Franz shook his head: "The immediate interests are not important, now we need a new strategy, a great strategy that will convince the countries of Europe."

The original strategy of German reunification could no longer deceive anyone. As the Kingdom of Prussia grew, we could no longer swallow them, and now that the slogans are shouted louder, the countries of Europe will not believe them.

In the event that the German regions cannot be reunified, we will definitely have a new strategic plan. Let another smoke pop out to attract the attention of all countries, lest they discover our true purpose. ”

True and false, false and false, the Vienna government has tinkered with many strategies over the years, but the only thing that can make everyone believe is the "strategy of German reunification".

These strategies are all true and are fully in the interests of Austria. However, due to various practical reasons and the small success rate, the Vienna government did not invest many resources.

For example, the plan for continental hegemony on the European continent was formulated by the Vienna government in order to seize hegemony in Europe, and because the success rate was too low, it was short-lived and lay in the archives.

Another example: the strategy of naval supremacy, which is a product of the Anglo-French-Austrian arms race, according to the plan, Austria will build a hundred ironclad ships in ten years to seize the maritime supremacy of the British.

The plan is a good plan, but when it comes to implementation, there are difficulties. Aside from a burst of boasting in the newspapers, which gave the Royal Navy an excuse to expand its forces, the actual time of action changed.

Ironclad ships are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, the smallest is only a few hundred tons, the largest is more than 10,000 tons, and the battleships of different grades have different powers in naval battles.

In addition to brushing a wave of presence, soon the British found out that they were fooled. If we simply count the numbers, in less than ten years, the Austrian Navy has built more than a hundred warships.

It's just that they're all small boats, most of them inshore patrol boats. The number of capital ships has increased by three or five, and although the ten-year period has not yet arrived, no one expects that the Viennese government will continue to blow up warships in the following period.

This is all superficial, if the British had not deliberately been fooled, the plan would have been a goofy at the beginning. It is not easy for the Royal Navy to expand its army, and how can it be persuaded to allocate funds to the parliament without an excuse?

In this respect, France and Austria are also allies of the Royal Navy. As soon as France and Austria said that they would build ships, the British would immediately follow suit.

With the Royal Navy taking the initiative to cooperate, it is naturally not difficult to fool the laymen in the Parliament. As long as the appropriation is agreed, even if it is a gang in the later stage, the money has already become a warship.

In the arms race between Britain and Germany in the original time and space, some people criticized the two navies for colluding with each other and joining hands to defraud military spending.

The word "collusion" is used too much, but there is really a suspicion of joining forces to cheat military spending.

Now it is no exception, every time the navy expands, Britain, France and Austria use each other as rafts, as long as there is a good reason, the government can pay for it.

Before the alliance between the three countries, even if someone saw the problem, everyone could only follow up, and no one dared to take the risk of stopping the construction of the navy.

International politics is very complex, and it is very difficult to figure out the purpose of competitors. But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter what the purpose of the competitors is, as long as they don't do what they want to do.

Ever since the banner of the strategy of German reunification, all European countries have been working to prevent Austria from reunifying the German region. Britain and France had their eyes on the German Confederation for fear that Austria would suddenly attack them.

the rise of the Kingdom of Prussia, in addition to the fact that Britain and France wanted to use their hands to fight the Russians; At the same time, by arming Prussia, Austria was prevented from uniting the German region.

Everyone is besieging Austria on the European continent, and Franz is naturally not looking for excitement. It was only by attracting the attention of Britain and France to Europe that Austria's expansion in Africa could proceed smoothly.

Now Austrian Africa has grown, but its roots are not solid. Once the European nations had discovered the purpose of the Vienna government, who could guarantee that John Bull would not agitate for the independence of Austrian Africa?

When the time comes, the French will come up with ideas, and the British will be responsible for fooling, and if they throw a huge sum of money into it, who knows how much chaos it will cause.

On the surface, Franz has always released that Austria's strategic focus is the unification of the German region. Everyone believed this statement, and the Austrians themselves believed it.

No one except the top of the government knew that actions on the European continent were all covers. Even if Britain and France knew that there was a problem, they would have to protect Europe first, otherwise the idiom "make the fake come true" would appear.

Prime Minister Felix: "Your Majesty, if we say that we have ambitions for Poland, I guess no one will believe us if we say it."

Both Prussia and Russia regard Poland as something in their pockets, and no matter how unwise we are, we can't run away and swallow Poland alone; If Poland is partitioned, it is estimated that a wave of operations will be completed, and it will not achieve the purpose of attracting the attention of all countries.

Otherwise, under the guise of recovering the Holy Land, if Britain and France do not believe it, then they will think that we want to annex Asia Minor, and that an Ottoman Empire will be enough. ”

The reality is such a comedy, don't do anything to Poland, not because Poland is too strong, but because Poland is too weak, so weak that it will fall down with a push.

Poland fell, and the final result was nothing more than a partition. When the strategic goal is directly accomplished, the strategy will naturally end.

Unless you fight with Russia next, or this is the end, except for being able to have one more piece of land, the other benefits are almost zero.

Not to mention, but also a headache for the increased Polish population. This kind of thing that increased the instability of the empire was not done by the Viennese government for many years.

