Chapter 112: Anglo-Olympic negotiations

Under what circumstances will the conflict between Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia disappear?
This depends on the specific situation. Anyway, Palmerston would not be naive to think that Austria would mobilize the masses to kill the Sardinian kingdom, and for the so-called world peace, he easily passed the Sardinian kingdom.
Then only one side will fall, one slap will not slap, the enemy will fall, and the contradiction will naturally not exist.
There is no doubt that the Sardinian kingdom must be falling now. Palmerston does not believe that the Sardinians can come back.
Even the remaining Sardinian soldiers, who turned into Spartan warriors, could not change the outcome of the defeat of the war.
Palmerston thought for a while and said, "Mr. Metternich, for the sake of world peace and stability, the British government recommends that your country end the Osa War as soon as possible and return to the pre-war state."
The relationship between the British and Austria is very complicated. They oppose Austria's expansion in Italy, and because of their European strategic needs, they do not want to turn their backs on Austria. This was the trip to Vienna at Palmerston, and they tried to pass diplomacy Means to resolve disputes between Osa.
We must know that after the anti-French war, Europe entered the era of Britain and Russia. The Austrian-dominated Vienna system, while isolating the British Empire from the European continent, also prevented the expansion of the Russians.
For the British, isolation is isolation. As long as the European continent maintains balance, their hegemonic position will not be shaken, and the Vienna system also defends their core interests.
Now that the Vienna system has collapsed and the situation on the European continent is about to change dramatically, curbing the expansion of the Russians has become the first priority for the British.
Austria, which is blocking the Russians ’westward expansion, is the ally that the London government needs to fight for. The British-Austrian relationship cannot be broken unless it is necessary.
The complicated diplomatic strategy of the British cannot be hidden from Metternich, and Austria also needs to cooperate with the British.
Regardless of the fact that Russia and Austria are allies, Austria does not need to curb Russia's continued expansion. In fact, it is the Austrian government that does not want Russia to expand.
Of course, this does not include Franz.
The Russians ’westward expansion is practically running out. Neither of the two countries is a soft persimmon. It is impossible for the Tsarist government to set its sights here.
Sweden in the Nordic region is also a hard-bone. The Russians will not touch the nails. The European region can allow the Russians to expand. It is the Balkans.
People in this era think that Russia entered the Balkans and occupied Constantinople, and then broke into the Mediterranean and became out of control.
Franz's judgment is just the opposite. The Russian talents who remain in the ice and snow country are the most terrifying. After entering the Mediterranean, the British will teach fur bears to be humans again.
Terrible on land, and terrible on the sea. It's not that Franz despise the Russians, the army can rely on human tactics, and the navy is really a rookie.
If it comes to the development of the navy, Austria has an advantage over the Russians. At least Venice was once a naval power and now there are enough sailors in it.
If there is no sea, the navy must be overwhelming. Russia's sea area is indeed large, but it is not very suitable for the development of the navy.
Even now, the Russians are still a group of dry ducks, and the pocket version of the navy will not develop in decades.
Even when the Russians were expanding in the Balkans, Austria could still have a portion of it, maybe not the most delicious part.
But Franz's attitude is: a thousand birds in the forest is worse than a bird in the hand.
As long as Austria's strength can be strengthened, as far as the issue of Russian expansion is curbed, anyone who wants to do it will do it. Anyway, he doesn't have this kind of internationalism.
If the Russians were taken awry, they rushed to develop the navy. He didn't mind supporting the Russians and letting them go further on this path of death.
Franz's attitude also affected Austria's diplomacy to a certain extent. For many international affairs, he was not as active as he was in the Metternich era.
Metternich shook his head and said, "Mr. Palmerston, there is always a price to pay for doing something wrong, and if the Kingdom of Sardinia dares to invade Austria, it will naturally bear the corresponding price.
The dignity of the Austrian empire cannot be blasphemed, and the evil Sardinian kingdom dare to launch a war of aggression against the Vienna system must pay for it. "
Palmerston was relieved that Austria did not insist on annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia, so there is still room for easing, which is nothing more than a matter of interest.
He also contributed to spurring the Kingdom of Sardinia to wage war and provide loans to the Kingdom of Sardinia. If the kingdom of Sardinia is really dead, these loans will become bad debts, and British bankers will not spare him.
Palmerston thought for a while and said, "Of course, the Kingdom of Sardinia launched this war of aggression, and naturally should pay for it.
For world peace, the British Empire is prepared to mediate this war, and we hope that your country can temporarily suspend military operations. "
Metne smiled slightly and said, "Sorry, Mr Palmerston, you're too late.
At this time the Sardinian kingdom has been occupied by the Austrian army, and Sardinian King Charlie Albert has been exiled, and it may not be long before he arrives in London.
If your country can restrain the Sardinian guerrillas from continuing to disrupt, we can stop the next military operation. "
Has the Austrian Army Occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia?
If it only refers to the main cities, Austria does now occupy the Kingdom of Sardinia; if it refers to the whole country, Austria has only occupied half of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
This does not prevent Metternich from boasting B. The military occupation of this era mostly refers to major cities, and the vast rural areas are often overlooked.
At this point, Palmerston was too lazy to continue to fight, the chips in the Kingdom of Sardinia were lost, and it was impossible without major bleeding.
Palmerston quickly entered the role and asked, "Mr. Metternich, what conditions does your government have to end this war, and we can convey it on your behalf."
Metternich did not answer, but passed a prepared armistice treaty.
A glance at the content above changed Palmerston's complexion. If it was done in accordance with Austria's requirements, the Kingdom of Sardinia would not be far from history.
"Mr. Metternich, these terms are too harsh, right?" Palmerston said with a frown.
It's more than harsh, it's obviously very harsh. This is to put the political, military, financial, and territories of the Kingdom of Sardinia under Austrian control, no different from the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
For example: the appointment of ministers of government and above must be approved by the Austrian government;
Another example: The Kingdom of Sardinia must not keep its army, it can only retain police officers not exceeding 10,000, and use 50% of its fiscal revenue to hire the Austrian army to protect their territorial security;
The right to issue currency in the Kingdom of Sardinia, managed by the Austrian government;
The taxes of the Kingdom of Sardinia are determined by the Austrian Government;
The Kingdom of Sardinia cannot produce weapons and all weapons must be imported from Austria;
The diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Sardinia and any country or region shall be fully exercised by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
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There is no claim for land-cutting compensation, but compared with the above requirements, it is estimated that the Sardinians would prefer land-cutting compensation rather than become an Austrian colony.
Metternich said very kindly: "This is only a draft negotiation. The invasion of the Kingdom of Sardinia has caused very heavy losses to Austria, and Lombardy and Venice have almost been beaten to nothing.
It also caused hundreds of thousands of Austrian casualties, and millions of Austrians were left homeless. How can such a serious loss be counted?
If the Sardinians cannot accept our terms, it is not impossible, as long as they can fully compensate us for all our losses at once. "
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