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Chapter 672 The Secret Talk in Vienna (Fourth Change, Please Subscribe)
What is Britain going to do?
In fact, everyone understands what the British answer is.

It is nothing more than the usual policy of the United Kingdom-continental balance.

The United Kingdom is pursuing the "Continental Balance of Power Policy" and "Glorious Isolation Policy", playing the role of "offshore balancer", becoming an "empire on which the sun never sets" and obtaining a quarter of the world's land.

However, it is precisely because of their policy that they have a habit of pitting their teammates on a daily basis.What is balance is that no No. 1 country can appear, so that the allies in the previous wars will immediately become enemies, and the original enemies will become allies.This kind of national strategy of exploiting allies has caused the entire world to have extreme distrust of Britain, which has led to their lack of a reliable alliance system.

Bismarck, Germany's "iron prime minister" with superb diplomatic skills, made a more vivid analogy to the treacherous British: "Britain's foreign policy is to find fools on the European continent who can resist the European hegemony for him."

Of course, this is aimed at strong and big countries. For small and weak countries like Italy, they certainly welcome the "offshore balancer policy" of the UK, because only in this way can they gain the support of the UK, and this is what Cummins will do. Appears here for a reason.

Because Italy needs the support of Britain!If Italy wants to achieve unification, it cannot do without the support of major powers.Don't think about it in France.Then only the UK is left.

This is why Italy chose the UK.Because only Britain will support their request for the Papal State!

Now that the French have laid out their strategy, what about the British?How Britain will face the conspiracy of the French, Benjamin, as the British Prime Minister, fell into silence.

There was even a moment when he believed that the British Empire was in a period of unprecedented peril.This is the first time that several great powers have joined together.

But is it really that simple?

Whether it's the French or the Russians, including the Austro-Hungarian Empire.They each have their own goals and aspirations, how could they possibly agree on interests?

Although Benjamin had some doubts about this, he had to be vigilant.

"Britain will support Italy as always. If they try to harm the interests of Britain and its allies, then Britain will never be silent."

Benjamin looked at Cummins, the Italian ambassador. Of course, he knew what the other party was looking for when he came here. What he was looking for was the support of the United Kingdom.

"The British attitude is the same as in the past. We believe that Rome should be the eternal capital of Italy, not just belong to a certain person."

Benjamin's answer was exactly what Italy hoped for.Although everyone knows very well, this answer is a bit too hollow.But this is just the beginning. As time goes on, the cooperation between the two will deepen. After all, they have a common enemy.

What is at the heart of the international political game?It is nothing more than to win over friends and isolate enemies.When the Italians made their choice, in a castle on the outskirts of Vienna, the foreign ministers of Ming, France, Russia, and the host Austro-Hungarian Empire had been negotiating for two days.

Negotiate all cores.They all revolve around one key point - the Eastern issue!
This is the spoils conference of the "Eastern Question".Of course, this "Oriental Problem" refers to the Ottoman Empire that spanned Eurasia, not the Asian continent.If the four countries still cannot reach an agreement on the distribution of spoils, then the "Eastern Question" will be shelved.

At the same time, there is also the Treaty of the Quadruple Alliance.

"If that doesn't work, then we leave out Austria-Hungary."

Facing the insistence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the Balkan Peninsula, Russian Foreign Minister Gorchakov thought of the tsar’s exhortations before leaving St. Petersburg.

Russia and Austria-Hungary were far more divided than the French.Both of them have their own ideas about the Balkan Peninsula. More precisely, both of them hope to turn the Balkan Peninsula into their own land.

"Russia is the guardian of all Orthodox Christians."

Once again, Gorchakov emphasized the rationality of Russia's claims to the Balkans.

"The reason why we are willing to join this alliance is because this is our responsibility and obligation to Orthodox Christians in the Balkans and other places. Russia has the responsibility to rescue them and liberate them from monotheist rule."

At this moment, Russia's image seems to be upright, but in fact, everyone knows that this is just a reason.

"We can understand your religious feelings for the Balkans, but you must also understand that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has the territorial needs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the past hundreds of years, we have fought with the Turks for hundreds of years. We've lost a lot, and it's time to take those lands back, not just what we lost."

In the international political game, no one will talk too much about historical emotions.More often than not, what they are talking about is profit.

Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust, the foreign minister of Austria-Hungary who had negotiated the establishment of the Austrian-Hungarian dual monarchy several years earlier, had worked to help restore the Habsburg dynasty international status.

This is also the fundamental reason why he supports joining this alliance.Because in this alliance, Austria can get more generous returns.

"Your Excellency, I think every country sitting here today has its own wishes. We all know that Austria is the leader of Germany, but Austria under the leadership of Prussia has been excluded from Germany. This is a historical reality. The alliance between us is not just about getting some rewards in Turkey, but more importantly, we have to focus on the future."

Zhu Guozhong looked at the foreign ministers of the three countries in fluent French and said.

"The future is the most important thing. Turkey is also very important. This is the basis of our cooperation. If we can reach an agreement on the Turkey issue, then we will be able to achieve our respective goals in the future. If our four countries work together , no country can stop our actions."

Even if they don't say it, everyone knows who Zhu Guozhong said will stop them.Who will stop them?Only the UK.

"Britain will not allow France to expand in North Africa, nor will it allow Austria to unify Germany, and of course it will not allow Russia to recover Constantinople. Of course, it will not allow some of our small ideas in the Americas."

Zhu Guozhong looked at them and said in a rather helpless tone.

"This is the reality. Why are we powerless to oppose the British? In the final analysis, it is because the strength of our country is far from being able to challenge the United Kingdom. This is the fundamental reason why we join hands. Of course, this does not mean that there is no interest between us." For example, German unification could threaten France and Russia, and Russian expansion in the Balkans could threaten Austria-Hungary. Now all we need is to resolve this issue through negotiations, which is what we have done here today. Reason. We all believe that when we are united, no country in this world can challenge us. This is the fundamental reason why we must reach an agreement, otherwise, our ideas will always be delusions that cannot be realized. "

When Zhu Guozhong's incarnation fell, the French Foreign Minister Alexander stood up and applauded him, applauding while saying.

"Gentlemen, the reason why we are sitting here today is to reach a consensus. There are some disputes that we can put aside for the time being. Let us first focus on our common interests-reaching the most basic consensus on the issue of partitioning Turkey. You guys What do you think?"

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