War, Court Intrigue, and Lap Pillows: Austria’s Divine Destiny

In fact, the author's colonial ideas are very eye-catching and have the possibility of success. If you don't understand, you can download a game called Victoria 3. Simply play the Austrian Empire and you will find that Austria's textile industry is severely restricted by colonial powers such as the British and Dutch, and lacks dyes and other colonial crops. The author chose Cambodia as the core of Asian colonies at the beginning, which is a very good choice. I played it in the game. Cambodia was invaded by Vietnam at the time, but the more The South had almost no power to fight back when facing European powers like Austria. Austria used Napoleonic line infantry in 1836. If you pay attention to military affairs in the game, you can quickly upgrade to rifled skirmish tactics, which can create a crushing advantage over hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese. It was already the age of steamships. As a great power, Austria, with the support of local forces in Cambodia, could easily defeat Vietnam and force Vietnam to cede the rich Mekong River Basin. Some readers think this is dangerous. The income is low and difficult to maintain. In fact, this is not the case. The Mekong River Basin (around Saigon) is nominally and historically the territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia. If Austria helps to recover, it can easily gain the support of the local Khmer people. With very little maintenance (weapons and military support), the Mekong River Basin can be turned into an excellent resource producing area. The local abundance of sugar, dyes and the geographical location close to China will form a profitable trade route for Austria, starting from Guangzhou. Buy Chinese specialty tea and porcelain, go to the Austro-Cambodian Kingdom, buy sugar dyes and sell part of the goods, continue westward, pass British India, sail southwest, pass Madagascar and British South Africa, go around the Cape of Good Hope to the north, pass the Austrian Congo Cameroon colony and finally return to Venice in Europe. This will bring huge profits to the Austrian-Northern Italian industry and commerce, and will also benefit the Northern Italian business circle, forcing the Italians in Milan and Venice to tie themselves to the Austrian chariot for profit. We don't have to worry about the separation of colonies in the future. After a hundred years, the Mekong River Basin will become part of Cambodia. When the colonial tide ebbs, Austria will generously return the Mekong River Basin to Cambodia. A world in which the interests of all parties are satisfied and only monkeys are injured will be achieved. ps: Why are there always people talking about blocking the Adriatic Sea? Let's not mention the reasons for the British. They are all time travellers. In the early stage, they relied on Metternich's diplomacy and the Russian adoptive father to create hatred. After taking the throne, whoever dares to come will be killed by propellers and ironclads.

Austria's biggest problem is the lack of major ethnic groups, and integrating the German population is the best way to go. Hungary must either find an opportunity to shoot it to death, or kick it out of the imperial political structure, or else it is just a scam. Then industrialization is a strategic goal. Without industrialization, your war potential will continue to be stretched. Strong industry is the foundation of strength. After that, either integrating Northern Italy or integrating the population and regions of Southern Germany, Naples can only fight for it. The current political strategy of Naples, a region guarding the central Mediterranean, is not very good, and taking it here can only be regarded as a last resort.

