Vienna, as a good neighbor, Franz has always been paying close attention to the Russian civil war. Looking at the information collected in his hands, he knew that the Tsarist government was going to make concessions.

In order to ensure the stability of the country, Alexander II kept holding back and did not launch it. As a result, the rebels' power grew like a snowball and threatened the rule of the Tsarist government.

At this point, any shrewd monarch would choose to maintain his own rule first. Alexander II must end the war before he can carry out internal cleanup and use political means to dismantle the rebels.

If the dog is anxious, he will jump over the wall. Before the war is over, these borers collude with the Kingdom of Prussia, and it is estimated that St. Petersburg will not be able to save them.

In order to confuse these people, Alexander II had a few scapegoats, which looked like things were over.

This kind of mixed practice has no effect except delaying time. For a country, such a compromise is chronic suicide.

Franz had contact with Alexander II, and he knew very well that this was not a mediocre king. As early as the Nicholas era, Alexander II proposed social system reform.

Unfortunately, Nicholas I had promoted a round of reforms and ended in failure. In his later years, Nicholas I did not have the courage to burn his boats and dared not take the risk of breaking up with domestic interest groups.

By the time of Alexander II, the difficulty of reform increased significantly. He did not have the prestige of Nicholas I and could not conquer the big and small hills in China.

Comprehensive social reform has shrunk into limited social reform, embarking on the same path as the original time and space, Alexander II adopted a gradual approach to promote social reform.

At the critical moment, the Polish uprising broke out, followed by the Prussian War and the hegemony of the Russian Empire was challenged.

In order to maintain imperial hegemony, Alexander II had to launch a war. The war failed and domestic social contradictions intensified, resulting in the current situation.

Franz made a quick decision: "Prime Minister, urge the Berlin government to fulfill its conditions, otherwise we will let them not want to get anything!"

This is political blackmail, the negotiations are deadlocked, and the Berlin government is also panicked. In the past few months, the Tsarist government has armed hundreds of thousands of troops.

Fight again? The Prussians said they were very panicked. The war has gone through a lot of losses. If they fight with the Russians head-on, they will lose even if they win.

If they lack strength, even if they ceded a large area of ​​land from the Russians, they would not be able to swallow it!

The Junker nobles were also knowledgeable and knew that the Prussian Kingdom could not withstand any failure. France and Austria were still eyeing each other, and they had no action, so they still had the power to fight.

No matter who takes action first, it will be cheaper for another company. In addition to the severe international situation, Fa'ao is worried that he will be plotted against when he enters first.

In the face of interests, the covenant is not much more effective than waste paper. If you are cheated, where can you cry?

This created an opportunity for Austria to blackmail Prussia. Prussia only knew that the Russians were still tough, and did not know that the Tsarist government was going to compromise, and the Berlin government did not dare to let the war continue.

"Yes, your majesty!" Prime Minister Felix replied

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The plan never changes quickly, and the Berlin government was not panicked at all after receiving a diplomatic note from the Vienna government.

The two sides directly talked about the conditions, and Prussian Foreign Minister McKate questioned: "Sir Robson, how about Silesia and Prussian Saxony, you know very well, how can you buy five million SHIELD?

As far as I know, in the Saxony region of the Saxony region, you signed a treaty with the Russians agreed on 50 million Syrian shields. That is still a high-risk loan, and it is impossible to be lower than this number now!

We sell the Prussian Saxony and Silesia for a 120 million ASUS, which is definitely worth the money.”

Austrian Ambassador to Berlin Robson explained calmly: "Mr., the accounts cannot be settled so much. First of all, the Silesia region was agreed before the war and there is no need to pay any more.

This time, the transaction is only in the Saxony region of the Universal Saxony region. You should know that in addition to money, our political efforts must also be included in the transaction scope.

Your country wants to obtain Schleswig—the two principalities of Holstein, Lithuania, Latvia, and most of Belarus. Together, your country's territory has increased by three quarters.

It is not so easy to achieve the goal. At least the French support the Poles to obtain the sea outlet in Lithuania. The British attitude is also very warm. If you don’t want to get another enclave…”

Enclaves This is a sad question. A Rhineland under the eyes of the French made the Berlin government unable to sleep. If you come to an enclave under the eyes of the Russians, you will never be able to live this life.

Once the Poles gained the estuary of Lithuania, the Belarusian and Latvia that Prussia wanted became enclaves, and this defense pressure was enough to collapse.

Not only were they threatened by the Russians, but even the Poles had their strength. If they could not gather their strength, what else could they use to annex Poland and establish a great Prussian Empire?

It was in the interests of the French to weaken Prussia and strengthen Poland. It not only created conditions for them to annex the Rhineland region, but also supported a chess piece to restrain Austria.

For the British, both are younger brothers, and they tend to be neither good. John Niu, who is good at dancing sleeves, certainly won't make a rash statement.

Prussian Foreign Minister McKate retorted: "Sir Robson, the appearance of a powerful Poland is not a good thing for your country. Polish nationalism is obsessed with Austria Poland!"

