Chapter 893： Forced Palace and Fuse (2/2)
Economic Minister Elsa: ”Your Majesty, you can't drag on anymore. When we have completed the preparations for the war, the enemy has also completed the preparations for the war.
We are not a member of the free trade system. In terms of purchasing strategic materials, we are at a disadvantage. The domestic economy is also slightly inferior to Austria, and it is not suitable for contracting Austria for a protracted war. ”
Napoleon IV understood that it was not the ministers who were anxious, but the domestic capitalists who were anxious.
After confirming that the French government will implement the China-EU strategy, the capitalists have started full production.
With the passage of time, the commodities in everyone's hands increase day by day, and the liquidity decreases day by day. The war still does not break out, and everyone can't help it if they don't want to worry.
In the unlikely event of a major change in the middle of the road, it is suddenly said that the war will not be fought, or that it will be delayed for three years and five years, and everyone will be finished.
The commodities sold are money, and the commodities that are backed up are not assets, but liabilities, because storage also requires costs.
It's enough for the government to purchase in advance, and it's impossible to achieve it. The reason is very simple: the French government doesn't have so many warehouses to store materials.
In this context, the capitalists want to digest the inventory in their hands and can only let the war break out in advance.
The ministers clamored to start the war ahead of time. Not everyone was bought up, mainly because they knew it could no longer be stopped.
Either the government takes the initiative to provoke war and take the initiative in war; or the capitalists start to provoke war, and no one will know how the situation will develop.
Before Napoleon IV made a decision, the attendant hurriedly shouted outside the door: ”Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation on the front line.”
The situation in Europe is already very tense. At this time, even if the anti-French alliance comes first, no one will be surprised.
Hearing the urgent military situation, Napoleon IV naturally did not dare to neglect: ”Get in here!”
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After a moment of effort, Napoleon IV said slowly: ”On the front line, when three soldiers patrolled the border between us and Belgium, they were suddenly attacked by the enemy, and both died and disappeared.”
This is not the first time that border friction has occurred, but the situation of the dead has never happened.
Because of the key to the tense situation, security has been strengthened on the border for a long time, and soldiers patrolling in groups are also in groups, and the adjacent distance will not be too far.
Under normal circumstances, an accident occurs and the surrounding troops will arrive immediately. The dead can still understand that the disappearance is intriguing.
As long as there is no water in their minds, the two countries will not do such wonderful things. But at this juncture, no one would care so much.
Irrespective of the unreasonability, the French government wants to go to war. This is a ready war excuse.
Even if he knew that there was a problem, Napoleon IV could not go further. Otherwise, if you find something, the French government will be ashamed.
But the discomfort is inevitable. The dead are French soldiers. Did not die on the battlefield, because some people wanted to provoke the war ahead of time, they suffered the indiscriminate disaster.
Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing. They were embarrassed when this happened!
Earlier or later, it's okay, but this is not the time now.
Just now everyone had persuaded the emperor to go to war, and there immediately appeared an excuse for war, which seemed like a forced palace.
This misunderstanding is politically fatal. If they change a strong emperor, they can go home now.
Under the sharp eyes of Napoleon IV, Prime Minister Terrence Burgin said bitterly: ”Your Majesty, this kind of thing happened, we should immediately be held accountable to Belgium.
Order the Kingdom of Belgium to surrender the murderer within 48 hours, release the captured soldiers, and compensate us for the loss.
To ... or else ... ”
Seeing Napoleon IV's increasingly ugly complexion, in the end, Prime Minister Terrence Burgin couldn't say anything, and his voice became choppy.
It seemed to be almost the same. Napoleon IV narrowed his murderous eyes and said coldly: ”Just follow the Prime Minister's intentions, but it's better not to mess up.”
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