The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1463 Jumping up and down
Zachary Taylor also didn't like his vice president, who was too self-righteous and looked down on European powers. Zachary Taylor was different. He had participated in the invasion of Mexico and faced the Austrian army.

Although it was only a brief contact, he was certain that it was an existence that he could not defeat even if he tried his best.

In his early years, Zachary Taylor had fought against the French New France (Texas) colonial army. The French infantry chased the American cavalry, and the American infantry was chased and beaten by the French cavalry.

The two crushing defeats left Zachary Taylor with a huge psychological trauma, which was the despair caused by the inability to win.

However, Millard Fillmore was a staunch believer in Manifest Destiny. In his eyes, not only the West should belong to the United States, but even Hawaii, Japan, and Korea further west should also belong to the United States.
In short, Zachary Taylor was so angry that his stomach ached.

"If you like fighting so much, you can go ahead and fight!"

Zachary Taylor retorted casually, but he never expected that the other party would take it seriously.

Millard Fillmore found the pirate William Walker, who was looking to clean up his act and return to shore, and the two hit it off.
Historically, William Walker was known as an adventurer, but most of what he did had nothing to do with adventure and was more like a seventeenth-century pirate.

William Walker attempted to conquer Central America and even briefly became the head of a country, but was ultimately defeated and killed.

Shortly after Spain reconquered New Granada, Francis was crowned Grand Duke of Moldavia and Grand Duke of Wallachia, and officially incorporated them into the Austrian Empire.

The two grand celebrations were enough to be remembered by those who attended, and the room was packed with guests. In addition to local celebrities and gentry, representatives from major European countries also attended.

However, due to the special geographical location, almost no senior officials or heads of state were present in person.

The representatives of various countries present had different thoughts. The British and French all hoped that there would be an assassination or even a riot, which would bring disgrace to the Austrian Empire.

However, they all knew that such a thing was almost impossible. After all, the Austrian Empire dispatched a full 100,000 regular troops for this celebration.

The British love to jump up and down in diplomatic occasions, and this time is no exception.

Viscount Stratford walked up to the French ambassador, the Marquis Lamberta, holding a glass of wine.

"My Lord Marquis, you are still strong despite your age!"

Compared to Viscount Stratford, who is an Englishman, Marquis Lamberta, who holds a cane, wears a top hat and has a pocket watch hanging on his chest, looks more like a real Englishman.

"I never thought that your country would send a promising 'young man' like you."

Marquis Lamberta deliberately raised the emphasis. Both parties were old foxes, so they naturally knew what the other meant. Everyone came to see the joke, but there was no clown, so they were a little disappointed.

"What do you think about the Near East?"

Viscount Stratford naturally hopes that France will stand on his side, but Marquis Lamberta is a man carefully selected by Alexander Colonna Walewski, and he will not expose France's strategy so easily.

"You should also be aware of our situation in France. We are now more concerned about domestic development and stability."

What Marquis Lamberta meant was that the Austrian Empire was powerless to solve its problems. Just when Viscount Stratford was feeling a little discouraged, Marquis Lamberta changed the subject.

"But France is a major European country after all. If we can do our part for peace in Europe, we will consider it."

This was very ambiguous, but the fact that France had given in was enough for Britain. After some false pretenses, Viscount Stratford approached Baron Hornard, the Prussian representative.

Baron Hornard was a Junker nobleman, and he was in awe of both Britain and Austria. His words were full of flattery, and the two sides talked for a long time, but there was no effective communication. In the end, it was Viscount Stratford who lost his temper first.

"Although the Austrian Empire is powerful, I am optimistic about the prospects of cooperation between our two countries. Your country is the founder of the German Customs Union, and the Austrians are just stealing the fruits of your victory."

Viscount Stratford had made it clear what he meant, so how could Baron Honard not know what he meant?

"My Lord Viscount, what you said makes sense. I will clarify the interests to the king and the parliament. I also hope that your country can send an envoy to Berlin for detailed discussions."

Britain's support for Prussia was also a helpless choice. The Austrian Empire was a landlocked country with a narrow coastline, but its naval strength was not weak.

In particular, the Austrian Empire had its own economic system, and the means commonly used by Britain had little effect on it. At the same time, because of the existence of the Austrian Empire, the effect of Britain's sanctions on Russia and even on almost all European countries was greatly weakened.

The most important link in the Austrian Empire's economic cycle is the German Customs Union. At the same time, the German Confederation is also an important source of troops for the Austrian Empire.

In fact, 20% of the soldiers and 27% of the officers of the Austrian Empire came from other German states. If the German Customs Union and the German Confederation were not dismantled, the Austrian Empire would have a steady infusion of fresh blood.

Prussia was the largest state in the German Confederation besides the Austrian Empire, and was also the most powerful and ambitious.

However, the British never expected Prussia to defeat Austria. They just hoped that Prussia could attract Austria's firepower, buy time and space for themselves, and restrain Austria.

The result of Prussia's victory over Austria was completely beyond the British's expectations.
When he was with the Russian representatives, Viscount Stratford transformed himself into a fighter for market liberalism.

"The Austrian Empire's occupation of the two principalities is equivalent to monopolizing the trade on the Danube. Who knows if they will move towards the Black Sea?"

The pro-Austrian faction among the Russian representatives wished the Austrian Empire would do this, because the more it did so, the more money they would make and the greater their say in the court.

Due to the peculiarities of the Russian government and Nicholas I, these industrial and commercial officials and technical experts had extremely low status and almost no say.

But if the Austrian Empire could monopolize the Black Sea trade, the trade volume between Russia and Austria would inevitably increase, and their status would naturally rise.

In fact, from a purely commercial perspective, allowing the Austrian Empire to achieve a monopoly would be more conducive to the economic development of both sides. After all, the efficiency of the Russian government and businessmen is too low.

However, it did sound extremely terrifying to the Anglophiles and Pan-Slavophiles in Russia.

"How can we let the Austrians strangle us? We must find a way to get rid of the Austrians' control!"

"After all, the source of all this is that Austria controls the two Danube principalities. We should sign a new agreement with the Austrians!"

Nicholas I's youngest son, Mikhail Nikolayevich, who was only eighteen years old, only felt that his men were noisy.

He was the representative chosen by the Russian royal family this time. Grand Duke Mikhail had nothing but infinite admiration for his brother-in-law Franz.

The two were of similar age, but Franz's deeds had spread throughout Europe, a king who would never compromise.

Even a picky man like his own father recognized that Franz was a model among kings.

It is said that he conquered all the women who tried to conquer him.