Chapter 1165: The Promise of the Empire
"Really... Really ......"
Franz could not believe his ears, and that what Austria needed most now was military aid, and that with the help of the Reich, it would no longer be a problem to thwart the plot of France and Prussia to carve up Austria.
Excited, Franz just wanted to agree, but he immediately thought that pie would not fall from the sky, so he said: "Is it just out of good intentions that the empire is so helpful to Austria?" ”
"Of course not." Tang Wenjie's expression was still very indifferent, and he said: "In addition to the military defense treaty, the empire hopes that the Vienna Convention Organization countries can trade freely and remove tariffs and trade barriers to each other. ”
Franz was stunned for a moment, Tang Wenjie's words seemed to be very fair, but in fact they were very unfair, because now even a fool knows that the empire has strong industrial capacity and industry and commerce.
Once the tariffs were removed, Austria would be flooded with cheap, high-quality Imperial goods, which could only sell the Reich for agricultural products, a move that would be tantamount to having Austria unilaterally remove the tariffs.
Tang Wenjie looked at Franz's expression, of course the empire would not be kind enough to help Austria, and the goal of his visit to Europe this time was only to establish another form of colonization, economic colonization.
Given the empire's strong industrial power, any economic treaty that appeared to be equal was actually unequal, because these countries simply could not compete with the empire.
Pacing back and forth in front of Tang Wenjie, Franz fell into the thought that if he did not agree to the conditions of the empire, Austria would face the situation of being partitioned.
Agreeing to the Empire's terms would have looted Austria in terms of trade, but nevertheless the interests of the Austrian Crown would not be harmed.
Even if you are directly involved in trade with the Empire, the members of the royal family will be richer, and in this case, it is very cost-effective to sign a treaty.
Thinking of this, he said, "I'll sign!" “
Tang Wenjie stood up, and he said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the empire and Austria have been members of the Vienna Convention Organization from now on, and more countries will inevitably join in the future." "
Franz was a very practical man, and he said, "So how is the Empire prepared to help us get through this?" “
"In Suez, two thousand kilometers from Venice, there were 10,000 soldiers of the Empire, who could reach Venice in three days by steamer." Tang Wenjie's words were very powerful.
Franz laughed, Tang Wenjie's words were already very straightforward, if France and Prussia did not retreat and merge, the empire would fulfill the treaty and intervene militarily in this war.
"If so, I will first announce the signing of an entente with the Empire, and if they do not listen to the dissuasion, I hope that the Empire will help us repel these invaders." Franz said.
"Of course. Tang Wenjie said with a smile.
The two then discussed the Entente further, agreeing on some of the details, such as the provision that the country would supply whoever was fighting on their territory.
After the successful establishment of the Vienna Pact, Tang Wenjie returned to Suez again in the future, while Franz could not wait to announce the Vienna Pactual's military defense treaty.
In Paris, Henry threw the Austrian newspaper on the ground and stomped on it several times.
After ending the French Civil War, Henry succeeded in taking over France and achieving his goal of becoming emperor of France.
But he didn't expect that the first war after his official coronation would face imperial constraints.
"Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire has gone too far, and during the French Civil War, they seized all the colonies of France, which caused France a great loss, and we must make serious representations about it."
Henry nodded, he didn't tell anyone about his dirty dealings with the Empire, which now all the French people thought had taken advantage of the Empire.
This is also the reason why the Empire was spurned so quickly after the popularity of France.
"Any force that stands in the way of the French will be destroyed, as will the former British, now Prussia and Austria, and if the Reich tries to intervene in this just war against Austria, our soldiers will make them pay in blood." Henry shouted.
The Louvre is filled with new aristocrats who benefited from the civil war, and who are now fanatical about the war because it is the war that has allowed them to make huge profits.
In Europe, Austria has the largest land area, but Austria, which is backward in firearms, is obviously not capable of maintaining its own territory, which is naturally a natural fat in the eyes of the aristocracy.
Victories in the Civil War, combined with victories in the wars against Prussia and Austria, made Henry somewhat arrogant.
For him, there was now no enemy that France could not defeat.
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Königsberg.
Ferred II also received news of an arrival from Austria.
"Vienna Convention? Friel II smiled disdainfully, "Does Austria think that a newspaper can scare us?" “
"Maybe it's a lie. One of the generals said, "Will the Reich fight us for the sake of an Austria?" If France and we were to be fully conscripted, would they be able to send at least 800,000 troops to attack Austria, would they be able to stop us with their 10,000 men in the Mediterranean? “
"Impossible!" Ferrer II was confident that the war with France had proved the superiority of their firing rifles on the battlefield, and although they had suffered 30,000 casualties, Henry had sacrificed more soldiers.
Therefore, he firmly believed that Prussia's current military strength was enough to be fearless of any country in the main battlefield in Europe, and he did not care about the warships that were rampant on the seas, Prussia was originally a land power, and there was no need to fight the empire on the sea.
After thinking about it for a long time, he decided to ignore the so-called entente signed between the empire and Austria, and even wanted to test the strength of the empire on the battlefield.
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Vienna, soon after the newspaper published the news of the Convention, Franz received news of Prussia's southward march and France's continued eastward advance.
The actions of the two countries have proved their choice, and Franz is now somewhat glad that he signed the treaty in the first place, because the two countries were determined to annex Prussia.
Abandoning illusions, Franz began to appeal to the city of Suez for help, and now only the Reich could stop the expansion of France and Prussia in Europe.
When the news of the distress was delivered, Franz was in a state of nervous waiting, but only ten days later, warships laden with Imperial soldiers appeared in the port of Venice.
Fratz was overjoyed to learn of this, and it turned out that the Vienna Convention Organization was not a dead letter for the Reich.
The Empire is proving its respect for this pact with practical actions.