On November 11, 1894, in the presence of European countries, representatives of Japan and Spain signed an armistice. The battle for colonies over the Philippine Islands has officially come to an end.

The content of the treaty, Franz has not bothered to read. It was not surprising that the Spanish government would make concessions, and the end was doomed from the beginning when the barefoot met the shoeed.

In terms of gambling, there are really few countries in modern times that can compare with Japan. There are not a few countries that dare to go to the gambling table, but there are few that can land safely.

I have to admit that the Japanese were very lucky, the original time and space were hung all the way to World War II, and it was not until the end of the ambition that the game collapsed.

In fact, the Japanese are not so lucky now.

The European War did not come to an end, so he went to hook up with Britain and France and went south; After going south, Britain and France were placed together, and instead of engaging in the Austrian South Seas, they ran to invade the Philippines.

This series of commotions has offended Britain, France, Austria and Spain. Together with the Russians who offended before, the five major European powers are complete.

Under normal circumstances, the Japanese government is at least dying, even if it does not have grass on its grave.

However, the Japanese government is still fine. Not only did he get off the gambling table safely, but he also gained the prestige of "drawing" the powers, and greatly improved his international status.

But while reaping all this, Japan has also put itself in an extremely awkward position.

Boss Britain, because of the support in this mediation, the relationship between the two sides has been exhausted.

The Anglo-Japanese alliance is an end, and if you want to pull this tiger skin in the future, it depends on the mood of the London government.

Needless to say, it is estimated that before Franz's abdication, the relationship between the two sides was not good.

Of course, there are not many places where the interests of the two countries are intertwined, and even with the Japanese Government's style of bullying the weak and fearing the hard, the possibility of a conflict breaking out is very small, and the diplomatic relations between the two countries are not much worse.

Spain, without a doubt, is Japan's sworn enemy. With the hatred forged in the Philippine campaign, if Japan was in crisis, Spain certainly did not mind falling into the ground.

It can be said that Japanese merchant ships should be cautious in running the South Seas business in the future, and it is better to change the national flag to hang, otherwise the probability of encountering wind and waves and pirates will be very high.

There are enemies in the south, and it is not easy in the north. Just ten days earlier, Alexander III had already gone to see God, and the Russian Empire had officially entered the era of Nicholas II.

With those two scars, Nicholas II also had a motive to kill Japan.

The only good news is that the strategic center of gravity of the tsarist government is still in India, and it is impossible to move eastward for a while, and it will not confront Japan in a short time.

Fortunately, France is finished, otherwise Japan would have one more enemy. You must know that in order to win over Japan to the south, the French government also made a bloody investment.

In the end, not only was he put together by the Japanese "allies" who were wooed by himself, but also accelerated Spain's entry into the war, and he was the king of his teammates properly.

Against the backdrop of enemies in both the north and the south, if Japan does not develop as soon as possible, the end will come sooner or later.

Even if Ito Hirobumi's diplomatic talent reaches the full level and repairs the relationship between Britain and Japan for the first time, he can't be counted on.

The current international situation has become very obvious, because of the supremacy of the sea, for a long time in the future, Britain and HRE will contain each other.

Franz expressed great expectations for whether the Japanese will be able to have good luck and long-term companions and realize the imperial dream of "punching Nanshan ducks and kicking North Sea woolly bears".

The boring career of the emperor also needs spices, I don't know when it started, watching countries tear has also become one of Franz's hobbies.

For example, just like this time, digging a hole casually shattered the "dream of a great power" that Spain had gathered in the anti-French war, and also knocked the Japanese with a stick.

The so-called "plan to support Spain to contain the HRE" is presumably to sleep in the British archives until it is disposed of one day when the waste paper is cleaned up.

The most important thing is that Franz has done so much and gained so much. Not only did it not pull hatred, but it established a good international image in the hearts of the younger brothers.

A boss who protects the interests of his younger brother and can carry things at critical moments is always easy to gain support.

As for the tragedy in Spain, it was entirely due to their own lack of strength. What can be done, the Vienna government has done.

If you are not able to defeat the Japanese, you can only blame your own army for not giving it a good hand. Even the Japanese have never done it, and they are embarrassed to call themselves great powers?

Even if Spain did badly on the battlefield, in the end the Vienna government stepped in and helped to clean up the aftermath.

First the mercenaries, and then the European Continental Union to intervene, forcing the Japanese government to spit out the Philippine Islands.

The boss who can do this step is rare in the entire history of mankind, and he really can't find a slot.

As for offending the Japanese, it's not a matter at all. It is well known that the Vienna government wants to retaliate against Japan for its collusion with France in the European War.

