Chapter 1273: Wooing the Austro-Hungarian Empire
"Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, I would like to congratulate your country on your victory in the North American theater! Your army has defeated the United States, a world power, which means that we will soon win this world war! "Anton. Ambassador Huber said with a smile on his face. Although Austria-Hungary is also one of the great powers in Europe and the whole world, since its defeat in the war with Prussia for Germany, Austria-Hungary has been a second-rate power in Europe. Compared with Germany's ambition to dominate the world, Austria-Hungary only wanted to expand its territory and seize some overseas colonies. It's just that now that the war has been going on for more than a year, Austria-Hungary has paid more than 200 dead and wounded on the battlefield, but it seems that it is still very far from victory. But fortunately, now that China has ended the North American War, it will soon be left to attack a strong enemy in Europe, which is undoubtedly a good thing for Austria-Hungary!
"Your Excellency, Ambassador, has your country also achieved a great victory on the European battlefield? I firmly believe that the final winner of this war will definitely be ours! Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said with a smile.
"Of course, China and Austria-Hungary and Germany are all the most powerful countries in the world, we are all emerging powers, and the world is divided up by those old countries, and only by defeating them can we gain a vast living space. Now it seems that our efforts are going to succeed! "Anton. Ambassador Huber said. The enemies of Austria-Hungary were mainly Italy and Russia, and in the early days, Austria-Hungary was beaten by the Russians and almost invaded by the Russians, and if the Germans had not rescued them in time, they might have been defeated. The only enemy weaker than them is probably the strange Italians. Italy has organized millions of troops to attack Austria-Hungary, but because of transportation problems, large forces can not be deployed, and the Austro-Hungarian army, with the help of a part of the German army, has repeatedly defeated the Italian army. If it weren't for the containment of other battlefields, maybe they would have already invaded the heart of Italy!
Of the three allies of China, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, Austria-Hungary was undoubtedly the weakest. And Austria-Hungary also seems to know its own strength and status, so it is not greedy. Of course, this also became a phenomenon in which both China and Germany wanted to win over Austria-Hungary. Austrian Emperor Franz. Joseph I is already old, he is now eighty-three years old, he has been emperor for more than sixty years! Although he led the Austro-Hungarian Empire to become a great power in Europe, he no longer has the ambition of his youth. Unless the heir, Archduke Ferdinand, becomes the Austrian Emperor, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not destined to have much ambition!
"Your Excellency, the main reason for seeing you today is that there is one thing that needs to be communicated with Austria-Hungary!" Tang Shaoyi said.
"What's the matter? Your Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs, please speak. "Settle in. Ambassador Huber sat up straight and looked at Tang Shaoyi with full attention!
"Your Excellency, you know, the Empire has now basically ended the war in North America. Having received instructions from the Emperor Xià, the Imperial Empire, after deliberation, intended to allow the Austro-Hungarian descendants in the United States to form a state of their own. The specific land area is Florida, Georgia and Alabama in the southern part of the United States. Although the area is a little smaller, it should be enough to settle the Austro-Hungarian descent in the United States! Tang Shaoyi said with a smile.
"Huh? On behalf of Austria-Hungary and those of Austro-Hungarian descent who are oppressed in the United States, I thank you for your generosity, and China will always be an ally of Austria-Hungary! "Anton. Ambassador Huber immediately said excitedly. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire also coveted the rich North America, they knew their own strength, and they also knew that the fat swallowed by China had never been able to spit out. Originally, Austria-Hungary thought that China was destined to annex North America, but it did not expect that now the peak has turned around, and China has actually ceded the land of the three southern states of the United States to Austria-Hungary.
"Your Excellency, your country deserves it. Your country dragged the enemies of the Entente such as Russia and Italy and delayed the defeat of the Americans for us, and now that we have defeated the Americans, we will naturally not forget the benefits of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! "Tang Shaoyi is sè said!
"Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, please inform your Emperor that the Entente are our common enemy, and it is also the duty of our Austro-Hungarian Empire to hold them down!" Anton. Huber patted his chest and said. Although the three southern states of the United States did not have much land, it was already a windfall for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had thought that it had nothing to gain. Austria-Hungary had only a few hundred thousand descendants in the United States, and it was enough to settle them in three states. Moreover, Austria-Hungary could even emigrate millions of people there after the war. After all, the population of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was also somewhat overpopulated, and in the absence of overseas colonies, emigration to the United States was undoubtedly the best way!
