Chapter 1162 Internal issues, no interference allowed.

Chapter 1162 Internal issues, no interference allowed.

London, England.

The news that the Austrian Empire proposed to form the Europa Monetary Union soon reached England. The British were shocked at first, but soon turned to ecstasy.

In fact, as the world's largest economy at that time, Britain had been looking for ways to bypass the trade barriers of European countries.

And now this opportunity is right in front of them, and it was proposed by the Europeans themselves. How could they not be ecstatic?

Edward Smith-Stanley never had any doubts about Britain's status as the world's first industrial power, and immediately rejected Viscount Stratford's plan.

This time, Prime Minister Edward Smith-Stanley was rarely recognized by Parliament, and almost all British MPs felt that this was an excellent opportunity.

There was also a lot of boasting in the newspapers, and only a few economists who had contact with the Austrian delegation expressed concerns.

At least in the eyes of these economists, Austria and France were not as vulnerable as the politicians said. If they were too careless, they would most likely repeat the tragedy in the Far East.

However, at this time, no one in Britain would care about the warnings of a group of nerds in the ivory tower. Everyone believed that as long as the monetary union was established, the European market could be opened up, thus solving the current overproduction crisis.

Due to some operations of the British government, the economic crisis in Britain at this time was not only not alleviated, but even more serious than the same period in history.

The economic crisis led to serious social and national crises, and the latter aggravated the former.

Just when the British government was at a loss, the proposal of the Austrian Empire seemed to the British to be a timely help.

So Queen Victoria also approved this resolution amid applause.

Generally speaking, when there is such a good thing, the British will not forget Portugal, so the Portuguese government had to send envoys to Vienna.

The real opposition came from the Nordic lion. Sweden actually wanted to establish its own monetary union. Historically, Sweden established a Scandinavian monetary union, pulling Norway and Denmark to play by themselves.

However, Denmark had joined the German Confederation at this time, and many things were no longer up to Denmark. As the last country to join the German Confederation, it was impossible for Denmark to say that no one in the country opposed the monetary union proposed by Austria.

But Frederick VII's irritable character made him not want to make too many explanations. He directly bought tickets to Vienna for the opponents and sent guards to drive them onto the train.

However, when these Danish defenders of morality really arrived in Vienna, no one really ran to the Hofburg Palace to fight Franz. They just shrank in the hotel and dared not show up.

But in the eyes of the Austrian secret police, these people are very likely to be dangerous elements. After all, who would come to Vienna and hide in the hotel all day?

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal.

In fact, there are many people who want to make trouble during the conference. In addition to the remnants defeated by Franz, the greatest hostility comes from Hungary.

Although the Austrian Empire never mentioned the Hungarian issue, the Hungarian issue is everywhere.

At least in the eyes of Viscount Stratford, this is a pain point that can be grasped by the Austrian Empire, but even people like him who hate Austria dare not discuss this matter openly.

After all, the Austrian Empire is still very determined to dare to interfere in the internal affairs of the Austrian Empire. Prince Schwarzenberg even expressed his attitude when Viscount Stratford first tried to discuss the issue of Hungary's liberation.

"Hungarian affairs belong to the internal affairs of the Austrian Empire. Any attempt to instigate civil war or interfere in Austrian internal affairs will be regarded as hostile acts. Our country has the right to regard individuals or groups that have committed the above acts as hostile targets.

If any ambassador does the above, it will be directly regarded as a declaration of war on the Austrian Empire and the Holy Alliance."

It seems that the Austrian Empire is using the tiger's skin as a banner and is ready to pull Prussia and Russia as a scapegoat. But in fact, this is a signal that the Austrian Empire will never give in on the bottom line and principle issues.

At first, Viscount Stratford was ready to show his indomitable and dignity as a diplomat, but he soon backed down because the venue was full of fully armed Austrian soldiers, and Prince Schwarzenberg looked even less like a joke.

Given that the Austrian Empire participated in too many wars throughout 1848, Viscount Stratford had no doubt that Franz would continue to launch a new war under the pressure of the civil war.

"A barbaric country, a barbaric monarch, a barbaric solution. I really hate this place."

However, he could only complain a few words in private. Even if someone claimed to be an envoy from Hungary, he did not dare to meet him. After all, Viscount Stratford could not be sure whether the other party was an Austrian in disguise.

Other countries would not touch this bad luck, especially the small countries around Austria.

On the other hand, in the eyes of Duke Uvarov, if the Austrian Empire could take the initiative to continue the war, it would be the most favorable choice for Russia.

The full participation of the Austrian Empire in the war is not exchanged for 300 million rubles. Once the Austrian Empire Navy blockades the Mediterranean, the advantage of the Ottomans will no longer exist.

If the Austrian Empire can launch an offensive on the Western Front at the same time, then all the problems facing Russia now will be solved.

At this time, Russia did not carry out a national mobilization, but only mobilized 300,000 troops. If a general mobilization was carried out, the total force could be doubled.

No matter what the final outcome of the war between Austria and Britain, Russia should have no problem taking down the Ottoman Empire and completing the glory and dream of the Third Roman Empire.

Uvarov knew that he could not be too obvious, so he not only did not express his support for Austria, but deliberately hinted to Viscount Stratford that Russia was a peace-loving country.

This made the latter feel a chill in his spine, because Viscount Stratford was too familiar with this routine, which was completely the British's own practice.

In the end, Viscount Stratford never dared to make a fuss about the Hungarian issue again, and the last Hungarian party in Vienna disappeared silently in the dust of history.

They failed to stir up any waves, and no one knew what they did. Only some lunatics were locked up in a lunatic asylum, and some criminals received due punishment, that's all.

But the calm was only temporary, because storms always need to brew.

After the Austrian Empire announced the establishment of the Europa Monetary Union, the former Pasha of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, announced that Egypt would establish the Suez Canal Company to dig through the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

Under the deliberate propaganda of various forces, the news that the Suez Canal Company was officially established and was raising funds worldwide quickly spread throughout the European continent. Its shocking effect was no less than the Austrian Empire's desire to establish the European Monetary Union.