Chapter 472: Grand French Empire

The British, Austrian, South African game has just begun, and great changes have taken place in the European continent. This time Napoleon III showed his decisiveness and directly sent troops to control the governments of the Italian states.
Obviously, his patience has reached the limit and he is not ready to continue to grind with these guys.
After suppressing the weak resistance of the states, under the threat of bayonet, governments were forced to agree to form an Italian empire with the Kingdom of Sardinia.
On August 24, 1870, the Italian Empire held its first parliament, and Napoleon III was elected as emperor.
The next day, Napoleon III could not wait to be crowned the Emperor of Italy in Rome, namely: Napoleon I of Italy.
Immediately afterwards, Napoleon III announced the establishment of a French-Italian union and the establishment of the Greater French Empire, once again crowned emperor. To appease the Italians, this time is a double capital, Paris and Rome.
After Napoleon, the Bonaparte family once again created an empire. It should be two empires, the Bonaparte dynasty of the Italian Empire and the Bonaparte dynasty of the Grand French Empire.
Napoleon III couldn't take care of any food or etiquette. Opportunities for confrontation between Britain and Austria are rare. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to encounter it in the future.
The Great French Empire was established, and the situation in Europe changed instantly. After the annexation of France after Italy, there was a great potential to dominate the European continent.
Because of the relationship between the Russian-Prussian War, at this time, the French had the power to interfere with the annexation of Italy by the French, leaving only Britain and Austria.
While looking at Vienna and London, a new round of diplomatic co-ordination is also underway, and an undercurrent against the French is surging across the European continent.
In Vienna, Rao had long been prepared, and Franz was still shocked by the boldness of Napoleon III.
In his plan, the French should take it slowly step by step. For example, the establishment of the Italian Empire to unify the Italian region, and then the merger of the two countries, will last at least several years.
The Vienna government couldn't help it, and Felix immediately and immediately cut off: "Your Majesty, you can't let the French continue to grow. This threat is too great."
It is not difficult to interrupt the French expansion plan. As long as you immediately join forces with the British and then put pressure on European countries, the French will most likely compromise.
Don't look at Napoleon III's fast knife to make a mess, and make a broken boat, and take Italy at all costs.
In fact, he was not ready to fight against Europe as a whole, and the French did not challenge the courage of the European continent again, this was just a demonstration to the outside world.
What really gave them the confidence was the Faul Mieu. At this time, Austria would also act on the German Federal Empire, and everyone shared the international pressure.
Even the Vienna government has already done it. Most of the German state governments have fallen to Austria. As long as Franz is willing to take up to a month, the German federation can be annexed.
This is the convenience brought by railways. Most Austrian states have chosen Austrian standards. Many states have already merged with Austrian railways.
Today, with the exception of the Kingdom of Hanover, which has not yet been completely infiltrated by Austria, other states cannot escape the influence of Austria.
In order to successfully complete this plan, in addition to flourishing nationalism, it is more economic benefits.
The aristocrats and capitalists within the German Federation have already merged with Austria with practical actions, and everyone's interests are tied together.
Even the opposition's concentration camp, the Kingdom of Hanover has not been able to make an exception, and this influence will continue to grow over time.
It is true that the British support them, but it is impossible for British capitalists to share their markets with them, let alone enter their colonial development.
When Austria developed its colonies, it rashly emigrated from Germany, and these states were no exception.
At the same time as immigrants, they also attracted local powers, participated in the development of colonies in Austria, and many local people have become a community of interests.
This kind of penetration is also beyond the power of the German Federal Government. It is impossible to enact laws prohibiting cooperation between the two parties, right?
Moreover, even if the ban is useless, the states below will not buy the central government's account. Anyway, everyone has long determined that the central government dare not use force to solve it.
The French suddenly accelerated, and Austria naturally did not keep up. From the beginning to the end, Franz was only for flickering the French, and was not ready to unify the German region at this time.
