Everyone was in a dilemma, and Franz breathed a sigh of relief. The Pdan War would not end in a short period of time, which meant he had enough time to fill the hole.

The fire cannot be covered in paper. If the hole is not filled, it will not be reliable even if you put the shit basin on the head of the Prussians!

What if I get it wrong one day, would Emperor Franz still have the face?

Misappropriation and corruption are completely different concepts. The former can explain the normal capital operation of banks. Anyway, just take out the money on time, and the latter is an eternal dark history.

When the PKR and Russia were in conflict, the European powers were not idle either.

In addition to occasionally expressing opinions on international issues and swearing their presence, the French are mainly busy with internal struggles, and even overseas colonial expansion has been affected.

The British were very busy. While intensifying their invasion of India, they also colonized and expanded in Southeast Asia, and also launched an invasion of New Zealand...

The British colonial empire is about to take shape. Except for the absence of the African continent, other regions have basically been included in or are being included in the British colonial empire.

Everyone is very busy, which creates opportunities for Austria.

While the world was focusing on the battlefield of Pdan, on April 15, 1849, Austria and Naples, the Papal State, Tuscany, Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden, Has-Damstad and other states established the Holy Roman Economic Alliance in Rome.

European public opinion was in an uproar, but fortunately, Franz did not base his headquarters in Vienna, otherwise the political influence would have been greater.

The most intense reaction was Prussia. In order to unify Germany, they fought with the Russians in front of the country, and Austria actually took a pot of cutting off the firewood.

In addition to the Kingdom of Prussia, the major states in the German region joined the Austrian-led Holy Roman League, which means that Prussia was kicked out of the voice in the German region.

Influenced by the establishment of the Holy Roman League, the idea of ​​Great Germany has risen again. In the eyes of many nationalists, economic grouping will help the unity of the country.

Even within Prussia, people advocated joining the alliance established by Austria. As for the German Customs Alliance, the historical mission has been completed and it can be put into the garbage dump.

This change gave Frederick William IV a headache. Nationalism is a double-edged sword. They can support Prussia to unify the small German will, and also support Austria to unify the great German will.

As for the addition of the Italian region, nationalists don’t care. In their opinion, as long as the German nation takes the dominant position, the larger the empire, the better.

"Prime Minister, what attitude do all countries have towards Austria's wolf ambitions?" Frederick William IV asked in anticipation

Joseph von Radovitz thought about it and replied: "The British issued diplomatic notes to Austria, opposing Austria's alliance actions, and strongly condemned Austria for breaking the principle of free trade.

The French government has protested against Austria's establishment of an economic alliance to exclude third countries and has not taken any further action.

The Spaniards expressed their close attention to the subsequent development of the situation, and most European countries were neutral, and the Russians had not yet expressed their opinion."

There is no doubt that everyone is too busy now and doesn't care about causing trouble for Austria.

The British did not intervene strongly in the war in Prén, nor did they have the energy to interfere in Austria's alliance operations. Without European powers as thugs, they had limited voice on the European continent.

The French waited for them to settle the domestic factions, otherwise the French government would not be able to do anything under the party struggles.

Frederick William IV was very depressed. In his opinion, the Russians who were most capable of interfering in Austria were just restrained by their help. The Tsarist government could not interfere in Pu'Ao at the same time.

Without the threat of force, protest alone can overwhelm Austria? Frederick William IV shook his head. Prussia faced greater diplomatic pressure, so wouldn't it also resist it?

Austria only established an economic alliance, and most European countries were just unrelated to their own affairs and became the melon-eating crowd.

"Did the British take action?" Frederick William IV asked with concern.

...

London

As the world's number one messenger, how could the British watch Austria form an alliance?

You should know that the Holy Roman Economic Alliance is a monster of half a German and most of the Italian and Austrian Empire. In terms of economic size, this is the number one economy in Europe.

Although most of these places are still semi-feudal and semi-capitalist, their own industries are not weak, the British have not had a large market share in the local area, and they do not lack markets.

But no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat. Giving up for nothing is not John Bull's style.

"What's wrong, why are the Russians so slow to react this time?" Prime Minister John Russell asked in confusion.

Parmeston thought for a while and said, "Maybe hesitated. The Pundan War has restrained a lot of their energy. If you interfere in Austria at this time, maybe Pu'an will join forces.

Nicholas I was not a fool. Once he got to that point, the ‘Three Nordic Courts’ system collapsed and as long as they did not want to be isolated in Europe, they would not take action against Austria.”

Since the Berlin Convention, the European continent has entered the "Prussian, Austria and Russia era". The three countries have joined forces to maintain the Vienna system, and even the British have been excluded from the European continent.

Now that the PKR War has rifts appearing in PKR relations, the British naturally have to find a way to split the alliance.

Whether it is inciting Austria to expand into the Balkans, supporting Austria to occupy the Danube, or indulging Prussia to launch a war against Denmark, it is part of this plan.

I have to say that this time, the Russians did a strict job of keeping secrets, and they deceived everyone, and everyone thought it wrongly.

"The Russians probably never dreamed that the Prussians actually persevered this time, and now they are in trouble.

