Since the era of Iron-Crafted Ship, the Austrian Navy has emerged. The Austrian Navy has been expanding continuously, forcing European countries to follow.

If the outbreak of Indian rebellion had not restrained the British's energy, the Vienna government would have felt what pressure was long ago.

Someone in the London government clamors to develop the top three standards. (More than the naval tonnage of the second, third and fourth naval powers)

Of course, these people are just talking about it, but in fact the British have never done it.

Let’s not talk about the top three standards now, even the top two standards, Franz doubts whether the British can do it.

The total tonnage of the French and Austrian Navy has approached the Royal Navy. Considering the ironclad ships, the strength of the Royal Navy can no longer achieve a depressive advantage over France and Austria.

However, after the Indian rebellion is suppressed, the British should be able to achieve the two strong standards for a long time in the future. In the short term, Franz is not ready to explode the navy, so as not to stimulate the sensitive nerves of the British.

It’s not right, it’s already exciting, but I just don’t have time to pay attention to it for the time being.

If it weren't for the Tsarist government's financial resources, Franz would have been preparing to help the Russians explode the navy and stimulate the London government.

This is not a contradiction. As long as the British are stimulated, they will invest more financial resources on the ironclad ships. But in fact, these warships are just transitional products, and the more they are built, the greater the losses will be.

If it weren't for the purpose of intervening in the Civil War, Franz wouldn't have created so many ironclad ships. In terms of warship performance, these warships would not have been eliminated soon.

It was because the arms race might trigger a war, Franz was not ready to make a first bird now. Since it was a battle for Britain and Russia, of course, the Russians had to be brought to the Russians.

Before unifying the German region, Franz was not prepared to confront the British directly, which would be more than worth the loss.

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Washington, the election that determines the fate of the United States has ended. Franz's butterfly effect did not affect this election, and Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th US President with an absolute majority.

The overall emergence of the interests of northern capitalists has caused panic and hatred among southern planters. In order to protect their own interests, they began to connect.

On December 20, 1860, representatives of the Southern Planters held a meeting in South Carolina and decided to withdraw from the Federation.

It also issued a declaration of suing slavery, welcomeing the states to withdraw from the Federation and join the newly formed country - the American State Alliance.

After the news reached Europe, it immediately caused a sensation. Franz immediately held a cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg analyzed: "The conflict between the north and the south of the United States has been around for a long time, and the results of this election have shown that the planters in the south have completely failed in the political struggle.

In order to protect their own interests, they had to withdraw from the Federation and form a new country.

From a US legal perspective, these states have the right to withdraw.

However, capitalists in the north will definitely not agree. They also want to obtain cheap industrial raw materials and markets. If these states are allowed to escape, all their previous efforts will be useless.

Unless the Northern government makes a compromise, the southern planters will not be able to go back, and Lincoln's appeal is actually just a show.

This split between the north and the south was not only due to the abolition of slavery, but also the more core tariff issue, which he had never mentioned.

If Lincoln promised to lower farm product tariffs, the determination of southern planters to be independent may be shaken. Now both sides can only speak in war.

When the American Civil War broke out, our American colonial strategy was achieved in half, and a split America was more in our interests.

However, the gap between the comprehensive strength between the north and the south is quite large. Now there are only seven states that have joined the southern government, so I am afraid they are not opponents of the northern government."

There is no need to say that the United States is divided, and the Vienna government absolutely supports it. Especially after the American strategy is launched, this is even more necessary.

Home Secretary Wendysch Gretz said calmly: "On the surface, the Northern Government is indeed stronger.

But in fact, not all the northern states are willing to participate in this war, and most American people do not want a war to break out. They can only rely on public opinion controlled by capitalists to deceive the people to go to the battlefield.

The southern states are different. They are forced into a desperate situation. It is related to their vital interests. The enthusiasm of the southern people to join the army is much higher.

In the short term, the southern government is more likely to have an advantage in the military; if the war is delayed, then the manpower advantage in the north will gradually be transformed into military strength.

I think as long as the commander in the South is smarter, he will take Washington as soon as the war breaks out, and then negotiate with the Northern government.

Anyway, everyone likes to see the outbreakers unlucky, and European countries will definitely support the division of the United States."

Prime Minister Felix questioned: "This is difficult to do, and from a military perspective, the Southern government is indeed likely to occupy Washington at the first time.

However, they have no way to prevent the US government from evacuating. There are obviously more federal states on the north side, while military operations in the south will stimulate everyone's nerves and allow their neutral states to join.

