Chapter 516

In Belle Spring Palace, Franz, who was in a good mood, found everyone pleasing to the eye. The dust of the UA Civil War settled, which meant that in the next 50 years, Austria would not have to worry about threats from the UA.

Such a long time was enough for him to run the African continent. Although the natural conditions were not as good as the Chosen One, it still had the foundation of a great country.

Compared with this long-term plan, the European strategy became a secondary strategy. Franz didn't think he had the protagonist's halo to unify the European continent and rebuild the Roman Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire seemed to only have two more words, but in fact, they were very different.

Since the defeat of Napoleon the Great, the European countries had given up the idea of unifying the European continent. Even the headstrong Tsarist government didn't dare to think about it.

Even if Europe could be unified, Franz wouldn't do it. This was a sinkhole that was enough to bury any empire. He couldn't dig a hole to bury himself just for a moment of pretentiousness.

Africa wasn't the best choice, but it was the most suitable choice for Austria. If possible, Franz didn't mind fighting to the death in South America.

The reason was very simple. South America had a superior natural environment, abundant resources, and low development difficulty. There were no big countries, and the land was vast and sparsely populated.

On the land of 17.84 million square kilometers, there were only a little more than 20 million people, most of whom were Indians.

If Spain could be revived, then South America would be a godsend for them.

Most of the South American countries were independent from Spanish colonies. It had only been a few decades, and the royalists hadn't disappeared. They could fight back.

Knowing was knowing, but Franz didn't intend to say it. The Spaniards were still busy fighting and had no time to think so much. When the fighting was over, Spain wouldn't have the strength to return to South America.

Just because the Spaniards couldn't do it didn't mean other countries couldn't do it.

Needless to say, the British had too many colonies. If they wanted to manage, North America was the best choice.

The Civil War was the best time for them to act. With Canada as the foundation, they would seize the West Coast of the United States.

There was no doubt that the arrogant British were still immersed in the glory of the Victorian era. In addition to worrying about the balance of Europe being broken, there was no decent strategy.

It was the French whom Franz really dreaded, the France of Napoleon III., and not the Republic which rested on its old capital.

Perhaps many people would think that tricking France into going to South America would be beneficial to Austria's African strategy. In fact, on the contrary, it meant that Franz's Africa plan would be exposed in advance.

The European countries were not fools. They would not stand idly by as a behemoth rose to power. Once the hidden strategy was exposed, the European countries would drag them down, and the plan would naturally be unable to be carried out.

It was impossible to keep it a secret forever, but the longer it dragged on, the stronger Austria's power on the continent would be. If the African continent had tens of millions of people, even if their strategy was exposed, the other countries would be powerless.

It was important to eliminate the threat, but they also had to consider the price to pay. Did Europe not see the rise of the United States in history?

Europe, and France, and. If Europe, didn War, there to no. of,. West. War, Japan War their, and Core of War.

Wars also required costs, which the Tsarist government knew very well. First, it was the Near Eastern War, then the Prussian War. A European overlord was about to collapse.

Historically, the British did not intervene in the American Civil War. Was it really a strategic mistake of the London government?

Not. After failing to form a coalition, many people in the Government of London were worried about falling into war again.

In this time and space, if Austria had not interfered in the American Civil War from the very beginning, causing both sides to suffer heavy losses, and using the method of binding interests to prevent the British from getting off the ship, the London government would have hesitated when it came to armed intervention.

No country's financial resources were limitless. Franz could clearly feel that the British colonial movement had slowed down since the suppression of the Indian Rebellion.

In other words, after the end of the Near East War, the British colonial expansion slowed down. The French colonization of Africa was behind Austria. It was also related to the Near East Europe War.

Everyone's money didn't grow on trees. The British and French had money, but it wasn't the government's money.

Maybe they could raise more money during the war, but in times of peace, the government's revenue was limited.

Money was spent in the war, so it was natural to cut spending elsewhere.

Overseas colonization was an industry that required a large investment. When the government cut spending, it was inevitable that it would be affected.

They couldn't borrow money endlessly for colonization, right? They had to pay back the money they borrowed. In this era, the currency was pegged to gold and silver. It was almost impossible to devalue, so it wasn't easy to repay the debt.

Therefore, Franz decided to dig a few more holes to consume Britain and France's financial resources, so they wouldn't be so active.

Just like the Russians, after the Near East Europe War, they had been peaceful for ten years. They had just recovered a little when they encountered the Polish Uprising and the Prussian War.

Needless to say, the Tsarist government should be very peaceful for the next twenty years. During this period, even if they wanted to fight, it would be difficult to raise war funds.

Franz pointed to the top-secret document on the table and ordered, "Tyron, deploy according to the plan on this."

Picking up the document, Tyron briefly read the content, and replied with a blank expression, "Yes, Your Majesty."

This was his greatest strength. He would never question Franz's orders. No matter what they were, he would execute them at the first moment.

The intelligence organization today was no longer the loose organization it used to be. At present, the intelligence organization was divided into three parts. They were three statistics studios, attached to the National Security Agency, but they only answered to Franz.

The first statistics studio was an intelligence organization formed by the aristocratic network. It mainly collected information with a low degree of confidentiality and occasionally guided public opinion.

This was used to attract the attention of the outside world, and it mainly relied on the cooperation of the local aristocrats. They investigated some ordinary issues and occasionally eliminated the revolutionary party.

The latter two studios were the core of the intelligence organization. They also engaged in a wide range of business, including: collecting domestic and foreign intelligence, assassinations, creating incidents …

The second studio focused on domestic intelligence, and the third studio focused on overseas intelligence. The scope of business of the two studios was the same, and the overlapping authority was more serious. It was also intended to let them supervise each other.

Tyron, the intelligence chief, mainly worked to coordinate the relationship between the three intelligence studios and implement Franz's orders.

This was a practical need, and the confidentiality of intelligence work was very high. Franz didn't dare to treat others as fools. If he directly connected with the three studios, wouldn't it be telling everyone that these three studios were independent intelligence organizations?

In order to reduce the existence of intelligence organizations, when they were active in the country, they only collected intelligence. Even if there was a special situation where they had to take action, they would be placed in the government.

On the surface, domestic law enforcement was done by the police, and intelligence organizations had never appeared in the eyes of the public.

Ordinary people didn't know that Franz had an intelligence organization in his hands, and the senior government officials didn't know the internal structure of the intelligence organization. To the outside world, the three studios were all one organization.