Nothing is perfect in this world. Although the Japanese knife is not sharp, it will hurt as much as it cuts on people.
The most crucial reason for not being able to kill the bear is that the territory of the Russian Empire is too vast, even larger than the original time and space.
The most serious consequence of the Russo-Japanese War is nothing more than the loss of the Far East, and then there will be no more. With the strength of the Japanese, it is impossible to penetrate Siberia.
After being silent for a while, Frederick said slowly: "The Japanese family is naturally not enough, but if you add other nations that want to be independent, it will be different.
There are many anti-Russian forces in Finland, the Baltic Sea, Poland, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.
When the Russian Empire was strong, these anti-Russian forces could not become a climate, but when the bears were declining, it was different.
If these independent organizations are not strong enough, add the Russian Revolutionary Party.
Although Alexander II's reforms eased the social contradictions of the Russian Empire to a certain extent, the core contradictions still exist.
The Russian people can tolerate the government losing to European countries, but they absolutely cannot tolerate losing to the uncivilized Japanese.
Coupled with the bourgeoisie who are dissatisfied with the distribution of rights, as long as we push behind the scenes, the possibility of a revolution in Russia is very high. "
Obviously, Frederick did his homework too. The internal hidden dangers of the Russian Empire have long been known.
For giants like the Russian Empire, it is too difficult to defeat them from the outside, and the only ones who can really defeat them are themselves.
For the Holy Roman Empire, a divided and declining Russian Empire was a good ally.
Franz hesitated. I have to admit that Frederick's plan is indeed very maneuverable.
Even if the plan fails, Shinra will have nothing to lose. The Vienna government has always been a "good ally" of the Tsarist government, and has nothing to do with these anti-Russian forces.
If the plan is successful, then the threat on the land of Shinra will be completely pulled out. In the future, we can go all out to tilt towards the ocean and compete with Britain for hegemony.
The only problem is that revolution is full of uncertainty. As a monarch, Franz has always kept a distance from "revolution" and "national independence movement".
That is, now, if decades ago, without even thinking about it, Franz would have already denied it.
The reason is very real, which is to worry about picking up a stone and hitting yourself in the foot, causing uncontrollable consequences.
It's different now. After so many years of operation, the Holy Roman Empire, which unifies language and culture, has stabilized its fundamentals.
The people of Shinra still have a sense of superiority to the countries in the world at the same time. The country is strong and the living standards of the people are obviously at the forefront.
Although social contradictions have not disappeared, they are far from the point where rebellion is required. Even with the rising tide of revolution, Shinra's impact was small.
The problem is that the Holy Roman Empire is no longer alone. If you can handle it yourself, it does not mean that your younger brothers can also handle it.
Armenia with strong feudal ideology, Spain with many internal contradictions, Italian states undergoing social reform, Little Greece with active national ideology, and France in dire straits.
These countries are all breeding grounds for revolutionary ideas, and the European continent may be replaced by a single shot of the Russian Empire.
If revolutions broke out one by one, it would be fine, Franz thought he could handle it properly; if a swarm came, Shinra would be exhausted.
"The plan sounds good, but the middle must be grasped. The Russian Empire can collapse, but the tsarist government must stay.
We can push our hands behind the scenes, but we cannot directly intervene in the Russian civil unrest. Including secret support for revolutionary parties and independent organizations, we cannot have our presence. "
It's not that Franz is hypocritical, it's really a political need. It's enough to do things in secret to pit allies, but if you take it on the table, you don't have to play.
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In Tokyo, with the arrival of the Anglo-Austrian navies, the mission's stance against the Japanese government has grown tougher.
To be precise, the Shinra family put pressure on the Japanese government, and the countries just followed suit, while the British remained silent most of the time.
This is the inevitable result. Regardless of how they operate in the dark, Russia and Austria are still allies in the open.
Now that the foreign embassies of allies have been slaughtered by the Japanese, if Shinra doesn't respond at all, then there will be a problem.
Countries followed suit because the Japanese broke the rules. These rules not only protect the interests of the great powers, but also protect the interests of small countries.
Only within the scope of the rules of the game can everyone carry out diplomatic activities normally. After all, the great powers are basically no one dares to provoke them, and even if something happens, they can take revenge.
A small country can't do it. It is completely beyond the reach of things that happen thousands of miles away. No matter how much wronged they are, they can only knock down their front teeth and swallow them in their stomachs.
Now everyone is demanding that the Japanese government be severely punished, which is essentially killing chickens and warning monkeys under the mourning of rabbits dying and foxes.
As the saying goes, public anger is hard to break, and Britain, which prides itself on being a civilized person, will naturally not fight against other countries for the benefit of Japan's allies.
Severe punishment will be severe punishment, and Shinra did not organize a coalition to fight. The severe punishment that various countries are now demanding is nothing more than to slap a few responsible persons, and to discredit the Japanese government.
It was the Japanese who died, and the Japanese government was the one who lost face. In the eyes of British Minister Enriquez, this was nothing.
If it wasn't for the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Enriquez would have put pressure on the Japanese government to hand over the right to investigate the case.
