Chapter 737

After figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Franz felt at ease and just watched the show. Deep in his heart, he mourned for the Bulgarian Revolutionary Party. At the wrong time, they launched a wrong uprising.

If it was another time, maybe the Tsarist government would have compromised. For example, during the Prussian War a few years ago, they could have launched an uprising and followed the victors. They would have succeeded in independence.

Unfortunately, the Russian Empire was too powerful at that time, and the people in the country were stable. No one thought that they could overthrow the rule of the Russians.

After Poland succeeded in independence, it stimulated the development of the national independence movement in Russia. Bulgarian nationalism only spread in recent years, and the agricultural crisis magnified the contradictions.

The foundation for revolution was in place, but it was still not a good time. It was not a wise choice to challenge the Russian Empire in a corner of the country.

Even if the war in the Near East broke out, it would be better than now. At least they would have one more ally.

The British who secretly supported the Bulgarian Revolution did not show up at all. The Fao and the other countries were purely for profit. They had achieved their goal by igniting the flames of war.

Regardless of whether this excuse was good or not, there were still a lot of fools who believed it. Looking at the group of speculators who thought that food prices were going to rise and frantically joined the ranks of speculators, Franz silently said, "They deserve it!"

If they could not find a buyer in time and withdraw, all the speculators who participated in this would not be able to escape.

It wasn't easy to trap them in, so how could the consortium let them go? Once they set foot on the pirate ship, these people could only bite the bullet and continue to advocate that "food prices should rise and expand the influence of the Balkans."

Recently, there was a lot of good news, such as: Argentina suffered floods, India suffered a locust plague …

There were pictures and the truth, but no one told them that even if these countries suffered a crop failure, it had nothing to do with Europe.

In this era, Argentina was not a major food exporter. It did not export food to Europe at all, nor did it import food from Europe. Even if some areas were hit by disaster, relying on the harvest of other areas, there would not be a shortage of food.

Not to mention India. What was the use of a shortage of food? Could they afford it? The local population was so large that it did not matter if a few people starved to death. Don't expect the British to help.

In short, any disaster in any part of the world would appear in European newspapers. This was really the case of "a scholar knows everything under the heavens without leaving his house". Everyone suddenly realized that the world was actually so big, and there were so many countries existing.

There was a "food shortage" in the world as a whole, but this did not affect the outbreak of the agricultural crisis. People who lacked food were poor and could not afford to buy food at all. No matter how much food was produced in the international market, it had nothing to do with them.

Chicken soup jokes weren't popular nowadays, and there wasn't even a living environment. If they thought that this was a big market that no one paid attention to and foolishly dived in to develop it, no matter how big their family business was, they would lose money and go bankrupt.

If the initial investment was not profitable, some would persist for a few years, and some would persist for more than ten years. Franz had never heard of anyone foolishly waiting for more than a hundred years.

The capitalists were not stupid. If they could do it, they would have done it long ago. The people and out of out. and outs and of and outs and of and of of of the coloni.

Even though killing sheep was not as profitable as shearing, they would starve to death now. What was the point of thinking about the future?

The 19th century was the darkest and cruelest era. Everyone was fighting for survival. Only by surviving could they have a future. If they were too far-sighted, they would become martyrs.

After a series of bombings, many people came to the conclusion that the world was short of food. There was a panic buying of food in many areas.

This did not affect Austria much. Although some people were worried that food prices would rise, no one thought that Austria would be short of food. If the world's top agricultural exporter had a shortage of food, how could others survive?

After stabilizing the price of food in the domestic retail market, Franz pretended not to see the changes in the stock market and futures market.

If one wanted to speculate, one had to bear the corresponding consequences. These fields were essentially a gamble. Did they have to run when they had become sheep?

In order to reduce the number of people affected, the Austrian securities regulatory department raised the capital entry threshold at the end of 1873 and barred small transactions with less than 500 DND.

The power of capital was huge. The grain market, which was originally overcapacity, was forcibly created a situation of shortage through capital operation.

This was a good thing for food exporting countries. At least there was someone to take over this year's food. It was no longer important when the international food market would collapse.

To a certain extent, the Tsarist government should thank the mastermind behind the scenes for helping them survive this year's financial crisis. Although the export price of food wasn't high, it was still sold.

Future problems could be dealt with in the future. Moreover, Austria was trying hard to reduce production. Maybe the market would return to normal in a few years.

Moreover, war was also a large food consumer. If they could beat the Osman Empire, they wouldn't have to worry about overcapacity for the next two to three years.

Without any hesitation, the Russian Army that was originally prepared for the Osman Empire was now sent to the Bulgarian battlefield by the Tsarist government.

The vigorous Bulgarian Uprising lasted for more than two months before it hit a low point. The rebels were forced to abandon the cities and continue fighting in the mountains.

The Russo-Austrian Alliance wasn't over yet. Although they wanted to expel the Russians from the The Balkans, Franz didn't support the Bulgarian rebels.

Of course, whether or not there was arms smuggling was none of his business. Anyway, arms smugglers didn't have human rights. If the Russians had the ability to catch them, they could deal with it themselves. The Government of Vienna wouldn't care.

In the Vienna Palace, Foreign Minister Wesenberg said, "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Government of Sudan is here. They want to resolve the dispute between the two countries through negotiations. "

If they couldn't win, then they would talk. This was the habit of the European continent. Especially for the big countries, it wasn't realistic to destroy them. Otherwise, Napoleon Iii wouldn't have caused such an uproar when he annexed the Regions of Italy.

