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Ordinary people can't see that an extra rubber stamp on their head is a political disaster.It will only be taken for granted that Juarez will not hesitate to betray the national interest for his own rights.

At present, the constitutionalists have begun to promote this way. Although they are also very disgusted with Maximilian I, it does not matter. After the restoration, the emperor can also abdicate, and it is enough to replace it with another person.

In any case, Mexico cannot live without an emperor.Otherwise, how can the nobles protect their own interests?

No need to think about it, President Juarez knows that this statement will soon become the mainstream of society, and political opponents will not give up this opportunity to add insult to injury.

There is only one way to make a comeback, and that is for the republicans to win the final power struggle and grasp the right to speak in society, so that President Juárez may be whitewashed.

Politics is so cruel, and President Juárez's misfortune is mainly that the enemy is too strong, and it is not a fair fight at all.

Now he is not facing Maximilian I, but the Habsburg family behind the scenes.Massimiliano did too badly in Mexico, and Franz had to come out to deal with the aftermath.

For the family's reputation, there must be a worse "Mexican government" to set it off.Then you can throw the pot away and say: This is because the Mexican people are too bad, not the emperor of the Habsburg family.

There is no problem with Massimiliano's personal cultivation, which is the only bright spot, so President Juarez, who serves as a foil, is destined to be a "notorious careerist who disrupts Mexico."

If Juarez can be 30 or [-] years younger, then he may still have the opportunity to lead Mexico to complete internal reforms, establish a middle-level power, and wash away this stain.

However, his body is failing.Once President Juarez falls and the Republicans have no one who can hold the field, internal conflicts in Mexico will erupt in an all-round way.

When the Mexican Civil War broke out, it was time to cleanse Maximilian I.Of course, Franz also wanted face. It was impossible for him to talk nonsense with his eyes open and put money on Maximiliano indiscriminately.

Maximiliano can't stick to any of these idioms, such as brilliance and prowess, great talent and boldness, grandeur, admonishment like flow, calmness inside and outside, hard work to govern, Renxian innovation...Maximiliano can't stick to any of these idioms, and it's almost the same for himself.

At that time, there will be a lot of evidence to prove that Maximiliano was a benevolent emperor, and the main reason for the collapse of the government is: "Mexico's folk customs are impure, and there are too many rebellious officials and thieves."

This is not useless work, but also has profound political significance.If Maximilian I fails, it means that the education of the Habsburg family has failed.

This will make people think, what if there is such a dead emperor in Austria in the future?Someone will want to plan for a rainy day, which creates an opportunity for messy ideas to spread.

If they are used by careerists, they will advocate the British constitutional monarchy, and even go one step further, fooling the people, creating public opinion, and using public opinion to force the monarch to give up his rights.

The constitutional monarchy of the British in the original time and space was disabled in that way. At first, it was only to limit the rights of the monarch and prevent the king from acting recklessly. In the end, the king was directly turned into a rubber stamp.

Don't look at the monarch's dominant position in the game of monarch and ministers on the surface, but the ministers have been changing, changing batch after batch, and the monarch only needs to produce a waste to lose all the advantages.

In order to prevent this from happening, Franz is still making preparations.Before the establishment of the system is completed, anything that may shake the imperial power must be crushed in the cradle.

Against this background, the only way for Mexico to rise is to hang Maximilian I above its head, which can be used as a rubber stamp to support the facade.

Otherwise, the better they do, the worse they will die in the end.Once it shows signs of development, it will immediately face the blow of dimensionality reduction.

Franz's true thoughts have not been revealed, so naturally no one will know.

In the eyes of the outside world, it was nothing more than the fact that Maximilian I was ousted from power, which made the Habsburg family ashamed, and Franz, the patriarch, turned his anger on the Mexican Republican government.

Chapter 85 Flying disaster

After confirming the safety of Massimiliano, Franz immediately issued an order for house arrest in order not to make any mistakes.

There was no way, he was really worried about his unreliable brother.There is a good saying, if you don't die, you won't die.

Don't think that you are really safe now. People who want Maximilian I's life can circle Mexico City a few times hand in hand.

