Chapter two hundred and ninety-four, so far
There is nothing to keep in secret when limiting the army's armament. Except for the British who were isolated overseas, other European countries are beneficiaries.
The Pratt-Russia War was not only affected by the two belligerent countries, but also their neighbors expanded their armaments, and the army sizes of various countries expanded to varying degrees.
This is a bad start for Austria. In order to ensure its own safety and have the ability to interfere in war at any time, the Vienna government took the lead in expanding its army, which triggered a chain reaction.
So far, the size of Austrian army has expanded to 947,000, and it is not an exaggeration to claim to be a million troops.
While expanding the active troops, the Vienna government also mobilized a large number of reserves in the name of training.
If Franz is willing, he can form two or three million troops in one week, which is enough to deal with various emergencies.
There is no way. The trust between people no longer exists these days, and we have to make the worst plans.
If one side easily wins the war in the Russian and Russian war, no one can guarantee whether the people will swell and do stupid things to attack Austria.
Franz doesn't like to place safety on others, so he naturally needs to expand his strength.
In addition to safety considerations, there is also debt issues. Collection of accounts these days is not an easy task. Who knows you without the strength?
Now both Pratt and Russia are both in the loss. As the winner, Mao Wang has no capital to be dependent on the debt. The Tsarist government looks very peaceful, so naturally there is no need to collect debts by force.
At a time when anti-warism is prevalent, the Vienna government’s proposal for disarmament at this time is completely in line with the mainstream of the times.
The only unhappy one is probably the British. Without cutting military spending, the Army spends less money, which means that the Navy can get more money.
Based on the current international situation, if the purpose of Austria is not known, the London government will not have to mess around.
If you know, it is difficult for the London government to destroy it at this time. Disarmament is what everyone wants and is in the interests of all parties. It cannot be a matter of just a few fools.
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Downing Street Prime Minister's Residence
Foreign Minister Edward: "The Prussian-Russian War is too fierce, the European anti-warism is rising, and the European people are extremely insecure.
The Austrians have chosen a good time, and the proposal of disarmament is probably not just for disarmament. All signs indicate that Austria is preparing to establish a new international order.
Disarmament is just an excuse for convening international conferences. While limiting the size of the army, they should also sign a safeguards treaty with European countries.
Most European countries lack a sense of security, and no one can reject such a treaty, and the only one who has the strength to obstruct is the French.
However, European countries have always been very alert to the French. Most countries regard them as the source of European unrest. At this time, the French government may not have the courage to jump out and stop it.
News from Paris that the French have agreed to Austria's disarmament plan. It is estimated that after the Prussian-Russian negotiations, Austria will hold an international conference to establish a new continental balance system.
Originally, it was a good thing that the European continent had stabilized, but the current situation was different. The strategic focus of France and Austria might have shifted out.
If our inference is correct, it will not take long before a new round of naval arms race will begin, and Britain will face the most brutal challenge in the future."
The French's hatred value is too high and cannot be calmed down in a short period of time. This is destined to a new continental balance system, and they can only be participants, not the dominant ones.
Everyone knows that after the Prussian-Russian War, the European political landscape would be reshuffled, and the London government should also be prepared.
The original plan was to win over the French to establish a new European order after the birth of the North German Empire. However, they were one step too late, Austria took the lead.
Prime Minister Benjamin nodded: "If the Austrians' plan is successful, this is the third Vienna system.
If we make trouble for them now and win over the French, will we have the opportunity to build a continental system with Britain as the core?"
Foreign Minister Edward shook his head: "This is very difficult. Not to mention that we have not yet won over the French, even if we have received support from the Paris government, the success rate will not exceed one-third.
In recent years, our influence on the European continent has declined very significantly. Especially after the Prussian War, the Prussian Kingdom we supported was abolished, and the right to speak has declined even more.
The French are even worse. Their strength is no weaker than Austria, and their influence is no weaker than that of the Vienna government, but their influence is mostly negative.
Part of it was left by Napoleon, and part of it was the price paid for annexation of the Italian region. Apart from Spain, the French could never find any ally on the European continent.
Judging from the information we have received, the relationship between Faspis and Spain is gradually becoming cold. If a new international order is to be established, the Spanish may not necessarily support them."
Politics is very realistic. Britain's chess pieces on the European continent have been abandoned, and its ability to interfere in the continent has dropped significantly, so naturally everyone will not buy it.
The French have won over and increased their influence while also accepting the negative impact brought by France.
For example: Belgium, Switzerland, the German Federation, and other countries threatened by France will involuntarily stand on the opposite side.
Even if the British can barely pull them over, don't expect them to work hard.
No matter how much profit you promise, it is useless. As long as France does not give up on peeping at them, the problem cannot be solved.
As for letting the French go?
Just think about it. I have never experienced social beatings and successfully annexed the Italian region. It was the time when the French were inflated the most. Why should I listen to the British?
