Holy Roman Empire

There will be many such things in the future, and you have to learn to adapt.

When you develop a strong heart, you will find that these trivial things are just a speck of dust in your life, and they are nothing at all. "

Sometimes adding more chicken soup is also very good for the body.The dreamy chicken soup that cannot be realized and transcends reality is poisonous.

Although Franz's words were deceitful, if he really had a strong heart, he could indeed treat these troubles as a speck of dust.

After all, Frederick was the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire, so as long as he could stick to his principles, the lobbyists could do nothing.

For such a result, Frederick was very depressed.Originally, I came here to report to my father, just to ask for help.

The solution was not found, but instead he was filled with chicken soup.If he was young, Frederick would definitely be full of enthusiasm and use all his energy to complete it.

But Frederick, who is over forty, is obviously past the age of passion.For the encouragement in the chicken soup, immunity has long been achieved.Generally speaking, he is the one who pours chicken soup into others now.

Franz did not give an answer, which means that the distribution of interests in the Morocco region must be decided by himself as the crown prince.

Obviously, this is not an easy job.At any time, the distribution of benefits is the most troublesome.

The Morocco region is so big, and there are so many people watching.It is obviously impossible to satisfy everyone's appetite, and the distribution is very challenging.

Frederick quickly realized that he didn't get the Morocco region, so he thought about the distribution of benefits first, obviously because he was thinking too much.

Looking at the group of kids playing around by the lake, Frederick showed envious eyes.

Childhood is the most beautiful time, you can play around without thinking about anything.It's a pity that time is gone forever, and there is no going back.

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Chapter 72 Second Roman Empire

Any conflicts and disputes are, in the final analysis, caused by interests.The British government's jumping out to make trouble has indeed brought trouble to the negotiations.

However, this does not change the nature of the British's talkativeness. They are always supporting the Spanish government with their mouths and mouths, but when it comes to actual actions, they are all kinds of excuses to delay.

This is an inevitable result, and there is no problem with spiritual encouragement.But if you want to support Spain with real money, it will kill you.

Since the Russians set a precedent for defaulting on debts, Britain has suffered from debt defaults in recent years.

Although the debtors behind were not as single as the Russians and directly reneged on their debts, they really had no money, and the financial institutions in London were also very helpless.

Either accept debt deferment, or accept debt restructuring, anyway, normal payment is out of the question.It is God's blessing that these problematic loans can recover the cost, so don't even think about making money.

With the lessons learned from the past, British capital has also learned to be smart.When it comes to international lending, it is prudent and cautious.

Given Spain's current financial situation, it obviously does not meet the conditions for debt issuance.Unless the British government is willing to tell the truth, otherwise no one will go to this muddy water.

Daredevil capitalists worry about risk, not to mention the London government.The opposition party is not blind. If they dare to give away Britain's money for nothing, they are giving the blame to their competitors.

After more than half a year of tug-of-war negotiations, the Spanish government, which was in financial trouble, finally recognized the reality.

On June 1898, 6, Shinra Foreign Minister Wesenberg and Spanish representatives signed the "Morocco Sovereignty Exchange Agreement" in Vienna.

With the signing of the treaty, another world record was born.In order to purchase the Morocco region, the Vienna government offered a sky-high price of 1.8 million Aegis, which directly refreshed the historical record of the amount of land transactions.

You get what you pay for, and there is a reason why the Vienna government is willing to give such a high price.In addition to the fact that the Morocco region is really important, the more important thing is to show it to European countries.

Anyway, the Spanish government owed Shinra a huge debt, and it was about to default on the debt, and now it just happened to be paid off.

After deducting the messy loans, the 1.8 million high-priced transaction contract, the cash that the Vienna government needs to come up with is actually more than 1000 million.

The Spaniards didn't have the confidence to refuse. If it weren't for the loan to make up for it, it would be impossible for the Vienna government to offer such a sky-high price.

As for the distribution of benefits, it will be decided according to the actual situation after the Morocco region is taken.

It is worth mentioning that Frederick rejected private donations.If they can't spend the money, it can only be considered that they are unlucky, and they haven't caught up with the good times of spending money to buy titles.

Since Franz succeeded to the throne, the aristocratic management system has gradually improved, and Austria has officially entered the era of military merit.

In addition to military merits, if you want to become a nobleman: you can either rely on reincarnation and inherit the title handed down from your ancestors; or you have made great contributions to the country and are awarded a title by the emperor.

With the improvement of the system, the effect of krypton gold has also been greatly weakened. Now the nobles of Shenluo are either luck players or ability players.

The canonization of titles was decided by the emperor, and hundreds of thousands or millions would not be able to catch Franz's eyes, nor would Frederick be tempted.

The rules have been established a long time ago, and now they are just obeying, even if someone is dissatisfied, they can only hold back.If you want to share the benefits, then hurry up and copy the guy, maybe you can catch up.

