After a pause, Napoleon IV nodded: "It's really not good, the reply is too direct, and our allies will feel uncomfortable."

Why don't you reorganize your language, talk more about the difficulties we face, and soothe their wounded hearts? ”

Karel Kadlec stopped talking. No matter how you reply, it can't change the fact that the French government is a fisherman.

Perhaps before the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian war, the French government would have had to take into account their feelings, but now it is no longer necessary.

Even if Britain and Russia had grievances, it was after the war.

The current international situation is very obvious, Austria is supporting the Russians, and the position of France will directly affect the outcome of this war.

France remained neutral, or supported Britain, and the war could continue; If France had supported the Russians, Britain would not have been able to contend with the three great powers at the same time.

How can you give up this kind of opportunity to rip off money?

Stimulating Britain and Russia is actually to make the two countries give a more sincere price, after all, people are not always able to recognize themselves.

Prime Minister Terence Bulkin proposed: "Your Majesty, the Anglo-Russian war has broken out, and it seems that it will not end anytime soon, and we are considering the next step of the strategy." ”

For the French Empire, knocking on the bamboo poles of Britain and Russia can only be regarded as a small profit.

The greatest benefit to France from the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War was the removal of the shackles imposed on their heads.

Now only Austria is the only one who can restrain France, but this is only a constraint, not enough to make the French government afraid.

Foreign Secretary Karel Kadlec: "In the end, let's wait, the Anglo-Russian war has just begun, and the two sides have not yet started a real fire."

The amplitude of our movements was so great that it stimulated their sensitive nerves, and Britain and Russia were likely to stop first.

Just like in the Near East War, Austria wanted to unify Germany, and the warring countries had to stop first.

If the Austrians had restrained their emotions and waited until the end of the war in the Near East to send troops, I am afraid that no one would be able to stop them. ”

The Vienna government's failed attempt to unify Germany in the First Near East War provoked European intervention and the annexation of South Germany.

In Karel Kadletz's view, there are ready-made negative examples. If it had been a few more days, waiting for the Russian army to reach the city of Constantinople before making a move, it would have been a completely different result.

The Minister of Economics, Elsa, objected: "The failure of Austria to unify the German regions was not only due to the intervention of the European countries, but above all to the fierce opposition of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The Viennese government had no confidence in fighting a civil war, and could only sit back and watch the division of the German region, even if it was until the end.

Our current situation is different, except that Belgium and Germany have to sell a few coal mines, and not directly annex the two countries, and Britain and Russia will endure it first, no matter how dissatisfied they are.

The only one capable of intervening is Austria, neither of Belgium nor Germany has the courage to fight with us, and I do not think that the Vienna government will fight a war with us for the sake of Germany and Germany, which is not in their interest.

As long as the established facts are created, most of the Austrians will shout a few times, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will come forward to appease them.

In recent years, our economy has recovered rapidly, but it is still difficult to surpass its peak.

The most important factor restricting our economic growth is the insufficient supply of coal in China and the high price, which increases the cost of industrial production.

This may not be intuitive, but here is a simple example:

Since the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian war, European countries have seen an increase in export trade, and just last month our total export trade increased by 0.7 percentage points year-on-year, the highest growth rate in eight years.

However, most of the European countries have a total export trade of more than 1 percentage point, and Austria has increased its total export trade by at least 2 percentage points.

We're lagging behind again. It's not that domestic industry doesn't work hard, in fact, no one works harder than the capitalists when it comes to making money.

However, there is a shortage of coal in China, and the two countries obviously have excess production capacity, but they want to hoard Juqi and force us to come up with more money to buy it.

They are a bunch of vampires who lie on the heads of the French business community and devour our wealth.

If it drags on for a day now, France will lose ......"

It would be too difficult to annex the two countries, and even if only one was annexed, it would cause big trouble.

Although he has not been beaten by society, there are still traces of the shadow of the war against France.

In order to reduce the risk, the French government has quietly lowered its target, subdivided the plan to annex Belgium and Germany, and is ready to blackmail a few mines from the two countries first.