The honeymoon period of Britain and France has long ended. The British and French feuds that were originally covered up by time have appeared in newspapers from both countries again and again, which is enough to illustrate many problems.
It is simply impossible to make the French give up their strategies and continue to be their younger brothers.
No matter who becomes emperor, British and French relations must turn cold, otherwise the overwhelming nationalism will collapse the Paris government.
After the original time and space war, Britain and France had fought against each other for many years. If it weren't for the German Empire's successive moves, Britain and France wouldn't have stood together.
France cannot feel the threat now, so the relationship between Britain and France must deteriorate. When it comes to politics, interests determine everything.
After thinking about it secretly, Prime Minister Benjamin sighed helplessly: "Forget it, the international order will be established as soon as possible, which is also a good thing for Britain. If Austria wants to dominate, let them dominate!
With the consent of the treaty, our next North Germany plan will be more smooth. The international order has just been established, and the Vienna government cannot slap itself in the face!"
To dominate the new European order, the benefits that can be obtained are not just reputation, but more importantly, to promote one's own ideas.
Everyone needs packaging. A good packaging can make it easier to succeed in social life, and the country is no exception.
Competition for big powers is all-round, politics, economy, military, culture and ideas are indispensable. Leading the establishment of an international system is undoubtedly the fastest model to spread its own influence.
The Vienna government has rich experience in this regard and has had two successful experiences. Franz naturally wants to copy the third time.
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The blood in St. Petersburg has not dried yet. Not long ago, a major cleansing happened here, and thousands of heads of big figures fell to the ground.
All those suspected of participating in the assassination case were thrown into prison by Alessandrovic, and of course, the elimination of dissidents is also indispensable.
How did the list come about? This is another unsolved mystery in the history of the Russian Empire.
After arresting and investigating, the case progressed rapidly. Of course, a lot of bad things are inevitable. In short, everyone deserves the crime and takes them all out and dies, basically without any wrongdoing.
There are too many people involved, and it is definitely impossible to kill them all. It is inevitable to be lighter. As long as you do not participate in the assassination case, other issues are easy to discuss.
Even though there were still thousands of people being wiped out by Alexandrovic's order, there was no way Alexander II was assassinated so many times, and more than a few participants were involved.
The hundreds of times assassination cases involve any of them, and it is just one word - death.
In addition to the revolutionaries, there were many capitalists and nobles involved and were sent to see God together.
The tradition of not killing nobles does not apply here. On this issue, no one dares to help plead with love.
According to normal circumstances, Alessandrovic has long been infamous for so many people, including hundreds of nobles, and this time is an exception.
Most of the mainstream European media praised his just actions. The most powerful aristocratic group in Europe had a collective loss of voice.
Including the nobles in the Russian Empire, it was rare to remain silent. No matter what they thought, they could never say that Alessandrovic had done something wrong.
Regincident is definitely a taboo. Regardless of success or not, it is a very serious crime. At this time, you should first consider the reaction of your own monarch.
Even though Alessandrovic killed everyone, the real murderer was still not unlocked.
However, the people who hindered the investigation were caught. Unfortunately, these guys were not plotting.
The main reason for the hindrance of investigation is that there are too many assassinations about Alexander II. They either took the initiative or was passive and involved, for fear of in-depth investigation and would trap themselves.
Looking at the investigation report in hand, Alessandrovic's performance was very strange and did not react, as if nothing had happened.
Thousands of people fell to the ground, which seemed very powerful, but in fact, there were very few people who really involved weight, and most of them were ordinary people.
Many of the involvement is not too deep, most of them were ordered to be dismissed or exiled by the Crown Prince Alessandrovic. The actual murder was only really involved in the regicide case.
If it is an ordinary assassination case, the result of this treatment is obviously very serious, but when encountering the "regicide case", Alessandrovic's handling is too light.
Although there is no saying in Europe that the nine clans were killed, it is definitely not an exaggeration to kill the whole family when it was involved in the regicide case.
Those who are implicated by relatives and friends, or who provide help for assassination inadvertently, even if their heads are not cut off, they will still have to take off their noble titles.
None of them happened. Most of the more than 100 nobles who were executed were personally planned or conspired with others and took action, as well as those who helped silence the investigation.
If the number of nobles who were really removed was not even one tenth of them that Franz had killed during the Vienna Revolution.
Of course, this is not a concept. The impact of killing someone with a knife is definitely different from killing someone yourself.
However, it is still too light compared to the assassination of the Tsar. Just like the original time and space, the crown prince of Alessandrovic just "lifted up high and fell down gently" and did not have a nationwide purge.
Putting down the information in his hand, Alessandrovic said lightly: "Let's stop here, it's announced to the public that it is what the public opinion members say, and then you can investigate it secretly."
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Chapter completed!