Chapter 83, The Great Conspiracy
No one cares about the internal disputes in the Kingdom of Prussia. Most European countries are celebrating this news. The difference in popularity among bears can be seen.
Austria is no exception. If the influence is taken into account, Franz is ready to hold a banquet to celebrate this great victory.
The Prussian-Russian War has now gone through, and the total military force lost by the Tsarist government has exceeded 500,000. It is unclear how many people have died in battle, been captured, or retired due to injuries.
The Tsarist government did not understand these issues, so Franz would not be bored to help the Russians count them.
As the winners, the Pbo coalition was not feeling well. It was fine if the Prussian Kingdom was not. Although they suffered heavy losses, they still had strength. There was a winter buffer and they should be replenished in the coming year.
Of course, this supplement only talks about military strength and war potential inevitably decline, even if it is obtained for human resources from the two principalities.
The Poles are different. Even with the support of European countries, they still cannot change the essence of the mob.
In order to win over more people, the Provisional Government announced: Abolish the serfdom and free land for the people.
However, it is one thing to say, but another thing to do. The provisional government organization is in chaos, the revolutionaries have no experience in governing, and they copy it in actual actions, and farces are frequently produced.
First, they forced the nobles to the opposite side, and the subsequent internal struggles aroused the dissatisfaction of the middle class.
If you don’t see the actual benefits, just shout slogans, it will be a mistake over time. As time goes by, ordinary people gradually lose their enthusiasm for revolution.
If the Battle of East Prussia had not been won, it would have been a question whether the Polish Provisional Government could survive this winter.
The quality of the policy does not depend on the policy itself, but on the specific implementation. Obviously, the Polish Provisional Government does not know this and assumes that as long as the government issues a decree, it will be implemented below.
As a result, it is correct to allocate land for free, so the bureaucrats can freely wield the amount. It cannot be said that it is a bureaucrat, but it should be more appropriate to describe it as a speculator.
Idealists blindly introduced a series of good policies they think are self-evident, and the outcome is naturally self-evident, and the country is messed up.
This is a good thing for Austria. The chaotic Poland will discourage the Poles in the country and will be more conducive to promoting national integration.
Strategically, Austria successfully used the Popo coalition to weaken the Russians, but did not allow Prussia and Poland to take the opportunity to rise, achieving the first strategic plan.
Whether to continue to weaken the Russian Empire has become the most troublesome problem for Franz.
On the one hand, if you want to weaken this potential opponent, and on the other hand, you want the Russians to preserve a certain amount of strength, you can restrain the British in Central Asia.
While the Prussian-Russian War was going on, the Tsarist government had not forgotten to take action against the three Khanate of Central Asia. It was just that because the finances could not support the two-front war, the Russians' military operations in Central Asia were beginning to end.
There were also constant disputes within the Vienna government. The Russian Empire was not without strength. The biggest problem was that they could not exert their own strength.
In theory, as long as the Tsarist government can take out half of its strength, it can easily handle the Prussian Kingdom.
Austria's support for them during the Prussian-Russian War is far from comparable to that of the Near East War, which is also one of the factors that the Russians cannot exert their own strength.
This is determined by interests. Austria had a lot of interests to take in the Near East War. Even if the money lent may not be collected, it would make up for the losses in other aspects.
The Prussian-Russian War is different, and it is difficult for Austria to obtain substantial benefits. It can only be said that the division of the Prussian Kingdom is that if it is done, it will not be worth the loss.
If Franz wants to obtain population resources in the North German region, it must be the heart of the local people. If he really joins hands with the Russians to divide the Kingdom of Prussia, he will never want to gain the recognition of the local people.
Nationalism is a double-edged sword. Franz used nationalism to establish the new Holy Roman Empire, gaining rich human resources in the German region, and naturally he had to bear the troubles it brought.
The Chancellor of the Finance Minister Carl proposed: "Your Majesty, the Prussian-Russian War has reached its goal and we can consider mediating this war.
The finances of the Tsarist government have collapsed. Since the war has gone on, they have owed us a total of 3 ooo million in payments, as well as loans of up to 65 o00, and private bonds of 18 o000.
If the war continues, I don't think the Russians are able to repay the debt. With the previous debt, perhaps one day the Russians may not even be able to pay the interest.
Even if the Russians win the war, we will have very limited rewards for us to divide the Kingdom of Prussia together."
This is a fact. Currently, Russia's total debt owed to Austria has reached 237 million ASUS, and the total principal and interest paid per month is 2.154 million ASUS.
It seems that there is not much, and the fiscal revenue of the Tsarist government can be fully borne. However, the Russians not only have these debts, but they also owe a lot of money from other European countries.
