Chapter 854

The plan didn't change as fast as the Government of France. Franz had to admit that he had misjudged the situation.

The table was overturned, but without the participation of the main character, the situation didn't develop as Franz expected.

The Government of Paris seemed to have staged a farce, but in fact, it happened to be the best choice for the interests of France.

What France needed now was to keep a low profile and reduce their presence as much as possible. If they jumped out at this time to fight for the Rhineland area, the quarreling Britain and Austria would immediately put aside their prejudices and suppress them together.

France was powerful and happened to be adjacent to the Rhineland area. The geopolitical situation determined that this problem couldn't be avoided by the French. The Government of Paris didn't take a stand and was instead being wooed by all parties.

In the Palace of Vienna, Franz shook his head helplessly as he looked at the information in his hands.

It was still unclear whether Austria made a profit or a loss by overturning the table this time, but the Kingdom of Prussia definitely made a profit.

According to the British plan, there would only be one buyer, the German Federal Empire, which was the German Federal Empire.

The business of buying by force naturally wouldn't be as high as the two buyers competing for a higher price. It was estimated that after selling the Rhineland area, the financial crisis of the Government of Berlin would be over.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Your Majesty, the Government of Berlin has released the news that they intend to sell the Rhineland area. Now Belgium and the German Federal Empire have expressed interest.

However, Belgium lacks the support of other powers. Unless they can get the support of France, even if the Prussia people want to sell to them, it will be difficult to complete the deal.

The German Federal Empire also has problems. Some people in the Imperial Parliament have already raised the issue of the ownership of the Rhineland area. Many state representatives have clearly stated that the Rhineland area must be added as a state.

If George I hadn't announced the adjournment in time, perhaps the Parliament would have already made a decision and cut off the possibility of direct jurisdiction from the central government. "

(George I of the German Federal Empire was George V of Hanover. The original Hanover had already perished, and there was no such monarch.)

It could be seen that Wesenberg was still regretting that the Parliament of the German Confederation was a step slower. If they had already made a decision, then Austria's goal would have been achieved.

As for supporting Belgium in acquiring the Rhineland area, it was a pretense from the beginning. The reason was very simple. Belgium and France were too close to each other.

Without the support of France, they might have a chance to compete, but with the support of the French, they would not even have a chance to compete.

The France wasn't a charity. Since they supported Belgium, they had to get something in return.

If the Kingdom of Prussia sold the Rhineland region to Belgium, and then Belgium gave the resources there to the French, wouldn't that be a waste of effort?

In terms of industrial development, the value of the Rhineland area to France. the value of the Rhineland area was even higher than the Regions.

Napoleon III conquered the Italian region. Apart from increasing the territory, population, and market, there was almost no gain in resources. Instead, it made the resource crisis of France even more serious.

Before the Regions of Occupied, the France didn't need to worry about the resources of the Italian Regions of Occupied. Now, it was different. These problems became the French's own.

France needed to import hundreds of thousands of tons of coal from the outside world every year. This number would continue to rise with the industrial development.

The short-term impact on the French economy might not be obvious, but after eight to ten years, France's heavy industry would fall behind.

The original France became a usury empire because of the lack of local resources. They needed to import from the outside world, which increased the cost of industrial production.

The higher the production cost, the higher the sales price. This caused many French industrial and commercial products to lose competitiveness in the international market, forcing the capitalists to change.

In order to contain the French, the country that acquired the Rhineland area couldn't be close to France. This was a matter of principle.

Without a doubt, the German Federal Empire did a better job in this regard. Their diplomacy had been lingering between the United Kingdom and Austria. They were more reliable than Belgium, which was swinging between the United Kingdom and France.

Prime Minister Felix said, "Let's see Belgium's choice first! If the Belgians are ambitious and want to build a strong country, they can say no to the French. Then it's not impossible to give them the Rhineland area.

We also need a nail to contain France. Without a certain level of strength, it won't work. Originally, Prussia was the best choice, but they developed too quickly.

If we didn't need the German unification strategy as a cover, it would be a good choice to let Hanover acquire the Rhineland area and integrate the German Confederation. "

In order to take something, one must first give. Hanover integrating the German Confederation wouldn't actually affect Austria's unification of the German Region.

Because when Franz felt that the time was right and he could make a move, Austria would already have the strength of a world overlord and wouldn't be afraid of being ganged up on.

Purely from the perspective of interests, the German Federal Empire was already a piece of chicken ribs. Only by taking the Rhineland area could it barely be considered as meat.

