Chapter 830

After a pause, Napoleon Iv nodded. "It's not a good idea. Our allies will feel uncomfortable if we reply too directly.

Why don't you reorganize your words and talk more about the difficulties we are facing to soothe their wounded hearts? "

Karel Kadlec wanted to say something but stopped. No matter how he replied, it wouldn't change the fact that the Government of France was the fisherman.

Perhaps before the war between Britain and Russia broke out, the Government of France still had to care about their feelings, but now it was no longer necessary.

Even if Britain and Russia had grievances, it would be a matter after the war ended.

The current international situation was very clear. Austria supported Russia, and France's position would directly affect the outcome of the war.

If France remained neutral or supported Britannia, the war could continue. If France supported Russia, Britannia would not be able to fight against the three major powers at the same time.

How could they give up this opportunity to extort money?

In fact, provoking the United Kingdom and Russia was also to make the two countries offer a more sincere price. After all, people could not always recognize their own worth.

Prime Minister Terence Burkin suggested, "Your Majesty, the war between Britain and Russia has broken out. It seems that it will not end in a short time. We should consider the next strategy."

For the French Empire, extorting money from Britain and Russia was only a small profit.

The biggest benefit that the outbreak of the war between Britain and Russia brought to France was that the shackles imposed on them were gone.

Now the only country that could restrain France was Austria, but it was only a restraint. It was not enough to make the Government of France afraid.

Karel Kadlec, the Foreign Affairs Minister, said, "In the end, let's wait. The war between Britain and Russia has just begun, and the two sides have not fought seriously yet.

Our actions were too large, and it had triggered their sensitive nerves. The British and Russians would most likely stop their attacks first.

Just like in the Near Eastern War, Austria wanted to unify the German Region, and the warring countries stopped first.

If the Austrians restrained their emotions and waited until the end of the Near Eastern War to send troops, I'm afraid no one would be able to stop them. "

The Government of Vienna took advantage of the First Near Eastern War to unify the German Region and failed, which led to the intervention of European countries. In the end, they only annexed South Germany.

In Karel Kadlec's view, this was a ready-made negative example. If they had waited a few more days for the Russian army to reach the walls of Constantinople, the result would have been completely different.

Economic Minister Elsa objected, "Austria's failure to unify Germany was not only due to the interference of the European countries, but also due to the fierce opposition of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The government of Vienna did not have the confidence to fight a civil war, so they could only watch the division of the German region, even in the end.

Our current situation is different. We are only asking for a few coal mines from Germany and Germany, not directly annexing the two countries. No matter how unhappy the British and Russians are, they will endure it for now.

The only country that has the ability to interfere is Austria. Bede and Germany don't have the courage to fight us. I don't think the Vienna government will fight us for the sake of Bede and Germany. It doesn't fit their interests.

As long as the established facts were established, the Austrians would most likely raise a few voices, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would step forward to appease them.

As long as the facts are established, the Austrians will most likely complain and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will come forward to appease them.

The main factor restricting our economic growth is the insufficient domestic supply of coal and the high price, which increases the cost of industrial production.

This may not be very intuitive, but let me give you a simple example:

After the Anglo-Russian War broke out, European countries' exports increased. Just last month, our total exports increased by 0.7%, the highest growth rate in eight years.

"After the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian war, European countries' exports increased. Just last month, our total exports increased by 0.7%, the highest growth rate in eight years.

But most European countries' total exports increased by more than 1%, and Austria's total exports increased by at least 2%. It was not that the domestic industry did not work hard. In fact, when it came to making money, no one worked harder than the capitalists.

However, there was a shortage of coal in the country. Belgium and Germany clearly had excess production capacity, but they insisted on hoarding and forcing us to spend more money to buy it.

They are a band of leeches, who devour the wealth of the French industrialists and merchants.

If we delay for another day, France will be lost … "

Annexing Belgium and Germany was too difficult. Even if they only annexed one country, it would cause a lot of trouble.

Although they had not been beaten by society, the shadow of the war against France still lingered.

