The interests are touching. While the British are targeting French warships, the Austrian Navy is also trying to attack the warships in France.

The seemingly ordinary warship dispute has actually evolved into a battle of maritime hegemony. The ultimate ownership of warships in the hands of the French will directly affect the subsequent world pattern.

In the Vienna Palace, facing the anxious people, Franz asked calmly: "Do you think the French will hand over the warship to us obediently?"

Frankly speaking, Franz also had the idea of ​​a French warship. He directly inherited the French naval legacy and combined the naval power of the two countries to surpass the British in one fell swoop. This picture is really wonderful.

However, the cruel reality told him that this was impossible. The French and Austrian navy is all in its own system, and it is not possible to complete it in a short while.

If it is just a matter of time, it is not impossible to overcome. The trouble is that under the butterfly effect of Franz, the development of naval technology has greatly exceeded the original time and space, and it is only one idea to be separated from the birth of the dreadnought.

If Austria obtains French warships, the British will definitely increase their investment in the navy in order to maintain maritime hegemony.

Once the dreadnought is released, these ironclad ships that cost a lot will be swept into the historical garbage dump.

There is no doubt that Austria will follow up with the birth of the dreadnought. What should we do when these idiot ironclad ships are gone?

It is definitely not possible to sell it. Even if it is given away for free, no one can support it. Even if the second navy in the world is difficult to connect, the rest of the countries are difficult to add up.

In addition to being good-looking in your hands, your actual value is about zero. You can't take advantage of the British to create a dreadnought and kill them in a naval battle, right?

It’s not that Franz is cowardly, but that he is really not sure. The French and Austrian navy has surpassed the British in terms of tonnage, which seems to have an advantage of 1.5:1, but in fact, if the fight starts, who wins and who loses is an unknown number.

The Royal Navy is really awesome these days. Franz is not very clear about how the French Navy is. Anyway, the Austrian Navy is very humid.

As one of the first countries to enter the era of Iron-Crafted Ship, the Austrian Navy is now in a special period of aging ships and requiring large-scale replacement.

In addition to the main battleships moving forward with the pace of the times, most auxiliary warships have fallen behind, and there are even many sail warships.

There is no other reason, it is to save money. Only those who have experienced it will know the pain of developing sea power and land power at the same time.

By judging others by oneself, Franz has reason to believe that the French Navy also has serious water injections. The world's three major naval powers are nominally in the same level, but in fact that is for other naval powers.

In essence, the Royal Navy is one level higher, and the Three Kingdoms Navy was forcibly pulled together to compare, just because of interests.

How can there be military expenditure without competitors? The slogan of the three major naval powers was originally shouted by the British Navy in order to put pressure on Congress.

Compared with the large number of old warships in the French and Austrian navies, the Royal Navy is much better. As the king of the international warship trading market, the British can export a batch of second-hand warships every few years.

The funds recovered from arms trade, coupled with the highest military expenditure, make the Royal Navy far surpass those of France and Austria in the renewal of warships.

Navy Secretary Castagney explained: "Your Majesty, civil strife broke out in France and the Bonaparte dynasty is at stake. As long as we are willing to help them maintain their power, Napoleon IV will compromise."

After a little thought, Franz vetoed: "No!"

"Intervention in the replacement of French regimes seems to be a great move, but it is actually not worth the loss. It is no longer the Middle Ages, and the French, who are full of nationalism, cannot accept the regime supported by foreign forces.

The war has destroyed the foundation of the Bonaparte dynasty. Unless we show mercy, the mess after the war will not be able to be cleaned up if anyone goes up.

This is impossible. Even if we are willing to give up suppressing France, our allies will not let it go. If we don’t engage in a broken France, how can you let everyone sleep peacefully?

Napoleon IV was not a fool. Even if he was a fan of the authorities, someone would remind him. The most suitable person for the Bonaparte dynasty at the moment was to retreat quickly and find a scapegoat to bear the public's anger."

Today is different from the past. Now is the time when France and the Austrians are at the deepest hatred. It is obviously thankless to support the pro-Austrian regime in France.

If you really support the Bonaparte dynasty, the best way for Austria is to openly support their competitors, and the angry French people will get everything done.

"But this opportunity is really rare. Once we miss it, it will not take us overnight to surpass the Royal Navy."

Navy Secretary Castagney fought for the way.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Your Excellency, calm down. It is not impossible to get a warship from the French. The key is to see whether the price paid matches the benefits you gain.

The price we paid for this war is also very high, and we will have no financial resources to compete with the British for the maritime overlord in the short term.

After the war, we took economic recovery first, and we couldn't afford to get French warships. Besides, there were many people who were eyeing French warships, and it was too ugly for our family to eat them all.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested that several main battleships should be selected from them and allied to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Theoretically, this is the most rational way. Austria will be choked to death if it eats French warships. There is no problem if the entire anti-French alliance eats French warships together.

If you take everyone to share the spoils, the international pressure will disappear.

