Holy Roman Empire

As the Allies continued to withdraw, security in France deteriorated dramatically. The revolutionary government in Paris, which had just taken over, was clearly inexperienced in governance and its response was even more ludicrous.

For example: the Economic Recovery Act, the Employment Act, the Social Assistance Act....

All these measures seem to be good, but in reality they ignore feasibility. Whether it's restoring the economy, boosting employment, or social assistance, it can't be done without - money.

It just so happens that France just doesn't have the money right now. The war in Europe not only impoverished the French government, even the private consortium was so badly wounded that it was unable to provide funds for the Paris government.

The French government is now in the midst of a war that has left the country with no money, and the private sector is also hurting, unable to finance the Paris government.

In France, where everyone is a billionaire, it's no longer news that you carry a bag of money to buy bread.

No matter how hard the average person tries, they can't keep up with inflation. As the Times described it, the franc is increasing by a zero every month.

The economy has collapsed and the revolutionary government in Paris is still in constant internal strife. President Robert, the scapegoat, has long since been ousted by the angry French public and is now in power as Baptiste, the 17th President of the French Republic.

On average, two governments change every month, a true reflection of the "emperor in turn, next year to my house". You can say that, but every political faction with a little energy, have had a president.

But the end result is the same: whoever comes to power can't stay in office for long, let alone control the situation.

After dangling a cigar and swallowing a cloud, President Baptiste asked, "When will the aid from the European Union be delivered?"

France has no money and can only turn to the international community if it wants to get out of its financial difficulties. Without a doubt, the only one who could provide them with help in the current situation was the European Union.

The British have money too, but John Bull is holding hot money! The current European hegemon is the Holy Roman Empire, and running to tangle with the British would be a death wish.

Foreign Minister Fernandez: "Very sorry, Your Excellency President. The European Union has issued a final circular, ordering us to decide on a king within a month and restore the monarchy.

If we fail to meet their demands, not only will international aid be gone, but we could be sanctioned by the League.

Just yesterday morning, Chekov, head of the Holy Roman Empire's Food Commission, issued the White Paper on Food Exports, which lowered the total amount of food planned to be exported to our country in the second half of the year by one million tons."

Theoretically, having abandoned the Italian region, France is no longer short of food. But this was only theoretical; because of the war, France's agricultural production had been devastated and it had to rely on international imports for food.

The Holy Roman Empire had monopolized the European food trade for more than a day or two, and with the birth of the European Union, this monopoly was pushed to the extreme.

As a strengthened version of the European Union, the customs union was naturally indispensable. Agricultural products from the Americas that wanted to be imported into France also had to pay high tariffs.

If the tariffs were collected by the French government, these would naturally not be a problem. Unfortunately, as part of the debt service fund, France's tariff power has long since fallen into the hands of the Anti-French Alliance.

Tax evasion was impossible when it came to self-interest, and the Viennese government kept a very close eye on the importation of foreign agricultural, industrial and commercial products. Even if someone wanted to smuggle, they could only take goods from their own homes.

Against this background, the Holy Roman Empire's downward adjustment of food exports to France was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Paris government.

Once there was a shortage of food imports and a great famine broke out, the revolutionary government of Paris could be swallowed up in a matter of moments.

"We've made so many efforts, isn't there any effect at all?"

Afterwards, Baptiste closed his eyes. The facts were in front of their eyes, but whenever there were a few countries in the coalition to speak for them, it wouldn't have to come to this.

As a member of the republican faction, there was no way for Baptiste to compromise on the issue of restoration.

In fact, even if the revolutionary government of Paris was willing to compromise, it wouldn't be able to produce results for a while.

It looked like the republicans were in power, but in reality the most in the government was still the royalist party. If it wasn't for the fact that the three royalist parties were close to each other, there would have been nothing for the republicans to do at all.

Foreign Minister Fernandez waved his hand and said helplessly: "This is all the responsibility of the Bonaparte dynasty, all the countries in Europe have been offended by them, so much so that it is difficult to start our diplomatic work now.

To change this situation, it is not something that can be done overnight. Unless the climax of the European Revolution comes again..."

The Bonaparte dynasty offended many countries, and the revolutionary government of Paris offended just as many. The mere words "revolutionary party" were enough to arouse strong discontent.

The European Union was keen to promote the restoration of France, essentially to curb the spread of revolutionary ideas.

Baptiste interrupted, "Stop it, now is not the time to export revolutionary ideas. Once we start exporting revolutionary ideas, it's estimated that the Russians outside Paris will immediately kill us and send us to the guillotine!