Fortunately, in the Austrian military camp, they are all their own people, and no one wants his life.If you go out to hang out, there will definitely not be a minority of those who shoot black guns and throw bombs.

Of course, not letting him interfere with the negotiations is also an important factor.This is also a favorable bargaining chip for negotiating with the Republican government, which can be used to fool as much as you want.

As long as Maximilian I did not announce his abdication for one day, he was the legal emperor of Mexico, and the treaty signed with him also had legal effect.

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Inside the Austrian embassy in Mexico City.

Minister Compton threatened: "Your Excellency, this is already our bottom line. Now every day of delay, your country needs to pay an extra [-] Aegis military expenditures. It will not benefit you if you continue to delay."

President Juárez was very disturbed, but he remained unmoved on the face, trying to keep himself calm.

"Your Excellency, your country's appetite is too great. We have already compensated the victims for their losses. Now we can pay up to 100 million Aegis military expenses, which is already the limit of our tolerance."

Ceding land to compensate for compensation is the most compelling choice.After being annexed by the Americans in several northern states, Mexico's emphasis on territory suddenly increased.

Juarez is very clear that the Austrians are blackmailing, and the more intimidating they are, the more it shows that Austria is not prepared to destroy Mexico.

From a strategic point of view, Mexico is also an important force to contain the Americans, even if the United States is divided into two, it should not be underestimated.

Only a stable Mexico can stop the expansion of the Americans, which is in the interests of Austria.

Clearly, President Juárez overestimated Mexico's role.Franz never thought that Mexico would be able to complete the task of balancing the Americans. The current stability in North America, apart from the mutual containment between the United States of America and the Confederacy, is more the result of the suppression of the great powers.

This is a lesson of history. The guys who tried to use Mexico to check and balance the United States in the original time and space were all beaten to tears in the end.

The gap between the two sides is entirely qualitative. Compared with the fertile United States and the Confederacy, Mexico can be regarded as a bad land.

Of course, this is nothing.Americans are blessed by nature. Compared with their fertile land, resources, and climate conditions, more than 80.00% of the land in the world can only be regarded as bad land.

Although Mexico is mountainous, it is rich in mineral resources and agricultural resources. If it develops well, it will not be a big problem for a medium-sized country.

It's a pity that when we meet Americans, not only the population gap is large, but also the population quality gap is even greater.Although in this era, whether it is the United States or the Confederacy, most of them are semi-literate, which is better than the tribal civilization of Mexico.

This is not an exaggeration. A considerable part of Mexico's population still lives in tribes, and the Austrian Central American colonies are similar.

However, Mexico is even worse. Behind the Austrian Central American colonies there is support from Austria. The local economy is developing well by selling agricultural products and industrial raw materials.

Who will support Mexico now?It can be said that as long as President Juarez receives the box lunch, the Mexican Civil War will break out.

It is more serious than the original time and space. The United States of America and the Confederate States of America are incompatible with each other. They both support political forces in Mexico, and the benefactors behind the scenes who want to compromise do not agree.

This has not yet considered what role the UK, France and Austria will play in it.If you want a stable Mexico, the problem is that none of the political forces in Mexico are successful.

Including Juarez, is not a qualified leader.Prestige is only based on his insistence on anti-imperialism and the establishment of a republican government, and his substantial contribution to the country is not great.

Although social reforms were carried out, the reforms all ended in failure.Compared with Maximilian I, his reforms were more relaxed and he knew how to compromise with interest groups.

Without enough convincing achievements, this is the root cause of Mexico's political instability.Many people oppose the republican government not because of ambition or interests, but because they simply believe that they have no ability to govern.

This judgment is not wrong. If it had the ability to govern, there would be no civil war in Mexico in the original time and space.

We must know that after the overthrow of the rule of Maximilian I, Mexico did not immediately break out of a full-scale civil war, and the Republican government led by President Juarez persisted for a while.

If there is a mature ruling team, there is every chance to survive the crisis instead of the chaos that lasted for hundreds of years.

