Chapter 386: Alexander II

Soon Franz saw the power of Alexander II. The news of the secret talks between Russia and Austria was not unexpectedly passed on, but the content changed a little.
This change directly allowed Franz to grit his teeth and approve the loan, the amount also went from 30 million Aegis, bargaining to 50 million Aegis, and it was still an interest-free loan.
Of course, the Russians also took out a new collateral, tariff income in Ukraine, to avoid losing their money.
If the Tsarist government received General Saxony after the war, then this debt was written off, and the Tsarist government used the General Saxony area to settle the debt.
No way, the Russians touted it too much. The big-mouthed Russian Minister proclaimed the efforts of the Vienna government to take back the Saxony region.
He also said that Franz had repeatedly communicated with Alexander II by telegram, and the two sides had reached preliminary agreement. After the war, the Tsarist government would sell Silesia and Prussian Saxony to the new Holy Roman Empire.
There is no doubt that this must have obtained the acquiescence of Alexander II. The Minister of Russia held up the banner of the friendship between Russia and Austria, and repeatedly emphasized Franz's contribution. In the eyes of ordinary people, this was working for the unification of the empire.
After all, the Paris conference split the German region and it was very difficult to reunite. Now we can only take roundabout measures to slowly promote national unification.
It is always a good thing to reclaim the land, and nationalists are happy and sing praises.
Domestic public opinion was mobilized, and Franz was burned on the fire. If he retreated, he would inevitably lose his prestige.
Now he understands that the Tsar government promised to give Silesia to Austria as a bait.
What would happen if Austria took back Silesia after the war and watched the Russians annex the region of Saxony?
Franz was the emperor of Austria and the emperor of Saxony. Once the water in the bowl is uneven, the hearts of the people below are dissipated.
Not only the people of Saxony will be dissatisfied, other states will also be dissatisfied with the central government. At that time, the new Holy Roman Empire, which finally managed to unify, will return to its fragmented state again.
Franz does not dare to bet the Russians will lose the war. He must eat this loss.
After all, the Russian-Prussian War is the result of his butterfly effect. Now the Russians have the upper hand again, and they have strong strength. Under normal circumstances, only the Russians will win the war.
If it's just a matter of money, this transaction can be considered as a separate one. The tsarist government did not make arbitrarily quotes, and it was even a little low.
However, in the Saxony region, the Russians have not yet obtained the price, and the price is reasonable.
However, Franz knew that in the past, for the sake of Silesia, the Vienna government had guaranteed the Russians and had owed a large amount of strategic materials from the country. Now it has received a loan of 50 million Aegis.
If you don't want to lose money, the best option for the Vienna government now is to support the tsarist government to win this war.
Otherwise, these debts will not be collected until the year of the monkey.
In the face of the allies, the Tsarist government is not expected to blame it directly, but they just have no money to pay back, and the Vienna government can still forcefully collect debts?
Once the Russians are defeated, not only the current debt, but also the old debts before them, may eventually become bad debts. At least until the Tsarist government's finances improve, they are unaffordable.
Not only was Austrian economically abducted, but the relationship between Austria and Austria was completely broken. Now that the Vienna government is almost upright supporting the Tsarist government, it naturally stands on the opposite side of Prussia.
By the way, they also divided the British-Olympic alliance, so that the two countries once again stood on the opposite side.
Britain and Austria have the same national policy on maintaining the European balance. Since the establishment of the first Vienna system, Britain and Austria have been secret allies. The two sides have only one agreement.
After the outbreak of the Near East War, relations between the two countries fell to freezing point. However, because of common interests, the relationship between the two sides quickly heated up again, and the two countries jointly promoted the establishment of the second Vienna system.
Provoking relations between the Austrian and the Austrian-Olympic relations is not yet complete. The Austrian-French relations and the English-French relations are also among the Russians' calculations.
Once the French eat the bait given by the Russians, the relationship between Britain and France will break, and the relationship between Austria and France will be directly over. In any case, Franz could not sit idly by as the French annexed the Rhineland.
