Chapter 500： French who want to stop loss

The shrinking version of the African railway network plan has been released. In accordance with the principle of being able to save provinces, in addition to half of the central government's funding for the construction of main roads, the construction of other branch railways must be done by the colonial government.

The main road is a strategic need, and connecting the colonies into one can increase the ability to resist risks. Even if there is a world war, Austria can keep the African continent.

Besides, the gold mines in South Africa need to repair this railway. To block the peep of each country, there is no power without it.

The Portuguese did not dare to join forces with the British. That was because the benefits given by John Bull were not big enough to make them risky. If they find that there are a lot of gold mines in South Africa, can they restrain their desire?

To put it bluntly in this era, it was just a kind of wealth. For the Portuguese, as long as the gains are sufficiently large, it is worthwhile to lose the colonies of other regions under Austria's revenge.

Otherwise, why should Franz fight the British in South Africa? As long as the Vienna government announces the annexation of the Boer Republic and Governor Delphi is not stupid, how can it continue to wage war?

The greatest value of the British-British War is to make the London government soberly realize that it is really impossible to fight on land.

As for the Cape Town colonial government, it is estimated that for decades, it will not be able to emerge from the shadow of this war.

Once the railway was connected, even if the gold reserves were exposed, the Cape Town colonial government did not have the courage to do things. This was the effect of the war.

Including the London government, the desire to fight is equally unbearable. Because of the continuum of Austrian Africa, hundreds of thousands of troops can be mobilized at any time. The cost of acquiring gold from Austria is too high, and it has exceeded their limit.

All in all, Franz has paid more attention to the African continent than Europe, which in his opinion is the future of Austria.

There is no way to expand in continental Europe is too difficult. Without the colony of Africa, the continent would not be so peaceful for so many years, and Franz would have been doing things long ago.

Besides, with the grudges of the Habsburg dynasty and the Ottoman Empire, they will not survive until now.

Originally, Austria did not deal with them, that is their own incompetence. Because of diplomatic mistakes and fierce domestic political struggles, military succession on the European continent has failed. At this time, we can barely protect ourselves.

Because of the opening of the Austrian African colony, the resources inside were enough for Austria to digest for many years, and Franz abandoned the idea of ​​provoking war on the European continent.

This is a question of return on investment. In the original World War I, there were no winners in the warring parties. Each of them was greatly injured, and finally the fishermen were cheap.

The Second World War was even worse. The European countries participating in the war were no longer a matter of great vitality. Almost all the troops were wiped out, leaving France with a dead body to barely escape.

The risks involved are too great and the benefits obtained are too small. After all, the sites on the European continent are not digestible.

Looking at the French, you know that in order to digest the Italian region, you have to focus on it, even overseas colonial expansion activities have been affected.

Fao, which was most likely to have collided on the African continent, shows no signs at all. Affected by the change in strategic focus, the French's expansion in the African continent has slowed significantly, and there is still sufficient buffer between the two countries.

The land of the African continent is also limited, and the expansion of the French has slowed, and Austria is naturally not polite.

Even if the two countries had divided their sphere of influence, there was no satellite map in this era, and the African continent was so big.

A line on the map is too big to get to the actual boundary. Fortunately, at the junction of the spheres of influence of the two countries, most of them are vast deserts, otherwise the French territory would have shrunk.

It wasn't just Austria that took the opportunity to grab the site. The British also stepped up their penetration of the Sudan. If the British-Bulgarian war breaks out suddenly, holding back the energy of Britain and Austria, French interests in Sudan may not be able to be preserved.

Of course, with the alliance between Britain, France, and Austria, these problems will gradually fade, and everyone will exercise restraint as much as possible.

Paris, with the contraction of the French political decision strategy, the strength invested here has also been weakened. By now, it is no longer possible to suppress the situation in Mexico.

Napoleon III has a headache now, and he is still hesitating to give up the Mexican empire. This decision is not good. In recent years, the French government has invested too much resources in Mexico. It is a pity to give up directly.

If it hadn't been for Austria's continued expansion into Mexico, Napoleon III would have wondered if Massimilino I was a spy sent by the Habsburgs to specifically trouble France.

Of course, the thought just passed by. From the perspective of family interests, if the Habsburg dynasty was interested in Mexico, it would not be possible to let Massimilino I be an outsider to be the crown prince.