"Your Excellency, your country can emigrate to these three continents of the United States, but our country also has one condition, that is, your country must not deploy troops in the United States! And a country founded by Austro-Hungarian origin must not have an army of more than 20,000 men! Otherwise, it will have a great impact on the stability of North America, and China does not want that to happen! Tang Shaoyi said with a stern face!
"Your Excellency, will 20,000 troops be too little? What if it is attacked by other countries? "Anton. Ambassador Huber asked. He had anticipated the Chinese side's request for a long time. However, he also knew that China could have eaten its own food, but now that it has divided some of it, Austria-Hungary should be content!
"Your Excellency, Ambassador, rest assured, the Empire will deploy enough troops in North America, Austria-Hungary is an ally of the Empire, and the Chinese troops in North America will protect the interests of Austria-Hungary in North America from being violated!" Tang Shaoyi said.
Anton. Ambassador Huber nodded, he understood the meaning of Tang Shaoyi's words, if Austria-Hungary and China had always been allies, then the interests of Austria-Hungary in the United States would be guaranteed. If Austria-Hungary and China were enemies, then Austria-Hungary would probably have no interest in North America.
"Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I know, I will report back to the country! I wonder what China will do with the rest of North America? "Anton. Ambassador Huber asked. The United States has 48 continents, Austria-Hungary has only 3, and there are 45 continents!
"Canada will be annexed by the Empire, officially incorporated into the Empire's rule, and merged with the Empire's Icefields Province to form a single province. In addition, seven states in the western United States, including California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota, will be merged into an overseas province of the Empire, which will be under the direct jurisdiction of the Empire. The 11 states of the southern United States, including Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Akensè, Mississippi, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, will be returned to Mexico, after all, Mexico zhèngfǔ is also an ally of the empire, and these territories seized by the United States should be returned to them! The remaining 27 states will belong to a country made up of blacks, a country ruled by the Republican Party and the Mínzhǔ Party in the United States, and a country made up of German-Americans! "Tang Shaoyi doesn't have any reservations, and he gives it up!
Anton. Ambassador Huber couldn't help but take a deep breath, the Chinese are completely dismembering the United States! A country with the most powerful industrial strength in the world, the final outcome will actually be like this, which can only be said that the Chinese are too cautious, must completely destroy the United States, not only occupy a piece of the territory of the United States, but also divide a large part to other allies, and finally the remaining United States is also divided into three parts, so that the United States will no longer have a chance to turn over!
"Thank you, Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, for telling me the truth, and I will report to China immediately, and ask Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs to believe that Austria-Hungary will definitely be China's staunchest ally!" Anton. Ambassador Huber said solemnly!
"Of course, I'm a firm believer in that!" Tang Shaoyi said with a smile on her face!
Anton. Ambassador Huber soon left the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and upon his return to the embassy, he immediately sent a long telegram to China, in which he gave a detailed account of China's plan for dealing with the United States and North America, and at the same time proposed that Austria-Hungary strengthen its ties with China. He knew very well that in terms of national strength, China had far surpassed Germany, and even Germany and Austria-Hungary together were not China's opponents. Austria-Hungary has no ambition to compete for world supremacy, and if it continues to follow Germany closely, I am afraid it will bring trouble to itself!
Austrian Emperor Franz. Joseph I and Crown Prince Ferdinand received the message of Anton . Ambassador Huber was very pleased when he sent back the telegram. As a second-rate power in Europe, Austria-Hungary had no overseas colonies at all, and now it got three states in the United States, although it was nominally established by Austro-Hungarian people in the United States, but this country was also under the control of Austria-Hungary? The Austro-Hungarian Empire was also very pleased with this, and some of the people in the originally staunch pro-German zhèngfǔ also began to have a favorable impression of China. After all, the fact that Austria-Hungary did not contribute to the North American theater of war and now has been allocated the land of three states already shows that China has shown China's generosity! rs