I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 1018: Prussia-Austria Negotiations, Britain Pays

Baron Walter continued loudly: "And if we can help in this incident, Mr. Fox will be very grateful to us."

The officials present immediately began to whisper to each other. Walter's words were very clear: if peace talks were facilitated, the British would give political rewards.

This is definitely good news for the already marginalized Anglophiles.

Soon, the group was discussing how to do it specifically, while Schulmeister smiled kindly on the side.

The next afternoon.

In the study of the Holy Roman Emperor, the reformists and hardliners continued to argue.

Kobzl took out a new "killer weapon": "Mr. Fox has promised to provide a loan of 30 pounds to make up for our country's losses in Silesia."

"Ha! That's not even enough to buy the mud from the Oder."

"Your Majesty, this loan is very important for stabilizing finances. It's time to end the war..."

"The fact that the British are willing to sacrifice their interests proves that Prussia is very weak now! We just need to intensify our offensive..."

"I've read Archduke Karl's report. He said that it would be impossible to capture the Breslau Fortress within at least five months..."

At this moment, Kobzl's assistant tiptoed along the wall and whispered something in his ear.

The Minister of State frowned immediately, pulled Count Stadion over, and whispered, "Zimmermann and Suttner had an audience with His Majesty this morning."

The latter's eyes suddenly darkened: "What do they want to do?"

"It seems to be advocating the British plan and suggesting that Your Majesty accept British mediation."

Stadion said flatly: "That won't do!"

When he said "no", he was not referring to Britain's mediation, but to Zimmermann and others who jumped out to flirt with Britain.

Because most of these pro-British factions are from Togut's political faction, if their influence is allowed to increase, it will inevitably have an impact on their own faction.

It is even possible to welcome back Turgut or re-elect political representatives to compete for power with the Kobusler faction.

They must be "killed" as soon as they show up.

Taking advantage of the brief break when the Emperor went to the toilet, the Kobzel faction quickly agreed on a strategy.

When Francis II returned, Stadion immediately said, “Your Majesty, our biggest concern is that the British will favor Prussia in the boundary negotiations.

"If we avoid Britain and negotiate with Potsdam alone, we can get the maximum benefits we deserve!"

Admiral Hohendorff curled his lips and said, "Humph, unless the Prussians are willing to return Breslau and Oberle, there is no need to negotiate."

"We can use this as a condition to negotiate with the Prussians."

Leo immediately emphasized: "The British cannot be involved."

Kobzl immediately agreed: "Yes, this is a matter between Prussia and Austria."

The two looked at each other subconsciously. This was the first time they reached a consensus.

……

After learning of the decision of Schönbrunn Palace, Fuchs immediately went to meet with Kobzl the Younger. "Without the participation of Britain, you will not get a single cent of the loan!" he threatened angrily.

The Austrian patiently said: “Your proposal has been accepted by His Majesty, and we will complete the demarcation with the Prussians.

“This is the best outcome for all parties.

“And if you withdraw the loans, the situation will inevitably return to chaos. You know, it took us a lot of effort to convince the hardliners.”

Fox had no idea that it was the pro-British factions such as Walter that had put the Kobusl cabinet against him.

After his argument with Kobzl the Younger proved fruitless, he prepared to go directly to see Francis II, but on the way he received news from intelligence officers - the Ottomans who attacked Wallachia had retreated a few days ago, and the Argentau Corps would return to the Silesia battlefield within three weeks.

He immediately thought that something was wrong and returned to little Kobzl's house, saying that Britain could not participate in the mediation, but Prussia and Austria had to start boundary negotiations immediately.

Of course, the loan will still be provided to Vienna.

After receiving the Austrian guarantee, the British Foreign Secretary rushed to Potsdam to do the work of William III.

Without Britain's participation, the Austrians would certainly ask for too much, and if the young king impulsively withdrew from the negotiations, all his efforts would be in vain.

After Fox's coercion and inducement, William III finally agreed to return Liegnitz to Austria under the persuasion of Prince Henry and give up the parts of Breslau and Oberle provinces west of the Oder River. The area of ​​these lands is about 70% of Breslau.

In fact, Prussia can only rely on the Breslau Fortress to barely hold the Oder River defense line, and the west bank has been actually controlled by the Austrian army.

But William III hoped that Britain would provide aid as compensation for the "major concessions" he had made, or provide Prussia with the latest automatic textile technology to make up for the losses of the Silesia industrial area.

More than ten days later, when the negotiators from Prussia and Austria arrived in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, Fuchs finally received a reply from London, which agreed to provide Prussia with twelve new steam looms and corresponding textile technology. Although Prussia's textile industry was small and posed no threat to Britain, Britain would inevitably lose a large share of Prussia's domestic textile market in the future.

The negotiation process between Prussia and Austria was extremely difficult.

Both sides felt they had suffered a loss.

Austria wanted all of Breslau and Oberlei, but Prussia only wanted to give up Liegnitz.

And what you can't get at the negotiation table, you have to use cannons to get it.

As a result, the two sides fought two fierce offensive and defensive battles in Glogau. It was not until the spring of 1795 that they finally reached a compromise because they needed labor to return home for spring sowing.

Austria gained the area west of the Oder River and slightly expanded its territory in Silesia.

Prussia retained most of Silesia and, along with it, Britain's automatic looms.

……

On the other hand, Muhammad Ali returned to Albania with a lot of property and used the money to recruit troops loyal to him.

Subsequently, under his personal command, the Greek rebellion was put down in just one month.

Then, he left his trusted officers in charge of the Albanian army and returned to Constantiniere to accept the Sultan's reward.

As for his secret trip to Wallachia, he said it was to pursue the fleeing Greek rebels.

Because he did not cause any damage to the empire, and the Guards believed that he dared to harass the Austrians and escaped unscathed, which enhanced the prestige of the Guards, they protected him and eventually rewarded him.

(End of this chapter)