Chapter 1019： I only care about the railway I once owned

On November 11, 1894, witnessed by European countries, representatives of Japan and Spain signed an armistice agreement. The battle for colonies surrounding the Philippine Islands has officially ended.

Franz has been too lazy to read the content of the treaty. The Spanish government's concession was also expected. When barefoot meets shoes, the ending is doomed from the beginning.

In terms of gambling, few countries in modern times can compare with Japan. There are not a few countries that dare to go to the gambling table, but few can land safely.

I have to admit that the Japanese had good luck. The original space-time opened up all the way to World War II. It was not until the end that the ambitions burst.

In fact, the luck of the Japanese is not letting go.

The European War did not come to an end, so I went south to hook up with Britain and France. After going south, Britain and France were placed together. Instead of engaging in Austrian Southeast Asia, they ran to invade the Philippines.

After this series of show operations, the four countries of Britain, France and Ossi were offended. In addition to the Russians who have offended before, the five major powers in Europe are all complete.

Under normal circumstances, even if the Japanese government does not grow grass, at least it will be dying.

However, the Japanese government is still good. Not only did he get off the gambling table safely, he also gained the prestige of "drawing" with the big powers, greatly improving his international status.

But while reaping all this, Japan also plunged itself into an extremely embarrassing situation.

The boss of Britain, because of the support in this mediation, the relationship between the two sides has been exhausted.

The Anglo-Japanese alliance can be regarded as a full stop. If you want to pull this tiger skin in the future, it depends on the mood of the London government.

Needless to say, Shinra guessed that before Franz abdicated, the relationship between the two parties would not get better.

Of course, there are not many areas where the interests of the two countries are intertwined. Even if the Japanese government is bullying and fearing hard work, the possibility of conflict is very small, and the diplomatic relations between the two countries are not much worse.

Spain is undoubtedly Japan's mortal enemy. Relying on the hatred forged in the Philippine campaign, when Japan is in crisis, Spain certainly doesn't mind falling into trouble.

It can be said that Japanese merchant ships have to be cautious in their future operations in Southeast Asia. It is best to change the flag to hang it, otherwise the chances of encountering wind and waves and pirates will be very high.

There are enemies in the south, and the north is not easy either. Just ten days ago, Alexander III had already gone to see God, and the Russian Empire officially entered the age of Nicholas II.

With those two scars, Nicholas II also had the motive to kill Japan.

The only good news is that the strategic focus of the tsarist government is still in India. It will not be possible to advance eastward for a while, and it will not be against Japan in a short time.

Fortunately, France is finished, or Japan will have one more enemy. You should know that in order to win over Japan to go south, the French government also spent its money.

In the end, not only did the Japanese "allies" who were drawn to him put together, but also accelerated Spain's participation in the war, which was a properly pitted teammate king.

Under the background that there are enemies in both North and South, if Japan cannot develop as quickly as possible, the end will come sooner or later.

Even if Ito Bowen's diplomatic talent reached the full level and repaired the relationship between Britain and Japan unprecedentedly, he couldn't count on it.

The current international situation is very obvious. Because of maritime hegemony, for a long time in the future, Britain and Shinra will contain each other.

Franz expressed his great expectations for whether the Japanese can have good luck with them and realize the imperial dream of "punching Nanshan board ducks and kicking Beihai bears".

The boring emperor's career also needs to be adjusted. I don't know when it started. Watching various countries has become one of Franz's hobbies.

Just like this time, digging pits casually broke the "great power dream" that Spain had gathered in the anti-French war, and knocked the Japanese sap.

The so-called "supporting the Spanish plan to contain the Shinra" is estimated to be sleeping in the British archives until it is disposed of when the waste paper is cleared one day.

The most important thing is that Franz has done so much and gained so much. Not only did it fail to pull hatred, but instead established a good international image in the hearts of the kids.

A boss who protects the interests of his younger brother and can carry on at critical moments is always easy to gain support.

As for the tragedy in Spain, it was entirely caused by their own lack of strength. What the Vienna government can do.

Without being able to defeat the Japanese, I can only blame my own army for ineffective. Even the Japanese have never done it before, so you are embarrassed to be a great power?

Even if Spain performed poorly on the battlefield, the Vienna government finally took action to help deal with the aftermath.

First the mercenaries, then dragged the European Union to intervene, forcing the Japanese government to spit out the Philippine Islands.

The boss who can do this step is rare in the entire human history, and there is really no slot.

As for offending the Japanese, this is nothing at all. It is well-known that the Vienna government wants to retaliate against Japan for collaborating with France in the European War.

