Chapter 392 Continue to Dig Holes

Schönbrunn Palace, Franz in a good mood has been pleasing to everyone's eyes recently. The end of the American Civil War means that for the next fifty years, Austria will not have to worry about threats from the United States.

Such a long time has been enough for him to operate the African continent. Although the natural conditions are not as good as the chosen country, it also has the foundation of a great country.

Compared with this long-term plan, the European strategy has become a secondary strategy. Franz did not think he had the aura of the protagonist and could unify the European continent and rebuild the Roman Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire seem to be just two more words, but in fact they are very different.

Since the defeat of Napoleon the Great, the European countries have never wanted to unify the European continent, and even the iron-clad tsarist government dared not think so.

Even if Europe could be unified, Franz would not do it. It's a sinkhole, big enough to bury any empire. You can't just dig a hole and bury yourself just to be cool.

Africa is not the best choice, but it is the best choice for Austria. Franz wouldn't mind fighting South America if he could.

The reason is very simple. South America has superior natural environment, rich resources and low development difficulty, no big country, and sparsely populated area.

On the land of 17.84 million square kilometers, there are only a mere 20 million people, most of whom are Indians.

If Spain can revive, then South America is a godsend for them.

Most of the South American countries were independent from the Spanish colonies. It has only been a few decades, and the royalists have not disappeared. They can fight back.

Knowing is knowing, Franz has no plans to say it. The Spaniards are still so busy fighting, they don't even have time to think about it. When the infighting was over, Spain did not have the strength to return to South America.

The fact that the Spaniards can't do it doesn't mean that other countries can't do it either.

Needless to say, the British have too many colonies. If they want to manage them carefully, North America is the best choice.

During the Civil War, it was the best time for them to do it. Based on Canada, capture the west coast of the United States.

There is no doubt that the arrogant Englishman is still immersed in the glory of the Victorian era. There is no decent strategy other than the fear of breaking the Continental balance.

It is the French who really make Franz jealous. France in the era of Napoleon III is not the republic that eats its own money.

Perhaps many people will think that flicking France to South America is conducive to the advancement of Austria's African strategy. In fact, quite the opposite, which means Franz's plans for Africa are exposed ahead of time.

European countries are not fools, and they will certainly not watch a behemoth rise and remain indifferent. Once the hidden strategy is exposed, all European countries will be held back, and the plan will naturally fail to be implemented.

It is impossible to keep secret forever, but the longer it drags on, the stronger Austria will be on the mainland. If the Austrian African continent has a population of tens of millions, even if the strategy is exposed, there is nothing that countries can do.

Eliminating threats is important, but there is also a price to pay. Haven't European countries seen the rise of the United States in history?

But what if you saw it? If there is no crisis to everyone's core interests, who will recklessly launch a war?

Wars also have costs, as the Tsarist government knew. First the Near Eastern War, and then the Prussian-Russian War, a European hegemon was about to be dragged down.

In history, the British did not intervene in the American Civil War. Is it really a strategic mistake by the London government?

Probably not quite. After the failure to form an intervention coalition, many in the London government are worried that they will be caught in the quagmire of war again.

In this time and space, if Austria hadn't contributed to it, it would have intervened in the American Civil War from the very beginning, causing both sides to lose both sides; and using the method of tying up interests to prevent the British from disembarking, I am afraid that the London government would still hesitate when it intervenes with arms. .

The financial resources of any country are not unlimited. Franz can clearly feel that since the suppression of the Indian rebellion, the British colonial movement overseas has slowed down.

In other words, after the war in the Near East, the British colonial expansion slowed down. The French colonial activities on the African continent fell behind Austria and had a clear causal relationship with the War in the Near East.

Everyone's money does not come from strong winds. Having money in the British and French financial circles does not mean the government's money.

Maybe in wartime they can raise more money, but in peacetime, the government revenue is so much.

Money was spent in the war, and it was natural to cut spending elsewhere.

Overseas colonization is an industry that requires a large amount of capital investment. When the government cuts its expenditure, it will inevitably be affected.

You can't endlessly borrow money to colonize! Borrowing money also needs to be repaid. In this era, the currency was linked to gold and silver, and there was almost no depreciation, and it was not so easy to pay off debts.

Therefore, Franz decided to dig a few more pits and consume the financial resources of Britain and France to save them being so active.

Just like the Russians, after the war in the Near East, they settled down for ten years, just recovered a little bit, and encountered the Polish uprising and the Russian-Prussian war.

Needless to say, the Tsarist government should be very peaceful for the next twenty years. During this period, even if they wanted to fight, it was difficult to raise funds for the war.

Franz pointed to the top-secret document on the table and ordered: "Taron, deploy according to the plan on this."

Picking up the document, and briefly reading the contents above, Tyron replied expressionlessly, "Yes, Your Majesty."

This is his greatest strength, ever

No question, no matter what Franz's order is, he will execute it as soon as possible.

The current intelligence organization is no longer the loose organization it used to be. At present, the intelligence organization is divided into three parts, namely three data and statistics studios, which are affiliated under the National Security Agency, but they are only responsible to Franz.

The No. 1 Data Statistics Studio, an intelligence organization formed by a network of nobles, mainly collects information with a low degree of confidentiality, and occasionally guides public opinion.

This is used to attract the attention of the outside world, and it mainly depends on the cooperation of the local nobles. Investigate some common issues, and occasionally clear the revolutionary party.

The latter two studios are the core of the intelligence organization. The business he is engaged in is also very wide, including: collecting domestic and foreign intelligence, assassination, creating incidents...

The second studio focuses on domestic intelligence, and the third studio focuses on overseas intelligence. The scope of business of the two studios is the same, and the responsibilities overlap more seriously, and it also means that they supervise each other.

Tyron, the intelligence chief, is mainly responsible for coordinating the relationship between the three intelligence studios and implementing Franz's orders.

This is a practical need, and the confidentiality of intelligence work is very demanding. Franz doesn't dare to treat others as fools. If he directly connects with the three studios, doesn't that tell everyone that these three studios are independent intelligence organizations?

In order to reduce the presence of intelligence organizations, they only collect intelligence when they are active in the country. Even if it is a special situation, action must be taken, it is also placed on the people of the government department.

On the surface, all the law enforcement in the country are the police, and the intelligence organization has never appeared in the public eye.

Ordinary people do not know that Franz has an intelligence organization at all, and the top government officials do not know the internal structure of the intelligence organization. When externally, the three studios are all one organization.