Late at night, on Vienna's Ringstrasse, the Austrian International Hotel shines brightly under the lights.

In Vienna, where every inch of land is valuable, an Austrian hotel covering an area of 2888.88 acres is definitely a beautiful landscape.

The hotel is equipped with all kinds of amusement facilities, and it is the most luxurious hotel in this era, and it is also the most expensive hotel in this era, and there is no one.

Being able to live in this place is a status symbol in itself. Even the cheapest room costs hundreds of aegis.

Different rooms correspond to different status grades, and the palace-like buildings inside are only allowed to be moved in by nobles. Even if ordinary people have money, they can only live in civilian areas.

So this was Franz's most failed investment, everyone was very well-behaved, the capitalists did not step into the aristocratic quarters, and the nobles did not live in the plebeian quarters.

Even the nobility is highly hierarchical, and everyone will only choose rooms that match their status, and never take a step beyond the thunder pool.

Nowadays, it is often the ordinary room business is booming, but there are few customers in the high-end aristocratic area, especially the highest-grade imperial palace, which has not been opened so far.

It's not that the hotel doesn't accept ordinary people, the problem is that no one dares to cross the thunder pool half a step at all. This is dictated by the social ethos, and once the behavior transcends identity, there is rejection.

Slowly it became the rules of the hotel, what kind of treatment does the identity match, if it is full, change to a hotel.

The Imperial Palace, which was originally priced at 8888 Aegis, became embarrassing, and ordinary people could not move in. If the king really came to visit the door, Franz would not be able to make the family pay for it.

In a fit of rage, Franz added another 4 8s to the list price, and it became 88888888 Aegis, and the force went up all of a sudden.

There is no one of the most expensive hotels in the world, and the price is enough to buy two Austrian hotels, and then no one can really afford to stay.

Not only is the emperor level unattended, but the duke and marquis levels below are basically unopened. It's not a question of whether you can't afford to live, the point is that a big nobleman of this status, who doesn't have a house in Vienna?

The local nobles don't stay, and they count on the foreign nobles, and they may not be able to meet a customer in a year.

A large number of ultra-luxury rooms are left unused, and a lot of maintenance costs are spent, so the operating costs of the Austrian Grand Hotel naturally go up.

If it weren't for the timely opening of a civilian area next door, attracting a large number of local tyrants to move in with its brand effect, opening up the conference room, and starting a commercial membership system, Franz would have lost his doubtful life.

Reality proves once again that things that are too ahead of their time often turn people into martyrs. In the presidential suites of later generations, many local tycoons were happy, but no one cared about the imperial palaces of this era.

On the contrary, the commercial membership system has been popular, with an annual membership fee of 12,000 Aegis, and a large number of wealthy people.

Now capitalists like to talk about business in Austrian hotels, not only to show off their wealth, but also to reflect their own strength.

People who pay tens of thousands of dues every year will not be liars, and the hotel will help review the other party's information first, and they are not eligible to become members without a certain strength.

All kinds of money-making routines have been added, and the profits of the Austrian Hotel are still only passable, so you can know how pitted Franz's original plan was.

Marquis MacLean, who was lying on the bed in the hotel, didn't have the heart to pay attention to the luxury of the big hotel, anyway, it was all arranged by the Austrian government, and he didn't need to pay a penny.

This is the benefit of a strong country, as the foreign secretary of Britain, he is received everywhere he goes, and there is no need to find a hotel by himself like the Japanese delegation.

The more expensive the better for Maclean, and he could reimburse the London government for the cost in return. This is an invisible welfare, otherwise how can we say that this era is the best era for the British bureaucracy?

Why do you have to stay in a luxury hotel?

It's all small problems, and the British Empire is not short of money, at least not of the bureaucrats. It should be regarded as a business trip allowance, after all, the British system is not yet perfect, and this is the golden age of making money.

Thinking about the day's negotiations, Maclean's slow fall asleep. France and Austria were not very enthusiastic about their proposed alliance, and even resisted a little.

This also proves from the side that the Franco-Austrian alliance is real, and only when France and Austria have formed an alliance will the British, French and Austrian Triple Alliance become chicken.

This is very detrimental to the work he will carry out next, and without the cooperation of France and Austria, the Triple Alliance cannot be established at all.

If you can't join it, how can you break up the Franco-Austrian alliance? Maclean, who has now decided that the Franco-Austrian alliance exists, thinks it is possible that the two countries have agreed on Europe.

The Vienna Conference proved that France and Austria had reached an agreement on the Italian issue, and that the dispute between the two sides was only Central Europe.

However, the disputed Rhineland region was still in the hands of the Kingdom of Prussia, and France and Austria were not at all directly opposed.

If the two countries cooperate with each other, Austria annexes the German Confederation and the French annex Italy.

The Rhineland is not their territory, and whoever gives up the region will not have much political risk.

If compensation can be obtained from other regions, there is a very good chance that France and Austria will compromise on this issue.

Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, three small countries, are all likely to fall victim to Franco-Austrian compromises, and there is nothing that cannot be discussed in the face of interests.

