The change in Russian-Austrian relations soon set off a political ripple effect, and the London government could finally sleep peacefully.

An alliance without contradictions is terrible, but an alliance full of contradictions is not a cause for concern.

Now that relations between the two countries are cold, the Viennese government's support for the Russians will certainly be discounted, which is what the London government wants most.

All other issues can be postponed, but the threat of the Russians to India must be resolved immediately.

The great Indian uprising a few years ago is still fresh in the memory of the British. It was because of the secret support of the Russians that the London government paid hundreds of millions of pounds in military spending.

If this hidden danger is not solved, who can stand it every once in a while?

The most important thing in India is people, and there are a lot of social contradictions, as long as someone fanned the flames, the outbreak of rebellion was simply commonplace.

The best way is to isolate India from other countries, small countries do not matter, they have neither the courage nor the strength to do things, and the big countries are different.

In particular, Russia, France and Austria are the focus of the London government's strict defense. Now that neither France nor Austria has extended its claws to India, only the Russians have expressed interest, and the London government naturally wants to cut off the idea of a tsarist government.

Independence of Central Asia is the best option, leaving such a buffer zone to keep the enemy out of the country. Even if there is a conflict between Britain and Russia, it is in Central Asia, and the London government will not feel sorry for the Central Asian government.

Of the four fronts now, the Central Asian region is the most supported by the London government, and it is enough to personally send mercenaries into battle.

At 10 Downing Street, Foreign Secretary Leslin reported: "There were no surprises, the negotiations failed, the Russians were unwilling to make any concessions, and the final condition they gave was a return to the pre-war status."

This was unacceptable to our friends, and the Prussians made territorial claims to the Lithuanian region, while also demanding the independence of Poland.

The Ottomans wanted to reclaim Constantinople, and it is said that they were still negotiating with Austria to redeem part of the Balkan Peninsula.

The Viennese government did not directly refuse, now it is just not negotiated on the price, if the Ottomans take back Constantinople, then the question of redeeming the Dardanelles is not great, and Austria seems to have a lack of interest in the Black Sea.

The representatives of the Eastern Empire wanted to recover the Western and Far East, and at the moment they were fighting well in the Western Frontier, and it is said that the old general still carried the coffin on the expedition.

Central Asia was a bit chaotic, and it was too difficult to coordinate several khanates to fight together, but their hatred of the Russians was still worth commending.

Our friends are quite determined to fight, and the situation on the battlefield is generally favorable to us.

Not long ago, there was a change in Russian-Austrian relations, and it seems that Alexander II lost his childish temper. At the instigation of the capitalists, the tsarist government raised tariffs with Austria, and a cold war broke out between the two sides.

The Austrians have aggressively raised the prices of their exports, about 50 percent more than before, and some of them by 100 percent.

If nothing else, Austria's support for the Russians will be further reduced in the following war, and the Russians will not have a chance to retreat this time. ”

These conditions were obviously not acceptable to the tsarist government. Otherwise, the Russian Empire would be smaller in an instant, especially Constantinople, which had no room for negotiation.

The cooling of Russian-Austrian relations was originally operated by the London government. Any contradictions were accumulated little by little, and there were those in the tsarist government who felt that they were at a loss by allied with Austria, and there were also such people in the Vienna government.

In this context, the British who sowed discord were encountered, and the usual small contradictions were naturally infinitely magnified.

When Franz found out, there was nothing he could do about it, but only let the relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate. The same was true of Alexander II, who could not stop it even if he discovered it.

In addition to interests, everyone also needs to save face. The benefits brought by the Russian-Austrian alliance are no longer enough for them to intervene in suppressing the contradictions.

Neither of the two powerful emperors was willing to budge, and the matter gradually became serious, and only when the after-effects broke out did the two sides re-emphasize the role of the alliance.

Obviously, the British were not going to leave such a chance. The continued separation of the Russian-Austrian alliance has become the most important relationship between the British Foreign Office.

Prime Minister John Russell smiled and said, "It seems that the means of peace have failed, so the next step is to test the strength."

