Money is hard to come by, and middlemen are hard to find. If you want this middleman, you must first have three basic elements: first, to have a good relationship with the Russians; second, to have certain financial resources; third, not to be influenced by Russia and Austria.
Without a good relationship, flicking work doesn't unfold well. As long as the relationship is good enough, the later stories can continue to be compiled.
There is no love or hate in this world for no reason. Even if the pie really falls from the sky, before eating it, you must first verify whether it is poisonous.
This requires a good story, one that made the tsarist government think that the intermediary was for its own interests, and then helped to build the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Just having a story is definitely not enough, you must also have a certain amount of capital. This capital does not need much, as long as part of the cost of the Trans-Siberian Railway is advanced.
Or follow the example of the Vienna government to help build the Central Asian Railway, find a railway company to build the Siberian Railway, and allow the Russians to default on exploration, design, management and machinery and equipment rental fees.
There is no shortage of artificial hairy bears, and most of the raw materials can be solved. Except for the rails that may need to be imported, the rest can be provided by the Russians themselves.
In fact, the most expensive thing in railway construction is labor and raw materials. After solving these two big problems, the cost has been reduced by 70% to 80%.
There are no taxes and no fees. For a railway of this strategic level, someone who undertakes the construction of the Tsarist government will definitely give the green light all the way, and even the bureaucrats will not dare to extend their hands.
It's not a joke, the original time and space can build the main line of the Siberian Railway at a cost of less than 2 billion rubles, and the bureaucrats responsible for the railway construction are definitely working hard.
Corruption may still exist, but relative incorruptibility is still there. If it were really performed at the normal level of the Russian bureaucracy, it would not have been possible to complete the work unless this figure was increased by a factor of three or five.
No way, the conditions in Siberia are too harsh, and the construction is really difficult. In the case of limited technical conditions, the construction cost cannot be low at all.
Therefore, financial resources are also essential. The so-called "not much" is only for local tyrants like Britain.
In fact, there are very few countries in the world that can raise tens of millions of pounds, even in installments.
Although Britain is behind the money, financial resources are also an essential condition.
If a poor country suddenly made such a huge sum of money, it would certainly arouse suspicion among the Russians.
If the tsarist government knew that the funds came from the London government, it is estimated that most of the plan would have been cold before it even started.
In addition to the first two, the most important thing is to be brave. The country that dared to participate in the dispute between Shinra and Britain these days is definitely a daring one.
There is no need to count on the European continent, and only Denmark has a good relationship with the tsarist government. The problem is that the Nordic Federation is in charge of Sweden, but Sweden and the Russians are feuding.
In addition to the bad relationship, the more important thing is that it is not within the sphere of influence of Russia and Austria, and can ensure its own safety.
There is no way, the Nordic Federation is under the eyes of Russia and Austria, once the plan is exposed, the fate waiting for them can be imagined.
Due to the high risk, it is innately determined that countries participating in this plan must have a certain ability to protect themselves. Even if the plan is revealed, it will not bring disaster to himself.
If you can't guarantee your own safety, no matter how big the benefits are promised by Britain, no one will be able to participate.
When you open the map, you will know that there are only two countries left that are not within the sphere of influence of Russia and Austria, and have certain financial and military strength. They are not afraid of retaliation afterwards.
Taking into account good diplomatic relations with the Russians, then only the United States of America satisfies the conditions.
As for the other candidate, because the tsar supported the North during the Civil War, the relationship between the Confederate States and the Russians after independence was naturally not much better.
The United States satisfies all the congenital conditions, but the acquired conditions are still lacking. The biggest problem is that they are not courageous enough.
The Americans of the original time and space have been cowardly all these years. They are clearly paying attention to Cuba, but they are shocked by the strength of Spain and dare not act rashly.
Just keep making small moves in secret to test the response of the Spaniards. Of course, the Spanish government lived up to expectations and exposed its weakness.
In the end, the U.S. government lingered until 1898 before it "risky" planned the Spanish-American War. It was after defeating Spain that Americans gradually lost their fear of European powers.
Not to mention now, Americans who have been severely beaten by society must only be more cowardly!
Even the declining Spain dare not move. It is too embarrassing for them to calculate the Russian-Austrian alliance.
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When the British were still worried about how to persuade the United States, the Sino-Japanese War also came to an end. The Japanese government, which is in a moment of glory, never dreamed that they were about to be betrayed.
Of course, it's not a betrayal either. Originally a chess piece, before jumping out of the chessboard, it is naturally subject to the remote control of the chess player.
It is not easy to take advantage of the foreign powers. Britain has paid so much for the Japanese, and it always needs to be repaid.
