For Austria, the most significant significance of the Treaty of Vienna was not to restrict France, but to clear the last obstacle to the unification of the German region.

Russia and other countries have been bought, and the remaining Netherlands, Portugal, and the Nordic Confederation, even if they want to oppose it, must consider whether their bodies can withstand retaliation.

European countries do not oppose it, let alone overseas countries. In those years, only the European powers interfered in overseas affairs, and there was never any overseas country involved in European affairs.

Like-minded supporters could not be found, and the British were helpless. Diplomatic protests have no effect, so armed intervention is not allowed, right?

In desperation, the British government had no choice but to compromise. In exchange for recognition of Austria's annexation of the German Confederation in exchange for the Vienna government's recognition of their annexation of French Indochina.

Obviously, everyone knows that this kind of recognition is about the same as if it is not there. Britain could not prevent the German-Austrian merger, and Vienna could not interfere with the annexation of the French Indochina by the British.

On 12 June 1892, Austria signed the Treaty of the Holy Rome with the German states, in the presence of the international community.

Almost at the same time, the German Federal Parliament announced the dissolution of the North German Empire. In the afternoon, George I issued an abdication proclamation.

As a witness to history, witnessing the destruction of a country and the rebirth of a country in one day will undoubtedly have a huge impact on everyone.

Anyone with a modicum of political acumen knows that the continent has returned to the days of the Holy Roman Empire, and the international situation has changed from a triumvirate to a two-power juxtaposition.

Fortunately, the Anglo-Austrian conflict did not intensify, otherwise just standing in line would have been sad. However, everyone knows that this stability is only temporary, and it is only a matter of time before Britain and Austria turn their faces for world hegemony.

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As night fell, there were sighs from the Japanese embassy in Vienna.

"If you don't get out and walk, you don't know how fast the world is changing. The Chinese have an old saying that "thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi".

It was only a long time before the invincible French Empire fell. I thought we were developing fast enough, but we were still too far behind the great powers.

It seems that reform cannot be stopped, and after the end of this war, we will continue to deepen structural reform and strive to catch up at an early date. ”

At the end of the day was Hirofumi Ito, who quickly strengthened his confidence after feeling emotional. It's just that the sorrow between the eyebrows can't be dissipated.

Political speculation has always been a high-return, high-risk job, and the Japanese government has to pay the price now for its mistakes in the previous operation and its failure to change jobs in time.

Thankfully, this speculation was left in the way and did not jump directly onto the French ship, otherwise it would have sunk with the big ship now.

"Reform, isn't Austria the most conservative country in Europe? With the exception of the Russian Empire, they were the most conservative. ”

Saigo asked suspiciously.

This is also the impression of the outside world, compared with France, which is in the vanguard of "freedom", Austria can indeed be called "conservative".

Now that "freedom" has lost to "conservatism", many people are reflecting on whether France has gone too far as "liberal". The causes and consequences of the European War have been disclosed by the newspapers, and everyone knows that France was pushed into the chariot by the "public opinion" coerced by capital, and finally embarked on the road of no return.

Ito Hirobumi shook his head: "Where did you see that Austria is conservative?" What do they lack, but a bunch of trolls, no ubiquitous crowds of strikes, no election manifestos posted everywhere? ”

Thanks to the strict implementation of the press law, newspapers are responsible for the authenticity of newspaper content, and the social climate of money hijacking has been reversed.

In this context, it doesn't matter if you spray, but it must be realistic, and the articles that are sprayed randomly are not published in newspapers at all.

Strikes and marches still exist, but not as often as in France, and not in Vienna. After all, the factories have moved away, so where is the workers' movement?

Because the colonies had recruited immigrants for a long time, the Austrian capitalists still had to compete with the colonies, and they did not dare to exploit the workers too much.

The opposite case is not unprecedented. For example, which ...... In the factory, because of the serious labor conflict, the workers collectively ran away with buckets, no one did the order, and the boss was almost driven crazy by liquidated damages.