The Russians, who are alone, are not so terrible. As long as the war is dragged on until next year, then the tsarist government's wallet will probably be in a hurry again, right? ”

John Russell was in a very good mood, and if possible, he did not mind awarding a medal to the Russian capitalists, the bureaucrats, or the highest grade.

According to the plan, they originally thought that it should be the Austrians who caused the deterioration of Russian-Austrian relations. After all, now that the Russians are still at war on all sides, how can they ignore the relationship between the two countries?

It doesn't matter who gets it done first, the end result is the same anyway. The current change has directly raised the cost of war for the Russians.

War is a gold-swallowing beast, and money is really unspent. Don't look at the tsarist government's huge profits, but it can't stand the bureaucracy being too greedy, and no matter how much money it has, they will quickly be squandered.

This is the commonality of the old empires, which of Britain, France, Russia, Austria, Spain, the Netherlands, and Portugal is not a corrupt empire?

It's just that the tsarist government was more powerful, and the chaotic system provided a breeding ground for corruption, while Britain, France, and Austria had a system that could curb corruption to a certain extent.

Even Franz had no way to completely solve the problem of corruption, so he could only adopt a policy of killing pigs from time to time, and carry out a major anti-corruption campaign every three to five years to set an example and deter the bureaucracy.

The advantage of this is that the bureaucrats learn to be smarter, know what money cannot be touched, and restrain their appearance.

At this point, it is already the ultimate that can be done in this era. It is simply impossible to put an end to corruption.

The final result is naturally that of the 10 yuan that is restricted, seven or eight yuan will always be spent; It is not easy to have 10 yuan without constraints, and in the end four or five yuan can be implemented.

After some consideration, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Agarwal replied: "Not so quickly, the tsarist government is still trying to find a way to raise funds, and it is not completely empty."

Of course, if that fire in their country is ignited, then the tsarist government's wallet will really be exhausted.

At that time, the tsarist government should have declared bankruptcy, laid off all its debts, and the Russian-Austrian alliance would have almost collapsed. ”

The reality was even more serious, because of the war, there was a huge outflow of gold and silver from the Russian Empire every year, and this outflow was already far faster than the rate of replenishment of mines.

The tsarist government's reduction of imports from Austria also had the factor of "money shortage", after all, this was a cash transaction, and all they came up with was hard currency.

A transaction, equivalent to a few million taels of silver, can be as little as a few million taels or as much as tens of millions of taels, and no matter how big the family business is, it can't afford to squander it like this.

This is also the reason for the sharp increase in loans between Russia and Austria, and the tsarist government could not come up with enough cash in the short term, so it could only pay for goods with mortgages in kind.

This collateral must be built on the condition of the stability of the Russian Empire, and in the event of a civil war, many collaterals will instantly fall worthless.

At present, the tsarist government held a large amount of real estate, such as ports, docks, mines, farms, forestry farms, shops and houses in the cities......

These are good collateral that can generate a portion of the yield every year. Once a civil war breaks out, these things are worthless.

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Moscow, Mateolsky did not rush to launch an uprising. With so many international friends behind this uprising, it is natural that rebel experts are indispensable for exchanging experiences.

After specialized training, Mateolski evolved. In order to mobilize more people to support the revolution, he was mobilizing workers' strikes and organizing peasants to resist taxes.

After the war, prices skyrocketed, but wages did not increase, overtime hours were extended, and everyone was fortunate to work hard for a day, and the reward they received even filled the stomachs of the family became delusional.

Throughout 1866, there were 76 strikes, large and small, in the Russian Empire, and there is no doubt that these unorganized revolts were all in vain and all were suppressed.

The peasants were also unhappy, and the high war taxes were unacceptable to them.

Although the actual war tax of the tsarist government was not high, the overcharge was not something that Alexander II could prevent.

A young man whispered, "Sir, the Prussians are urging again. They wanted us to find a way to cut off the Moscow railway and cut off the supply of the tsarist army. ”

The Russians did not have many railways, and Moscow happened to have one. As long as this railway is cut off, it will be even more difficult for grain from the Volga River basin, industrial goods produced in Moscow, to get to the front.