The German region is to be unified, but this time is definitely not now. Franz is not ready to be the target of criticism until he has the power to dominate continental Europe.
Franz tapped the table with his fingers and said, "It's not easy for the French to annex Italy forcibly. The internal problems won't be clear for a while.
Now we just have to do something. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement that strongly condemned the shameless behavior of the French and looked at the reactions of other countries. "
Just kidding, it was so easy for the French to get hooked. How could they let them out?
Greater France was so easy to establish. Why did Napoleon not unite Italy directly, but divided the rule of the king.
If it was simply the unification of Italy and Napoleon III concurrently served as the emperor of Italy, it is estimated that the Italian people would still accept it. It is now directly integrated into Greater France, and it is no wonder that nationalists can accept it.
We must know that they merged together in France, the cradle of revolutionary thoughts. It is estimated that it will not be long before revolutionary thoughts will flow from France to Italy, and then ignite.
Even establishing a dual empire is better than annexing Italy directly. At least the former can be stabilized after attracting local factions as long as there is no war and no external forces break the situation.
Frankly speaking, with the strength of France, only after the diplomatic work is done, the external threat is very small. As long as the government does not mess around, this dual empire can last for many years.
If it weren't for the drama to be more realistic, Franz would feast on this great victory. From now on, France will no longer be a threat for many years.
To defeat France in the future, all it takes is funding the Italian Revolutionary Party. Every day there are revolutions, and the power of France will be consumed in the quagmire of Italy.
Foreign Minister Weissenberg proposed: "Your Majesty, now that the French have attracted the attention of the outside world, should we also speed up the pace?"
At this time, no one can prevent Austria from annexing the German Federation. The French themselves were caught in the center of the storm, and Austria was hoping to jump out and share the pressure.
After no French thugs, the British had the most demonstrations at sea. The Prussia next door was helpless, and Austria really acted. It is estimated that the first reaction of the Berlin government was not to block, but to quickly annex Poland.
Franz sneered: "No, proceed as originally planned. We are not in a hurry. The German Federal Empire is there, sooner or later.
At present, we are still contending with the British for South Africa. The European continent is in no hurry. As an ally, we must share the pressure for the French. "
Fulfill allies' obligations and share pressure. People will not believe this statement. When have the two countries become truly friendly?
Even after the alliance, the two sides did not lag behind each other. Now Franz suddenly wanted to help the French, there must be a story behind it.
The emperor was reluctant to say that everyone couldn't help it.
Franz can't reasonably say that the power of nationalism hasn't been felt by them yet. Naturally I don't know that this is a huge pit.
There is no way to explain it if you want to explain it. There is no way, Franz only acts arbitrarily.
Anyway, the French annexed Italy. Whenever you start, Austria will not lack allies, and we can wait patiently.
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Austria's negative work slowdown has a huge impact on the European continent. Many people think that the Vienna government is afraid and dare not directly confront the French.
Behind this is that Franz is helping the flames, and there is a lot of vows that he won't give France the throne of the world's first empire.
London, the British government that was watching the bustle and wanted to pick up the cheap, can no longer afford it. They never expected that Austria would not take the lead and directly disillusioned their illusions of sitting in the mountains and watching tigers.
Downing Street, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli asked with a look of depression: "Who can tell me what the Austrians are thinking, don't they know the French threat?
Or is it that the famous Franz Emperor and Felix the Iron Blood Prime Minister are two soft eggs that will only develop the economy at home? "
No one can answer this question, and everyone is very confused. Anyway, no one thinks that Franz and Felix are soft eggs, otherwise how did Austria's land come from?
Foreign Minister McLean analyzed: "My Excellency, my view is exactly the opposite. The Vienna government is unwilling to go ahead, I am afraid we have seen our plan.
After suffering the losses of the anti-French war, it is impossible for Austria to not jealous of the French. Now they are not in their prime, I'm afraid they don't want to face the French alone.
