Chapter 181： War loan (1/2)
The Greeks were pulled over, and Franz didn't take it seriously. The protagonist of the Near East War was the Russians. Austria only played soy sauce, and lost at most a few stones to the Ottoman Empire that fell.
Even if the two countries have declared war, in fact, there is a lot of room for maneuver between Austria and Austria. They have just taken over their two dependent nations, and the conflict is still under control.
The decaying Sudanese government is actually very tolerable, but it has miscalculated its own strength before, and Austria needs this war again, and the two sides have come this far.
Whether or not to strangle the Ottoman Empire, Franz is indifferent. With the support of Britain and France, the Ottoman Empire can keep the Asia Minor Peninsula.
As for the Greeks, to be honest Franz didn't expect anything from them.
The geographical location determines that they are the best choice to hold the British thighs; the lack of strength also determines that the Ottomans need only one hand to press them.
If it is just joining the alliance to declare war against the Ottoman Empire, then for political needs, the responsible Franz and Nicholas I will certainly pull them.
Even if they lose on the battlefield, post-war negotiations will not hurt them.
Sneaking into the market, this is not an ally. It is okay to win. Franz is creditworthy. The Austrian government will definitely support their demands. Most Russians will honor their promises.
Cry yourself if you lose. They are all armed by civilians. They have nothing to do with the Greek government and naturally have nothing to do with Austria and Russia. Franz remembered that the Greeks had lost in history, and their face was swollen and bruised by the Ottoman Empire.
Compared with the Greeks, Montenegro, or Montenegro, another small Balkan country, has a much stronger stance.
Originally, Bishop Danilo wanted to be neutral. Montenegro, a small country with a population of less than 200,000, waged three wars against the Ottoman Empire in 1821, 1829, and 1835, in order to obtain the estuary of the south. It all ended in failure and has just been restored. vitality.
Bishop Danilo was a peaceful faction. Montenegro was surrounded by the Ottoman Empire. He was afraid that he would overturn before he could wait for reinforcements.
Unfortunately, the pro-Russian Montenegrin people did not agree. Militant is characteristic of all Balkan countries, and Montenegro is the best among them.
The Ottoman Empire has ruled the Balkans for hundreds of years and still has not been able to conquer the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, and the Sudanese government has long been tired of it.
Therefore, a proposal was made to the Montenegrin government, so long as they were willing to cease hostilities with the Ottoman Empire and recognize the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire, they would give Montenegro a part of the estuary of Skutai, the Adriatic Sea and Herzegovina. .
The hard-hearted people of Montenegro rejected this temptation decisively. They would rather lay down these sites with their own hands than submit to the Ottoman Empire.
The power of hatred has penetrated into the bone marrow of every Montenegro citizen. Now the opportunity has come. The Russians and Austria declared war on the Ottoman Empire at the same time. How could they be absent?
We must know that in the Crimean War, the people of Montenegro, who were pro-Russian, had to participate in the war.
But Bishop Danilo saw the situation clearly. He believed that the Russians were too far away, and once the war broke out, Montenegro was isolated and neutral, choosing neutral.
For this reason, Bishop Danilo was almost overthrown.
Don't worry about isolation now, they are not far from the Dalmatian provinces of Austria, which was rejected by Bishop Danilo.
In order to be able to get married, Bishop Danilo compromised. He agreed to support the war, but in return he gave up the position of bishop to others and crowned himself ”the Grand Duke of Montenegro and Burda.”
As the traditional younger brother of the Russians, the Grand Duchy of Montenegro is still well taken care of, Russia comes to communicate with Austria, and Austria provides them with assistance.
Franz naturally will not reject this small request from the Russians, not just weapons and equipment and strategic materials, as long as he is willing to give money to discuss everything.
At this time, the superiority of the state-owned enterprises was manifested. With the government's administrative order, the enterprises began to produce strategic materials in advance.