Time flies, and the Austrian army quickly evacuated the Panama region, but the target of the handover is not the Colombian government, but the Panama local government.

To be precise, it should be the Panama Independent Organization. The original Panama local government had already replaced people, and now the independent organization is in charge.

The Colombian government troops were blocked by local militia halfway and refused to let them in.

The two sides are in a confrontation. The Panama Independence Organization has not issued a declaration of independence. The reason for refusing government troops to enter is that military discipline is not good.

Although Colombia is not an American federal system, local governments have great rights, and it is not without precedent to refuse entry of government troops.

Even though he knew that the Panama region was going to make independence, President Raphael Nunes could only take political measures before the independence began.

Suppression does not exist! Whoever fires the first shot now will have to take on the responsibility of provoking the civil war.

This is what the Vienna government wants to see most. Civil war broke out when the Austrian army evacuated just now. It feels awkward no matter how you look at it.

Moreover, the longer the delay, the more the independent organization prepares. It also takes time to control the territory. It takes only a few months to establish an independent organization, so it is good to be able to set up the shelves, and there is no time to clarify the internal affairs.

...

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Your Majesty, the Colombian government once again urges us to pay compensation. According to the news from the embassy, ​​they have been surrounded by the families of the dead soldiers for three days.

Some people even attacked the embassy area and asked for pensions. Now it has become difficult to go out to buy daily necessities, so they can only be sent to the Colombian government."

Upon hearing this news, Franz smiled slightly. Isn’t it just that someone protested? None of the great powers have experienced it a few times these days, so they don’t take it seriously.

"Tell the Colombian government to ask them to provide proof of identity of the families of the dead soldiers, and as long as the identity is verified, we will immediately pay the pension.

The property losses are concentrated in the Panama region, and only the local people need to be compensated. In order to avoid the funds being diverted for other purposes, we will directly send the funds to the local government."

What is "for local governments" doing, is it used to fight a civil war?

If there is a choice, the Colombian government would probably not have this compensation. This is no longer just a hot problem, it is obviously a fatal problem.

Revenge is the real revenge. Compared with this, the previous conflicts "misunderstandings" can only be considered as pediatrics.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg reminded: "His Majesty, the Colombian government has relaxed trade controls on the Peruvian border in order to release goodwill to us.

Now that we do this, I'm afraid they will block the border line again and smuggling cannot continue. Peru and Bolivia will... "

Franz waved his hand: "This is just a small problem. Peru is a French guy. Most of the supplies purchased now are French goods. Even if they are blocked, what does it have to do with us?

As for Bolivia, have we opened up the trade line in Argentina? Although there are not many smuggled materials, if they save some use, it will probably be enough."

The Panama that just passed by was "misunderstanding". It was not only Colombia that only hit Colombia, but also Argentina, which is also neighboring Austria, was also scared. Even the Chilean government, which hugged the British thighs tightly, was frightened.

Nowadays, no one in South American countries is much better than anyone else. They are all weak, and none of the top three in South America have stood out.

With just one "misunderstanding", Colombia's lost troops caught up with the total loss of war in more than a year in the "Dutch War". Everyone was unable to panic.

Seeing Austria's strength, Argentina, as its neighbor, naturally had to adjust its foreign policy. If it was not possible to directly lift the trade blockade, it would offend the British.

However, this is not a problem for the shrewd Argentine government bureaucrats. They cannot trade on the surface and can also secretly smuggle them.

This is a win-win situation. Not only Austria is satisfied, but even the British have nothing to say. The bureaucrats can take the opportunity to make a deal.

...

Austria was not idle in action, and the French were not idle. The current French Empire was much more awesome than the original time and space. The tiger's power was not exposed, and French Guiana was there, so it was not easy to shock several South American countries.

The Vienna government can convince the Argentine government to relax the blockade, and the French can also turn a blind eye to the Brazilian government.

