At this time, the riots on the Indian subcontinent involved too much British power, and Robert Peel had to start re-examining his foreign policy.

It didn't matter, he found that his successive foreign secretaries were all rubbish. The "Understanding King" Palmerston who leads the war everywhere is stronger than these crooked melons and cracked dates.

While foreign policy towards the Austrian Empire seemed somewhat anachronistic, Russia and France seemed to be a much greater threat to Britain by comparison.

In fact, there is another name for this era, that is, the "Great Game Era", also known as the "Anglo-Russian Great Game Era", which shows the great threat that Russia posed to Britain at that time.

Another background is the rise of France, due to Franz's commotion operation, coupled with deliberate guidance and a series of accidents, France at this time is far stronger, far stronger than the recovering France in history.

Austria, on the other hand, is well known to any leader with a modicum of political and military common sense.

The center of Europe, this statement is true in a sense, but it can also be considered the center of the encirclement.

In this place of four wars, you may be beaten by a group at any time. Whoever wants to dominate will beat Austria except for Britain.

But now it was Britain that had really been on the line with the Austrian Empire, the former having made many concessions, and the latter still disgruntled by a part of the country.

As a result, the Austrian side turned from a retrenchment to confrontation, and began to compete with Britain in various fields, although the scale of this conflict was very limited, but in the situation of Britain's hostility with Russia, France, and the United States, this blow was magnified countless times.

Especially when the Austrian Empire extended its hand to the Near East, Britain immediately took countermeasures by sending troops into the Strait of Otranto.

A blockade of the Adriatic Sea would have completely cut off the Austrian Empire's overseas trade, but could it really be done?

At this time, Britain's foreign relations, with the exception of Sweden and Prussia, which remained neutral towards the former, were mostly hostile to Britain.

Russia, France, Austria, the United States, and Spain, five of the seven great powers were at war with Britain, and the Netherlands, Egypt, and Denmark were at war with Britain, while Brazil and the Sikh Empire were at war with Britain...

Robert Peel couldn't help but sigh.

"What have the stupid pigs of the Foreign Ministry done all these years!"

Home Secretary James Graham poured another basin of oil.

"Prime Minister, in fact, I have recently received some credible information that the Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Aberdeen, has taken bribes from other countries..."

In fact, taking bribes was a very common thing at that time, but Robert Peele, who was angry, couldn't do so much, and he directly threw all the blame on the hapless foreign secretary.

When the foreign minister was dismissed, the deputy minister was the happiest. Stratford Canning was excited to continue his Austrian strategy once he came to power.

True, he intended to launch a direct attack on the Austrian colonies, cutting off their access to overseas trade, and planning a few more *** in his country, and by the way, depriving the Austrian Empire of the leadership of the German Confederation ....

However, Viscount Stratford's generous statement did not impress Prime Minister Robert Peel, on the contrary, he was removed from the post of deputy minister and sent to the Ottoman Empire.

In contrast to this, Palmerston, who has always advocated being tough on the outside world, but his stance is very flexible and he knows how to judge the situation.

Palmerston did not see any wisdom in being tough with the Prime Minister at this time, nor did he see any value in the anti-Austrian policies that had been going on since the elder Canning.

Most of Austria's overseas interests did not conflict with those of the British, and the Trankuiba hanging over India was a small piece of land, and it was far from the core of Indian domination, and it could not hinder the British plans at all.

As for the vicious rivalry in the Near East, he, as a former ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, was well aware of the ins and outs of these things.

It's just that some British businessmen are greedy and break the rules first, plus some excesses of the British government

Led to a counterattack by the Austrian Empire.

Palmerston felt that these were all trivial things in the face of British hegemony, and it seemed inappropriate to continue to suppress Austria under the premise of the rise of France and the struggle for hegemony of Russia.

Palmerston's thinking was very clear, he felt that if Britain wanted to maintain its hegemony, it should divide the Holy Alliance, and then co-opt France and Austria against Russia.

At the same time, it was in the best interest of Great Britain to create contradictions between France and Austria, and then to foster the United States in North America, and to strengthen the ties with the kingdoms of Prussia and Sardinia.

Supporting Austria's eastward expansion, in particular, could take advantage of the special relationship between the two Danube principalities and Russia to force Russia and Austria to turn against each other.

As for the Ottomans, they really can't hold up the wall, and if they can be combined with Persia, they may be able to fight against Russia, but that is simply impossible.

The Ottomans and Persians regarded each other as heretics, and there was a long history of ethnic hatred.

Palmerston felt that it was better to repair relations with the Austrian Empire and France first, and to turn their guns on Russia.

Because Russia did not sign the Straits Convention, the Russians still nominally had control of the Black Sea straits (the Treaty of Winkar-Inskelesi).

Therefore, in the future, when Russia is vying for hegemony, it may be necessary to pass through Austria's territory, and it is very important to establish good relations with it.

At the same time, in the East, the Austrians opened the doors of Japan, but did not allow it to trade with other powers, and this act of eating alone was despised.

Britain could have entered Japan as an ally of Austria and then seized the market, after all, in the eyes of the "king", Austria's level of industrial and agricultural development was far inferior to that of Britain.

Coupled with the proximity of Britain to Japan, Britain could effortlessly take the markets laid down by the Austrians.

Austria and France have many overlapping colonies, so it is very easy to provoke a dispute between the two countries.

Whether in Central America, West Africa, North America, or Asia, overseas operations require large numbers of troops and supplies.

And Britain is the only country in the world that has the ships and the strength to get these things where they want to go, so if they want to gain an advantage in the competition, they must have a good relationship with the British Empire.

At that time, Britain will be able to completely change its diplomatic passivity, and even profit from it by provoking a war, which is the most suitable path for Britain.

Palmerston's theory was very much in line with Robert Peele's wishes, who felt that it would be too much of a loss for Britain to take it personally, and that it would be better to let the great powers fight each other.

The objective reality is that at this time, Britain's forces are too scattered and the institutions are too bloated, and it is difficult to form a unified movement.

In fact, Palmerston's vision is very vicious, and the strategy he gives in the book is very in line with the character of the character, and at the same time in line with the British diplomatic style at this time, of course, it is certainly more complete and reasonable than the British diplomatic strategy in history.