Chapter 154, present - future
With Franz's lifelong order, the Austrian army on the front line took action, and regardless of whether the Ottoman Empire agreed, the repatriation began.
These days, the Ottomans have no human rights, so they don’t need so much explanation, just force them to expel them directly. No one thinks there is anything wrong, and even the military reporters pretend that they didn’t see it.
As for whether they will write randomly after they go back, no one knows whether they will write randomly. Anyway, for the sake of newspaper sales, there will be various news, and the integrity of the reporters is a little better than that of later generations.
As long as it is ensured that most mainstream media will not speak for the Ottomans, that is enough. Street tabloids always start with a pen and a piece of paper, and the content depends entirely on editing.
It is not difficult to prepare in advance to guide public opinion, as long as you have money, you can do it; if you want to control public opinion, don’t dream.
There are no great powers who have not been scolded these days. The more frequent the news front page appears, the more powerful a country can be reflected indirectly. No one in a small country is willing to report it.
After the protest was fruitless, the Sudanese government chose to accept the reality silently. Don’t see that European countries are supporting them now. When you open the history books, you are still enemies.
Keeping the Ottoman Empire was a strategic need, and it did not mean that everyone treated them as friends. Even France, which had traditional friendship with the Ottoman Empire, could not stand up for them.
In the Prime Minister's residence on Downing Street, Gerston frowned and asked, "Are the greedy Russians still insisting?"
The London government also hated the Tsarist government's reluctance to sign the armistice treaty. Everyone was very busy and had no time to revolve around a problem.
Foreign Minister McLean: "The Tsarist government still has not let go of its fantasy of destroying the Ottoman Empire. They should be worried that the Ottoman Empire will stab them again when the next Prat-Russian War breaks out.
However, the Vienna government has compromised. They are still unable to destroy the Ottoman Empire with the power of the Russians alone.
The Tsarist government was a pauper, and their persistence was delayed for a few days at most, causing some trouble for the Ottoman Empire. Austria only promised to provide military supplies for the year, and the Russians would compromise by the end of the year at the latest.
On the contrary, the Austrians' practices in the Middle East deserve our vigilance. The Vienna government announced that it would fallow on the local land for 20 years under the banner of protecting holy land, and then expelled the local Ottomans.
The same thing was done by the Austrians more than a decade ago. They sent the Ottomans back and then immigrated from the country, and soon they could establish rule.
Although it is a little more expensive, the later domination cost is low, and the effect is very good at present. If no accidents occur, the Austrians will gain a foothold in the Middle East soon.
Now we are far from reaching the Eastern Mediterranean coast, and we can only watch the Austrians expand continuously. The occupation of Jerusalem is just the beginning. In the near future, the Austrians will gradually erode the Ottoman Empire.
If Austrian ambitions are realized, it will recreate half of the territory of the Roman Empire. We must be vigilant enough, otherwise this behemoth will appear, which will be a huge trouble."
Prime Minister Gerston looked worried, the international situation was getting more and more beyond their control, and just as the French were put on a verge of Austria, he became restless again.
This time, the joint pressure from European countries has caused the Austrians to retreat. So what should I do next time?
European countries cannot always stand together. Once the positions of various countries are divided, they may not be able to suppress Austria.
"What do you mean is to support the Ottoman Empire, give them a certain strength to protect themselves, and dispel Austrian ambitions?"
Foreign Minister McClelin nodded: "Yes, judging from the current situation, if the Ottoman Empire does not increase its strength, it will sooner or later be divided by Austria and Russians.
Under the joint exclusion of France and Austria, our influence in the Mediterranean has been getting worse and worse in recent years. Now it is time to change.
As long as we hold the Ottoman Empire in our hands, we will have more room for maneuver. However, this requires joining forces with the French. It is difficult to help the Ottomans up with our strength alone."
The Ottoman Empire was already terrible. The limited reforms of the Sudanese government were only demolished to repair the symptoms and not the root cause. It is conceivable how difficult it would be to become stronger again.
But the Ottoman Empire was another multi-ethnic country. Once it fell, it would be broken into pieces and could not be rebuilt.
Chancellor Laluk Royd: "There is no problem in supporting the Ottoman Empire. The key is how to ensure that our investment can be rewarded.
Even if the French are involved in sharing risks, this is a high-risk investment. Once the Ottoman Empire is over, our investment will be wasted.
Now that the Ottoman government's finances have gone bankrupt, what needs to be paid to save them is not a small number."
Is the British Empire rich? Of course: Yes! In this era, they were the most generous government in the world, and even France and Austria could not compare.
But even if you have money, you can't waste it. The Ottoman Empire is just a mess. Raluk Royd is not optimistic that the Sudanese government can be reborn from the ashes.
McLean waved his hand: "We have no better choice anymore. There is only one Ottoman left in the Near East that has the potential to become a powerful country. We can't support the Greeks and check and balance Austria, right?"
Supporting the Greeks is a joke. No matter how much Britain invests in a country with a population of only one million, it is impossible for it to turn them into a powerful country.
Prime Minister Gerston: "It is okay to support the Ottoman Empire, but you must grasp this degree. Once you find that things cannot be done, you must stop the loss in time.
But what should the French do? Now that the Spanish government is pro-French, the French have stabilized the Western Front. When they complete the internal struggle, they may have to compete for continental hegemony again.
With the style of the Vienna government, they may not necessarily compete with the French, and a new round of major mergers will likely break out."
This is the worst result. If the big powers are allowed to annex small powers, Britain's transcendent status will be difficult to guarantee.
McClane shook his head: "His Excellency Prime Minister, you have been worried. Neither France nor Austria will expand externally in the short term.
With the rise of nationalism, the risk of expansion is getting greater and greater. The French are annexed the Italian region and have not been digested for so many years.
Austria shouted the slogan of unifying the German region to earth, but it was very conservative when it came to actual actions. If they hadn't been infiltrating the German Federation, I would even think they had given up.
Even if he did not give up, the Vienna government's enthusiasm for unifying the German region was not high.
Although the political system of the new Holy Roman Empire is more stringent than the previous Holy Roman Empire, the power of the state is still quite considerable.
The German region has become accustomed to state politics. If this pattern is forcibly broken, it will be easy to get into trouble.
The Austrians have realized this, and the new Holy Roman Empire took away at least some of its core rights and even tampered with the voting rules of the Imperial Parliament.
With its size advantage, Austria steadily suppressed several states. But if the remaining German states entered the Imperial Parliament, the situation would change.
Calculated by the minimum vote of each state, Austria cannot account for an absolute majority in the Imperial Parliament. Then there will be a situation like the German Federal Empire, where a group of small states join forces to restrict the rights of the central government in the parliament.
If the rules of the game are changed, it will affect the imperial power. For an emperor, the position under his butt is much more important than occupying a little more territory."
These judgments are not wrong, but in the current international situation, this is indeed the case. After the gap in strength between countries further widens in the past few years, the situation will be different again.
Not to mention anything else, the German states have been decreasing in recent centuries, which is a realistic problem.
The monarchs of some states died, and the crown of the king fell into the hands of relatives, and the state merger was achieved through marriage. In this regard, the Habsburg family was the main representative of it, and this is how the Austrian Empire came about.
In addition to one vote per state, the new Holy Roman Empire Parliament also has the rule that one vote per three million people is actually a means of pre-buried Franz.
Austria's population grew rapidly, and after the localization of the colonies, it was directly under the central government. Even if it joined a lot of states, it would not be difficult for the central government to get more than half of the votes.
However, diplomacy should focus on the future, and more on the present. If you don’t handle the things in front of you well, what else can you talk about in the future?
Chapter completed!