In a sense, the "blockade line" that the British tinkered with had a lot of loopholes from the beginning.

The so-called "blockade" is just blocking ordinary merchants. The real function is probably to reduce the inflow of materials and increase the cost of purchasing materials between Secret and Blossom countries.

Business groups with strength and background never care about any blockade. As long as there is enough interests, there is no blockade that capitalists cannot cross.

Even if the coastline is checked by the Royal Navy, there are merchant ships who have passed through the barrier. As long as the backend is large enough, you will not be afraid of being caught.

Even the British cannot do anything, so there is no need to expect from other countries. In addition to the domestic powerful people, there are also a bunch of bold business groups with great power backgrounds.

If you are caught, you will be persuaded to return at most. The accountability exists, otherwise what should you do if you cause diplomatic conflicts?

A country that truly achieves strict blockade is probably Chile. It involves vital interests, and it cannot be strictly necessary.

...

Perhaps the South American region was too rich, or perhaps the South American countries were too weak. In short, the South American region successfully aroused the interest of Napoleon IV.

Seeing Austria's idea of ​​fighting the Panama region, Napoleon IV also wanted to expand the French South American colonies.

France has not expanded to the outside world for many years, which is really bad for trying to surpass his father Napoleon IV.

The French government leaders were both excited and helpless about the emperor's great plan. Everyone wanted to make achievements, and they were famous in history. The problem was that conditions did not allow it!

Foreign Minister Dumbledore persuaded: "Your Majesty, the current international situation is not suitable for external expansion. The Prat. Russia-Prussian War has reached a critical moment and we cannot disperse our strength.

According to the current situation, once the Prussian-Russian War is decided, the European continent will undergo another reshuffle, which is the best opportunity for us to expand our influence in Europe.

If it weren't for the upcoming changes in Europe, the Vienna government would not have given up on the Panama region it had obtained. Just international public opinion would not be enough to make them concessions."

No problem, the most popular thing these days is the "Eurocentrism". According to this principle, both the countries of France and the Austrian continent must concentrate on dealing with post-war changes.

Napoleon IV shook his head: "Your Excellency, this is not inconsistent with my plan. Colonial expansion is a long-term national policy, and it is not about to be launched soon.

Now all we need to do is preparatory work. It will not be too late to take action after the dust on the European continent is settled.

The world has been divided up, and the most annoying British people have taken the richest areas; even the Southern European barbarians have taken away a large piece of cake.

All that was left to France was left with the remaining leftovers. In name, we were the third colonial empire in the world. In fact, everyone knew it was a lot of sand.

Step by step, we have less room for choice now. Apart from East Asia, South America, it is relatively easy to succeed in South America."

Expansion, expansion, expansion, and expansion again is not the personal desire of Napoleon IV, but the urgent need of domestic industry and commerce in France.

This is the price that an industrial power must bear. Without the attack of the French-Prussian War, it annexed the Italian region. France's industrial production capacity has increased too much compared with the same period in history.

The increase in industrial production capacity may not necessarily bring good things, and it is accompanied by an urgent demand for raw materials and commodity sales markets.

Affected by the large-scale import of raw materials, the cost of French industrial and commercial products is relatively high and its international competitiveness is limited.

To solve this problem, the best way is to expand naturally. There is no raw materials - grab; there is no commodity market - grab. In short, there is nothing that cannot be solved by the word "grab".

After hearing this explanation, Dumbledore wanted to speak but stopped. He wanted to say that South American countries are not weak, but he couldn't say it when he spoke.

The strength and weakness need to be compared. Compared with France, South American countries are too weak. Even if these countries are all combined, they cannot be a match for France.

The emperor's position was firm, and the domestic colonial expansionists were powerful. Seeing that the situation was wrong, in order not to immediately form a resolution, the same anti-war Minister of Finance Roy hurriedly changed the topic:

"The South American issue is not in a hurry yet. The most important thing at the moment is the Prussian-Russian War. All signs indicate that Austria has plans to annex the German Federal Empire.

