Holy Roman Empire

After the Paris conference was over, Franz left to Nicholas I.The life of a drunken man is always easy to sink, and Franz does not want to test his willpower.

Looking at one leaf and knowing autumn, from the perspective of the corrupt life of the high-level tsarist government, Franz knew that the Russian Empire was already ill.

Many people are addicted to the glory of the past and cannot extricate themselves. Even the bad situation of the Near East War has not been able to wake them up.

"The problem of ringworm is not enough."

Since the tsarist government thinks so, Franz naturally has no obligation to remind them.An ally addicted to the glory of the past is a good ally.

On the way back, Franz has turned into a literary youth, and has started the road of literary creation.The "Emperor's Psalms" and "Emperor's Prose Collection", which have far-reaching influences in the future, were created at this time.

In this respect, Franz is still very good-tempered, at least not to find someone to bring a pen.Therefore, this output is naturally not high. From St. Petersburg to Vienna, a total of two poems were born, which is really embarrassing to come out and meet people.

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Unfortunately for the country, the poet is fortunate.

Under the influence of the forced separation of Germany by the Paris Conference, the literary creation of the German region during this period showed a situation of blooming flowers.

A large number of literary scholars have emerged during this period, such as: Arthur Schopenhauer, Gabel, Paul Haiser, Freigrat, Helveg, Weert, Fontana, F. Greer Patzer, Franz Greer Patzer, Adalbert Steft ...

It can be said that in just a few months in the second half of 1853, the literary works that emerged in the German region exceeded the sum of the past five years.

Criticalism has become the mainstream of literary creation in this period. The new German Federal Empire has spattered its bloody heads. Of course, the Prussian government cannot escape the literati's pen and ink. Even the Austrian government is not immune.

Facts have proved to be very useful. Compared with the previous two, the Austrian government has received less spray. After all, it is a place of hope for German reunification.

The new German Federal Empire is tragic. Everyone does not recognize this as an empire. The main reason for the title of the empire is that there are kingdoms in the following states.

The central government cannot be leveled with the local government, so it was artificially upgraded to an empire by the Paris Conference. Obviously this "requires empire" is unwelcome.

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Bremen

A middle-aged man said angrily: "Colbes, look at the newspaper. The world's largest comedy empire is about to be born, and we will soon be part of this comedy empire.

God, when did we agree to join this empire, how come I do n’t know?This is simply too bad!

I dare not imagine that in the future someone asked me which country I am from, and then I told him: I am a comedy empire, and the consequences are terrible!"

The birth of the German Federal Empire was originally a farce, which was ridiculed by Welt as a "comedy empire", and everyone called it that way.

Can a "Great Empire" with a population of less than 10 million and a territory of no more than 100,000 square kilometers be a comedy?

Although the comedy empire is a comedy, its overall national strength is actually not weak. Only under a few major European powers, its economic strength is comparable to that of the Kingdom of Prussia.

But this is not enough to make him a real empire. If it becomes a German federal kingdom, no one will dispute it.

A bearded middle-aged man took a glance at the newspaper and then said unhurriedly: "Fitla, just such a little fart, is it worth your fuss?

The Paris Conference, a matter unanimously decided by European countries, do you still expect the government to dare to refuse?

What are you afraid of?Even if the German region is divided into three, we still have two empires and one kingdom, which no country in the world can match!"

As you can see, Colbes's expression has already betrayed his heart. He is not as relaxed as he said, but he deliberately suppressed the anger and did not let it burst out.

In terms of overall national strength, the unified German region is the first in the world, even the British can't compare.

Obviously, this is impossible. European countries are not fools. Who can tolerate the emergence of a Central European giant?

After the results of the Paris Conference came out, the nationalists in the German region fell silent, and the real impact on them was unimaginable.

Although everyone knows that European countries will oppose the reunification of the German region, the pressure of so many countries to unite together exceeds their estimates.

Mourning is more than death. Many people are desperate and become indifferent to politics. Colbes is one of them.

However, this kind of indifference is only an appearance. When he learned that the German Federal Empire was really established, he could not help but ridicule.

Fitela gave Colbes a hard look, then sneered and said: "Enough is enough, you are a coward. As long as the Germans are not dead, the German region will one day be unified."

Both of them have passed the age of S2. After being forcibly divided in the German area, they did not run to the streets to demonstrate like young students.

As the newspaper said, even if all the people in the German area came out to demonstrate together, the enemy could not see it, and could only lie in the nest.

Oh, this may be what the capitalists said, after all, it affected their business.

Since the countries jointly intervened in the German reunification process, the business community has been wailing.Fortunately, the South German region, the Austrian market is not small, and there are two markets in Italy and Russia.

The capitalists in the north felt deeply malicious. After losing the market in the South German region, they will face competition from British commodities in the future. This is simply pushing them to the end.

The same is true of the Prussian business community. Since Austria has accelerated its industrialization process, their market has been robbed of a large chunk, and everyone ’s life is not very good.

Now it is even more ruthless, the market on the north is hit by British goods, and the market on the south has trade barriers.

Affected by the market, after the reform of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1848, the economy of the Kingdom of Prussia has not improved significantly, but there are signs of continued deterioration.

