MTL - The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven-v3 Chapter 82 checks and balances
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Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.
Franz dressed up and came to Mrs. Sophie's bedroom early in the morning, but the latter chose to avoid seeing her. The palace people speculated what the mother and son were up to.
The reason was that Franz planned to sail with Friedrich to test the performance of the new warship by the way. Of course, Mrs. Sophie couldn't believe this reason. She felt that the eldest son who had always gone his own way must have taken another risky move, otherwise he would never have come to ask her to say goodbye.
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But Franz was no longer the child who had just left the nursery. Not only did he have his own thoughts and insights, he even cultivated and managed his own power.
So even the fierce and domineering mother couldn't just give her a spanking like in the past, so the two sides were in a stalemate.
After the time for a cup of tea, Franz got up and left. After all, he had other things to do, and he didn't have much time to stay here for tea.
This voyage has already been planned, but before Franz leaves, he needs to entrust his subordinates to handle the three most unstable factors, Britain, France and the United States.
As for what kind of **** storm the three parties will set off in Central and North America, it is not a matter of Austria; after all, the colonies in the nineteenth century were like this, some people eat more, and others eat less; some countries cannot be satisfied if they cannot eat for a long time. And dissatisfaction creates friction, and escalation leads to war.
In history, it was not a piece of "Monroe Declaration" that maintained peace in the Western Hemisphere, but the colonial policy of the British Empire in Latin America allowed the powers to achieve a delicate balance.
When the Holy Alliance held a meeting in Verona in Austrian Italy in 1822, France was authorized to send troops to suppress the Latin American independence movement in the name of the Holy Alliance.
What stopped all this was not the piece of broken paper, but the strong ships and guns of the Anglo-Saxons. Of course, John Bull is not a messenger of justice, and the reason why he did this is not because of the word "interest".
Look at how Austria's industrial development has just started, and Franz is overwhelmed by various resource issues, and even plans to risk his life. Think about the United Kingdom as the world's factory. Their demand for raw materials and markets is endless.
Latin America has a large number of exclusive resources and has no industrial base, which provides another option for the British, economic colonization.
On the one hand, Britain seized a large amount of cheap American resources in the form of loans and aid, and on the other hand dumped a large amount of cheap industrial products on it, destroying its economic foundation.
The most famous of these is Argentina, which did not repay the money it owed the British until the end of World War II.
When the Holy Alliance intended to interfere with the American independence movement, Britain had established extensive trade links in the Americas and was in an absolute advantage. How could it give up this advantage?
Metternich was the person behind the plan to let the French interfere in the American independence movement, and this was also the beginning of the diplomatic conflict between Austria and the United Kingdom.
Some people think that Metternich is just a boss in women's clothing, but it is not the case; this "European Prime Minister" has indeed carried out a lot of planning, but it is a pity that due to the weak national power and lack of real rights, he has encountered several powerful politicians one after another , made him a little exhausted; but he still brought decades of precious peace to the war-torn continent.
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But it is different now. The British have stretched their fronts around the world too long, they have chosen too many places to start the war, and there are countless enemies.
At this time, the war in Afghanistan has cost the UK 15 million pounds, which is equivalent to the sum of the costs of all wars in the UK after the Napoleonic War, except for the Turkey-Egypt war.
The cost of the opioid war in Britain was just £4.215 million.
And what's more terrible is that Russia did not sign the "Straits Treaty", which means that they still hold the hegemony of the Black Sea and can keep the British out at any time, directly threatening the interests of the Near East.
According to London's estimates, to deal with the Russians, they need at least a land force of 200,000 people, draw one-third of the Royal Navy's strength, and a period of five to ten years to guarantee victory in the war.
John Taylor of the United States is not an incompetent president. On the contrary, he has been seeking opportunities to drive the British out of Oregon, and he has resolutely responded to the provocations of the Canadian colonial government.
At the same time, he increased investment in the navy and promoted the reform of its military system, speeding up the pace of approval for the construction of a number of battleships.
Overwhelmed by the North American statesman's combos, his northern neighbor turned to his home country for help. Although the annoyed British wanted to intervene, they had no choice but to express their helplessness due to the opposition of domestic capitalists and the excessive hostile attitude of the United States.
Because the United States was Britain's largest source of raw materials at this time, and Latin America, which was very inefficient, could not replace its position at all.
A famous American cotton merchant once said.
"As long as American cotton is not delivered to the UK for three months, their factories will have to stop production. If they are not shipped to the UK for half a year, the world's number one textile industry will be replaced. years, they will kneel down and beg us."
In fact, the British also deeply understand this, so they keep opening up new cotton production areas in order to reduce their dependence on the Americans.
Therefore, London has nothing to do with Washington at this time. It can only warn the matter verbally, and does not dare to use the means of blockade and embargo, because it is no different from sanctioning itself.
In addition, Belgium, an emerging industrial country, is also uneasy. They have been flirting with their neighbor France. Of course, the French are not only very happy to see this situation, but even allow the Belgians to invest and develop in French colonies.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand, because Ji Zuo has always wanted to form a French-Belgian alliance and take the opportunity to control the entire lowland area.
But the lowlands of the Netherlands are forbidden by the British~www.novelbuddy.com~So when the French proposed to build a friendly railway from Paris to Brussels, the British were the first to stand up against it.
Although the French finally gave in, it also made the British uncomfortable.
The expansion of Austria in Italy and the recapture of Belgrade upset the British.
But in the face of overwhelming global affairs, the number of British officials has always been maintained at around 3,000. At this time, the number of civil servants in France was as high as 100,000, and that in Austria was close to 80,000.
Many people may not understand what this concept is. To give a simple example, the number of US civil servants in 2021 will be 19.68 million, accounting for 6.5% of the US population.
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At this time, the population controlled by the UK in the world is close to 400 million, and its civil servants only account for 0.00075% of the total population. Therefore, in the face of such an intricate international situation, it can only rely on a large number of temporary workers.
As a result, their administrative efficiency can be imagined. Moreover, compared with official officials, these temporary workers with different backgrounds are more likely to become targets of bribes, and they are also more likely to betray their own intelligence.
It is precisely because of this that Franz is well aware of British intelligence and has made corresponding strategies to counter it.
Of course, in addition to Britain's own problems, after France acquired the Texas colony, it reawakened the genes of the colonists, which is also an important reason.
After all, as long as a hungry wolf has tasted the taste of flesh and blood, it will remember it.
