Chapter 355: Diplomatic Changes
St. Petersburg, the tsarist government has now reacted. There is no doubt that someone is going to mess with them.
The Russian Empire, which won the War in the Near East and seized Constantinople, seems to be beautiful, but in fact it has also brought hatred to its full value.
As losers, Britain and France are unwilling to fail, and always want to take revenge; European countries, who are melon eaters, are also worried that Russia is powerful and will threaten their own security.
This is not due to everyone's intentional or unintentional promotion, and this has created the current situation. Every time a little bit leaked out of the nails, the Polish independent organization became bigger.
in the winter palace
Alexander II roared: "These bastards, when will it be their turn to point fingers at the great Russian Empire!"
The diplomatic interference of various countries has already aroused the anger of His Majesty the Tsar. They have always interfered in the internal affairs of others. When did someone dare to interfere in their internal affairs?
As for whether the Polish issue is considered to be Russia's internal affairs, should this issue still be considered? As long as it is occupied by the tsarist government, that is Russia's territory, and it doesn't matter whether the outside world admits it or not.
No one dared to provoke the angry tsar, and everyone watched Alexander II vent their anger in tacit understanding.
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"Have the anti-rebel army set off? I want to hang all these traitors!" Alexander II said through gritted teeth.
After hearing the inquiry of Alexander II, everyone knew that His Majesty the Tsar had recovered.
War Minister Matthias replied: "One hundred thousand counter-insurgent troops have set off from the Baltic Sea and will enter Poland the day after tomorrow to suppress the rebellion."
Polish independents are not taken seriously by everyone. If the Russian Empire was this fragile, it would have been dismembered long ago.
Alexander II continued to ask: "What did the Austrians say, did they give a reasonable explanation?"
Clarence Ivanov, the foreign minister, replied: "The Vienna government has stated that it is not aware of these issues, and they believe that it is the handwriting of Britain and France to sow discord between the two countries.
They provided information on some of the insurgents, many of whom were not permanent residents of Austria, but who had entered Austria in recent years, as well as records of service in the British and French armies. "
There is no doubt that most of these materials are falsified. In order to get rid of the responsibility, the Vienna government does not mind letting Britain and France take the blame. Anyway, it is difficult to find out this era.
This answer was undoubtedly difficult for the tsarist government to accept, but they had to accept it. Austria is the only one left to support them among the great powers. We can't turn our allies into enemies because of this problem, right?
Alexander II asked angrily: "What about Prussia, do Britain and France also want to provoke relations between Prussia and Russia?"
Don't look at him as a pro-Popist faction. In the face of national interests, this position can change at any time.
Clarence, the foreign secretary, replied: "No, the Berlin government said it was the people's own initiative and had nothing to do with them.
In order to prevent this from happening in the future, the Berlin government announced the expulsion of the nationality of these people and let us deal with them. "
This explanation is more nonsense than the Vienna government's claim. The Berlin government is also helpless. They have provided more support for the Polish independent organization, and they can't do it if they want to cover it up.
Russia-Austria relations have been very good in recent decades. The Vienna government just has to be thick-skinned and put the dung pots on the heads of Britain and France, but not Prussia. Originally, the relationship between the two countries was not good, and there was no need for provocation at all.
Moreover, Prussia is also preparing to attack Denmark next, even if the tsarist government is now repaired, it is useless.
After pondering for a while, Alexander II connected things together. It is nothing more than that European countries do not want to see Russia complete its reforms and become stronger.
Knowing the truth, Alexander II calmed down.
"Regardless of any reaction from the outside world, the Polish rebellion must be suppressed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has to work hard, and the European continent has become Russia's enemy. Where are our allies?
It is impossible to rely on Austria for everything. When there is a conflict of interest between the two countries one day, or the Vienna government feels that this alliance cannot bring them benefits, it will be too late to think of a solution! "
The Russian Empire needs new allies to change its diplomatic passivity.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Foreign Secretary Clarence replied with a wry smile.
It's not that they don't work hard, it's that Russia really can't find a suitable ally now. Geopolitics has determined that countries on the European continent are naturally opposed to them.
Unless the Tsarist government abandons its European strategy, it will never expand in Europe. Otherwise, such conflict is inevitable.
No European country wants to see the Russian Empire continue to grow, and a strong Russia threatens everyone's very existence.
The deterioration of Prussian-Russian relations is not only because of the Danish problem, but more because the tsarist government wants to expand in Europe. Franz just pierced this layer of window paper.
Feeling that its own security was threatened, the Kingdom of Prussia had to move closer to Britain and France. The growth of the anti-Russian faction was because the sword of Damocles was suspended in the air when Russia and Austria divided the kingdom of Prussia.
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There is no way to break the situation on the European continent, which provides favorable conditions for the United States and Russia to move closer. In the fall of 1864, the Tsarist government sent a naval fleet to visit the Commonwealth of America.
This is not the best option, but the only option for the tsarist government and the U.S. Commonwealth. It is normal for two isolated people to choose to hug together for warmth.
Franz's Butterfly Effect Just Pulls the U.S. and Russia Closer and Backward
extended for two years.
