There is no doubt that after receiving support from the Vienna government, the Armenian throne fell on the head of Grand Duke Vladimir Alessandrovic.

After the news spread, European melon-eating crowds started their daily mode, and experts and scholars jumped out to give guidance. Without waiting for everyone to come up with a controversy, the British government was anxious first.

The seemingly inconspicuous battle for the Armenian throne cannot be ignored.

Armenia is located between the three countries of Russia and Oppo. After reading Prokkibby's war history, you will find that Byzantine and Persia have repeatedly fought over this region.

The Tsarist government wants to master this place, it will definitely not be aimed at Austria. The border line between Russia and Austria is so long and there are many areas that are easy to attack, so there is no need to do anything extra.

The simple kingdom of Armenia has no value, and the small land is not worthy of the tsarist government's peeping, so it goes without saying who the target is.

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Foreign Minister George: "The Caucasus is too far away, and our influence cannot be deepened and we cannot interfere in the Armenian throne dispute.

Russia and Austria quickly reached an agreement on this issue, and we have to be vigilant next. In addition to the Austrian threat, the Russian threat cannot be ignored.

In the future, our pressure in Central Asia and Persia will increase greatly. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends appropriate support for France and North Germany and restrain Russia and Austria from behind."

There is no way, this is a historical problem. More than a decade ago, the British took advantage of the opportunity of the Prussian-Russian War and supported several younger brothers to seize the Central Asian region from the Russians.

The bear holds a grudge. No matter whether Alexander III is a pacifist or not, as long as he wants to be a "good czar" in the eyes of the people, his next goal is to regain Central Asia.

The Russians return to Central Asia. If the British-Russian conflict does not break out, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be dissolved.

Faced with the threat from two major powers at the same time, if no one shares the pressure, the British would definitely not be able to withstand it.

Whether Persia or Central Asia, any region is broken through, India will become a battlefield.

Russia and Austria may not be able to seize India from the British, but the situation in India is almost inevitable due to the war.

If Russia and Austria have the mentality of "I can't get it, don't think about it well" and fully support India's independence, then it will be over.

With the lessons of American independence, the London government has to be vigilant to avoid the worst situation.

Chancellor Akiji Childes said in shock: "You are playing with fire, and you will lose control if you are not careful!"

Supporting France and Germany looks good, and we can restrain Russia and Austria from behind. The problem is that France, Germany and Kenya can be united.

All signs show that the French are still obsessed with the expansion of Central and Europe, and North Germany just blocked the French's way forward.

Many things have happened recently, such as shorting francs, large dumping, supporting the revolutionary party, and withdrawing from the free trade system. This series of changes has put Britain-French relations at the most freezing point in history after the anti-French war.

A little setback did not erase the French's arrogance, but instead stimulated the rise of French nationalism.

If something happens in the middle and the enemy is provoking it, they may fight first before they can play a role.

If this happens, the British government will be a joke.

Foreign Minister George calmly analyzed: "Sir, don't be excited. The French-German contradiction is not as deep as you imagined, and it is far from the time to erupt.

As long as the interests are large enough, potential enemies can become allies first. If we want to be friendly with France and Germany, we must make full use of Russia and Austria.

For example: using the hatred of Pratt-Russia to provoke the North German anti-Russia movement to rise;

Or there was a conflict between France and Austria in Italy, a conflict broke out in the Mediterranean, and a conflict broke out on the Suez Canal...

It doesn’t have to fight, it’s enough to expose the contradictions and let them be wary of each other.”

"By the way, the Nordic Federation can also be used. During the Second Russian-Prussian War, the Tsarist government took the sale of Finland as a guise and obtained loans from the Nordic Federation.

If it weren't for Austria's guarantee, the Tsarist government would have been betrayed a long time ago. The conflict between the two sides would have been buried long ago.

We just need…”

No one can guarantee whether it can be used to cover up old hatreds or not.

However, this idea is still worthy of praise. Britain's long-term foreign policy has led to their enemies being extremely numerous.

If the contradictions in the past cannot be suppressed, Britain will be the enemy of the whole world.

Prime Minister Gladston interrupted: "Sir, your Foreign Ministry's plan is too whimsical.

We do not deny that Russia and Austria are both threats to us, but this threat only exists in the potential sense and will not erupt in the short term.

The international situation is ever-changing. Maybe it’s an ally today, but it will become an enemy tomorrow. Who knows what will happen in the future?”

After a series of changes, Gladstone's foreign policy that is most suitable for Britain is still "glorious isolation".

Britain has gained too much benefit, and now what it needs is to defend the world. Avoid participating in continental disputes and appear as a judge to continue to maximize.

The London government's series of diplomatic operational mistakes were essentially abandoning its own strait advantages and directly participating in the continental dispute.

Too much energy and money are spent on "potential" and "possible" threats.

There is no problem with the continental balance policy, and there is no problem with the foreign policy of suppressing whoever is strong. Together, the problem breaks out.

Since the First Near East War, the British government's foreign policy has fallen into this vicious circle and has always stood opposite to European powers.

