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

France, Paris.

The French Ministry of Transport was stimulated by representatives of the small German state at the aftermath meeting of the Alsace-Lorraine incident not long ago. At this time, in order to regain its position, the Minister of Transport proposed a package of radical reform measures.

Including a series of railway construction projects and the establishment of new train research and improvement projects.

On the one hand, a group of officials were red-faced because the interest groups behind them competed for the right to build and operate the railway. On the other hand, a large number of people jumped out to oppose the so-called train research center.

The reason for the latter is nothing more than unwillingness to see money wasted on railway and train improvement projects, because the cost of importing technology from Britain across the Channel is less than one-tenth of the cost of self-developed research and development.

Since there are ready-made results that can be enjoyed at a low price, why do we have to re-open a road that others have already walked at a high price?What is the point of doing this?
While the Minister of Transport was fighting a war of words with a group of opponents, someone jumped out to report that the academicians of the French Academy of Sciences took bribes and deliberately slowed down the research process.

Immediately the nature of the question changed, from whether to establish a train research project to whether the Minister of Transport accepted bribes.

Of course, in all fairness, human beings, no matter their origin or skin color, can always find shortcomings in them.

After a series of inquiries, and with the brainstorming of all the officials and lords, they finally discovered the "sinister intentions" of the Minister of Transport.

The minister's distant relative is a mechanical engineer who just happened to be out of work not long ago, so it can be concluded from his behavior that this is totally a case of self-serving.

As a result, the Minister of Transport had to take the blame and resign, and the plan established by the French Train Research Center was declared bankrupt.

Regarding the gluttonous feast of this railway engineering project, the final winner is naturally James Mayer Rothschild for only one reason-he is rich.

Even if the Rothschild family does not want to participate in the carve-up of the French Railways, the family will still get this opportunity in the end. This is the charm of capital.

The second biggest winners were the bureaucratic financiers, the so-called Orleanists. Although the lines they got were not many, they were all expensive because they were all golden roads.

The rest of the short and partial road sections are openly divided by the society.

However, the French soon realized that they lacked funds, even James Mayer Rothschild.

And it just so happened that Louis-Philippe announced the establishment of the Texas Railroad Company to the outside world in a high-profile manner at this time, blatantly backstabbing his subjects and supporters.

Although the investment in the Texas Railway will be greater, it is not difficult to build on the plains, and because it is located in the North American colony, it has great potential, so the overall return is the highest.

But here comes the problem, that is, although the Orleans royal family is rich, their family alone may not be able to afford such a huge construction cost, unless their Yali King intends to sell his family's real estate.

Just when this news was spread by the financial circles in Paris, His Majesty's actions once again surprised people. It is true that he planned to use public funds to build railways, and then enjoy the benefits himself.

Louis Philippe's move was not unexpected, after all, His Majesty the King is really not smart.

This time, Austria also participated in the French railway frenzy, but Franz used someone else's vest.

As for the typical remote and short-distance railways contracted, Franz didn't take a fancy to these lines because he knew about their future development and found business opportunities from them.

He knew very well that the Spring of Nations kicked off with the first collapse of the King of Orleans, so these routes were of no value at all, and it was impossible to recover the cost.

But these routes he contracted all have a common feature, that is, they are connected to the border of Fassa (France, Sardinia).

Franz's purpose could not be simpler, which is to delay the advance of the French to Italy.Given the narrow and long coastline of Italy, the French can easily open up the sea channel to the Apennine Peninsula.

But that's another story, and there is uncertainty at sea, a factor that could prove fatal in a game between two great powers.

The British also did similar things. Lionel Rothschild had a secret conversation with his uncle, and the two finalized the ownership of several important railways between pushing cups and changing glasses. As for the debate in the French Parliament It's just a show.

Robert Peel even approved a special payment for the French.It's just that what he didn't expect was that before these railways were built, the July Dynasty would be gone.

When the rumors were heard in St. Petersburg in the distance, the carve-up had already reached a fever pitch, and by the time the apostles arrived in Paris, everything had already been settled, and they were just enjoying a trip at public expense.

