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

Chapter 1169 Vienna Convention of 1848
In fact, it is a good thing for most countries that the Russians do not participate in the monetary union. Not only is Russia afraid of the West, but the West is also afraid of Russia.

This naturally includes Austria. If Russia joins the monetary union, Franz does not think that his influence on the Balkans will be greater than that of Russia.

In fact, a common economic market is often the basis for political unification. Once Russia joins the monetary union, they will be able to squeeze the ruble into the two Danube principalities, followed by a more thorough Slavicization.

By that time, it will be basically impossible to expel Russian influence.

It was impossible for Franz to give up both Danube principalities. On the one hand, it was a resource issue, and on the other hand, it was a national issue, but the most important issue was still strategic.

Austria can do without Wallachia, but the Russians must not occupy Wallachia. As for Belgrade, forget it. Once Russia occupies Belgrade, it will be a fight to the death.

In short, when it comes to the monetary union, the Russians have successfully isolated everyone.

The situation of the Suez Canal Company is more complicated. In fact, all parties want to be the boss, but none of them want to spend money.

Egypt, which originally wanted to fish, misjudged its own strength and after some operations, successfully turned itself into a spectator.

Finally, the British could no longer sit still. At the suggestion of Viscount Stratford, the Suez Canal Company began its second round of financing, which was to attract private capital.

At a time when other countries are beginning to connect and discuss how much investment is needed to prevent the British from dominating the market, tens of millions of pounds of funds have already been in place.

However, Franz actually had no objection to this matter. What he hoped most was that the canal could be started as soon as possible, and the larger the scale, the better.

It doesn’t matter who is in control at this time, because this canal is basically a bottomless pit.

The French were the most indignant about the Suez Canal Company. If Louis Napoleon had not stopped them, the French bankers would have definitely given the British a big blow.

However, the two countries were in a honeymoon period, so Louis Napoleon chose to make concessions. He would not be the bad guy, and all the blame had to be borne by the Order Party.

Even though Tocqueville had a good upbringing, he couldn't help but curse. In his view, Louis Napoleon's ambition was obvious, but all the dirty deeds were covered up by the halo of the Napoleon family.

"Your Excellencies, His Majesty the Tsar proposes to abolish the constitutions of all monarchies since 1848."

In an unnoticed corner, the Russians made a big move.

Uvarov almost did not sleep all night after learning about Nicholas I's plan. The news from St. Petersburg was too devastating.

“These constitutions have, to some extent, limited the divinely-granted powers of the monarch and made state administration complicated and inefficient.

Abolishing these constitutions will help restore the supreme authority of the monarch and re-establish the monarch's central position in state governance, ensure simple and efficient decision-making, and maintain stability and peace in Europe and even the world.

Furthermore, the path taken by most of these so-called constitutions is not legal.”

These words of Nicholas I can be said to have touched the hearts of some monarchs of monarchical countries. Many people did not want to give up their power. For a time, Prince Uvarov was drowned in flowers and applause.

Although Russia's blatant counterattack was outrageous, it was extremely reasonable at this time.

In fact, many of the constitutions formulated in 1848 were coercive in nature, but most monarchs did not dare to mention this matter for the sake of face or due to their lack of strength.

At this time, Russia directly brought it up and labeled the revolutionaries as conspirators. After this wave of operations, Nicholas I's reputation was close to that of the "Holy King" of the year.

No privileged class in any country would like to be bound by rules and regulations. Now that the Russians have taken the initiative to bring them up, these people can't wait to beat Nicholas I to death.

This wave of Russian operations undoubtedly won wide acclaim among monarchical countries, but it disgusted the French. As the only republican country in the entire conference, it was directly isolated by the Russians.

The most disgusting thing about this move by the Russians is that the French clearly know that this is disgusting to them, but they have no way to do anything about it, and no country dares to openly stand on the side of France.

If the Russians isolated Europe before, now it is Europe that is isolating France. The French cannot accept this, but they dare not openly challenge the entire European monarchy system.

Amid the joyful atmosphere in the conference hall, the French delegation decisively chose to leave quietly, not even daring to protest.

But how could Uvarov let the French go?
"Mr. Tocqueville, why are you gone?"

Tocqueville did not answer, but simply quickened his pace in silence.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

"He ran away with his tail between his legs!"

The French delegation had no choice but to flee away amid the ridicule.

On December 1848, 12, the Vienna Peace Conference officially came to an end.

According to the Vienna Convention of 1848

1. The Ottoman Empire must cede Albania to the Austrian Empire and pay a compensation of 150 million florins. At the same time, it must evacuate all military and civilians within three months.

2. The Austrian Empire and the Russian Empire shall not interfere in the Ottoman Civil War. (The Ottoman Civil War refers to the Ottoman Empire's war against Serbia.)
3. The Ottoman Empire ceded the provinces of Trabzon and Erzurum to the Russian Empire.

4. The Ottoman Empire had to pay Russia million rubles in compensation for violating the Treaty of Unkar-Iskelesi and dismantle the Sinop artillery battery.

5. The Ottoman Empire ceded Thessaly to Greece and paid 50 florins in compensation.

6. The Ottoman Empire ceded the area east of the Jordan River to Egypt and recognized Egypt's independence.

7. The European Monetary Union was formally established and implemented a dual gold and silver currency standard.

8. The Suez Canal Company was established with an initial capital of 2100 million pounds. At the same time, a canal inspection committee and a shareholders' meeting were established to supervise the implementation of the project and formulate development strategies for the canal.

9. Abolish all constitutions enacted since 1848. (France did not sign.)
After the conference ended, except for a small number of staff who needed to rush to the front line to supervise the implementation of the work, the vast majority of the representatives who participated in the conference chose to stay and party.

Yes, it was a party. After all, there weren’t many opportunities to travel on public funds, especially in Vienna, a city with high costs.

The reason why everyone participated in the carnival was that, on the one hand, Vienna's entertainment industry was indeed well developed, but more importantly, most countries felt that they had made a profit.

This ecstasy of securing a profit needs to be vented.

Britain and the Ottoman Empire paid a huge price to survive this crisis, but isn't it worth celebrating that they survived the disaster?

As for the French, they would not stay and make trouble for themselves. They would rather no one noticed them.
Have a day off tomorrow.