There was a change in Russia-Austria relations, which soon triggered a political chain reaction, and the London government finally had a stable sleep.

An alliance without contradictions is terrible, but an alliance with conflicts is not worth worrying about.

Now that the relationship between the two countries is getting colder, the Vienna government's support for the Russians will definitely be reduced, which is what the London government wants the most.

Other issues can be dealt with, but the Russians' threat to India must be resolved immediately.

The British still remembered the Great Indian Uprising a few years ago. It was because of the secret support of the Russians that the London government paid hundreds of millions of pounds of military expenditure.

If this hidden danger is not solved and every now and then, who can stand it?

What India does not lack the most is people, and there are also a lot of social conflicts. As long as someone fans the flames, rebellion is simply common.

The best way is to separate India from other countries. Small countries don’t care. They have neither the courage nor the strength to cause trouble, so big countries are different.

Especially the three countries of Russia, France and the Austria are the key points of the London government's strict defense. Now neither France nor Austria has extended its claws to India, and only the Russians have expressed their interest. The London government naturally wants to cut off the Tsarist government's thoughts.

Let Central Asia be independent is the best choice, leaving such a buffer zone to defend against enemies outside the country. Even if there is a conflict between Britain and Russia, it is still in Central Asia. If the Central Asia and London government is ruined, it will not be distressed.

On the four fronts now, the London government has the greatest support in Central Asia, and sending mercenaries in person is enough to explain the problem.

No. 10 Downing Street, Foreign Minister Reisling reported: "No accident happened. The negotiations failed. The Russians were unwilling to make any concessions. The final condition they gave was to restore the pre-war state.

This made our friends unacceptable, and the Prussians made territorial claims against the Lithuanian region, and also demanded that Poland be independent.

The Ottomans wanted to take back Constantinople, and they were said to be negotiating with Austria to redeem part of the Balkan territory.

The Vienna government did not directly refuse, but now it has not reached an agreement on the price. If the Ottoman Empire took back Constantinople, then it would be less problematic to buy the Dardanelles Strait, and Austria seems to lack interest in the Black Sea.

The representatives of the Eastern Empire hope to take back the Western Xinjiang and the Far East. They are currently fighting well in the Western Xinjiang region. It is said that the old general still carried a coffin to fight.

Central Asia is a little confused, and it is too difficult to coordinate several Khanate joint wars, but their hatred towards the Russians is still worthy of recognition.

Our friends are still firm in fighting, and the situation on the battlefield is generally beneficial to us.

Not long ago, Russia-Austria relations changed, and it seemed that Alexander II got angry. Under the instigation of capitalists, the Tsarist government raised tariffs with Austria, and a cold war broke out between the two sides.

Austrians raised the price of export commodities by tit-for-tat, up about 50% from the previous period, and some commodities also rose by 100%.

If nothing unexpected happens, Austria's support for the Russians will be further reduced in the war that followed, and the Russians have no chance to escape this time."

These conditions are obviously not acceptable to the Tsarist government. Otherwise, the Russian Empire would have to go a little further in an instant, especially Constantinople, without any room for negotiation.

The relationship between Russia and Austria was cold, and it was originally operated by the London government. Any contradictions were accumulated bit by bit. Some people in the Tsarist government felt that they were at a disadvantage in forming an alliance with Austria, and there were also such people in the Vienna government.

Against this background, I encountered the British who were sowing the disagreement, and the usual small conflicts were naturally infinitely magnified.

When Franz finds out, he can do nothing, and only lets the relationship between the two countries continue to deteriorate. Alexander II is the same. Even if he discovers this situation, he cannot stop it.

In addition to interests, everyone also needs face. The benefits brought by the Russian-Austrian alliance are no longer enough to make them take action to suppress conflicts.

The two strong emperors were unwilling to give in, and things gradually became serious. Only when the sequelae broke out will both sides pay attention to the role of the alliance again.

Obviously, the British would not leave such an opportunity. Continuing to alienate the Russian-Austrian alliance has become one of the most important relationships of the British Foreign Ministry.