The British were unreliable. If the Popo Federation was defeated and the Russians only won miserably, then we would be the only one who had the strength to stop the merger of Aude.

If the Vienna government insists on its own and we must stop it, then war will inevitably be avoided.

Everyone has seen the tragic tragedy of the Prussian-Russian War. If we go to war with Austria, it will probably be even more tragic than this.

To ensure victory, we must prepare in advance. This requires a lot of money that our finances cannot afford."

This is not purely a fool. Austria has always had plans to annex the German Federation, and it has also changed with time.

Once the international situation changes, perhaps the plan will become a reality. The Prussian-Russian War happens to be an opportunity.

If the Popo Federation wins, then there is nothing to say. Even if the losses are heavy, the Berlin government can only choose to fight against Austria. This is a matter of principle and there is no possibility of compromise at all.

If the Tsarist government wins and suffers heavy losses, the situation will be different.

Although the Russians did not want to see Austria annex the German Federation, the Tsarist government would not sell the blame to stop Austria.

This is determined by interests. Even if Austria unifies Central and European countries, the Russian Empire or the Russian Empire will at most lose its way to expand to Europe, and the threat is not fatal.

The many loans Austria has released are not for nothing, but can still affect the decisions of the Tsarist government at critical moments.

If some benefits are promised, the possibility of compromise between the two countries is very high.

In this context, the Vienna government has the ability to convince most European countries to be neutral, and the final outcome is mostly a single fight between France and the O.D. at most, an unreliable British ally is added.

After Napoleon IV ascended the throne, he basically continued his father's economic policies. Although the domestic economic development speed has slowed down, it is still very good overall.

The Chancellor of the Finance Minister said "no money", which really scared him. Then he felt relieved again. The Paris government's debt has always been heavy, which is an indisputable fact.

The most owed money in the world is not the awesome John Bull, nor the Austria that has been revived for a while, nor the war between Prat and Russia, but France that dominates Western Europe.

There is no way to transform Paris, build infrastructure, revitalize arms, colonize and expand foreign countries, and annex the Italian region. These are all money.

What the Orleans dynasty left was a mess with high debt. Although Napoleon III revived the French economy, it was unable to change the situation of high debt in the government, and the debt increased more.

It’s not that this economic model is not good. In fact, government investment in many countries in later generations stimulates the economy, and the same concept has been given.

However, in this way, the government's debt will continue to rise. In the era of credit standard, it can also make up for this hole by issuing additional currency, and in the era of gold standard, it can only resist.

Under this economic model, while France's economy is developing greatly, government debt is also increasing day by day.

The total amount of Paris government debt has exceeded 28 billion francs, which exceeds the total debt of Pratt and Russia, making it the largest debtor in the world.

Of course, owing too much debt does not mean that the Paris government is really poor. Government investment is not all public welfare. Many investments have become assets that can generate returns, but these assets cannot be cashed in a short period of time.

After pondering for a while, Napoleon IV shook his head: "The situation in Europe is not that serious, and the Austrians have not started preparing for war, which means that the Vienna government is also not prepared.

Your guess is actually just possible. There are too many assumptions here that the war must be ended with the Russians' miserable victory before there will be something that follows.

In fact, since the Prussian-Russian War has been going on, no one can be prepared to grasp this degree.

The Russians have a greater chance of winning, but it may not be a miserable victory. Even if the Popo Federation loses, it may not necessarily lose all its capital.

The British are indeed unreliable, have we not counted on them?

Besides, why do we have to go to war with Austria? Dividing the German Federation is also a good choice.

Don't tell me, the Austrians want to have a total war with us? If it really starts, the only one who is cheaper will be the British."

The three-legged tripod is the most stable structure, and the main reason is that everyone is worried about "the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman will benefit."

Compared with the British who were lonely overseas, both Austria and France were in a much worse strategic position.
Chapter completed!