Once the seeds of doubt were sown, they could no longer be gone. After carefully studying the actions of the Vienna government in recent years, Dumbledore became increasingly confused.

If Austria wants to target France, why let them annex the Italian region?

When promoting the public, France can be explained by the power of France. As a senior government official, Dumbledore would not think so.

No matter how powerful France is, it cannot defeat the joint efforts of European countries. If European countries jointly put pressure on them, they can only retreat in shame.

Expanding territory on the European continent has never been an easy task, and the Italian region is not a remote area. Dumbledore does not believe that Austria has no ambitions.

The French government has studied this issue for many years, and finally everyone came to an incredible conclusion-the Vienna government abides by the spirit of the contract.

The truth is no longer important, anyway, all the meat has been eaten. No matter how much you doubt it, the French government will not give up on the Italian region.

It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out, just look at Austria's military strength. The so-called "threat" is based on strength.

After sorting out the information about the Austrian army in recent years, Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief. Although the threat did exist, France could still withstand it.

Take action?

Sorry, as a qualified bureaucrat, you must first weigh the pros and cons, rather than act blindly.

The Austrian threat is only potential, without sufficient interests, and it is impossible for France and Austria to fight for no reason.

In this era, the war is obviously that the defensive side has more advantages. Not to mention anything else, the deployment of troops alone will determine.

In contrast, as a member of the cabinet government, Dumbledore was more worried about the military's growth. It can be said that from the beginning, Jeffrey Friedman found the wrong person.

The two countries of French popularization are different. One country has an army, and the other is the army has a country. What is natural to the Berlin government, but it seems completely different to the other governments.

Because there may be threats, we should take direct measures. That is the thinking mode of soldiers, and politicians have always been the first priority.

It is a reckless behavior to jump out and use it as a gun for others without thinking.

Jeffrey Friedman successfully provoked the relationship between France and Austria, but did not change the outcome of the negotiation. If France wants to restrain Austria, you can exchange for the interests.

In the face of interests, the Paris government still refuses to give in. Because of Austria's threat, it does not exist to support the Popo Federation.

Everyone is a mainland country. For France, Pu'O is a potential threat, nothing more than a "threat size".

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At the critical moment of the legal publicity negotiations, the Russian-Austrian negotiations also came to an end.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Mr., I cannot see the sincerity of your country. Your country has brought out too little collateral and its value is not equal at all.

If only these collaterals are available, I have a great doubt that your government will give up these areas directly, and we will suffer a huge loss."

Russian Minister Nikrayevic: "No, we are very sincere. Your Excellency, don't forget that we have even bet on our gold reserves, and there is no possibility of breach of contract at all."

Wesenberg was unmoved. If he hadn't been to get the Russians' gold reserves and promote monetary hegemony, he wouldn't have talked with the Russians here at all.

The so-called territorial mortgage was not sincere at all. Perhaps it was to prevent Austria from entering the Black Sea, and the territory mortgaged by the Russians did not have an outlet for the sea.

The Bulgaria region that the Tsarist government mortgaged and the areas west of the Dnieper River (Moldova, central and western Ukraine) lacked the most critical coastal areas.

In the era of maritime power, there were no ports, all of them were inland areas, so the value of these territories was naturally greatly reduced.

From the Russian standpoint, they have reasons to do so. It is easy to let Austrians enter the Black Sea, but it is difficult to expel Austrians.

Just the broken ships of the Black Sea Fleet, once the Austrian Navy enters the Black Sea, Russia's interests in the Black Sea area will be seriously threatened.

In the face of interests, the Tsarist government dared not test Austria's integrity. If the interests reach a certain level, the Vienna government might deliberately defeat them for the sake of collateral.

Even with the current territorial mortgage, the Tsarist government took the risk of making decisions after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons.

"If your government takes out all its gold reserves as collateral, we naturally don't worry that you will breach the contract, but your country only takes out half of its gold reserves.

