Chapter 654： Austrian threat theory (2/2)
At the beginning, it was a dismissal, and Alexandrovic had no hope of the next negotiations.
Originally, according to his intention, the first stop was to visit Denmark, and the Nordic Federation was the focus of public relations. As for the British and French people, they could do their destiny.
Unfortunately, the Russian empire has yet to turn his crown prince. Even though he has been involved in government for many years, his diplomatic voice is still very low.
Winning the British and French seems to have rich returns and can directly lock the victory, in fact there is no possibility of success at all.
The most critical issue is ”chips”, and the tsarist government can't offer any interest that will appeal to them.
Use gold as collateral? Sorry, the Czar didn't dare. Britain and France cannot trust the Russians, nor can the Tsarist government trust Britain and France.
Unlike Austria, just ahead, if the Austrians break the contract, they can still fight with real swords. The cost of the war is clearly above the mortgage of gold, and these benefits are not enough to make the Vienna government default.
Britain and France are not the same. Far away, thousands of miles away, the Russians simply cannot reach them. In the event of a bad mood and a breach of contract, the Russian economy will soon collapse and there will be no chance of retaliation.
Territory mortgage? Mo said that even if it was sold or ceded, they would not dare to give it to Britain and France.
Under normal circumstances, no European country is willing to be an ally with the Russians. Both Britain and France were colonial empires, and there was no shortage of enclaves.
Without interest, diplomacy is a hooligan. The Crown Prince Alexandrovich was just doing his best, and naturally he was not interested.
”His Royal Highness, William I will arrive in Paris tomorrow. The French arranged the welcoming banquet, which was clearly uneasy.” An accompanying Foreign Ministry official was indignant
After a moment of silence, Alexandrovic said coldly, ”Just say I'm not feeling well, and I won't attend tomorrow's banquet.”
As Crown Prince Alexandrovich is also arrogant, how could he be willing to suffer such humiliation?
As the crown prince, now Alexandrovich is only a Grand Duke, and William I is a king, and he will be a lower grade first.
At the juncture of the impending Russian-Russian war, this kind of untimely meeting, who knows what news will be produced by the newspapers outside?
”But, Your Highness. If you don't go, the outside world will ...”
Before he finished speaking, Alessandrović interrupted: ”Not so much, but what will the outside world say? It's just a matter of organizing some of our fears.
Based on the relationship between France and Russia, do you think French newspapers can say good things about us? If you want to listen to someone's good words, you can throw money directly, which is more useful than anything. ”
The more he knew about France, the less confident Alessandrovich was. Long ago, the French organized a volunteer army for the Polish independence movement.
Although this volunteer army did not leave the country in the end, it still could not hide its thick malicious intentions against Russia. In this context, if you want to conduct a public opinion battle in Paris, you have no choice but to throw money.
If France is in the Republican era and public opinion can influence government decision-making, then it will cost money. Obviously not now, no matter how much money is thrown away.
Alexandrovich deliberately forced William I, and William I was hiding from Alexandrovich. The two seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and they definitely did not appear in the same place.
It seems that they have seen through the menacing intentions of the French, and both of them deliberately avoided direct conflict, which disappointed the mass-eating people who wanted to watch good shows.
At the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon IV was meeting with William I. The scene was fun, as if a good friend had not seen each other for many years.
On the other side, representatives of France and Prussia are starting a war of words around interests. Seeing that a breakthrough could not be achieved in a short time, Jeffrey Friedman, the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Popo, decisively shifted the topic.
”Sir, the current international situation is not only bad for us, but also bad for your country.”
French Minister of Foreign Affairs Dumbledore shook his head: ”Count, you don't have to be alarmist here. The current international political situation is the best period in France for nearly a century.
We have survived the hardest days, let alone now! Some threats are not worth mentioning at all. ”
This is a fact. France has been in the political vortex of Europe for nearly a hundred years, and everyone is hostile and targeted.
Geoffrey Friedman took up his coffee, took a sip, and asked, ”Really? Isn't it a threat to Austria's rapidly growing strength?”
Dumbledore sneered: ”Austria is indeed strong and growing fast, but it does not threaten the great France.
On the contrary, your country needs to face the pressure from Austria. The border line between the two countries is so long, and now the Vienna government is supporting the Russians. ”
The threat from Austria was naturally felt by the French government, but it was not as obvious as that of the Popo Federation. The border between the two countries is not long, and France is confident about its military strength and naturally feels little.
Jeffrey Friedman took out the prepared information and handed it to Dumbledore.
”This is part of the information we collected in Austria, and you can look at it.”
Now that you've offended Austria, go ahead. In order to avoid the Vienna government's deflection in the next war, the Berlin government naturally had to find an enemy for Austria.
Throughout the world, only Britain and France have the power to restrain Austria. The British were too cunning to fool, and they were far away from Austria. They could not feel the threat of Austria at all.
The French as neighbors are not the same. Both countries have always been competitors. They are concerned about the wind and the grass next door.
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