Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1175

[Chapter 1162 The Empire’s Promise]

“Really…really…”

Franz couldn’t believe his ears. What Austria needed most now was military assistance. If he could get the empire’s assistance, he could thwart the conspiracy of France and Prussia to carve up Austria. No more problems.

Franz was so excited that he was about to agree, but he immediately thought that there would be no pie in the sky, so he said, “Is it just out of good intentions that the empire is helping Austria so much?”

“Of course not.” Tang Wenjie’s expression was still very indifferent. , he said: “In addition to the military defense treaty, the empire hopes that the countries organized by the Vienna Convention can trade freely and cancel tariffs and trade barriers with each other.”

Franz was stunned for a moment. Tang Wenjie’s words seemed very fair, but in fact they were very unfair. , because now even a fool knows that the Empire has great industrial capabilities and commerce and industry.

Once the tariffs are removed, a large number of cheap and high-quality imperial goods will flood Austria, and Austria can only sell some agricultural products to the empire. This move is almost equivalent to allowing Austria to unilaterally cancel the tariffs.

Tang Wenjie looked at Franz’s expression. Of course the empire would not be kind enough to help Austria. His goal in coming to Europe this time was to establish another way of colonization, economic colonization.

Given the empire’s powerful industrial capabilities, any seemingly equal economic treaty was actually unequal, because these countries were simply unable to compete with the empire.

Pacing back and forth in front of Tang Wenjie, Franz fell into thinking. If he did not agree to the empire’s conditions, Austria would face being partitioned.

By agreeing to the empire’s conditions, Austria would be plundered in terms of trade, but even so, the interests of the Austrian royal family would not be harmed.

Even if they directly participate in trade with the empire, the royal members will be richer. In this case, signing a treaty is very cost-effective.

Thinking of this, he said: “I sign!”

Tang Wenjie stood up and said: “Congratulations, Your Majesty, from now on the Empire and Austria are members of the Vienna Convention Organization, and more countries will definitely join in the future.”

Frank Ci is a very practical person. He said: “Then how is the empire prepared to help us tide over the difficulties?”

“There are 10,000 soldiers of the empire in Suez, two thousand kilometers away from Venice. They can take a steamship in three days.” Arriving in Venice. “Tang Wenjie’s words are very powerful.

Franz laughed. Tang Wenjie’s words were very straightforward. If France and Prussia did not retreat, the empire would fulfill the treaty and intervene militarily in this war.

“If this is the case, I will first announce the signing of an agreement with the empire. If they do not listen to dissuasion, I hope that the empire can help us repel these invaders.” Franz said.

“Of course.” Tang Wenjie said with a smile.

The two then further discussed the issue of the treaty and agreed on some details, such as provisions such as which country would provide supplies on whose territory the war was fought.

After successfully establishing the Vienna Convention, Tang Wenjie returned to Suez again, and Franz could not wait to announce the military defense treaty of the Vienna Convention.

In Paris, Henry threw the Austrian newspaper to the ground and stamped on it.

After the French Civil War ended, Henry successfully took over France and achieved his goal of becoming Emperor of France.

But he didn’t expect that he would face the constraints of the empire in the first war after his official coronation.

“Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire has gone too far. During the French Civil War, they seized all of France’s colonies, which caused heavy losses to France. We must make serious representations about this.”

Henry nodded, and he did not compare himself with the empire’s dirty work. The transaction tells everyone that all French people now believe that the empire took the opportunity to add insult to injury.

This is why the Empire was quickly spurned after being favored by France.

“Any force that stops the French will be destroyed. The British in the past and now Prussia and Austria will also be destroyed. If the empire tries to intervene in this just war against Austria, our soldiers will make them pay the price with blood.” Henry Gao shouted.

The Louvre was filled with newly minted aristocrats who had benefited from the Civil War and were now very enthusiastic about the war, because it was the war that made them huge profits.

In Europe, Austria has the largest land area, but Austria, which is lagging behind in firearms, is obviously unable to maintain its territory. This is naturally a piece of natural fat in the eyes of the nobles.

The victory in the civil war, coupled with the victory in the war against Prussia and Austria, made Henry somewhat arrogant.

For him, there was now no enemy that France could not defeat.

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Koenigsberg.

Felix II also received news from Austria.

“Vienna Convention?” Felix II showed a disdainful smile, “Does Austria think that it can scare us with a newspaper?”

“Perhaps this is simply a lie.” A general said, “Will the empire do it for a Austria fights against us? If France and we recruit troops, the two countries can send at least 800,000 troops to attack Austria. Can they stop us with only 10,000 people in the Mediterranean

? Confident, this war with France fully proved the superiority of their percussion guns on the battlefield. Although they suffered 30,000 casualties, Henry sacrificed more soldiers.

Therefore, he firmly believed that Prussia’s current military strength was enough to be fearless of any country on the main battlefield in Europe. As for the warships roaming the sea, he did not care. Prussia was a land power and did not need to fight the empire on the sea.

After thinking for a long time, he decided to ignore the so-called agreement signed by the Empire and Austria, and even wanted to test the Empire’s strength on the battlefield.

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In Vienna, Franz received news of Prussia’s southward advance and France’s continued eastward advance shortly after the newspaper published the news about the Convention.

The actions of the two countries have proven their choice, and now Franz is somewhat grateful that he signed this treaty in the first place, because the two countries are very determined to annex Prussia.

Giving up his illusions, Franz began to seek help from the city of Suez. Now only the empire could stop the expansion of France and Prussia in Europe.

After the news of distress was passed on, Franz fell into anxious waiting, but only ten days later, battleships full of imperial soldiers appeared in the port of Venice.

Fracz was overjoyed to learn the news. Facts have proved that the Vienna Convention is not a dead letter of the empire.

The empire is using practical actions to prove its respect for this agreement.

(End of chapter)