Chapter 402: Continuing to Dig a Pit
Chapter 392: Continuing to Dig a Pit
Meizumi Palace, the moody Franz recently looked at everyone in a favorable light. The dust of the American Civil War has settled, which means that in the next fifty years, Austria does not have to worry about the threat from the United States.
Such a long time is already enough for him to run the African continent. Although the natural conditions are not as good as the Chosen Nation, that also has the foundation of a great nation.
Compared to this long-term plan, the European strategy became secondary. Franz did not think that he had a protagonist’s aura and could unify the European continent to rebuild the Roman Empire.
The Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire seem to be just two more words, but in fact they are very different.
Since the defeat of Napoleon the Great, the European countries have already eliminated the idea of unification of the European continent, even the iron head of the tsarist government did not dare to think so.
Even if it was possible to unify Europe, Franz would not do it. This is a sinkhole, enough to bury any empire. Can’t just dig a hole and bury yourself for the sake of a fashionable fashion.
Africa was not the best choice, but it was the most suitable choice for Austria. Franz didn’t mind dying in South America if he could.
The reason is very simple, South America has a superior natural environment, rich resources and low difficulty in development, no big countries, and sparsely populated.
17.84 million square kilometers of land, only a little more than 20 million people, most of whom are Indians.
If Spain can be revitalized, then South America is a heavenly place for them.
Most of the South American countries were independent from the Spanish colonies, and it’s only been a few decades, the royalists haven’t disappeared, and they are perfectly capable of fighting their way back.
Knowing what he knew, Franz had no intention of saying it. The Spanish were still too busy with infighting to think about that much. When the infighting was over, Spain did not have the strength to return to South America.
The fact that the Spanish can’t do it doesn’t mean that other countries can’t do it either.
The British, needless to say, have too many colonies, and if they want to operate with care, North America is the best choice.
The Civil War period was the best time for them to do it. Use Canada as a base to take over the west coast of the US.
There is no doubt that the arrogant British were still basking in the splendor of the Victorian era. There was no decent strategy, except for the fear of upsetting the balance of power in Europe.
The real fear of Franz was the French. The France of Napoleon III was not the same old republic.
Perhaps many would argue that snubbing France for South America would favor Austria’s strategic advance in Africa. In fact the opposite was true, it meant that Franz’s African plans would be exposed earlier.
European countries are not fools, certainly will not watch the rise of a behemoth, but indifferent. Once the hidden strategy is exposed, all European countries will have to pull back, the plan is naturally not implemented.
Keeping it secret forever is impossible, but the longer the time drags on, the stronger Austria will be on the continent. If the Austrian continent had a population of tens of millions of people, even if the strategy was exposed, the countries could not do anything about it.
While it is important to eliminate the threat, it is also important to consider the price to be paid. The rise of the United States in history, European countries did not see?
But what if they saw it? In the absence of a crisis to the core interests of everyone before, who will be reckless to start a war?
War also requires costs, which the tsarist government knows well. First the Near East War, then the Russo-Prussian War, a continental hegemon was on the verge of being dragged down.
Was it really a strategic failure on the part of the government in London when historically the British didn’t intervene in the American Civil War?
I’m afraid not. After the failure to form an interventionist coalition, many in the London government were worried about falling back into the war quagmire.
This time and space, if not Austria from the force, from the beginning of the intervention in the American civil war, so that the two sides fought a lose-lose; and the use of the interests of the bundled way, so that the British can not get off the boat, I am afraid that the London government in the time of armed intervention will still be hesitant.
No country’s financial resources are unlimited. Franz could clearly feel that since the suppression of the Indian rebellion, the British in the overseas colonization movement, there has been a slowdown.
Or rather, after the end of the Near East War, the British colonial expansion slowed down. The fact that the French colonization of the African continent lagged behind the Austrians was also clearly related to the Near East War.
We all don’t get our money from the wind, and the fact that the British and French financial community had money was not the same as the government’s money.
Maybe they could raise more money in times of war, but in times of peace, there is only so much government revenue to go around.
When money is spent in war, it is natural to cut expenses elsewhere.
Overseas colonization, on the other hand, is an industry that requires large sums of money, and inevitably suffers when the government cuts back on its expenses.
You can’t go into endless debt for colonization! Borrowed money also needs to be repaid. In this day and age, when currency is pegged to gold and silver and hardly ever depreciates, repaying debt is not so easy.
Therefore, Franz decided to dig a few more holes, consume the financial strength of Britain and France, save them so active.
Just like the Russians, after the Near Eastern War, they were at peace for ten years, and had just recovered a few vitality when they encountered the Polish Uprising and the Russo-Polish War.
Needless to say, the Tsarist government should be very peaceful for the next twenty years. In the meantime, they would have a hard time raising funds for war even if they wanted to fight.
Franz pointed to the top secret document on the table and ordered, “Teren, deploy according to the plan on this.”
Picking up the document and taking a first glance at the contents on it, Tyrone replied with an expressionless face, “Yes, Your Majesty.”
This was his greatest strength, never questioning, no matter what Franz’s orders were, he would be the first to carry them out.
The current Intelligence Organization was no longer the loose organization it was back then. Currently, the Intelligence Organization was divided into three parts, which were the three Data Statistics Workshops, which were attached under the National Security Bureau, but they were only responsible to Franz.
The first data statistics studio, with the nobility network of intelligence organizations on the surface, mainly to collect some low level of confidentiality of the news, and occasionally to guide the public opinion.
This is used to attract the attention of the outside world in the open, and relies heavily on the cooperation of the local nobles. It investigates common problems and occasionally removes revolutionaries.
The latter two studios were the core of the Intelligence Organization. The two studios are the core of the Intelligence Organization, and they are engaged in a wide range of businesses, including domestic and foreign intelligence gathering, assassination, and creating trouble. ……
The second studio focuses on domestic intelligence and the third studio focuses on overseas intelligence. Both studios have the same wide range of business, and the overlap of authority is relatively serious, and there is also the intention of letting them supervise each other.
Tyrone, the head of intelligence, had the main job of coordinating the relationship between the three intelligence studios and putting Franz’s orders into effect.
This was a practical necessity, intelligence work required a high degree of secrecy. Franz didn’t dare to treat others as fools, if he directly interfaced with the three studios, wouldn’t that be telling everyone that the three studios were independent intelligence organizations?
In order to reduce the presence of the intelligence organizations, when they were active in the country, they all just collected intelligence. Even if it was a special situation where action had to be taken, it would be planted on people from government departments.
On the surface, the domestic law enforcement are the police, and the intelligence organizations never appear in the public’s line of sight.
Ordinary people simply don’t know that Franz has an intelligence organization in his hands, and the higher echelons of the government aren’t clear about the internal structure of the intelligence organization, and externally the three studios are all one organization.
(End of chapter)