The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1162: Internal affairs, no interference allowed.

London, England.

The news that the Austrian Empire proposed to establish the European Monetary Union soon reached Britain. The British attitude was shocked at first, but soon turned into ecstasy.

In fact, as the world's largest economy at the time, Britain has been looking for ways to circumvent trade barriers in European countries.

And now this opportunity is right in front of them, and it is proposed by the Europeans themselves. How can they not be ecstatic?

Edward Smith-Stanley had never doubted Britain's position as the world's first industrial power and immediately rejected Viscount Stratford's plan.

This time, Prime Minister Edward Smith-Stanley rarely received the recognition of Parliament, and almost all British MPs felt that this was a great opportunity.

There was also a lot of boasting in the newspapers, and only a few economists who had contact with the Austrian mission expressed concerns.

At least in the eyes of these economists, Austria and France are not as vulnerable as politicians say. If they underestimate the enemy and are too careless, the tragedy in the Far East is likely to be repeated.

However, at this time, obviously no one in the UK paid attention to the warnings of a group of nerds in the ivory tower. Everyone believed that as long as a monetary union was established, the European market could be opened up, thus solving the current overproduction crisis.

Due to certain actions of the British government, the economic crisis in the UK at this time has not only not eased, but has become more serious than the same period in history.

The economic crisis has led to serious social and national crises, and the spread of the latter has aggravated the former.

Just when the British government was at a loss, the Austrian Empire's proposal seemed to the British like a timely help.

So, amid applause, Queen Victoria also approved the resolution.

Generally speaking, when such good things happen, the British will not forget Portugal, so the Portuguese government had to send envoys to Vienna.

The real opposition comes from the Nordic lion, Sweden, which actually wants to create its own currency union. Historically, Sweden has created a Scandinavian currency union, pulling Norway and Denmark to play by themselves.

However, Denmark had already joined the German Confederation at that time, and many things were beyond Denmark's control. As the last country to join the German Confederation, it is impossible for Denmark to say that no one in the country opposed the monetary union proposed by Austria.

But Frederick VII's hot-tempered personality made him unwilling to make too many explanations. He directly bought tickets to Vienna for the opponents and sent guards to put them on the train.

However, when these defenders of the Danish nation actually arrived in Vienna, no one actually ran to the Hofburg Palace to fight Franz. They just hid in the hotel and dared not show up.

But in the eyes of the Austrian secret police, these people are most likely dangerous elements. After all, who would come to Vienna and hide in a hotel all day?

When something is out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on.
In fact, there were many people who wanted to cause trouble during the conference. Apart from the remnants defeated by Franz, the greatest hostility came from Hungary.

Although the Austrian Empire never mentioned the Hungarian issue, the Hungarian issue was everywhere.

At least in Viscount Stratford's opinion, this was a sore point that could be used to control the Austrian Empire, but even someone like him who hated Austria did not dare to discuss this matter openly. After all, the Austrian Empire was still very determined to dare to interfere in the internal affairs of the Austrian Empire, and Prince Schwarzenberg made his position clear when Viscount Stratford first tried to discuss the issue of Hungary's liberation.

"Hungarian affairs belong to the internal affairs of the Austrian Empire. Any attempt to instigate civil war or interfere in Austrian internal affairs will be regarded as a hostile act. Our country has the right to regard individuals or groups that engage in such acts as hostile targets.

If any ambassador did the above, it would be directly regarded as a declaration of war against the Austrian Empire and the Holy Alliance. "

It seemed that the Austrian Empire was using the tiger's skin as a banner and preparing to drag Prussia and Russia as scapegoats. But in fact, this was a signal that the Austrian Empire would never give in on the bottom line and principles.

At first, Viscount Stratford was prepared to demonstrate his indomitable spirit and dignity as a diplomat, but he soon backed down because the venue was filled with fully armed Austrian soldiers, and Prince Schwarzenberg did not look like a joke.

Given that the Austrian Empire had been involved in so many wars throughout 1848, Viscount Stratford had no doubt that Francis would continue to launch a new war under the pressure of the civil war.

"A barbaric country, a barbaric monarch, a barbaric solution. I really hate this place."

However, he could only complain a few words in private. Even when someone claimed to be the Hungarian envoy, he did not dare to meet him. After all, Viscount Stratford could not be sure whether the other party was an Austrian in disguise.

Other countries will not be tempted by this bad luck, especially the small countries around Austria.

On the other hand, in the eyes of Duke Uvarov, if the Austrian Empire could take the initiative to continue the war, that would be the most favorable option for Russia.

The full participation of the Austrian Empire in the war cannot be bought with just 300 million rubles. Once the Austrian Imperial Navy blockades the Mediterranean, the Ottoman advantage will no longer exist.

If the Austrian Empire could launch an attack on the Western Front at the same time, all the problems Russia is facing now would be solved.

At this time, Russia did not carry out a nationwide mobilization, but only mobilized 300,000 troops. If a general mobilization was carried out, the total force could be doubled.

Regardless of the final outcome of the war between Austria and Britain, it should not be a problem for Russia to conquer the Ottoman Empire and complete the glory and dream of the Third Roman Empire.

Uvarov knew that he could not show it too obviously, so instead of explicitly expressing his support for Austria, he deliberately hinted to Viscount Stratford that Russia was a peace-loving country.

This actually made the latter feel a chill down his spine, because Viscount Stratford was too familiar with this routine, it was exactly what the British did.

In the end, Viscount Stratford never dared to make a fuss about the Hungarian issue again, and the last Hungarian Party in Vienna disappeared silently in the dust of history.

They failed to cause any waves, and no one knew what they had done. Only some lunatics were locked up in mental hospitals and some criminals received the punishment they deserved, and that was all.

But the calm is only temporary, as there is always a storm brewing.

After the Austrian Empire announced the establishment of the Europa Monetary Union, former Egyptian Pasha Muhammad Ali announced that Egypt would establish the Suez Canal Company to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

Under the deliberate propaganda of various forces, the news that the Suez Canal Company was officially established and was raising funds worldwide quickly spread throughout the European continent. Its shocking effect was no less than the Austrian Empire's desire to establish the European Monetary Union.