The British were in action, and other countries were not idle, especially the four countries in the center of the whirlpool, Russia, Poland and Ottoman countries, who were working hard to public relations.

In order to obtain diplomatic support from various European countries, diplomats from all four countries are like hard-working little bees, constantly shuttled through embassies of various countries.

The three countries of Fa, Austria and Germany, which are also in the center of the vortex, seem to be in their sleep without any movement.

Hummel knew that things were not as simple as they were on the surface. It was not that they didn’t want to move but that they couldn’t move. Continuing to change is the best choice for Austria.

He also understood that the French had no movement. Thanks to the great reputation left by Napoleon, European countries have not relaxed their vigilance against France to this day.

In this case, no matter how the Paris government's diplomacy is carried out, European countries will not give up their fear of them.

If you want to annex the Rhineland region, any country on the European continent will stand opposite them except Monaco, which is controlled by the French.

Small countries can also threaten and induce them to remain neutral. What should a few big countries do? Even if they want to exchange interests, France cannot afford the price. Since it is destined to be useless, why waste energy?

The German Federal Empire did not move, which made Hummel wonder. If he wanted to seize food from the tiger's mouth and gain the Rhineland region, it would not be possible without the support of European countries.

Leave everything to the British, and they are waiting to enjoy the fruits of it? When John Cow is a charity, how can it be in vain if there is no sufficient benefit?

The German Federal Empire could not have no interest in the Rhineland region. It took over the Rhineland region and greatly promoted their domestic heavy industry.

He had no action at all, and just let the British deal with it with confidence and boldness. Aren't he afraid of being sold by John's cow?

You should know that there are many countries interested in the Rhineland region. In addition to the French, Belgium is also a competitor.

Under normal circumstances, Belgium is too weak, so at most I can think about it secretly. But once there is support from the great powers, it may not be necessary.

The German Federal Empire could pay enough money to buy the Rhineland region, and Belgium could also pay money to buy it.

For the Kingdom of Prussia, it is more in its own interest to hand it over to Belgium than to let the Rhineland fall into the hands of the German Federal Empire.

Belgium is also the younger brother of the British. Giving the Rhineland region to Belgium is not the best choice, but as long as it does not fall into the hands of the French, the London government can also accept it.

Even though they knew that there were competitors, the German Federal Empire still believed in the British so much, and there must be unknown secrets in it.

Hummel ordered: "Halls, immediately generate electricity to Vienna and let their intelligence organizations find out the insider transactions between Britain and Germany as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Minister!" Secretary Halls replied

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The London Conference was officially held on July 20, 1874. Polish Foreign Minister Vulublevsky was righteously accusing the Russians of invading Poland and put forward three suggestions to the international conference:

1. Condemn and sanction the crimes of Russia's invasion of Poland;

2. The Russian army immediately withdrew from Poland;

3. The Tsarist government compensated the Polish Kingdom for the losses in the war.

There is no doubt that the Poles' proposals received diplomatic support from European countries, condemning the Russians' atrocities.

Perhaps in order to make things difficult for the Russians, or in other plans, British Foreign Secretary McLean McLean, who presided over the meeting, proposed to vote.

The result was naturally one-sided. The representatives of the sixteen countries including Britain, France, Austria, Russia, Polish, Poland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Bis, Moscow, Hei, Nordic, and Ottomans who attended the meeting, thirteen of which voted for the Poles.

Austria and Montenegro chose to abstain, and the only vote against the Russians voted by themselves. It was quite vetoed, and the resolution was invalid because the Russians opposed it.

Hummel was puzzled. He had no idea what the British were selling. This international conference was not compulsory and countries had never signed relevant treaties.

In fact, there is no effect except to make the Russian representative look ugly. There is no problem with everyone verbally supporting Poland. If you want countries to send troops to interfere in this Russian-Polish war, you should take a shower and go to bed!

Hummel did not doubt the British's ability to deceive. If the London government was willing to spend a lot of money and persuade the Kingdom of Prussia, it would be fine, so other countries would not think about it.

It is obvious that the British did not mean to support the Prussians in fighting a war, and this input and output are not proportional.

If the Russians were defeated, the Berlin government would have to lose money, and all the British investment would be wasted.

It’s not that the Berlin government wants to pay back the debt, but that they really can’t pay back the money at that point.

