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Chapter 1179 Deal, Anglo-Austrian Alliance

Seeing that Queen Victoria remained silent, Franz Joseph I was worried that the ruler of Britain would reduce her support for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's support for Britain is absolutely sincere. At least we regard Britain as an ally like Berlin. Please believe us."

When Queen Victoria heard this, a smile immediately appeared on her face.

This Francis Joseph, it turns out he is not cunning enough.

This casual chill revealed his impatient character.

Queen Victoria wanted to support the Austro-Hungarian Empire even more.

People like this are easier to control, aren't they?

Queen Victoria then said: "Your Majesty, it is not so easy to get support from Britain, just like Prussia in the past. You need to come up with something that will impress Britain."

Franz Joseph I understood the other party's intention and immediately realized that the other party was putting forward conditions.

He couldn't help but think of the rise of Prussia, especially Frederick the Great, the uncle of William I.

That's the candidate with the strongest support in the UK.

In the past, Frederick the Great conquered many countries, and finally established the status of Prussia from a small player in Europe to one of the five major powers in Europe.

It was also because of him that Prussia, the younger brother of the Austrian Empire, became a major concern for the Austrian Empire.

Britain's rise in Prussia can be described as "hard work and great achievements".

If Prussia has no money, we will provide money; if Prussia has no weapons, we will provide weapons.

Prussia broke the pattern of Western Europe being dominated by the three Catholic countries of France, Spain and Austria, and the rise of Protestantism rose along with the rise of Prussia.

In short, the Germans is a historical drama about the rise of Prussia and Britain, and Sweden has just become a hot topic.

Today, Germanicism and Protestantism are the common discourse of Britain and the German Empire.

Franz Joseph I was not stupid, on the contrary, he knew the current situation very well.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire under his leadership is still dominated by Germanic people, but its Catholic nature has begun to change. Now the ratio of Protestant population to Catholic population is tilted towards Protestant side.

This is a go-with-the-flow attitude.

It is also a prerequisite for establishing connections with Berlin, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Berlin.

Don't think this is unimportant. In Europe, religious belief is a weather vane.

This is a prerequisite for determining whether you are the same kind of person and whether you can become a partner.

In the past, Spain and France were strong, and Vienna was dominated by Catholicism. But now that the British German Empire and the Netherlands are rising, the rise of Protestantism is unstoppable, and Vienna should also make changes. Franz Joseph I actually wanted to ask for help from the Netherlands, but the Netherlands did not have enough energy in Europe. At least the European part of the Netherlands needed constant attacks from the German Empire and Britain. Therefore, the Netherlands was just a piece of chicken ribs for Vienna at present, and the Netherlands only used the four countries of the Nordic Alliance to barely protect itself.

Germany was ambitious, Bismarck was notoriously unfriendly to Vienna, and William I, a member of the royal family, had a deep hatred for Vienna. However, he knew that both of them were taking advantage of Vienna, while also being wary of and suppressing it.

As for Tsarist Russia, Francis Joseph I could not help but laugh at himself when he thought of it, because Tsar Nicholas I, who was friendly with him at the time, was angered to death by him. That was because he was so blinded by greed that when Britain, France and other countries supported the Ottoman Empire to fight back against Tsarist Russia's invasion of Crimea, not only did they not help Tsarist Russia, but they deployed troops on the border with Tsarist Russia, distracting Nicholas I. In the end, he was defeated and passed away in anger.

Therefore, the Russian royal family hated him so much that they dared not ask for help from him.

It's good enough not to add insult to injury.

The two Germans said they were supportive, but in fact they were a greater drain on Vienna.

Only Britain is the country that Vienna most hopes to gain support from.

After all, Britain under the leadership of Queen Victoria was now in a period of decline. Franz Joseph I saw this clearly, so he felt that his arrival was good news for Britain. At least it proved that Britain was not alone, just as Vienna needed Britain to prove that it was not alone.

So he came with full sincerity and a real intention to form an alliance, instead of taking a more humble approach like he did when he went to Berlin.

“Your Majesty, I feel that the battlefield in Mexico has now entered a period of white deterioration. Mexico’s execution of the Mexican emperor has violated the core interests of our major European royal families.

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It seems a little unreasonable for the Netherlands to support Mexico. Therefore, the relationship between Vienna and Melbourne has been getting worse and worse over the years, and the interests in the Mediterranean have been colliding more and more, just like the Netherlands supporting Spain in its fight with Britain for Gibraltar, and the Netherlands promoting its own interests in Greece at the expense of the interests of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean. "

Neither of our countries can allow an unruly Netherlands to undermine the interests of both our countries on a global scale.

Therefore, I think we should join forces to fight against the Dutch presence around the world that threatens our attention.”

Franz Joseph I looked at Queen Victoria nervously and said, "Mexico is in the hands of our Austro-Hungarian Empire. We will be an important ally of Britain in the Americas in the future, and we will support each other with the British army in Canada. America is divided, and Southern America survived with the support of Britain. If we occupy Mexico, then we will support each other more with Britain's allies there, and the American Federation in the north will lose the courage to attack Southern America. Britain's interests in North America will be further consolidated, instead of worrying about the North American Expedition or Southward Attack supported by the Netherlands as it is now."

Queen Victoria immediately looked at Francis Joseph I with new eyes. This guy had done his homework and even knew how to use this to rally Britain's support for him.

Not bad.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Argentina seems to be getting more and more tense, and the Dutch pressure there will further increase. We cannot sit idly by and watch Argentina fall into the hands of the Netherlands. Moreover, your British troops are stationed in the Falkland Islands there. If Argentina becomes a country controlled by the Netherlands again, it will only be a matter of time before the British army is forced to leave.

This will be a huge disaster for Britain, so our two countries need to unite on the interests of America. No matter what, Britain's support for us is definitely good for Britain."

"Also, we in the Austro-Hungarian Empire have decided that if Britain supports us, we will select one of the ports in the Gulf of Mexico as a port for free entry and exit for British warships. We are willing to work with Britain to maintain the security of the Gulf of Mexico."

Queen Victoria was impressed and said, "Two, one in the Gulf of Mexico and one on the Pacific coast."

Franz Joseph I immediately nodded and said, "Deal!"

(End of this chapter)