This possibility is also very small.On the day of the signing of the treaty, a number of civilian armed forces launched an attack on the Morocco region, and Franz was taken aback by that efficiency.

Perhaps it is because everyone knows that it will be more and more difficult to obtain fiefdoms in the future, and they are unwilling to miss this wave of opportunities.Negotiations are still in progress, and civilian armed forces are gathering in Algeria.

According to a report by the Algerian provincial government, before the outbreak of the war, 20 civilian armed forces from all over the country had gathered there.

It is worth mentioning that the main force this time is not the emerging aristocrats in Africa, but the old aristocrats in the country, and even the presence of some monarchs.

It's right to think about it. If you want to eat this wave of meat, you must lead troops to wait in advance before the negotiation ends.

This can be a high-risk transaction, and it is obviously impossible without a family background.If the negotiation collapses, or if it drags on for two or three years, the average person's net worth will not be able to support it.

The emerging nobles can't even manage their own fiefdoms. Even if they want to send troops to join in the fun, they have no money in their pockets!

Those who have family background, strength, and urgent need for fiefdoms are mainly the nobles of North Germany.

Although they also participated in the colonial movement, their participation time and efforts were significantly slower than the nobles in the southern German region.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

With the advancement of the localization process in Africa, the fiefdom lords in Africa have an increasing voice in Shenluo politics.

In this context, the southern German nobles, who were already dominant, had a higher voice in the empire.

No one wants to be marginalized. No matter it is for the right to speak politically or for the development of the family, the nobles in the northern region urgently need to obtain more fiefdoms.

Driven by the sense of crisis, it is not surprising that there are several monarchs of small states.

In name, the states of Shinra are all equal in status, but in practice they are two different things.In addition to the name of the state, many small states are actually a municipality.

For ordinary people, there is not much difference between a state and a municipality. Anyway, they all have a high degree of autonomy, but it is different for the monarch of a state.

Now they still have one vote in the Imperial Parliament, but they don't have enough influence in the empire. Will they be able to keep that vote in the future?

In the history of Shinra, even the seats of electors can change hands, and the seats of the Imperial Council can naturally be changed.

If you don't want to fall, you must strengthen your own strength.The territory in the European region wants to expand, unless it is to copy the routine of the lower half of the castle, and the marriage happens to coincide with the extinction of the in-laws.

That kind of probability is really too low, not much higher than the probability of buying a lottery ticket, unless you are very lucky.

Rather than betting on such a small probability event, it is easier to develop and expand.No matter how perfect the system is, it cannot escape the sophistication of the world.

The same military merit falls on different people, and the final benefits are different.

With the vote in the Imperial Parliament, these monarchs only need to use some military merits as tickets in the past, and the rest can be settled by insider trading.

Politics is interest, but also sophistication.The Holy Roman Empire was not only brought down with a single shot, but also pulled up by the network of contacts of the Habsburg Dynasty.

On this issue, Franz sees very clearly.It is never easy to be an emperor, the principle that should be adhered to must be adhered to, and the place that can be tactful must also be tactful.

As a qualified monarch, one may not have a high IQ, but one must not have a low EQ.Otherwise, just coordinating the relationship can break people down.

Frankly speaking, Franz is lacking in this aspect.It's just that he was lucky and caught up with the last train of the feudal monarchy.

It will not work in the future. With the development of the times, it is almost impossible for the monarch to make a promise. More often, it is necessary to coordinate the relationship between all parties.

So many people are going to grab Morocco, obviously it is impossible to gain anything.What's more, the central government paid for the purchase of the Moroccan region, and the land that was allocated for distribution would also shrink.

Judging from the current situation, if there are no accidents, the Vienna government probably has no chance to send troops.

How to distribute the interests of all parties has become a challenge.Undoubtedly, this challenging job became another big test for Frederick.

This is not the most difficult thing, what is more troublesome is that the Vienna government is about to change.The members of the original government team are all in their seventies and eighties, and their work energy has long been unable to meet the needs.

Keeping them until now is not only because of Franz's nostalgia, but more importantly, the change of power.

"One dynasty, one courtier" may be a bit absolute, but it is very reasonable to have to admit the words of the ancients.

Although this situation in Europe is not very obvious, the impact is still there.

Seeing that the struggle for world hegemony is about to enter the final stage.Judging from the current strength comparison between the two sides, Shinra's chances of winning are as high as [-]%.

It can be said that no matter who goes up, they can get a lot of prestige from it.With this political prestige, as long as the person concerned does not commit suicide, re-election is almost inevitable.

When Franz was in power, the high reputation of the ministers below was naturally not a problem. Anyway, no matter how high they were, they could not surpass him, the old emperor.

Putting it on Frederick will not work.If you look at the current government, you will know that all the ministers below have made outstanding achievements. As the regent crown prince, Frederick must maintain enough respect when encountering them.

There was no trouble. On the one hand, these people are old and don't want to continue to toss; on the other hand, Franz is still alive, so it is not their turn to be presumptuous.

