Chapter 976: Detain warship

For Austria, the greatest significance of the signing of the Vienna Treaty was not to restrict France, but to clear the last obstacle to the unification of the German region.
Russia and other countries have been bought out. Even if the remaining Netherlands, Portugal, and the Nordic Federation want to oppose it, they must consider whether their own bones can withstand retaliation.
European countries do not object, not to mention overseas countries. This year, only European powers interfered in overseas affairs, and there has never been an overseas country mingling with European affairs.
There are no like-minded supporters, and the British are also helpless. Diplomatic protests are ineffective, so can't armed intervention be allowed?
In desperation, the British government can only choose to compromise. At the cost of recognizing Austria's annexation of the German Federation, in exchange for the Vienna government's recognition of their annexation of the French Indochina Peninsula.
Obviously everyone knows that this kind of recognition is similar to whether there is or not. Britain could not prevent the merger of Germany and Austria, and Vienna could not interfere with the British annexation of the French Indochina Peninsula. Recognizing each other is nothing more than a better face.
On June 12, 1892, witnessed by the international community, Austria and the German states jointly signed the "Holy Rome Treaty."
Almost at the same time, the German Bundestag announced the dissolution of the North German Empire. In the afternoon, George I issued a declaration of abdication.
As a historical witness, witnessing the destruction of a country and the rebirth of a country within a day, the impact on everyone is undoubtedly huge.
People with a little bit of political mind know that the sky has changed. The European continent has once again returned to the era of the Holy Roman Empire, and the international situation has also changed from the Big Three to the two.
Fortunately, the conflict between England and Austria hasn't intensified, or else just standing in line would be sad. However, everyone knows that this kind of stability is only temporary, and it will be sooner or later that the British and Olympics will turn their faces for world hegemony.
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As night fell, sighs came from the Japanese Embassy in Vienna.
"If you don't come out for a walk, you don't know how fast the world is changing. There is an old Chinese saying that "Hedong for thirty years, Hexi for thirty years".
How long has passed since then, the imposing French Empire just fell. I thought that we had developed fast enough, but we were still too far behind compared with other powers.
It seems that reform cannot be stopped. After this war is over, we will continue to deepen structural reforms and strive to catch up as soon as possible. "
It was Ito Hirobumi, who quickly strengthened his confidence after feeling. It's just that the sorrow between the eyebrows can't go away.
Political speculation has always been a high-yield and high-risk activity. The Japanese government made mistakes in its previous operations and failed to switch jobs in time. Now it has to pay the price.
Fortunately, this speculation left one hand and didn't jump directly on the Frenchman's ship, otherwise it would sink with the ship now.
"Reform, isn't Austria the most conservative country in Europe? Except for the Russian Empire, they are the most conservative."
Xixiang Congdao asked suspiciously.
This is also the impression of the outside world. Compared with France, which is the vanguard of "freedom", Austria is indeed "conservative".
Now that "freedom" has lost to "conservation", many people are reflecting on whether France is too "free". The causes and consequences of the European War have been disclosed in the newspapers. Everyone knows that France was pushed into the chariot by the "public opinion" entrapped by capital and finally embarked on a road of no return.
Ito Bowen shook his head: "Where did you see Austria's conservativeness? Except for the lack of a bunch of big sprayers, no strikers everywhere, no election declarations posted everywhere, what else do they lack?"
Thanks to the strict implementation of the News Act, newspapers are responsible for the authenticity of newspaper content, and the social atmosphere of being kidnapped by money has been reversed.
In this context, it doesn't matter if you spray it, but it must be in line with reality. Randomly sprayed articles are not published in newspapers at all.
There are still walkouts, but they are not as frequent as France, and they will not happen in Vienna. After all the factories have moved, where is the labor movement?
Because the colonies have long recruited immigrants, the Austrian capitalists have to compete with the colonies, and they dare not squeeze workers too much.
It's not that the negative case has never happened. For example, in a...factory, because of the serious labor conflict, the workers collectively ran away with buckets, no orders were made, and the boss was almost driven crazy by liquidated damages.