The war is a gold-eating beast. The Berlin government paid less than one-third of the debts owed in the last Prussian-Russian war. What should they pay for?

Even if you win the war and get rich spoils, these spoils cannot be cash. Most of them are real estate and land, and they cannot be converted into wealth in a short period of time.

Even because of war, more funds are needed to develop newly occupied areas. For a long time, the contributions of these new territories to finance were negative.

Unless the British continue to increase their loans and let the Berlin government borrow new debts to repay old debts, the Prussian Kingdom, which has no money, will be destined to have to rely on the debt.

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After receiving what happened at the London Conference at the Vienna Palace, Franz's face changed drastically. The seemingly plain vote was actually a hidden murderous intent.

The Russians cannot feel that they are isolated themselves, and even if they are against European countries, the situation will not be worse.

It would be different if it were another country. Ignoring the attitudes of European countries, I also needed to ignore the capital of European countries.

There are only two countries that are not afraid of being hostile on the European continent. One is the Russian Empire. They have too much debt and have a geographical advantage. The vast land and cold winter make the Russian Empire invincible.

In addition, there is only Britain alone overseas. Even if everyone is unhappy with them, there is a barrier between the strait and the strong strength of the Royal Navy, they can't do anything to them at all.

Other European countries are different. If you want to be on the mainland, you cannot make yourself enemies all over the world. Every time you stand in the opposite direction of European countries, it means that the crisis is approaching.

Napoleon's past lessons have already told you: Without a superior strategic position and the strength to fight the European continent alone, it is better not to be a good person.

Franz is sure that the British were not targeting the Russians this time, and the decline of Russian Empire is no longer worthy of their efforts.

The British have no third party except France and Austria. The Paris government is still fighting in the short term, and there is little possibility of causing trouble in the short term. So most of them are targeting Austria.

"The British have already made a move. How do you think we can handle it?"

Prime Minister Felix: "Your Majesty, it depends on what the British want to do. At present, there are not many places we can be targeted, and there are even fewer places worthy of British calculations.

The British made small moves at this time, either to make trouble for our German unification strategy or to destroy our eastward expansion plan.

If it were the former, they would probably start with the German Federal Empire. In name, our German unification strategy is left with this last link.

However, the German Federal Empire was seriously partialized, and it seemed to have a great strength, but the power it could exert was very limited.

Even if they can integrate the German Federal Empire, they will not be able to win over the people in the short term. It is not possible to learn from the Prussian Kingdom to get rid of the influence of German nationalism overnight.

If it is targeted at the latter, then the British would want to save the Ottoman Empire. This is not inconsistent with our strategic goals. Anyway, the plan has been completed, and the Near East War has just needed an excuse to stop.

The main goal of the British now is to prevent the French from obtaining the Rhineland region. We should be targeted by the way. The British and French alliances are still there, so the British should not do too much."

Is it that simple? Franz is very suspicious. He doesn't think that the British have laid so much in the early stage, and their final appetite is so small.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "I remember two days ago, our embassy in London sent a telegram explaining that the German Federal Empire was not doing normal and that intelligence organizations should investigate the insider trading in England and Germany.

Based on the current situation, we can infer that there may be transactions between Britain and Germany that are unfavorable to us. In order to avoid abnormalities from us, the German Federal Empire chose to use static to brake.

Of course, it is also very small that it is possible that the smoke bombs released by the British, and the German federal government just accompanied them to play a play to confuse us.

It is very simple to break the deadlock. The German Federal Empire thought that annexing the Rhineland region was a sure victory, so we would mix up the water.

Didn’t the Belgians express their intention to buy the Rhineland region before? Then let’s move and buy an additional competitor. I believe the Prussians would be very happy.”

It doesn't matter if you don't know the British's plan. It's okay to disrupt their deployment first and make the water mess up.

At this time, let Belgium jump out, the London government will make a decision. Only one of the two younger brothers can support one, so the relationship between the British and the abandoned one will inevitably be affected.

After a little thought, Franz made a decision: "Then encourage Belgium to go, but this little pressure is not enough.

At this point, it is meaningless to keep confidential. I believe that the two countries of France have probably guessed the British's plan.

So let's just make the matter clear and let them know that we and the British have joined forces to support the German Federation in obtaining the Rhineland region.

Let the two countries of France jump out and overturn the table directly.”
Chapter completed!