Prime Minister John Russell smiled and said, "It seems that the means of peace have failed, so the next step is to test our strength.

The Russians fighting alone are not that scary. As long as the war is dragged to next year, the wallet of the Tsarist government may be in a hurry again, right?"

John Russell was in a very good mood. If possible, he would not mind giving Russian capitalists and bureaucrats a medal, which was of the highest level.

According to the plan, they originally thought that the Austrians should have caused the deterioration of Russia-Austrian relations. After all, the Russians are still going on wars from all sides, so how could they ignore the relationship between the two countries?

It doesn't matter who makes the matter first, anyway, the final result is the same. The current changes have directly increased the cost of war for the Russians.

War is a beast of gold swallowing, and money is really not spent. Don’t think that the Tsarist government has a lot of benefits, but it cannot withstand the bureaucratic group is too greedy. No matter how much money they have, they will be squandered quickly.

This is the commonality of old empires. Which one is Britain, France, Russia, Austria, Spain, Netherlands, and Portugal is not a corrupt empire?

However, the Tsarist government is more powerful, and the chaotic system provides a breeding ground for the breeding of corruption, while Britain, France and the Austrians have a system that can curb corruption to a certain extent.

Even Franz had no way to completely solve the corruption problem, so he could only adopt the policy of killing pigs from time to time. He had a major anti-corruption campaign every three or five years, killing chickens to scare the monkeys to intimidate the bureaucratic group.

The advantage of doing this is that it allows bureaucrats to learn smarter, know what money should not be touched, and restrain their eating habits.

At this point, it is already the ultimate that this era can do. It is impossible to eliminate corruption.

The final result is naturally that 7 or 8 yuan spent on the 10 yuan with constraints; 10 yuan without constraints can finally be put into practice, which is not easy.

After thinking about it, the Chancellor of the Finance Minister Agarwal replied: "It's not that fast, the Tsarist government is still trying to raise funds, not completely slack off.

Of course, if the fire in their country is ignited, the wallet of the Tsarist government will really be exhausted.

At that time, the Tsarist government should declare bankruptcy and lose all debts, and the Russian-Austrian alliance should almost break down."

The actual situation is even more serious. Because of the war, a large amount of gold and silver flow out of the Russian Empire every year, and this outflow rate has far exceeded the replenishment speed of mine development.

The Tsarist government reduced imports from Austria, which also caused a "money shortage". After all, this is a cash transaction, and what they took out was a hard currency.

A transaction, equivalent to silver, can be as little as a few million taels or as much as tens of millions of taels. No matter how big the family business is, it cannot withstand such squandering.

This is also the reason for the sharp increase in loans between Russia and Austria. The Tsarist government cannot provide enough cash in the short term and can only use a physical mortgage to pay the goods.

This kind of mortgage must be based on the stability of the Russian Empire. If a civil war occurs, many collateral will instantly fall and be worthless.

At present, the Tsarist government holds a large amount of real estate, such as ports, mines, farms, forest farms, shops and residences in cities...

These are all good collaterals, and they can generate some income every year. Once the civil war breaks out, these things are worthless.

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In Moscow, Mattolsky did not rush to launch an uprising. With so many international friends behind this uprising, it is natural that rebel experts exchange experiences.

After professional training, Matetolsky evolved. In order to launch more people to support the revolution, he was launching workers' strikes and organizing farmers to resist taxes.

Prices soared after the war, but wages did not increase, and overtime hours were extended. Fortunately, everyone worked hard for a day, and the rewards they received even filled the family's stomach became delusions.

Throughout 1866, 76 major and large strikes broke out in the Russian Empire. There is no doubt that these unorganized resistances were futile and all were suppressed.

There are also farmers who are not having a good time, and the high war taxes make them difficult to accept.

Although the actual war tax of the Tsarist government was not high, the extra charge of three or five dou was not something Alexander II could have stopped.

A young man whispered: "Sir, the Prussians are urging us again. They want us to find a way to cut off the railway in Moscow and cut off the supplies of the Tsarist army."

