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Around Christmas in 1845, Prince William of the Kingdom of Prussia and Prince Metternich of the Austrian Empire arrived in Paris... After the two arrived in Paris, they met with the French Prime Minister, British Foreign Minister, Spanish Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister of the Chinese Empire, hoping to allow them to join the development of the canal. However, the four countries of China, Britain, France and Spain have reached an agreement on this issue. Although the two made efforts, they were unable to make any progress in the end. It was related to the interests of each country, and countries were unwilling to make concessions on this issue.

However, neither Prince William nor Prince Metternich gave up. Russian Foreign Minister Earl Nesserrodied was still on his way to Paris. Compared with the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, Russia is more powerful. Russia, which has an army of 1.4 million, claims to be a policeman in Europe, and Tsar Nicholas I, is ambitious to make Russia the hegemon on the Eurasian continent. Russia will definitely not give up its power in the canal this time. If China, Britain, France and the Spanish countries face the pressure from Russia and have to agree to Russia joining the canal development company, this is an opportunity for the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire. Of course, although this opportunity is not great, they are also willing to wait.

Prince William and Prince Metternier are not simple characters. During this period, they were both outstanding figures in both countries. Prince William was the son of Frederick William III, the younger brother of King Frederick William IV of the Prussian Kingdom. In addition, Frederick William IV had no descendants. Prince William became the first heir to the throne. Prince William in history became the king of the Prussian Kingdom in 1861 and became the emperor of the German Empire in 1871! Such an outstanding figure was naturally also the focus of Long Yufei. If the Prussian Kingdom could rise and unify Germany, it would make the situation in Europe even more chaotic. At that time, the Chinese Empire would be able to take advantage of the situation.

Prince Metternich of the Austrian Empire was one of the most outstanding diplomats of this era and the first prime minister of the Austrian Empire. On May 15, 1773, Metternich was born in a noble family in Koblenz. His father himself was also a diplomat. Metternich himself received a good education from the University of Strasbourg and the University of Mainz. He witnessed the coronation of Leopold II in 1790 and Francis II in 1792. After a brief trip to England, Metternich was appointed as the Dutch Minister, but the Dutch was occupied by France the second year he served as the Dutch Minister. In 1795, he and his first Dutchman were appointed as the Dutch Minister.

His wife, Elino von Connetes, got married. This marriage helped him jump into the Vienna social circle. In 1825, his original wife passed away, and in 1827 he married the bauble Antoinette Laikam, who died in 1829; and then he married countess Melanie Sici Ferrari in 1831, who died five years ago before Metternich. In 1801, she served as the Minister of Austria to Saxony. In 1803, he served as the Minister of Prussia. In 1806, he served as the Minister of Paris. In 1809, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austrian Empire. One of his primary tasks during his tenure was to ease relations between Austria and France.

He also promoted the marriage between Austrian princess and Duchess Mary Louisa and Napoleon. Not long after that, as the foreign minister, he promoted Austria to join the sixth anti-French alliance, signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau on behalf of Austria, and exiled Napoleon. He was the chairman of the Vienna Conference (September 1814-June 1815) composed of European powers in the post-Napoleon era. In recognition of his contribution to the empire, the empire awarded him the title of prince in October 1813. Under his influence, the "Metternier System" continued the alliance between Austria, Russia and Prussia for more than ten years. This is Metter.

Neptune was the highest peak in Austrian diplomacy, and since then Metternich gradually became marginalized by international diplomacy. Since 1821, he served as Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire. The so-called "Metternich System", also known as the "Vienna System", was after the destruction of Napoleon's empire. The Final Protocol to the Vienna Conference signed by the seven countries of Britain, Russia, Austria, Portugal, France, and Sweden on June 9, 1815. It was this system that kept Europe peaceful for forty years. Of course, this is the case in history. It is hard to say whether Europe will have forty years of peace after the emergence of this variable in the Chinese Empire.

