v3 Chapter 312： Trip to Prussia setback?

ElBaradei, the director-general of the International Red Cross, made plans to visit Paris and Bangkok, which shocked Europe and even the rest of the world. Paris arranged for Napoleon III to meet with him. Obviously, the French Empire has acquiesced to the organization's influence. I have to admit that this Dutch-founded organization has unknowingly affected the international situation.

However, just when they were calculating their own gains and losses for the news.

Another piece of news is shocking.

According to Luxembourg's "European Times", Ross, the chief president of the International Court of Justice in The Hague (who is also the Dutch justice minister), hopes to use the organization's sanctions support to bridge the differences between European powers and the organization over sanctions against the French Empire.

President Ross will visit Prussia, Tsarist Russia, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, etc. from August 25 to early September, and visit the United Kingdom, which has imposed sanctions, to coordinate actions on sanctions.

Dutch observers assessed that he would try to persuade these powers to join forces to sanction the French Empire or at least to distance itself from it, but observers in the locations of these powers reported to the European Times that President Ross (and Dutch Justice Minister) would be difficult to reverse. The positions and attitudes of the countries concerned towards the French Empire.

Based on media reports from various European countries, the Dutch Minister of Justice has fully launched the largest overseas trip since the establishment of the organization. In addition to these major countries, he will also visit the member states of the International Hague Tribunal to discuss how to deal with them. The war behavior of the French Empire, and even strengthening cooperation with other countries on the escalating dispute in Uruguay in South America, will be the main task of his trip.

The European Times reported that Ross hopes to use the organization's huge network and membership status to bridge the differences between the major powers and the organization on the issue of sanctions against Paris. Russell died and had dialogues with kings and presidents of various countries to ease their hostility towards Paris. security concerns, and prompted these great powers to more unite in the face of Paris' aggression against the Kingdom of Siam. ,

He plans to discuss with these powers what specific economic and political concerns they have about toughening the French Empire, and to convey these concerns to members of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, as well as to the Netherlands. He is also preparing to introduce the latest developments in the war situation in the Kingdom of Siam to urge these countries to join the sanctions.

However, Brown, chief researcher and director of the European Studies Center of the Amsterdam Institute for Peace, Europe's largest think tank, believes that it is difficult for Ross to change the ideas and positions of these powers.

In an interview with the European Times, Brown pointed out that some European powers attach great importance to the bilateral relations and military cooperation with the French Empire over the years.

He has counted and found that so far, these great powers have only issued a few simple statements on the situation in the Kingdom of Siam, all of which have named France, which has clearly shown that these great powers are not prepared to condemn the French Empire.

He said, "Despite international pressure, including moral pressure from the United Kingdom and many small and medium-sized countries, the great powers, except for the British Empire, are not willing to take the road of sanctioning the French Empire. Relying on British sanctions, it is impossible to successfully strive for a compromise with the French Empire, so the participation of these grand dukes is critical to the success of sanctions."

Another senior think tank in the Netherlands, the director and senior researcher of the Australian Institute, Kerim, said in an interview that the International Court of Justice in The Hague is currently the most powerful and powerful international organization in Europe and the world. , these member countries are also important co-leasing partners and buffer countries of major countries. "But now these member states are firmly on the side of fighting the French Empire and opposing the French state, which makes it very difficult for the major powers. For the balance of European powers, it seems unlikely that they will join this ranks."

In the statement issued on August 25, 1867, after President Ross visited Berlin to meet with William I, and in the joint statement Ross met with Bismarck, Ross was able to persuade Prussia to join the sanctions, and even Prussia did not directly name it. Condemning the French Empire, which made Ross lose the first leg of his visit.

Brown, director of the Amsterdam Institute for Peace, believes that President Ross of the International Hague Tribunal can at best persuade the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, among the great powers, not to conduct military transactions with the French Empire. Because the military weapons of both countries came from Britain and the Netherlands, there was not much demand for the French Empire.

Ross hopes to use the huge influence of the members of the International Court of Justice to lobby some major powers, but the major powers and the French Empire have bilateral relations with different degrees of closeness. Concerned about the reaction of the French Empire, the Tsarist Russian Empire needed the threat of the Germanic unity of the French soundtrack, etc., the situation in Europe is complicated, and the non-International Hague Court can replace it in a moment.

Brown said: "The primary consideration of some major powers is arms and political relations. For example, Austria-Hungary currently trades arms with France and is the second largest importer of arms to the French Empire, after Paraguay in South America. Spain, a member of the International Hague Court of Justice is the third largest importer”

It is very difficult to break this kind of dependence that has been established for decades and hundreds of years. For these major powers, they may not be able to gain political support from the Hague Tribunal of International Law to allow themselves to be recognized, but at least it will not happen because of the evil of the French Empire. fighting.

That is to say, joining the sanctions may cause a war against France, but the retaliation for not joining is very small.

Brown: "The cost is obvious at a glance. The cost of offending the French Empire is too high."

However, Kerim, director of the Australian Institute and senior researcher, foresees that the French imperial industry will face sanctions from other countries, although the hesitancy of other powers has given the French Empire breathing space.

But what the French Empire has to admit is that this has affected the economic development of France, and many people even predict that the economic development of the French Empire will stagnate this year, and even lead to economic recession.

Politically, foreign relations will also lead to an avalanche of collapse Because of the destruction of morality, and the export of weapons due to the needs of the French Empire's own weapons in the Siam Kingdom War, it will affect the subsequent French Empire. arms export.

However, Kerim pointed out that the weapons, guns and cannons purchased from France are all there, and it will take years or even decades to switch to the weapons and equipment of other countries. Therefore, although some countries may reduce their dependence, this is a A gradual rather than fast-forwarding process.

It is precisely because of this that since this month, countries have begun to realize that His Majesty has further weakened the dependence on the weapons of the French Empire. Since August, the Kingdom of Spain announced that it would give up the purchase of a first-class sailing battleship of the French Empire and chose the Netherlands. Help them build the Steam Tier 1 battleship in Port Adelaide in the Far East.

The reason is that it wants the most advanced maritime equipment. By then, everyone with a discerning eye will know that Spain is decoupling to prevent it from being restricted by the French Empire, so as to distance itself from the French Empire.

Even the Austro-Hungarian Empire showed the same meaning.

Therefore, many people may have any gains for Ross, the Dutch justice minister and president of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, after the setbacks in Prussia.