There are not many Russians, and Moscow happens to have one. As long as this railway is cut off, it will be even more difficult to enter the front line for the grain in the Volga River Basin and industrial products produced in Moscow.

In fact, the Volga River has a more important strategic position. As Russia's mother river, it can connect Moscow and St. Petersburg by water. However, it freezes in winter and cannot play a role.

After pondering for a moment, Matetolski frowned and replied, "Reassure them that we will complete the agreement!"

Obviously, he did not want to cooperate with the Prussians, and if there was no way, Matetolsky would not be willing to sell Russia's interests.

Moscow's geographical location is very important. It is not only the second largest industrial base of the Russian Empire, but also the important way to connect the east and west, and it is also one of the most important food production areas of the Russian Empire.

The three major grain production areas of the Russian Empire are now Poland, the surrounding areas of Moscow (Volga River Basin), Ukraine, and other areas have not been developed.

The Polish region is no longer expected. There is chaos in the surrounding areas of Moscow, and only Ukraine is left in the Tsarist government.

Then food shortage will become a major problem for the Tsarist government, or an unsolvable problem. At that time, not only the soldiers on the front line will go hungry, but St. Petersburg will not last long.

The Prussians sent them to the Moscow area in order to cut off the Russians' logistics supply and weaken the war potential of the Tsarist government.

Without local supplements, we hope to import from the outside world. Not to mention whether the wallets of the Tsarist government can support it, the key is that their capacity cannot meet the demand at all.

Matetolsky did not want to be a puppet, he wanted to overthrow the rule of the Tsarist government and establish a free country.

After arriving in the Moscow region, he took the initiative to alienate the Prussians, because he was to keep it secret, but in fact he didn't want to cede the land.

But now he cannot live without the support of the Prussians, and even more so with the support of the British behind him, so he has to look grateful.

In this era, the industry of the Russian Empire did not develop, and the number of workers was not large, so it was far from enough to overthrow the rule of the Tsarist government.

In order to make up for the lack of strength, Matetolsky set his sights on the large number of peasants. Alexander II liberated the serfs and gained everyone's support, which became the biggest problem of the uprising.

"Clear the lord" is an uprising slogan sponsored by an international friend for free. The purpose is naturally to win over more people to participate in the uprising. After all, the Tsar has a good reputation among the people, and the people directly rebel against him and refused to agree.

This is contrary to Matetolsky's ideal. European cultural traditions determine that once this banner is put forward, even if the government is overthrown, the Tsar or Tsar will at most use the constitutional monarchy to restrict it.

Nicholas I recovered Constantinople, leaving enough political legacy to Alexander II. He himself announced the abolition of serfdom and gained the support of tens of millions of newly liberated Russian peasants.

Mattolsky was very suspicious that even if he overturned the current government, Alexander II could still hold great power.

Although "clearing the king" is good, he also put himself under the Tsar, and his status as a ruler and his subjects was determined. He was naturally at a disadvantage in politics.

However, this slogan has received support from many international friends. Needless to say, everyone is a monarchy country, so naturally they have to support this system.

"Why!"

After sighing deeply, Mattoolsky chose to compromise helplessly. All forces within the revolutionary party gathered, and it was no longer a solid piece of law. He, a leader, could not do anything in one word.

The bourgeoisie who supported them just wanted to control power through the revolution, but was not prepared to expel the Tsar.

Most of the revolutionary party also supported the retention of the Tsar. If there were no Tsar, how could they counterattack and become nobles?

Don’t expect everyone’s ideological awareness to be high. Most revolutionaries rebel because they are dissatisfied with reality and do not have the lofty ideal of liberating mankind.

Mattolsky could not go against everyone's wishes, otherwise it would be a matter of a meeting if he had a change of leader, and he would have arguing for three or five days at most.

On December 12, 1866, under the leadership of Mattolsky, many Russian revolutionary parties launched the Double Twelve Uprising in Moscow.

The rebel army took the political program of "clearing the monarch" and called on all Russian people to rise up and kill the filthy ministers and return the power to the Tsar.
Chapter completed!