Russian Foreign Minister Earl Nesserrodied was late and did not arrive in Paris until after the New Year in 1846. However, after he arrived in Paris, Paris became even more lively. After the count arrived, he immediately protested to China, Britain, France and the four countries, believing that the four countries' practice of excluding other powers from the canal development company was extremely wrong, which would lead to fierce conflicts in Europe and lead to a new crisis. Even the "Vienna system" may collapse. Earl Nesserrodied's remarks had a great market, and Prince William of the Kingdom of Prussia and Prince Metternich of the Austrian Empire were also waving flags and shouting for him. For a time, the situation in Europe became even more tense. As the four major shareholders of the canal development company, the four countries of China, Britain, France and Spain were under tremendous pressure.

"Your Majesty, the Russians can really make trouble. After their foreign ministers arrived in Paris, the voices of European countries against us became much louder. Especially the voices against the empire have almost become mainstream." The imperial foreign minister Lin Zihao said with a wry smile. In this world, whites began to occupy the dominance of the white people. The rise of the Chinese Empire hurt the nerves of these white people. Britain and France have deep foundations and will not be affected. But the Chinese Empire is different. The image of the Chinese Empire in Europe was not good. This time it became the main force of bombardment by European countries. Some European newspapers were even more alarmist, believing that the Chinese Empire had the largest shares in the canal development company, which was equivalent to taking the strategic key points of East-West exchanges in the hands of the Chinese. Require all countries to unite and regain control of the canal from the Chinese.

"If you want to talk about the biggest enemy of the empire, polar bears are definitely one of them, even more threats to us than the British. The British do not border us and are very far away from China. However, polar bears are different. They are in the north of China, and the market is coveting our territory. I can guarantee that once the war between us and the Qing Dynasty broke out, polar bears will definitely join in." Long Yufei said. Didn't Russia in history take advantage of the decline of the Qing Dynasty and seize millions of square kilometers of territory from the Qing Dynasty?

The territory is almost the most essential land in China. Some people have said that the richest place in China is not Suhang, which is called the hometown of fish and rice, but the land north of Heilongjiang and south of Xing'an Mountains. Although the weather there is cold, it is rich in resources and has a huge reserve of various minerals, including gold mines. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia survived the most difficult period entirely by selling the resources of these places. Long Yufei had no choice but to do anything about it in his lifetime. Now, he will never let such history repeat itself.

Lin Zihao nodded. As the foreign minister of the empire, he also knew very well about the European powers. The Russians were also very greedy for land, and even became obsessed with it. Otherwise, Russia would not have developed from a small Grand Duchy of Moscow to a huge empire across the Eurasian continent. Of course, the Chinese were also very persistent about land. After the establishment of the empire, wouldn’t they also try their best to expand abroad? It can be foreseen that in the near future, these two countries that are equally greedy for land will definitely collide fiercely.

"Your Majesty, in order to join the Canal Development Company, the Russians are constantly provoking our relations with other European countries. What should we do?" Lin Zihao asked. The current situation is indeed very unfavorable for the Chinese Empire.

"The British and French are not fools. They know what consequences will arise once the Russians join the canal development company. Russia's strength is already terrifying enough. If Britain and France still want to protect their interests in the Middle East, they will not let the Russians succeed." Long Yufei said. The declining Ottoman Turkish Empire has fought with the Russians for more than a hundred years since 1676 and fought eight wars in succession. The Ottoman Turkish Empire has lost more than a few wins, and is no match for Russia at all. If it weren't for the support of Britain and France, they might have been defeated by Russia long ago. It can be seen that restricting Russia's expansion has become an important foreign policy for Britain and France.

"As for the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, they are just making soybeans. The naval strength of both countries is very weak and cannot affect Europe at all. They want to join the canal development company just for the sake of profit. If we have a firm attitude, they have no choice." Long Yufei continued.

Lin Zihao deeply agrees with Long Yufei's analysis. However, there is still a breakthrough. If the Russians continue to make trouble, it will not be of much benefit to the Chinese Empire.

"The reason why many European countries have laws over the empire is mainly because they are afraid that the empire will control the canal. However, among the canal development companies, we only have 32% of the shares and have no control at all. In addition, we can also announce to the public that the canal is not defended and no country can use the canal for military purposes!" Long Yufei said. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!