Holy Roman Empire

This time point is too sensitive. If Austria mixes up a lot, it is easy to be mistaken by Britain and Russia for having ambitions in Central Asia.

"What step has the Russians made in their preparations for war? When can they launch an attack on Afghanistan?"

In fact, the tsarist government began preparations for war as early as a year ago.It's just that the combat goal at that time was only to seize parts of Central Asia.

Afghanistan was not within the scope of the tsarist government's plan at all. The highest goal was to support the puppet regime and act as a buffer between Britain and Russia.

With the smooth progress on the battlefield and the poor performance of the British army, the expectations of the Russians have also continued to increase, and now they want to swallow the Afghan region.

Against this background, the original war preparations were naturally inadequate.Starting about three months ago, Alexander III issued a national war preparation order.

It's just "national preparations", not "national mobilization".The terrain in Afghanistan limits the input of troops from both sides. As long as the supplies are sufficient, there is no need for the Russians to mobilize the whole country for a mere hundreds of thousands of troops.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "This is only a local war, and in theory, after such a long time, the Russians should be ready for war.

However, based on our analysis of the military mobilization, material flow, and railway transportation of the Russian Empire, it may take some time for coordination. "

The war most tested the government's organizational ability, and he did not have any confidence in the Russian bureaucrat Franz, and chaos was inevitable.

Preparing for war does not mean that the production of materials is enough. The more important thing is that the materials must be delivered to the soldiers on the front line so that they can really play a role.

The First World War in the original time and space was the pinnacle of Russian bureaucracy. The soldiers on the front line were hungry, and the food in the rear was piled up in the warehouse and moldy.

Similar things happened in the two Russian-Prussian wars.In fact, in the first Russo-Prussian War, the Russian army was also killed by domestic bureaucrats.

"By the way, yesterday the British media also published news about the massacre of cities by the Russian army in Central Asia, and it is said that they also attached photos.

If the news is true, then the situation in Central Asia is not as peaceful as the tsarist government said. "

Hearing the news of the "massacre", Franz frowned.In the late 19th century, news of massacres was rarely heard all over the world.

However, with the style of the Russian army, it is not surprising that several city massacres occurred.After all, the Three Khanates of Central Asia still bear the name of traitors, and they must take revenge on the traitorous Russians.

If the news is not released by the British, then the credibility will be even higher.

No way, the integrity of the British is really not high.Even if there is a picture and the truth, it can also be faked.

It was nothing more than a matter of changing a military uniform. As long as it was politically necessary, Franz believed that John Bull could do it.

Although the massacre of aborigines is not a big deal these days, it still does a lot of damage to the image of the country.

At the critical moment when the Anglo-Russian war was about to break out, whoever had a better international image would be able to more easily gain the support of international public opinion in the war.

After contemplating for a moment, Franz said solemnly: "Send someone to verify the authenticity of the news as soon as possible, and the Propaganda Department is preparing for the work of mediation, and don't let the massacre affect us."

Russia and Austria are allies. If the Russian massacre is confirmed, Austria will also be scolded by public opinion.

It's fine to be scolded internationally. Even if Franz wanted to control it, he couldn't stretch his hand that far.

However, domestic public opinion must be controlled, and there must be no such thing as the hijacking of government decision-making by public opinion.

Throughout, Franz's focus was on Austria itself.As for the troubles of the Russians, is that trouble?

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't reach it, he would have acted as an enthusiastic person and supported the anti-aggression war of the Central Asian people.

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St petersburg

"The British wantonly smear our international image internationally. How do you think we should deal with it?"

It can be seen from the tone that Alexander III did not take this seriously.

If you are scolded, you will be scolded. Anyway, the Russian Empire also has a tradition of being scolded internationally. The European world scolded them for hundreds of years, and they still live as usual.

In Alexander III's view, whether or not the Russian army massacred cities in Central Asia is essentially unimportant.

The image of the Russian Empire itself in the European world is considered a barbarian, and it cannot be reversed in a few words.

It is completely normal for the barbarians to massacre the city.If the Russian army did not commit any crimes in Central Asia, there would be a problem instead.

Foreign Minister Oscar Jimenez replied: "Your Majesty, the massacre that the British said happened in Central Asia, and the dead were all indigenous pagans, so the European world will not pay too much attention.

If you explain it directly, you will fall into the trap of the British. No matter how much evidence we produce, some people will preconceivedly believe that the massacre is true.

It’s better to do the opposite, the British accused us of slaughtering cities in Central Asia, and we can also expose their atrocities in Afghanistan and India...

