Reports of the battles of California and Veracruz, as well as news of the successful assassination near the island of Earthfire, reached Vienna one after another.

The frequent good news was undoubtedly a boost for Austria at this time, because Britain and Russia intended to support Austria's dispatch of troops to Mexico as a bargaining chip.

They were able to shut their mouths for a while, and the Near Eastern crisis ended with Russia acquiring one-third of the original Kars province.

Franz's approach was to divide the Ottoman Kars region into three provinces, the flattest and most suitable land for cultivation to Russia.

The areas that were difficult to cultivate and difficult to defend remained in the Ottoman Empire. This would satisfy the needs of the Russians, alleviate the excessive concerns of the British and Ottomans, and would actually be of use to Austria.

In fact, Franz did not object to Russia's annexation of Ottoman territory, but he did not want this ally to get out of his control.

If Russia intended to farm, Franz was firmly supportive. If the former intended to swallow the Ottomans and tie Austria to the chariot, or even to the point of killing the Persian Empire together, the latter would never agree.

Giving the Russians the best land in Kars Province seems to be in the interests of their allies, but in reality the plains are easy to attack and difficult to defend, and even if a military fortress is built, it is difficult to act as a wedge.

Even if Russia spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build a city here, it had to consider the Ottoman and Persian threats, and could not colonize with peace of mind.

For the Ottomans, too, they still retained the hope of recovering their homeland, after all, the main Russian forces were still north of the Caucasus, and their eyes were more on the Balkans.

Moreover, nominally, the Austrian side gave a loan, and the term was naturally ninety-nine years, and as for the lease fee, it was 20 million florins.

The Russians were very dissatisfied at first, after all, they themselves came for money. However, Austria said it would bear the cost for the former, much to the surprise of the ambassadors present.

Almost all people have the image of a fool and a lot of money in their minds, but although the Vienna Conference set the rent, there was no time limit.

So when the Ottomans wanted to ask the Austrian Empire for money, there was only one answer, and that was to wait first.

At the same time, it also blocked the mouths of some people who wanted to play on the topic, such as Andrei Uvarov, who originally wanted to expand the incident, or ask for more land, after all, there are not many times when Britain is so weak.

In fact, at this time, Russia will cling to the south of the Caucasus, completely forced by money. The country was horribly poor, and Russia's wealth was pitifully small in relation to the size of its land and the size of its population.

Austria also needs a strong supplier of raw materials, after all, it is inherently insufficient, coupled with a relatively weak navy (which is prone to blockade), and relations with the United States may deteriorate in the future.

Franz is not unfounded, although European history is not unfounded, although there are many countries with which Europe has fought and traded with it.

But the United States is strictly different from the European countries before it, it is too big and too rich, it has enough raw materials and a large enough market.

It is precisely because of these advantages that it has become the most popular country for trade sanctions in later generations.

Franz couldn't help but sigh, "It's good to have a lot of land, and you don't have to worry about getting stuck in your neck." ”

In order not to follow the old path of Germany II, Austria had to build its own system.

As a matter of fact, the outcome of the Vienna Conference satisfied Britain, Russia, and Austria.

For the British, they succeeded in averting the Near East crisis, and although they only postponed the date of the outbreak, they did buy themselves a precious respite.

At the same time, George Hamilton was convinced that he had discovered a crack in the Russian-Austrian alliance, and the so-called "one-third" plan seemed to be silencing the British, but in fact the ultimate goal of this plan was to prevent Russia from moving further south.

In fact, from Robert Peele's point of view, he would prefer Austria to join the Mexican-American War, after all, the rise of the United States is like a slap in the face of England.

According to the prime minister's idea, it is better to have France join in, and then the whole of North America will be a pot of porridge, and after a few years, Britain will finish dealing with South America and then go to pick peaches.

The Russians, on the other hand, are the biggest winners on the surface, not only eating the "land", but also not having to pay for it. In other words, it's to do your own business and spend other people's money, how can you be so cool?

With these more than 700 square kilometers of fertile plains, Russia will be able to grow a lot of cotton, which will further improve its economic situation.

And this time there was no need for the tsar to send expensive troops, let alone the sacrifices of the soldiers, which Neserlov called "the greatest victory since the Eighth Russo-Turkish War."

However, not everyone was happy with this, such as Andrei Uvarov, who was an idealist bent on completing the "Peter's Edict" and reviving the Third Roman Empire.

While Nesserlov and other high-ranking Russian officials were celebrating their great victory, Andrei Uvarov was depressed.

Although Russia acquired some land suitable for farming, it could only be used for farming, and there was no way to expand the gains of the war, let alone open roads to the Anatolian plateau and the Persian Gulf.

Although the Russians have never recognized the authenticity of the "Peter's Edict", Russia has always resolutely implemented the contents of the "Peter's Edict" from the beginning of the Tsarist era to the present.

These include, but are not limited to: dismembering Sweden, destroying Persia, crushing Poland, conquering Turkey, expanding into the Black Sea, capturing Constantinople, and marching on India and the Persian Gulf.

Although he was reluctant, Andrei Uvarov knew that Russia's only chance of victory was to pull the Austrians into his chariot.

However, judging from the current performance, neither the British nor the Austrians, the allies of Russia, would allow Russia to move further south.

So he could conclude that someone on the Austrian side must have had an insight into all this.

Andrei Uvarov felt that that man must be Archduke Albrecht, after all, the son of Archduke Karl and his high prestige in the Austrian army, it was not surprising that he could see through the situation before him.

For the Austrian side, the postponement of the Crimean War was a victory, and at the same time, in a sense, it was a favor owed to Russia, and it was also a hold on to the Ottoman empire, which was about to die.

Although 20 million florins is not a lot for a large country, it is a great wealth for an individual or a group.

Franz could then use the money to beat him hard, after all, the so-called "enlightened monarch" seemed to like to be a lackey of the British, and was very afraid of Russia, but had no reverence for Austria.

I can't add it today, this cat's paws are very dirty, in addition to rabies vaccine and tetanus, penicillin is also hung, it cost a total of one thousand and a half, and three days of water and three shots of rabies vaccine.

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