While fooling the Paris government, the Austrian Foreign Ministry naturally did not forget the London government, and the British Empire was still very powerful in this era.

As the only industrial country in the world today, now is the time for them to be bullish, but fortunately, the small size of the British mainland restricts population growth, otherwise there will be no latecomers.

The Great Revolution of 1848 was not avoided by the British, but compared with France, Austria and other countries, they were all pediatrics.

The revolutionaries with great ambitions and talents were suppressed by the police uncles before they broke out, and finally there were several strikes and they ended hastily.

Franz knew that the Sao War was actually planned by the British, and that the British Foreign Secretary Palmerston had lobbied King Charles-Albert long before the Kingdom of Sardinia sent troops.

Against this background, Austria's diplomatic activities in London were naturally unlikely to bear fruit.

Moreover, the credibility of the British is really not reassuring, and they can change their position at any time as their interests require.

Fortunately, Franz did not count on the support of the British, and the ambassador to the UK, Humerola, had the simple aim of lobbying pro-Austrian parliamentarians to prevent the London government from providing substantial support to the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Downing street

Prime Minister John Russell is thinking about the current world situation, first of all the question of France, the newly established Provisional Government, which has diplomatically shown goodwill to the British Empire, is still hesitant to accept it.

Now that the Vienna system has collapsed, how will the future European political landscape be established?

Don't look at the British diplomacy is very good, before the collapse of the Vienna system, John Russell didn't think there was anything, but now that it really collapsed, he felt a headache.

Under the Vienna system, the European countries maintained an even balance of power, and the British could confidently and boldly expand their territories overseas.

"Your Excellency, according to the current situation, we can continue the previous strategic concept, establish a united Italian dynasty, weaken Austria's strength, and at the same time block the expansion of the French into Italy!" Foreign Secretary Palmerston proposed

John Russell frowned and said, "Mr. Palmerston, this is the most ideal state. In fact, for the sake of the balance of power in the countries of Europe, we also need the presence of Austria.

Now Austria is full of internal contradictions, and if it is not done well, it will disintegrate. When the time comes, without checks, the Habsburgs will return to Germany.

Now the unification of the German regions is very loud, and with the prestige of the Habsburgs, it is quite possible to unify the German regions. ”

In descent Europe, John Russell was not unfounded, and once Austria was dissolved, the return of the remaining Austrian states to Germany was almost inevitable.

In this case, it was really possible for the Habsburgs to unify Germany. Conquering the world with your lower body is no joke.

Even if it wasn't for the Habsburgs to unify Germany, it would be the same for the Prussians? The emergence of a unified Greater German Empire was not a good thing for the British.

Franz also considered whether to abandon Hungary and Italy and return to form the German Empire. However, after careful analysis, he decisively gave up this temptation.

It is easy to unify the German regions, but what about internal contradictions? At least he could not subdue the Prussians, and there was a clear distinction between Catholicism in South Germany and Protestantism in North Germany.

Historically, the Germans have not been able to solve this problem, and the Second Reich has been riddled with contradictions since its establishment.

That is only small Germany, if a large Germany is established, this contradiction will be even more terrifying, the north and south Germany are evenly matched, and internal friction alone can make people collapse.

Looking at the map again, the strategic location of the German region is really a huge pit, and there is no danger to defend in the land of the four wars.

No matter how confident Franz is, he doesn't think he can punch France, kick Russia, and kill England with constant internal friction.

Unifying the German region without abandoning the Austrian Empire was a dream, Franz said, referring to the case of Napoleon single-handedly taking on the major European powers.

Otherwise, there is no need to wait for him, after the end of the war against France, it is the best time for Austria to unify Germany.

There is no doubt that Franz was not the only wise man, and Metternich resisted the temptation to establish the Vienna system instead of trying to unify Germany.

A thousand birds are in the forest, it is better to have a bird in hand.

After integrating the current Austrian Empire, in fact, the overall national strength was not much worse than the unification of the German region. Then slowly work hard to develop, and waiting for the right time is king.

Advance to the European continent and rebuild the Holy Roman Empire; If you retreat, you will roar in southern Europe and become a great power.

"The situation in Austria may not be as dire as we thought. The Vienna Revolution had been suppressed, and there was no great upheaval, albeit unstable elsewhere.

In order for the revolution in Europe not to spread to Russia, the tsarist government had to support Austria, and with our support, even if the Hungarian rebellion broke out, it would be quickly suppressed!

Besides, we don't need the Kingdom of Sardinia to completely defeat Austria, we can intervene if necessary, and as long as the French are not sent troops to support the Kingdom of Sardinia, the situation is under our control. Palmerston thought for a moment and said

John Russell asked, "It is not difficult to mediate the Austro-Sa War, how are you going to reply to the Austrians?" If they can't get support from us, they'll have to turn to the Russians for help.

The Russians will not give up this opportunity, and once Russia and Austria reach an agreement, there will be no one in the Near East to counterbalance them. ”

The mainstream contradiction in the world today is the Anglo-Russian contradiction, and the Russian Empire, with its strong strength, has become the greatest enemy of the British, and there is no one.

Austria was the greatest counterweight to the expansion of the Russians in the Near East, and if the Austrians came to the aid of the Russians now, it would be inevitable to give up some of the interests of the Balkans.

The British did not want to let the Russians into the Mediterranean, and the Crimean War broke out in history, and the British and French joined forces to block the Russians.

"It doesn't matter, we don't need to reply directly to the Austrians, give them some ambiguous hints, and make them think that we are supporting Austria.

The Kingdom of Sardinia wants to unify Italy and they have to work on their own, we only provide limited support, and if we succeed, it is the best, and if we fail, we will not be involved.

It is also a good choice to let France and Austria contain each other, the diplomacy of the British Empire cannot be hanged from a tree! Palmerston said with a sneer

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