Lost in the joy of victory, the Japanese government, unable to extricate itself, is naturally unexpected.
It won't take that long, and soon the Japanese government will not be able to laugh. The intervention of the international community has already started, and I want to eat it... (brain supplement)
One wave has not settled, and another has risen.
Cuba is still fighting fiercely, the Philippines is still drilling ravines, the war in the Far East continues, and Europe is in chaos again.
Everyone has taken care of the European Continental Economic Revitalization Strategy, except France.
Although Spain recruited a group of French mercenaries to alleviate the crisis in France to a certain extent, it is still a drop in the bucket for a country.
Theory is always just theory, reality is cruel. Franz's vision of "a mercenary to feed a family" now seems more like a beautiful fairy tale.
Not everyone has a strong sense of responsibility. Except for the initial settlement fee, which was left behind, most of the mercenaries did not send money home as soon as they were paid after they left the country.
I have to admit that they are very adaptable and quickly adapted to the life of mercenaries. After getting their salary, all of them lived "the days of drinking and getting drunk".
Less than half of the people who are willing to send money to their homes, and most of those who are willing to send money, only send a small part of their income, and those who can account for 13% of their income can be called "gu family men".
In this context, the plan of the mercenaries who had high hopes by Franz to make money to support their families naturally ended in bankruptcy.
People always have to eat, and the French economy had collapsed long before the war. The European economic crisis has come to an end, but the French economic crisis is still a long way off.
The trauma caused by the war is too great, and the refugees expelled by various countries make the country miserable.
Although the French government has made great efforts to resettle refugees, develop the economy and create jobs as much as possible, but with huge war reparations on their shoulders, the resources they can use are really limited.
The Vienna government did not collect reparations, which does not mean that other countries did not send people to collect them. At least the Russian army stationed outside Paris completed the task of collecting reparations as soon as possible.
That's right, the Paris government couldn't pay the reparations, and the Russians had to do it themselves. The Russian army has been dispatched, and the collection of war reparations must go smoothly!
There is no standard at all. Taxation is purely based on personal preference. It is also necessary to charge more than three or five buckets. The Russian officers and soldiers who participated in the taxation activities all made a lot of money.
It's just that being tossed by them like this has caused the French people to suffer. Unable to stand the humiliation, King Carlos directly took the government to strike in protest.
The angry French people have already taken up arms to resist the atrocities of the Russian army, including some government troops who also participated in the attack on the Russian army.
Just as Franz took a nap, France was once again in a state of chaos. Looking at the mess in front of him, Franz suddenly regretted leaving the Russian troops stationed in Paris.
Yes, the suppression of the revolutionary Russian army is indeed a good hand. The problem is that their ability to cause trouble is even better.
There is no problem in getting war reparations from France, but you have to leave a sigh of relief!
To send troops out to collect taxes, Franz doubted very much what kind of commander could issue such a brainless order.
But anyone who is a little self-aware will know what the Russian army is. Usually stationed in the military camp, it makes the place miserable.
It is better to say that it is released for robbery than to be released for taxation. That's all it was like during the war, but now that the war is over, it's no wonder that the French don't break out.
Toss and toss, as long as he makes trouble, he can clean up the mess, and Franz has no opinion.
Obviously, things have come to him, the emperor, and the Allied troops stationed in France must be unable to resist.
Otherwise, who is full to support, and has nothing to make trouble for their leaders? You must know that this kind of ignorant behavior has a great impact on "official career".
It has always been easy to create problems, but difficult to solve them. As the leader of the Allied Forces, the butt decides the position, and it is self-evident which side to stand on.
Years of the emperor's career told Franz that when encountering things, you should not rush to look at the surface, but also analyze the inside.
On the bright side, the disaster was caused by the Russians, and naturally it was the responsibility of the Russian troops stationed in Paris. However, are the French not responsible
Now that you know the complaint, why did you go earlier
If the Carlos government had protested to the Allied headquarters as soon as the problem occurred, I am afraid that someone would have interfered in the actions of the Russian army.
Even if I didn't think about it at the time, when the problem broke out, I immediately reported the situation to the Allied headquarters. Can I do it
There are so many opportunities to prevent the Russian army from collecting taxes, but the French government has missed all of them perfectly. When things got bigger, a government strike came to protest.
Such obvious behavior is clearly intentional indulgence. It's just waiting for things to get bigger, so that you can take advantage of the sympathy of the caring people within the alliance to benefit.
Franz admitted that the French plan was successful, and that the Allies really needed to give the French an explanation.
It's just that it's uncertain whether this explanation is what they want. After gaining insight into the French's goals, Franz's fear of the Carlos government rose to a higher level.
Against this background, to deal with the current mess in France, it must be carefully considered.
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