Chapter ninety-six, win-win cooperation
The Treaty of Six Six is obviously not visible. If the news of France and Austria's joint division of the European continent spread, the London government should not go crazy?
European balance is not such a balance method. If the Great France and the Great God Luo Empire appear, the European continent will be a three-legged tripod. By then, the European continent will likely not find a fourth country.
Just like Pandora's box, once the ambition is opened, it will be difficult to take it back.
Napoleon left the French not only with brilliant achievements, but also with a dream of a great power. With the sentimentality of the French people and the enthusiasm for expansion, most of Italy and Belgium will not be able to satisfy their desires.
In addition, Spain and Portugal are not too much? Napoleon occupied the Spanish region back then and had to inherit this fine tradition!
The French unify Western Europe, Austria, and the German region. In this context, does Switzerland and the Netherlands, sandwiched between two giants, have any choice?
Either you take the initiative to join one party or be forcibly annexed, this is the fate of a small country.
The three Nordic countries who are wandering abroad should not be spared. For strategic considerations, the Russians will not let them go.
The three great powers all expanded outward, so the British were stunned. They could not interfere even if they wanted to interfere. Maybe they would clear them before everyone turned against each other.
Everyone still has the foundation for alliance. After completing the expansion, it will definitely take time to digest, which means that the European continent will not be able to fight in the short term.
Then the British who have mastered the most colonies in the world are in danger. You can’t run to form an alliance with the Americans, and it’s useless to form an alliance!
Of course, the chance of this happening is very small. After annexing Italy and Belgium, the internal conflicts between France must be dealt with and there is no ability to continue to expand.
Not to mention Austria, Franz, who unified the German region, just shouted as a slogan, dividing the European continent, did he not wake up?
Now that nationalism has awakened, the unification of the German region is almost the end of Austria's expansion on the European continent.
However, the limitations of the times are that many people believe that Austria will continue to expand after unifying the German region.
The reason is very simple: Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands were all divided from the Holy Roman Empire and belonged to the same cultural circle. The radical Germans counted them all.
In order not to cause panic and ensure that the plan can be implemented smoothly, France and Austria both chose to keep it highly confidential. There are many people who know the existence of this treaty, and there are only a handful of people who know the content of the treaty.
Austria knows that there are only three easy treaties, including the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Franz himself, and France.
In recent years, France's economic development has been good, Napoleon III's throne has also stabilized, and the people's calls for establishing Great France are also increasing.
This is definitely the voice of the French people. Franz only guided it for a while. There is evidence: Emperor Napoleon III of the original time and space did a good job, but was kicked off the stage because he was defeated and could not satisfy the people's dream of a great power.
Compared to the original owner's two consecutive defeats, he still held the throne firmly, and the French people's desire to be a big country can be seen.
It was not Napoleon III that really led to the alliance between France and the Austrians, but the vast French people. Their inadvertent shouts made invisibly put pressure on the emperor. Since the emperor was elected, Napoleon III naturally had to respect the choices of the people.
On June 8, 1866, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France and Austria signed a "French-Australia Sovereignty Transaction Case on Partial Colonials in Balkan Africa, Italy."
This is a concealment of the Treaty of Six Six, with only the territorial sovereignty transactions of Articles 3 and 4. Anyway, this cannot be hidden. Once the two countries start handing over, it will be exposed.
It can be traded in Europe, let alone sovereignty and colonies? The transactions that you are willing to do will be at most the British will be unhappy and will create some sales for the newspaper.
Conrad Holman is an editor of the Austrian Daily. He occasionally visits current affairs commentators and expresses some official opinions.
Of course, as a commercial newspaper, this kind of opinion is usually very obscure and usually attacks from the side.
The news of the territorial transaction case between France and Austria has just been heard back, and Conrad Holman's work has come. There is no doubt that such news must be sing praises!
Turning his pen tip, Conrad Holman fell into deep thought. News must attract attention. For the highly commercialized Vienna Daily, direct official articles are not pleasing.
If you write too many people, how can you ensure the sales of newspapers in a single article? Vienna Daily is a big newspaper with a daily sales of 100,000 yuan. If you play like this, you will lose readers.
Looking at the wind-blown globe on the table, Conrad had an idea and picked up his pen and started writing on paper.
Title: On the thinking about the sovereignty transactions in colonial areas between France and Austria, win-win cooperation
This is no longer news, but an argumentative essay. Commercial newspapers, as long as they comply with Austrian laws and ensure that the news is true and reliable, there are not so many requirements for how to publish the content.
Conrad started directly from the international competition, listed a few historical cases, and compared the solutions of France and Austria.
Finally, we came to the conclusion that cooperation can only lead to win-win results. By the way, we praised the efforts made by the French and Austrian governments for world peace.
From the standpoint of France and Austria, this transaction is indeed a win-win situation.
The French paid part of their colonies in exchange for absolute discourse in Central and Southern Italy, laying the foundation for the swallowing of Italy.
In the Mediterranean strategy, the French took the initiative and controlled Sicily and Tunisia. When necessary, the French could divide the Mediterranean into two.
The British strategic layout in Malta was abolished, and the strategic value of this Mediterranean heart was greatly reduced. Unless the era of aircraft arrived, the role that Britain expected would once again play.
