Chapter 1169 Vienna Convention of 1848

Chapter 1169 Vienna Convention of 1848

In fact, it is a good thing for most countries that the Russians do not join the currency union. Not only does Russia fear the West, but the West also fears Russia.

This naturally includes Austria. If Russia joins the currency union, Franz does not think that his influence on the Balkans can exceed that of Russia.

In fact, the common economic market is often the basis of political unity. Once Russia joins the currency union, they can stuff the ruble into the two Danube principalities, and then it will be more thoroughly Slavicized.

Waiting until that time to expel the influence of the Russians is basically impossible.

Franz cannot give up all the two Danube principalities. On the one hand, it is a resource issue, and on the other hand, it is a national issue, but the most important thing is still a strategic issue.

Austria can do without Wallachia, but the Russians must not occupy Wallachia. As for Belgrade, don't even think about it. Once Russia occupies Belgrade, it will be a situation of life and death.

In short, in the matter of the currency union, the Russians have successfully isolated everyone.

The situation of the Suez Canal Company is more complicated. In fact, all parties want to be the boss, but they don't want to spend money.

Egypt, which originally wanted to fish, misjudged its own strength and successfully turned itself into a spectator after some operations.

In the end, it was the British who could not sit still first. At the suggestion of Viscount Stratford, the Suez Canal Company began the second round of financing, that is, to attract private capital.

At a time when other countries were beginning to connect and discuss how much investment to prevent the British from dominating, tens of millions of pounds of funds had been in place.

However, Franz actually had no opinion on this matter. What he hoped most was that the canal could be started as soon as possible, and the larger the scale, the better.

As for who will control the shares at this time, it is not important, because this canal is simply a bottomless pit.

In the matter of the Suez Canal Company, the most angry are the French. If it were not for Louis Napoleon to stop them, the French bankers would definitely give the British a big one.

However, the two countries are in a honeymoon period, so Louis Napoleon chose to give in. He would not be the villain, and all the black pots must be borne by the Order Party.

Even though Tocqueville had a good upbringing, he couldn't help but curse. Louis Napoleon's ambition was obvious to him, but all the dirty deeds were covered by the halo of the Napoleon family.

"Dear everyone, His Majesty the Tsar proposes to abolish the constitutions enacted by all monarchies since 1848."

In a corner where no one noticed, the Russians made a big move.

Uvarov almost didn't sleep all night after learning about Nicholas I's plan. This news from St. Petersburg was too heavy.

"These constitutions have, to some extent, restricted the power granted by God to the monarch and made state management complicated and inefficient.

Abolition of these constitutions will help restore the supreme authority of the monarch and re-establish the monarch's core position in state governance, ensure the simplicity and efficiency of decision-making, and maintain the stability and peace of Europe and even the world.

In addition, most of these so-called constitutions are not legally adopted."

These words of Nicholas I can be said to have touched the hearts of some monarchs of monarchical countries. Many people did not want to give up their power. For a time, Duke Uvarov was drowned in flowers and applause.

Although Russia's blatant counterattack was outrageous, it was extremely reasonable at this time.

In fact, many of the constitutions formulated in 1848 were forced, but most monarchs did not dare to mention it for the sake of face or due to their strength.

At this time, Russia directly brought it up and labeled the revolutionaries as conspirators. After this wave of operations, Nicholas I's reputation was close to that of the "Sacred King" of the year.

No privileged class in any country likes to be bound by rules and regulations. Now that the Russians have taken the initiative to bring it up, these people can't wait to beat Nicholas I up.

This wave of operations by Russia has undoubtedly won wide acclaim among monarchical countries, but it is disgusting to the French.

As the only republican country in the entire conference, it was directly isolated by the Russians.

The most disgusting thing about the Russians' move is that the French clearly know that this is disgusting themselves, but they have no way to do it, and no country dares to stand on the side of France openly.

If the Russians isolated Europe before, then now it is Europe that isolates France. The French could not accept this, but they did not dare to challenge the entire European monarchy system openly.

In the atmosphere of joy in the conference hall, the French delegation decisively chose to quietly leave, and did not even dare to protest.

However, how could Uvarov let the French go?

"Mr. Tocqueville, why did you leave?"

Tocqueville did not answer, but silently quickened his pace.

"Haha!"

"Haha!"

"Run away with your tail between your legs!"

The French delegation could only choose to flee in this ridicule.

On December 31, 1848, the Vienna Peace Conference officially ended.

According to the "Vienna Convention of 1848"

1. The Ottoman Empire must cede Albania to the Austrian Empire and pay a compensation of 1.5 million florins, and at the same time, it must evacuate all military and civilians within three months.

2. The Austrian Empire and the Russian Empire shall not interfere in the Ottoman Civil War. (The Ottoman Civil War refers to the Ottoman Empire's war against Serbia.)

3. The Ottoman Empire ceded the provinces of Trabzon and Erzurum to the Russian Empire.

4. The Ottoman Empire was required to pay Russia 300 million rubles for violating the Treaty of Unkar-Iskelesi and dismantle the Sinop fort.

5. The Ottoman Empire ceded Thessaly to Greece and paid 500,000 florins in compensation.

6. The Ottoman Empire ceded East Jordan to Egypt and recognized Egypt's independence.

7. The Europa Monetary Union was formally established, implementing a gold and silver dual standard.

8. The Suez Canal Company was established with an initial capital of 21 million pounds. At the same time, a canal inspection committee and a shareholders' meeting were established to supervise the implementation of the project and formulate a development strategy for the canal.

9. All constitutions formulated since 1848 were abolished. (France did not sign.)

After the conference, except for a small number of staff who needed to rush to the front line to supervise the implementation of the work, the vast majority of the delegates who participated in the conference chose to stay and party.

Yes, it was a party. After all, there are not many opportunities for public travel, especially in Vienna, where consumption is high.

The reason why everyone participated in the party. On the one hand, Vienna's entertainment industry is indeed developed, but more importantly, most countries feel that they have made a profit.

This kind of ecstasy of getting the money in the pocket needs to be vented.

The United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire paid a huge price to survive this crisis, but isn't it worth celebrating to survive the disaster?

As for the French, they will not stay and make trouble for themselves. At this time, they hope that no one will notice them

Tomorrow is a day off.