The momentum of public opinion was created, and Franz naturally would not give up this opportunity to win reputation and would definitely fight the drug trade.

Others are afraid of being retaliated by opium dealers and need to be taken care of when speaking. He, the emperor, is not afraid!

On June 26, 1889, Franz issued the "Initiative for Declaration of War on Drugs", calling on all countries around the world to act together to ban the drug trade.

Franz will not give face to the British in the natural opium trade that has been criticized, and directly demands that the British government be responsible for the proliferation of opium.

On the same day, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent diplomatic notes to countries around the world, inviting countries to attend the international drug control conference held in Vienna a year later.

If the time interval is long, there is nothing we can do about it.

Communication is inconvenient these years, and it will take a few months to wait for the news to spread all over the world. It is really not enough to wait for representatives from various countries to arrive in Vienna.

The main purpose of convening an international drug control conference is to strengthen the momentum and put pressure on the British government. Naturally, the more representatives attend the conference, the better.

Franz has always liked to plan and act before he acted. Since he decided to crack down on the British opium trade, he naturally had to achieve results.

Without asking the British government to compromise, at least it must clearly prohibit the trafficking of opium in international law, limit the scope of opium use to the medical field, rather than health products that can be sold at will.

Franz's personal standup naturally greatly inspired the confidence of opium traders. With the release of the proposal, Franz also became the leader of the international anti-drug movement.

No one robbed him of this position, and the opium dealers are not easy to mess with. In the past century, I don’t know how many knowledgeable people who opposed the opium trade have died under their butcher knives.

After finally coming out, someone who could withstand the opium dealer's counterattack, so everyone naturally had to push him to the front.

Especially for opium-toxic countries, the impact will be greater.

After waiting for so many years, a master who can compete with the British finally appeared and came out to carry the banner of banning smoking.

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Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Since His Majesty issued the declaration, we have received support from Russia, Greece, Montenegro, Switzerland, France, Spain, the Nordic Federation, and some states in the German region.

The situation is similar to what we expected before. If nothing unexpected happens, after the news spreads, several countries outside Europe will support us.

The opium trade is harmful to everyone, and the remaining countries have not made public statements, mainly because they are worried about retaliation from the British. Most of them also hope that the ban on smoking will succeed.

Once an international conference is held, there should be no problem in passing a bill that prohibits the circulation of opium."

The British plundered the wealth of countries around the world through the opium trade, seriously damaging everyone's interests.

No one uncovered the lid. In addition to fearing the revenge of the British, there were more interest groups in China that profited from the opium trade.

With the efforts of interest groups, the opposition was suppressed. However, all this disappeared with Franz's declaration.

The perceptive people who opposed the flood of opium stood up. The harm of opium was revealed and the lid was finally unable to be covered.

Interest groups can influence the government, but cannot make decisions for the government. At the critical moment, politicians naturally have to kick away these dirty foot bindings.

In addition to France, Spain and the Nordic Federation, these countries that openly support smoking bans have one common feature: they are severely affected by Austria and are basically not affected by the British.

Even if you offend the British, it doesn't matter. Anyway, John Bull can't reach out to his tentacles and is not afraid of revenge.

Frankly speaking, Franz was not surprised to gain support from Spain and the Nordic Federation. The British plundered their wealth through the opium trade, so they naturally had to object.

The Frenchman's performance was quite strange. Don't forget that Britain and France are allies, and the recent relationship between France and Austria is very bad. For political reasons, the French government has no reason to support it.

However, this was useless, so the French government jumped out to support it, and was one of the earliest countries to show their position, almost tied for the first place with the Russians.

If it weren't for the support of the French government, Austria might not have been able to receive support from so many European countries in such a short period of time.

"Is there something wrong with the relationship between Britain and France? In recent times, why has the French government been causing trouble for the British?"

It’s not that Franz is sensitive. From the beginning of the alliance to the present, the French government has been causing trouble for the British, and of course the British government has also dug holes for the French.

Putting aside a covenant, the relationship between Britain and France is more like an enemy than an allies.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg explained: "Your Majesty, the relationship between Britain and France is very complex, which can be traced back to the Middle Ages.

During this long period of time, Britain and France have been in hostile relations most of the time. Even if they are allied now, the two countries lack the most basic trust.

Judging from the information we have collected, the alliance between Britain and France is more like a farce, and the two governments have never regarded each other as ally.

Whenever a conflict of interest occurs or one party loses its value, the alliance will collapse immediately.”

This answer is speechless, but Franz understands it when he thinks about the farce in the early days of the British-French alliance in the original time and space.

When two hostile countries suddenly form an alliance, they cannot become friends immediately. At least it takes a while to change the mentality of both sides.

Now stop someone on the streets of Paris and ask them who is the biggest enemy of France, and there is a 99% chance that the answer is: the British.

We need to investigate the reason in depth. In addition to the hatred between Britain and France, the most important thing is that the Russian-Austrian alliance has not put enough pressure on them.

After all, Russia and the Austrians have been in alliance for many years. In the past few decades, Russia and the Austrians have been working alone most of the time except for joining forces to kill the Ottoman Empire.

Especially now, the Russians' strategic focus has moved south, Austria has maintained restraint on European issues, and France has no pressure at all.

Without the pressure of survival, why should they let go and be brothers for the British?

Alliances are entirely a need for interests, and their greatest value lies in strengthening their political influence, rather than saying that Britain and France are going to truly join forces to go to war with Russia and Austria.

From this perspective, it is not surprising that the French government jumped out to support the anti-drug movement. Even issuing bonds to the Russians can do such a thing as a bond, let alone just express your own opinions!

Franz nodded in agreement and did not continue to entangle on this issue. The worse the relationship between Britain and France, the more beneficial it is to Austria, and he has no need to worry about the enemy.

After a pause, Franz continued to ask: "Which step has the Ministry of Agriculture promoted potassium fertilizers? How much can the domestic grain production capacity be increased this year?"

Agriculture Minister Halls: "The promotion of potassium fertilizer is relatively smooth. At present, most farms in China have accepted potassium fertilizer, and many farms have already conducted trials.

Just after the autumn harvest, everyone can fully spread the results when they see the results.

The sharp increase in grain production capacity should start to explode next year, and the grain production capacity will increase slightly this year."

This is an inevitable result. No matter how good the product is, everyone has no confidence before it is tried.

Especially when it comes to family income issues, it is even more impossible for everyone to be careless. No one is willing to take risks before seeing the results.

If everyone is willing to take out a piece of land to try potassium fertilizer, it proves that the Ministry of Agriculture has done a good job. When the results come out, there will be no need for the government to promote it, and the people will promote it themselves.

This is also a good thing. If the grain production capacity soars this year, the Russians will not cry.

Who knows whether the Tsarist government still has the courage to continue to go to war with the British after heavy agricultural losses?

If the fire suddenly goes out, wouldn’t Austria’s previous investment be wasted?
Chapter completed!