Was there any room for negotiation between the House of Habsburg and the Osman Empire? From the perspective of family hatred, there was naturally no need for negotiation. Both sides wanted to kill each other.

From the perspective of interests, it was natural that they would only know after negotiation. Franz wasn't a mercenary, so he made a decisive decision, "No!"

Strategically, they needed to create an enemy for Austria. Other than the Osman Empire, who else was suitable? The European continent was a mess. Once they rushed in, they would be trapped.

It was better to beat up the Osman Empire. Attacking a notorious enemy, they could stand on the commanding heights of public opinion and didn't have to worry about being pushed back.

Even if the Osman Empire completed its modernization reform, it would still be completely oppressed by Austria. This was determined by the overall strength of the country. There was no possibility of making up for it.

If Britain and France were willing to give blood to the Osman Empire, Franz would welcome it. This meant that the two sides could be entangled for a longer time.

It was best to let the European countries think that Austria was stuck in the quagmire of war and couldn't get out. Then, everyone could rest assured and fight. In case they kept their eyes on Vienna, Franz didn't dare to play any tricks.

"Send someone to urge the Russians to speed up the preparation. This war must be launched in March. If it really doesn't work, let them send soldiers. We can provide everything else. "

Franz wouldn't discount the strategic materials that he promised to provide. Pulling the Russians together was mainly to share the international pressure and create opportunities for the Prussia people.

If Russia and Austria weren't tied down, how could the Government of Berlin have the courage to attack Poland? Of course, William I would certainly not be as extreme as Napoleon Iii. Franz guessed that he would most likely inherit the Polish throne first.

There were precedents of a common monarch in Europe, including Sweden and Norway. This kind of thing was acceptable to everyone. Controlling the Polish government first and slowly implementing the annexation plan would greatly reduce the difficulty.

Franz used the same plan to annex the Kingdom of Bavaria. Now Bavaria only had a name left. In reality, it was already a province of Austria.

Not only the Kingdom of Bavaria, but even several other states didn't escape. Whether they admitted it or not, they were only equivalent to a high degree of autonomy. The interests of all aspects were linked to Austria. The Government of Austria was the central government of Shinra.

In the original time and space, the Kingdom of Prussia also achieved this. However, because of religion and legal tradition, the Government of Berlin didn't have enough control over South Germany, and Bavaria was still a system of its own.

If the conditions allowed, it was estimated that Napoleon Iii wouldn't directly annex Italy, but would adopt a common monarch system. Unfortunately, this didn't work in the Regions of Italy.

Who knew what the Emperor of Italy was? It didn't exist. How could a throne created because of a practical need be recognized?

Without a legal basis, the common monarch system definitely wouldn't work. It wasn't difficult to understand why Napoleon Iii bit the bullet.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "The Russians aren't a big problem. Even if they aren't ready, they can let the Tsarist government declare war first.

However, they still need a reason to start a war. The Russians proposed to use the Osman Empire's support for the Bulgarian rebellion as a reason, or to expel the infidels and raise the flag of holy war. "

As soon as the word "holy war" came out, Franz didn't feel good. It was clearly just a secular war. Why did they have to use religion as a reason?

Although it could boost morale, it wasn't easy to control the rhythm! If the morale of the troops at the frontline exploded and they wanted to kill the Osman Empire in one go, how could they stop?

They couldn't expect the French and the Osman Empire to form an "Alliance of Blasphemy" to save the declining Osman Empire.

"No, a religious war definitely can't be fought. The Russians can use whatever excuse they want, but we'll use revenge as the reason."

Thinking back to the time when the Osman Empire besieged Vienna and almost destroyed the House of Habsburg, how could they not take revenge for such a blood feud?

No, it seemed that in the battle in 1683, it was Big Popo who acted as the savior. It didn't seem good to publicize this.

There was still a territorial dispute between Austria and Poland. The grudges between the two sides were enough to make ten TV series. It seemed too early to talk about friendship between Austria and Poland.

Thinking up to this point, Franz didn't say anything else. He might as well let the government fill in the gaps. In any case, the hatred between the two countries had lasted for hundreds of years. There was an excuse just by flipping through the history books.

Especially the newly compiled history books of the Government of Vienna. The hatred was really as deep as the sea. For example, the people of the Balkans were the descendants of the people captured by the Osman Empire when they attacked Austria.

The local natives had long been killed by the brutal Osman Empire. The remaining small portion had either defected to the Osman Empire or hid in the deep mountains, such as the Black Mountains.

Regardless of whether others believed it or not, the Government of Vienna believed it. There was definitely evidence. There were real people and real events that could be checked. It was just that the proportion was a little small. If they checked the bloodlines, there would be at least one percent.

No, after so many years of immigration, the proportion had greatly increased. In many places, it was more than 50 percent. The credibility had greatly increased.

When it was possible to check the DNA in the future, it could prove that the content was true. The ancestors of the local people were indeed from the German Region.

In this regard, the history books of the Black Mountains Principality could also prove it. Franz had used a million Divine Shields as material aid to get the Black Mountains government to cooperate.

There would be more evidence in the future. In short, Austria and the Osman Empire had a blood feud. If they didn't take revenge on the Osman Empire, they would be letting their ancestors down.