It is not easy to be able to pass the level so easily. Before the comparison of strength between the two sides, the Japanese were only fortunate.

Compared with the end of the Philippine War, Franz is more concerned about the change of power in Russia. But from the historical evaluation of the original time and space, Nicholas II was a great mallet.

An emperor who was able to cause thousands of casualties due to crowding and trampling during the "coronation" event is hard to find in the entire human history.

When such a major event happened, the relevant personnel were not immediately held accountable, but the celebration banquet continued. I have to admit that Nicholas II's heart is really strong.

But things haven't happened yet. The butterfly effect that I have tossed out is so powerful, who knows if Nicholas II will change?

Judging from the current situation, Russia-Austria friendship is still the mainstream of the times.

Not just after he succeeded, Nicholas II married Alex, the daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hessen-Darmstadt.

(Changed her name to Alexandra Fedorovna after marriage)

So far, the famous "Four Princesses of Hessian" have all been on the stage of history.

If it follows the original pace of time and space, the Tsarist government led by Nicholas II messed up the economy internally, and the focus of its foreign strategy was vacillating, and finally took itself in.

The Russian army is still stationed outside of Paris and is pulling the hatred of the French on behalf of the tsarist government. Naturally, the French-Russian treaty will not come out.

However, no one can answer the question whether the Czarist government's southward strategy can continue.

If the Russians did not poke the British in India, then the next hegemony struggle, Shenluo would have to go to battle himself.

Obviously, this is not what Franz wants to see. There are ready-made chess pieces that you don’t need, and you go to the court to do things yourself. Is that all your brain drained?

According to the previous plan, it was only necessary to support the expansion of the Russians into India, and the Anglo-Russian war would continue to consume the British national strength.

It's much easier to fight lobster soldiers on land than to fight the Royal Navy at sea.

As for the issue of the Russians taking India and making it bigger, Franz just smiled quietly. Painting pie is painting pie. Do you really think that the British are just soft persimmons?

Refer to the original time and space to know that if it is really urgent, the lobster soldiers can also reach millions.

It was not that Franz looked down on the Russians. The problem was that limited by traffic, the Czarist government simply did not have the ability to invest millions of troops in India.

Even if the Central Asia Railway cannot be completed, the railway's carrying capacity is limited. It is very difficult to support the logistics of 1.8 million troops.

Without the quantitative advantage of gray animals, their power is not so great. With the British Army as the core, coupled with countless Indian cannon fodder, anyone who goes up will feel scalp tingling.

It doesn't matter if you fail, the biggest advantage of Mao Xiong is that it's hard to handle. As long as you can gain something, you can see hope.

Far away can't guarantee that the Russian army will still be able to seize the remaining areas of Afghanistan from the British.

The problem now is that the Central Asian railway is not connected, and Nicholas II is not like a patient master. In case of being fooled by someone, there may be a moth coming out again.

After pondering for a long time, Franz slowly said: "Speed ​​up the construction of the Central Asia Railway. It must be opened to traffic before 1900.

When necessary, it is allowed to increase the construction cost, or even sacrifice the service life of the railway. The bottom line is to ensure that there will be no major problems within ten years, and repairs and repairs within twenty years can be used. "

There is no clear definition of the service life of railways. Certain railways in the eighteenth century can be used normally until the 21st century.

Under normal circumstances, the theoretical service life of railway design starts from a hundred years. Of course, midway repairs and renovations are definitely indispensable.

However, this is the technical standard for building our own railway, and it is unnecessary to put it on the Central Asia Railway.

Don't ask why there is a problem, the question is improper maintenance.

This statement is very convincing. The railways in Russia are all overhauled at intervals of time. Compared with ten years without major problems, it is indeed a conscience project to repair the serviceable Central Asia Railway within twenty years.

In fact, life issues are mainly concentrated in bridges and tunnels. Ordinary road sections basically cannot cause major incidents, at most occasional landslides, but that is the force majeure of nature.

In order to ensure that the Tsarist government's southward strategy remains unchanged, Franz had to order the construction period to be expedited, and he did not hesitate to reduce the "ethics" for this.

The service life of ten to twenty years is estimated to be enough. It's not that the Russians really allowed the Russians to annex India. For such a long time, they were able to provoke two or three Anglo-Russian wars.

Britain, which was caught up in the dispute between land power and sea power at the same time, could not last long. Such a long time was enough for Shinra to replace him.

"I don't care about forever, I only care about having it once."

It just fits here.

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