Chapter 568： London Conference (1/2)

1874 was destined to be an extraordinary year. In addition to the Near East War and the Russian-Polish War, the Asia-Pacific region was also unstable.

First, the French and the Annan government signed the Treaty of Peace between France and Annan, and then the Japanese invasion war broke out.

Needless to say, the latter naturally ends in failure. The ”France and Annan Peace League Treaty” sounds very harmonious. In fact, it has a nice name and essentially serves colonial invasion.

The strategy has shrunk for so long that some people in France are not lonely. The world has been divided up, and there is a little scrap left. No matter how slow it is, nothing can be found.

In the struggle for the rights of the Paris government, inadvertently doing things outside, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm for colonial expansion at home.

Colonial expansion does not necessarily depend entirely on fighting. For example, the signing of a treaty with the Annans this time relies on diplomatic fraud, and even fooled the sign of the Annan government.

The seemingly ordinary treaty actually provided a legal basis for French interference in Annan's internal affairs. No matter what Annans think, anyway, the French only need to have a statement that is acceptable to European countries.

Britain, France, Austria and the three countries have allied, and the loose international situation has created opportunities for the French to expand in the Indo-China Peninsula.

The Indochina Peninsula is not within the scope of Austria's colonial plan and does not involve its own interests. Of course, the Vienna government will not jump out and act as a messenger of justice.

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In the Palace of Vienna, Franz's attention was attracted to the Kingdom of Poland, turning into a crowd of melons, watching the performances of Russia and Russia.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg reported: ”Two days ago, the reinforcements of the Kingdom of Prussia arrived at the front line, and there was a small-scale exchange of fire with the Russian army yesterday.

But both sides were very restrained and looked like they were doing drama. Now the Russians have occupied most of Ukraine, accounting for about a third of the Polish territory.

According to preliminary judgment, this should be the compensation promised to the Russians by the Berlin government. Next, the two countries will probably sit down and negotiate to make sure the agreed content.

Affected by this, this morning the British Minister issued an invitation to European countries, including us, to propose the formation of an international intervention alliance to mediate the war.

The London government can't sit still. The smoke bombs we released some time ago have already played a role. In order to curb our and the French's continued expansion in continental Europe, the British could not help but take action. ”

The Russian-Polish war, the Polish throne elections, and France and Austria are watching this big issue in cold air. Is it no wonder that there is no problem?

It is not completely inactive, Franz is still appealing to everyone to exercise restraint, and sit down and talk slowly when something happens. The Paris government has also warned the two countries of Russia and Russia not to play with fire.

Specific actions? Unfortunately, France and Austria are very busy, and there is no time to intervene in these trivial matters.

It is possible for France and Austria not to intervene, and there is a natural interest behind this. A little analysis of the British can guess the content of the transaction, but it is not necessary to say that it must be destroyed.

Otherwise, it's still John Bull?

Franz ordered a bit: ”At this point, we will face a lot of public pressure. The British are in the next big game.

The government must do a good job of guiding public opinion, but it must not let the British take the rhythm, or else there will be a big mess. ”

From all indications, Franz judged that the British wanted to take the opportunity to provoke the conflict between France and Austria and at the same time divide the relationship between Austria and the German Federation.

This was an unavoidable conspiracy. The French wanted to annex the Rhineland region. For political correctness, the Vienna government could only stand up against it.

The German region has been divided for many years, and states are used to being the masters of their own. Under the pressure of nationalism, everyone was forced to look like they were in support of unification, but in fact they still wanted to keep their independent kingdom.

Austria has the strength to unify the German region. In order to protect their own interests, the high-level governments of various states have to move closer to the Vienna government.

But once they find that Austria cannot unite the German region under the restraint of the powers, or that they are strong enough to get rid of this threat, the situation will change.

Just like the current Prussian kingdom, simply withdraw from the German region, and do not self-respect as the German state, playing the great Prussian kingdom.

Knowing and knowing, in fact, Franz can only respond passively. Even if the conflict between France and Austria broke out, the two sides could not fight.

The only contiguous area is in Italy. Although the French have occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia for many years, they still have no mass base here.

This is the sequelae of Napoleon III's ugly eating without legal foundation. Ten years have passed, and the local people still do not agree with French rule

If they fought in Italy and Austria, they would go on expeditions with labor divisions, go deep into the enemy's borders, and not only have to fight the Austrian army, but also be careful of civilian guerrillas.

The boss of the Italian Independence Union is the former King of Sardinia, which is a ready-made pawn. If the French do not move, no one can do anything about them. As long as the battlefield is defeated once, the fragile Grand French Empire may collapse.

On the whole, the greater French Empire existed for a longer time, which was more beneficial to Austria. Not only can it help Austria share international pressure, but it has also accelerated the national integration movement in Lombardy and Venesia.

At the time, when there were a large number of states in the Italian region, the Italians in Lombardy and Venezia also wanted independence, and the integration of the nation was not very smooth.