Chapter 423： Planned fate (1/2)

Now Prussia has the upper hand on the battlefield, and under the strong demand of the Berlin government, the place of negotiation is in London.

At first they wanted to put it in Berlin, but the Russians didn't agree, and the Tsarist government wanted to keep a little face.

The Russians were still unconvinced, and they insisted that the place of negotiation be placed on a neutral country, proving that they had not failed in this war.

This is deceiving oneself, but it also involves political games. The alternative venues for negotiations are Vienna and London. Now that the venue for negotiations is in London, it means that the tsarist government is at a disadvantage in this round of political games.

With a bang, the Russian Foreign Minister Clarence-Ivanov threw a cup of coffee, and the coffee splashed all over the floor.

Since the frontline defeat, he has visited European countries to seek diplomatic support, but the results have been very touching. The good reputation of the Russian Empire directly led most European countries to their opposite sides.

Originally they were going to negotiate separately with the belligerents and use diplomatic means to defeat them one by one. Now with the British intervention, they have called everyone to London, and an anti-Russian alliance has appeared.

The Prussians acted as alliance leaders, the British coordinated the interests of all parties, formed a joint delegation and negotiated with the Russians.

”Explain the situation of domestic power generation and let the government make a decision as soon as possible.”

Clarence-Ivanov's political mind was still very clever. He did not ask for Alexander II, but let the government make decisions.

This meant that the top government of the Tsarist government had to resist the blame and be responsible for the defeat of the war, and Alexander II was taken out.

There is no such thing as a scapegoat. The failure of this war was originally the pot of the bureaucratic clique, especially the logistics side. After the war, liquidation is necessary.

It is also difficult for senior government officials to blame, and many people will be implicated and resign. Including Clarence-Ivanov himself, he would go home after the war.

If you want to go home safely, you must first keep the government of the Tsarist government. The slogan of the rebels is ”the side of the Qing emperor, defile the minister.” They are all so-called defilers, and they will be dead when the rebels take power.

Everyone is from a noble family, and a momentary defeat in politics does not matter. It can be restored in a few years. There really is no next generation. Keeping the Tsar is to protect their own interests.

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Franz Wien asked, ”Is the purpose of the British clear?”

The major belligerents gathered in London, and the diplomatic right of speech gradually tilted towards the British. The London government's position was crucial to this negotiation.

In a way, the British are also robbing Austrian interests. If the negotiations are separate, the negotiations between the Russian-Prussian War and the Turkish-Russian War must first be approved by Vienna.

Now that negotiations are tied up, Austria's influence in the Far East of Central Asia is limited, and diplomatic discourse has been pulled down.

Missing this opportunity to expand diplomatic influence, Franz is not worried, and it is not yet a good time to increase international influence in advance before it is time to take the lead.

However, it is still important to understand the plan of the British. It is not what Franz wants to see when people are led by their noses.

The Russians, Prussians, and Ottomans, their road Franz had already arranged, and now they were suddenly interrupted by the British, and their future became blurred again.

The advantage of the prophet in politics has now been used up, and Franz can only play political games on his own strength.

Foreign Minister Weissenberg replied: ”The London government wants to completely interrupt the British threat to them, and it is initially judged that they should do four things:

First, make Central Asia independent and exposed to threats from India;

Second, support the annexation of the Baltic Sea region by the Kingdom of Prussia, enhance the strength of this pawn, and let them have the ability to protect themselves;

Third, let Poland become an independent state, and give us trouble;

Fourth, interrupt the Russians' expansion in the Far East and ensure their dominance in the East. ”

Of these four points, only Poland's independence made Austria uncomfortable, others were within Franz's acceptance. Austria's assimilation has been going on for many years, and Poland's independence will have a certain impact and be under control.

Even if somebody engages in things, it is a big deal for exile. Franz didn't have to do this kind of thing, and there was no problem with people.

The trouble is the death attribute of Big Bobo. It is estimated that it won't be long before a territorial claim is made to Austria.

During the interim government, there was such a cry, but they were too busy fighting the Russians, and they temporarily suppressed this idea.

After a moment of contemplation, Franz made his decision. Poland's independence cannot be prevented, and there is no need to interfere.

Shouting slogans doesn't matter, Franz will ignore them anyway. If impatient, use force to resolve the conflict directly.

The possibility of armed conflict in a short period of time is not high, and the strength gap between the two sides is serious. The Polish interim government accepted a mess and did not challenge Austria's courage.

In the future, maybe they will solve the internal problems, and if there is any encouragement behind them, they will probably do stupid things.

”If it were just these, we can acquiesce. The territories of Prussia and Poland can be larger, and the more they take now, the stronger the revenge of the tsarist government in the future.

With the end of the war, the contradiction between Pope and Pope should also occur, giving them a fire. The Lithuanian region was once part of Greater Poland, allowing Polish nationalists to compete with Prussia. ”

This is how international contradictions come. You bury a nail of conflict, and I bury a nail of conflict. In the end, all nails are everywhere, and international disputes also arise.

Now, Russia, Prussia, and Poland have left hidden dangers of conflict. In the future, if the three countries are provoked, they will become deadly enemies.