Your country has always been the main producer of gold, with dozens of tons or even hundreds of tons of gold being mined every year. It is not difficult to supplement this part of the reserve.

The Minister should be clear that we are not interested in the territory of your country. Not all lands are worthless, especially after the loss of the sea port, which is even more depreciating."

Minister Niklaevic frowned and said it was not difficult to supplement gold reserves, which was for Britain and Austria. It was very difficult for other countries in the world to increase gold reserves.

It is true that Russia is the world's major Jin-producing country, but it cannot withstand it will flow out every year! Especially when war is about to go, a large amount of gold and silver outflow cannot be avoided.

Taking out all the gold reserves means handing over all your economic lifeline to the hands of the Austrians. If you don’t want the ruble to turn into waste paper, Russia can only be a younger brother.

Minister Niklaevic: "Your Excellency, this is impossible. Mortgage half of the reserve is already our bottom line.

Territorial mortgages can be negotiated, and we can add some ports. In return, your country will provide guarantees for our loans to the Nordic Federation and ensure that your navy will never enter the Black Sea.”

In order to raise money, the Tsarist government repeatedly lowered its bottom line. Especially after unfavorable news came from London, the Tsarist government's bottom line was lowered again.

To this day, Alexander II has no way out. It would be too late to not start a war in advance and wait for the enemy to prepare.

The word "compromise" has never been in the Russian dictionary. The Prussian-Russian War has essentially become a way for the Tsarist government to transfer internal conflicts, and the consequences will be unimaginable once it stops.

Even though he knew that the war would break out now, he might suffer heavy losses, the Tsarist government had to bite the bullet.

Wesenberg: "Yes, but your country must come up with equivalent collateral. Once your government defaults, we must repay the debt on its behalf, and safety must be guaranteed.

The navy will never enter the Black Sea, I cannot guarantee this. However, we can make an agreement that as long as your government does not breach the contract, the Austrian navy will not enter the Black Sea."

"Collective" is almost becoming Niklaevic's dream demon. As soon as he thinks of this word, his scalp will be numb. This Russian-Australian negotiation has consumed a lot of his energy.

On the contrary, whether the Austrian Navy enters the Black Sea is a small problem. No matter how much this thing is guaranteed, it is nonsense. As long as the interests are in place, no one can stop it.

Niklayevic hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, this is just a normal commercial loan guarantee, we can pay the guarantee deposit. There is no risk, and your country can be completely relieved."

Wesenberg shook his head: "Sorry, Your Excellency Minister. The war is about to break out. If your country can win the war, then I believe there will be no problem.

Once your country loses the war or gets a draw, then your government will be unable to repay the debt, can you really fulfill your contract?"

Just say it directly, I doubt the credibility of the Tsarist government. In his opinion, if the Tsarist government loses the war, it will definitely be able to perform its contract normally, but if it wins the war, it will be impossible to guarantee it.

Even if the defeated Russian Empire wanted to refuse, the Nordic Federation could send troops to seize it themselves. Everyone was good at taking advantage of the situation.

In contrast, Austria's collateral is still a bit troublesome. Some areas in Western Ukraine are likely to fall into the hands of the Popo Federation after the war, and it is another storm for the Vienna government to obtain these areas.

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After a verbal battle, on October 10, 1879, Russia and Austria signed the "Russia-Australia Trade Agreement" in Vienna, which stipulates:

The Russian Empire mortgaged the area west of the Dnieper River, the Russian Balkans, and raised 480 million ASUS funds from Austria, including 180 million ASUS loans and 300 million ASUS bonds. (Note: Osad and Constantinople excluded)

Loan interest: 3.5‰/month

Bond interest: 8.4%/year

Processing fee: 3%

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A week later, representatives of the Russian-Austria and Northern European Federation signed a "Debt Guarantee Contract" in St. Petersburg, and the Vienna government provided security guarantees for the debts of Russia and northern countries this time.
Chapter completed!