Chapter 1073: Crisis in France
Chapter 1052: Crisis in France
The world is always full of coincidences, originally still hesitant to start the Siberian Railway, Nicholas II, after learning of the changes that occurred on the front line, decided decisively – repair.
Obviously, after the logistical problems of the frontline troops, instead of looking for him, the Tsar, to react to the problem, they turned to the Allied Command manipulated by Shinra for help, which deeply irritated Nicholas II.
In order to get rid of Shinra’s influence, Nicholas II could no longer care to look deeply into the Americans’ real purpose.
The railroad and will not run away, as long as the Siberian Railway is completed, no matter what calculations the Americans have, the initiative is in the hands of the tsarist government.
Any “plotting and scheming”, in front of the absolute strength are not worth mentioning. In addition to the British and Austrian countries, there is no third country in the world that the tsarist government is afraid of.
Siberian Railway started, the Vienna government has not reacted, the exiled Carlos first can not sit still.
There was no way, the Russians did too much. In order to save the people’s energy and collect their hearts, Nicholas II decided that all the laborers needed for the Siberian Railway would be recruited from France.
Anyone with half a brain knows what a hellhole Siberia is.
In the Mao Bear’s usual style, it is not necessary to think that the logistics of laborers are not guaranteed. If the French laborers went to Siberia to build the railroad, it would be a certain death.
Since the outbreak of the Continental War, the youthful labor force in France has declined dramatically. The number of soldiers killed in the Continental War alone exceeded the number of soldiers killed in World War I in the original time and space.
Adding to the losses in the civil war, the loss of population loss, and the loss of labor from disability. In this short period of six years, the number of young and strong men in France had decreased by more than three million at the very least.
On the surface, three million may not seem like a particularly large number. But don’t forget that at the peak of France, the total population of the mainland was just over thirty million.
According to the calculation of 40% of young adults, the youth labor force of the whole country is only 12.3 million. After dividing half of men and half of women by two, the total population of young and strong men was just over six million.
It is self-evident what halving the number of young and strong men means to a country.
In the original time and space, France had more than one million casualties and hundreds of thousands of wounded and disabled in World War I. Until the outbreak of World War II, the country had not been able to recover, and now there is no need to think about it.
You should know that although the original space-time France’s army suffered heavy casualties, but the total population decline is not much, now the total population of France is down by one-third.
At this point in time, what lying in wait, what revenge, are all nonsense. If we continue to let the Russians continue to be such a scourge, the Ottoman Empire is a lesson from the past.
Regardless of what others thought, Carlos was really scared anyway.
After experiencing so much, Carlos has already seen and understood that it is not the Russians on the surface who really want to suppress France, but the Vienna government that is the driving force behind the scenes.
Even if the resistance allies defeated the Russians, it was useless, the anti-French alliance was perfectly capable of another war against France. From the beginning of the Allied Command’s involvement, this war had begun to change qualitatively.
According to the current situation, no matter how this anti-Russian war ended, France was the biggest loser.
Just look at the destructive power of the Russian army, even if they were wiped out, France would still be a bloody loser.
It’s just easy to start a program and hard to end it. Neither the Russians, nor the resistance organizations spread throughout the country, could stop just because of his words.
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Seeing the return of the foreign minister, Carlos hurriedly asked, “What did the Austrians say? What kind of conditions will it take before they are willing to intervene in the atrocities of the Russians’ forced conscription of strongmen?”
In any case, it was better to talk to the Vienna government, which was a disciplined one, than to talk to the tsarist government, which was not.
The Viennese government still needed to be careful about what it ate, the Russians didn’t have so many scruples, as long as there were benefits it was enough.
There is no doubt that the conscription of laborers from France for the construction of the Siberian Railway would reduce the pressure on the civil society and would be beneficial to the Russian Empire.
In this context, no matter how much they protested to the Tsarist government, it was all in vain.
Foreign Minister Pietro replied bitterly, “Unfortunately, Your Majesty. The government in Vienna has shown great indifference and has not given us any chance to communicate in depth.
