Chapter 887

With Franz's order, the Austrian army at the frontline began to move. Regardless of whether the Osman Empire agreed, the repatriation began.

The Osman people didn't have human rights in this day and age. There was no need for so much explanation. They could just forcibly deport them. No one thought there was anything wrong, including the military reporters who pretended not to see anything.

As for whether they would write nonsense when they went back, no one knew. In any case, for the sake of newspaper sales, there would be all kinds of news. The reporters' moral integrity was just a little stronger than in the future.

As long as most mainstream media didn't speak up for the Osman people, that was enough. The tabloids always started with a pen and a piece of paper. The content was all made up.

It wasn't difficult to prepare in advance to guide public opinion. It could be done as long as there was money. It was impossible to control public opinion.

In this day and age, there weren't any great powers that didn't get scolded. The more frequently the news appeared on the front page, the more powerful a country was. No one was willing to report on a small country.

After protesting to no avail, the Government of Sudan chose to silently accept reality. Even though the European countries supported them now, they were still enemies in the history books.

Protecting the Osman Empire was a strategic necessity. It didn't mean that everyone treated them as friends. Even France, which had a traditional friendship with the Osman Empire, wouldn't stand up for them.

In the Prime Minister's official residence on Downing Street, Gelston frowned and asked, "Are the greedy Russians still holding on?"

The Government of London was also disgusted with the Tsarist government's delay in signing the armistice treaty. Everyone was busy and didn't have time to circle around a problem.

Foreign Affairs Minister Macklin said, "The Tsarist government still hasn't given up the fantasy of destroying the Osman Empire. They should be worried that the next Prussian war will break out and the Osman Empire will stab them again.

But the Government of Vienna has already compromised. The Russians alone aren't strong enough to destroy the Osman Empire.

The Tsarist government is poor. Their persistence will at most drag on for a few days and cause some trouble for the Osman Empire. Austria only promised to provide military supplies within the year and the Russians would compromise by the end of the year.

On the other hand, the Austrians in the Middle East deserve our vigilance. The Government of Vienna declared the land to be fallow for 20 years in the name of protecting the Holy Land and then expelled the local Osman people.

The Austrians did the same thing more than a decade ago. Send the Ottomans back, and then emigrate from the country, and soon rule can be established.

Even though the cost was a little high, the cost of ruling later on was low. At present, the effect was pretty good. If nothing unexpected happened, it wouldn't take long for the Austrians to gain a foothold in the Middle East.

Right now, we are unable to control the Eastern Mediterranean coast. We can only watch as the Austrians continue to expand. Occupying Jerusalem is only the beginning. In the near future, the Austrians will gradually nibble away at the Ottoman Empire.

"If Austria's ambition is achieved, we will will be enough. and Austria. We must maintain sufficient vigilance. Otherwise, if this colossus appears, it will be a huge problem. "

Prime Minister Gelston looked worried. The international situation was getting out of their control. They had just been played by the French, and Austria was restless again.

This time, the pressure from the European countries made the Austrians retreat. What about next time?

The European countries could not stand together forever. Once the countries' positions were divided, they would not be able to suppress Austria.

"You mean to support the Osman Empire, let them have a certain strength to protect themselves, and dispel Austria's ambition?"

Foreign Minister Macklin nodded. "Yes, based on the current situation, if the Osman Empire does not increase its strength, it will be divided by Austria and Russia sooner or later.

Under the Fao and Russia's joint exclusion, our influence in the Mediterranean has been declining day by day. It is time to change.

As long as we hold the Osman Empire in our hands, we will have more room to maneuver. But we need to join forces with the French. It is difficult to lift the Osman Empire with our strength alone. "

The Ottoman Empire was already rotten to the core. The limited reforms of the Sultan's government were only removing the east wall to repair the west wall and not solving the root of the problem. It was easy to imagine how difficult it would be to become strong again.

The Osman Empire was a multi-ethnic country. Once it fell, it would fall apart. It would be impossible to rebuild it.

Minister of Finance Laruke Royd said, "It is not a problem to support the Osman Empire. The key is how to ensure that our investment can return.

Even if we get the French to share the risk, it is a high-risk investment. Once the Osman Empire is finished, our investment will be wasted.

Now that the Ottoman government's finances have gone bankrupt, to save them, it will not be a small amount of money. "

Did the British Empire have money? Of course, it did! In this era, they were still the most generous government in the world. Even the Fao and Russia could not compare.

But money could not be wasted. The Osman Empire was a mess. Laruke Royd was not optimistic that the Government of Sudan could be reborn.

Macklin waved his hand. "We have no better choice. The Osman Empire is the only one left in the Near East that has the potential to become a powerful country. We can't support the Greeks to balance Austria, right?"

Supporting the Greeks was a joke. No matter how much Britannia invested, it was impossible to turn a country with a population of less than a million people into a powerful country.

Prime Minister Gelston said, "It is possible to support the Osman Empire, but we must control this well. If we find that things are not going well, we must stop the losses in time.

But what about the French? Now that the Spanish government is pro-French, the French's western front is stable. When they finish their internal struggle, I am afraid they will fight for supremacy in Europe.

With the Government of Vienna's style, they may not go against the French. At that time, there may be a new round of annexation. "

This was the worst result. If the big countries annexed the small countries, it would be difficult to guarantee Britannia's transcendental status.

Macklin shook his head. "Prime Minister, you worry too much. Whether it is France or Austria, they will not expand in the short term.

With the rise of nationalism, the risk of expansion is greater and greater. The French are an example. They annexed the Regions of Italy and haven't digested it for so many years.

Austria's slogan of unifying the German Region is earth-shattering, but it is very conservative when it comes to actual actions. If it weren't for the fact that they have been infiltrating the German Confederation, I would even think that they have given up.

Even if they haven't given up, the Government of Vienna is not very enthusiastic about unifying the German Region.

Although the political system of the new Holy Roman Empire was stricter than that of the previous Holy Roman Empire, the power of the states was still not small.

The German Region was used to the politics of the states. If they forcibly broke this pattern, it would be easy for something to go wrong.

The Austrians had already realized this. The new Holy Roman Empire had taken away at least part of the core power and even changed the voting rules of the Imperial Parliament.

With the advantage of size, Austria firmly suppressed the other states. But if the remaining German states were to enter the Imperial Parliament, then the situation would change.

According to the calculation of at least one vote from each state, Austria would not have an absolute majority in the Imperial Parliament. Then a situation like the German Federal Empire would occur, where a group of small states would join forces in the Parliament to limit the power of the central government.

If the rules of the game were changed, it would affect the imperial power. For an emperor, the position under his ass is far more important than occupying a little more territory. "

These judgments were not wrong. Based on the current international situation, it was indeed so. After a few years, the gap in strength between the countries would further widen, and the situation would be different.

Not to mention other things, the decreasing number of states in Germany in the past hundred years was a reality.

Some monarchs of states had no heirs, and the crown fell into the hands of relatives. The states were merged through marriage. In this regard, the House of Habsburg was the main representative. This was how the Austrian Empire came to be.

In addition to one vote from each state, the new Holy Roman Empire Parliament also had a rule of one vote for every three million people. In fact, this was a method that Franz had planted in advance.

Austria's population was growing rapidly. After the colonies were localized, they were directly governed by the central government. Even if they joined a group of states, it would not be difficult for the central government to get more than half of the votes.

However, diplomacy should focus on the future, and more importantly, on the present. If they did not deal with the present, how could they talk about the future?

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