Chapter 389: Still have to jump

In London, Chief John Russell is very dissatisfied with the current situation in Europe.
The Paris government actually provided a loan to the Russians. Although the amount is not too big for the British, it is only 100 million francs. But the political factors behind it are terrible.
Everyone had agreed that Britain and France would work together to support the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russians in a proxy war.
Now on the battlefield, the Prussian kingdom has just appeared in crisis, and the French can't wait to fall.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Paris government, this is a timely stop loss in order to obtain greater returns. From a British standpoint, Prime Minister John Russell could not tolerate it.
"The situation in Europe is deteriorating, France and Russia are moving closer, the position of the Paris government has changed, and they have the intention to join forces with the Russians to divide Prussia.
Perhaps one more Austria is added. As long as France and Russia support Austria's annexation of the German Federation, it will become Russia, France and Austria to divide the European continent.
This is the worst situation, and each of the three countries, Russia, France, and Austria, has challenged our strength. If they divide Europe, it will be even more difficult to restrict.
For Britain's strategic security, we must stop all this. "
John Russell has a strong sense of crisis, which seems to be the commonality of the island nations and the source of their success.
Continental balance is the national policy of the London government. The European continent is still maintaining a balance, but the growing Russia, France, and Austria has gradually threatened their supremacy.
Originally, the London government was prepared to suppress the Russians first, and then use the Italian issue to provoke the contradiction between France and Austria and let them restrain each other on the European continent.
The plan will never change quickly, the conflict between France and Austria has not been ignited, and the Russian empire is about to break through the restrictions and control the Baltic Sea.
Foreign Minister Raislin analyzed: "His Excellency, this time France and Russia moved closer, the Tsarist government first made concessions.
The Russians were supportive of the French annexation of the Rhineland region, and they were not at ease.
It should be known that Austria, Belgium, Prussia, the German Federation, Spain and other countries have agreements, and if one side encounters French invasion, they will jointly defend.
Even if the Russians support the French, but Russia and Austria are still alliances, it is impossible for the Tsarist government to send troops to help the French fight?
Nationalism is a double-edged sword. As long as we agitate nationalism in the German region, Vienna cannot sit idly by the French annexation of the Rhineland.
There is also a joint defense treaty. Although the French are strong, Austria's strength is also not weak. In addition to Spain, Belgium, and the German Federation, the French have little chance of winning.
Napoleon III is not stupid and cannot take risks without a chance.
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The three countries, Russia, France, and Austria, have joined forces to divide up the European continent. I think this possibility is almost zero. The first is the uneven distribution of stolen goods.
The Russians had too few things to get, Austria could not give up the German region, and after the Russians obtained General Poland, the way forward was blocked by Austria.
Of course, if the Tsarist government is willing, it can expand into northern Europe. But Sweden is not a soft persimmon, and it is impossible to succeed without paying a certain price.
Moreover, the Russian-Prussian War alone was so strenuous. Can the Russians still attack Sweden? "
This is a real problem. Although the Russian Empire is powerful, its exhaustion has been revealed. If it was the Russian Empire before the Near East War, the Kingdom of Prussia would have received a box lunch.
The tsarist government did not rely on tactics to pile up Prussia. The main reason was that the government had no money. Increasing the number of troops on the front line also means increasing military spending.
Fighting on the Pod Plain, and rivers can transport strategic supplies. In theory, even if the Tsarist government sent a million troops, it can guarantee the supply of supplies.
Under their own exhaustion, and Faou divided the European continent, they obviously have to suffer a lot.
It's just that it belongs to the Polish region. It is enough to defeat the Prussian kingdom. There is no need to catch the fire.
"No, Raistlin. These are theories. You have to understand that the Russian Empire is a dictatorship. As long as the Czar deems it feasible, it may become a reality.
We cannot take rational reasoning as the tsar's decision. In fact, most Russian tsars are irrational.
Russo-Austria is a dictatorship. As long as the emperor can make an alliance soon, we cannot give them any chance to move closer. "
This is not Prime Minister John Russell's pessimism, but a national leader must consider. For Great Britain, no risk is needed now, "steadiness" is the most important.
No matter what step the French-Russian relationship involves, there is nothing wrong with disrupting their relationship.
Acting as a cuckoo stick in Europe, they have stirred up half of the contradictions in the European continent in the past century, and now it is time to perform.
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The Berlin government fought back, the British were also undermining, and Franz was naturally not idle.
After being calculated, it must be counterattack. However, since the loan contracts were signed, they cannot be broken. Where to start fighting back has become a real issue.
Alexander II knew that using civilized methods and secretly calculating within the scope of the rules, Franz naturally could not break the rules.
Support conservatives in the Russian Empire?
inappropriate!
This is because Russia's internal affairs are too deep, and it has no effect except to deteriorate the relations between the two countries. Franz didn't think that these people could survive Alexander II.
Secretly support the Revolutionary Party?
This is even more impossible. As an emperor, Franz and the Revolutionary Party were naturally in a hostile camp, and the enemy's affairs could not be done.
Moreover, the state of the Russian Empire is very bad, what if it is overthrown?
The decaying Tsarist government is Austria's best ally, and the nascent Russia is Austria's biggest threat. Franz dare not take the risk.
Provoking Russian relations with European countries?
It seems that this is useless and Franz does not need to take any action. Now the Tsarist government has been gloriously isolated.
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After much meditation, finally Franz reluctantly reached the conclusion: in the context of the Russian-Australian League, there is nothing to do with the Russians in a short time.