Of course this was actually a preview of a visit Tsar Nicholas I was planning to surprise the world with.

Then Queen Victoria in Windsor Castle was frightened.

Victoria's chambermaid informed her of the upcoming visit of the Tsar on April 1845, 4, who dismissed it as a bad joke.

At this time, 26-year-old Victoria was at the age of a wolf and a tiger, and she was ready to contribute more heirs to the British Empire.

This naturally requires the help of Prince Albert, the husband of the king, but the latter seems a little powerless. After all, it is enough for him to deal with the open and secret struggle between the Whig Party and the Tory Party, as well as the turbulent international situation.

There are still four children to deal with at home, and finally drove away the group of little devils, and the "big devil" found him again.

Victoria is a careful woman, she pays attention to every move of her husband.

Although Prince Albert did not cheat, the queen did not accept the loss of interest in herself anyway.

So she began to look for ways to change this situation, from gorgeous clothes and jewelry, to expensive perfumes, and even playing polo with Albert.

After trying all the above methods, the sense of alienation between the two has not been alleviated, especially when Prince Albert unabashedly accused his pig teammates of their behavior when playing polo.

You must know that this prince is known for his good-tempered and good-natured image, whether in the outside world or in private, he seldom behaves rudely or inappropriately, let alone do that to women.

However, playing polo with Victoria is simply a torture. Originally, Prince Albert broke through all the way and saw that the goal was close at hand.

At this moment, the former suddenly yelled to tell the latter to wait. This was nothing. The female knights were relatively weak and hadn't shot much. It was understandable to want to experience it.

But Victoria didn't come to attack, she just wanted to be romantic.Originally, this kind of thing is not uncommon on the polo field, and the British in this era are still very gentlemanly, especially when the other party is the queen and the husband.

It's just that Victoria's thinking is completely different from Albert's. The former doesn't want to end it all at once, and plans to kiss for a while.

This made the people present very embarrassed. After a long time, some young people who were more vigorous couldn't help but took the opportunity to snatch the polo.

After so many times, the two sides almost fell off the horse during a close communication, which made Albert couldn't bear to start accusing Her Majesty of making trouble for no reason.

Prince Albert was as irritable as a primary school student who lost ten qualifying games in a row, criticizing Queen Victoria's skills, behavior, and even character in all aspects.

The latter obviously didn't think he was at fault, but instead felt that he had condescended to get closer to the relationship between husband and wife, so he yelled when he was wronged.

"You are ruthless! You are cruel! You are unreasonable!"

"I'm ruthless!? I'm cold!? I'm unreasonable!?"

"Yes! You are ruthless! You are cold! You are unreasonable!"

"Then you are not ruthless!? Not cruel!? Not unreasonable!?"

"Where am I ruthless!? Where is cruel!? Where is unreasonable!?"

"Where are you not ruthless!? Where are you not cruel!? Where are you not unreasonable!?"

"No matter how ruthless I am! No matter how cruel! No matter how unreasonable I am, I will never be more ruthless than you! More ruthless! Even more unreasonable!"

"At least when I play polo defense, I won't hold hands and form a human wall with people!"

"Fuck your polo! Fuck your defense!"

Victoria slammed her whip angrily and left the court. Discord between the Queen and her husband was not a trivial matter, and the nobles present were naturally not in the mood to play.

After all, the queen is gone, so let's play ball!
Victoria rode all the way back to her castle angrily, but after thinking about it, she felt that she was wrong, especially this kind of gaffe in public was simply fatal.

It's just that her thoughts soon returned to her husband. After all, those old guys in the government didn't seem to like her participating in political affairs too actively.

At this time, Victoria suddenly remembered the medicine that the Indian businessman named Vera Wise paid tribute to.
On the other hand, Prince Albert had to calm down before Victoria, after all, his political sensitivity was much higher.

So Prince Albert lied that everything just now was just an April Fool's Day joke.

He realized his own problems, and perhaps he should do his duty as a husband.