If you still can't stand it, then turn over the old score, drag all the colonial empires into the water, and disperse the pressure of international public opinion. "

Perhaps other countries can accuse the Russians of massacring the city, but the British are not qualified. What they did in Afghanistan is not much better than massacring the city.

In fact, in this rotten age, no one is much cleaner than anyone else.Every colonial empire was built on mountains of corpses and seas of blood, without any exception.

In recent years, there has been little news of massacres, which does not mean that it has never happened.

It's just that everyone has learned to behave well and knows to deal with it in a low-key manner.The impact of massacres was too bad, and the frequency of occurrences may have decreased, but colonial massacres still occurred frequently.

Alexander III nodded, explaining that there was no such thing, that his family knew about his own affairs, and everyone knew exactly how the Russian army's military discipline was.

Maybe it is as exaggerated as the massacre of the city without moving, but it is normal for massacres to occur, and this is also acquiesced by the tsarist government.

From the moment the Central Asian Khanate stabbed Russia, the tsarist government decided to take revenge, and the Russian army on the front line was nothing more than implementing this will.

"The issue of public opinion is a trivial matter and will not affect the next war. The key is the situation in Central Asia.

Marshal Ivanov, how long will it take for the military to clear the place and start the next battle plan? "

Although he didn't pay much attention to details, Alexander III was still aware of the instability of the situation in Central Asia.

The Russian army on the front line is not lunatic, they will only resort to extreme measures when the social order is out of control.

Under normal circumstances, at most, they would rob money and sex.Without enough benefits, I went to play massacre when I was full.

Marshal Ivanov, who had been bowing his head in silence and wanting to lower his sense of presence, realized that he couldn't escape, and replied bravely, "Your Majesty, I can't give the exact time given the current situation.

The main reason is that the Central Asian region is too large. After defeating the main force of the enemy, a large number of stragglers fled around and began to cause disasters everywhere.For a while, it was difficult for us to find their hiding place.

The Ministry of the Army plans to clear some areas first, open up a safe passage to the Afghan area, and then go back and deal with them after capturing the Afghan area. "

This is a fact. The Central Asian region is indeed too big, covering several million square kilometers. It is simply not something that hundreds of thousands of Russian troops can take care of.

If you really want to clean up the place, you can't do it in a few years, and what the Russian Empire lacks most now is time.

The British have already controlled the Afghan region. Although there are still resistance groups, no one can guarantee how long these people can last.

Once the British have eliminated the guerrillas and established a firm foothold there, it will be difficult to seize Afghanistan from them.

After a little thought, Alexander III slowly said: "Let's do it this way! But the military must speed up, so as not to delay the opportunity of the war."

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Chapter 126 Conspiracy Theories

1889 was a very special year, and the melon-eaters saw enough excitement.

From the initial Central Asian War, the Afghan War, to the outbreak of the minister case, Britain and Russia started a wonderful war of aggression.

However, this is just the beginning. It was originally said that the British and Russians were fighting each other. As a result, the British, who did not abide by the rules, took the lead in resorting to the method of dragging people into the water.

From the second half of the year, the black histories of the major European colonial empires have been continuously exposed.

Austria is no exception, so that Franz, a melon-eating crowd, can't eat melons well.

At this time, if he didn't know that this was a British conspiracy, he would have been emperor for so many years in vain.

The so-called "Central Asian massacre" and "black history of various countries" were all created to divert international public opinion.

The Russian minister was killed in public in London. The British government couldn't explain such a big thing.

The international community did not agree with the statement given by the British at all, and all countries urged the British government to solve the case as soon as possible and draw a successful conclusion to the minister's case.

In recent years, the British government has attracted a lot of hatred. In addition to cracking down on this kind of behavior that breaks the rules of the game, the joint pressure from various countries also has the meaning of making use of it.

There are good reasons, and all European countries went together. The British wanted to retaliate afterwards, but they could not find an excuse to retaliate.

Of course, revenge is a secondary issue. Russia and Austria took the lead in forcing the palace, and they are not afraid of being retaliated at all.

Other countries are just here to make up the numbers, and they stand up at this time, mainly for the sake of their own sense of existence.

For a small country, it would be a disaster if it does not bubble up internationally for a long time and is forgotten.

The London government neither wanted to investigate the "Minister case", nor could it proceed.In this context, of course, we must find a way to divert public attention.

Then the "Russian massacre of cities in Central Asia" went online. After some hype, everyone's focus shifted to the black history of the major colonial empires.

As one of the victims, Franz is now too busy dealing with the aftermath to eliminate the impact, and he simply doesn't care about seeking the British's bad luck.