It's not easy to be able to pass the level so easily. Before the strength of the two sides did not change in essence, the Japanese could only rejoice.

Franz was more concerned about regime change in Russia than in the Philippine War, which had already ended. But judging from the historical evaluation of the original time and space, Nicholas II is a mallet.

An emperor who was able to cause thousands of casualties due to crowding and stampede during the "coronation" event is not found in the entire history of mankind.

When such a big event happened, instead of immediately holding the relevant people responsible, and continuing to hold a celebratory banquet, I have to admit that Nicholas II's heart is really strong.

But now that things haven't happened, the butterfly effect that I tossed out is so powerful, who knows if Nicholas II will change?

Judging from the current situation, Russian-Austrian friendship is still the mainstream of the times.

Not long after he succeeded to the throne, Nicholas II married Alix, daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse-I-Darmstadt.

(renamed Alexandra Fedorovna after marriage)

So far, the famous "Four Princesses of Hesse" have all appeared on the stage of history.

If it follows the pace of the original time and space, the tsarist government led by Nicholas II made a mess of the economy internally, vacillated the center of gravity of the foreign strategy, and finally put itself into it.

Now that the Russian army is still stationed on the outskirts of Paris, it is pulling the hatred of the French for the tsarist government, and the Franco-Russian entente will naturally not come out.

However, whether the tsarist government's southward strategy can be sustained forever is a question that no one can answer.

If the Russians don't poke the British in the Indian eye, then in the next struggle for hegemony, HRE can only go into battle in person.

Obviously, this is not what Franz wanted to see. If you don't need ready-made chess pieces, you can go on the field to do things in person, is that all brains in water?

According to the previous plan, it was only necessary to support the expansion of the Russians into India, and to have an Anglo-Russian war every three or five times, which would continue to consume the national strength of the British.

It's much easier to face the Lobster Troop on land than against the Royal Navy at sea.

As for the question of the Russians seizing India to make it bigger, Franz only laughed quietly. Painting a cake is painting a cake, do you really think that the British are soft persimmons?

Referring to the original time and space, you know that if you are really in a hurry, the lobster soldiers can also be millions.

It was not that Franz looked down on the Russians, the problem was that due to transportation constraints, the tsarist government simply did not have the ability to commit millions of troops to India.

Even if the Central Asian railway is completed, the carrying capacity of the railway is limited, and it will not be easy to support the logistics of 1.8 million troops.

Gray cattle are not so powerful without numerical superiority. With the British Army as the core, plus countless Indian cannon fodder, anyone who goes up will feel their scalp tingling.

It doesn't matter if you fail, the biggest advantage of the woolly bear is that the leather is durable. As long as you can gain something, it is enough to see hope.

Far from daring to guarantee that the Russian army still has the strength to seize the rest of Afghanistan from the British army.

Now the problem is that the Central Asian railway is not open, and Nicholas II is not like a patient Lord. If someone fools you, you may toss out a moth again.

After pondering for a long time, Franz said slowly: "Speed up the construction of the Central Asian Railway, and make sure that it is opened before 1900."

If necessary, it is allowed to increase the cost of construction, even at the expense of the service life of the railway, and the bottom line is to ensure that there will be no major problems within ten years, and that it can be repaired within twenty years. ”

There is no clear definition of the service life of railways, and some railways of the 18th century can be used normally in the 21st century.

Under normal circumstances, the theoretical service life of railways starts at a hundred years. Of course, midway maintenance and transformation must be indispensable.

However, this is the technical standard for building its own railway, and it is not necessary to put it on the Central Asian railway.

Don't ask why there is a problem, ask is improper maintenance in the later stage.

This argument is very convincing, and the railways in Russia are overhauled every once in a while. Compared with 10 years, there will be no major problems, and repairing the working Central Asian Railway in 20 years is indeed a conscientious project.

In fact, longevity issues are mainly focused on bridges and tunnels. Basically, there are no major accidents on ordinary roads, and at most there are occasional landslides, but that is a force majeure of nature.

In order to ensure that the tsarist government's southward strategy remained unchanged, Franz had to order the deadline to be rushed, and for this reason he did not hesitate to reduce the "temperance".

The service life of ten or twenty years is estimated to be enough. It's not really that the Russians annexed India, for such a long time, they can provoke two or three Anglo-Russian wars.

Britain, which was embroiled in a struggle for land power and sea power at the same time, could not last long. Such a long time is enough for Shinra to take his place.

"I don't care about how long it lasts, I only care about what I once had".

It's just right to put it here.

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