Foreign Minister Weissenberg proposed: "His Majesty, the Tsarist government asked us to help us modify a batch of rifles."
In the war years, even the Tsarist government attached great importance to weapons and equipment. After experiencing the power of the rifle themselves, they also had to abandon the rifle.
The modification of the rifle to the rifle is naturally to save costs. In this respect, the Prussian-Russian war was not without its contributions, at least the Tsarist government learned how to calculate carefully.
Refitting hundreds of thousands of rifles is just a small business. If it is not because the arms trade is politically significant, neither country's foreign ministry needs to be present.
Franz thought for a while and said, "Well, let them talk to the capitalists. We don't interfere in free trade.
Send someone to sell the rifle production line to the Russians, and by the way sell them the reconditioned used goods in our warehouse.
Remember to tell the Russians that the power of the breech artillery is also more advantageous, and it is recommended that they purchase a batch of trials. "
It takes time to modify the rifle, and officers and men on the front line can't wait. In this case, of course, they only bought from Austria.
This is the bonus of selling Austrian weaponry to the Tsarist government during the Near East War. In addition to earning supporting service fees, the Russians also had to choose Austria when purchasing equipment.
After the outbreak of the Prussian-Russian war, the Tsarist government immediately placed orders with Austria to purchase strategic materials, mainly because everyone had the same standard system.
The roads are paved, and Franz naturally cannot allow the Russians to get rid of the influence of Austrian equipment in this weapons revolution, which is related to the future strategic layout.
If the peace time, the Russians can naturally upgrade their weapons and equipment, and the technical content of the breech weapon is too high, it will only take a few more years.
No big country is willing to be subject to people for a long time in weapons and equipment. Alexander II is not a mediocre person. If it is not lack of money, it is estimated that he would have already started to operate the military system.
Unfortunately, the Russians were unlucky. The last weapon upgrade encountered the Near East War. In order to save time, let the Austrian equipment become the mainstream in the army.
This time the weapons were renewed and they encountered the Pu-Russian war. The war won't wait for anyone, and Franz is ready to force the Russians to sell a piece of Austrian weapons.
Want to get rid of the restrictions, do you know that the Tsarist government has millions of troops? How much does it cost to change so many troops and also change weapons production lines?
No money, then continue to use it. Anyway, from a cost perspective, buying the Austrian equipment system directly will not be much more expensive than independent research and development.
As for doing this, will you lose your independent research and development capabilities? This is not the concern of the Russian bureaucracy. It is better to think about how to get rich so much.
For two or three consecutive generations, the Austrian weapon system was adopted, and the Russian weapon research and development personnel were almost obsolete. If we want to get rid of this situation in the future, we will have to cultivate talents again.
Franz understands why Alexander II has always been upset with Austria, and no one will be happy with this kind of thing.
It is a pity that this is a conspiracy, just as he calculated Austria. Knowing that it was a pit, Franz would also throw real gold and silver into it, and the same is now true of the Tsarist government.
In order to ensure the independence of the military, it is impossible to disregard the needs of the frontline war and let the soldiers hold the backward breech equipment and give the enemy a head?
This is really giving people a head. The rifle can be shot on its own, while the rifle can only play tactics.
Just think about it and know how miserable you are when you encounter it on the battlefield.
Foreign Minister Weissenberg explained: "Your Majesty, we don't really need to sell, just delay the conversion.
Recently the Prussians have performed very well, taking advantage of their weapons and equipment, and hitting the Russian army many times in the field.
Although the Russians have the advantage of sea power and are constantly attacking the coastal areas of the Kingdom of Prussia, they are not prepared enough to expand the results. "
This is the core of the problem. Theoretically, as long as the Russian navy covers the landing of the army, it blooms on the inside of the Kingdom of Prussia, or it will collapse within a few months.
However, the Tsarist government was not ready, and the navy's attack on the coast of the Kingdom of Prussia was indeed good. Unfortunately, the Army did not keep up with it to expand the results.
The two countries are not far apart and the cross-sea expedition cannot be called, but the necessary logistical supplies are still indispensable.
There is no doubt that the Tsarist government does not have so many strategic materials at present, or it is impossible to transport so many strategic materials.
In order to supply the frontline army, the tsarist government must buy and buy. This is not just the lack of production capacity of the Russian Empire, the most important thing is that the traffic is too bad.
Russian Poland is one of their granaries. Most of the food supply in St. Petersburg comes from here. Now that this land is lost, the Tsarist government will naturally transfer grain from other areas.
The railway is not smooth. It takes at least a month to transport goods from Ukraine and Moscow to the front line by carriages and ox carts.
This requires God to give face, if it is winter, it will be even worse, it is possible to go for two or three months. Such bad traffic not only increases costs, but also limits the amount of material transported.
Frontline troops can also import strategic supplies from next door Austria. But cross-sea combat is not enough, even if imports from Austria, they must be transported around a large circle.
This is the Russian's own pot. If the navy attacked the coastal areas of Prussia at the beginning of the war, the rivers in Poland could also be used to transport goods imported from Austria.
Don't think about it now, most parts of Russian Poland fall into the hands of the enemy. At this time, you need to transport goods, either by land through the Belarus region or by sea along a large circle along the European continent.
No matter which way, the amount of material transportation is restricted.
Originally, the Russians could also purchase strategic materials from European countries. Unfortunately, everyone did not buy Russian accounts. No one does their business unless they come up with real money.
Due to financial problems, the Tsarist government was unable to purchase materials from various countries. This is why Alexander II rushed to borrow money.
Only by solving the financial problems will they be able to raise enough strategic materials to realize the advantages of the navy.
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