Holy Roman Empire

Those who are strongly dissatisfied with the government are those who have lost their rights and there are also a group of idealists.

If you want to overthrow the rule of Napoleon III, the only way is to mess up France first, as long as there is chaos in the country, there will be a chance.

The French people are rich in the spirit of internationalism and are often very emotional. They want to control what they think is unreasonable, which provides them with opportunities.

The chaotic parade at the Palace of Versailles aroused the vigilance of Napoleon III.On the surface, it seems that this is just an ordinary parade, and it happens countless times in France every year.

However, it has happened too frequently recently. Napoleon III, who has rich experience in fighting, can see at a glance that there is an organization behind it.

Napoleon III ordered: "Adair, find out the mouse behind the scenes, I want to see who is making trouble."

Parades are legal in France and the government has no right to interfere.But every day the demonstrations are different. This not only affects the economy, but also affects people's hearts.

Now is not the wonderful era of "going to work in spring, vacationing in summer, going on strike in autumn, and spending Christmas in winter".

This era is the time for war. As early as after the Anti-French War, the French colonial empire collapsed. Now Napoleon III is working hard to build a second colonial empire.

Naturally, we cannot tolerate the continuation of the parade that affects the national economy. After all, there are many competitors in this year, and if we are not careful, we will fall behind.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Minister of Police Adair replied nervously.

This is not a good job. In recent years, due to the deterioration of law and order caused by the parade, 15 police ministers have stepped down, and the average term of office is only 10.5 months.

Don't just look at the good economic development and domestic social stability in the era of Napoleon III and think that their life is easier.In fact, they are still sprayed with blood, as if they are the worst government ever.

No reason is needed, what reason is needed to blacken the enemy?The government can't control public opinion, and the opposition wants to criticize. Napoleon III at most finds someone to contradict them.

Perhaps the position has changed, and Napoleon III has become the defender of the rules.No extraordinary measures were taken against these enemies, which left room for the revolutionaries to operate.

Foreign Minister Abraham said: "Your Majesty, probably due to the influence of the Polish independence movement, the European revolutionary movement has once again surged recently.

First, an uprising broke out in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and the rebels have now controlled a third of Sicily; then revolutions broke out in Spain and Portugal.

The atmosphere in other European countries has also become tense. A new wave of revolution may break out again. We must be more vigilant. "

Although the Americans only encouraged the revolutionary groups in these big countries to return to Europe to do things, the revolutionary groups in other countries were also affected.

Seeing the turbulence of the Polish independence movement, many people took it for granted that a new wave of revolution was coming, and came out to make troubles one after another.

For other countries, perhaps the problem is not too serious.For France, this is a big problem.

I don't know why, every time a revolutionary wave comes, the French are indispensable, and Paris is known as the Holy Land of Revolution.

Napoleon III was not at all interested in such a reputation.If possible, he would rather put the capital in a poor and backward small city than in a "revolutionary holy place".

Any monarch who lives in a revolutionary holy place will feel Alexander, for fear of being revolutionized accidentally.

Before taking the throne, Napoleon III was proud of Paris; after taking the throne, this feeling is gone forever.

Among other things, the number of strikes and demonstrations in Paris every year directly exceeds the sum of the whole of Austria.

The number of demonstrations and strikes that occur in France every year exceeds the sum of other European countries. It is really not easy for Napoleon III to secure his throne.

If Franz had a choice, he would rather go to the colonies as a toubob than to be the emperor of France.

It has nothing to do with the quality of the monarch, as long as you open the history books and look at the history of the French revolution.

As a bystander, you can laugh it off, but as a party, you can only cry.Sitting on the powder keg every day, a policy that dissatisfies some people may trigger a revolution.

The monarchy is not suitable for the French people who are full of romanticism and excess energy. The people of Paris have proved with practical actions that only the republic is suitable for them.

Napoleon III thought for a while and said: "This is indeed a problem. He ordered the police in various places to strengthen their vigilance, and let the city guards in Paris and the Seventh Division in Nantes change their defenses."

This is the most commonly used method of Napoleon III. In order to prevent the revolutionaries from colluding with the military, the defenders in Paris have never been stationed permanently.

The lesson of the fall of the Orleans Dynasty had already told him that without a reliable army, the country would not be stable.

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Attisa was an Italian businessman, and then he was a nationalist, the order cannot be reversed.

Therefore, in the Great Revolution of 1848, he stood decisively on the side of the victor and escaped.

However, this does not change the nature of what he is as a nationalist.Over the years, he and a group of like-minded friends have worked hard to promote Italian nationalism.

Under the background of the Vienna government's promotion of national integration, Attisa naturally did not dare to go against the current, but secretly they established the Venice Cultural and Art Exchange Center.

This is a purely academic exchange, but what is being exchanged is Italian national culture and art.If it is just a personal hobby, it will not attract the attention of Austrian intelligence organizations.

The point is that they held youth art and culture training classes very desperately, secretly promoted nationalism, and even expressed their desire for Venice to be independent from time to time.