This is not what the London government wants to see, France and Austria are already strong and already threaten the security of Britain. If they are allowed to grow stronger, there is really no limit.

provoke a war between France and Austria and make them lose both. There are more than 100 such plans for this kind of plan, but in practice, it does not know where to start.

Now that France and Austria are holding each other in check, the European continent is generally able to maintain balance. As soon as war broke out, the balance was broken.

If there is no defeat for both sides in the end, and the two sides are separated in a short period of time, Europe will be the only one.

Another war against France, or a war against Austria? Except for the whimsical Cannon Party, no one else has hope.

The Russian Empire and Prussia + Poland were completely opposed, and the forces of hatred prevented them from uniting, and the remaining countries together were probably not enough.

At that time, Britain can only go into battle in person, and now the anti-war sentiment in Britain is rising, and several wars in the past ten years have made the British people very disgusted with the war, and if they want to participate in the war, they must first settle the country.

Maclean's not an idealist, and he doesn't think that European countries should follow their script. Whether it was Napoleon III, or Franz, their main achievements were in politics.

Such an opponent is much more difficult to deal with than Napoleon. What if the operation is not good, and the hatred between the two countries is full, and France and Austria do not kill each other, but kill them directly, then what should we do?

You must know that the Franco-Austrian alliance has not been dissolved, this alliance is not against them, and who else can it be targeted?

Joining this alliance and then dividing France and Austria is the best policy.

If you can't do it later, it's a big deal to take a step back, the three countries join forces to dominate the world, and Britain just needs to find a way to become the boss of the alliance.

It can be said that the British have considered all the issues comprehensively, and the only trouble now is how to persuade France and Austria to agree to an alliance.

McLean was calculating in his mind that the original plan had failed. Now it is possible to buy off the interests of the two countries with the interests of the two countries, and to protect the interests of Britain to the greatest extent.

It is impossible to cut their own flesh, at most it is to be generous to others, and to achieve their goals at the expense of the interests of other countries is what they are best at.

It was late at night, and Maclean's sleep in the midst of his calculations. In his dream, he completed this diplomatic game, established Britain's world hegemony, and became the greatest prime minister in British history.

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It wasn't just Maclean's that was a headache for the Triple Alliance, the Palace of Versailles was brightly lit, and Napoleon III was also troubled by this issue.

Don't think that if you are pro-British, you won't be anti-British. In the face of interests, the position of politicians can change at any time.

Napoleon III, who lived in Britain, knew very well the horror of the British, and even suffered from Anglophobia at one point.

Time will always dilute everything, and more than ten years of imperial life made Napoleon III's fear of the British gradually fade.

Today's France is far from being comparable to what it used to be, and the gap in strength with the British is actually not very large. However, Napoleon III's jealousy of the British was never diluted.

Obviously, the British are a naval power, and although the threat to France is great, it has not yet reached the point where it can be deadly. If they really put it together, the French can still do it.

On the contrary, Austria, which was also an army power, could pose a mortal threat to France, but Napoleon III had full confidence in Austria and was not so afraid at all.

Deep-seated ideas are also an important factor in determining the direction of politics.

Just like Russia in later generations, it is clear that its comprehensive national strength has fallen behind, but it is still the second most powerful country in the world in everyone's consciousness. On the contrary......

The problem was that Franz was similar to Napoleon III, who was also afraid of the British, but did not see the French as a mortal threat.

What about being a land powerhouse? I just don't coax it in my heart, anyway, the geographical location is decided, and it is difficult for France and Austria to hit each other's core areas.

The Albis Mountains were not suitable for large armies, which meant that they could not be fought from the Italian region, let alone the other side.

Throughout both world wars, when the Germans attacked France from Belgium, it became clear that the southern regions were not suitable for large army operations.

A detour to Belgium would mean crossing Prussia before the two sides could fight.

Although there is no false allusion in Europe, the Berlin government still does not dare to use it. Of course, even if they are willing to borrow the way, everyone will not dare to pass.

Unless Belgium and the Rhineland were occupied first, it would be tragic that the army would be cut off as soon as it passed.

Because they do not see each other as a threat, France and Austria have formed an alliance based on common interests, and both sides are confident that they will wait for the completion of the strategic layout before slowly overpowering each other.

It was not possible to deal with the British, neither the Austrian Navy nor the French Navy could suppress the strength of the Royal Navy, and the most optimistic estimate was to lose both.

This is also the reason why in the era of Napoleon III, after the warming of relations between Britain and France, was not able to further form an alliance.

Now it is no exception, both France and Austria regard the British as their greatest enemies, and the British have the same attitude. It is naturally not easy to form an alliance with one's own enemies.

Taking a sip of freshly ground coffee, Napoleon III sighed. He didn't want to turn against the British, but John Bull was hindering him from annexing Italy.

Deep down Napoleon III had already decided that if the British were willing to acquiesce to French expansion, then everyone would form an alliance, and vice versa.

If the alliance does not bring benefits to the French, then do not play with the British.

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