Even if he can bear it, domestic nationalists will put Austria on the battlefield.
Franz is not afraid to fight the French, and the French covenant to defend the French still exists, not to mention the formation of an anti-French alliance. The Vienna government has experience in this regard.
The problem is that since the Metternich era, the situation of Austrian allies in Europe has changed, and diplomacy can no longer be so calm.
Yes, France and Austria are now quasi-ally friendly. Otherwise, Franz would not be indifferent to Napoleon III annexing the kingdom of Sardinia.
An verbal promise can't be counted. In the end, you still have to speak with your interests. Since the Orleans dynasty, France and Austria have maintained a quasi-alliance relationship, the type that can be aligned at any time if needed.
During the Great Revolution, there was a break, but with the appearance of the French-Austrian Treaty, in the face of common interests, the relationship between the two sides has once again recovered.
Especially after the French annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia, relations between the two countries reached a new height.
The pro-British faction in the French government is now very powerful, and the Pro-Austrian faction is actually no small at all. It is not surprising that one person is pro-British and Pro-Austrian at the same time. Politicians change their positions according to actual needs.
Napoleon III was not a fuel-saving lamp. As a master of political struggle, how could the balance of rights be ignored?
A monopoly pro-British faction is not in the interest of his emperor. In case one day confronts the British, who are all pro-British under their hands, then who will be sent to charge?
Although Napoleon III appeared as a pro-British faction, in fact, most of the people he promoted today are not Pro-British, but mostly anti-British people.
This also applies to Austria. In the case of the Russian-Austrian alliance, the anti-Russian strength in the Vienna government has always been strong.
Many politicians are not really anti-Russian, but they are politically needed to oppose Russia. This is the standing team, or political speculation.
After clearing the calculations of the Russians, Franz could only sigh: How could a person who left a huge reputation in history, how could he be a leisurely generation!
From his succession to the present, Alexander II has been focusing on the country and has performed mediocrely in diplomacy.
This performance is also in line with everyone's positioning of the Tsarist government. After all, the tsars of the past are basically masters who are not fighting.
As time passed, Franz relaxed his vigilance. Diplomacy also requires talent. This has always been a shortcoming of the Tsars. No one in the future has said that Alexander II has a strong diplomatic ability.
The result is no shot, and now the shot is shocking. At the same time Anglo-French OP counted, and a small group of European countries were involved.
If the plan goes well, the final result will be: the breakdown of the relationship between Austria and France, the breakdown of the relationship between France and France, the breakdown of the relationship between Austria and France, the breakdown of the relationship between Britain and Austria, and the breakdown of the relationship between Britain and France ...
When the diplomatic relations of various countries are broken, the opportunity for the isolated Russian Empire will also come.
The tsarist government's ambition has never been smaller, how could it be possible to defeat the Prussian kingdom without biting a piece of meat?
In this context, it is necessary to divide European countries. Starting from Fao this time is to cut off the possibility of various countries interfering in the Prussian war.
Except that the conflict between Britain and Russia is too deep, it is related to the core interests and the two sides cannot compromise.
Russia and Austria are allies, and the relationship between France and Russia cannot be eased. As long as these two countries are settled, the European continent can no longer organize to interfere in the coalition forces.
The British are indeed strong, but unfortunately they are in the navy. With the poor strength of the British Army, no country would be stupid to form a coalition with them and run to fight the Russians.
This determines that John Bull must have an ally on the European issue, otherwise they will have difficulty obtaining the right to speak that matches their own strength.
After the Near East War, the British reduced interference in continental conflicts as much as possible. There are also factors in this regard.
In this context, even during the overseas colonial contention, the three British, French, and Austrian national organizations often meet each other, and the relationship between Britain, Austria and France can still be maintained.
This time the chess game was a miss, and Franz was not angry, and he did not retaliate immediately. After so many years of emperor career, his mentality has been honed.
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