Anyway, the most important part of the French Navy is the main battleships and auxiliary warships. Austria is not short of all.

Navy Secretary Castagni hurriedly opposed: "Your Excellency, don't do this. The French Navy is different from the technical standards we use. If you can't get all of them back, then don't just don't have any.

It is not worth the cost to provide special supporting facilities for several French warships."

Since Austria completed the military reform, standardization has been imprinted in everyone's minds. From warships to ports to small screws, there are specific standards.

If all the French battleships cannot be obtained, then after losing the strategic significance of surpassing the Royal Navy, a few warships will become meaningless to the Austrian Navy.

"Since the Navy doesn't want it, then just give up. After the war, a large warship auction was held, and countries around the world were invited to participate, and the funds raised were used as part of the war reparations."

Franz's quick decision made Castagney cry without tears.

It is indeed not worth the effort to increase logistics pressure for several French warships, but it would be different if it becomes dozens of ships.

As the world's second naval power, France has hundreds of iron-clad ships alone. Even if Austria takes dozens of ships, the rest is enough for everyone to share, and there is no distribution problem at all.

Originally, I just wanted to bargain, but I was completely out of trouble. Castagni's mood naturally couldn't be better.

Obviously, Franz is not a good leader who cares about his subordinates' mood. After making a decision, he immediately entered the next topic and did not give Castagney buffering time at all.

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While the Vienna government was considering the aftermath issue, the battlefield changed again.

First, the French army on the southern front could not withstand the pressure and voluntarily gave up the Italian region; then the French army in Central Europe once again abandoned their armor on the battlefield and were forced to retreat to their homeland; even the Francheconte area in the east was lost most of them.

The only one that is still strong is the Western battlefield. A group of second-rate French troops with their bloody courage to withstand the Spanish attack.

Of course, this cannot prove that they have strong combat effectiveness. More because the Spaniards are unreliable, they all jumped out and took advantage of the situation and were still looking forward.

Now there are only two ways before Napoleon IV: either run away and exil to overseas, or be exiled to overseas by the anti-French alliance.

No matter how you choose, your own safety is guaranteed. Compared with Napoleon the Great who was raising hatred everywhere, there were not many people who offended Napoleon IV.

Except for domestic capitalists, there are basically no enemy of life and death. If the Bonaparte family is good at public relations, they can even be exiled.

Whether to continue to raise the banner of resistance in exile or to admit defeat or withdraw from politics has become the most tangled issue of Napoleon IV.

In the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon IV, who was gradually fading in the desert, asked: "The war is doomed to fail. What do you think we should do now?"

Everyone present was a hard-core supporter of the Bonaparte dynasty. Napoleon IV did not act against the enemy, so naturally there was no saying that everyone was betrayed by their relatives.

What's more, the anti-French alliance is now being fought. Even if someone wants to change jobs, no one will accept it!

Prime Minister Terence Bulkin took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, the situation is irreversible. Now we can only retreat temporarily and wait for the right time before returning.

However, we cannot bear the responsibility for defeat, and we cannot sign a harsh armistice treaty. This war was originally initiated by the consortium, but it was defeated because of them, so they must be held responsible.

According to the latest investigation results, 485 of the suspects we arrested have admitted to being treasoned by the enemy, but unfortunately they ran away from the leader who planned the operation.

According to their explanation, a series of problems, including provoking a conspiracy to war, raising prices in the war, and deliberately creating social conflicts, were all done under the guidance of international forces."

It is obvious that Terence Bulkin is preparing to throw the blame before running away, keep the reputation of the Bonaparte dynasty as much as possible, and prepare for future restoration.

Whether capitalists collude with international forces is no longer important. Anyway, the charges on them are all true, and it is just right to push them out to attract hatred.

Even if it is wrong, it doesn't matter. Just based on what these guys do, their reputation has long been stinking, and some people are willing to testify.

The competition within the bourgeoisie is also cruel. It can kill competitors without anyone showing mercy. Even if you want to rehabilitate them, it will be waiting for these guys to die.

Napoleon IV asked uncertainly: "You mean to throw Paris to the revolutionaries and let them deal with the anti-French alliance?"

Paris is now a hot potato. No matter who takes it, it will face a collapsed problem: how to send the anti-French alliance away.

As the loser of this war, if you don’t pay a heavy price, don’t think about passing the test at all. Chop land compensation is indispensable.

However, the French people cannot accept the land cession or compensation. Such a treaty can be said to be the end of whoever signs it. It is even worse if you don’t sign it. Millions of anti-French coalition forces are not vegetarians.

France can expel the people in the occupied areas, and can do it as well as the anti-French alliance. The lessons of the Ottoman Empire have appeared, and no one can guarantee whether France will become the second Ottoman.

International pressure does not exist. In this era of the strong prey on the weak, the largest anti-French alliance in Riot represents the international order.

Terence Burkin nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty. Since the revolutionaries choose to rebel at this time, they must have the ability to bear the consequences."

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Chapter completed!