Chapter 761

As time went on, the rising anti-French movement in the German Region gradually spread to the Austrian region.

Although the voices calling for a halt to Fao's trade weren't loud, calls for people to boycott French goods were endless.

As a result, Fao's total imports and exports in the first quarter of 1889 plummeted by 36.8% compared to the same period last year. There were almost no goods with French labels on the market.

It wasn't just Austria that was affected. Driven by interests, the anti-French wave gradually spread to the entire European world.

Even Britannia, which had just formed an alliance with France, also broke out a boycott of French goods. Capital only cared about interests and didn't care about international relations.

People of the same trade were enemies. If French goods were boycotted, their own goods could be sold more. Why would they let go of the opportunity to make money?

Seeing the European world using practical actions to support Belgium and Germany, the Government of France in the center of the storm also panicked.

Wasn't it just the strong bullying the weak? That was what the big powers did. Why didn't it work here?

When he received the news of being boycotted by the European world, Napoleon Iv was completely dumbfounded. He had no idea why this was happening.

Karel Kadlec, the Foreign Affairs Minister, said, "Your Majesty, there must be someone behind the sudden outbreak of a boycott in Europe.

It definitely can't be Belgium and Germany. If they had the influence, they would have taken action long ago. There was no need to compromise with us at all.

Only Britain and Austria can influence the public opinion of all European countries to target us at the same time.

I'm afraid this is just the beginning. If we don't deal with it well, the enemy will have more actions against us. "

The truth was no longer important. Anyway, this sh * t pot had to be dug out. Otherwise, the French Foreign Ministry was incompetent and didn't take action in time to curb the spread of the anti-French movement.

Elsa, the Minister of Economy, said, "No matter who the enemy is, the current situation can't continue.

Every day we delay now is a huge damage to the domestic economy. "

France withdrew from the free trade system, but it didn't mean that it didn't rely on the international market. On the contrary, the French economy was still inseparable from the international market.

As long as France still wanted to import industrial raw materials, it had to export industrial and commercial products in exchange for foreign exchange to achieve a balance between imports and exports.

Boycotted by the European world, France's exports had plummeted, which had seriously affected the survival of domestic export enterprises.

Napoleon IV had a headache, and now there were only two ways before them: either they could fight it out and wait for the news to die down, and then they could deal with it, or they could drop the aggressive terms and calm the storm.

Of course, there was a third option, which was to fight regardless.

There was no doubt. The third option was to fight. If the European world had not responded, Napoleon IV would have dared to take the risk. But now, forget it!

If they chose to fight against the European people, who knew? Choosing to go against the European people, who knew if it would trigger a new round of war against France?

On this question, the French people have set an example. During the Poland, France, they countries, they were, and Poland, Poland. Lung. If, they didn't have, they would.

It was a risk which Napoleon IV was obliged to contemplate. Most importantly, their British allies were not helpful. Not only did they not help, but they also blindly followed suit.

However, it seemed that the British could not be blamed for this. Germany and Belgium had always had a good relationship with Britannia. They were one step away from becoming allies and could barely be regarded as a younger brother.

Even if the British needed France's support, they couldn't easily give up the pawns they supported.

The fact that they didn't jump out and go against the French government was already giving them face.

Prime Minister Terence Burkin said, "From the current signs, the Government of Austria must have made a move, and the British are most likely adding fuel to the fire.

From the very beginning the London government was opposed to the use of radical measures in Germany and Germany. If the situation escalates, it will be difficult for us to gain support.

Since we have tested the bottom line of each country, let's stop while we're ahead!

Let's deal with it for a while and wait for the situation to calm down before we find the right time to act. "

Were they afraid?

The answer was: No!

The international situation seemed to be against the two major alliances, but there was still a distance from a real confrontation. Even Britain and Russia, which had the worst relationship, didn't really fight.

This meant that if France rashly made a move against Germany and Belgium, it would lead to the joint intervention of the three countries.

Even if the British could abide by the treaty and slack off for the sake of their allies, the Government of France didn't have the strength to fight against the two empires in the face of the possible joint intervention of Russia and Austria.

After hesitating for a moment, Napoleon Iv nodded helplessly. "It's time to slow down. Protest to the Government of Austria and strongly condemn their shameless act of smearing France.

The British are about to occupy the Regions of Afghanistan, so let them continue. Also, send someone to secretly contact the Russians and tell them that we don't oppose them entering the Indian Ocean. "

Europe was simply too small to accommodate four major countries. Russia and Austria were in conflict, not to mention Britain and France.

If there was a chance to kill each other, no one would be polite. The alliance was only temporary, but the conflict had lasted for hundreds of years.

Austria wanted to provoke a war in Central Asia to weaken Britain and Russia. Wasn't France the same?

Otherwise, Napoleon Iv wouldn't accept an empty promise from the British.

As for the problem in Central Europe, it could wait until Britain and Russia fought and then deal with it. Without Britain and Russia causing trouble, France would be able to dominate Europe.

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Vienna Palace. After receiving the protest from the Government of France, Franz silently took the blame.

It was impossible to explain. Franz couldn't find a reason to refuse to take the blame in exchange for the support of the people in the German Region.

Even though he wasn't the one who planned this storm. Austria didn't have the ability to influence the public opinion of so many countries in such a short period of time.

But the French insisted that the Austrians had done it, and Franz was willing to take the blame for it, and it was a sure thing.

The European governments, who secretly indulged the development of the anti-French movement, now had to thank Austria's fearless spirit. They alone took all the hatred of the French.

As for whether or not someone would jump out to claim the credit, that was completely overthinking. This kind of thing that offended the French, other than Austria, who would dare to take the blame?

Did they really think that France was a soft persimmon that could be pinched as they pleased? If it was a small country, the Government of Paris wouldn't have protested at all and would have taken action directly.

Anyway, there was a reason for it. As long as the French didn't destroy the country, they would just beat them up and ask for war reparations. It wouldn't cause a group fight among the European countries.

Putting down the document in his hand, Franz smiled and said, "Since the French came to our door, we can't let down their good intentions.

Launch the media in the German Region and let everyone know that we have made efforts to protect the interests of our compatriots. "

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