It's not that I'm afraid, it's mainly because the monarchy's feudal system is too powerful now, and we don't have the ability to collide with them in a short time, so there's no need to make fearless sacrifices."

Prime Minister Michael warned, "His Excellency the President is right, now is indeed not the right time to clash with the enemy.

The most important thing for us right now is to solve the refugee problem and the unemployment problem. The refugee problem, in particular, has become a cancer that is endangering national security.

If we don't come up with something soon, they are going to lure the refugees to Paris.

In fact, certain places have already started doing it. I've been around Paris, and the actual situation is ten times worse than we had anticipated.

The relief food that the government is distributing is not even close to being fully covered. Many places are already in disarray, and I witnessed three lootings in one morning's work.

This is still Paris, and the security in the rest of the country is only going to get worse. If we can't find a way to restore order soon, I'm afraid..."

The problem is there, everyone can see it. Unfortunately how to solve it, everyone is in a daze. If it could be done easily, France wouldn't change governments so often.

........

In the distance, a group of ragged people appeared on the horizon. Men, women and children of all ages, it could be seen that this group resembled an army of "beggars" who had fled from a disaster.

The leader of a middle-aged man panting said: "The front is Paris, to the place where we have bread to eat!

"Really? It's not going to make us eat roots and bark again!"

The youth's young face released a suspicious gaze, making the middle-aged man very embarrassed.

"Of course it's true, this is Paris, our capital. The richest place in all of France, you can definitely find food!"

In fact, the middle-aged men had no bottom in their hearts. They had suffered so many blows along the way that they were going numb.

The residents along the way regarded them as scourges, and the so-called local government relief was only a piece of black bread or a potato a day. Not enough for a meal, let alone a day.

In order to survive, they had to feed themselves on wild herbs. Unfortunately, there were so many refugees that the wild vegetables were quickly eaten up, and they ended up starving on bark and roots.

The middle-aged man, who did not want to wait around for the refugees to die, took his family and headed for Paris, which had become their last hope.

The middle-aged man's family was not the first to travel to Paris, nor would they be the last to arrive there. Refugees from all over the world have been pouring into Paris ever since the main Anti-French coalition withdrew.

In the Russian command post outside Paris, Admiral Evgeny, who was looking out over the distance, suddenly let out a sigh.

"There are more and more refugees in Paris, and I don't know if the French government will be able to hold out."

Concerned about the French government, not that he became pro-French. In fact, Admiral Yevgeny was also a staunch anti-French activist.

If one were to ask why, it would be that his father and brother all met God in the Crimean War. A mixture of national hatred and family hatred is why Yevgeny voluntarily joined the garrison.

Not so much in concern for the French government as in concern for the reparations the French government would have to pay. Don't look at the fact that in the first year Russia was able to share only a few millions of Excalibur, but it was also an important income for the Tsarist government.

The very purpose of the Russian military presence in France was to ensure that the reparations were properly fulfilled. Once France fell into chaos, Admiral Yevgeny's mission would be finished.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you are thinking too much. If the French government can't hold out, just go up with another one. No matter who wins or loses in the end, as long as they continue to honor their debts.

If you have the time, you might as well find a way to dump some special products back home and earn some pocket money.

I think the French machinery and equipment is just fine, find a chance to seize a few factories and get their equipment back, I'm sure I can make a fortune.

By then..."

Without waiting for the middle-aged officer to finish his sentence, Admiral Evgeny interrupted, "Lieutenant General Andrey, if you're out of your mind, do it! Don't pull me up on this money-losing business.

Perverting machinery and equipment, thanks to you to think of it. Do you know that the domestic industrial standards are Austrian standards, the French machinery to get back you sell to whom?"

Industrial standards are a tough nut to crack. Whether domestic engineers can manipulate French machinery or not, the key is that the industrial chain is not connected.

Raw material specifications, spare parts replacement, whether the product meets market standards, these issues need to be taken into account.

If you really want to move the French machinery and equipment home, then you have to move the whole industrial chain together. Obviously, this is not possible.

Relocating, installing, and putting into production not only takes time, but also requires a large capital investment. The capital needed to change the country's industrial chain was enough to bankrupt the Tsarist government a hundred times.

Unable to do relocation of the industrial chain, just some industrial equipment, that is similar to scrap iron. It's only a problem if you don't pay for dismantling machinery from Paris to sell scrap iron back to China.

Of course, some of the low-tech industries with low demand for the industrial chain can still do so, but these industries are usually saturated.

It's not in the capitalists' interest to replace the machinery in their own factories just because the equipment they grabbed is cheaper.