Compton smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, I believe in your country's ability to bear it. It doesn't matter if you don't agree, we can do it ourselves.

It's just that in this way, everyone will lose face, and the price your country will have to pay will be even greater. "

This is not a threat, but action has already begun.It was not the colonial government that led the attack, but a group of up-and-coming planters and promising young men who wanted to become planters.

Austrian Central America is no better than the United States. The local fertile land is limited, and the number of plantations that can be developed can no longer meet everyone's needs.

Expansion became the only option, and there were only two neighbors, either Colombia or Mexico.Unfortunately, Mexico was selected for this two-choice question.

If you read the history books, you will find that Mexico was actually rich.When they first gained independence from Spain, they were one of the largest countries in the world.

It's just that the good luck ends here. First, the Central American region became independent, and then 230 million square kilometers were bitten off by the United States. The empire dream ended here.

Everyone knows that it is very difficult to obtain land at the negotiating table. Almost all expansions are fought by the army, and the established facts are completed.

This time was no exception. Minister Compton was here to negotiate, and Governor Hummel was not idle.Only one division appeared outside Mexico City, and the remaining troops were engaged in an expansion war in addition to protecting logistics.

The battle had just started, Mexico's communication was blocked, and the telegraph was not popularized. Naturally, President Juarez could not receive the news in advance.

The terrified President Juárez slapped the table suddenly, stood up and shouted sharply: "You are aggression, this kind of shameless..."

Before the words fell, he suddenly fell down.Minister Compton's face darkened instantly, and the facial expressions of the people involved in the negotiation became more exciting, with different expressions of nervousness, surprise, and gloating.

Compton did not care about the life and death of President Juarez. The problem was that he could not die in the Austrian embassy, ​​otherwise it would be very detrimental to the subsequent negotiations.

"Guards, call Dr. Rael over, speed up!"

Without any hesitation, Minister Compton immediately ordered rescue.The Vienna government is shameful. If Juarez dies here, who knows what jokes will be made up outside.

These guys here are fine without adding oil and vinegar, and Compton doesn't think they will say a word of justice.

Maybe in some guy's memoirs, it will be recorded that President Juarez fought hard in negotiations with Austria, and then was brutally killed.

Soon a middle-aged man in a white coat entered the meeting room and immediately rescued President Juarez.

Minister Compton restrained his emotions and said: "Mr. Kurd, President Juarez's life is in crisis, and there are not enough medical staff in the embassy. Send someone over!"

Juarez is the leader of the republican faction. If he dies at this time, the republican faction will have no leader. The Kurds are not at all easier than Compton.

"No problem, I will arrange it immediately."

As soon as Kurd finished speaking, someone in the Mexican delegation jumped out and reprimanded: "You poisoned President Juarez, and you still want to shirk your responsibility!"

Compton and Kurd cast murderous gazes at the same time. Juarez was not dead yet, so he jumped out in such a hurry.

Although for this negotiation, President Juarez is dead at this time, it is in the best interest of Mexico to pin the shit on the Austrians, and this is not acceptable to Kurds.

Ignoring the clamor of the middle-aged man, Kurd continued to go out to find someone.The relationship is very important. Among the Mexican government, there are definitely more than one or two who want President Juarez to die. He can't rest assured that others will do it.

Minister Compton said mockingly: "Guard, take this lunatic down. If something happens to President Juarez, he is the biggest suspect."

Poisoning negotiators and daring to put this kind of hat on Austria's head, Compton has already sentenced this blind guy to death in his heart.

Even if you want to spread rumors, you have to go out and then do it secretly. Shouting it out with such fanfare, do you think you didn't die fast enough?

The big powers in this era are not easy to mess with. Today, it's just that the location is wrong. If you kill a lot of people on another occasion, it's not a problem at all.

Soon the bad news came. President Juarez, who was already exhausted, had come to the end of his life.

On January 1872, 1, President Juárez was severely stimulated and died in the Austrian embassy, ​​half a year earlier than the original time and space.

This may also be understandable, after all, the situation he faces is much worse than that of the original time and space.Not to mention the civil war for a few more years, it was also beaten by Austria.