In fact, the Volga River is more strategically important, as the mother river of Russia, it can be connected to Moscow and St. Petersburg by water. However, in the winter, it froze and could not be used.

After pondering for a moment, Mattetolsky replied with a frown: "Rest assured them that we will fulfill the agreement!" ”

Obviously, he did not want to cooperate with the Prussians, and Mateytorsky was not willing to betray Russian interests, if not without the means.

Moscow is not only the second largest industrial base of the Russian Empire, but also a major link between East and West, and one of the most important grain producers of the Russian Empire.

At present, the three major grain producing regions of the Russian Empire are Poland, the area around Moscow (Volga River Basin), and the Ukrainian region, and other regions have not yet been developed.

There is no hope for the Polish region, and if there is any more chaos around Moscow, there will be only one Ukraine left for the tsarist government.

Then the lack of food will also become a big problem for the tsarist government, or will it be an unsolvable problem. At that time, not only the soldiers at the front line will go hungry, but St. Petersburg will not last long.

The Prussians sent them to the Moscow region in order to cut off the logistical supply of the Russians and weaken the war potential of the tsarist government.

Without local supplements, they are counting on imports from the outside world, not to mention whether the tsarist government's wallets can support it, the key is that their capacity simply cannot meet the demand.

Mateolsky did not want to be a puppet, he wanted to overthrow the rule of the tsarist government and create a free state.

When he arrived in the Moscow region, he voluntarily distanced himself from the Prussians, citing secrecy and in fact not wanting to cede land.

It's just that now he can't do without the support of the Prussians, and even more so the support of the British behind him, so he has to make a look of gratitude.

The industry of the Russian Empire was not developed in this era, the number of workers was not large, and it was not enough to overthrow the rule of the tsarist government.

In order to compensate for the lack of strength, Mateolsky set his sights on the peasants, who were outnumbered. Alexander II emancipated the serfs and gained everyone's support, which became the biggest problem of the uprising.

"Qing Jun side" is the slogan of the uprising sponsored by an international friend for free. The purpose was naturally to attract more people to participate in the uprising, after all, the tsar's reputation among the people was still very good, and the people who directly rebelled did not agree.

This is contrary to Mateytorsky's ideals. The cultural tradition of Europe determines that once this banner is raised, even if the government is overthrown, the tsar is still the tsar, and at most he will use the constitutional monarchy to restrain it.

Nicholas I regained Constantinople and left Alexander II with enough political legacy, and he himself proclaimed the abolition of serfdom, which won the support of tens of millions of newly liberated Russian peasants.

Mateytolski was very skeptical that Alexander II would still be able to hold power even if the current government was overthrown.

Although the "Qing monarch's side" is good, he also puts himself under the tsar, and the status of the monarch and minister is determined, and he is naturally at a political disadvantage.

However, this slogan has won the support of many international friends. Needless to say, everyone is a monarchy, so it is natural to support this system.

"Hey!"

With a deep sigh, Matetolski reluctantly chose to compromise. The gathering of forces from all sides within the revolutionary party has long been no longer monolithic, and he, as a leader, cannot do everything he can.

The bourgeoisie that supported them only wanted to take power through the revolution, but they were not prepared to remove the Tsar.

Most of the revolutionaries also supported the retention of the Tsar, and without the Tsar, how could they have become aristocrats?

Don't expect everyone's ideological consciousness to be high, most revolutionaries rebelled because they were dissatisfied with reality, and they did not have the lofty ideal of emancipating mankind.

Matetolsky could not go against the wishes of the people, otherwise the change of leader would be a matter of a meeting, and the quarrel would last for three or five days at most.

On December 12, 1866, under the leadership of Mateytolsky, a coalition of Russian revolutionary parties launched the Double Twelve Uprising in Moscow.

The rebel army took the "Qing monarch's side" as its political program, and called on all the Russian people to rise up and kill the corrupt ministers and return the government to the tsar.