"The French surrendered"!

After the news came out, the whole of Europe became excited. Although the anti-French alliance had been advancing all the way before this, everyone had expected that the French would be in a bad mood this time, but they were still shocked by the news.

There is no other reason, mainly because the French surrendered too quickly. According to the mainstream view, most people believe that France can last until the end of 1892, and some even optimistically estimate that the French can last until 1893.

The war ended early, which is naturally a good thing for ordinary people. Without government organizations, the people spontaneously held celebrations. Except for the French, the whole European people were immersed in the joy of victory.

At the Vienna Palace, Franz became busy as soon as the European War ended. Although the plan was made in advance, politics was flexible and needed to adapt to the actual situation.

At least the bad news of the power struggle within France exceeded Franz's previous expectations. If it hadn't happened, who would have believed that the plot that only exists in the novel had actually happened in the real world?

Putting down the information in his hand, Franz rubbed his forehead helplessly: "Does the current Paris Revolutionary Government have the ability to control France?"

"Disaster!"

Foreign Minister Wesenberg analyzed: "The situation in France is too chaotic. The current Paris Revolutionary Government is just a nominal French government, and it does not even have enough control over Paris, let alone other places.

Neither Napoleon III nor Napoleon IV were ordinary people. During their thirty or forty years in power, the foundation of the Bonaparte dynasty in France had been established.

Although the Bonaparte dynasty has now been overthrown, the local officials loyal to them have not been purged.

These people simply don’t buy the Paris government’s accounts, and some regions have even taken the banner of regional autonomy and do not recognize the legitimacy of the Paris revolutionary government.

Especially after the Allies entered France, they further attacked the authority of the revolutionary government in Paris, and it was even more difficult for them to control the country."

The revolutionary government was unable to control the country and could collapse at any time, which broke the Austrian government's plan formulated in advance.

Signing a treaty does not mean that things are over, but more importantly, implementation is still implemented. There is no doubt that the Paris Revolutionary Government, which is unable to control the local area, lacks sufficient execution.

"If we withdraw our troops, is there a possibility of a civil war in France?"

Frankly speaking, Franz was also a little confused about France. France in the original time and space also stood together with the three major royalists and the revolutionary parties, and no one had the ability to suppress the other three parties.

Under normal circumstances, such a political situation may lead to a civil war on Mars. However, the French in the original time and space quarreled, but they did not limit the conflict to political struggles.

Then, during the long years of quarrel, the rising bourgeoisie became the winner, gradually gained power, and ended the traditional aristocratic politics.

Wesenberg shook his head: "It is possible in theory, but the situation in France is a bit special. After so many years of evolution, the boundaries between the three royalists are not so obvious.

If the situation continues, the biggest possibility is that the royal party will kill the revolutionary government and then establish a new government."

Without further explanation, Franz also understood. The bad things between the nobles are difficult to explain and are still messy.

In the past century, I don’t know how many marriages have been made between the three French royal nobles. It has long been that you have me and I have you, so I can’t tell the difference.

In this context, the identity of the royal party has changed at any time. It may support Bonaparte today and Orleans tomorrow. Except for a few hard-core supporters, the rest are all determined based on their interests.

Therefore, if the revolutionary government is not one of its own, it will be eliminated first. The ability of the original space-time bourgeoisie to achieve a counterattack does not mean that the current bourgeoisie can also counterattack.

The last blow before Napoleon IV ran away greatly weakened the power of the bourgeoisie, especially the financial bourgeoisie, which suffered heavy losses.

The bourgeoisie who has lost its "money ability" is a soft-legged shrimp. If you want to make a difference in politics, it cannot be achieved overnight.

Without these guys making trouble, Franz couldn't see clearly what France's future would be like.

Anyway, as soon as the armistice treaty was signed, it is estimated that the end of the Paris Revolutionary Government was about to come. Faced with a group of old foxes, the new revolutionaries were still too young.

Prime Minister Carl: "If the situation in France cannot stabilize, we must make plans to garrison troops.

It is conceivable that France will not be peaceful for a long time in the future. The endless uprisings may even turn France into a quagmire.

We have paid too much for this war, and now it is time to let our allies work hard. How can we do this so good if we just take advantage of it and don’t do anything!"

"Just take advantage of nothing but do things", it is obvious that it is the Russians. Although the Tsarist government has worked very hard, the French surrendered too quickly, and the Russian army is still one step too late.

In order to win over the Russians, Austria has placed a heavy bet. At least 20% of the war reparations are not easy to get.

The Russians did not contribute to the war. Even if there was a prior agreement and Austria had to fulfill the agreement, the compensation could be paid in the end.

