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Chapter 804 Germany + Austria-Hungary’s Far Eastern Ambition

"As the military agreement between Spain and the Netherlands will trigger the broken window effect, this cooperation between William IV and Praxades will definitely have an impact on the world structure."

Bismarck visited Vienna in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, met with the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I, and got straight to the point.

Franz Joseph I nodded and said seriously: "With the intensification of the Anglo-Dutch game and the opportunities it brought, some British allies, including Japan and France, began to try to act as hubs and assume the role of the power chain."

Bismarck: "Yes, now William IV signed a defense agreement in Sydney with the visiting Spanish Prime Minister Praxades. This has broken the pattern of the Far East to a certain extent, just like the alliance between Britain and France in the Far East. I think the Netherlands has this I have held a grudge for a long time. Spain is on the side of the Netherlands and has been plotting for a long time."

Franz Joseph I: "Britain's clear containment of the rise of the Netherlands determines that the situation in the Far East will be centered on the Anglo-Dutch dual strategic game. However, the strategic rise space brought about by the Anglo-Dutch game will be for other major powers such as the United States and the United States. Japan, Italy, Spain and even the declining Qing Dynasty, as well as us and divided France, all provided opportunities, as did the Tsarist Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

Naturally, Bismarck would not deny this.

In fact, this was also the purpose of his coming to Vienna.

Seeing this, Franz Joseph I sneered in his heart. Bismarck is a guy who likes to make plans and take action later. As a rising star, the German Empire will naturally not let the areas of the currently stable countries in Europe remain unchanged. However, at the moment, the German Empire

Naturally, I will not be the first person, and I will set my sights outside Europe.

However, despite this, the German Empire, Spain, Italy and other countries are still looking for opportunities in the Far East, hoping to follow the example of Britain and France in strengthening their military presence in the Far East.

In addition, although Germany has concealed it well, Austro-Hungarian intelligence shows that Germany has been getting closer to Japan recently, such as using the Qing Dynasty to threaten Japan to support German products entering the Japanese market.At the same time, it was agreed that German warships would dock at Japanese ports to expand Germany's presence there. At the same time, Bismarck was cunning and implemented the same strategy on the Qing Dynasty.It can be said that it eats both sides.

As the Japanese ambassador to Germany publicly stated: "Japan is strict. Germany is one of the few trustworthy partners in the world. Coordination and cooperation with Germany should have saved Japan from the Tsarist Russian Empire and the Qing Dynasty." The country is very important”

For Austria-Hungary, Japan and France attach great importance to being considered to be connected with the United Kingdom. It is easier to cooperate with Germany and avoid cooperation with the United Kingdom. At the same time, Austria-Hungary strategically emphasizes an independent stance similar to the German Empire, which will show its own status, rather than relying on London's support like Japan and France, which are currently separated.

Thinking of this, Franz Joseph I said: "The military agreement between Spain and the Netherlands will lead to a serious broken window effect. Britain and France will be bound. Japan seems unwilling to offend the Netherlands with a final decision, so it sent its foreign minister to visit Melbourne in an attempt to Explain your position. Ease relations with the Netherlands.

It can be seen that Japan is a country that accepts the soft and fears the hard. He raised his head and looked at Bismarck and said: "Austria-Hungary's position is still unclear, but what is Germany going to do next?" "

It means that I will listen to your German plan first, and then Austria and Hungary will see if they follow up.

Bismarck looked at the Austro-Hungarian emperor indifferently, with disdain rising in his heart, but with a smile on his face: "Our opinion is that countries outside the region such as Germany and Austria-Hungary have followed suit, and we have other small and medium-sized countries also follow suit. There is a third way option between Britain and the Netherlands.”

Bismarck stared at Joseph I and said: "In terms of active construction and passive acceptance, it is a win-win solution for countries other than Britain and the Netherlands. Small and medium-sized countries can freely carry out strategic dialogue and cooperation without being required by Britain and the Netherlands to choose sides. . For the Netherlands, on the one hand, it must consider how to contain and suppress the British strategy, and on the other hand, it must also consider how to break the squeeze on the sphere of influence brought about by strategic cooperation between other major powers.”

Following Bismarck's detailed analysis, Franz Joseph I's heart palpitated. The talkative guy in front of him was the protagonist who defeated Austria-Hungary more than ten years ago and kicked Austria-Hungary out of the German Confederation. Logically speaking, I should hate talent, but I don't know why, but I feel envious in my heart. Yes, I envy that guy William I for having such a talent.

Bismarck did not know what Joseph I was thinking. He continued: "In addition, the signing of the military snow cap by the Netherlands and Spain will bring more spillover effects.

One of them is that Britain's clear containment of the rise of the Netherlands determines that the situation in the Far East and the Americas will all have the Anglo-Dutch dual strategy as the core. However, as mentioned just now, the Anglo-Dutch game will bring negative consequences to other countries, including us. The two countries provide a rare opportunity. Other countries will not choose to completely side with the British or Dutch camp, but in order to encourage the British to act, as France is doing now, and at the same time use the British ice lake or allies to unite to accelerate the space in the middle zone. of establishment.

Therefore, the future structure of the Far East and America will be mainly characterized by the Anglo-Dutch binary game. At the same time, the peripheral countries such as Japan, the United States, and France will continue to increase their participation in Far East and American affairs. The Netherlands will also Faced with dual pressures of containment pressure and balancing pressure.”

Joseph I: "What the Prime Minister means is that our two countries can use this opportunity to break into the camps of Japan, France and the United States? And then cut off the flesh from the British and Dutch?"

Bismarck nodded and said: "The major powers other than the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have formed a third force. The United Kingdom is large and powerful, so if we form a third force, it will have a certain squeezing effect on the smaller Netherlands."

"For decades, Britain has relied on its own warships in the Far East and America to expand its colonies, making it the country with the largest area in the world. Even the Shah Empire cannot compare. Unfortunately, it has been claimed by the Netherlands. After the Australian continent and New Zealand, Britain lost one-third of its colonies, leaving only the Indian Peninsula and Canada. As for those large colonies in Africa, the Netherlands also has colonies of similar size.

This also resulted in the Netherlands now possessing Africa's most beloved countries such as Northern Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Congo, and Kenya. In addition, with the addition of the Alaska Peninsula, the Dutch East Indies, etc., it actually surpassed the Qing Dynasty and became the third largest country in the world in terms of area. nation.He has cultivated a living tiger that threatens him.

Britain relied on itself in the Far East, and the Dutch alliances in the Far East and the Americas were unanimously linked through a radial model. As the Anglo-Dutch alliance intensified and brought about chamber confrontations, including Germany, Austria-Hungary, Spain, Japan, and France , the United States, and some Anglo-Dutch allies began to try to act as a hub, assume the protagonist of the center of power, and try to change the current secondary or subordinate role. "

(End of this chapter)