"Election manifestos" are flying all over the sky, not to mention. This is expressly forbidden by Austrian law, and when a small advertisement is posted, it sticks itself in, and naturally no one does it.

In the eyes of Hirobumi Ito, this is a manifestation of order. The cultures of the East and the West are different, and Japan places great emphasis on rules.

In particular, when combined with Austria's current prosperity, these advantages are magnified. Hirofumi Ito, who is good at learning, naturally wants to learn from it.

After pondering for a while, Saigo nodded thoughtfully.

Austria now has a vast territory, abundant resources, developed industry, a prosperous economy, a strong army, and political stability.

It is estimated that few people will be able to answer this question. If it is insufficient, only the navy is not the first in the world.

However, this is not a disadvantage, Austria is not incapable of developing a navy, compared with the Royal Navy is only inferior in numbers and experience.

These can be solved, the number can be thrown at money, and experience can be accumulated. There is no qualitative gap between the two sides, and there is no huge difference between the second and the first.

For Japan, they could not even think of the second navy in the world. In any case, it is impossible to say that Austria lacks a navy.

After half a sound, Saigo said slowly, "Ito-kun, are you ready to restart the Vienna route?" ”

At the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, Japan visited a number of European countries, which led to a number of reform routes, including the Vienna Line, which was modeled after Austria.

However, due to various factors, the Vienna route was eventually denied, and the Meiji Restoration was mainly based on Britain, France, and Prussia, and formulated its own development route based on the actual situation.

The reform line of the Japanese in the original time and space was basically successful, except for politics. This is no longer the case, and with the successive defeats of Prussia and France, there are doubts within Japan about this reform line.

Hirobumi Ito waved his hand: "No! Austria's development path cannot be replicated at all, we don't have such a strong foundation as them, even if we want to, we can't learn!

You must know that when people were in the most decline, they were one of the four great powers in the world, and after Franz the Great succeeded to the throne, he immediately joined the colonial wave after solving the internal troubles.

It successively opened up Austrian Africa, Austrian America, and Austrian South Sea, and after its strength grew stronger, it turned back and annexed the Ottoman Empire, which gave rise to today's Austrian Empire. ”

In a sense, the Japanese government's strategy is also imitating Austria's, but unfortunately they are unlucky, and they have just stepped out of the country when they run into hard stubble.

In the past, European countries competed for colonies and grabbed territory, as long as they showed enough strength to let their opponents know that the gains outweighed the losses, everyone could solve the problem at the negotiating table, and it was rare for them to stumble to the end.

As things stand, even if the Spaniards were able to retake the Philippine Islands, they would have to pay a terrible price. The risk is very high, and the benefit is not proportional to the cost.

It stands to reason that now is the time to go to the negotiating table, and as long as the Japanese government pays a certain price, the matter can be understood.

Unfortunately, none of these lessons are applicable now. Forget it if you lose to a European country, what is it to lose to the Japanese? Spain can't afford to lose this man.

Especially after the defeat of France, Spanish nationalism became active, and the voice of revenge soared into the sky.

With the proceeds of the war against France, the Spaniards soon formed an expeditionary fleet and possessed the capital of revenge.

The first step was a hard one, and the blow to the Japanese government was unprecedented. Continuing to emulate Austria's colonial strategy is even more unthinkable for Ito.

If possible, he would prefer to pack up and go home now, stop the pace of expansion, and slowly farm to accumulate the family's wealth.

Japan lacks resources, and if it relies solely on farming, the development rate will definitely be very slow, but it is safe!

Radical development is indeed fast, but death is also fast. Prussia in previous years, and now France, are all negative teaching materials that have fallen on the road of expansion.

Saigo said: "It's true that we can't learn, our family background is too weak." If it were our old neighbor next door, I guess there would be some certainty of success.

Don't talk about that, let's take care of the present! The anti-French alliance proposed to carry out a maintenance of the warship before delivery, which would take a month.

