The world is always full of coincidences. Nicholas II, who was still hesitating to start the Trans-Siberian Railway, decided to repair it after learning of the accident on the front line.
Obviously, after the logistical problems of the front-line troops, instead of looking for him, the tsar, to respond to the problem, he turned to the Allied Command controlled by Shinra for help, which deeply stimulated Nicholas II.
In order to get rid of the influence of Shinra, Nicholas II has been unable to care about the real purpose of the Americans.
The railway will not run away. As long as the Trans-Siberian Railway is built, no matter what the Americans have calculated, the initiative will be in the hands of the tsarist government.
Any "conspiracy and tricks" are not worth mentioning in the face of absolute strength. In addition to Britain and Austria, there is no third country in the world that the tsarist government can fear.
The Trans-Siberian Railway was launched, and the Vienna government had not yet responded, and the exiled Carlos could not sit still.
There is no way, the Russians have done too much. In order to save the people's strength and win the hearts of the people, Nicholas II decided to recruit all the laborers needed by the Siberian Railway from France.
Anyone with a little brain knows what the hell is Siberia.
With Mao Xiong's consistent style, you don't have to think about it, and the logistics of the laborers are definitely not guaranteed. If the French laborers really go to Siberia to build the railway, it will definitely be a near-death situation.
Since the outbreak of the European Continental War, France's young labor force has declined significantly. The number of soldiers killed in the European Continental War alone exceeded that of the First World War in the original time and space.
Add in the losses from the Civil War, the loss of population loss, and the loss of labor from disability. In these short six years, the number of young men in France has decreased by at least three million.
On the surface, three million may not seem like a particularly large number. But don't forget France at its peak, with a total population of more than 30 million.
Calculated based on the proportion of young adults accounting for 40%, the total young labor force in the country is only 123 million. After dividing by two, the total population of young and strong males is more than six million.
It is self-evident what it means for a country to halve the number of young and strong men.
In the original time and space of France, more than one million people were killed and hundreds of thousands of people were injured in World War I. It did not recover until the outbreak of World War II, let alone now.
You must know that although the French army in the original time and space suffered heavy casualties, the total population did not drop much. The current French population has dropped by one-third.
At this stage, any kind of cowardice or revenge is all nonsense. If the Russians continue to be such a scourge, the Ottoman Empire is a lesson in the past.
No matter what others think, Carlos is really scared anyway.
After so much, Carlos has come to understand that it is not the Russians on the surface that really want to suppress France, but the Vienna government behind the scenes.
Even if the resistance coalition defeated the Russians, it was useless, the anti-French alliance could have another anti-French war. From the time the Allied Command stepped in, the war had begun to change qualitatively.
According to the current situation, no matter how the anti-Russian war ends, France will be the biggest loser.
Looking at the destructive power of the Russian army, you can see that even if they were completely wiped out, France would be in a blood loss.
It's just that it's easy to start a plan, but hard to end it. Neither the Russians nor the resistance organizations scattered across the country can stop just because of his word.
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Seeing the return of the Foreign Minister, Carlos hurriedly asked: "What do the Austrians say? What conditions do they need before they are willing to intervene in the atrocities of the Russian army's forcible recruitment of strong men?"
In any case, it is better to talk to the orderly government of Vienna than to talk to the unruly tsarist government.
The Vienna government also needs to pay attention to the appearance. The Russians do not have so many scruples, as long as they have interests, it is enough.
There is no doubt that recruiting labor from France to build the Trans-Siberian Railway can reduce the pressure on the people and is beneficial to the Russian Empire.
Against this background, no matter how much they protested to the tsarist government, it was in vain.
The Foreign Minister Pietro replied bitterly: "It's a pity, Your Majesty. The Vienna government has been very indifferent and did not give us the opportunity to communicate in depth.
Although Wesenberg verbally promised to condemn the Russian army's forced recruitment of strong men, this condemnation has no meaning.
It can be seen that the Austrians have acquiesced in the atrocities of the Russian army and have no intention of interfering. "
There is no betrayal, the grievance between Shinra and France can be traced back to the Frankish Empire thousands of years ago. For the hegemony of the European continent, the two countries have been fighting from the Middle Ages to the present.
The Vienna government had too many reasons to suppress France, but could not find a reason to support France.
The end result is that they want the Vienna government to make a profit deal, but they can't even get a chance to negotiate.
Carlos sighed: "The Russians have started to act, the French are crying, and the people are almost unable to hold on.
If we can't persuade the Vienna government to intervene, then we can only have a decisive battle with the Russian army in advance. In any case, the Russians cannot be allowed to take our people away. "
Different from the previous exiles, this time the Russians forced the strong men to break the roots of France. If you don’t fight back at this time, you won’t have the chance to fight back in the future.
If the Russians are allowed to take away another 1.8 million young men, then France will enter the countdown to its demise.
If the opportunity arises, the countries of the anti-French alliance will not mind and divide France again.
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Potential is forced out, in the face of the threat of life and death, the French also broke out amazing potential.
Since the news of the Russians' forced recruitment of strong men spread, the overwhelmed French people joined the resistance organizations one after another, and the French resistance movement was pushed to a climax.
The domestic people are desperately resisting, and the overseas expatriates are also not idle either.
Governments of various countries have not yet responded, but public opinion has already been fried. With the efforts of the French, the atrocities of the Russian army spread all over the European continent.
Even Frederick at the Vienna Palace felt the pressure. Although the people of various European countries are not interested in France, it does not mean that everyone can tolerate the reckless actions of the Russian army.
After thousands of years of division, the European world has never lacked "crisis consciousness". Especially the people of small countries, the performance is particularly prominent.