Although Weissenberg verbally promised that he would condemn the Russian army’s forced conscription of strongmen, this condemnation does not have any meaning.
It is evident that the Austrians have acquiesced to the atrocities of the Russian army and have no intention of interfering at all.”
There was no selling out or not selling out, the feud between Shinra and France could be traced back to the Frankish Empire a thousand years ago. For the sake of continental hegemony, the two countries had fought from the Middle Ages until now.
The Vienna government had too many reasons to suppress France, but couldn’t find a single reason to support it.
The end result: they wanted the Vienna government to trade interests, but couldn’t even get a chance to negotiate.
Carlos sighed, ”The Russians have moved on, France is crying, and the population is on the verge of holding out.
If we can’t convince the Vienna government to step in and intervene, then we’ll have to fight the Russians early. No matter what, the Russians cannot be allowed to take our populace with them.”
Unlike the previous exile, this time the Russians were forcibly conscripting the strong men, literally breaking the roots of France. If you don’t fight back at this time, you won’t have a chance to fight back in the future.
If we let the Russians get away with another million or eight hundred thousand young and strong men and women, then France would be in the countdown to its demise.
If the opportunity arises, the countries of the Anti-French Alliance will not mind, dividing up France once more.
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Potential is forced out, in front of the threat of life and death, the French also burst out of the amazing potential.
Since the news of the Russians’ forced conscription of strongmen spread, the overwhelmed French people joined the resistance, and for a time the French resistance movement was pushed into a climax.
While the people at home were resisting to the death, the overseas Chinese were also not idle, making generous donations and contributions, and launching a public opinion campaign.
Governments have not yet reacted, but public opinion has exploded. Accompanied by the efforts of the French, a time the atrocities of the Russian army spread throughout the European continent.
Even Frederick, who was in the Vienna Palace, felt the pressure. Although the populations of European countries are not fond of France, it does not mean that everyone will be able to tolerate the Russian army’s recklessness.
Thousands of years of division, the European world has never lacked the “sense of crisis”. Especially in small countries, especially prominent.
As soon as the “rabbit died, fox sad” mood, public opinion began to sympathize with the French people’s sufferings, even the god Luo also appeared to oppose the atrocities of the Russian army.
Looking at the newspaper in his hand, Frederick rubbed his forehead. Although the Vienna government has a press control act, but this kind of solid international news, is not restricted.
If you want to blame it, you can only blame the Russian army itself for not being able to compete, not even able to do the work of secrecy, and make things known to everyone.
In front of the play robbery, murder, was secretly photographed a small movie; now forcibly conscripted, and make the news flying.
Being scolded was entirely self-inflicted. If not limited by his identity position, Frederick would have wanted to write an article himself, publicly attacking the atrocities of the Russian army.
Although Shinra had a grudge against France, it was mostly a matter of history. As the victor, other than the Duchy of Luxembourg in the west and the people of the Rhineland region, the feelings of others were not too deep.
Sympathizing with the underdog is supposed to be human nature, and especially with the Russians’ constant demonic behavior, the general public’s dissatisfaction with the Tsarist government was even more intense.
As time went on, more and more media joined in the attack on the atrocities of the Russian army. Every day, prominent members of society wrote letters to the government, hoping that the government in Vienna would fulfill its responsibility as a great power and intervene in the inhumane behavior of the Russian army.
“Your Highness, King Carlos is here again.”
The attendant’s voice rang out, pulling Frederick back from his contemplation.
In recent times, it was as if Carlos was clocking in to work, making a trip to the palace every day. At first Frederick still received him moderately, but then he got really annoyed and simply dealt with it symbolically.
Talking about the same thing every time, a normal person would get annoyed. Favorably, Carlos seems to be unaware of it, persevering to run to the Vienna Palace.
Well, this was also forced out. As King of France, Carlos had to do something when he was suffering at home.
If he couldn’t find any effective measures, he had to put on a show. Regardless of the real effect, Carlos’ perseverance was widely recognized.
Although he was forced to go into exile, the European media in general did not have a low opinion of Carlos.