World War Game Deduction Time: Up to Chapter 82 of Cataclysm Volume, Pius IX Target: The main powers, Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and the United States (1) Diplomacy and International Situation Britain: As the overlord of the world in the original history, the British diplomatic situation in the book has been slightly weakened. The confrontation with the United States in North America has resulted in victory and defeat for each other, and certain benefits have been gained through diplomacy in Central and South America. The defeat at the London Conference and the dismemberment of its younger brother Belgium. The main reason is that the defeat of the Nanming War resulted in a vacuum of power in Southeast Asia. The unrest in India also had this reason. The Qing Dynasty is likely to be the next domino to fall. Looking at the global situation and diplomacy, Britain has obviously hit the wall many times compared with history, but its main strength has not been weakened much. Diplomacy is only an extension of military strength, and the future is unpredictable. Austria: A product directly controlled by the protagonist, Austria's diplomacy is slightly stronger. The victory in Egypt's military adventure and the brilliant military action against Belgium, as well as Austria's several diplomatic mediations at the Congress of Vienna, gave Austria a pivotal position in European diplomacy. Furthermore, the strategic goal of uniting the Netherlands and the North German states to squeeze Prussia was also achieved. To the east, Austria's trade with Russia made it economically dependent on Austria. Although it allowed the anti-French alliance to continue, it hit Russia's industrial capacity and directly weakened Russia's war potential. After seizing a series of overseas colonies, in addition to gaining a more stable rule in the Chenla area, Nanming and Japan also gained a temporary weak diplomatic advantage over Austria. But overseas colonization has been strengthened economically and militarily. I will also talk about this in the military and economic chapters later. After talking about the advantages of diplomacy, let's talk about the disadvantages of diplomacy. Austria's company-style colonization of California and Nevada in North America (although I have already said it once in the chapter, I still want to say it again. I can't understand the name under which the Austrian company incorporated Nevada). These actions have caused dissatisfaction between the United States and France, and may even lead to acts of war, igniting the war between France and Austria in the Old World. In the new chapter, Austria's diplomacy in Metternich's miraculous operations caused the empire's borders to fall into turmoil twice. This was obviously detrimental to Austria's long-standing stability and development, and may even affect the situation in 1848, which worsened further. Okuni is just like this with the blessing of the protagonist. There are its own reasons and some reasons of the protagonist himself. France: Compared with historical facts, France's diplomatic international situation has been greatly strengthened. Although the French experienced defeat in Central America and bloody wars in Algiers and Morocco. But at the same time, it gained territory in the French-speaking part of Belgium (although it almost lost its actual control due to some clever reason.). In America, France gained rich profits from Texas, and also obtained a piece of land without bloodshed through diplomatic means during the Mexican-American War. This declared that France had achieved a very important diplomatic status in North America. Relying on military and diplomatic victories, France was even confident that it could gradually annex Mexico. Because the pro-British prime minister stepped down early, and more importantly, France obtained the nominal rule of Spain (which has never been the case in history). If the Spanish enclave of Ceuta is added, the French can be said to have opened half of the door to the Mediterranean. (The protagonist's fake proposal letter was counterproductive) The above expansion of the international sphere of influence was coupled with the acquisition of an enclave in South America through diplomacy with the United Kingdom, and the colonization of Vietnam as in historical facts. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that France's diplomatic and international situation has been strengthened at an epic level. Russia: Compared with historical facts, the Russian book has been slightly strengthened. Russia's economic integration with Austria has weakened its industrial capabilities, but its economy is looking much better. With the support of Austria, a piece of land south of the Caucasus Mountains was obtained through diplomacy in condemnation of the Ottoman Empire, avoiding war and restoring the Russians' international reputation (although it may not be possible, but it can indeed make Russia's international reputation less ugly). The biggest difference between Russia and historical facts is that the right of passage through the Dardanelles Strait is still in the hands of Russia, ensuring Russia's dominance over the Black Sea, coupled with the anti-French alliance that Austria has worked hard to maintain. Its place as a European gendarme remains firmly established. The change is not big, but it is also crucial. Prussia: As the main target of the protagonist's wariness, Prussia obviously has little achievements in diplomacy. After the main position of the German Zollverein was replaced, the economy was obviously not as good as in historical facts, let alone the Ruhr Industrial Area. The economy is the cornerstone of all superstructures, and diplomacy as one of the superstructures obviously cannot be louder. What's worse is that the military operation to dismantle Belgium exposed the military's strong external nature and internal inaction. This further reduced its status within the German state. At the same time, it also caused Prussia's actions against Austria in the German Customs Union to go nowhere. In addition, everyone in Austria gradually understood the importance of the Customs Union to Austria, and Prussia's position in it was squeezed to the edge. All in all, a big nerf. The United States: Compared with historical facts, it is difficult to judge whether its international situation is good or bad. Things in the United States mainly occur on the North American continent. The main diplomacy was the war and friction with the Mexicans and the British. The outcome of the first U. S.-Mexico war was obviously much worse than in history, and the United States was completely defeated. But the Second U. S.-Mexico War drained Mexico of its blood. Although the Americans' losses in military strength were not much better, with the intervention of France, they still gained a piece of Mexican land and ended the war in a victorious manner. If this looks good from a diplomatic point of view, economically the United States has fully moved towards the capitalists, and this has to be dealt with. The biggest impact also came from the two wars, mainly because the Monroe Doctrine originally advocated was regarded as a piece of waste paper by the European powers. French, Austrian, and British forces once again entered America. But looking at it from another direction, although the Americans have lost the historical world line of making America their own backyard, but the United States has also lost the external interference of annexing American countries. Because in the original world, the United States did not completely annex Mexico because of strong opposition from European countries. Now the United States may completely take another path. As long as it can make good use of the struggle between Britain, France, and Austria, the United States can completely ally with France and gradually divide Mexico. Using Britain's unwillingness to let France become stronger, Austria's concerns about California's security, and the vacillation of the French colonies, France was excluded from North America. The remaining British and Austrians will not be opponents of the United States due to their population base and geography. Then the United States can turn around and become another unimagined path-the North American Empire. So there are big crises and big opportunities in the international diplomatic situation of the United States. Especially because it is isolated overseas, its diplomatic situation is the simplest. All I can say is that the United States is still the United States. The above are my opinions on the international situation and diplomacy of various countries in the book. Everyone is welcome to discuss and deduce the direction of the world. The rest of the economic and military chapters will be written depending on the situation.

