Holy Roman Empire

Prior to this, the Vienna government only had the right to issue banknotes and tariffs, and the emperor had the right to command the army, and the central government had no right to intervene.

Although the judicial system is unified, in order to protect judicial justice from outside interference, the judicial system of the New Holy Roman Empire is independent of the government, including the courts, anti-corruption bureaus and other judicial departments, which only need to be responsible to the emperor.

Against this background, the central government is naturally powerless against a state government with a high degree of autonomy.

Except through economic means, the Vienna government has never issued a formal administrative order to the state government.

Theoretically speaking, if the state government gets angry, the central government can also intervene.

It is a pity that it has enjoyed the dividends of expansion. In recent years, Austria's overall economic development has been good. The governments of all states have a good reputation, and the central government has no chance to intervene at all.

It's different now, once the war breaks out.There is no way for the state government to refuse the integration of the central government, especially the states that are on the front line, they cannot stand without the support of the central government.

How to do it is a matter between the cabinet and the state government.Power struggles are always fought out, and no one will come to your door if you stay still.

1Chapter 16 Shit Stirrer is online

Neighbors are all preparing for war, and the French government naturally has no choice.At this point, even if there is no war, the French government can only prepare for it.

Anyway, Napoleon IV did not believe in the so-called good-neighborliness and friendship. With the relationship between France and neighboring countries, once there was an imbalance in power, someone would call at his door every minute.

In this age of the weak and the strong, being weak is the greatest original sin, not to mention that everyone already has hatred?

Since ancient times, military expansion has been considered a prelude to war. The actions of the French government once again exacerbated everyone's panic. For a time, the European continent was full of rain and wind.

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London

Pointing to a map of Europe on the wall, British Foreign Secretary George said: "So far, the plan has been going smoothly.

Although Austria was not encouraged to send troops to unify the German region, the French were already hooked.

Affected by the tense situation, the Paris government has begun to expand its military. It is impossible to turn back after taking this step.

The only trouble is that there are too many countries involved, and the diplomacy of the French government is so rubbish that no ally has been found, not even the Spaniards.

According to the current situation, if we don't help, Austria is very likely to form an anti-French coalition after the war breaks out, and will besiege the French with Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and other countries. "

Arming up and preparing for war is no child's play, especially when the situation is tense.As soon as the government expanded its military, it sent a signal of war to the outside world.

Capitalists will increase investment in military-related fields, and existing military enterprises will also expand their production capacity in the shortest possible time.

France has just experienced overcapacity and unemployment. Taking advantage of the war, companies have revived and workers have found jobs again.

If you want to stop, the capitalists will not agree first. If you invest real money, you can’t see the return; the workers who have finally found a job again will not agree.

Driven by interests, it is a matter of time before a war breaks out.All the French government can decide is who to fight and where to start.

Prime Minister Gladstone nodded. The French have no allies. This is the basis for the alliance between Britain and France.

It's just that thinking about it now, it's a little unexpected that all the neighbors will be vigilant at the same time when they make a move.

"I remember that the Spanish government was supported by the French. The relationship between France and Spain has been very good in the past ten years. There is no reason for them to fall to Austria, right?"

After the Spanish revolution, the Bourbon royal family went into exile in France.Napoleon III made a deal with the Bourbon Dynasty, at the cost of supporting Alfonso XII, in exchange for the Bourbon Dynasty not adding trouble to him.

After Alfonso XII came to power, the relationship between France and Spain heated up rapidly. The outside world has always suspected that France and Spain have a secret alliance.

In such a relationship, in the absence of a particularly large conflict of interests, the possibility of the two countries turning their faces is very small.

Georges explained: "The relationship between France and Spain has indeed been friendly for a while, but the contradiction between the two countries is even greater.

Especially after the death of Alfonso XII, the Austrian Grand Duchess Maria Christina became regent, and Spain's foreign policy changed fundamentally, from pro-French to pro-Austrian.

The current Franco-Spanish relationship can only be maintained superficially, and it is far from being an ally.

Just last week, Austria provided an interest-free loan of 2000 million Aegis to the Spanish government.After receiving this loan, the Spanish government immediately announced the expansion of five infantry divisions.

Not only Spain, Austria has issued loans of varying amounts to Belgium, the German Federation, and Switzerland in the past month.

In this regard, the French government was very slow to respond. After the incident, they did not take correct measures to win over other countries, but instead sent people to warn and threaten. "

As good neighbors, France and Spain have never had less wars, and the Habsburg dynasty has also made outstanding contributions in this regard.

But that was hundreds of years ago, and there is no such thing as hatred. The anti-French war is still fresh in the Spanish memory.

If the British defeated the myth of the Armada and pulled Spain from its supremacy of the seas, then Napoleon was the terminator of Spain's empire on which the sun never sets.