There were so many countries in the German Region. If they were all allowed in, the Imperial Parliament would be very lively. It was estimated that more than half of the future central government's energy would be used to reconcile internal relations.

However, the German Region had been divided for hundreds of years. The people had long been used to state politics. Coupled with religious factors, changing the rules of the game would inevitably lead to a backlash.

They had to find someone to take the blame, otherwise it would be a crisis for the rule. The fact that the original German, Space-Time Empire, and the German Empire hadn't been able to completely solve this problem was enough to illustrate the problem.

Prime Minister Felix wanted George I to take the blame. After he got rid of the many small countries, Austria would jump out to pick the peaches, and the hatred would be reduced a lot.

Franz nodded. "This problem can't be rushed. If we act too hastily, it's easy to make a wedding dress for others.

The national policy has already been formulated, so let's go step by step. It's a big taboo to change the plan rashly. This show must continue, and we have to buy at least ten years.

By then, even if it's exposed, we have already established the general trend. Even if England and France want to cause trouble, they have to have the strength to do so. "

Another ten years was Franz's minimum requirement. If possible, it would be better to stay hidden for twenty or thirty years.

At that time, the French would fall behind, and Prussia and Russia would successfully upgrade to a feud. Even if the British wanted to make trouble, they would give up because they couldn't find a fighter.

The original Time and Space Government of London didn't fully suppress the Americans, but chose to fight against the German Empire. One of the most important reasons was that they couldn't find a fighter.

Under Franz's butterfly effect, the speed of the industrial revolution in this time and space was much faster. Not only did electricity begin to be popularized in advance, but even the internal combustion engine developed much faster. The diesel engine was born.

Although it was still in the laboratory stage and there was no way to promote it, it was also a major progress in the power system. When the power system developed to a certain extent, it was the turn of the airplane.

When the air force developed, it was time for Austria to replace the British hegemony. It wasn't that Franz was afraid. It was really that the Royal Navy was too powerful. It was unrealistic to rely on the navy to directly overtake them.

"Using one's weakness to gain others' strength." Wasn't this tired of living? The original Time and Space Empire used facts to prove that the British wouldn't give competitors a chance to overtake the Royal Navy.

Austria's geographical location was better than the German Empire, but the nature of multi-front warfare still hadn't changed. It didn't have the geographical advantage of the United States that dominated a continent.

The birth of the air force was different. Competing with the British in the emerging field, Franz wasn't afraid at all. Along the Mediterranean Sea, the line of communication between the African continent and the mainland was stable, and Austria was stable.

The Austrian mainland population already exceeded 75 million, almost the same as the Russian Empire and more than twice that of the British mainland. There were more than 10 million African colonies, and the longer it dragged on, the more obvious the population advantage.

As an old empire, it had a vested interest in itself. Austria now didn't lack resources and markets, and there was no urgent desire to challenge the world order.

The responsibility of challenging the world order should be handed over to the new empire. Unless there was a soft persimmon to pinch, challenging the world order was a high-risk, low-return business. More than 90% of the results were that the spoils of war weren't enough to make up for the losses of war.

From the perspective of God, the old empires weren't the real enemies, but the new empires were the threats.

The most typical example was the United Kingdom, Fao, and Russia. They were each other's biggest competitors, and there were still many contradictions. However, the three countries not only didn't break out into war, but instead formed an alliance.

The biggest problem was the lack of motivation to start a war. Everyone had a vested interest, and they had a large colony under their hands. Who would have the mood to steal from others when they were already full?

War also had a cost. Starting from the First Near Eastern War, the wars that broke out directly between European countries were almost always in a state of loss.

Even the Kingdom of Prussia, which obtained a large piece of territory in return, wanted to achieve a profit, but it would take decades later. In the short term, it was still a loss-making business.

From the perspective of investment, the outbreak of war between big countries was a high-risk, low-return investment, and naturally not popular.

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London

Various countries condemned the Russian Empire for invading Poland, but they met the Tsarist government, which was a dead pig afraid of boiling water. Naturally, it didn't have any effect.

The Russians refused to retreat, and no European countries would send troops to intervene. This didn't affect the continuation of the conference, and the issue of whether William I was the king of Poland legally became a new focus.

Simply put, as long as the Kingdom of Prussia was willing to give up the Rhineland region, William I was the legal king of Poland, and even the merger of Prussia and Poland could be legal.

On the other hand, needless to say. The Iron Fist of the imperialists would show everyone what legitimacy was.

Justice and justice were all turned into bubbles at the London Conference. Unknowingly, everyone's moral integrity was dragged down a little.