If nothing else, the Spanish expeditionary fleet will also depart within a month. If you dare to send the warship back home before the war starts, it is probably hopeless. ”

Hirobumi Ito: "That's to be expected. As a member of the anti-French alliance, the Spaniards still have this little face. Even if the anti-French alliance does not detain them, it will be difficult for us to return these warships to China in the first step.

This is today's newspaper, the Suez Canal has been restored to navigation. With the end of the French, ownership of the canal had completely fallen into Austrian hands.

According to the Osi Port Agreement, more than thirty years ago, the Spanish warships could dock with the help of Austrian ports, and the passage through the Suez Canal was naturally not a problem.

We don't have to think about it. Not to mention the previous erroneous statements in favor of the French, even if the clock goes back a few decades, our relations with Austria are very cold.

The matter of warships, now we can only figure out a way from the British. They also have conflicts with Spain, and they are happy to see the Spaniards unlucky. ”

There are two main reasons for the cold relations between Austria and Japan: First, Japan's reform was mainly based on learning from Britain, France, and Prussia, and trade orders also flowed to the three countries, and the trade exchanges with Austria were negligible.

Secondly, Franz was not able to control his emotions perfectly at the beginning of his succession, and showed his dislike for the Japanese.

Without sufficient economic benefits, relations between the two countries naturally cannot be deepened. Coupled with the emperor's cold attitude, the bureaucrats naturally did not bother for a dispensable Japan.

At that time, Austria was far less than it is now, and after receiving a cold reception, the Japanese government did not make any efforts to improve relations between the two countries.

I usually don't burn incense, but when it comes to a critical moment, it is naturally not so easy.

Had it not been for the British fearing that the Spanish revival of the Roussillon region would threaten the security of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Japanese would now be the real tragedy.

Hearing that the warship had fallen, Saigo's heart suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help but say: "Great, with the support of the British, it won't be difficult to defeat Spain." ”

After a confrontation, the Japanese navy still had a psychological advantage over the Spaniards, and the only thing to worry about was that the difference in the strength of the two fleets was too great.

Ito Hirofumi replied with a bitter face: "It's not that simple, Spain is a member of the anti-French alliance, even if the war is over, the incense is still there."

Once the British intervene in the war, the anti-French alliance will not ignore things, and the British will not be able to turn their faces against the anti-French alliance for us.

In order not to provoke the anti-French alliance, the support that the British can give us will certainly not be too great. If we want to win this war, we still have to rely on ourselves. ”

Once again, it turns out that if a country wants to be successful, it is very important to find teammates.

The British are clearly unreliable representatives. Ito has not forgotten how the French were sold in the just-concluded European War.

You must know that in the early days of the war, Britain and France were allies, and although the British government did stand on the side of France, they never gave up any opportunity to take advantage of the fire.

It seems to be supporting France, but in fact it is trying to maintain the balance of power between the warring parties, and wants both France and Austria to lose.

However, the plan did not change quickly, and the London government did not expect that Austria would hide its strength and directly deal a fatal blow to the French at a critical moment.

Seeing that the general trend of France was gone, the first reaction of the British was not to pull allies, but to unilaterally tear up the alliance and fall into the ground.

There are many similar cases, such as Belgium before, which was originally mixed with the British, and only fell to Austria after being betrayed.

Allies can be betrayed, then Japan, which is not even an ally, has no pressure on the British to betray.

Knowing that Hirobumi Ito still has no choice, or the Japanese government has no choice. Although Spain has always been the bottom line of the great powers, the great powers are the great powers, and the international influence is still extraordinary.

With the exception of the British, there was simply no country willing to risk offending the Spaniards at this time by selling them warships.

What is even more tragic is that if we do not get a batch of warships from the British to go back, the subsequent battles will not be fought at all.

Saigo was thoughtful, and only after half a sound of effort did he say slowly: "In any case, it is better for the British to be willing to provide support than not to have one.

As long as we can win the war, we can agree to any conditions for now, and wait until the war is over. ”

The two looked at each other, ending the heavy topic. The content behind is too amazing.,In case of leakage, Japan will be finished.,It's all in the word.。