This is not because the capitalists do not work hard, but is forced by reality.In the history of Prussia ’s reforms, it also squeezed military expenditures, suppressing military expenditures to within 25%, and investing this money in national construction.

Now, under the influence of the international situation, in order to guard against Russia and Austria, Prussia's military expenditures will continue to rise.In this context, let alone investing in domestic construction, the government will thank God for not arrogantly arrogant.

In the face of the increasingly severe economic situation, Frederick William IV had a headache. Unfortunately, he was not a material for economic development. If it is to develop armaments, he may have a greater say.

Looking at the uniform military cabinet, it is difficult to develop the economy."Reform" appeared again in Frederick William IV's mind.

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Vienna

Franz, who has just returned to China, will face three problems.

First, the placement of the Bavarian royal family;

Second, the issue of country name;

Third, the governance of newly added territories.

Since he returned to the Vienna Palace, his mother Empress Sophie has been swaying in front of him from time to time, and has also raised the issue of marriage from time to time.

Although I didn't talk directly about the Bavarian royal family, it was already obvious. Anyway, I have to give an explanation?

Now what does they look like under house arrest, where does this leave the Queen Mother's face?

Even two little loli often come around and haunt him. If you don't give an explanation, we will cry to you.

Okay, this thing is unethical by Franz. Say okay to give them a throne. It has been dragged down to the present, and this problem has not been implemented.

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In order to get rid of the days of harassment, at the state meeting, Franz said helplessly: "You, all other questions can be released first, find a good place for the Bavarian royal family first?"

Prime Minister Felix thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Bavaria also has a province of Prfats, and this time it was also lost to the German Confederation. Simply restore the status of the Principality of Prfats and let the Bavarian royal family succeed the Grand Duke in the past.

Metternich objected: "No, we promised to guarantee the throne of the Bavarian royal family, and now we have to appease the hearts of the people, and repentance will easily lead to change."

Prime Minister Felix shook his head and said, "I don't want to regret it either. The problem is to let them inherit the Serbian throne, and the Bavarian royal family does not agree.

Maximilian II is now fearless, and wants a wealthy land to continue to be king, how is this possible?"

Metternich replied: "Serbia is a barren wilderness than it is not the Kingdom of Greece. In order to invest in the Bavarian royal family of the Greek throne, they have not recovered it for so many years. How can they accept the throne of Serbia?

Now Serbia is not a good place. Due to the impact of the war, the local population has fallen to less than 700,000. Most of them are old, weak and sick. Young men between the ages of 16 and 40 have been emptied by the Ottomans.

The economy is completely dependent on agricultural production. It can be said that this nominal kingdom is actually not as good as a province in Bavaria.

If you become a king of Serbia, it is estimated that for a long time in the future, the financial income here will not survive.

The ambitions of Maximilian II have been wiped out, and I don't want to eat this bitterness again.

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Looking at the controversial crowd, Franz suggested: "If we split the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venesia, how about restoring the Kingdom of Lombardy and let Maximilian II succeed in the past?"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl objected: "Your Majesty, the economy of the Lombardy region is developed and accounts for nearly one-tenth of our fiscal revenue. If we are to be independent here, we will lose a lot."

Franz shook his head and said, "It's not to make this place independent. First, let Maximilian II flicker past to succeed and give the Bavarian people an explanation.

Then through the constitution, the central government obtained the local personnel appointment and dismissal power and financial power, so that he could receive the annuity in peace."

Independent statehood?Dream!As a foreigner, without Austrian support, why did Maximilian II rule the area?

Expecting the Italians to support him as a king, Franz did not believe that Maximilian II had this personality charm, and could still be so dismal.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl thought about it for a while and said: "If the Lombardy region is not allowed to be independent and only Maximilian II is supported, then the problem is not a big deal."

The matter of 1.8 million shields is really not worth mentioning.This money must be spent for long-term stability in the Bavarian region.

Metternich said worriedly: "Your Majesty, if Maximilian II is made King of Lombardy, I am afraid that in the future, Britain, France and other countries will spur local independence."

independent?Frankly speaking, Franz never cared about the independence of the Italian region.In terms of development potential, the locality cannot be the core of Austria.

There are now more than 6 million Italians in the Austrian Empire, and this proportion of the population is already very high.Nationalism in Italy has awakened, and it is also a huge challenge to want to rule these people for a long time.

Now the Austrian government will not give up Lombardy-Venesia, the main reason is-interests, so the government has to spend a lot of money to assimilate locally.

If the cost of domination outweighs the benefits, it is estimated that Franz had already made them independent.After all, these areas lack resources, and local industrial products are gradually losing their competitiveness.

Before the start of the westward strategy, the Austrian government made the worst plan at the time, at the cost of abandoning the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venesia, in exchange for everyone's recognition of Austria's annexation of southern Germany.

Unexpectedly, the British and French launched the Crimean Battle, which caused them to be unable to send troops to interfere in a short period of time, and these areas were preserved.

Franz shook his head and said, "Even without this king, our enemies have not forgotten to plan local independence.

According to our plan, the conversion of wheat to mulberry will take a long time to rely on Austria for local food.

With the passage of time, where the local textile industry will rise in the future, if they leave Austria, where will they go to find the market?"

If the Italian region is to be kept stable for a long time, the Austrian government has also conducted research. The answer is: food control, economic dependence.