The shrinking plan for the African railway network has been released. Based on the principle of saving as much as possible, except for half of the central government allocating funds for the construction of main roads, the colonial government must find a way for the construction of other branch railways.

Main roads are strategic needs, connecting colonies into one can increase their ability to resist risks. Even if a world war occurs, Austria can still preserve the African continent.

Not to mention the gold mines in South Africa, it is a problem. It is necessary to block the peeps of various countries. It is impossible to have no strength.

The Portuguese dared not join forces with the British, because John Bull gave not enough benefits to make up for the price they had to pay. If they found that there were a large amount of gold mines in South Africa, could they still restrain their desires?

To put it bluntly, the colonies were just a kind of wealth in this era. As long as the benefits they could be obtained were large enough, it would be worth it even if they were thrown away from colonies in other regions under Austria's revenge.

Otherwise, why would Franz have to fight a war with the British in South Africa? As long as the Vienna government announces annexation of the Bourne Republic and Governor Delphi is not stupid, how could he continue to launch a war?

The greatest value of the British-British War was to make the London government realize that they really couldn't fight on land.

As for the Cape Town Colonial Government, it is estimated that it will not be able to emerge from the shadow of this war within decades.

Once the railway is connected, even if the gold mine reserves are exposed, the Cape Town colonial government has no courage to cause trouble. This is the effect of the war.

Including the London government, they also cannot raise the desire to fight. Because the Austrian-owned Africa can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops at any time, the price required to seize gold mines from Austria is too high, which has exceeded their limit.

In general, Franz has paid more attention to the African continent than Europe, and in his opinion this is Austria's future.

There is no way, it is too difficult to expand on the European continent. If it weren't for the colony of Africa, then the European continent wouldn't have been so peaceful for so many years. Franz would have been causing trouble long ago.

Not to mention anything else, they will definitely survive without surviving the grudges between the Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire.

Austria did not attack them because of its lack of strength. Due to diplomatic mistakes and fierce domestic political struggles, it led to military failures on the European continent one after another. At this time, it was only possible to barely protect itself.

Because the Austrian African colony was opened and the resources inside were enough for Austria to digest for many years, Franz gave up the idea of ​​provoking war on the European continent.

This is a problem of return on investment. None of the parties to the First World War in the original time and space war had a huge loss of vitality, and finally the fisherman was cheaper.

World War II was even worse. The European countries participating in the war were no longer a problem of severe damage. Almost all the troops were wiped out, and France, who was lying in corpses, could barely escape the disaster.

The risks here are too great and the benefits obtained are too small. After all, the territory on the European continent is difficult to digest, and if you choke, you will be done.

Just look at the French, you will know that in order to digest the Italian region, you have to concentrate your strength, and overseas colonial expansion activities have been affected.

The French-Austrian collision that was originally the most likely has shown no sign at all. Affected by the changes in the strategic center of gravity, the French have greatly reduced their expansion speed on the African continent, and there is enough buffer between the two countries.

There are also some in the African continent. The French have slowed their expansion, so Austria will naturally not be polite.

Even if the two countries divide their spheres of influence and there is no satellite map in this era, the African continent is facing such a large size. Even if it moves forward for a hundred or two hundred miles, no one will know.

The error on a line on the map is greatly reduced when it reaches the actual boundary. Fortunately, there are mostly vast deserts at the junction of the two countries' spheres of influence, otherwise the French territory would have shrunk long ago.

It was not only Austria who took the opportunity to grab territory, but the British also stepped up their infiltration into the Sudan area. If the British-British war suddenly broke out and dragged down the energy of Britain and Austria, the French's interests in Sudan might not be able to be preserved.

Of course, with the alliance between Britain, France and the Austrians, these problems will gradually fade and everyone will be as restrained as possible.

Paris, after the French political decision strategically contracted, the power invested here was also weakened. Now, it is no longer possible to suppress the situation in Mexico.

Napoleon III is now very troubled, and he is still hesitating whether to give up the Mexican Empire. This decision is not good. In recent years, the French government has invested too much resources in Mexico, so it is a pity to give up directly.

If Austria had not expanded its power to Mexico, Napoleon III would have doubted whether Massimirino I was a spy sent by the Habsburgs to come here specifically to cause trouble for France.

Of course, this idea just passed by. From the perspective of family interests, if the Habsburgs were interested in Mexico, it would not be possible for Masimirino to establish an outsider as the crown prince.