There is no way, according to the British media, Austria is the largest gang of slave traders in human history, stronger than Portugal and England.

Franz was 1 disapproving of what the British said.

What a joke, if Austria became a gang of slave traders, wouldn't he, the emperor, become the biggest slave trader?

On this issue, Franz dared to swear to God that he had never engaged in the slave trade.

The Austrian government also did not engage in the slave trade, and even the Austrian government was one of the first countries to crack down on the slave trade.

Since the founding of the colonial empire, the Austrian government has not taken any profit from the slave trade, and it cannot be more clean.

Vienna Palace

Watching the news criticizing Austria's slave trade, Franz frowned and asked, "There are constant voices of public opinion questioning us. What's the plan of the Propaganda Department?"

The mouth grows on other people, and people insist on saying it, and Austria has no way to stop it.

Because of the manipulation of international forces behind it, even the previous Jin Yuan Dafa is not very easy to use.Even if they can be bought, the asking price of these newspapers is too high, and Austria is not a fool who will pay any money.

Propaganda Minister Louis von Lavalet: "In view of the current complicated international situation, the best way for us is to push the responsibility aside from passive explanations.

It is well known that we abolished slavery and banned any slave trade 30 years ago.

At that time, there was a serious shortage of labor force in the American countries, which restricted the development of the national economy. In order to help the American countries develop their economies, we sent out the surplus labor force from Austrian Africa.

It is for mutual benefit and win-win.In order to ensure the normal life of the immigrants, we even gave them subsidies.

Immigrants were freedmen before they arrived in America, and their status as freedmen was also stipulated in the signed contract. How they became slaves later on depends on the country concerned. "

Although the reason was a bit far-fetched, Franz still chose to believe it.

Austria has successively sent tens of millions of immigrants to the Americas and Persia over the years. It is really to help the American countries develop their economies. If you don’t believe it, there is a contract as evidence.

These precious historical materials are archived by the Vienna government.Austria only agreed to export its surplus domestic labor force at the request of the governments of various countries.

In order to help everyone get rich together, the Vienna government has contributed money and efforts, and has also paid tens of millions of Aegis in the process of labor export.

What happened later was that the capitalists were too greedy to turn a group of free people into slaves.

To be held accountable, it is because the laws of the country involved are not perfect, otherwise there would be no bad things behind, and it has nothing to do with Austria.

Those who accuse Austria of being a slave trader are a bunch of people with ulterior motives. Who has ever seen a slave trader who gave money to slaves?

After contemplating for a moment, Franz shook his head: "These are not enough, while whitewashing us, we also need negative examples to set it off.

There are many countries in Europe that have engaged in the slave trade, try to bring the topic to them, especially the British need to focus on care.

They are the biggest slave dealers and drug dealers in human history. These are blasphemy against human civilization. We must expose the conspiracy of the British and let more people know the truth. "

You cheat me, I cheat you.This is the way of getting along among the great powers. The British dare to stir up trouble everywhere, and Franz doesn't mind putting the British on the fire.

In terms of black history, Austria is just a little brother.Especially against the background of colleagues, it is not worth mentioning at all.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After answering, as Minister of Propaganda Louis von Lavalet had a headache.

It is easy to expose the black history of the British. Anyway, they are covered in black and cannot be cleaned at all.

But if you want to use it in conspiracy theory, you have to study it carefully.It's not because there are too few conspiracies, but because the British have too many conspiracies, beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

For details, you can refer to the plans of the few rooms formulated by the Austrian General Staff. There are many whimsical ideas in them.

Seeing the propaganda minister's annoyance, Franz added: "The conspiracy theory focuses on drugs.

The British sell opium everywhere. In addition to making huge profits, they also want to poison the world with opium, weaken the strength of countries, and prepare for them to dominate the world.

The Propaganda Department can find a group of experts and scholars to denounce the sinister intentions of the British and call on the whole world to ban opium smoking.

You can ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to cooperate with you, and when necessary, you can hold a global anti-drug conference in the name of the government. "

Franz has long wanted to do drug control.It is a pity that before this, everyone has not realized the dangers of opium, and many people use opium as a panacea.

Therefore, the anti-drug matter can only be done by Austria behind closed doors.Opium is still rampant in the world, and opium has become a hard currency in some areas.

With the development of science and technology, more and more people are aware of the dangers of opium, and the voices in society for prohibiting the circulation of opium are getting louder and louder.

The basic conditions for calling on the world to ban drugs have been barely met, and it just so happened that the British came to their door at this time, and Franz had no reason not to destroy their source of income.