At present, the Russians' debt repayment expenditures have accounted for one-third of their fiscal revenue. If the Prussian-Russian War continues, the financial bankruptcy of the Tsarist government is an inevitable result.
The Ministry of Finance has been prepared for the Russians to pay their debts, and Franz is also prepared for this.
Although this money is also Austria's war money, since it has been in its pocket, it cannot be used to waste it. It must be spent valuable.
There is no doubt that this value will never be to divide Prussia, but can only be compensated in other aspects.
In Franz's view, he has made a profit. At the same time, it has weakened the Prussian and Russia and made them form blood feuds. Austria's defense pressure in Eastern and Central Europe has been greatly reduced.
However, based on the principle of maximizing interests, we must find ways to get more benefits. How to operate will test Vifranz's diplomatic methods.
Foreign Minister Wesenberg opposed: "It's too early to get the truce, and both sides may not accept our kindness.
With the financial support of Britain and France, the Prussian Kingdom still has the power to fight. The Berlin government led by the Junker nobles will definitely not cease to fight. They also want to tear off a piece of meat from the Russians and lay the foundation for their great power.
The Russians are still strong, and the Tsarist government will not admit defeat so easily. They finally established the European 6 hegemony from the anti-French war, and no one will be willing to throw it out.
Both sides have a foundation to lay, and we are not pleased with mediation now.
With a winter time buffer, the Tsarist government will probably find a way to raise enough funds.
If they cannot raise enough funds, it depends on what conditions the Tsarist government has given, and we can wait for a price.
The greatest benefit of the victory of the Battle of East Prussia to the Prussians was politically, which made it possible to win over Sweden to join the war.
The Russian-Swiss Fellowship has a long history. In the past three hundred years, they have fought eight major wars, and it has not stopped until Sweden declined in recent decades.
In addition, the Ottoman Empire may also send troops to recapture the Caucasus region. They had just completed a social reform, and although the reform was not thorough, they still restored some of their strength.
The three Khanate countries in Central Asia, which were just bullied by the Russians, Persia that had turned against each other for a short time, and the Qing countries in the Far East, all of these may become enemies of the Russians.
According to the intelligence obtained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, British diplomats have been very active recently and are initially judged to be in tandem.
It can be imagined that the Tsarist government will not have a good life in the coming year. It would be fine if the Prado-Russian War was won, but these countries would have stopped. If they continue to fail, then they would be in danger."
After looking at the Eurasian map, Franz had to admit that the Russians were really capable of attracting hatred. If John Bull's plan was successful, then the embattled Russian Empire might not be able to hold on.
The "Russia-Austrian Alliance" is based on the fact that the two countries have equal strength. If the Russian Empire is about to fall, Austria may be the first to take the lead.
Franz asked concerned: "Have the Tsarist government noticed the British plan?"
Deep down, he had already regarded the negative example of Russia as a textbook, reminding himself repeatedly that he could not slut, and that he could not slut.
Foreign Minister Wesenberg replied: "It is not yet certain that the Russians did not take any action, and we cannot tell whether they had an insight into the British conspiracy."
The Austrian Foreign Ministry was able to realize the British plan for no other reason, mainly because they regarded the British as their biggest opponents.
Since it is an opponent, we must pay attention to the British every move. Then the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' institutions around the world stared at the British in tacit understanding.
Xiangfelix suggested: "If the British had such a big plan, we need to remind the Russians.
The Russian Empire cannot fall. If it really falls, then we must dismember them. We cannot dismember the Russian Empire at present, so it is better not to let them fall."
It is no problem to dismember the Russian Empire, the key is that there is no way to fragment them. Just tearing off a few pieces of meat from the scraps is no longer Austria's pursuit.
Especially at the critical moment of the African strategy, now that there is a problem with the Russian Empire, Austria will fall into this quagmire and will not be able to escape in a short period of time.
Franz thought for a while and said, "Then find an opportunity to inform the Russians. But now, we will wait until the British plan is almost done before taking action.
It involves so many countries, and it is definitely not an easy thing to want them to treat the Russians at the same time. The British are probably wishful thinking."
Everyone has hatred, but still has interests. These factors constitute the prerequisite for countries to avenge their revenge on Russia. Unfortunately, governments of various countries are not so powerful.
Due to inconvenient communication, so many countries cannot communicate enough, and everyone is distributed all over the world. The so-called joint action is just wishful thinking and can easily be defeated one by one by the Russians.
What's more, the governments of many of these countries are corrupt and have no courage to recover lost land. They must make them determined unless the British take action in person.
Since this is the case, Franz is naturally not in a hurry. He only informed the Russians when the British prepared almost the same, which could also add a little difficulty to Alexander II.
If the Tsarist government uses diplomatic means to solve the problem, wouldn’t it make the British very embarrassed?
Chapter completed!