Holy Roman Empire

The most important thing is that everyone wants to follow suit, but there is no way to follow suit.The industries of Britain and Shinra are strong, and they can build super battleships, which does not mean that other countries can also.

Leaving aside other issues, everyone is uncertain about the photodynamic system.

Although the power of the power system of the "Roma" has reached 23000 horsepower, it is assumed that the power technology is very developed. In fact, the power system used by most warships does not reach 10000 horsepower.

The South Carolina-class battleships built by the Americans in the original time and space were equipped with compound steam engine power with a power of only 16500 horsepower.

That was ten years later. At this juncture, the only breakthroughs in steam turbine technology are Britain and Shinra.

If the power cannot keep up, it means that the speed cannot keep up.When you win, you can't catch up with the enemy, and when you can't win, you can't run away from the enemy.The snail-class battleship has no meaning at all except for wasting resources.

Not only is the power technology not up to standard, but a series of technologies such as armament, fire control, and armor are all problems that prevent everyone from entering the era of dreadnoughts.

Of course, if a certain country is rich and powerful, and does not care about loss and cost at all, it can be done by spending money.

It's a pity that it is 1900, and it is not suitable for local tyrants to survive.With rich wealth and backward technology, that is the lunch of the great powers, and there is no chance of spending money to develop.

There are no followers, eclipsing the arms race.Franz, who originally wanted to make a fortune by exporting dreadnought technology, was disappointed.

There is no way, countries in the world are still too poor these days.I can't afford such an expensive toy at all, so I can only let the two local tyrants, Ying and Austria, play with it.

Even the ambitious Tsarist government fell silent after learning about the construction cost of the "Roma", let alone other countries.

I don't know if it was because there was no one to support the two performers, which disappointed the two performers. In the ensuing competition, the governments of the two countries spent more time talking and less practical action.

The scene where today you announce to build two ships, tomorrow I announce to build three ships, and the day after tomorrow you announce to build four ships, did not happen.

The Vienna government announced a "five-year five-ship" shipbuilding plan, and the London government only came with a "five-year seven-ship" plan.Counting the "Roma" already in service, the gap between the two countries is only one.

The British overwhelmed, but did not gain an absolute advantage.After all, the Shinra Navy is mainly nestled in the Mediterranean Sea and has a geographical advantage.

The governments of the two countries have maintained "restraint" in the competition, which disappointed the people who eat melons, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

There are many people who want to be unlucky for Britain and Austria, but there are not many who want the two countries to go to war immediately.Especially those small countries in Europe are worried that the two "devils fighting" will bring harm to mortals like them.

The scene was not intense enough. In the final analysis, the competition between Britain and Austria was not intense.The conflict between the two countries mainly revolves around hegemony, and the core interests focus on currency.

The world currency battle between Aegis and British Pound began 20 years ago. Although there was no winner, the scope of their respective interests was basically demarcated.

Generally speaking, the European continent, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other regions are the circulation areas of Aegis; while the Americas, South Asia, Far East and other regions are dominated by the pound.

In addition to the competition for currency hegemony, there were also conflicts between Britain and Austria in overseas trade, but the competition was not so intense.

Because of the industrial structure, the current trade pattern is: British industrial and commercial products dominate traditional fields such as the textile industry; while Shinra has the upper hand in emerging industries and agricultural product processing.

As for colonial disputes, it is not worth mentioning.Shinra did not expand to India, and the British did not expand their sphere of influence in Africa, nor did they break through the opponent's bottom line.

Conflicts can accumulate, and the current conflict of interest is not big enough, which does not mean that the future conflict of interest will not be big enough.

Time is on his side, Franz has enough patience to wait, the British should be anxious.

Of course, with Britain's special system, it is estimated that the top officials of the London government will not be too worried.

"Potential threat" is still "potential" after all.For politicians, everything is negotiable as long as they do not explode during their term of office.

It doesn't matter whoever is in power. Continuing the glory of the "Victorian era" is far more important than piercing the window paper in advance and eliminating "potential" threats.

More importantly, because of the Holy Roman Empire, this "potential threat" is too great a threat to Britain, just like a person suffering from "terminal cancer".

It is easy to go to the operation, but difficult to get off the operating table.If you win the bet, you can live for a few more years, but it is more likely to lie on the hospital bed for the rest of your life.

On the contrary, it is conservative treatment, which can be dragged on for a period of time.Although it's definitely over later, that's the next thing.

The times are developing so fast, maybe in the last few months, there will be a sudden breakthrough in medical technology.

Most of the current British government thinks so.While trying to find a way to contain and suppress Shinra, and on the other hand not wanting to tear up their face directly, what they are waiting for is changes in the international situation.

