Chapter 1200: Restless Allies

Chapter 1200: Restless Allies

At this time, the task of the Austrian Empire was to connect these railways together, at least to ensure that there were railways passing through major cities.

Historically, the Austrian Empire obviously did not pay enough attention to Transylvania, Galicia and Illyria, so it was a step behind before the war.

But why do countries still maintain the model of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

The answer is that as long as there is no war, it is really enough. The railways in the eastern part of the Austrian Empire are designed for economic development, and with the advancement of technology, the improvement of train capacity and the decline of the economy, some problems in the past have been covered up.

Franz obviously did not intend to make the same mistake, and if history follows the trend, the next war will be the Crimean War in the Near East.

Historically, the Austrian Empire did not participate in this war, but the Crimean War determined the fate of the Austrian Empire.

The Austrian Empire turned its only ally into a mortal enemy, was played by Napoleon III, and the so-called fait accompli was easily overturned by the powers. The chicken flew and the eggs were broken, which is suitable to describe the experience of the Austrian Empire.

Of course, whether the Crimean War will happen again in this life is a question. After all, according to the treaty, as long as the Russians want, the Ottoman Empire must prohibit the British and French fleets from entering the Black Sea, so Russia will gain an absolute advantage in the Black Sea.

But it is precisely because of this power that Britain and Russia will have a war in the Near East sooner or later. Franz hopes that this war will come as late as possible, after all, Austria still needs time to develop.

The Austrian Empire won a great victory in the war of 1848. The economy was not greatly affected, but the income increased, and the people's support for the government and the royal family also reached a new high.

But in fact, Franz has been preparing for this war for more than ten years. If there is another war, the British and French may not be so deadly by him.

Moreover, the variables of the war are constantly increasing. Taking overseas colonies as an example, the core of the Austrian Empire's overseas colonies, except Bagamoyo, are all built relatively close to the inland.

Franz knew very well that within the range of the British Navy, the troops of the Austrian colonies had no chance of winning at all. Relatively speaking, the British Navy had no chance of winning if it entered the inland to attack the fortress built by Austria.

But the success of such tactics is largely due to the lack of intelligence and confidence of the British.

If the British had prepared in advance, or if the British had pushed down the navy's guns from the beginning and fought to the death with the Austrian colonial army, the outcome would be unknown.

In addition, due to the policies implemented by Franz in the colonies, the relationship between the Austrian Empire and those black tribes and black countries could not be good, and it was hard to guarantee that they would not be bought by the British.

Similarly, in order to quickly develop colonies and increase labor, Franz introduced a large number of Irish people.

These Irish people can still remember the hatred of being persecuted by the British for hundreds of years in the short term, but after a long time or when new contradictions arise, it is hard to guarantee that there will not be traitors or saints among these people.

The short coastline of the Austrian Empire is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Because the coastline is short enough, it is easy to defend, but because the coastline is too short, it is easy to be blockaded. After all, there are only two or three places where the Austrian Navy can attack.

In addition, the advantage of weapons will continue to decrease. The scene of being powerless in the face of airships in the previous war will definitely disappear, otherwise it will be too sorry for the name of humans as a fighting race.

But both Britain and France are in economic crisis, and they may not want to start a war at this time after losing the war.

In contrast, Franz is more worried about Russia. After all, Russia has been successful in so many wars.

It is too difficult to make the Russians, who have tasted the sweetness, back down. In fact, the Russians' industry is too bad, which makes them always at a disadvantage in trade.

Therefore, economic colonization has never been the first option. In contrast, the Russians prefer more direct and naked plunder.

In fact, in Trabzon and Erzurum on the Black Sea coast, Ottomans are disappearing one village after another.

The land they vacated will be handed over to the Russian immigrants who will come later. This is the only way the Russian government can think of to digest the two provinces in the shortest time and what they have been doing.

The Russians changed all the original crops to tea, cotton, and potatoes. The first two cash crops are used to make money, and potatoes are used to make a living.

Everyone must accept the Russian transformation, otherwise they will disappear from this world forever.

The Russians did not care about the escape of farmers from Trabzon and Erzurum, but they would set up checkpoints at the border to rob the fugitives of their belongings.

However, this was commonplace in the 19th century, especially in Russia, and even the Ottomans who were expelled and robbed did not find it strange.

St. Petersburg, Russia.

In fact, Nicholas I and the Russian high-level officials were quite satisfied with the results of the Third Vienna Peace Conference. After all, Russia got the two provinces without paying any price, and also made a lot of money from the Ottoman Empire.

Although this amount was made on the Ottoman Empire, everyone knew that the real pain was the British, after all, the latter was the one who really paid.

In fact, this so-called pain was not as serious as most people imagined. After all, the British had already figured out the trick of changing the world, and in the end the debt was still on the Ottomans.

At this time, the Russian high-ranking officials liked farming very much, because the trade with the Austrian Empire made them taste the sweetness, which was much higher than the oil they squeezed from the serfs.

Moreover, the goods of the Austrian Empire were so easy to sell in Russia. In addition to various novelties and luxury goods, textiles, ironware, and steel were also very popular.

Among them, what the Russians could not understand the most was that the goods sold by the Austrians to Russia were much cheaper than the goods produced by Russia itself.

But they did not need to understand and were too lazy to understand. Just buy it and it was done, saving worry and effort.

Nicholas I himself was also very satisfied. After all, he was one step closer to Constantinople. Although the direction was a little strange, it was a victory anyway.

As long as it was a victory, he liked it.

In addition, the strength shown by the Austrian Empire was fully worthy of the status of Russia's ally. The coexistence of Eastern and Western Rome was Nicholas I's dream.

Especially when the emperor of the Western Roman Empire was still his son-in-law, he was even more impressed by this strategy.

Nicholas I knew very well that it was impossible for his generation to rule the world, but the recovery of Constantinople and the coexistence of Eastern and Western Rome were definitely a height that the predecessors could not reach.

However, after the news of the large-scale conversion of Albanians came, Nicholas I could not sit still.

If you say that this matter has nothing to do with Austria, then he will never believe it.