"Hoarding" is just an excuse Elsa has come up with, and in fact the price of coal is rising, which is just a normal business practice.

If the capitalists want to make greater profits, they will naturally not give up any opportunities. After the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War, the prices of many goods in Europe rose slightly.

It's just that the capitalists in France couldn't bear it anymore and were ready to make war money, only to suddenly find that the price of energy had also risen.

It was expected that he would earn 10 million francs, but now he can only earn 9 million francs because of the rise in energy prices, which is equivalent to a loss of 1 million francs.

The French capitalists were naturally unwilling to share profits with others, and in order to maximize their profits, they mobilized their influence and encouraged the government to seize the coal mines of Belgium and Germany.

Foreign Minister Karel Kadlec shook his head: "Don't forget that the coal mines are owned by the owners, what if the governments of Belgium and Germany reject the deal we propose on the grounds that private property is sacrosanct?"

Send troops to fight and rob, are you sure they don't dare to start a war with us?

Forget about Belgium, the strength of the German Confederation is not weak. Once those small states are united, even we can't take them in a short time.

Once there is a stalemate in the war, the Austrians will take advantage of the fire and plunder, and Britain and Russia will also add fuel to the fire.

If Austria alone we can withstand it, the problem is that they will encourage the European countries to fight against us.

No matter how powerful the Imperial Army is, it cannot unite with the countries of Europe. Once the war starts, we can't control it later.

For the sake of safety, it would be better for us to wait for Britain and Russia to make a real fire and force the European countries to take sides.

After the European countries have divided into two waves, we will force Belgium and Germany to make concessions, and even if the situation gets out of control, we will not be alone with an alliance. ”

As France's foreign minister, Karel Kadletz was deeply aware of the root cause of France's defeat in the war against France - few allies and many enemies.

In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, Karel Kadlec has always advocated provoking contradictions among European countries and dividing relations between them.

This Anglo-Russian war is also indispensable to his contributions.

Listening to the Foreign Secretary's explanation, Napoleon IV's eager heart cooled down at once. Already past the age of youth and ignorance, Napoleon IV also learned to weigh the pros and cons.

Karel is right when he says that now is not the best time, and the most important thing now is to continue to push the course of the Anglo-Russian war.

Only when they are both defeated can our eastward expansion plan proceed smoothly.

The Foreign Ministry provoked the Russians again and told the tsarist government that if they conquered Herat, or the Wakhan Corridor, we would issue a billion francs of war bonds for them. ”

There is no way to agitate the Russians, the British government is too sensible, and it is too difficult to fool them.

As soon as the British army won on the battlefield and expelled the Russians from Afghanistan, the British government would take advantage of it.

It was not the same with the change of tsarist government, once the Afghan region was conquered, the strategic center of gravity of the Russians shifted to India.

No one can stop the Russians from their ambitions for India. On this issue, the British government cannot compromise, and the two sides can only stumble.

In this regard, France and Austria agreed in their judgments, and the Vienna government also contributed money and efforts to support the tsarist government all the way to India.

As for the question of whether the Russians will make a big deal after seizing the Indian region, this concern is completely unnecessary.

The British Empire in these years is not easy to mess with, and once it fights hard, it is enough to move any country.

With the strength of the Russians, the attempt to seize India from the British was simply not something that could be accomplished overnight.

Prime Minister Terrence Bulkin reminded: "Your Majesty, the Anglo-Russian war has broken out. As an ally of the British, it is no longer appropriate for us to issue bonds on behalf of the Russians. ”

Pit allies should also pay attention to ways and means, it doesn't matter if they dig pits in secret, this kind of banner to sabotage and drag their feet is against the rules of the game.

If it spreads out, France's international reputation is completely ruined, and no country dares to play with them.

Napoleon IV smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, we just need to change the way we operate, and the British will have nothing to say."

For example, we issue a billion francs of commercial bonds on behalf of Austria, and the Austrians lend the money to the tsarist government. ”

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