Chapter 890： Grab food (1/2)
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The tense international situation has not only pushed up prices, but also affected international trade. The trade volume of almost all countries is declining.
Especially in the two countries, France and Austria, which are at the center of the storm, have suffered the most losses. The companies engaged in international trade between France and Austria are busy collecting money, and no longer accept reservations, they must make cash transactions.
There is no way, no one knows the war time will fight. Once you become a belligerent, don't expect the other party to pay.
The contract has no effect here. The destructive power of the war is amazing. Even if it wins, the other party has no money to pay the final payment. If it loses even worse, no winner will ever pay the loser.
This is true for the country, as is the enterprise. A truce treaty can wipe out all the arrears.
Foreign trade fell when it fell. Anyway, the European War broke out soon. The capitalists have long rubbed their hands and wanted to make a fortune in the country, and they did not care about the small profits in foreign trade.
Palace of Versailles, since the determination to implement the China-Europe strategy, the spirit of Napoleon IV has been highly tense.
Self-confidence is self-confidence, but the failure lessons left by Napoleon are the lingering shadows in his mind.
Napoleon IV looked forward to asking: ”How far has diplomatic work progressed, how many countries are willing to accept our goodwill?”
Napoleon IV, his Latin ally, did not expect that. Obviously, the European countries would not do anything with the tiger.
France does not have enough interest to buy everyone into the war. The best option is to divide the European countries and prevent them from uniting against France.
Foreign Minister Karel Kadletz calmly replied: ”The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has initially completed the task, and we have persuaded Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and the Nordic Federation to remain neutral.
If the military does not plan to send troops from Switzerland, then Switzerland will remain neutral in this war.
The British support us, and the Russians want to mediate this war. After our rejection, the tsarist government is very angry and may stand on the side of Austria.
However, before the war is divided, they will first wait and see the situation neutrally, and after the defeat of the Austrian army, Russian talent will come out to intervene.
It may affect our earnings, but it will not affect the outcome of this war. For the tsarist government, a strong Austrian is not in their interest.
In addition to these somewhat influential countries, the remaining Greece and Montenegro have very limited strength, are not qualified to affect this war, and are seriously affected by Austria, and have no value for entanglement.
The enemies we really need to face are only Belgium, the German Federation and Austria. The specific gains are all obtained by the military on the battlefield. ”
It can be seen that Karel Kadletz is an optimist. Even with one enemy and three opponents, he is still sure that the French can win.
As for diplomatic work, it is not easy to achieve this step now. Even with the help of the British, he was able to achieve such results within a short period of time, Karel Kadletz also made a great contribution.
Belgium and Germany are the targets of France ’s expansion, and Austria is France ’s biggest competitor. It is impossible for these three enemies to get around.
In fact, the French government also thought about splitting the three countries, for example: annexing Belgium first, then digesting and then seizing the Rhineland region.
Unfortunately, the British hidden behind the scenes did not agree, and Austria, which signed a covenant with Belgium, would also not tolerate this kind of thing.
Of course, if you start with the German Federation first, the possibility of Belgium being neutral is very high. After all, as a small country, the primary task is to survive.
It is a pity that Belgium ’s geographical location is good. To attack the German region, it is best to borrow from Belgium, or else it is necessary to cross the mountains.
Not only the delay is long, but also the success rate is very low. In contrast, it would be better to kill Belgium together, and their plans include annexation of Belgium anyway.
Napoleon IV nodded and affirmed: ”The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done a good job this time. Your next job is to stabilize these countries and prevent them from causing chaos.”
To deal with the three countries of Biedeo alone, France will have to bear the pressure of two-line combat. If other European countries join in, the battle will not be fought.
This is not because the French army cannot fight, but it does not take into account so many places. Although the French army has mobilized millions of people, but the main force is still the original hundreds of thousands, and other new troops will follow suit.
Once the multi-line division of troops is carried out, the advantage of the French army's combat effectiveness is not obvious. No matter how elite the troops are, they will be killed on the battlefield.
Without being stunned by the verbal praise of Napoleon IV, Karel Kadletz analyzed: ”Your Majesty, we will soon encounter a new trouble.
There was news from the Minister in Vienna that a week ago the Austrian government and the Russians reached an agreement to buy out the grain that the Russian Empire planned to export this year at a direct premium of 25%.
Two days ago, Austrian Foreign Minister Weisenberg secretly met secretly with the German and German envoys, and it was suspected that an agreement was reached.