Unless the Tsarist government is willing to wait for hundreds or eighty years, it will not be possible to reject Austria's reasonable demands. In the eyes of the Vienna government, stationing troops in France is a chore, but it is not certain in the eyes of the Russians.

If the news spreads, many Russian soldiers will probably rush to sign up. Maybe it is a little dangerous, but the benefits are abundant!

Compared with the Russian Empire, France is very rich. It is a hundred times better to get some benefits than eating braised vegetables in China.

Franz nodded: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will communicate with his allies, form a peacekeeping force, and decide to dispatch troops based on actual conditions.

In addition to the heavy losses of Belgium and the German Federation, which can freely decide whether to send troops, if other countries want to participate in the distribution of spoils, they must send troops to participate in peacekeeping.

In addition, the French Navy also dealt with it. I believe the British were already very anxious at this time. If they dragged on, maybe those guys from the London government would do stupid things again.

The French warships were divided into large portions and several small portions, and the main battleships were sold together with attached warships, and countries around the world were invited to participate.

We will bid all at once, and we will also participate in the competition. Don’t the British want these warships? Then let them pay for it!”

Franz also figured it out. Anyway, the Fa-O hatred has been formed, so just do it.

Taking advantage of the unstable situation in France after the war, we sent peacekeeping troops to further consume the French government's financial resources.

If you don’t have money, what kind of arms will you develop?

Without a powerful army, how can we make a comeback?

...

All Europe celebrated the victory of the anti-French war, with Downing Street being the exception. Looking at the parade with celebration flags in the distance, Gladstone felt particularly dazzling.

Although the London government also highly praised this anti-French war, it was just because of political needs and did not mean that they were really willing to accept the current results.

Politicians and ordinary people are often not on the same channel. The British government does not want the French to lose their war to destroy the continental balance, but the British people are very much looking forward to the French's unlucky.

As for the impact of the French defeat, the British people were quite optimistic. The biggest enemy was gone, so we should celebrate it.

A new threat?

Sorry, everyone really can't feel it. In the long years of the past, there has never been any threat from Austria to Britain.

Even when the Habsburgs ruled Spain, people were busy going back to fight the civil war and refused to take care of Britain.

Austria is terrible, is France terrible? The awesome Napoleon was pressed to death, and Austria did not unify the European continent, why are you panic?

Prime Minister Gladston, who was sitting back in his seat, sighed helplessly: "It seems that the tragedy of the French was destined from the beginning. There are too many people who want them to be unlucky, and too few people are willing to support them.

Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the defeat of France, Europe's balance was broken, I would have gone to celebrate."

In the "sigh", there is also a grief of the rabbit and the fox. The French Empire has a bad popularity, and Britain is not much more popular.

If it weren't for the protection of the strait, the situation in Britain would not be much better than that in France. But the Bay Strait is not so safe now.

After venting for a while, Gladstone asked, "How is it? Will the anti-French alliance accept our mediation of this war?"

George shook his head: "I'm sorry, both Russia and Austria have clearly expressed their rejection. You know, the remaining countries are fence-bearing, and it is impossible to go against Austria's new overlord for this issue."

Gladstone almost roared: "Are the Russians crazy? If they don't check and balance Austria, the future European continent will have nothing to do with them!"

George asked back: "Prime Minister, do you think the Russians' strategic focus is still in Europe?"

This is a sad topic. From the actual actions of the Tsarist government, we can see that the Russians' strategic focus has shifted to the South Asian subcontinent, but everyone is unwilling to believe it.

After a while of silence, Gladston picked up the coffee and took a sip, then slowly said: "So, all our previous plans have failed!"

In Europe, we have to suppress Austria and in Asia, we have to compete with the Russians for India. Britain is now fighting against two powerful countries on its own.

In this context, the so-called provoking a conflict between Russia and Austria is a joke. With its strength, Britain has become the key to maintaining the existence of the Russian-Austrian alliance.

George shrugged: "It's not a complete failure. Austria did not swallow the French warships in one bite, but was preparing to take out the French warships for auction.

Maybe it is because of financial pressure that we can't afford to support so many warships; it is also maybe it is because the internal stolen goods are uneven and cannot withstand the pressure from allies; or maybe it is because we don't want to have a naval competition with us again, in short, our goal is halfway.

It is said that the Anti-French Alliance is ready to invite all independent countries around the world to participate in the auction. If we want to prevent Austria from getting French warships, we would better participate as well.

However, there are risks here. If the Austrians can't afford to support so many warships, we will take over them if we participate."

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Chapter completed!