition to unify the Italian region, and it is not a good choice to invest in the enemy at this time. Even the Austrians were in their interest to occupy Venice and Lombardy than the Kingdom of Sardinia.

History has changed, because Austria has a stronger military in the Venice area, and now the Kingdom of Sardinia has begun to perform the Great Law of Heavenly Demon Disintegration, which is a battle of national fortunes.

By May, the Austrian mobilized reserves, after more than a month of running-in, had begun to take on combat effectiveness. Franz quietly increased his troops to Hungary, and war was imminent.

Vienna

Franz once again lamented that Nicholas I was a good comrade, and the Russian Foreign Ministry said that 300,000 Russian troops were ready to help Austria and Prussia suppress the revolution at any time.

The strong support of the tsarist government had a very strong impact in Europe, and both Austria and the Prussian revolutionary party were hit in the face.

The newly independent Hungarian regime became precarious, and the head of the Hungarian Republic, Kossuth, could not sleep at night, for fear that the Russians would stab them in the back.

Metternich said angrily: "Your Highness, the French have been tempted to terminate all aid to the Kingdom of Sardinia, and now we are negotiating the division of the territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia. ”

Franz was overjoyed and thought to himself: "Sure enough, Metternich is still suitable for diplomacy, and being prime minister is completely inappropriate!" ”

If you can fool the French, there will be no accidents in the next Italian battlefield, and without the help of the French, the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia will be a weak chicken.

In just over a month, the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia has swelled rapidly from 20,000 to nearly 200,000, and anyone with a little military knowledge knows that such an army is unreliable.

Of course, it would not be a problem if the soldiers of the Kingdom of Sardinia were not afraid of death, or if they were honest in carrying out the orders of their superiors like the German soldiers.

Presumably, the Kingdom of Sardinia had been deceived by the radical public opinion in the country, thinking that these soldiers would be as powerful on the battlefield as they were when they shouted slogans.

Franz made a direct decision: "Well, sign a treaty with the French government as soon as possible, they will change the government at a speed that is not much slower than a woman changing clothes, don't make any more extraneous branches!" ”

"Your Highness, it would be a great loss to sign a treaty immediately, the appetite of the French is greater than we imagined." Metternich reminded

"It doesn't matter, whether the treaty we signed with the French can be implemented depends on whether the French can withstand the pressure of the British.

Judging from the current situation, the French government is constantly selling good to the British, and as long as the London government is tougher, the French will most likely make compromises.

If they choose to give up on their own, then we are no wonder. When the time comes, we can even condemn them for perfidy. Franz said indifferently

Not only did the Provisional Government kneel and lick the British, but the successive French governments followed the British, and it was unrealistic for them to resist the British for at least five years.

"Your Highness, if the French retreat, then we are afraid that we will not be able to do it alone, and in the current situation, we are not suitable to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia!" Archduke Louis reminded

"It's a pity that such a good opportunity was missed like this, and it is not so easy to let the Kingdom of Sardinia send it to the door itself!" Prime Minister Felix sighed

Domination of Italy is not only the dream of the French, but also the dream of Austria, but this is only a dream, and the European powers will not let them do it.

"There's no way, who made us have bad teeth now? If we eat the kingdom of Sardinia in one bite, we will be choked to death! Franz said helplessly