Minister Robson smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you look down on Poles too much. Austria Poland has never existed, and the local people do not think they are Poles."

If the freshman Poland dares to challenge Austria, then it won’t take long to become history again. The gap in strength cannot be made up by a few slogans.”

In this regard, the Vienna government is confident. As early as twenty years ago, the Polish nobles in Galicia were fighting for independence and were suppressed by the local people.

After so many years of assimilation, the traces of Poland have long been touched, and locals regard themselves as Austrians.

The Polish tradition that still retains has become a very small number. Looking at the ethnic statistics table of the Vienna government, you can tell that the number of Polish ethnic groups in the country has dropped to less than one million.

The reduced Poles did not disappear, but were mainly assimilated. The new generation did not think of themselves as Poles, and the number of Polish ethnic groups naturally decreased sharply.

The division of Austrian ethnic groups is not based on bloodline. After so many years of development, there are a lot of mixed-race children, and they are not clear at all.

Instead, it is carried out according to various factors such as language, traditional customs, and people's self-identity with the nation.

In this regard, the policies of the two countries of PAS and Austria are similar, and both are promoting Germanicization. The results achieved by both sides are very good, but Austria has done a step further and will not be able to find a job without learning the common language well.

Of course, Poland's reindependence will still affect Austria's assimilation work, but the Vienna government is also prepared.

Franz also advocates freedom. Since he wants to be a Polish, he should go back to Poland. Austria does not lack hundreds of thousands of people.

It is difficult to expel hundreds of thousands of people in other countries, but it is not a problem in Austria. If you protest and cause trouble, then you will expel them together.

Poland's threat lies in the internal rather than external. The strength of both sides determines that Poland cannot threaten Austria militarily. As long as internal problems are dared to take ruthless measures, the threat will be the same.

Austria can’t take it seriously, but McKate won’t do it. Prussia is still very interested in Poland, and Polish national independence cannot scare the Berlin government.

To some extent, the Junker nobles were their nemesis. East Prussia and West Prussia were examples. A group of Junker nobles suppressed the local area and did a very good job of integrating ethnic groups.

Successful experience has increased the confidence of the Berlin government. No matter how the outside world criticizes the backward system of feudal aristocratic system, this system is indeed very effective in a stable area.

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After some bargaining, on August 11, 1867, Austrian Minister to Berlin Robson and Prussian Foreign Minister McKate signed the "Pu-Australia Land Transaction Case".

The treaty has only one content: the Kingdom of Prussia sold Silesia and Prussian Saxony to Austria for 38 million Syrian shields.

Note: After the contract is signed, the Kingdom of Prussia will complete the handover with Austria within two years after receiving the funds, and Austria will need to pay an additional 10 million Syrian relocation fee.

There is no doubt that other additional conditions were hidden, and both sides did not mention them in a tacit understanding.

Vienna, looking at the contract signed, made Franz unbelievable. It felt as if Prussia wanted to sign the treaty as soon as possible, and there was no so-called resistance.

The only problem is that the handover time required by the Prussians is relatively long, but this is not a big problem. The Prussian Kingdom cannot recover its vitality in just two years, and it is not strong enough to rely on the debt.

Moreover, the Berlin government gave a reasonable explanation that it would take time for them to withdraw funds. Unless Austria pays for the above industries, they will have to leave time buffers.

It doesn’t exist to invest in the industry, and the Vienna government is not a sucker. If you really buy it based on market value, Austria can’t afford it!

There are bubble economys in all eras. The general Saxony and Silesia regions have a total of more than 30,000 square kilometers. The mines, land, factories, and real estate above are worth hundreds of millions of yuan, and the market value on the surface will be several times higher.

Since the Prussians were willing to move, the Vienna government naturally would not mind. Not all factories have value, and these industries are available in Austria itself. It has no substantial effect except for intensifying market competition.

It was precisely because it was not necessary that the Vienna government decisively signed a treaty with the Prussians. Soon the Vienna government discovered something was wrong, and the Prussians relocated a little too thoroughly.

The factory moved away, but it was actually taken with workers. The nobles and farmers moved away with their families, and they packed and took them away with the farmers who cultivated their land.

Of course, it was half a year since I discovered this problem. At that time, the situation was already done, and Franz could only pinch his nose and recognize it.

The treaty has been signed, so we can't go back on our word, right? Besides, the people who support Austria remained, which is considered a consolation prize.

Now the Vienna government is celebrating this great diplomatic victory. Austria has taken back the Silesia region that everyone has been thinking about, and the Saxony Kingdom has also taken back the Prussian Saxony region.

The reaction among the people was even more enthusiastic. Many people believed that this was a step further in the unification of the German region, and the theory of distribution and unification became more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

The Vienna government, which took money and eliminated disasters and gained benefits, also changed its position at the London Peace Conference.

Many of the demands put forward by the Kingdom of Prussia have adopted a default attitude and are no longer firmly opposed at the beginning.
Chapter completed!