Author: Seven Years Period

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz looked at the terms of sanctions against Egypt, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. The British goal had been achieved, and the "British-Turkish Commercial Treaty" would officially come into effect in Egypt. At the same time, France's privileges in Egypt had also been taken back by the Ottomans.

As for the British's spring and autumn brushwork, they played tricks. Franz felt that Metternich could handle it. If not, then he could consider replacing him.

Egypt returned Crete and Syria, but at least retained the mainland and Sudan. A weak Egypt could not stop Austria's expansion of Tripoli.

Franz felt that the meeting on the first day was quite successful. As long as the Ottomans were not allowed to regain Egypt, it was a victory. Although the treaty severely restricted Egypt's strength, the British in the original world line failed to enter Egypt several times.

To succeed, in the end you have to bribe Ali to get what you want.

Historically, in 1843, the British government gave Muhammad Ali a steam battleship. (It had a displacement of about 800 tons and was not considered a battleship.)

The Queen of England also gave him personal gifts, and the first batch of British multinational companies such as the East India Company also gave gifts to Ali in order to seek the right to establish a foothold in Egypt.

Later, he was awarded the Peace Medal and even invited his eldest son to visit the UK.

The topic on the second day was the Strait issue. The British proposed the condominium proposal as in history, but the difference was that the person who proposed it was Canning instead of Palmerston.

Britain and France have the same attitude on this issue. They feel that for the sake of peace, it is necessary for the great powers to reach a consensus in the form of a joint declaration or treaty.

Historically, it was due to the insistence of Britain and Austria, the change of France's attitude, and Neserlov's suicidal maneuver that the Straits Convention was reached.

However, Austria's attitude at this time was ambiguous. Neserlov was somewhat confused, and he had to write a letter to the Tsar.

"The price we pay for the Strait is too high! In fact, it ties our hands and feet."

In this era, telegraph was not yet popular, and the most effective way to transmit information over long distances was the pigeon letter.

In fact, due to Franz's influence, Tsar Nicholas I at this time was not prepared to give up his privileges in the Strait.

In his reply he wrote:

"We have to protect Russia's security, the Ottoman Empire's security, so the Black Sea straits should not be open to any country."

Of course, the participating countries did not wait for the Tsar's reply, so they moved directly to the next topic.

Canning put forward the idea of ​​a Jewish state. His idea was that although Jews were not welcome in Europe, they should have the right to establish their own state. It just so happened that Muhammad Ali gave up Syria and might be able to establish it here.

A Jewish state.

Hearing this, Phil Chuck, who was very happy just now, immediately turned ugly.

He thought he could take back the land taken away by Ali, but he didn't expect that the British would actually give the sacred territory of the Ottoman Empire to those filthy Jews.

Jews were also not well received in the Ottoman Empire. As for the reasons, everyone knows.

When Neserlov heard that the Holy Land had been allocated to the Jews, Neserlov could not sit still. He immediately stood up and glared at Canning.

"I will fight you, sir!"

In fact, Guizot had reservations about the British proposal, because the Catholic power in France was strong, and if the Holy Land was given to the Jews, it would undoubtedly arouse strong dissatisfaction among the people, and then he, the foreign minister, had reached his end.

Sewell, who couldn't help but yawn, obviously didn't take the negotiations to heart and had no interest in topics related to religion.

The situation in Austria is similar to that in France, except that the church will at most express some dissatisfaction and will not do anything to Metternich as Prime Minister.

If Neserlov had not come forward, Metternich might have expressed his dissatisfaction, but it seemed that there was no need now.

Soon this turned into an all-out conflict between Britain and Russia.

Naturally, Canning would not accept Neserlov's proposal for a duel. After all, he did not want to fight a veteran. If he lost, he would definitely become a laughing stock in the diplomatic community.

But even if Canning wins the duel, with the Russian thinking, he will probably send a duel master to regain the situation next time, which will not be beneficial to the progress of the negotiations.

"I refuse!"

"You coward! You insulted my beliefs and I demand an apology from you!"

"We are negotiating to solve problems, not create them!"

The two sides argued for a long time with no result, and Canning finally had to ask for a show of hands.

However, he soon discovered that no one among the great powers at the meeting agreed with his proposal, and Russia fiercely expressed its opposition. Canning had no choice but to give up the proposal.

He took it for granted that Austria, France, and the Ottomans were all traitors and had betrayed his plan.

At the dance after the negotiations on the second day, Neserlov took a wine glass and showed off how he faithfully performed his duties, protected Jerusalem, and thwarted the conspiracy of the infidels.

Metternich was an expert at holding balls, and the Viennese aristocrats also had rich experience in this. The atmosphere was very warm, and of course the Vienna Atmosphere Team was responsible for this.

In order to entertain distinguished guests from all over the world, Metternich hired all the popular girls from the top brothels in Vienna, as well as some actresses and ballet dancers.

Of course, in addition to the atmosphere group, there are also many well-known artists and leaders in various industries.

At that time, if you wanted to meet big people, this kind of dance was the best place. At the same time, Metternich was also showing Austria's soft power to other countries.

Compared with the worried missions from various countries, Sewell was having a great time. But he also sincerely lamented that Austria's entertainment service industry is so powerful, compared with which Berlin is like a slum.

Of course, the other members of the Prussian mission were very busy. Some of them were here to discuss business, and some were here to spy out more useful intelligence.

Although some people in Prussia have begun to propose colonizing Africa, they have not attracted the government's attention.

There was a special young man among the mission. He was a farmer from Pomerania. When he joined the mission, he used the identity of a private in the Potsdam Infantry Regiment.

A private soldier did not attract the special attention of Austrian officials, but the inconspicuous young man in front of him would become Bismarck, the famous iron-blooded prime minister in the future.

At this time, he was supposed to be at home helping his father take care of the farm. However, due to the change in the timeline, the influence of the Austrian Empire was unprecedentedly powerful, which made this young man who had won twenty-five duels feel a little itchy.

Historically, Bismarck participated in the competition twenty-five times while in college, and only injured his arm once.

Bismarck wanted to meet his biggest enemy in the future and the prime minister who had been the leader of Europe for more than thirty years.

Metternich, who had returned to his home court at this time, was naturally at ease. Ambassadors from surrounding countries all raised their glasses to congratulate him. The Austrian Empire could be said to be the country that benefited the most from this Near East crisis.

At the same time, Austria's influence was also growing. The failure of the London Conference was in sharp contrast to the successful convening of the two Vienna Conferences. People even called Vienna the "conference capital" and "the center of European politics."

During the ball, transactions between Austria and other countries were still going on, and countless dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and fair ladies were surrounding Metternich like stars holding the moon.

At this time, a young man said something that made everyone laugh, "He can take his place." The Prussian officials who were traveling with him regarded this as a joke.
Chapter completed!