The average life expectancy of a person these days is less than 50 years old. If there is a change of term, there must be a group of young people, and it is obviously unrealistic to find seventy and eighty-year-olds on top.

To put it bluntly, if he met a bunch of old guys, the emperor wouldn't dare to speak too seriously.If they are accidentally provoked and one or more of them are sent away, it will be a political disaster.

Shinra's political system determines that the frequency of government changes cannot be too high.As long as cabinet officials in their 50s and 100s have made achievements, their re-election is almost [-]%.

Although Franz is in good health, there is no guarantee that he will survive a new generation of high-level government officials.

In order to avoid the situation where the master is weak and the minister is strong, Franz retained these old ministers and created the current opportunity for Frederick.

The crown prince has full powers to govern, which naturally includes the appointment of cabinet officials.The personnel appointments were all handed over to Frederick. If he couldn't even suppress the people he appointed, it would be really unreasonable.

Just when Frederick was worrying about the new leadership team, the media all over Europe were seized by this shocking land transaction.

Economic newspapers interpreted it economically, talking about the economic value of winning the Morocco region to the Holy Roman Empire.For example: the circular railway will be re-planned again, which will benefit the infrastructure industry chain.

Military newspapers reported on Morocco's strategic position, what locked the west gate of the Mediterranean Sea, and promoted the overall strategic layout...

Political newspapers focus on interpreting political values, for example: the strategy of a major country requires mutual benefit, and this land transaction case has created a new direction for resolving international conflicts through political cooperation...

The most eye-catching thing was the entertainment newspapers and periodicals. The phrase "re-creating the Roman Empire" overshadowed all the hot spots and attracted the attention of melon-eaters all over Europe.

There is no question of whether to kill with a stick or not. At this point, even if Shinra wants to hide, there is no big tree that can cover his body.

Since you can't keep a low profile, you can simply be high profile.Anyway, the Morocco region was bought back by the Vienna government at a high price, and it was not taken from Spain. There is no problem of hatred.

If you look at the source of the Habsburg crown, you will know that it was inherited from the Roman Empire.In the European world, the Holy Roman Empire actually has another name - "Second Roman Empire".

It's just that the previous "Second Roman Empire" was a little watery, and its strength and title were seriously inconsistent. Even the people of Shenluo were embarrassed to shout it out.

With the development and growth of the Holy Roman Empire, the title of the Second Roman Empire has also been accepted by more and more European people.

The Moroccan land transaction case was just an opportunity, which just happened to detonate a frenzy of public opinion, making the "Second Roman Empire" well-deserved.

Franz has already returned to Vienna. As the emperor, he doesn't want to make any troubles. Naturally, the Vienna government can't decide to hold a "celebration" without authorization.

However, the emperor controlled the government not to hold celebrations, but he could not control ordinary people to hold celebrations spontaneously.Accompanied by the fuel of the media, the entire Holy Roman Empire was immersed in a sea of ​​joy.

Business opportunities are coming to your door, and capitalists will naturally not waste them.A variety of celebration activities are constantly staged in the Holy Roman Empire, and the atmosphere is more enthusiastic than Christmas.

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Rows of tall and straight toon trees are neatly arranged on both sides, forming a unique forest-shaded landscape, which leads directly to the embassy of the Russian Empire in Vienna.

The laughter and laughter outside formed a sharp contrast with the desolation here, as if they were two worlds.

"Your Excellency, Vienna is so lively, why don't we go out together?"

Hearing this annoying voice, Minister Moros became more and more irritable.You must know that there is not only one heir to the Roman Empire, and the Russian Empire also owns the Roman crown.

It's just that the method used by the tsarist government to obtain the crown in the first place was so disgusting that it was not widely recognized by the European world.

Regardless of whether others admit it or not, the Russians have admitted it anyway.Now that the Holy Roman Empire has become the Second Rome, where does this leave the Russian Empire?

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and reason told Moros that the best thing to do right now is to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

As for the controversial issue of the Second Rome, it is not a day or two.The heir recognized by mainstream European society has always been the Holy Roman Empire.

Of course, this "acknowledgment" is also in quotation marks.In the past years, almost every European country has regarded itself as the heir of Rome.

It's just that the Habsburg dynasty inherited the crown of the Roman Empire, which is more orthodox than these heirs who have nothing.

Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Moros asked indifferently: "Sir Leandro, as the British envoy to Vienna, don't you need to work?"

It can be seen that he is in a very bad mood now.If it weren't for the professionalism of the diplomat, Moros would have gone mad by now.

As an enemy, Molos knows exactly what the British envoy is up to.

When meeting a guy who wants to plot against him, Molos will naturally not have a good face.It would have been very polite if he didn't just shake his face and drive people away.

Leandro smiled slightly, as if he didn't care about the ridicule just now, and replied without changing his face: "Of course I need it.

It's just that you don't think that observing the customs of Vienna is also part of the work of a diplomat?

It's so lively outside now, let's go out and learn more about it, which will also help our future work. "

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