In order to reduce the risk, the Government of France lowered their goal. They divided their plan to annex Belgium and Germany and prepared to extort a few mines from the two countries first.

"Hoarding" was just an excuse Elsa came up with. In fact, the increase in the price of coal was just a normal business practice.

The capitalists wanted to gain more benefits, so they would not give up any opportunities. After the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian war, many European commodity prices increased slightly.

However, the French capitalists could not bear it. They were ready to make a fortune from the war, but they suddenly found that the price of energy had also increased.

They expected to earn 10 million francs, but now they could only earn 9 million francs because of the increase in energy prices, which was equivalent to a loss of 1 million francs.

Naturally, the French capitalists were not willing to share the profits with others. In order to maximize their profits, everyone used their influence to encourage the government to seize the coal mines of Belgium and Germany.

Karel Kadlec, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, shook his head. "Don't forget that the coal mines have owners. What if the Belgian and German governments refuse the deal on the grounds that private property is sacred and inviolable?

Are you sure they won't dare to go to war with us if we send troops to seize it?

Belgium is fine, but the German Confederation is not weak. Once those small countries unite, even we can't take them down in a short time.

Once there is a stalemate in the war, the Austrians will take advantage of the situation, and Britain and Russia will add fuel to the fire.

If it's just Austria, we can handle it. The problem is that they will encourage the European countries to go against us.

No matter how powerful the Empire's army is, it can't match the European countries united. Once the war starts, we won't be able to control it.

To be on the safe side, we'd better wait for Britain and Russia to fight for real and force the European countries to take sides.

After the European countries are divided into two groups, we can force Belgium and Germany to make concessions. Even if the situation gets out of control, we won't have to fight alone with the Alliance. "

Failure makes people grow. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Karel Kadlec was deeply aware of the root cause of France's defeat in the war against France — few allies and many enemies.

In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, Karel Kadlec had always advocated provoking the European countries into conflict and dividing the relations between them.

The war between Britain and Russia this time could not be without his contribution.

After listening to the Minister of Foreign Affairs' explanation, Napoleon Iv's fervent heart suddenly cooled down. Past the age of ignorance, Napoleon Iv had learned to weigh the pros and cons.

"Karel is right. Now is not the best time. The most important thing now is to continue to push forward the progress of the war between Britain and Russia.

Only when both sides are badly injured can our eastward movement plan be carried out smoothly.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should provoke the Russians again. Tell the Tsarist government that as long as they conquer Herat or the Wakhan Corridor, we will issue war bonds of one billion francs for them. "

Provoking the Russians was something that could not be helped. The Government of the United Kingdom was too rational. It was too difficult to fool them.

Once the British army won on the battlefield and expelled the Russians from the Regions of Afghanistan, the Government of the United Kingdom would stop while they were ahead.

It would be different if it was the Tsarist government. Once the Regions of Afghanistan were conquered, the strategic focus of the Russians would shift to India.

No one could stop the Russians' ambition for India. On this issue, the Government of the United Kingdom could not compromise. The two sides could only fight to the death.

In this regard, the judgment of the Fao and Russia was the same. The Government of Vienna also contributed money and manpower to support the Tsarist government all the way to India.

As for the problem of whether the Russians would grow after conquering India, this worry was completely unnecessary.

The British Empire was not to be trifled with. Once they put their lives on the line, it was enough to move any country.

With the strength of the Russians, it would not be possible to take India from the hands of the British in a short period of time.

Without the support of a financial backer, it would not be long before the Russians were dragged down by the huge military expenditure.

Prime Minister Terence Burkin reminded, "Your Majesty, the war between the United Kingdom and Russia has broken out. As an ally of the British, it is no longer appropriate for us to issue bonds for the Russians. "

It was fine to dig a hole in the dark, but this kind of flagrant sabotage and hindrance was against the rules of the game.

If word got out, France's international reputation would be completely destroyed. No country would dare to play with them.

Napoleon Iv smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter. We just need to change the way we operate, and the British will have nothing to say.

For example, we will issue one billion francs of commercial bonds for Austria, and the Austrians will lend the money to the Tsarist government. "

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