……

No matter how many calculations there are, life will always be lived.The cabinet government that has been in charge of the Vienna government for more than [-] years finally ushered in the curtain call this year.

This time, there is no need for Franz to stay. His old body no longer allows these veterans to continue to fight for the empire, and a change of office is necessary.

"Government change" is a major event in any country, and Shinra is no exception.

In a sense, the arms race has not expanded, and it has nothing to do with this change of office.

Before the new leadership team came out, the first task of the Vienna government was to sort out internal affairs, and there was no time to mess around.

This article also applies to the United Kingdom. A few months ago, the London government had just completed a general election.It's just that this time the British didn't make any fuss, and the guys from the London government won re-election.

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In the Palace of Vienna, Franz is tasting art in the cultural relics exhibition hall.Of course, this is an outsider's opinion. As far as Franz personally is concerned, he thinks "arty" is a more appropriate description.

"Art", such a lofty thing, is simply not something that ordinary people can taste.Even Franz once suspected that this thing was deliberately fiddled with by the elite, a way to harvest the leeks of the upstarts.

Doubts are doubts, but Franz didn't mean to delve into it.As the top of the ruling class, he has great tolerance for anything that is beneficial to the rule.

Despite his lack of artistic talent and mediocre creative talent, this did not prevent Franz from becoming a great artist.

Thanks to the special status of the emperor, as long as his name is hung, whether it is calligraphy, painting, or other handicrafts, it will become a work of art.

Franz has no doubt that if his graffiti works are sold, they can also fetch sky-high prices.

Just think about it, as a wealthy emperor, Franz has not been reduced to selling works to survive.Even if there are occasional works that are lost, they are still given away.

Rare things are expensive, and once any artwork is in large quantities, it is worthless.Not worth the money is a trivial matter, the key is to force it down.

As an emperor, Franz doesn't care about the price of his work, but he must not lose the style.

Seeing Franz waving pen and ink leisurely, practicing calligraphy on paper, Frederick who hurried over felt ill in an instant.

For the change of the government, he, the crown prince, is almost too busy. However, the rightful owner is like someone who has nothing to do, and whoever changes will feel unbalanced.

There is nothing to do if it is unbalanced. The sentence "exercise your ability" is enough to block all his words.

With no time to rest, Frederick said out of breath, "Father, this is the final candidate list. There are 46 people in total, and there are three to five candidates for each position in the cabinet."

"Ok!"

"Let's put it down first, find a place to rest by yourself, and talk about it after I'm done."

Franz replied casually.

"Ok."

The scene before him forced Frederick to accept a reality: the diligent emperor in the past no longer existed.

Recalling the past memories, Frederick suddenly discovered that in the depths of his memory, it seemed that he had never seen his father busy.

Even if you need to work overtime occasionally, it is a special period.In normal times, Franz is a stickler for the four-hour work system, and he still takes irregular vacations.

It's just that Frederick has never been able to figure out why, such an idle father, would actually become a representative of "diligence".

After a while, the masterpiece was finally completed. Franz put away the pen, stretched his shin, and opened the file to browse.

"It's okay, the candidate's information is complete enough, and the evaluation given is also very pertinent, and there are no fake people mixed in.

It seems that you have done a good job in your usual homework. These candidates are the top choices in terms of political achievements and political skills.

Whoever you prefer, just put their names first, and just nominate them for election at the next imperial meeting. "

Unlike the election of government leaders in other countries at the same time, what is popular in Shinra is the emperor's nomination and the imperial parliament's voting.

There are two qualification criteria for candidates. First, they must have sufficient political achievements and extraordinary political skills; second, they must be a staunch royalist party member politically.

Especially the second point is extremely important. A little lack of ability is acceptable, but any political flaws are intolerable.

The Holy Roman Empire is so big, the most indispensable thing is capable officials.According to the Shinra Constitution, the cabinet candidates nominated by the emperor can be high-ranking officials or above.

The selection of a cabinet government from hundreds of people is almost one in a hundred, and there is plenty of room for choice.

There are no idiots who can climb to this position.Insufficient ability has already been pulled down in the previous competition.

They are all masters who have been in charge of one side, no matter who is in the cabinet government, they can guarantee the normal operation of the government.

Otherwise, Franz would not have ignored such an important task and handed it over to Frederick.

After so many years of hard work, the small states in the territory of Shenluo have almost been won over by Franz.Individuals who are dissatisfied do not dare to be demons due to the general situation.

Just look at the Imperial Parliament. All the proposals put forward by Franz himself have never been rejected.

Hearing that he was responsible for everything, Frederick asked in disbelief: "Let me decide all the candidates, isn't it a bit too..."

Before Frederick could finish speaking, Franz interrupted with a wave of his hand: "There are not so many things. You will be responsible for these tasks sooner or later, and now it's just a little earlier.