After receiving the news, Napoleon III was stunned by the operation of this god. At one time he wondered whether it was the illegitimate son of Massimiliano I.

In his opinion, even if the members of the Habsburg family were not interested in the Mexican throne, abducting a member of the lineage in the past as the heir was better than supporting outsiders.

If it wasn't for the influence of the Bonaparte family that won't be recognized by the local constitutionalists, otherwise Napoleon III would have supported himself in the first place.

Napoleon III regretted it. If he knew that Maximilian I was so incompetent, he would not support this idiot.

The rich old man who passed through the armor next year saw the emperor's distress. After all, this political investment was dominated by Napoleon III. Now that he wants to give up Mexico, he must not be raised by the emperor himself.

"Your Majesty, Mexico's investment has failed. Continued investment may not be able to recover costs. What we need to do now is stop loss.

Taking advantage of the alliance between the three countries can deter Americans, we need to find a next house as soon as possible to take over the market and try to sell it for a good price. "

Selling Mexican interests is indeed a good choice, at least better than nothing.

In order to annihilate the Mexican rebels, the French have lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and also took in a loan of more than one billion francs.

This loss is about to catch up with the British's losses in the English-British War. However, there is not necessarily a reward for giving. Mexico ’s rebels are more and more suppressed, and the situation is still worsening.

After pondering for a while, Napoleon III asked in doubt: "Mexico is not our colony, and the situation is still deteriorating. To whom can we sell our interests over there?

Spain had a civil war due to the throne battle, and it was impossible to intervene in Mexico at this time; the British had too many calculations and could not afford high prices; the Austrians' strategic focus of operating overseas colonies was on the African continent and they were not interested in Mexico.

The remaining countries either have no strength and cannot take over at all; or the poor ghosts who have no money will be too expensive to give them. "

This is the crux of the problem. They are both incapable of controlling the situation, and who else can they expect to take over?

Everyone is not a fool. As long as they understand the situation in Mexico, they all know that this is a mess, and they will not jump into this fire pit at all.

After a pause, what seemed to come to mind, Napoleon III snapped sharply: "Marquis Fickel, don't tell me that you are American? This is impossible.

It can be sold to any country, but not to the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. This is agreed in the four-nation convention.

Once we violate the treaty, we will face sanctions from the other three countries. The just-established Anglo-French-Austrian Alliance will immediately fall apart! "

On the issue of balancing Americans, the positions of Britain, France and Austria are the same. Today, France is a responsible big country.

In order to sell a few dollars, the Anglo-French-Austrian Alliance was to be broken up. Napoleon III was not so short-sighted.

He was very clear about the diplomatic dilemma facing France. On the surface, everyone was reconciled, but the secretive exclusion of European countries has always existed.

Especially after the annexation of Italy, their lives will be difficult. If the three-nation alliance is torn up, Britain and Austria may retaliate, or it will be another anti-French alliance.

Seeing Napoleon III's anger, the old man shut up immediately. This is already worth the money of the Americans. The emperor can't help him if he doesn't agree, he can't get himself in.

It seemed that he was aware of Marquis Fickel's help, and Treasurer Alan opened his siege and said, "Your Majesty is right, Mexico must not fall into the hands of Americans.

However, the Mexican problem must be resolved as soon as possible, and if it is delayed, we will only pay more.

Personally, no matter who accepts the Mexican Empire, as long as we can guarantee the normal performance of our debt with the Mexican government, we can obtain the benefits we have locally. "

Obviously, Minister of Finance Alan is sober. He is very aware that with the chaotic situation in Mexico, it is impossible to sell a good price, as long as he can guarantee the normal performance of debts, it is God's blessing.

He didn't give much hope even this, after all, there were too few people willing to accept the offer at this time. Unless Americans are admitted at the risk of a break with Britain and Austria, this injustice will basically not be found.

The Mexican government's debt to France is not a small figure. Given Mexico's fiscal revenue, it will have to be repaid for decades without any expenditure.

After a moment of contemplation, Napoleon III said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will contact the European countries as soon as possible and try to see who is interested in taking over the Mexican Empire.

Now I ca n’t take care of that much, I do n’t want to sell much money, as long as I can get rid of it as soon as possible, and avoid losing everything. "

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