More than a dozen countries including Mexico, Central America, Peru, Colombia, Chile, and Paraguay, with tens of millions of square meters of land, became independent because of the anti-French war.

It is absolutely impossible to say that the Spaniards have no grievances, but France is powerful, Spain is weak and there are many internal conflicts, so they have to endure it.

No matter how forbearable it is, it will not be good to have this kind of hatred in the fascian relationship.When Alfonso XII was alive, the relationship between the two parties was pretty good because of the grace of restoration.

After the Austrian Grand Duchess Maria Christina became regency, there was no pro-French monarch, and domestic anti-French voices naturally rose.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Hirge Childers: "From this point of view alone, the French government is not wrong.

The relationship between them and their neighbors is not good. If they want to win over allies, they must pay a higher cost.

Just promising benefits, everyone will not believe it at all, and they are not Austria's opponents if they fight for money.

Their only advantage is the illustrious reputation of the French army. If they cannot win over these countries, they should deter them.

Anyway, it's just a pile of grass, as long as France maintains enough strength, these guys will not dare to act rashly.

Moreover, the French government is used to being strong. If it suddenly lowers its figure to win over other countries, it will make everyone have bad thoughts. "

It is fair to say that attracting allies is really not France's strong point. To compete with Austria in this regard, it is difficult to have a substantive effect except for the effort. It is not as effective as force deterrence.

Gladstone frowned. The situation of the French was even worse than expected. Force deterrence is indeed effective, but if France and Austria are in a stalemate on the battlefield, these countries will be the last one to crush the camel. straw.

Franz's generosity to his allies is world-renowned, especially when he is generous to others, that is absolutely nothing to say.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must find a way to keep all countries neutral. Otherwise, the five countries will join forces, and the French will have no chance of winning at all!"

The French are confident that it has been propaganda for decades. The top government officials have grown up listening to this statement, subconsciously believing that the French Army is invincible.

Father, like son.

Gladstone is not so confident in the combat effectiveness of the French army. In his impression, the French army is indeed the best in the world, but being first does not mean invincible.

Too many ants can kill an elephant, and France is not sure of winning against Austria one-on-one. If a few more opponents are added, the battle will be impossible.

Britain wants Fao and Austria to lose both sides, not to let Austria take advantage of the situation, and now it has to pull sideways.

Foreign Minister George shook his head: "This is difficult to do, unless the French attack Austria from the Italian area, we have a way to keep countries neutral.

Otherwise, we can only keep Spain neutral and add Switzerland at most.

They are neutral countries. As long as the French do not take the initiative to find trouble, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sure to persuade the Swiss government to be neutral. "

There is no way to do it, Fao faced up because of Belgium and the German Federation.The French wanted to invade their land, and it was impossible for Beetle and Germany to be neutral.

Prime Minister Gladstone nodded helplessly. Originally, Bethe and Germany were still the little brothers they supported, but now they have to give up for the benefit of the empire.

Thinking of this, Gladstone had another headache.Both Beeter and Germany are part of the Gotha Dynasty. It would be fine if the French were defeated. If the French won the war, the Gotha Dynasty would suffer a great loss.

If he knew that this incident was planned by him, it is estimated that Queen Victoria would have the heart to hack him to death, and now Gladstone would not dare to go to the palace.

1Chapter 17 Vittorio Emanuele III

After Napoleon III annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II, who went into exile in London, formed the Sardinian government-in-exile with the help of the British.

Later, the French annexed the rest of Italy. For the needs of the Italian anti-French movement, Vittorio Emanuele II passively became the leader.

The reason is very simple, barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, and Vittorio Emanuele II, who has nothing, has the courage to fight the French to the end.

In contrast, the royal families of several other states are different.Although the country was taken away by the French, the crown is still hung in name, and an annuity can be received every year.

In this context, although everyone was very dissatisfied, they did not have the courage to jump out and fight the French, but only made small moves secretly.

The original Sardinian independent organization was only supported by the British, and its organizational structure was generally stable.The situation changed when it expanded to become the Italian Independent Organization.

Austria has also become a supporter of independent organizations. With one more funder, many things have become complicated.

In 1878, after the death of Vittorio Emanuele II, his 9-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Naturally, a kid was unable to quell internal conflicts.

The Italian independence organization existed in name only, and gradually divided into four waves, representing the four states of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Papal State, Tuscany, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

As a result, the Italian independence movement fell into a low ebb. Even after the Paris Revolution broke out, they followed up with an uprising, but it was only a flash in the pan.

The lion and the elephant fight the rabbit with all their strength.The European war is about to break out, and Franz naturally wants to win over all possible forces.

Although the strength of Italian independent organizations is weak, their appeal among Italians is strong!

