When Alexander II decided to flip the table, the essence of the Russian Empire was revealed. As the anti-Semitic campaign began, the government's finances began to improve.

The tsarist government, which initially targeted only Jewish capitalists, soon spread to the entire Jewish community, and there was a wave of national anti-Semitism in Russia.

The government introduced laws restricting the settlement of Jews, prohibiting them from buying land, engaging in agriculture, and prohibiting them from working in the postal, railway, and military sectors......

The well-informed Jewish capitalists ran away, and the ordinary Jewish people became scapegoats, bearing the hostility of society as a whole for them.

The actions of the tsarist government ignited the spark of the anti-Semitic movement in Europe. Anti-Semitism has become a hot topic in society, and it has the potential to burn the prairie on fire.

As a witness to history, Franz chose to stand on the sidelines. There may be something hateful about the wretched, and this may be too one-sided, but it is not wrong to apply it to the Jews.

"Greed" is the original sin, and Jewish capital is unscrupulous for profit, which eventually leads to trouble. In order to protect themselves, these people did not hesitate to lead the disaster to the entire nation.

It is true that Jewish capital is also behind the rapid expansion of the anti-Semitic movement in Russia. There is nothing surprising that the discipline of capitalists in the face of interests is so high.

If there are no compatriots to distract the attention of the outside world, then the tsarist government will keep an eye on them, not to mention the transfer of capital, God will save their lives.

Even if they go abroad, they are still uneasy, and there are too many people eyeing their group of fat sheep. Only by muddying the waters can their own interests be safeguarded.

Their plan proved to be successful, and from the end of 1865 to the summer of 1866, more than 300,000 Jews fled throughout the Russian Empire.

In the vast sea of people, it is not easy to find these fat sheep. This is much safer than fleeing alone.

None of this had anything to do with Franz, and he wasn't prepared to make money anyway. With the conditions of Austrian immigration, few of these people can stay, so why bother?

For a multi-ethnic country like Austria, there are serious hidden dangers in any extreme ethnic policy. Therefore, the anti-Semitic movement in Austria also shouted slogans among the people, and the government strictly forbade it.

Even if he wanted to kill pigs, Franz would not be as unfazed as the tsarist government. In this era, there are so many bad things about capitalists, almost every check is accurate, and they can be killed within the rules.

Well, he admits that Alexander II was right, that the Russian bureaucracy really couldn't do such a difficult job, and it was more practical to flip the table.

Franz asked with concern: "Karl estimates, how much money will the Russians be able to get this time?" ”

For the Russian Empire, the tsarist government was able to exert as much strength as they had. So judging the strength of the Russians, just look at the tsar's wallet.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl thought for a while and said: "The tsarist government can harvest about 6~800 million rubles in cash, as well as about 15~1.8 billion rubles in stocks and securities, and there should be more in other industries."

However, many of these industries are difficult to realize in a short period of time, and the actual value is difficult to estimate, and the preliminary judgment of this part of the assets will not be less than 2 billion rubles. ”

Franz nodded, the Jews are indeed wealthy, and it is not surprising that they have so many assets. If you calculate the wealth per capita, they are definitely the richest people in the world.

Franz smiled and said: "So, the financial crisis of the Russians is solved, and there is still wealth?" ”

Anyone who knows Franz knows that once this expression appears, it must be calculated again.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this is just theoretical data. Considering the actual situation of the Russian bureaucracy, it is still unknown how much money will go to the treasury in the end.

However, the tsarist government will still have a period of financial affluence, and there will be no problem in supporting this war. ”

The money is not easy to get, fortunately the Russian Empire is only a large feudal empire, otherwise, economic turmoil would have started a long time ago, and if it is not done, it will cause an economic crisis.

Franz thought for a moment and said: "The Foreign Office assesses how likely it is that the British's plan will succeed." They are not expected to win against the Russians, but only to consider the chances of getting the countries to mobilize. ”

No way, the rich tsarist government is not easy to mess with. The Kingdom of Prussia alone, even if it is not finished next year, will die quickly the year after.

The Poles could no longer count on it, and the Prussian army was bound to take on more combat missions, which meant a significant increase in casualties among soldiers.

The annual loss of hundreds of thousands of troops is also a nerve-wracking for the Russians; For the Prussians, this was simply not something they could afford.

For the Prussians to hold on, they had to find allies.

The Russians have a strong ability to pull hatred, and their enemies are all over Eurasia. As long as these people were mobilized, the tsarist government would not be able to fight the Russo-Prussian war with all its might, and the Kingdom of Prussia would be brought to life.

The war was a big gamble, and initially the Prussians were betting that the Russians would not go to war, but the result was naturally a defeat, at the cost of the outbreak of the Russo-Prussian War.

Then the countries of Europe made bets that the Prussians could inflict heavy losses on Russia. After the Battle of East Prussia, the British, seeing the hope of overthrowing Russia, decided to increase their bargaining chips.

Now Franz is ready to bet, but he's going to play the game instead of sitting at the table.

Foreign Secretary Wessenberg replied: "Your Majesty, because of our strategic position and distance, we only know a little about Swedish and Ottoman intelligence, and we have too little information in Central Asia, Persia, and the Far East to judge.

At present, Sweden is divided into two factions. One faction advocated joining the war to regain the lost territory of the year; The other faction believes that the Russian Empire is still strong and that it would be a disaster to get involved in this war.

Due to the Battle of East Prussia, many people thought that the Russians were nothing more than that, and now the main war faction in Sweden had a slight upper hand.

If, in the next year's battle, the Kingdom of Prussia wins another big victory, then the probability of Sweden entering the war is as high as 80%.

The situation was similar in the Ottoman Empire, where initially the Lords and factions had the upper hand, and with the end of the Battle of East Prussia, the west wind prevailed over the east wind.

The power of the main war faction expanded dramatically, and more and more young Ottoman people wanted to take back the Constantinople region from the Russians.

I think that as long as there is another defeat of the Russian army, the possibility of the Ottomans entering the war is very high, and the radical faction in the country will drag them into battle. ”

These analyses are supported by evidence, and the recent intensification of anti-Russian activity in Sweden and the Ottoman Empire, where people often protest and throw garbage in front of the Russian embassy......

Obviously, there is the hand of the British. Otherwise, the anti-Russian movement would not have erupted by such a coincidence.

The current situation arose because the tsarist government did not pay attention to the reaction of the two declining neighbors and did not act in time.

Franz said cautiously: "Then add another fire and push up the anti-Russian wave in the Ottoman Empire." It would be better to take advantage of this opportunity to drag the Ottomans into the war and create opportunities for us with the sword of the Russians.

We've been in the Arabian Peninsula for so long, and now it's time to close the net. It is better to buy ownership of these areas from the Ottoman Empire at a low price. ”

Franz of the Ottoman Empire had no illusions that he would provoke them to war with the Russians, not to weaken Russia, but to weaken them with the sword of the Russians.

Fighting spirit is not fighting, and a civilized person like Franz must of course avoid unnecessary wars as much as possible.

After the end of the Near Eastern War, Austria also signed a treaty, in which the countries established Ottoman sovereignty in the form of a treaty.

There is no sufficient reason to provoke a war that would be hostile to the countries of Europe. Franz was not prepared to act as a rule-breaker and naturally would not break out a war for the sake of the Arabian Peninsula and the Ottoman Empire.

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