The "election declaration" is flying all over the sky, not to mention. This is explicitly forbidden by Austrian law. If you post a small advertisement, you will post yourself in, so naturally no one will do it.
In the eyes of Ito Hirobumi, this is the manifestation of order. Eastern and Western cultures are different, and Japan attaches great importance to rules.
Especially coupled with Austria's current prosperity, it magnifies these advantages. Ito's blog, who is good at learning, naturally wants to learn from it.
After contemplating for a while, Xixiang Congdao nodded thoughtfully.
Austria now has a vast territory, abundant resources, developed industries, a prosperous economy, a strong army, and political stability. What do you want to say specifically?
It is estimated that few people can answer this question. If you insist that it is insufficient, only the Navy is not the world's number one.
However, this is not a shortcoming. Austria is not incapable of developing a navy. Compared with the Royal Navy, it is only in quantity and experience.
These can be solved, the quantity can be spent, and the experience can be accumulated. There is no qualitative difference between the two sides, and there is no great gap between the second and the first.
For Japan, the world's second navy can hardly even think of it. In any case, it is impossible to say that Austria lacks a navy.
After a long time, Xixiang Congdao slowly said: "Ito-kun, are you planning to restart the Vienna route?"
At the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, Japan inspected a number of European countries. As a result, it produced a number of reform routes, including the Vienna route that followed Austria.
It was only because of various factors that the Vienna route was finally rejected. The Meiji Restoration mainly used the three countries of Britain, France and the People's Republic of China as a blueprint and formulated its own development route based on actual conditions.
In addition to politics, the original Japanese reform line was basically considered a success. Now it is different. With the successive failures of Prussia and France, Japan has also doubted this reform line.
Ito Bowen waved his hand: "No! Austria's development route can't be copied at all. We don't have their solid foundation, even if we want to learn, we can't learn it!
We must know that the most declining time was one of the four major powers in the world. After Franz the Great succeeded to the throne, he immediately joined the wave of colonization after solving the internal troubles.
After opening up Austrian Africa, Austrian America, and Austrian South Ocean successively, after the strength developed and grown, they turned back and annexed the Ottoman Empire, and only then has the Austrian Empire today. "
In a sense, the Japanese government's strategy is also imitating Austria, but unfortunately they are not lucky, and they encountered hardships just after they stepped out of the country.
In the past, European countries competed for colonies and grabbed territory. As long as they showed enough strength to let their opponents know that the gains were not worth the loss, everyone could solve the problems at the negotiating table, and stumbling to the end was rare.
Judging from the current situation, even if the Spaniards can retake the Philippine Islands, they will have to pay a heavy price. The risks involved are very large, and the benefits are not proportional to the effort.
It stands to reason that it is now time to go to the negotiating table. As long as the Japanese government pays a certain price, things can be understood.
Unfortunately, none of these experiences apply now. Even if you lose to European countries, what is it to lose to the Japanese? Spain can't afford to lose this person.
Especially after the defeat of France, Spanish nationalism became active, and the voice of revenge rose to the sky.
Relying on the proceeds from the anti-French war, the Spaniards quickly formed an expeditionary fleet and possessed the capital for revenge.
The first step was a tough one, and the blow to the Japanese government was unprecedented. To continue to imitate Austria’s colonial strategy, Ito Bowen even dare not even think about it.
If possible, he is more willing to pack his things and go home now, stop the pace of expansion, and slowly farm to build up his family.
Japan lacks resources and relies solely on farming. The development speed will certainly be slow, but it is safe!
Radical development is indeed fast, but death is also fast. Prussia a few years ago, now France, are the negative teaching materials that have fallen on the road to expansion.
Xixiang Congdao: "It is true that we can't learn, our family is too weak. If we change to our old neighbor next door, I think we still have some confidence in success.
Let's not talk about this, let's take care of our eyes first! The Anti-French Alliance proposed that it would take one month to perform maintenance on the warship before delivery.
