War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Defeated the British at sea, defeated the Russians on land, invaded the Balkans, defeated Austria, captured Italy, used France to destroy the British, and from then on the Arabs had no rivals in the world.

Defeat the British at sea and the Russians on land. Anyway, Franz did not dare to think about such a thing for the time being. Even if things could develop in the direction Ali Pasha expected, a naval battle would not only be a competition in the number of warships. The British have been able to dominate the oceans for hundreds of years, which is definitely not what the Egyptian navy can catch up with in just ten years.

Franz was thinking about whether there was any way to solve this crisis without losing any blood.

After all, war is not a good thing for Austria. The price of cotton in the world has been falling in recent years, which makes many people optimistic about the prospects of the textile industry. With continuous investment, the textile industry is blooming everywhere, and even Mrs. Sophie is involved. .

However, this good boom will not last forever. Due to the impact of the economic crisis in 1837, a large number of American cotton farmers went bankrupt. Coupled with the increase in market demand, the price of cotton will explode.

Affected by the German Customs Union, Austria has unconsciously joined the Red Sea battlefield in the textile industry. If it relies too much on American cotton, it will have to incorporate its economic security into the Anglo-American system and withstand the impact of Anglo-American economic fluctuations.

In fact, even the British know that Americans are unreliable. They have long started growing cotton in India, but the scale and quality are much worse.

At this time, the cotton produced in India was not even considered a second-class product in the United States, and the inferior cotton fabrics processed had almost no market and could only be sold to the colonies.

But Egyptian cotton is different. The quality of long-staple cotton here is the best in the world, and it is also strongly supported by local rulers.

At this time, the rise of the French textile industry was inseparable from the introduction of large quantities of Egyptian cotton.

Not only France, but also small states in Italy are very fond of Egyptian cotton. Austria is also willing to get involved. Of course, the British have also discovered this treasure land.

In order to ensure Britain's interests in the Near East, Egypt is an indispensable part of its territory. Precisely because the Turkey-Egypt war is inevitable, even if Egypt and the Ottoman Empire do not want to fight, the British will let them fight.

Is the name of the world's No. 1 shit stirrer just an unfounded reputation?

All Austria can do is try to protect its own interests, strive for more benefits as much as possible, and avoid its own losses, such as its international status.

Historically, Britain took the opportunity of the Turkish-Egyptian War to throw Metternich and his system into the trash can. During this crisis, all his proposals and negotiations were treated as toilets by Palmerston. The paper is trampled at will.

The Turkish-Egyptian War actually became a chessboard on which Britain, France, and Russia competed, while Austria only acted as a spectator and a chess piece for people to play with.

When France was dissatisfied with the London Agreement, it threatened to conquer Vienna first. When Palmerston discussed the Near East issue, he often skipped Austria. Although Prussia's experience was similar to Austria's, Prussia at least did not need to send troops. There is no need to consider the Near East.

Franz once imagined using diplomatic means to resolve the Turkish-Egyptian War, but at this time all countries had clear positions on the Near East issue and each had their own opinions, unless Franz planned to change history. However, the cost of changing history was too high, and Austria itself Due to its location, it cannot easily fall to either side, otherwise it will have to withstand the concentrated fire attack from the other side.

At the crossroads of Europe, with an undefendable border, and the ocean to the south, Austria can suffer all-round attacks from all directions.

Then the problem comes back. Austria must be strong enough in this crisis to solve its own face crisis.

Franz was thinking about whether he should train a Marine Corps. After all, Austria was much more confident in land warfare than in naval warfare.

But where to choose a strong army is another problem. Franz did have an army in Salzburg, but those people were all cavalry. Their combat effectiveness was not to mention, and their loyalty was guaranteed, but they were really overqualified.

Although the cavalry of this era is no longer the protagonist on the battlefield, it still plays an irreplaceable role in reconnaissance, harassment and killing.

(Usually those responsible for flanking raids are not elite cavalry, because flanking raids do not require cavalry to kill infantry, as long as they can disrupt the enemy's formation, so flanking cavalry often never return.

Of course, if one side is penetrated by flanking cavalry, the battle is over. )

Vienna, Royal Garden.

Franz, Thalia, and Adjani were staring at Archduke Friedrich.

Friedrich had just completed the escort mission, but he didn't look like the God of War had returned at all. Instead, he looked like a hungry ghost who hadn't eaten in several lifetimes.

Soon Friedrich swept away his food in front of Franz. Franz pushed his food forward, and Friedrich was not polite and started eating immediately.

Adjani quickly asked people to prepare more food. In fact, it is not difficult to get some food in the palace. The key is that carrying it from the kitchen to the royal garden is a technical job. As for the dining car, according to regulations, it cannot be pushed into the royal garden.

While eating, Friedrich cried, "Franz, you are such a good man."

Before the waiter came forward to wipe Friedrich's mouth, he took a napkin and wiped it on his face.

"It's so bitter. I finally understand why no one becomes a navy anymore."

Franz looked at Friedrich. His skin was indeed tanned and he had lost a lot of weight. It seemed that life at sea was very hard.

Franz knew that sailors during this period were very miserable, but he did not believe that the royal prince, captain, and formation commander would also be very miserable, even if he was beaten to death.

Friedrich said while chewing on a pork chop.

“Franz, you don’t know that I have prepared a total of eighty thousand florins for this voyage, and I asked the shipwrights to check it inside and out so many times, but they couldn’t find even a stain on the deck. However."

In fact, before going to sea, as Friedrich said, they prepared a large amount of bread, salted fish, salted meat, various plants, vegetables, and even live chickens, live ducks, pigs, cows, sheep, etc. .

To pass the time, he also brought a band and several painters. Since naval regulations prohibit bringing women on board, he would otherwise plan to bring a few ballerinas and the like to hold a dance occasionally.

After a few days at sea, Friedrich felt bored, so he went out to inspect the warships. He found that the sailors on the ship were all listless. After asking several people, he could not find out the reason.

So, he planned to observe the public sentiment and went to the sailors' residence. During this period, several naval officers tried to stop Friedrich. However, this aroused Friedrich's curiosity even more. After all, he was only sixteen years old.

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