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Vienna, the Imperial Council.

Since Emperor Ferdinand I was unable to attend, the rights could only be exercised by the Regent Council. In fact, even if Ferdinand I was present, his orders would require the signature of the Regent Council to take effect.

"Count Latour, I think you should be able to withdraw the temporary garrison in Transylvania to their original garrison." Count Korolov did not forget his promise to Palmerston, after all, honesty and trustworthiness are A noble quality that a nobleman should have.

Count Tural was heartened by the bloodshed in Budapest, but regretted that the Austrian military was not directly involved.

After the Hungarian incident, there was no reason to garrison troops in Transylvania. As for the Russians and Ottomans on the other side of the mountain, he was not worried at all.

After all, Transylvania is not Rome, Russia is not Carthage, and they don't have generals like Hannibal. Even if they have, what is the point of surprise attacking Transylvania?

Waiting to be caught by the army of the Austrian Empire? After all, it is easy to turn over, but it is not so easy to turn back.

The proposal for the military to seize the two duchies on the Danube was strongly rejected by Counts Metternich and Kororav, both of whom believed that the military's actions were tantamount to suicidal.

Moreover, on the opposite side of the Carpathian Mountains, the Russian and Ottoman armies are already at war, and it is of no value to continue to station troops here.

"The situation in Hungary has stabilized, and the military agreed to withdraw. But I want to remind everyone that the Ottomans are at their weakest in hundreds of years, and now is a good time to defeat them. The barbaric Russians, once they inherit the Ottomans The legacy will seriously threaten the eastern frontier of the empire."

Count Kororav felt that a strong Russia was a good thing. After all, only under the threat of a strong country, those weak princes in the German Confederation could see the world clearly, and only Austria could protect Germany.

Prince Metternich felt that in order to maintain the status of the great powers of the Austrian Empire, it was necessary to unite Russia. Besides, it was not easy for Russia to swallow the Ottoman inheritance.

There are a large number of mountains and rivers between Austria and Russia. As long as a few key fortresses are occupied, Russia's westward advance can be prevented.

Besides, according to the instructions of Peter's will, after the Russians have obtained warm access to the sea, they should compete with Britain for India. At that time, the Austrian Empire will be able to free up its hands and deal with France with all its strength.

The most important thing now is to find a way to win Serbia, solve Austria's worries, and fully digest Italy.

"Count Tural, I think you can withdraw your army to Nordsawi. After all, the fortress has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is time for someone to take care of it."

The upright Count Tural did not understand the meaning of Count Metternich's words, and shouted.

"My lord, my soldiers are not decoration workers. If you want to repair the fort, you should find maintenance workers, not the army."

Count Korolov is used to this kind of chicken-and-duck talk, so he changed the way of saying it.

"Count Tural, the Prime Minister hopes that you can station your troops in Nordsawi to prevent the Ottomans from creating friction on the border."

"They dare! Damn heretics! Don't look at their 350,000 troops, our Austrian Empire only needs 300,000 troops to recover Constantinople!" Earl Tulare's emotions immediately rose, as long as he was fighting the Ottomans He supports all actions.

Metternich advocated the garrison of Nordsawi, not to directly attack Serbia, but to let Russia take the initiative to negotiate with itself. At the same time, the stationing of Nordsawi also means waiting for opportunities. As expected, Austria can find any reason to attack Serbia.

"Gentlemen, although some states in Italy are ruled by members of the royal family, their expansion has affected the interests of the Austrian Empire. Especially the Duchess Marisa, who borrowed heavily in the name of the empire and openly embezzled state property... .”

Before Metternich finished speaking, he was interrupted by Count Kororav.

"The Duchess has made a lot of sacrifices for the empire, and we can no longer criticize her. I suggest that Baron Oakle and those Parma officials who deceived the Duchess be severely punished, and a group of honest and reliable people be selected from the Austrian Empire and sent to Parma , and at the same time clear the debt relationship.”

Earl Korolav's words were affirmed by the two royal grand dukes. Of course, they just nodded without any substantive actions.

However, at this time, Duchess Marisa had long lost her value in Metternich's eyes, and now she has become an obstacle to Italy under the rule of the Austrian Empire.

The small states in Central Italy have lost their value, and now the Austrian Empire needs to integrate Central Italy into Northern Italy to maximize its value.

Although these small countries do not have much strength to compete with the powerful Austria, the rulers of these small countries are inextricably linked with the royal family.

If it is too radical, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction with the royal family, and the Regency Council will not let such an order pass.

For this reason, Prince Metternich had to find a way to prove to the Regent Council that the fragmented status quo of Central Italy was no longer in the interests of the empire.

In fact, this was also mentioned by him when he was teaching Archduke Franz.

Prince Metternich praised joining the German Zolluge as the greatest decision of Emperor Franz II's life.

Archduke Franz asked, why can't Austria form an Italian customs union?

"Arch Duke Franz, you are very smart. But think about why your grandfather, the great Emperor Franz II, didn't do this?"

Prince Metternich asked and answered himself.

"Politics between countries are not isolated. France, which has competed with the Austrian Empire for hundreds of years, has not given up its ambitions for Italy. The Bourbon dynasty from France is even ruling the land at the southern tip of Italy, and the Kingdom of Sardinia is also attached to it. next to France.

The British would not want a strong country to dominate Italy, which would destroy their so-called balance of power. "

Prince Metternich cleared his throat and continued ~lightnovelpub.net~ Let's see how your grandfather did it. The Austrian Empire opened three ports and six towns to the Central Italian States, allowing the Central Italian States to trade freely with Austria, and only charged a symbolic tariff. At the same time, it is planned to build a railway linking the whole of Central Italy. "

Franz took out a thick stack of documents and put them on the table.

"But what's the result? What benefits does this unilateral tribute trade have for the Austrian Empire? The trade deficit is less than 3% of that of the German Customs Union, and it contributes almost nothing to tax collection.

The money earned by the Central Italian states all flowed into the hands of these corrupt officials. They used them to buy French and British goods, and in the end they made our enemies cheaper.

Five years later, the Austrian Empire has built countless railways, but the Sino-Italian Railway still exists only on sketches. Doesn't such a low efficiency explain the problem? "

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