Moreover, it is not Austria that bears the brunt of France. The Italian region is newly occupied, and the French cannot rest assured to hand over the Italians.
If the offensive is launched from Central Europe, the geographical environment determines that the French can only attack from the north. They will be safe until Belgium, the German Federation, and the Kingdom of Prussia fall.
Since there is no threat within a short period of time, the Vienna government can naturally wait. When everyone can't stand it, once again form an anti-French alliance to work together to beat the French. "
Obviously, this will not be the result they want. If France is finished, the European continent will be the world of Austria. By then, Britain would be united, and Britain would be powerless.
To suppress France, it was the French who threatened their interests by becoming bigger. Besides, once the French annexed Italy, the Mediterranean would have no place for them.
Not only that, the French who had learned a lesson this time obviously will not follow Napoleon's old path.
After the annexation of Italy, the French will try to avoid conflicts with other countries on the European continent for many years to reduce everyone's vigilance.
If the European continent cannot continue to expand, then the target will definitely turn overseas. The British were the first to bear the brunt, and it was almost inevitable that the French would challenge their maritime hegemony.
The world's first colonial empire brings not only glory and wealth, but also challenges from all countries.
Austria is much more stable in this regard. The core colonies are all on the African continent. Now that the situation is in place, there is no fear of peeping.
The interests of several overseas colonies are not big enough to make everyone and Austria fall.
In contrast, the British are very hateful and ate the largest cake. The colonies of European countries together are not as attractive as their colonies.
Not only the colonies, but the Straits of Gibraltar on the doorstep of their homes made the French often sleepless.
The British and French feuds are not so easy to forget. If you do n’t get stuck here and divide the French Navy in two, you wo n’t be able to sleep.
Contradictions make it difficult for the London government to make up its mind. Now they have to suppress the French, and they are afraid of destroying France, which is a headache.
Colonial Minister Louis reminded: "Don't forget that our conflict with Austria is not over yet, it seems that the Vienna government is not planning to stop.
According to the battle report sent by the front line, we are now on the battlefield, and Delphi ’s idiot has sent three calls for help, one after the other.
If we don't take measures, maybe the problems of the French are not solved, and the Cape Town colony will be lost first. "
The French were too far-fetched, everyone's attention was drawn to the past, and even South Africa's help telegram was ignored by them.
Secretary of the Navy Robert said with excitement: "The Cape Town colony can never be abandoned. The Suez Canal is controlled by France and Austria. Once the corner of good hope enters the hands of Austria, our two sea routes to the Indian Ocean are not safe.
He could not help but be agitated, and the Suez Canal fell into the hands of France and Austria, which made them very passive. If the Cape of Good Hope is lost, the life of the Royal Navy will be even worse.
Not to mention, in case one day turns to Austria, the coasts of Africa are colonies of enemies, and the Royal Navy ’s departure to India is a headache.
No need to consider the Suez Canal. Now warships are forbidden. Except for warships of France and Austria, warships of other countries must detour.
The rules of the Canal Company are specifically aimed at the British, mainly in retaliation for the British's destruction during the excavation of the Suez Canal.
In his heart, Benjamin had not only scolded Louise for being incompetent, but had nothing to do except to cause trouble.
Since colonial expansion was underway, and no one knew who the enemy was, he rushed to wage war. Now that I've lost money, I don't know how to admit it. Scolding and scolding, aftercare work is still to be done.
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli rubbed his forehead and said, "Well, the strategic value of the Cape Town colony is very important. We can't afford to lose it.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs first contacted the Vienna government to see if it could be negotiated. The colonial ministry came up with a plan as soon as possible, preparing to increase troops to the Cape Town area.
Now that the situation in Europe is out of control, we must resolve the Cape Town issue as soon as possible, and if necessary, we can abandon the Boer Republic. "
There is no doubt that Benjamin has tied this war with Louis. If the war is lost, the colonial minister can be replaced.
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