If nothing happens, the Spanish expeditionary fleet will also set off within a month. Wanting to dare to send the warship back to China before the start of the war is probably hopeless. "
Ito Hirobumi: "This is expected. As a member of the anti-French alliance, the Spaniards still have this face. Even if the anti-French alliance is not detained, it is difficult for us to send these warships back to China first.
This is today's newspaper, and the Suez Canal has resumed navigation. With the end of the French, the ownership of this canal has completely fallen into Austrian hands.
According to the "Océ Port Agreement" more than 30 years ago, Spanish warships can use Austrian ports to dock, and passing through the Suez Canal is naturally not a problem.
We don't need to think about it. Not to mention the previous mistakes in favor of the French, even if time goes on for decades, our relationship with Austria is very cold.
With regard to warships, now we can only think of a solution from the British. They also had conflicts with Spain, and they were happy to watch the Spaniards. "
There are two main reasons for the lack of relations between Austria and Japan. First, Japan’s reforms mainly focus on learning from the three countries, Britain, France and the United States.
Secondly, at the beginning of his succession, Franz couldn't control his emotions perfectly, and he showed no cold to the Japanese.
Without sufficient economic benefits, the relationship between the two countries will naturally not deepen. Coupled with the emperor's indifferent attitude, the bureaucrats would naturally not spend time on a dispensable Japan.
At that time, Austria was far from being as good as it is now. After the cold reception, the Japanese government did not work hard to improve relations between the two countries.
I don’t usually burn incense and want to embrace Buddha's feet at a critical moment. Naturally, it is not so easy.
Had it not been for the British worry that the Spanish revival in the Luxion region would be recovered and threatened the security of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Japanese would now be the real tragedy.
Hearing that the warship had fallen, Xixiang Congdao's hanging heart suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help but said: "Great, with the support of the British, it will not be difficult to defeat Spain."
Once there was a hand-to-hand experience, the Japanese Navy still had a psychological advantage over the Spaniards, and the only worry was that the difference in the strength of the two fleets was too wide.
Ito Hirofumi replied bitterly: "It's not that simple. Spain is a member of the anti-French alliance. Even if the war is over, the incense is still there.
Once the British intervene in a war, the anti-French alliance will not ignore things, and it is even more unlikely that the British will turn their faces for us and the anti-French alliance.
In order not to stimulate the anti-French alliance, the support the British can give us will certainly not be too great. To win this war, we still have to rely on ourselves. "
Facts once again prove that finding teammates is very important for a country to succeed.
The British are obviously unreliable representatives. Ito Bowen has not forgotten how the French were sold during the European War that just ended.
We must know that at the beginning of the war, Britain and France were allies. Although the British government did stand on the side of France, they did not give up any opportunity to take advantage of the fire.
It seems that he is supporting France, but in fact he is trying to maintain the balance of power between the two warring parties, wanting to lose both.
The plan did not change quickly. The London government did not expect Austria to hide its strength and directly hit the French at a critical moment.
Seeing that the general situation in France is gone, the British's first reaction was not to pull allies, but to unilaterally tear up the covenant.
There are many similar cases. For example, before Belgium, it was initially mixed with the British, and then fell to Austria after being betrayed.
Allies can betray, so Japan, which is not even considered an ally, will be even less pressured by the British.
Knowing that I know, Ito Bowen still has no choice, or the Japanese government has no choice. Although Spain has always been the bottom line of the great powers, the great powers are the great powers and their international influence is still extraordinary.
Apart from the British, no country is willing to risk offending the Spanish at this time by selling warships to them.
What is even more tragic is that if a group of warships are not returned from the hands of the British, the subsequent battles cannot be fought at all.
Xixiang thought about the way, and said slowly after a long time: "In any case, it is better for the British to provide support than nothing.
As long as we can win the war, we can agree to any conditions at the moment, and we will wait until the war is over. "
The two looked at each other and ended the heavy topic. The content in the back is too amazing. In case of leaks, Japan will be ruined, and everything can only be said without saying.