As diplomats, Enriquez and the mission are in the same position on the issue of maintaining the safety of diplomatic personnel.
The sound of "Boom" sounded like thunder in the sky. Emperor Meiji, who was eating, couldn't help throwing away the tableware in his hand.
He hurriedly instructed the maid: "Quickly send someone to see, where are the guns being fired?"
Today is different from the past. Since the British and Austrian navies arrived in the Sea of Japan, the Japanese navy has been ordered to stay in the camp, and even warships are prohibited from going up.
The Japanese government is so cautious because it is afraid that the second-year juniors below will not be able to stand the stimulation and run out to PK with the British and Austrian navies.
If the Japanese government of a Russian Empire gambles on its national fortune, and then provokes another big country, it will be really cool.
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The Navy Command, looking at the black-pressed petitioning generals, General Ito Yuheng reprimanded with a livid face: "A bunch of idiots, don't even look at what time it is.
To train at sea. Are you taking me for a fool
Do you really think that you are invincible after two battles
Believe it or not, you are leaving the port now, and within two hours, all of you will be fed to the sharks in the sea.
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When the order went down, all officers and soldiers immediately returned to the barracks to rest. No matter what happened, no one was allowed to board the ship. "
There was no other way. Just now, the British and Austrian navy came to the port for a live ammunition test.
Because they did not aim at the buildings on the shore, the shells fell on the water surface not far from the port and exploded, but the Japanese naval officers and soldiers were provoked.
The anger is on the head, and the IQ is not online. As soon as their minds became hot, these guys came to petition to go to sea for training, and by the way, to expel the "enemy navy" outside.
The people below have water in their brains, which does not mean that Ito Yuheng also has water in their brains. If you really go out to do something, you might be taken away by others.
Despite the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, under normal circumstances the Royal Navy would not attack the Japanese Navy; there was no core conflict of interest between Japan and Shinra, and the possibility of attacking them was not high.
Political matters, however, are usually matters of high-level consideration. There are radicals in the Japanese navy, as well as radicals in the navies of Britain and Austria.
If they really meet, no one can be sure whether the two sides will really fight. At least Ito Yuheng doesn't think that with the strength of the Japanese navy, the opponent can retreat.
It is not easy for Japan to accumulate such wealth. If it really does work, it will be finished.
Not to mention that they will go into the sea to feed the sharks in two hours, and there will always be heavy losses and serious damage to their vitality.
The navy is not the army, and the Japanese navy is relatively calm. At least under the strict order of Ito Yuheng, everyone returned to the camp obediently.
After all these troubles, Ito Yuheng immediately went straight to the Heavenly Palace. This time, it was only a test shot against the water, and the damage caused was very limited, and no one could guarantee that the next time it would not be aimed at the buildings on the shore.
How domineering the European powers are these days, Ito Yuheng has personally experienced it, and he doesn't think that the fleet outside does not dare to make a real move.
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Forcefully suppressing the anger in his heart, Emperor Meiji said slowly: "The envoy has already used force to pressure, what do you think we should do now?"
There is no doubt that the British and Austrian navies entering Tokyo Bay are a big problem for the Japanese government.
Not to mention that it is impossible to win at all, even if it can be won, the Japanese government will not dare to do anything.
Fortunately, it's just force pressure, not real shelling, otherwise the Japanese government would really only be able to cry.
A friend from Lu Xiangshan County: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. We have confirmed that only the British and Austrian navies arrived in Tokyo Bay, and did not bring marines.
The mission is just bluffing and trying to use political blackmail to force us to make concessions. They have no ability to initiate a landing.
Countries have limited forces in East Asia, and even if they are all transferred, the army has the ability to protect the security of Honshu Island. "
Everyone in Shanxian County simply chose to ignore it. Only when the brain is in the water will war with other countries be fought.
It is useful to keep Honshu Island, Japan is an island country with limited resources. As long as the enemy blocked it for a year and a half, Japan would be finished by itself.
The force of the envoys to exert pressure can be just political blackmail, or it can change from falsehood to reality.
If it wasn't for the British who acted as two or five boys and dragged their feet in the mission, the Japanese government would have been cowardly.
Foreign Minister Kaoru Inoue: "Actually, it's not that the conditions of the mission cannot be taken into consideration. The right to investigate the case and the right to try it are not intended to target the Empire.
It was mainly the case of the Russian embassy, which made them feel sad, and wanted to kill the chicken and set an example and re-establish the majesty of international rules.
The enemy of the Empire is only the Russians, and we cannot mistake the envoy for the enemy. The mission can only be said to meet us at the right time. They are not the same as the Russians.
If they can't get the embassy before the Russians arrive, maybe they'll join forces and the empire will be in danger. "
Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu: "No! Letting the envoy to participate in the investigation and trial is already our biggest concession, and the dominance of the case must not be given up.
The most fearful thing in diplomacy is setting a precedent. As soon as this case is opened, in the future cases involving citizens of various countries, they will jump out to fight for the right to judge…”
Although Inoue Kaoru has been as subtle as possible, Okuma Shigenobu is still a little hard to accept. Compromising with the mission may seem like a solution to the problem, but sovereignty is lost.