Freedom of speech in Austria, as long as these ideas are not preached in public, the law cannot be criminalized.

From the beginning to the end, they were just talking about it, but they didn't implement it.Including when instilling these ideas into teenagers, there is no evidence left.

During the German Unification War, the local government deliberately left loopholes in the hope that they would take action so that this group of people could be wiped out.

It's a pity that Attisa and others are old fritters, and ideals have to stand aside in the face of interests.

The Italian region is not unified, and if a Venetian region becomes independent from Austria, they will lose most of their current market, which is not in their interest.

So instead of taking the opportunity to become independent, they persuaded radical nationalists not to act rashly.

This kind of lurker is the most terrifying. They will not rebel rashly, but they are working hard for the rebellion.

Atisa has been a little restless recently, always feeling that something bad is happening.As soon as he got home, the old housekeeper handed him a letter.

"Mr. Atisa, this is a letter sent to you by Mr. Stephen."

He met Stephen by chance at a banquet, and the two chatted happily. Stephen also invited him to join the colonial company and go to the African continent to open up colonies.

Having met professional foolers and a large number of mercenaries as evidence, Atisa did not doubt Stephen's identity.

There are too many people with the same name in Europe. With a popular name like Stephen, Austria has [-] or [-]. No one would associate a colonial businessman with the Hungarian Independence Organization.

After opening the letter and reading it briefly, Atisa's face changed drastically.

"Nell, when you received this letter, did anyone else see it?"

The butler Nair replied with a gloomy face: "The person who delivered the letter handed it to me at the gate. Except for a few small street vendors, there is no suspicious person."

He was very puzzled and couldn't understand Atissa's nervousness at all.Isn't it just a letter, even if someone reads it, they don't know what's inside!

After hearing this answer, Atisa confirmed again: "Are there any newcomers to those small traders?"

Nair replied very positively: "No, they are the usual people, almost every day."

Atisa breathed a sigh of relief, and then got a headache again.Aren't the revolutions this year looking for death?

He couldn't understand what Stephen was thinking at all.As the leader of the Hungarian Independence Organization, under the pursuit of the Vienna government, he was still able to escape for more than ten years. Why did he come back to die now.

That's right, in Atissa's view, Stephen is dying now.Others don't know about the situation in Hungary, how can they, well-informed businessmen, not know about it?

Not to mention independence, it is estimated that the local people will suppress them without waiting for the Vienna government to take action.

These situations can also happen in the Venetian region.The national integration movement of the Vienna government is still effective.

No matter how hard they try, the local Germanization is becoming more and more obvious.Especially the younger generation, who are learning German one by one, and the Italian language has disappeared in compulsory education.

Even if there are still people who insist on instilling in the next generation, the compulsory education in Austria is very heavy. Students are very busy every day. How many people will take the initiative to learn things that are not tested in school exams?

A few years ago, private schools were still teaching Italian. As a result, the Ministry of Education stopped appropriating them and listed them as operating companies in the profiteering industry. They need to pay high taxes to the government just like the luxury industry.

If it's just that the government doesn't allocate funds, we can still keep the school running.If it is included in the luxury goods industry, there is no other way, the tax rate is as high as 90.00%. Five, the tuition fee cannot be increased by 20 times, right?

No matter how rich and powerful they are, no one can persist.Now in the entire Austrian Empire, there are no schools that are outside the supervision of the Ministry of Education.

The legally recognized schools are all schools that receive government funding, and the rest are corporate training institutions.

These institutions are all taxed, and the tax rate standard refers to the profit standard of the same industry.Unfortunately, the school's reference object is a compulsory education school. Compared with zero fees, no matter how much fees are charged, it is considered a profiteering industry.

The training centers established by Atisa and others rely on donations and do not charge any fees, otherwise the hat of the profiteering industry would have been deducted from them long ago.

It's not that there are troublemakers, but the Vienna government is very tough. If 1000 people make trouble, 1 will be arrested, and if [-] people make trouble, [-] will be arrested.The principal offender joined the road construction army, and all the accomplices, including their families, were exiled to the colony.

After exiling 10,000+ people, the rest are safe.Even if you don't think about yourself, you can't ignore your family!

The treatment of exiled criminals is not comparable to that of immigrants, and they are usually assigned to the areas with the worst conditions and undertake the most dangerous jobs.

Now that Stephen invited him to join the Revolutionary Team Center, Atisa immediately decided to draw a line with them. He didn't want to risk his wealth and life.

Without hesitation, Atisa struck a match and lit the letter in his hand.

Did not report to the government, this is worthy of a friend.Atisa directly chose to ignore the meeting place agreed upon in the letter.

Contacting the Revolutionary Party in Austria is also risky. The Vienna government has always had zero tolerance for these things, and Atisa is not willing to take risks.

After burning the letter, Attisa asked again: "Nair, don't tell anyone about this letter. Stephen and I just met at a banquet and are not friends. Do you understand?"

Butler Nair replied: "Understood, Mr. Atisa."

Attisa, who was cautious, didn't know that from the moment he preached nationalism, he had half a foot in hell.

