While fooling the Paris government, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will naturally not forget the London government. The British Empire is still very powerful in this era.
As the only industrial country in the world today, now is the time when they are arrogant. Fortunately, the British mainland is small and restricts population growth, otherwise there will be nothing for the latecomers.
The Great Revolution of 1848, the British were also unable to avoid it, but compared with France, Austria and other countries, they were all paediatrics.
The revolutionary party members who were ambitious and talented were suppressed by the police uncles before they broke out. In the end, there were a few strikes, and the end was hastily.
Franz knew that the Soo-Austrian War was actually planned by the British. Long before the Sardinian Kingdom sent troops, the British Foreign Secretary Palmerston began to lobby King Charles Albert.
Against this background, it is naturally impossible for Austria's diplomatic activities in London to achieve results.
Moreover, the credibility of the British is really not reassuring, and they can change their positions at any time as long as their interests require it.
Fortunately, Franz did not expect the support of the British. The purpose of the ambassador to the UK, Hummelaur, was very simple: to lobby pro-Austrian MPs and prevent the London government from providing substantial support to the Kingdom of Sardinia.
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Prime Minister John Russell is thinking about the current world situation, first of all, the French issue. The newly established interim government has already expressed goodwill to the British Empire diplomatically, and he is still hesitant to accept him.
The Vienna system has collapsed, how should the future European political structure be established
Don't look at the British diplomacy. Before the Vienna system collapsed, John Russell didn't feel anything, but now that it really collapsed, he felt a headache.
Under the Vienna system, European countries remained evenly matched, and the British were free to expand their territories overseas.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, according to the current situation, we can continue with the previous strategic vision, establish a unified Italian dynasty, weaken the strength of Austria, and at the same time prevent the French from expanding to Italy!" Foreign Secretary Palmerston proposed.
John Russell frowned and said: "Mr Palmerston, this is the ideal state. In fact, for the balance of power among European countries, we also need Austria to exist.
There are many internal contradictions in Austria now, and it will disintegrate if it fails. When there is no restriction, the Habsburgs will return to the German region.
Now there is a high voice for the unification of the German region. With the prestige of the Habsburg family, it is very possible to unify the German region. "
In the blood theory of Europe, John Russell is not unfounded. Once Austria disintegrates, the return of the remaining Austrian states to Germany is almost inevitable.
In this case, the Habsburgs really had a chance of unifying Germany. Conquering the world with your lower body is no joke.
Even if it wasn't for the Habsburgs to unify Germany, it would be the same for the Prussians? The emergence of a unified Great German Empire was not a good thing for the British.
Franz also considered whether to give up Hungary and Italy and go back to form the German Empire. But after careful analysis, he decisively gave up the temptation.
It is easy to unify the German region, but what about internal conflicts? At least he had no way to convince the Prussians, the Catholicism of South Germany and the Protestantism of North Germany were very different.
Historically, the Germans have not been able to solve this problem, and the Second Empire has been full of contradictions since its establishment.
That is only a small Germany. If a big Germany is established, this contradiction will be even more terrifying. The North and South Germany are evenly matched, and internal friction alone can make people collapse.
Looking at the map again, the strategic location of the German region is really a giant pit, and there is no danger in the four battles.
No matter how confident Franz is, he doesn't think he can punch France, kick Russia, and beat England to death under constant internal friction.
Franz said that it was a dream to unify the German region without giving up the Austrian Empire. For details, you can refer to the case of Napoleon singled out the major European powers.
Otherwise, there is no need to wait for him. After the end of the anti-French war, it is the best time for Austria to unify Germany.
There is no doubt that Franz is not the only smart person. Metternich resisted the temptation and established the Vienna system, instead of unifying Germany.
Thousands of birds are in the forest, it is better to have one bird in hand.
Integrating the current Austrian Empire, in fact, the overall national strength is not much worse than the unification of the German region. Then work hard to develop slowly, and wait for the opportunity to be king.
If you advance, you will compete on the European continent and rebuild the Holy Roman Empire; if you retreat, you will roar in southern Europe and become one of the great powers.
"The situation in Austria may not be as severe as we imagined. The Vienna revolution has been suppressed, and other places, although unstable, have not broken out.
In order for the European revolution to not spread to Russia, the tsarist government must support Austria, and with our support, even if the Hungarian rebellion breaks out, it will soon be suppressed!
Moreover, we do not need the Kingdom of Sardinia to completely defeat Austria. We can intervene when necessary. As long as the French are not allowed to send troops to support the Kingdom of Sardinia, the situation is under our control. ' said Palmerston after thinking about it.
John Russell asked: "It is not difficult to mediate the Ossa war. How are you going to answer the Austrians? If they can't get support from us, they will turn to the Russians for help.
The Russians will not give up this opportunity. Once Russia and Austria reach an agreement, no one in the Near East can check and balance them. "
The mainstream contradiction in the world today is the contradiction between Britain and Russia. With its powerful strength, the Russian Empire has become the biggest enemy of the British, no one.
Austria is the biggest force to check and balance the Russian expansion in the Near East. If the Austrians are now helping the Russians, it is inevitable to give up part of the interests of the Balkans.
The British did not want the Russians to enter the Mediterranean Sea. Historically, the Crimean War broke out for this reason. Britain and France joined forces to block the Russians back.
"It doesn't matter, we don't need to reply directly to the Austrians and give them ambiguous hints that we are pro-Austria.
The Kingdom of Sardinia needs their own efforts to unify Italy. We only provide limited support. Of course, success is the best, and failure will not involve us.
It is also a good choice to let the two countries contain each other. The diplomacy of the British Empire cannot be hanged on a tree! ' said Palmerston with a sneer.
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