The southern government has limited strength and if they can't defeat a few states, they will become exhausted. The northern government, which has reacted, will still overwhelm the southern government with its strong strength.

In fact, the key to the problem now is not how the north and the south fight, but who can attract more allies on both sides.

There are 35 states in the United States and 16 states in the livestock states. Only 7 are now declared independence. The political activities of both sides are the key to determining the outcome of this war.

If the Southern government can win over 16 animal slave states to be independent and lobby for a few states to be neutral, then the strength of both sides will be closer.

If the strength of both sides remains equal, there will be no opportunity to resolve the problem peacefully with the intervention of European countries."

Foreign Minister Wesenberg explained: "Your Excellency, this ideal situation is probably not going to happen.

The diplomatic work of the Southern government simply failed. I don’t know where they gained confidence and have not sought help from us.

I don’t have any illusions about how many states they can convince to join. In public opinion, northern capitalists dominate. If they don’t work hard enough, many animal husbandry states will turn to the northern government.

After all, some capitalists in the animal slave states are not small in strength. If they react slowly, they may have been pulled over by the northern government."

What is the confidence of the Southern government? Of course it is cotton!

During this era, about one-fifth of the population in the UK survived directly or indirectly, 80% of which were provided by several southern states.

The London government absolutely cannot tolerate problems with the cotton supply chain, but unfortunately they ignored the bumper harvest of cotton in 1860, and the cotton in the London market accumulated 50%.

This negligence is very fatal. Many capitalists regard the blockade in the north as a good opportunity to deal with the backlog and obtain huge profits.

With these people's pulling back and the impact on the cotton-spinning industry was not fatal, the London government was caught in controversy and did not interfere with the American Civil War at the first time.

Next, after finally reaching an agreement with the Faspis and Spain to interfere, the French were disguised as another. Coupled with the public relations of the northern government, the London government was hesitant again.

After several hesitations, cotton from India and Egypt was planted. British capitalists' interest in cotton from the Southern government was greatly reduced, and international intervention was delayed.

By the time the London government made a resolution, the southern government was no longer able to make the situation come true.

Franz also had a headache when facing the Southern government that failed diplomatic standards. He didn't know how to use the advantages he had, and he was in vain to destroy the opportunity.

If the Southern Government is a little more active, everyone will support them, whether it is for strategic needs or for interests.

No matter what, in order to attack Americans, Franz can only accept it with his nose and still has to be obliged to help the Southern government.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicates with Britain and France, and we will act together to convince more animal husbandry states to join the Southern government. I believe they will not mind cheating Americans.

I will find a few newspapers to reveal the news: the cotton harvest and unsalable sales, and by the way, I would like to emphasize the news that cotton production has soared in India, Egypt, West Africa and other regions.

Find a few experts and scholars to analyze the seriousness of the problem, so that the people in power in the southern government can be cleared up and know that their cotton weapons are unreliable."

In addition to cotton, many agricultural products are Americans' flagship products, but these things are also produced elsewhere.

Even Franz was wondering whether to send someone to burn the British cotton stock. This idea just flashed away, mainly because there were too many cotton warehouses and it was not possible to burn it out in just a few people.

However, most of the cotton in the south has not been shipped out yet. As long as the southern government is vigilant and suspends the transportation of cotton behind it, the British government will still have to be tied to the southern government ship.

After all, whether it is India or Egypt, it takes time to grow cotton, and domestic factories can't afford it.

Historically, in the early stages of the war, some people proposed to intercept this part of the cotton transport fleet and cut off trade from the southern government.

However, in order not to offend the British, the Lincoln government chose to let it go. Even during the outbreak of the Civil War, the north was not tightly blocked on cotton transportation.

Otherwise, if the cotton supply of John's cow was really cut off, the British would have already been able to get it.

There is no doubt that although the British Army is not good, it is still a good deal for the Americans.

Only if the Royal Navy blocks the US coast and sends a bunch of Indian soldiers up there, they can kill the northern government.

As for logistics supply, it is far from as terrible as imagined. The most important food can be provided by the southern government, and there is no shortage of these things.

Weapons and ammunition needed to be transported from the local area. In this era, the ammunition consumption of war was not large. As the world's largest industrial country, the British could afford it.

To put it bluntly, the northern government only had more than 20 million people. As soon as the war broke out, it was blown up by the south. The war potential that the northern government could break out was also limited.
Chapter completed!