Austria used the disposable sovereignty of the Italian states to exchange for the French Balkans and some West African colonies, not only pulling out a nail, but also consolidating the colonial hegemony in the West African region.
By the way, another bargaining chip was added to trade with the Russians. The Dardanelles were still very attractive to the Tsarist government, at least before they gave up on the Mediterranean.
After writing the manuscript, he proofreaded it several times, and revised several writing errors. Seeing that there was no problem, Conrad Holman handed the manuscript to the editor for review.
This kind of big news usually does not have only one press release. Generally, three or five people write articles at the same time. The editor-in-chief selects the most suitable article to publish.
It is possible to hold meetings and discuss occasionally, but because of the timeliness of news, such discussions rarely occur.
Unexpectedly, Conrad's press release was passed. "Win-win cooperation" surpassed others in its intentions. News has never been separated from politics. The slogan of "Win-win cooperation" is very consistent with Austria's current diplomacy.
Although the government did not openly shout this slogan, it was actually doing it long ago. Since the alliance between Russia and Austria, it has kicked off the prelude to win-win cooperation.
For example: in the Near East War, the Russians took Bulgaria and the coveted Constantinople, Austria unified the Southern Germany region, and also annexed parts of the Balkans.
This is the embodiment of win-win cooperation. Of course, this example cannot be described, otherwise it will be too hatred.
Not only will Britain and France go wild, but even the Tsarist government probably has an objection. Their own family knows their own affairs, they are just nominal winners, paying a heavy price, and the benefits are only political victory.
There is no problem with taking this result out to fool ordinary people. The top leaders of the Tsarist government are still very clear about it. They failed strategically and lost the best opportunity to enter the Mediterranean.
If you talk about this French-Australia deal, then there will be no problem. Anyway, both France and Austria will take their own needs, and any reason is enough to satisfy the people in the country.
The slogan of "win-win cooperation" was shouted out by Conrad, but the impact he had was not expected.
With the publication of the news, it soon caused a sensation in Vienna. As time went by, the slogan became an official propaganda slogan for France and Austria.
With the signing of the treaty, the diplomatic relations between France and Austria have also entered a period of secret treaty. Many people are optimistic that the conflict between France and Austria no longer exists.
No matter what others think, Franz is very clear that the conflict between France and the Aocratic is only artificially suppressed under common interests.
This is not the point. The key is that Austria can withdraw its troops from Italy. The effect of training has been achieved. After discussing with the French, it can almost prove the combat effectiveness of the army.
The remaining Italian guerrillas should be handled by the French themselves! Sectarian sovereignty is not just a benefit, but also a responsibility.
To a certain extent, this unfriendly military exchange also accelerated the pace of alliance between the two countries. On the battlefield, the French and Austrian armies did not have one-sided battles, and the combat effectiveness of both sides was almost equal.
Of course, this is because the area of the conflict is too small and the combat forces are not large. Most of the two sides are competing for hard power, and the officers do not have much room to play.
This situation made the senior officials of France and Austria fear the reputation of the French and the French feared the Austrian soldiers.
This is determined by population advantage. Even if the Kingdom of Sardinia was annexed, the population gap between France and Austria was still huge. Once it evolved into a war of attrition, the first one that could not stand was definitely the French.
Franz knew very well that the French were not weak. Just because Napoleon III of the original time and space collapsed, he could not take it for granted that the French army was not capable of combat effectiveness.
You should know that the military strength ratio between the two sides in the French-Prussian War was 47:22. Because of Napoleon III's blind command, the Prussian army fought with the French army ten times its strength in the Battle of Visanburg in the First Grand Battle of the World War. Then, in the Battle of Walter two days later, the military strength ratio between the two sides of the French-Prussian War was 130,000 vs 40,000, and the result was naturally self-evident.
The same is true for the subsequent battles. In almost every battle, Prussia had more than three times the strength of the troops and was fighting with the French army.
Don't ask why this is the case. Only Napoleon III can answer this question. Anyway, history is like this, who knows why he commanded the troops to send people to their heads.
In Paris, the French people have begun to celebrate. Thanks to newspapers helping them popularize strategic knowledge, many French people believe that this marks the establishment of the Mediterranean hegemony in France.
Although this has not been recognized by Britain and Austria, neither of them can hinder the carnival of the French people. Annexation of the Italian region has become a consensus among French activist groups.
The reaction of the Paris government was completely different when the public celebrated. Many people were worried that after the transaction was concluded, it would attract hostility from the British.
Pro-British officials believe that this is Austria's conspiracy to instigate relations between Britain and France. This speculation is close to the truth, but it is not a conspiracy but an open conspiracy.
The reaction of the Parisian people has told them that there is no way to stop the deal.
"English-French Friendship", has this thing existed?
Just opening a French history book can prove that there is enough hatred between Britain and France, and friendship is too luxurious.
The hundreds of years of feud between Britain and France cannot be eliminated in one or two days. In fact, the Paris government has never made any efforts in this regard.
Anyone who wants to try it, please be prepared to accept the glorious title of "traitor". Although there are many pro-British people in the government, there are still more anti-British people among the people.
Napoleon III was very annoyed recently. He suddenly realized that there were too many pro-British factions in the government, which was not a good thing, even if he was pro-British in his position.
But in the face of interests, personal positions must be compromised! Whether to carry out a major official purge is a question worth thinking about.
Chapter completed!