Now that the letters have been burned and they have not reported to the government, they just put their other foot in.

There is no doubt that this is phishing law enforcement.If you take the letter and report the case to the local police station immediately, it is impossible to be implicated.

If you don't seize the opportunity, there is no way.Even if you did not participate in the rebellion, it is a crime not to report the knowledge, and no one has been wronged.

Chapter 55 If you don't die, you won't die

In the city of Milan, the new textile tycoon of Treos. The Ossa War in 1848 directly caused a major reshuffle in the capital circles in the Lombardy region, and Treos took advantage of this gap to stand out.

It's different to pursue goals when you have money. Treos' ancestors were also from aristocratic backgrounds, but they declined in his grandfather's generation.

At this time, Treos was considering whether to get a title and restore the glory of his ancestors.

It is not easy to obtain a knighthood in Austria. Of course, as a rich "Aegis" player, he still has an advantage over ordinary players.

The colonial system created opportunities for them. As long as they were willing to spend money and recruit a large number of mercenaries to open up colonies on the African continent in exchange for meritorious service, sooner or later they could get a title.

This is not the easiest path, but it is the one that suits Treos best.It is easier to obtain titles by joining the army on the battlefield, but this has never been the choice of capitalists.

Nobility has a higher social status, but in the business field, nobility has no special advantages, and many privileges have shrunk.

Treos has always been weighing the pros and cons. Obtaining merit through overseas colonization also depends on luck, and input and output are often not directly proportional.

In fact, the nobles had an advantage in this regard. They had cultivated military command ability since childhood. Some nobles also had retainers and private troops left over from their ancestors. The colonial teams they formed were naturally more effective.

The colonial team basically won’t lose money. Even if you don’t find any resources, you can grab them all the way and cooperate with labor export companies to help African tribes immigrate. You can still make money.

As long as the colonial team does not lose money, it can continue to operate for a long time, and merits will naturally accumulate over time.

This is incomparable to capitalists. Their advantage lies in being rich.Where there is money, there are people. The officers and soldiers who have retired over the years are all in high demand. Most capitalists recruit them to form colonial teams, and their combat effectiveness is not too bad.

It's a pity that not everyone is willing to go to the African continent. With the increase of the colonial team, there are not enough retired officers and soldiers who are willing to go to the colonies, and the salary cost is increasing day by day.

As a latecomer, the recruitment standard had to be lowered, and the combat effectiveness of the colonial team was inevitably reduced.

Without strong combat effectiveness, it does not mean that it is impossible to colonize the African continent.What kind of rubbish is the fighting power? It is not a big problem to deal with some indigenous tribes, but the number of casualties is a bit high.

If you are unlucky, all the pensions after a battle can make you vomit blood.Now the pension standard issued by the Austrian colonial team is basically 500~1800 Aegis, which cannot afford to lose at all.

The appearance of Stephen made Treos shine. Others were laughing at Stephen's recruitment of Italian mercenaries without combat effectiveness, but Treos saw the other side-cheap.

As a qualified capitalist, Treos has always kept in mind the advantages of saving costs.

The price of recruiting an ordinary German mercenary can recruit two Italian mercenaries; the price of an elite mercenary is enough to recruit five Italian mercenaries.

In addition to the low wages, the casualty pension can also be compressed to less than 300 Aegis.If you recruit from the Italian states, you can still lose your pension in case of heavy losses.

As long as you are careful not to be greedy for success, Italian mercenaries with slightly lower combat effectiveness can also sweep the indigenous tribes.After all, the cost is low, more people can be recruited, and there are advantages when doing labor export business.

Just when Treos made up his mind to cooperate with Stephen, a letter interrupted all his fantasies.

Not everyone wants revolution and independence, and Treos does not want to change the status quo, although he is also influenced by Italian nationalism.

It is okay to donate a little money in normal times and preserve the traditional Italian culture, but it is impossible for him to go to the battlefield in person.

He won't even do the matter of funding the Revolutionary Party.Treos is very shrewd, and he never does business that is destined to be irrecoverable.

All nationalists have different political ideas, especially in the face of interests, which often determine ideas.

As a textile tycoon, on the surface, leaving Austria, Treos can reduce many competitors and even dominate the Italian market.

But in fact, the raw materials could kill him after leaving Austria.

Importing from overseas is easy to say, but if it is really fully dependent on imports, once the international cotton market is in turmoil, it will kill him immediately.

The United Kingdom can become the overlord of the cotton spinning industry not only because of its strong textile industry, but also because of the powerful Royal Navy as the backing and the vast colonies as the market, which can protect its own interests.

An independent Italy cannot protect his interests.Treos is only dissatisfied with the policies of the Vienna government and wants to abolish the current national integration policy and labor protection law.

This and rebellion are completely different concepts. There are many people who are dissatisfied with national policies. After all, no policy can satisfy everyone.

If you rebel because you are dissatisfied with a policy of the government, wouldn't the world be in chaos?It's impossible for everyone to be satisfied with whoever goes up?