The Ottoman Empire was different, it was big enough that Austria could swallow it in one gulp, and there were few competitors.

The Russian Empire, which was greatly damaged, was not qualified to compete with Austria for the Ottoman Empire, and at most it would take a piece of the pie.

Only by grasping the rhythm and not beating the Ottoman Empire to death at once, it is better to have a slight advantage over each other, and the European countries are still happy to see Austria and the Ottoman Empire die to the death.

If Britain and France wanted to pull back, they would most likely prop up the Ottoman Empire. Franz was not at all worried about this, and it was no joke that the mud could not hold up to the wall.

The Chosen One has not yet been born, and the internal contradictions of the Ottoman Empire are too heavy, and it is almost impossible to be reborn from the ashes.

It would be good for everyone to consume it like this, Austria could hide from the world, Britain and France achieved their goal of containing Austria, the Ottoman Empire could also deceive aid, and Prussia and Russia could rest assured.

In the process of fighting consumption, we can also quietly encroach on the Middle East, not only do we not have to worry about energy for the next century, but even half of the world hegemony is in our hands.

A small dozen in three years, a big dozen in ten years, this scene can be played for a long time. The Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire were feuds, and there was no excuse to attack them, revenge was the best excuse.

After looking at the map, Franz pointed to Poland: "It's not enough, in order to make this scene a little more realistic, we need to add a few supporting characters."

Didn't the Kingdom of Prussia have a longing for Poland, so it would be better to fulfill them and find an opportunity to sell them for a good price.

If the Prussians can crush the Russian Empire, then this is ours, give them a little more strength, and strengthen the fighting spirit of the Junker nobles. ”

Franz drew a circle on the map, and a large area of land was enclosed by the Russians, and the Black Sea directly became an Austrian inland sea. The two hundred years of Russian efforts were all lost.

After this wave, it will be really very difficult for a shrunken version of Russia to rise. Even if they became strong again, they would have to face the Kingdom of Prussia first.

As for Austria, how could Franz rudely annex the territory of the Russians? Didn't the tsarist government, which had lost the war, need someone to pull it in?

This kind of difficult operation definitely needs to be paid. When the time comes, the Vienna government will pay a sum of money and buy these territories.

The Americans are doing very well in this regard, and the French have been forcibly bought and sold, and there is still nothing to say on the surface, and they bought it by legal means.

Looking at the circle drawn by Franz, everyone looked at each other as if they had seen nothing. With such calculations, allies are almost catching up with John Bull.

But when the time comes, the Russian-Austrian alliance will also expire. The two sides are no longer allies, and it seems logical to do so again.

Although the painting cake was beautiful, everyone still did not think very well of Prussia. There may still be a chance to defeat the Russians, but it will be difficult to cripple the Russians.

If the tsarist government is not beaten to the brink, I am afraid that they will not be able to accept the blackmail of Austria, and it will not be easy to realize this third strategy.

Foreign Secretary Wessenberg: "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Prussia is so scattered that the pressure on its defense is too great, and if they are not able to concentrate their forces, it will be difficult to defeat the Russians."

After the annexation of Poland, Prussia was already very strong, and we could not continue to let them grow.

I propose that the Prussians give up the Rhineland, the government in Berlin is now very poor, but the German Federal Empire is rich, it is better for them to pay for the Rhineland. ”

This proposal is very constructive, the Rhineland region is rich in coal and iron, and the local industry is also developing very well. Cutting off this enclave and cutting off the heavy industry of the Kingdom of Prussia in half would greatly weaken their development potential.

As long as it is done properly, Franz does not fear that the Berlin government will refuse. Potential is only potential, and only after surviving the current crisis will there be a future.

Solving the financial crisis and concentrating all the military forces are all essential factors for them to win the next war.

The Rhineland region is good, but the next-door neighbor is French, and it suddenly becomes bad. If war breaks out, this enclave will not be able to be defended at all.

Britain and France were very wary of Austrian expansion on the European continent, but they were absolutely not worried about the expansion of the German Confederation. Even with the addition of the Rhineland, the Federal Empire of Germany was only a medium-sized country, and the threshold of the great powers was not even low.

With Austria's influence in the German Confederation, it will not be difficult to push through this deal. Even if the Imperial Diet can't pass it, it will manipulate one of the states to buy it. In the German Confederation, Austria still has no shortage of younger brothers.

After clarifying his thoughts in the shortest possible time, Franz nodded: "This plan is very good, after the Rhineland region is gone, the strategy of the Kingdom of Prussia will completely move eastward."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will improve the specific plan, it is not convenient for us to intervene in person, and it is better to borrow the hands of the British to implement it.

In order to divide the German region, the British took great pains. Just convince them that an increase in the strength of the German Confederation will make it more difficult for us to unify the German region, and that the government in London will do everything for us.

The French should be more peaceful for the time being, but they can't let their guard down, but we can't let them take advantage of the loopholes, so we will make wedding dresses for others. ”

At that time, with the help of the British, it changed from two parts of Germany to three parts of Germany, which curbed the rise of the Kingdom of Prussia, and now Franz naturally does not mind doing it again.

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