The tsarist government attempted to use the federal government to disperse the energy of European countries and ease their diplomatic pressure on the European continent; while the federal government hoped to gain Russia's support to offset the pressure brought by some of the great powers.
At the end of 1864, at the critical moment when the American Civil War was about to be decided, the Russians sided with the northern government and injected a certain boost to the federal government that moved its capital to New York.
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On the west coast of the United States, this era is still in the development stage. Even the famous "California" in later generations is only just getting started, and it is far behind the East Coast states.
After the outbreak of the American Civil War, the main force of the federal government's navy was concentrated on the east coast. This is not the partiality of the Lincoln administration, it is entirely the result of reality.
In this era, the shipbuilding industry in the United States was concentrated on the east coast, and the shipbuilding industry on the west coast was backward and did not have the ability to build warships.
After the Civil War broke out, the Union Navy was never full of warships. The battle areas between the north and the south are all on the east coast. Because of the intervention of the foreign powers, the federal navy has not been able to gain an advantage, and the federal government is naturally unable to send warships to reinforce the west coast.
Of course, the navy of the southern government did not appear on the west coast, and the enemies of the western coastal states were privateer fleets, in other words, legal pirates.
After the outbreak of the civil war, both the North and the South issued privateer licenses in order to combat each other's maritime transport.
Because there are fewer islands on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean and pirates lack supply points, the west coast of the United States is relatively peaceful.
Apart from being attacked by occasional pirates, he stayed away from the threat of war most of the time. Until a few months ago, that changed when there were suddenly more pirates on the West Coast.
Rampant pirates once seized the Channel Islands dozens of miles away from California, frequently attacking coastal ports and causing misery to West Coast states.
Everyone knows that the base of the pirates is in the Mexican Empire. The two countries have long been enmity, and the Mexican government has nothing wrong with causing trouble to them at this time.
Don't think about exterminating pirates. The federal government has fought very hard in the civil war. If foreign wars are provoked again, then the custody will not be enough.
No matter how weak Mexico is, it cannot be eaten by a few West Coast states. There is very little the federal government can do beyond diplomatic protest.
Against this backdrop, the Russian Far Eastern fleet visited San Francisco and took down a pirate ship. The Russian fleet was immediately warmly welcomed by the people of California, threatened by pirates.
Major General Popov, who was originally trying to promote relations, was touted after a few glasses of wine, and he made a promise to fight pirates in a daze.
He does not mean that.
It was not just Americans who attended the banquet, envoys from various countries in California also appeared at the banquet. Although everyone is suspected of taking sides in the civil war, Americans still have to abide by diplomatic etiquette.
After the banquet, the British representative appeared in the Austrian embassy in California.
"Carter, don't you think the Russians are too arrogant? Just their broken ships, and they have to fight pirates. I think it's almost the same for pirates!" British representative Rhodes tentatively said.
The Russian Far Eastern Fleet has few ships, let alone only a part of them. It is not surprising that they can't win against pirates. After all, this is not an ordinary pirate.
If you are interested, you will find that these pirates come from the South and Indian Ocean regions. Appearing on the west coast, someone must have manipulated it.
The main reason why this happens is because of profit. Pirates also need to sell stolen goods, and there are natural interests here.
Perhaps many people think that pirates who get something for nothing are a profiteering industry, but in fact, mastering the stronghold of selling stolen goods is the real profiteering.
For the same commodity, the price of selling stolen goods is only three or four layers at most. It is never pirates who make the most profit, but the channel of selling stolen goods behind the scenes.
It is obviously not that simple to be able to open up such a channel in Mexico. Without a group of protective umbrellas, it is estimated that they would have been wiped out by the navies of various countries.
There is no doubt that Rhodes was pulled into the water. When the Russians want to fight pirates, they are cutting off his money.
To test Austria's attitude, it is nothing more than worrying that the Austrian fleet in Central America will stand up for the Russians. Can't just kill the Russians with the front foot, and cause more trouble later.
The Austrian representative Carter said very cooperatively: "There is no way, maybe the Russians have always been so arrogant. Maybe they want to make a fortune by fighting pirates.
You must know that the pirates have looted tens of millions of dollars in the last few months, and even if only one-tenth of it is left, it is still a huge sum of money. "
Let’s just say, it’s easy to get things done with money. As long as the interests are in place, even if the Russian fleet is wiped out, it doesn't matter.
It is true that Russia and Austria are allies, but it does not mean that there is no conflict in the interests of Russia and Austria. For example now: Austria supports the government of the South, the Russians support the government of the North, and the two sides are on opposite sides.
When this happened, in order to avoid affecting the relationship between the two countries, everyone naturally avoided each other. Carter and the Russian representative never got in touch with each other other than a polite greeting.
In fact, this also shows the position that Russia cannot get help from Austria on the issue of the Americas.
The British attacked the Russian fleet more than it seemed. In private, it was because of personal interests; in business, it was to destroy the arrogance of the Russians.
When the visiting fleet was fighting against pirates, it was harassed by pirates.
Lost. Once this happened, the tsarist government would be ridiculed for at least twenty years.
The diplomatic support that the Russians had brought to the northern government would also be wiped out.