Chapter 416： The Second Industrial Revolution Begins (1/2)

Franz is very busy. After the localization of the African colonies was approved, more than a dozen colonial cities have now applied.

There is no doubt that this is a roundabout route. Localize the eligible regions first, and then let the remaining regions meet the conditions.

Anyway, these cities are the core of the colonies, and the surrounding areas should still be entrusted to them, and they will be separated after the future development.

This is the consensus reached between the Vienna government and the colonial power. Now that no one wants to be independent, naturally they do not care about the division of administrative regions.

To show his appreciation, Franz personally met with the colonial representatives. These nobles are his support and the cornerstone of the future rule of the African continent.

In terms of interests, everyone belongs to a large interest group. Franz is the majority shareholder of this group, they are the minority shareholders inside. Lose everything, gain all glory.

Internationally, the United Kingdom is restless again. It seems that Fao's approach has stimulated them.

On September 2, 1866, the British Foreign Secretary visited St. Petersburg, and publicly stated that he wanted to improve relations between Britain and Russia. On September 28, the London government issued a note to mediate this general-Russian war.

If he hadn't received the information and knew that the Russian Revolutionary Party had been secretly sent back to the country by the Prussians, Franz would almost have to believe it.

The French-Austrian League VS the British-Russian League, I think it feels exciting.

However, this can only be thought about. Except that the conflict between Britain and Russia is too deep to truly form an alliance.

What's more, the Russian Empire is too powerful, as long as they have completed internal reforms, they will be the European hegemons. As long as the London government is not crazy, it will not support such giants.

So this is where the Russian-Austrian alliance comes. In order to split this alliance, the British tried their best.

This is a conspiracy, and the acceptance of the goodwill of the British in St. Petersburg will inevitably cause suspicion in Vienna.

This suspicion does not matter in normal times. In the Pu-Russian war, this suspicion is very bad. The Vienna government hesitated a little, and the Russians would suffer a lot.

Once such things happen, it will not be long before the Russian-Olympic League will exist in name.

Knowing to know, will Franz prevent this from happening?

The answer is: No!

The reason is very realistic. The strategic value of the Russian-Austrian alliance has been completed. In the next ten or twenty years, the Russians will have to deal with internal contradictions, and the Eastern Front is safe.

This security is more reliable than the security brought by the covenant. No matter what the Tsarist government thinks, they have not threatened Austria's strength in a short time.

In this case, is it still necessary to bind the Russians?

The world is such a reality. What Franz can do is not to tear up the covenant and continue to maintain a good relationship between the two countries.

I believe that Alexander II will make the same choice. The existence of the Russian-Australian alliance is also valuable to them, and they can survive the weak period safely.

For strategic security, the Tsarist government will not tear up the covenant. This time limit was established only when the Russian Empire was weak.

In the future, as long as the Tsarist government wants to expand in the European continent, the Russo-Austrian alliance will almost reach its end. Similarly, when Austria unifies the German region, it is also the date when the two countries ’covenant ends.

Is there a solution? Of course, for example: If the Tsarist government is encouraged to die in India, then the alliance can continue for many years.

To do this, it is difficult to say, and it is easy to say, as long as you are willing to throw money at it.

The Russians wanted to invade British India. This road is not easy. The cost of war is absolutely very high. As long as the gold master is willing to pay, the tsarist government has absolutely no opinion.

I don't know what the future holds, anyway, Franz can't afford the money now. If he had this huge sum, he would rather plunge into the industrial revolution.

The Second Industrial Revolution has begun to erupt. Austria was one of the birthplaces, and 1866 was a symbol.

In May, Siemens, the new Holy Roman Empire engineer, invented the world's first high-power generator.

It marked the arrival of the electric power era. Before that, because the power of the generator was too small, it could not be put into industrial production.

Since the advent of the age of electricity, as the center of the empire, it is natural to give priority to enjoying the results. Franz immediately decided to install street lamps in Vienna.

Electric lights have appeared since the last century. In 1854, German watchmaker Henry Goebel invented a carbonized bamboo filament light bulb that lasted for 400 hours.

As soon as it was reported in the newspaper, Franz caught the attention and bought the patent directly, although he had not registered it.

Franz still has a good manners and can't do anything to grab patents. Then, naturally, the carbon wire was changed to the tungsten wire, and a vacuum environment was also added.

Improvement is much faster than research and development, and it takes more than a year to get it done. Then Franz took the lead in the era of electricity, and the lighting revolution was first launched in the palace.