Chapter 1061: Serving the Elderly
Chapter 1041: Convinced of Old Age
Reality was bone-chilling, whether the French were willing to accept it or not, what was supposed to happen still happened. Now that the war has started, it is no longer within the control of the French government.
In this world of the weak and the strong, speaking with fists between countries is far more reliable than any axiom.
If the Russians can be defeated on the battlefield, then there is still room for negotiation; if they are defeated again, then from now on, France will rest assured that it will be a third-rate country with no military power!
For the sake of the future of the nation, the French now have no choice but to fight to the death. Want to win back the respect of everyone, the only way to fight back from the battlefield with swords and guns.
There is no way back for the French government, and why should the Tsarist government be any different?
The Russian Empire’s reputation is world-renowned because of its strength. If they were to retreat at the slightest difficulty, how could they be feared by the nations of Europe?
The Russo-French War was the Russians’ own doing. If they couldn’t handle a defeated and weakened France, the Tsar’s government would be disgraced.
The loss of face is also lost, but the external deterrent, but can never be weakened. The history of the Russian Empire is a history of war and expansion.
In the process of continuous expansion, the Russians have also offended their neighbors all around. Strong Russian Empire indeed no one dares to mess with, but once in decline that is not the same.
The First Russo-Prussian War is the best example, the Russian Empire has just shown fatigue, the neighbors on all sides pounced on it.
If not at the critical moment the Vienna government stepped in and pulled them out, there would be no Russian Empire now.
The lessons of history were there for the taking, and it was impossible for the Tsarist government not to learn from them. What’s more, times are different now, and the present Shinra Empire no longer needs to cuddle up with Russia.
If they did it again, the likelihood of Vienna falling on its sword was far more likely than pulling them ashore.
Both sides had reasons why they had to win, and the Franco-Russian war had just broken out in the bloodiest of scenes.
In order to purge the place from endless guerrilla attacks, the Russian army in Paris, hard pressed by international pressure, offered the simplest and most effective method of streaking.
But any encounter with guerrilla attacks, the surrounding five kilometers of villages and towns residents did not report, all have to follow the guilt by association. Even in a metropolis like Paris, when a guerrilla attack occurs, the residents of the entire street are held responsible.
There were no direct massacres, but the punishment taken by the Russians was not much different from a massacre.
Exile in Siberia to dig potatoes may seem to leave a line, but in reality there is only a conceptual gap in time between it and being sent directly to God.
We all know the modesty of the bureaucrats of the Tsarist government, treating their own people with occasional deductions and abuses, not to mention dealing with the enemy.
Insufficient supplies is a must, the old, the sick and the disabled are loaded on the ship together, there is no medical assistance measures, fever and cough will be thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
Exiled Frenchmen were often attritioned by one-third by the time they reached the Russian Empire. Those who could make it to Siberia on foot were practically one in ten.
Even if they got there by chance, they could not always save their lives, and the Tsarist government’s would often forget to distribute the necessary supplies.
The thinly clad, bare-handed exiles who tried to survive in icy Siberia had to go through the trials of both nature and their bellies.
To borrow a phrase from Leo Tolstoy, the greatest significance of the tsarist government’s exile policy was that it added “fertilizer” to the land of the Russian Empire.
Fortunately, it is now winter, the Russian Empire’s temperature is low enough, otherwise let the tsarist government so tossed, would have been plague.
That is, this year’s virus has not evolved, if you have learned the power of the new crown and SARS, custodian of the tsarist government does not dare to play like this.
Of course, with this year’s medical ability, plus the Russian Empire’s sparsely populated properties, I guess the outbreak of epidemic virus, will not be found.
The mortality rate of a few percent of the infected, what’s the difference between that and a cold? It would be strange to pay attention to an outbreak of an epidemic virus with the lethality that a common cold can achieve.
What’s really appalling is the kind of highly lethal virus that disappears a village or a small town, such as the bubonic plague.
It goes without saying that the Franco-Russian hatred has been added to the list. Watching enough hilarity of the masses, but also have been transformed into a mouth party, one standing on the moral high ground to point out the mountains.
Literati who are not willing to be lonely, but also do not hesitate to splash the pen and ink, one after another open letter appeared in the newspaper. It doesn’t matter whether the top brass of the French and Russian governments can see it or not, it doesn’t affect everyone’s motivation to create.
News media also do not forget to push the wave, today attacked the Russian brutality, tomorrow attacked the French unruly.
In short, both France and Russia became the big villains, belonging to the common object of scorn. You can see that political correctness is still important in continental Europe.
The French government’s expected one-sided public opinion did not appear, in the anti-French alliance member states of public opinion, they even fell into the wind.
No matter how much the Russians had gone too far, they could not resist the whitewash of the Springsteen. In the case of the Holy Roman Empire, for example, the newspapers subconsciously ignored the misery of the French population in exile.
News needs to be publicized, but newsmen have a position. France was the enemy, the Russians were the allies, and it was self-evident who to favor.
The conscience of the newsmen made them reluctant to distort the facts, but selective reporting was still possible for all.
History can be said to be strikingly similar, and a similar scene occurred in the original time and space, except that the time and the victims had changed.
A word of political correctness, any evil can be covered up. Identity determines position, and the French people’s current misery is actually still paying for the previous acts of aggression.
No snowflake is innocent after an avalanche. Nor is there a single snowflake that has escaped punishment by the laws of nature.
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In the blink of an eye the year 1895 came to an end, and the flames of war burned from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, from the Philippines to the Far East, then to Cuba, then to Morocco, and finally to France.
War broke out on four continents at the same time, a rare occurrence in human history. The scope and population involved was no less than that of the previous continental wars.
It was Christmas again, and while the outside world was in flames, Vienna was still bustling. Hastily ended the celebration of the banquet, Franz alone to the highest point of the palace, looking into the distance.
When people get older, they are most likely to be sentimental. Two lives together are more than 90 years old, Franz had to admit that he has been old.
Even if it is well maintained, but the years are not forgiving. Franz in his old age can no longer find the vigor of his youth.
“Maybe it’s time to retire.”
Franz thought secretly.
It wasn’t possible to defy old age, this wasn’t the Age of Myth, and the only trace of transcendence in the entire world was his own unscientific traveler.
Even if you want to follow the example of the ancient empire, unrealistically chasing the delusion of immortality, there is no target to find ah!
Once a person is “tired” or “weary”, he wants to rest, and Franz is no exception.
In recent years, he has been strengthening the training of his sons, is to prepare for this day.
Only now Franz can not retreat, the Holy Roman Empire territory is too big, accompanied by a lot of problems.
Some problems could be left for later generations, but there were likewise some problems that had to be dealt with by him as a strong emperor. Otherwise, in later times, it would be a persistent problem.
But before that, the last stumbling block in front of the Holy Roman Empire still had to be kicked out.
Before stabilizing the world situation and kicking out the unstable factors, Franz also dared not easily make big changes internally. Being constantly in awe was also an important factor in him being able to get to where he was now.
Having made up his mind, Franz’s entire being was much more relaxed.
(End of chapter)