Chapter 602： Constitutional monarchy (1/2)

Not competing does not mean not participating in the competition, even if you are not interested, you can go for fun.

With Austria's current strength, no one can ignore it, it is indispensable.

Even if you don't fight for colonies, that will pay off. Concessions have been made here, and losses can be made up elsewhere.

Interest exchange is the essence of international diplomacy. How do you want to take advantage and not pay?

The benefits are all for your family. How can other countries mix? Can't afford it, can't you hide it, just don't play with you.

It's not the age of a dominance. No country can cover the sky with one hand. If you don't want to be alone, it is best to follow the rules of the game.

Once the rules of the game are broken, the biggest loss must be the rule maker. Because the rules are set by the makers in order to protect their own interests, no one can guarantee that they will occupy a dominant position in the reshuffle.

Unfortunately, Britain, France, Austria and Austria are all established empires. They have personally participated in and dominated the rules of the game. The rules of the game now represent Austria's interests.

Having set a big policy and specific negotiation work, Franz does not need to worry about it. What you can get will not be known until after negotiations.

Franz can't judge the strategic goals of each country. The so-called advance targeting is completely nonsense.

Just like the diplomacy of the British, people who do not know think that the British have formulated a series of plans, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs starts diplomatic work in accordance with the plans formulated in advance.

However, according to Franz's knowledge, there is no so-called long-term diplomatic plan in British diplomacy, and there is only one core of diplomatic work-national interests.

Specific plans are made temporarily based on actual conditions. Making detailed plans in advance does not apply to diplomacy.

International diplomacy is changing. Today is the enemy. Maybe tomorrow will become friends. Even friends and foes cannot be sure. How can you ensure that other countries will go according to your plan?

Any successful foreign power will flexibly adjust its foreign policy plan around international interests, rather than follow the plan mechanically.

Franz sees this very accurately. The most important foreign policy of Austria two decades ago was the Russian-Australian alliance, but now it has become the Anglo-French, Austrian, and three-nation alliance.

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Coordinating international relations and easing the conflict between the major colonial empires also involves the distribution of the remaining colonies. Obviously, this cannot be done overnight. This negotiation is bound to be protracted.

Jerusalem, European nations conference on mediating the conflict between soil waves has begun. Before the meeting, Ottoman and Persia had exchanged fire on the border many times.

It's just that they have scruples about each other and are trying to exercise restraint as much as possible, and the conflict has been suppressed by the top leaders of the two countries.

All in all, the two sides have won and lost each other, and Persia has suffered a little. Franz was very disappointed with this result. He originally planned to support Persia to add chaos to the British. Now he has to regret to dispel this idea.

Even fighting against the Ottoman army, which has suffered a lot of vitality, can not obtain an overwhelming advantage. Such chess pieces have no investment value.

It is better to support Afghanistan. Although this **** can only be used as a soldier, people are also soldiers who have crossed the river. Although the weight is small, the combat effectiveness is still reliable.

With the support of Russia and Austria, Afghanistan has also trained a new army over the years. Unfortunately, Afghanistan is too poor, limited by financial resources, and trained only three infantry divisions of dissatisfaction.

This is already the result of the Afghan government's weak armies and joining the Austrian funding. Otherwise, they could not even afford a modern infantry division.

In contrast, the situation in Persia is much better, even if it has fallen, the family base is not comparable to Afghanistan.

If the government is strong enough, it is not difficult to train more than 100,000 or 200,000 modern army. The presence of so many troops is enough to dispel the British ambitions.

All in all, feudal agricultural nations are not suitable for the era of hot weapons, and their meagre fiscal revenue determines their upper limit.

The Jerusalem conference was in trouble right from the start, and everyone knew that there was no way to tell the results here.

Whether it's Ottomans or Persia, there are big powers behind them. As long as the boss behind the scenes is still pulling the skin, they can only support it.

Unfortunately, the three countries, Britain, France, and Austria, are still in trouble. It is impossible to produce results at the negotiating table.

Persia demanded the Ottoman Empire to compensate for the losses, and the Ottomans asked Persia to pay their pensions. The atmosphere was very tense, and the representatives of the two countries had to fight directly.