After going through so many things, the body can't stand it anymore, so I can't get up.

What is even more tragic is that, due to physical reasons, in order to have the energy to deal with government affairs, President Juarez relied on taking drugs to support himself.

The autopsy results made Minister Compton want to cry.The doctors on the Mexican side insisted that the death was due to poisoning.

The medical staff sent by Britain and France also came to the same conclusion, but they still notarized it once and wrote on the conclusion: long-term drug use leads to death.

When such a big incident happened, Minister Compton couldn't handle it anymore, and immediately sent someone to send a letter to the Vienna government.

There is no way, Mexico does not have a direct telegram to Austria, so it can only go to Austrian Central America to deliver the message.To be precise, it should be more appropriate to transit.

To transmit news from the Americas to Vienna, it still needs to be transferred in multiple links, and the cable telegraph is so troublesome.

Chapter 86 Different routes lead to the same goal

Vienna Palace, looking at the telegram in his hand, Franz didn't know what to say.It seems to be a bit of a drama to describe it as "people lie down at home, and the pot comes from the sky".

What happened this time was made by Austria itself.If the place of negotiation is not in the Austrian embassy, ​​no matter how President Juarez died, it has nothing to do with Austria.

Throw the responsibility to Minister Compton?This is not right, people are conscientious.Putting the negotiation venue in the Austrian embassy is also to gain an advantage in the negotiations and strive for greater benefits for Austria.

The death of President Juárez was just an accident, and Minister Compton had no responsibility and need not be held responsible for it.

Now a black pot has fallen from the sky, no matter how you explain it, someone will accuse it: Austria poisoned President Juarez; or say: Maximilian I was poisoned in revenge.

In fact, from beginning to end Franz was not prepared to kill President Juarez.His existence is not a threat to Austria, and the value of keeping him is greater than killing him.

Not to mention Maximilian I, if he had the ability to assassinate President Juarez during the negotiations, then he would not have fallen into the current situation.

Prime Minister Felix suggested: "Your Majesty, when this happened, we should withdraw our troops from Mexico. At this time, it is morally unreasonable to hold them accountable."

Franz nodded, no matter how good the reasons were before, now that a president of Mexico is dead in the Austrian embassy, ​​he can explain the past.

If you continue to be aggressive, Austria's international image will be over.This is inconsistent with the long-term business philosophy of the Vienna government. Even the shameless British cannot do such a thing.

"Order Governor Hummel to withdraw the troops. By the way, the embassy and expatriates will also be withdrawn. Mexico will soon be in chaos. Let's not go into this muddy water."

The process is not important, the ultimate goal has been achieved.Juarez died suddenly, and the Republicans had to fight for the position of successor.

Juárez was president more than ten years ago, and his term of office ended long ago. In the intervening ten years, everyone was fighting guerrillas, so it is naturally impossible to hold elections.

Since the overthrow of Maximilian I, the general election in Mexico has been in preparation.If President Juarez survives, his chances of being re-elected are very high.

It's a pity that there is no if in reality. Without Juarez, Mexico will never have a second politician who can hold the field.

The central government lacks prestige, internal conflicts cannot be suppressed, and international forces continue to make troubles, so it is difficult for civil war to break out.

Perhaps in the near future, the American North-South Song Concert will make its debut in Mexico.Both the Confederacy and the United States want to support a pro-self Mexican government and increase their influence in North America.

The three countries of Britain, France and Austria are not willing to be lonely.It is true that the French are shrinking strategically. As Mexican creditors, they want to keep a low profile, but reality does not allow it!

Britain and Austria are both idle, and there will be problems if they don't do anything.I don't know why, but during the expansion of overseas colonies, Austria was very seriously influenced by John Bull, and it became more and more skilled in doing things.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg analyzed: "Your Majesty, it is enough to abandon Mexico City. We have already occupied several states in southern Mexico, so we can take it slow first.

The Austrian Central American colonies have always had territorial disputes with Mexico. These issues need to be resolved slowly through negotiation. We can discuss them after Mexico elects a new government. "