However, the Holy Roman Alliance established by Austria is also a problem. With Metternich, the old fox, it is probably difficult to achieve something if you want to unite all countries to put pressure on them." John Russell said with a frown.

Parmeston smiled and said, "Why must the Austrians be forced to dissolve the alliance? We should be most anxious about this alliance.

Russia, Prussia, France, which one of them is not more anxious than us?

Especially the Prussians, they were in a stalemate with the Russians. Austria was the best reconciliator, but now Austria has formed this alliance again. The three Nordic court alliance is probably coming to an end.

Is it necessary for us to help them continue this alliance?"

Prussia had conflicts with Russia and Austria at the same time, so naturally it could not survive in the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

The British have made a lot of efforts to split the alliance, and now they are only one step away, so they will naturally not prolong the alliance's life.

"It seems to be very beneficial to us, but we should still be wary of Austria. The old fox Metternich is best at balancing, and the influence of the Habsburg dynasty is deeply rooted.

They can't turn this economic alliance into an empire. Otherwise, our interests in the Mediterranean will not be guaranteed." John Russell said cautiously

This is not an unfair worry. Everyone knows that the Habsburg family is best at marriage. They engage in internal marriages in the alliance structure. After several generations, they merged into a family. This is how the Austrian Empire came about.

If Franz knew what the British thought, he would definitely want to laugh. It is okay to form an alliance with the Italian state, but if he annexed the Italian state, then forget it, he doesn't want to cause trouble.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister. Austrians will not have this opportunity. As long as they dare to take the first step, the alliance will collapse.

On the contrary, the Prussian war is a problem. The Prussian government is still insisting on it due to public opinion. I am worried that they will incite the Russians and that war may break out between the two sides.

If the Prussian Kingdom was crippled by the Russians and without internal control, Austria might really dare to unify the German region." Parmeston thought for a while and said

In many cases, imperial countries cannot analyze from the perspective of interests alone. If the Tsar gets angry, it is really possible to fight a war regardless of the consequences.

"Be prepared for mediation. Once the situation gets out of control, put pressure on the Prussian government and force them to compromise." John Russell said fiercely.

There is no way to put diplomatic pressure on the Russians, and they don’t even miss them, so they can only bully Prussia, a soft persimmon.

Although the relationship between Britain and Prussia is very good, this cannot allow Britain to unconditionally support Prussia. In the face of interests, it is nonsense to make relationships with the British.

...

Vienna

Since the establishment of the Holy Roman League, Franz has not had a good sleep for several days, and there is no way to go too smoothly, which seems abnormal.

It is natural for the Russians to not interfere. The two sides have had a secret agreement. If they cannot keep it secret, the Russians can directly support Austria.

But the performance of other countries surprised Franz. Forget about the neutral small country, they have no say. They were originally just a so-called soybean, but now it is normal to watch the fun.

But the performance of Britain and France made Franz feel strange.

He could barely understand the performance of the French government. He must first settle the country when fighting foreign countries. Austria did not invade France, so it was difficult for them to share the same hatred of the enemy.

The British did nothing except protest. According to prior analysis, the British should bring the French at this time, and a group of younger brothers came to put pressure on Austria.

This kind of failure to play according to the script gave Franz a headache. Metternich, the Foreign Minister, is still in charge of work in Rome, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has two answers:

1. The British were busy with colonial expansion and had no time to take care of Austria;

2. The British wanted to provoke the conflict between the U.S. and the Russian-Austrian conflict, and disintegrate the alliance between the U.S. and the Russian-Austrian-Russia.

Except for a few cabinet members, others did not know the content of the secret agreement between Austria and Britain, France and Russia, so they naturally could not conduct a comprehensive analysis.

At this time, Franz suddenly realized that in just over a year, Austria had signed so many secret agreements, which was simply incredible.

If it weren't for the presidency of Metternich, foreign minister, Franz suspected that the Austrian government would have collapsed long ago.

Historically, Austria also attempted to walk a tightrope between Britain, France and Russia, but in the end he failed to grasp the balance and turned all the three ally countries that Britain, France and Russia could become enemies.

Just think about it and let Franz get cold. Don’t think that Austria is much better than in history, but once diplomatic games collapse, it will instantly fall into isolation.

Do you still have to consider the consequences?

Of course, I am a man with my tail between my legs, and stay at home peacefully and farm quietly. I quietly watched Prussia unify the German region, and then challenge the world order with them.

Theoretically, the Austrian Empire that completed internal reforms would be much stronger than the Austro-Hungarian Empire in history, and perhaps Germany and Austria could have a counterattack together.

However, this kind of thing is obviously impossible. Franz is ready. If the situation exceeds control, Russia and Austria will join forces to fight against Britain, France and the United States head-on.

From a simple military analysis, the possibility of failure is not high. At most, it is to fight both sides and lose money. When Russia and Austria have no money, the war will end.

In history, the Russians fought against Britain and France alone and lost the Crimean War. It was not because of military failure. The most important thing was that the government had no money. If they had money, they could continue to fight.

Only 300,000 troops were lost, which was completely drizzling for the bears. Even if this number was expanded ten times, they still had enough gray animals.

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Chapter completed!