As soon as the sentiment of "the rabbit died and the fox" came out, public opinion began to sympathize with the suffering of the French people, and even Shinra raised voices against 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 law, this kind of real international news is not restricted.
If you want to blame, you can only blame the Russian army for being unsatisfactory, not even doing secret work, and making things known to everyone.
In the past, he played robbery, murder, and was secretly filmed in small movies;
Being scolded is completely self-inflicted. If it wasn't for his status, Frederick would like to write an article himself and publicly criticize the atrocities of the Russian army.
Although Shinra had a grudge against France, it was mostly a historical issue. As the winner, except for the people of the Principality of Luxembourg and the Rhineland region in the west, the feelings of others are not too deep.
It is human nature to sympathize with the weak, especially when the Russians are constantly acting as demons, the dissatisfaction of ordinary people with the tsarist government is even more intense.
Over time, more and more media joined the ranks of criticizing the atrocities of the Russian military. Every day, well-known social figures write to the government, hoping that the Vienna government can fulfill its responsibility as a great power and interfere with the inhumane behavior of the Russian army.
"His Royal Highness, King Carlos is here again."
The attendant's voice sounded, pulling Frederick back to reality from his contemplation.
Recently, Carlos seems to be clocking in to work, and he has to run to the palace every day. At first, Frederick received him in a normal manner. Later, he was really annoyed, so he simply dealt with it symbolically.
It's annoying for normal people to talk about the same things every time. But Carlos didn't seem to know it, and persevered to run to the Vienna Palace.
Well, this is also forced out. As King of France, Carlos had to do something when he was suffering at home.
If practical and effective measures cannot be found, it can only be a show. Regardless of the actual effect, Carlos' perseverance has been widely recognized.
Although he was forced into exile, the European media generally gave Carlos a good evaluation.
It has become a raft for others to gain reputation, and Franz's reputation has already reached its peak, so naturally he can ignore this trivial matter; Frederick can't do it. As the crown prince, he also needs to gain reputation.
Everyone wants to be the protagonist, no one wants to be the supporting role in the story. If it wasn't for the bad influence, Frederick would have ordered the expulsion of Carlos.
Frowning his brows, Frederick said helplessly, "Please come over!"
In any case, they are also a king, and the etiquette that they should have is still indispensable. As an old antique of the European monarchy world, Franz avoided seeing what no one would say. If Frederick followed suit, he would be sprayed by the aristocratic circle.
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Looking at the impatient Frederick, Carlos took the lead and said: "Your Highness, the brutality of the Russian army in France is a blatant violation of the Vienna Treaty, which is intolerable in the civilized world.
As the head of the civilized world and the leader of the European world, the Holy Roman Empire should shoulder the responsibility of a great power and stop the Russians..."
Before he could finish speaking, Frederick rolled his eyes: "Your Majesty, we have talked about these issues many times. Once again: the Holy Roman Empire has no intention to seek hegemony, and it has no obligations to your country.
As for the atrocities of the Russian army, I suggest that Your Majesty should discuss it with the Tsarist government. This is a matter between your two countries, and I believe you can handle it well. "
Frederick would be a fool if he foolishly interfered in the actions of the Russians for a few words of praise.
From the standpoint of the Vienna government, the best choice is to allow France and Russia to fight.
If the Russians could really destroy France, Frederick would not mind helping the tsarist government reimburse military expenses, and even give an extra bonus.
Just grab a French and think about it. Hatred has been planted, and it cannot be eliminated in a short time.
Long before the introduction of Russian troops to Paris, the Vienna government had made a plan, that is: to use the hands of the Russians to attack the resistance forces in France and to eliminate their desire for revenge.
Judging from the current situation, the Russians have completed the task at a super level. While hatred remains, the goals of hatred have changed.
The French, who originally wanted to revive and seek revenge from the anti-French alliance, have now reduced their goal to: expel the Russians.
This is a good start, and as long as this continues for a few years, the French people will remember only one enemy, the Russian Empire.
Carlos fought hard and said: "But Your Highness, thousands of French people are living in dire straits now, so why don't you want to do something for them?"
After getting up and looking out the window, Frederick replied indifferently, "I don't want to!"
"Everyone has to pay for the choices they make. From the start of the war of aggression in France, it was all doomed.
When a snow mountain collapses, no snowflake is innocent. Now the people of your country are just paying for their previous actions.
What the Russian army did, your country also did to other countries. Italian countries, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Rhineland region have not suffered less.
You can't do it when you do it to others, but now it's your turn to be unlucky, so you can't do it? "
"sarcasm", undisguised "sarcasm". Obviously, Frederick was so impatient that he didn't even bother to go around in circles.
As for that, whether Carlos can accept it or not is out of his consideration. Anyway, Frederick has only one idea now, that is to send Carlos away as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble for himself.
The method is indeed a bit clumsy, but the effect is very obvious. I saw that Carlos was so angry that his face was blue and purple, as if it might explode at any time.
However, Carlos, who grew up from setbacks, quickly realized the problem and quickly restrained his emotions.
"Your Highness, you are too paranoid. It was the Napoleon government who started the war, and the capitalists behind the scenes. Ordinary people have no choice at all.
They were tricked into chariots, and like Belgium, Sardinia, etc., we are all victims of war.
By now…”
Frederick, who had no intention of participating in the quarrel, interrupted immediately: "Your Majesty, it is meaningless for you and I to argue here.
Unless you can convince the people of Shinra in Luxembourg and the Rhineland to give up their hatred of you, it is impossible for us to support your country.
Instead of wasting time here, you might as well think about how to deal with the aftermath. "
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