Franz’s reputation has long been at its peak, so naturally he can ignore this little thing; Frederick can not, as the Crown Prince, he also needs to brush his reputation.
Everyone wants to be the protagonist, no one wants to be a supporting role in the story. If not concerned about the bad influence, Frederick would have ordered the expulsion of Carlos.
Frowning, Frederick said helplessly, “Invite him over!”
No matter what, he was also a king, and the proper etiquette still could not be missing. As an old-fashioned European monarch world, no one would say anything if Franz avoided it, Frederick would be sprayed by the aristocratic circle if he followed suit.
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Looking at the impatient Frederick, Carlos took the lead and said: ”Your Highness, the atrocities of the Russian army in France are a blatant violation of the Treaty of Vienna, which is intolerable to the civilized world.
As the head of the civilized world and the leader of the European world, the Holy Roman Empire should assume the responsibility of a great power and stop the Russians ……”
Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, Frederick rolled his eyes, “Your Majesty, we have talked about these issues many times. To reiterate once again: the Holy Roman Empire has no intention of hegemony, much less any obligation to your country.
As for the issue of the Russian army’s atrocities, I suggest that Your Majesty should talk to the Tsar’s government, this is a matter between your two countries, I believe that you will be able to handle it.”
Frederick would truly be a fool if he were to foolishly interfere with the Russians’ actions for the sake of a few words of braggadocio.
Standing in the position of the Vienna government, the best choice is to let France and Russia kill each other, the more deaths and injuries of the two countries, the more stable the hegemony of Godroe will be.
If the Russians are really able to destroy France, Frederick does not mind helping the tsarist government to reimburse the military expenses, and can even give an additional bonus.
Pull a handful of France, just think about it. Hatred has been planted, it can not be eliminated in a short time.
As early as before the introduction of the Russian army stationed in Paris, the government of Vienna has made a good plan, namely: to borrow the hands of the Russians, to combat the resistance of France, to wear down their desire for revenge.
As things stood, the Russians had superbly accomplished their task. Though the hatred still exists, the object of it has changed.
The French, who originally still wanted to revive and seek revenge against the Anti-French Alliance, have now reduced their struggle to the goal: expelling the Russians.
This is a good start, and as long as this continues for a few years, the French population will remember the Russian Empire only as an enemy.
Carlos argued, “But, Your Highness, don’t you want to do something for the thousands of French people who are living in dire straits?”
Getting up and looking out of the window, Frederick replied coldly: “No!”
“Everyone has to pay for the choices he makes. From the time France started the war of aggression, the fate of all this was sealed.
No snowflake is innocent when a snowy mountain collapses. Now the people of your country are just paying for their previous behavior.
What the Russian army did, your country did to other countries back then as well. The Italian countries, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Rhineland were not spared.
Can’t it be that when you did it to others it was all right, but now that it is your turn to be unlucky, it is not?”
“Mockery,” unabashedly “mockery.” Obviously, Frederick had become so impatient that he didn’t even have the heart to beat around the bush.
As for whether Carlos could accept this, it was not within his consideration. Anyway, Frederick only had one thought right now, and that was to get rid of Carlos as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble for himself.
The method was indeed clumsy for a bit, but the effect was very obvious. Only to see that Carlos was so infuriated that his face was blue and purple, as if he might explode at any time.
But Carlos, who grew up from frustration, quickly realized the problem and quickly collected his emotions.
“Your Highness, you are too paranoid. The one who initiated the war was Napoleon’s government, and the ones who pushed behind the scenes were the capitalists, the general public simply didn’t have a choice.
They were tricked into getting on the war wagon, and like Belgium, Sardinia and other countries, we are all victims of the war.
By now ……”
Frederick, who had no intention of participating in the quarrel, immediately interrupted, “Your Majesty, there is no point in you and I discerning here.
Unless you can convince the people of the Shen Luo in Luxembourg and the Rhineland to give up their hatred for you, it is impossible for us to support your country.
Instead of wasting time here, you should think about how to make good.”
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(End of chapter)