Whether it is "investigation power" or "judgment power", both are important sovereignty of a country. Generally speaking, when it comes to national sovereignty, it is very troublesome.
In a sense, to give up dominance is to "betray the country". Maybe everyone present can put the overall situation first, but the Japanese people outside do not have such an overall view.
Ito Bowen interrupted: "Okuma-kun, there are priorities. It is not too late to deal with future troubles in the future. The most important thing is to get through the current hurdle.
In the negotiation with the envoy, I can confirm that the envoy Shinra is just pretending and not going all out. Including the proposed conditions, there are no excessive requirements.
Once the Russian representative arrived, the situation was very different. In consideration of the Russian-Austrian alliance, Shinra will definitely support the Russians.
Now all the countries in continental Europe are looking at Vienna's face, Shinra supports the Russians, and most of the members of the mission will support the Russians.
At that time, it will be a matter of investigation power and judicial power. If the tsarist government is willing to pay the price, it is not impossible to pull up a coalition army.
The British are unreliable, and once the European countries support the Russians, we are very likely to be abandoned.
There have been many similar cases in British history. Including the powerful French Empire, it was sold by the British. "
Some alarmist, but the truth is correct. In international politics, when it is time to follow your heart, you must follow your heart.
"Easy to fold over just now".
For a small country, it is only by being able to bend and stretch that it can live long. In this age of the weak and the strong, blindly being tough is the way to die.
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With the appearance of the joint investigation team, the Japanese people directly fried the pot, and the slogans of the protest march resounded throughout the city of Tokyo.
The international students who just arrived in Japan were stunned by the scene in front of them when they entered Tokyo.
A young student couldn't hold back his breath, and blurted out: "This is Japan, it's too messy, isn't it?"
There are crowds of demonstrators everywhere, and it is impossible to think about it. The social order has not collapsed, it is all the result of the efforts of the Japanese police.
The young student who came to pick up the person explained: "Japan is the most orderly country, you just came at the wrong time, Tokyo in the past was still very prosperous.
It's just that they have been in trouble recently, and now the Japanese people are protesting against Western powers and violating their national sovereignty. "
"Japan's national sovereignty has been violated" is undoubtedly a huge ideological shock to the students from the Far East who have just left the country.
Thanks to the good job of the Japanese government's publicity work, and by virtue of its record against Spain, in the eyes of many people in East Asia, Japan is already a new power.
Otherwise, everyone would not have traveled far across the ocean to come here to learn the way of building a strong country. However, when I just arrived in Tokyo, I encountered this scene.
"Brother Bo'an, isn't Japan a powerful country in the world? How could it be..."
Before the young man could finish speaking, the young student called Bo An interrupted, "This question is too long to talk about.
Now this occasion is not suitable to talk about this topic, so let's go to my place first, so as not to get into unnecessary trouble. "
Far away in a foreign country, the most feared thing is trouble. The Far Eastern Empire is not a master who can resist things. If you encounter a problem, you can solve it yourself. Don't expect a bunch of officials and gentlemen to come forward.
With doubts, everyone came to a two-story wooden building. Although the appearance is slightly old, the interior is very particular, which is very in line with the low-key and restrained style of the Chinese.
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After brewing a pot of tea, the young student named Bo An said slowly, "There are also two students from China living here, but they were invited to participate in the parade.
Because you are coming, I didn't go to join in the fun. In fact, they are unwilling to participate, but they can't afford the favor.
If you are new here, if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, you can hide if you can. If you really can’t hide, don’t rush forward.
Especially in the recent period, if it is not necessary, try not to go out, let alone participate in club activities. "
The slightly older man asked, "Bo An, you are so cautious, what happened recently?"
"I thought you knew it, but it seems that the news from your hometown is still seriously behind. Half a month ago, anti-Russian demonstrations broke out in Tokyo.
I don't know what happened in the middle. The people participating in the parade rushed into the Russian embassy in Tokyo, and all Russian diplomatic staff were killed.
After the outbreak of the Russian embassy case, it triggered a strong backlash from the embassies in Tokyo.
After the establishment of the mission, there was a fierce conflict with the Japanese government over the investigation and judicial powers of the Russian embassy case.
At noon yesterday, the British and Austrian navies also bombarded Tokyo Bay. The specific situation is unknown, but the Japanese government has given in anyway.
Not only did he hand over the dominance of the case, but under the pressure of the mission, he also arrested members of the Anti-Russian Revenge Club and the Jagged Revenge Club overnight.
After the news spread, a movement to safeguard sovereignty broke out in Tokyo today, demanding that the government release the arrested suspects of the Russian embassy and refuse the embassy's involvement in the embassy case.
Regardless of the final result, Tokyo will probably be in chaos for a while. This has little to do with us, and you'd better not get involved. "
Looking at the stunned expressions of everyone, they knew that they had been stunned by the news.
It's impossible to get involved, it's too late to hide from this kind of thing. Unless they are tired of living, normal people will not join in the fun.