What you need to do now is to select the best government team possible and achieve a smooth transition of power.

In addition, you have to care about the changing international situation.The number of laborers transported from France to Russia has decreased significantly in recent times.

It seems that the Siberian Railway has enough labor.If my predictions are correct, it won't be long before the Russians withdraw from France.

At this point, it is estimated that the tsarist government has also understood.The compensation of the French is the moon in the water.

You can see it, you can't touch it.

France has been tossed and ruined. Without enough interests, the tsarist government will not die in France.

Regardless of whether the Tsarist government wants to go south or east, it makes no sense to continue to garrison France.

If it weren't for the Siberian Railway, they probably would have retreated two years earlier.It has been very difficult to be able to delay until now.

The Russian army can withdraw, but the gap left by the Russian army must find a way to fill.

France is a large country with a long history.Although they have suffered heavy blows in recent years, their arrogance has not dissipated.

In the past years, the French have been entangled with us for hundreds of years, and it was hard to push them down. They must not be allowed to come back together.

The Russians helped to do all the bad things. The next thing we have to do is to spread anti-war ideas in France. After killing their fighting spirit, they can return to normal. "

It is easy to defeat a big country, but it is difficult to defeat a big country.The longer a country has a long traditional culture, the harder it is to be defeated.

After so many years of tossing, the French still have not given up resistance.The Russians were about to collapse. If the Vienna government had not borne the military expenses, the tsarist government would have been dragged down long ago.

However, the reality is cruel.The stronger the will to resist the French showed, the less the anti-French alliance could let them succeed.

At this time, the benefits of having more allies are reflected.No matter how much France is tossed, it does not need to trigger the intervention of the international community.

What should be done and what should not be done, the Russian army has already done it.Violence has been used, now it is time for politics.

Regardless of whether the French elite is willing to accept it or not, France will not be able to return to normal if it does not accept the harmless treatment.

Only when the anti-war ideology becomes the mainstream of society and the mistake of launching a war of aggression is realized, can France become a normal country.

Of course, the garrison and the limitation of arms are still indispensable.Franz didn't want the French to arm themselves again and cause trouble for himself.

In this regard, the Russian army has actually done a good job.Send all the opponents to God, and send all the young and strong labor force of the implicated families to Siberia to build the railway.

Although the French gritted their teeth with hatred, they still couldn't make a big wave under the bloody suppression of the Russian army.

There is no way, the mountainous area of ​​France is too small.When I ran into a Russian general who liked to burn mountains with fire, the living space of the guerrillas was really small.

In the past few years, the Russian army has consumed hundreds of thousands of tons of fuel every year because of setting fire to mountains.If it weren't for Shinra, it would be the world's largest oil producer, and such consumption would really be unbearable.

According to the current situation, the Russian army will burn all the way, and sooner or later they will be able to destroy the forest.

Once there are successful cases, just follow suit and learn from them.Anyway, there may not be many other things in Shinra, but there must be a lot of oil.

There is no need to actually burn down the mountain, just make a gesture to scare the group of intellectuals and cut off their thoughts.

Frederick, who had reacted, asked uncertainly, "Do you want to carve up France again?"

It's not that Frederick thought too much, it's mainly because France has been severely weakened in recent years. Not only is the economy in a mess, but the domestic population has also declined sharply.

The Vienna government wants to continue to carve up France, as long as it has a few allies, the success rate is quite high.

Franz replied sternly: "Don't think about it, France was liquidated once after the European War. Now let's do another wave, why should people be convinced?

Unless you want to go out in the future and be assassinated every day.Otherwise, when doing this kind of thing, there must be a reasonable reason that can convince most people.

Besides, there is no France.Do you think Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Sardinia and other countries will still rely on us so much? "

It is a common rule in European society to cede land and pay compensation if you lose a battle.What's more, what was taken away was the homeland of Shinra, which is completely justified in law.

Even if the French hold grudges in their hearts, they can slowly digest and accept them.In addition to the Russians, the big boss who pulls hatred, there are not many people who blame the Habsburg dynasty.

If there is another wave of carve-up now, there is nothing to say.It is estimated that one of the French is counted as one, and they will hate the Holy Roman Empire to death, and the warriors who assassinate the emperor must be indispensable.

Unless all these guys can be killed, Franz really dare not go out.Although he has many guards, who can guarantee that his shoes will not get wet when he often walks by the river?

It is not easy to be the leader of the alliance. The core of the existence of the anti-French alliance is the "French threat theory". If there is no common enemy of France, people's hearts will soon disperse.

Chapter 79 Spring and Autumn Dream

When the eyes of the outside world were all focused on the general election, Franz sent his two sons to overseas colonies to serve as governors.