Holy Roman Empire

125 Napoleon III takes power

France

After the repression of the June Revolution by the bourgeois republican government, they began to die again.

In order to attract interest groups, the bourgeois government chose to compromise with the monarchy and religious authority.First, the economic program of the bourgeois republicans was abandoned, and then the fiscal and taxation system of the July dynasty was restored.

On July 3, the French government announced the abolition of the state-owned railway plan; on July 11, the French government reinstated high taxes on newspapers and publishing houses; on August 9, the French government began to restrict the freedom of publishing and assembly ...

These are nothing, there is no skin pain for ordinary people, and some policies also help to consolidate the regime.The next thing the French government did was to really die.

On August 30, the French government began to implement an additional tax of 45 centimes;

On September 6, the French government announced the abolition of the 8-hour work system, which extended the working hours to 12-14 hours;

On September 7, the French government announced the repeal of the Labor Protection Law and the Minimum Wage Security Law ...

The French government raised taxes and repealed the bill to protect the interests of the working class, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the French people.

French people are not easy to bully. Workers and peasants whose interests have been damaged will naturally resist. Starting from 9 copies, workers and peasant riots have occurred in 23 provinces.

There is such a deadly government. In the next presidential election, the French people naturally used votes to make the bourgeois government jerk.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) magically won 75% of the votes, knowing that according to Article 44 of the French Constitution, anyone who has lost French citizenship cannot be elected president.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte not only lost citizenship and became a Swiss citizen, but also served as a special police officer in the UK.However, such a person actually became the President of France.

It ’s also funny to say that the nobles naturally opposed the Republican government and voted for Louis-Napoleon-Bonabas they thought were impossible; the bourgeoisie, whose interests were impaired in the revolution, also gave Louis- Bonaparte.

These obviously did not constitute an absolute majority, but after a turmoil, the French peasants once again remembered the good life of the Napoleonic era and supported Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte.

Of course, the story behind this is not so simple. Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte can't be higher without his own efforts.

He boasted that he was the heir of his uncle Napoleon I. He was a firm defender of "national unity", and he also proposed an inflammatory program to all classes and made enticing promises:

He promised to give Catholics "Freedom of Religion";

Reassure the workers of "eliminating unemployment", "Amnesty of the arrested June uprising", "implementing the Labor Protection Law", and "implementing an eight-hour work system";

Guarantee farmers to "reduce taxes" and "protect private ownership of small land" to "eliminate poverty";

Use "low interest loans", "tax cuts" to appease the bourgeoisie, etc.

But in the dark, Bonaparte moved around to develop its party power; colluded with the monarchy and sectarianism; bought up Morai and Thiel, reused the confidant Persini, and used the King ’s "Poitiers Street Committee" , Serving for yourself.

He spared a lot of money, not only spent 300,000 francs himself, but also withdrew 1 million francs from a bank manager in the United Kingdom to create newspapers, publish brochures, compose and compose music to create public opinion for his campaign and defeat his opponents. .

Because of the high level of funding received from the British, the Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte government had to fall back to the London government in its future ruling career.

The rise of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte means that a new internal struggle in the French government has begun again, and it also marks a possible ups and downs in the relationship between France and Austria.

Vienna

"Your Majesty, immediately after the election of French President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, the French government broke up the French-American covenant on the grounds that the French government loves peace. I am afraid that it is not good for the empire." Metternich frowned.

It was finally easy to win over the French with a Fayomieu, and it was so destroyed by Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte.

Franz thought for a while and said: "The French and French covenants are in the interest of the French. Even if the best opportunity to divide the Kingdom of Sardinia is lost, the French and French alliances can also help the French government to open up diplomatic difficulties.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is not a fool. He is so impatient to tear up the treaty. I am afraid there are other factors behind it. Check to see if the British are ghosts."

John Bull was so unpopular, and became the object of suspicion the first time.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Metternich replied

At this time, the international environment facing Austria was still very easy. Even if the French tore up the treaty, it would be harmless for Austria.

Since Franz's administration, the Austrian government has deepened the Russian-Austrian alliance and further developed British-Austrian relations. Pu's alliance has entered the negotiation stage again.

It is also motivated for the British to break the relationship between France and Austria, and the British Empire is not the Great Britain 30 years ago.

As they become more powerful, their political ambitions have naturally grown.If Austria establishes the Vienna system again, they will still be excluded from European politics.

From the point of view of interest, the Vienna system has stabilized the European continent for thirty years, and Austria is completely making wedding dresses for the British.

Without restraint in European affairs, British talents were able to expand abroad and build a huge colonial empire.

"Your Majesty, are we going to retaliate if it is a British move?" Felix asked concernedly

"Come to Japan and wait for another chance in the future." Franz replied calmly.

In this era, Austria was not afraid of the British Empire. It was excluded from the European continent for a long time, and the Russians fought against them. The British did not have the prestige of future generations.

According to the rules of conduct of the great powers, this kind of thing must be revenge.It's just that Franz is not someone who wants to work hard. In addition to being able to breathe a vengeance, the British and French can't get actual benefits at all.

It's better to remember first, leave this excuse, and wait for them when the future is profitable.

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Paris

After tearing up the Fawmoth, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte began to regret it.

The plot of the Italian region is the need of French internal interest groups, and the Familia is only the first step they took. If it were not for the June Revolution, France has now occupied half of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Now that he tore up this secret contract in favor of the interests of France, naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. This is undoubtedly worse for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte who urgently needs to consolidate the regime.

The support of the British is indeed very important, but no matter how important it is, it is no better than interest.If these interest groups cannot be satisfied, he, the elected president, may still get out.

The Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte conspiracy is still very powerful. While making a promise to interest groups to return to Italy, it has also introduced some active reform policies, such as: abolishing the additional tax laws and reductions during the Republican government period. Taxes from newspapers and publishing houses ...

While reforming internally, I have not forgotten to improve diplomatic relations with the outside world. In addition to clinging to the thighs of the British, he also sent the Marquis of Tromwell to visit European countries to prepare for restoration.