At this time, Venice and Milan still belong to Austria. These are fertile lands. The Po River Basin where the oil is located is also one of the few fertile plains. If Hungary is kicked out later, it will need to rely on the strong economic output of Northern Italy to suppress the German states. The Kingdom of Sardinia, led by the Savoy dynasty, must never be allowed to unify Italy again, because this will greatly affect Austria's geopolitical situation and national interests. Either the Habsburgs would integrate and unify the Italian regions, or the Italian regions would be permanently divided and the outcome would be a dead end.

Seeing the end of the public chapter, I was ready to say goodbye. I am very interested in the style and subject matter of this book, but it is a pity that I really can't accept the progress. The Austrian Empire is in a state where the emperor is a retard and the bureaucratic aristocrats and kings below him are useless. As a result, your protagonist starts when he is 4 years old, but he still has to write in detail the plot until he reaches adulthood at 18 years old. Historical time travel stories are about changing one's fate against the will of heaven, and they should at least be of a real type. For a child, this is either aggrieved or a fantasy.

It's a pity to abandon it if it's tasteless. The rich historical background and internal affairs are well described, and the diplomatic struggle is very good, but farming and climbing technological trees are really boring for more than 800 chapters. The protagonist has failed to ascend the throne and become emperor in more than 800 chapters. Who should be afraid of in more than 800 chapters? The country is still internally divided (Hungary and Italy). In more than 800 chapters, the Pope will immediately return the land and withdraw his troops at a word. I don't know how many chapters this book has, but after reading more than 800 chapters, I'm still in Novice Village without even a vigorous war. It's really boring. This situation is equivalent to being teased by your girlfriend for three days and three nights without taking off any clothes. For book friends who want to read about national wars, local wars, and proxy wars, I must tell you that there will be none.

There are a few sentences that really make me unhappy. I probably couldn't stand it until chapter 20 or 30. Let's talk about the advantages first. I liked this book very much when I picked it. The 19th century is really the most complex and exciting century in human history. It's really not easy to read a book about this period The second author has obviously done his homework. The description of historical events is very good and can bring people into that event. This is worthy of encouragement The next is the disadvantages The biggest disadvantage is that it is too broken! It's so fucking broken! Reading a chapter often feels like hitting a hammer here or a mallet here. I don't understand whether the author wants to write a group portrait or something. Even if he wants to write a group portrait, it should be a chapter with one character, instead of the first half of the chapter talking about A, jumping to B in the middle and finally jumping to C again. This looks really, really tiring. I want to see the protagonist pretending to be cool, but he ends up jumping. When I came to the Mexican-American War, I wanted to watch the Mexican-American War, but ended up skipping to the War of the Spanish Throne. I was speechless Here is a suggestion: use ten or more chapters to tell one event, and then write about another event. This way you can worry less about checking the information, and the readers can worry less about reading, instead of interspersing other events in the middle. You really can't do this author.

I saw Chapter 13 of Volume 9 I must say something The protagonist of this book is not like a potential leader of a country, but more like a somewhat ambitious second lord. There are too many inconsistencies. So far, he has not even fully cultivated his own power. He makes so much money that he cannot even see loyal interest groups. He is still wandering around. If it were not for the Olympic system, he would have been divided long ago. It will be 48 years soon, but instead of repairing your broken group, you are still wandering around Ireland. The people of Austria don't need you, right? The largest immigrant group before World War I was in Germany. Instead of greeting them, they were cooking for the victims in another country? Where's the butler? Where is the bodyguard? Let the heir of a country cook for foreign serfs and eat together, even in the most enlightened Austria, everyone around you must be executed and exiled, royal dignity. If you object to what I say, use evidence 😤

Personally, I think it's too weird for the protagonist to go to Nanyang. The royal family finally found a normal person, and he rushed out before he reached adulthood. Or, as an occupied overseas colony, the climate is unsuitable, natural disasters, and indigenous attacks. I really can't think of a reason for the voyage.

Everything about this book is good, except that it doesn't feel like a novel. There is a lot of information, many characters, the main line is clear, and the branches are complicated. Everything can only roll in the circle of history, and dare not break away from history at all. Once you want to return to the historical turning point, the writing is very sloppy and unclear. There are more than 800 pieces of things, which have been blowing the spring of all nations for a whole year. I don't know what you want to write, and how long do you plan to write? Many people are very tolerant of you, but your content may not be worth the efforts of others. It is a bit difficult to write your own things without being separated from history. I read novels hoping to see something different, but your book feels...