Prince Albert returned to Windsor Castle with a slightly apologetic mood, and Victoria was ready for everything.

The two had dinner as usual and drank some "wine" before Prince Albert dismissed the servants.

"I'm sorry for my gaffe today, but I just wanted to tell you that your safety and health are more important than my life"

The misunderstanding between the two was quickly resolved, and then they complained to each other, peeling off cocoons, and burning firewood.
When the two of them reached a critical moment, there was a knock on the door of the room.

"Russian Tsar Nicholas I has arrived, please Your Majesty the Queen."

Victoria interrupted the maid roughly before she could finish her sentence.

"Mary! Tell me about your bad joke and you'll be a stable boy tomorrow!"

Maid Mary said: "Your Majesty, don't do this! But Nicholas I is really here, if you don't believe me, look out the window."

Victoria and Albert slowly moved to the window, and through the folds they saw that a mission had entered Windsor Castle.

"My God!"

The two quickly got dressed, but the formal clothes of this era are not so easy to wear.Victoria had to pull the maid Mary into the room to help again. The latter looked embarrassed when she met Prince Albert's eyes, but passed away in a blink of an eye.

The queen was not at all psychologically prepared for the unexpected visit of the Russian tsar. After all, this time Nicholas did not come for his own government, but intended to establish a personal relationship between the monarchs.

The Tsar took it very seriously, but Prime Minister Robert Peel didn't care at all. After all, he hated the Queen, and the Queen hated him, and he was only responsible to those parliamentary gentlemen in Westminster.

In fact, Nicholas I was supposed to visit Britain in 1844, but because Russia chose to side with Austria in the Luxembourg crisis, that visit did not take place.

This time the tsar still came uninvited, which is why Victoria was so caught off guard.

Nicholas I's elder brother, Tsar Alexander I, was Queen Victoria's godfather, so the two are not too unfamiliar.

It's just that this kind of diplomatic behavior made Victoria very uncomfortable, after all, she was not a traditional monarch.

Prince Albert, the king's husband, didn't have much respect for the tall tsar, because he felt that the latter's rule lacked art, and he didn't like his reputation for brutality.

What Prince Albert looked down upon the most was Nicholas I's seemingly polite attitude at this time, "bullying the weak and fearing the strong" was the former's evaluation of the latter.

Although Tsar Nicholas I has been emphasizing the power of the Tsar and is known for being tough, Russia has been avoiding positive differences with Britain over the years, and even hid behind Austria, a more feudal and backward country.

Nicholas I didn't like this "little man" who kept staring at him very much, especially because the latter's lower body was obviously uncomfortable, while the former despised Lord Longyang extremely.

(Prince Albert is 178cm tall. There are two records about the height of Nicholas I in history, one is 190cm, and the other is 206cm. The first book is written according to 190cm, and this book is written according to 206cm.)
After a brief moment of embarrassment, the Tsar revealed his purpose.

"Osman is a dead man, but he's not quite dead. He deserves to die, and we should make sure he does. I think you understand what I mean, Her Majesty."

Victoria was surprised by the other party's diplomatic approach, whether it was her studies in the German region or what she saw and heard in the UK, it was the first time she experienced this kind of talk.

But she quickly reacted and responded.

"Sorry, I don't quite understand you, and I think you have the wrong people. You should talk to the politicians of our country, not to me, my dear Tsar."

Nicholas I: "No! I insist on talking to the people chosen by God, not those moths who steal the monarchy. As long as Britain and Russia join forces, Ottoman will be ours. Your achievements will be comparable to Queen Elizabeth I."

"Ahem." Prince Albert interrupted Nicholas I.

"I don't think so. The greatness of the British Empire is that it has found a balance between democracy and autocracy. It can better reflect public opinion and avoid abuse of power. At this time, we don't want to destroy this balance."

Hearing this, Nicholas I immediately turned serious. He didn't want democracy, let alone listen to the so-called "shit" public opinion.

"Is that your answer?"

Prince Albert's attitude was also very tough: "No! We don't have this power, please go talk to the gentlemen in the cabinet!"