Chapter 1224 Punishment (Part 2)

Chapter 1224 Punishment (Part 2)

In fact, this ratio is quite different from the historical period. In the book, Britain and the United States have always been at odds, especially in Texas and border issues.

Britain's way of dealing with Americans is to restrict American agriculture on the one hand and dump cheap industrial products on it on the other hand, continuing to deepen its north-south contradictions.

What all countries did not expect was that the United States directly reduced the proportion of grain planting in order to reduce Britain's losses from reducing imports.

"Let the British have no food! Good idea!"

Nicholas I was excited, he liked this idea too much.

In fact, on the topic of grain embargo, Russian officials did not react as excitedly as they heard about the embargo on wood and the comprehensive embargo before.

Because Russia's grain sales are very wide, only a small part is exported to Britain, and this thing is not very afraid of backlog.

The most important thing is that no one thinks that this trade war will last too long.

So the Russians tore up the trade contract without any care.

The Russians' approach was not much different from what Franz estimated. Nicholas I was unwilling to ask for help from the Holy Alliance and insisted on relying on the Russians' own strength to suppress the Polish rebellion.

Russia is vast and rich in resources. In terms of defense, it has sufficient depth, but the disadvantage is that the defense line is too long to concentrate troops, and the terrible logistical pressure can easily overwhelm a country.

In Franz's view, the Tsar's withdrawal of the Moscow Corps and the Kiev Corps is understandable. The troops are strong enough, and at the same time, they will not cause internal emptiness and lead to more rebellions.

However, Russia is so big that it takes a month just to mobilize these troops. And it is hard to say what Poland will become in a month.

This trade war in Russia did not expect Franz. After all, in the eyes of later generations, Russians do not seem to be good at this.

Russia's embargo on Britain always has a bit of black humor.

However, the reality is that this trick is really effective, at least temporarily. Because of the spread of potato late blight, the whole of Britain is in a state of food shortage.

Moreover, there are constant frictions between Britain and the United States. It is hard to say whether the US government will raise the price this time to surprise the British.

Rebellions have already occurred in the British Isles and Ireland, but the British government does not admit it and calls it "riots."

Except for Austria and the United Kingdom, other countries did not know what happened on the island. The British government was temporarily covering up the fire with paper.

However, if the British did not handle the famine in Scotland well, the Scottish could cause more than just "riots".

The Scots had an army and were capable of launching a war.

If the British were doing things in other people's backyards, and their own backyard caught fire first, it would be a lot of fun.

So no matter what, the Earl of Derby had to ensure the food supply in Scotland. The food of the German Confederation was not cheap, but it was enough for emergencies.

The reason why the food price in Germany remained at a stable and relatively high, but affordable level was mainly because of Austria, Prussia, and Bavaria.

Franz needed the support of the people. He was more afraid that the rapid replacement of agriculture by industry would lead to the deformed development of the country.

The Junker landlords in Prussia had to protect their own interests, and the Kingdom of Bavaria was for survival.

(Bavaria was very poor at the time.)

But to be honest, importing food from Germany not only cost a lot of money, but also had to bear a lot of tariffs.

However, the Scots directly wrote the topic of independence in the newspaper. Prime Minister Earl Derby did not want to follow the footsteps of Austria and Russia, so he had to bite the bullet and buy grain from the German Confederation.

In fact, the British had been smuggling through Hanover in the past, but due to the chaos in the German region in 1848, each family did not have much grain in stock.

After Franz swept the National Assembly and moved the headquarters of the German Confederation from Frankfurt to Vienna, the Confederation's control over the various states was greatly strengthened, and the Hanover government did not dare to be as blatant as in the past.

So Britain could only buy grain from the two major households of the German Confederation, Austria and Prussia.

Austria's grain was very sufficient, but Austria and Russia were allies, and its relationship with Britain could not be said to be good, it could only be said that it was still in a truce period.

France and Spain were both in famine, and it was impossible to sell grain to Britain. Britain's eyes naturally turned to Prussia, and the Prussian Junker landlords naturally accepted this overwhelming wealth.

However, Prussia did not have much surplus grain, and some merchants were jealous and wanted to get a share of it.

So Prussia turned its attention to Russia. They imported a large amount of grain from Russia and resold it to Britain, making a lot of money as a middleman.

The Russians did not know that they were being sold at this time, and they thought they had discovered a new market. For a time, a large amount of grain was transported from Russia to Prussia, and Prussia naturally accepted it.

In fact, Austria could also get a share of the Prussians' business. Most of the tariffs generated by multilateral trade fell into Austria's hands. After all, the German Customs Union distributed money according to the population ratio.

Franz originally established this rule to encourage countries to have more children, but now it seems to be really useful.

Franz did not mind buying more Russian food. Sometimes he liked to hoard things like a hamster, especially this kind of goods that were not easy to depreciate.

But compared with these petty profits, Franz cared more about Prussia's complete offense to Russia.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Prussians' behavior of selling grain to the enemy is aiding the enemy. In the days to come, it will be difficult for the Russians to trust the Prussians. The greater the gap between them, the safer it will be for Austria.

In fact, it is not that no one in Prussia knows that this pie falling from the sky cannot be taken, but human nature is greedy. How can he bear to let the old cat sleep on the salted fish?

In a cafe in Berlin.

Prince Shotgun slammed the wine glass heavily on the table.

"What a bunch of idiots! They can only see the immediate benefits, but not the abyss behind! No! I have to stop them!"

After listening to Bismarck's analysis, Shotgun William immediately jumped up from his seat. Bismarck grabbed the furious William and said.

"Your Excellency, do you really think you can stop this? Someone has been setting up a scheme to sow discord between Prussia and Russia for a long time.

And the method is quite sophisticated. If you go now, you will be the enemy of the entire upper class, and even the entire aristocracy.

Those conceited landlords and merchants will not let you go. By then, I'm afraid your brother won't be able to send you back to Switzerland."

Shotgun William's fingers clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound, but he still sat back in his seat and said viciously.

"Who is behind this?"

Bismarck blew on the cold coffee in his hand and said.

"Who else could it be? The blind man in Hanover, the bitch in Saxony next door, the family of bastards in Hesse, His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, and the British.

They are all suspects."