After receiving this news, Napoleon III was shocked by this magical operation. He once doubted whether he was the illegitimate son of Masimirino I.

In his opinion, even if the direct members of the Habsburg family were not interested in the Mexican throne and abducted a member of the sidelines in the past to make him heirs is better than supporting outsiders to take over.

If the Bonaparte family had not had the weak influence and could not have been recognized by the local constitutionalists, otherwise Napoleon III would have supported his own people to the throne.

Napoleon III regretted it. If he had known that Massimirino I was so incompetent, he would not have supported this idiot to take office.

A wealthy old man who was over 60 next year saw the emperor's embarrassment. After all, this political investment was led by Napoleon III. If he wants to give up Mexico now, it will definitely not be proposed by the emperor himself.

"Your Majesty, Mexico's investment has failed. If you continue to invest, you may not be able to recover the cost. What we need to do now is stop loss.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Three Kingdoms alliance, we can shock the Americans. We need to find a next company to take over as soon as possible and strive to sell at a good price."

Selling Mexico's interests is indeed a good choice, at least better than losing all your money.

In order to wipe out the rebels in Mexico, the French had lost tens of thousands of soldiers and even borrowed more than one billion francs of loans.

This loss is almost as good as the British in the British-British War. However, efforts may not necessarily be rewarded. The more the rebels in Mexico suppressed, the more the situation is, the worse the situation is.

After pondering for a while, Napoleon III asked in confusion: "Mexico is not our colony yet, and the situation is still deteriorating. Who can we sell our interests there?

Spain broke out in a civil war due to the throne dispute, so it was impossible for them to interfere in Mexico at this time; the British had too many calculations and could not pay high prices; the Austrians' strategic focus for operating overseas colonies was on the African continent and they were not interested in Mexico.

The remaining countries are either without strength and cannot take over; or they are poor people with no money, and they will be expensive to give them."

This is the key to the problem. They are unable to control the situation, so who else can they expect to take over?

No one is a fool. As long as you understand the situation in Mexico, you know that this is a mess and you will not jump into this fire pit at all.

After pausing, as if he had thought of something, Napoleon III yelled: "Marquis Fickel, don't tell me that I'm an American? This is impossible.

It is OK to sell it to any country, but it is not allowed to sell it to the United States of America and the United States Union. This is agreed in the four-nation convention.

Once we violate the treaty, we will face sanctions from other three countries. The newly established alliance between Britain, France and the Austrian tribe will collapse immediately!”

On the issue of checks and balances between Americans, Britain, France and the Austrians have the same position. France is now a responsible major country and must not do anything randomly.

In order to sell for a few dollars, we have to break up the alliance between Britain, France and the Austrian tribe. Napoleon III is not that short-sighted.

He was very clear about the diplomatic dilemma faced by France. On the surface, everyone still reconciled, but the secret exclusion of European countries has always existed.

Especially after annexing the Italian region, their lives will be difficult. If the Three Kingdoms Alliance is torn apart, Britain and Austria may retaliate, and it may be another anti-French alliance.

Seeing that Napoleon III was angry, the old man immediately shut up. This was worthy of the American money, and the emperor had no choice but to not agree to him, and he could not get himself in.

As if he had noticed Marquis Fickel's request for help, the Chancellor of the Finance Minister Allen spoke out and said, "Your Majesty is right, Mexico will never fall into the hands of the Americans.

However, the Mexico issue must also be resolved as soon as possible. If we continue to delay, we will only lose more.

Personally, no matter who accepts the Mexican Empire, as long as we can guarantee the normal performance of our debts with the Mexican government, we can gain the benefits we have locally."

Obviously, the Chancellor of the Finance Minister Alan is sober. He is very clear-headed. With the chaotic situation in Mexico, it is impossible to sell a good price. As long as it can ensure the normal performance of the debt, it is God's blessing.

Even he didn't give much hope for this, after all, there were too few people willing to take over at this time. Unless he risked breaking with Britain and Austria to attract the Americans, he would basically not be able to find this surrender.

The debts owed to France by the Mexican government are not a small number. With Mexico's fiscal revenue, it will have to be repaid for decades even without any expenses.

After pondering for a while, Napoleon III spoke: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts European countries as soon as possible and test who is interested in taking over the Mexican Empire.
Chapter completed!