Think about it, at a critical moment in the Franco-Austrian War, the Italian soldiers in the French army suddenly gave up their picks and quit. How comical is that scene.

There is no doubt that the strongest and most influential Italian independent organization is the Sardinian independent organization, the direct descendant of Vittorio Emanuele III.

Regardless of the fact that the Kingdom of Sardinia has been annexed by the French, and the French emperor has an extra crown on his head, Vittorio Emanuele III is the king of Sardinia recognized in Europe.

No matter how powerful France is, the European aristocracy will not recognize the crown that was stolen illegally.In this regard, Franz also contributed a lot, and the Habsburg family took the lead in denying the legitimacy of the Bonaparte family to the Sardinian throne.

In a manor on the outskirts of London, two men, one old and one young, were fishing.It could be seen that both of them were absent-minded, and the suspended matter on the water was constantly being pulled, but they ignored it.

Austrian Minister Jonas in London: "Your Majesty, the European war is about to break out, and your chance to restore the country has come."

The young Vittorio Emanuele III smiled slightly: "That is just an opportunity, the French are still strong.

It is still very difficult for Italy to get rid of French rule.Unless your country can severely injure the French on the battlefield, or relying on the strength of an independent organization, they will simply die. "

This is the crux of the matter and the focus of controversy.

Jonas hoped that the Italian independence organization could launch an uprising first, shake the morale of the French army, and increase the chances of the Austrian army winning on the battlefield.

Vittorio Emanuele III wanted Austria to defeat the French on the battlefield before revolting independently.

Jonas shook his head. He understood Vittorio Emanuele III's vigilance. The relationship between the King of Sardinia and Austria has always been bad.

If the French were driven away and Austria was ushered in again, it would be a tiger at the front door and a wolf at the back door.

"Your Majesty, there is no free lunch in this world. It is impossible to gain national independence without paying a price.

I know what you are worried about, and I understand how you feel, but you should know that Austria never treats its allies badly.

Now that we have made a promise to support your country's independence, we will fulfill the promise.

However, Austria also pays attention to equivalent exchange, and takes as much spoils as it pays.

If you wait until the big picture is decided before getting involved, then we won't be able to guarantee your country's territorial integrity. "

This is a blatant "threat". Obviously, Jonas has determined that Vittorio Emanuele III cannot cooperate with the French, and he must obtain the support of Austria if he wants to restore the country.

Vittorio Emanuele III's face changed drastically, but he was still too young to be able to keep his emotions out.

"Your Excellency, the territorial integrity of the Italian region is our bottom line! If we can't do this, there is no need to talk about it."

Minister Jonas reminded: "Your Majesty, you are only the king of Sardinia, and you are not qualified to represent the other three states.

In fact, we have reached an agreement with the representatives of the three countries, and now we are only talking about the Kingdom of Sardinia with you. "

These days, Italy is just a place name, and now there are four states recognized internationally. The Italian Independence Organization is a grassroots team and does not have any legal significance.

Hearing this answer, Vittorio Emanuele III's face became even more ugly.

As the leader of the Italian independence organization, he originally thought that after driving out the French, he would be the king of Italy.

However, the reality is very harsh.Jonas made it clear to him that this was impossible.

The Italian independence organization does not represent anything, and Austria only recognizes Sardinia, the Papal States, Naples, and Tuscany.

Austria does not recognize it, and the Italian king is naturally out of the question.Vittorio Emanuele III was very unwilling, but unfortunately he did not have the confidence to turn his face.

He is unwilling to cooperate with Austria, and there must be people below who are willing.Don't think that the members of independent organizations are so noble, everyone needs to eat.

As a king, even if he is in exile overseas, he can still live a life of feasting and feasting, but the followers below are tragic.

Even those with strong net worth have almost exhausted themselves after so many years of tossing; those from poor families have already found work in London, relying on the little subsidy issued by independent organizations, they have already starved to death.

After so many years, the hot-blooded youths of the past have long been worn out by life, and returning to the country is their only chance to stand up.

Whether it is Italy or the king of Sardinia, as long as they are able to establish political power, they can transform themselves into superior rulers.

No one will let go of the last straw.Whoever stood in their way was their enemy, even the nominal leader, Vittorio Emanuele III.

After pausing for a while, Vittorio Emanuele III said slowly after adjusting his thoughts: "Your Excellency, we can find ways to contain the French, but with our strength, we do not have the ability to directly confront the French army."

Seeing that the goal has been achieved, Jonas replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Austria will not deceive its friends.

After the outbreak of the war, you only need to wreak havoc in the rear and affect the logistics and transportation of the French army, and you don't need to go directly to the battlefield.

For example: spreading rumors to shake the morale of the French; calling on Italians not to work for the French; destroying roads and bridges, organizing workers to strike...