MTL - The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven-v3 Chapter 64 Palmerston's plan
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Canning still insisted on his own ideas relentlessly. In his view, the threat of a rising Austrian empire across central Europe was more dire than Tsarist Russia, and the presence of that European chancellor was a thorn in his throat.
Of course, the reason why Canning spared no effort to sell his private goods to the cabinet members here is that the new labor law promulgated by Austria a year ago caused the cost of importing Italian bonded slaves to soar for British bond traders.
In order to avoid the risk of being arrested, these gray traders bribed the foreign secretary.
"The Austrians' economic strength is not strong, and their government is always on the verge of bankruptcy. For example, if a person with huge debts really goes bankrupt one day, then for his creditors or guarantors But it's not a good thing.
Therefore, it is inevitable that the desperate Austrians will fall to the Russian side at that time. Then it will be difficult for us to sanction the Russians. The combined population of these two countries exceeds 100 million people, and their territories are connected. If we want to win on land They are almost impossible.
What we need is a weak central european stitch monster and an isolated oriental monster. I think the best way is to let the Russians and the Austrians go to war. "
Viscount Palmerston, who had just returned to London from India, made a surprising statement at the first cabinet meeting.
"Let the Russians and the Austrians go to war? How is this possible?" Prime Minister Viscount Melbourne questioned. Although this was also his idea, he gave up because the two countries belonged to the holy alliance and it was not in their own interests to go to war with each other. .
"With the Russians' endless desires on the land and their consistent short-sighted behavior, as long as they believe that we will support this war, then the group of barbaric Slavs is very likely to attack their allies. As long as the two of them We are seriously injured, we just need to concentrate on dealing with the French."
Palmerston is a staunch supporter of the Russian threat theory, but he has no good impression of Austria as a country. In his opinion, the best ending is to make both Russia and Austria lose. A weak Europe is what Britain needs most.
Palmerston was tough, but not reckless. There is no reason to sacrifice the interests of the country for problems that can be solved by the hands of the Russians.
Especially this trip to India and the difficulties encountered by the British army in Afghanistan made the former foreign secretary realize that the cost of deep inland operations is not proportional to the benefits.
The cost of just maintaining the occupation is already astronomical, let alone launching a war that is evenly matched. Thinking of this, he began to admire the Iron Duke Wellington a little bit.
"You speak so well, it is in the interests of the British Empire!"
"If Russia and Austria can be turned against each other, then the Strait issue can also be solved! This is really a genius idea!"
"That's right! In this way, the Holy Alliance will be completely disintegrated, and no one can shake the British Empire's world dominance!"
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Palmerston's proposal was unanimously supported by the members of the cabinet, because if this plan is successful, it will be beneficial to Britain. Palmerston, who struck while the iron was hot, made a new proposal at this time:
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"Gentlemen, in order to save Her Majesty's brave and fearless soldiers, we should withdraw our troops from that muddy pond in Afghanistan. It is meaningless to continue to spend there. If we can promote the internal conflict between Russia and Austria, then there is no need to worry about Russians going south to India in the short term. Subcontinental problems."
However, this proposal was immediately refuted by the Prime Minister Viscount Melbourne.
"No, we must not withdraw our troops from Afghanistan. If the Russians are unable to rush out of the Black Sea, they will find another way. There are only a few backward steppe civilizations between them and Afghanistan. Wait until the group of Cossacks rush out of Xinghai When we were in the Kush Mountains, it was too late for us to try to defend."
"Yes, the current public opinion does not allow us to do this. Damn The Times, they published the tragic death of the Afghan transport team, and they don't know where they got the treaty signed between the troops stationed in Afghanistan and the local indigenous people."
The Marquis of Normandy added that he really wanted to stop fighting in Afghanistan, because everything, as Palmerston said, the only benefits of war are the dead soldiers and the sky-high supply bill.
But out of nowhere the damned Times got some lurid photos and evidence of British troops paying protection money to Afghan natives.
News from the newspapers immediately spread throughout the UK, and even newspapers on the European continent published the news one after another. The majestic British Empire was beaten to pieces by a group of Central Asian natives, and even had to pay protection fees.
These news were enough to discredit the cabinet, and even affected the general election. The Whig Party's support rate dropped sharply. If it weren't for the personal relationship between John Russell and the Queen, it might be the Tory Party's turn to be in power now.
"These **** reporters, and that **** camera technology! Now Britain has to continue to pay for this senseless war."
Even Palmerston was somewhat at a loss when it came to the fate of his party, and he had a tinge of luck thinking that if he could spend a little more money, he would be able to conquer the land in a few years.
"We should shut down the **** newspaper and shut up those stupid pigs!"
Palmerston is still as tough as ever. He thinks that people like Thomas Barnes should be hanged on London Bridge. Having said that, The Times has too much influence in the UK~www.novelbuddy.com ~ There is an intricate relationship of interests behind him, which leads to nothing but nothing in the end.
The Viscount of Melbourne did not expect Palmerston to compromise so easily. He thought it would be another difficult battle.
So far, the top British officials have reached a consensus to support Serbia and try to get Russia and Austria to go to war.
Milos was naturally ecstatic when he received the news that the British had decided to support him in recapturing Belgrade, but there were 80,000 Austrian troops in the Belgrade area.
Even if all the people of Serbia are soldiers, it will be difficult to get benefits. The 20 cannons and 5,000 rifles promised by the British have not yet arrived.
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At this time, there were only 12 cannons and rifles in Serbia. In addition to the 80,000 troops, the Austrians also built many fortresses in the Belgrade area, the largest of which was Belgrade itself.
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If you look at it this way, then the Serbs will not be able to win anyway, but the British pointed out a clear way for Milos, and that is to use the power of the Russians.
"Grand Duke Milos, you can use the power of Russia to defeat the evil Austrian Empire. You don't have to worry about independence at all. With our British Empire as your solid backing, no one can enslave you. Just look at Greece gone."
The British envoy Mills said slightly bewitchingly.