After suppressing the Russians, the French rose again; after finally suppressing the French, Austria emerged again; now they are preparing to take action against Austria.

It seems that the British Foreign Ministry has achieved brilliant results but has not played a substantial role. This kind of life of suppressing competitors is still endless.

The culprit of this situation was Britain's European balance policy.

In order to maintain the continental balance, the London government has no way to knock the enemy to death with one stick. Not only can it not be killed, but it cannot even be beaten to the disabled.

If the action is not taken seriously, the British should hurry up and try to avoid a single person on the European continent.

Hatred will not disappear because of a single hand. If it does not explode now, it does not mean that it will never explode.

The rulers of all countries are human beings, and if they are human beings, they have weaknesses. Don’t expect everyone to remain rational forever.

If a hot-headed guy appears one day and launches a war of revenge against Britain regardless of the care, the situation of the British government's painstaking management will soon disappear.

In this utilitarian era, as long as the benefits are sufficient, anything is possible.

For example: the hatred value has increased, and the rulers of Russia, France and Austria have suddenly changed their minds and have to complete the clearing of the market first and then compete for continental hegemony.

Or the Three Kingdoms found that no one could do anything to each other, so they simply endorsed each other and went out to find meat to eat.

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Franz naturally didn't know that the British government's foreign policy had changed again. He was still working to recover after the Near East.

As for the alliance between Russia, France and Austria, which the British are most worried about, Franz never took it seriously.

Now Austria is willing to join forces with France and Russia to fight Britain, but France and Russia don’t want to!

Austria is at its peak and they are still licking their wounds. At this time, they join forces, and it is never said who will be the leader.

If you can be the boss yourself, why should you be the one who is low and small?

Unless Austria also falls into decline, or France and Russia recover and the strength of the three countries is in a unified level, it is possible to join forces to divide Britain.

If the Three Kingdoms are equal in strength, Franz dares not join forces with them. This is determined by strategic position. As a sandwich biscuit, you must be vigilant.

Although the British hated it, their continental balance policy was still of positive significance during the period when Austria was not strong enough.

In fact, after entering modern times, foreign policies of countries around the world were full of utilitarianism and variability, and they paid too much attention to short-term interests.

The British have to pay a considerable part of the responsibility for this change. Their geographical locations are isolated overseas make the British become unscrupulous and profit-oriented.

France and Russia are actually both British learners, but unfortunately they do not have the protection of the straits. The result of being accused of being accused of being awkward.

Austria did not follow the British, because it was not because of how high Franz's moral integrity was, but mainly because of geographical location.

There are examples of the tragedy of the original German Empire in space and time. Franz had to take over the foreign policy modifications of the Metternier era and become a harmless power.

Prime Minister Felix: "Your Majesty, this is the Near East Development Plan formulated by the government, which is mainly divided into three stages.

Now the government is implementing the first phase, mainly two parts: resettlement and main road construction, which complement each other.

According to the plan, the government is preparing to build a main railway from Vienna to Baghdad within five years, including two branch lines connecting the Middle East Railway and the Arab Roundabout Railway.

Considering the particularity of the Near East, the subsequent resettlement will be carried out along the railway line.

145 stations have been planned along the railway, with immigration towns or cities respectively set up.

Large-scale immigration will start in two years, and in the short term, only target coastal areas and directly transform existing cities.

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Generally speaking, there is no big difference between the Baghdad Railway planned by the Vienna government and the Baghdad Railway built by the Germans in the original time and space.

The difference is that the Germans travel the Baghdad Railway through Constantinople, while the Austrian travel the Dardanelles through the Strait of the Strait of the Dardanelles.

Construction of the railway in parts of Europe has long been completed, and the required sections of road construction start from the Dardanelles Bridge and extend to Baghdad.

As for the railways left over from the Ottoman Empire along the way, because the track standards are different, they can only be demolished and rebuilt.

Connecting the Middle East Railway and the Arab Roundabout Railway is only one idea now, and these two railways are also under construction.

The construction of the Middle East Railway is about to be completed soon. As for the Arab Roundabout Railway due to geographical conditions, it is estimated that the Baghdad Railway may not be completed after opening the railway.

Immigration is inevitable. Although the Ottoman Empire was destroyed, it still took a certain amount of time to wipe out the remnants of the mountain and become king.

If it weren't for sending away the people on the peninsula in packing, let alone two years, even in five years, there would be no way to ensure the clearance of the place.

After taking the plan, Franz looked at the planning diagram. Without a computer, it was all done by manual drawing, so there was no need to think about beautiful renderings.

A few lines symbolize the railway. There is no doubt that such an important project as the Baghdad Railway is naturally a dual-track railway.

The sites along the way are small dots. It is estimated that the specific location of the site has not been finalized.

There is no satellite map, it depends entirely on the manual operation of engineers, so it is natural to have errors.

After skipping the pretty plan, and the immigration plan that I had known for a long time, Franz frowned on the final budget.
Chapter completed!