Holy Roman Empire

The birth of the eldest son made many people relieved, and the entire Vienna court was filled with laughter and joy, rejoicing about the joy of the new born.

It is very random to take the name in Europe, and it is staggering to be casual. According to Franz, there are still more than ten generations of people who use one name in a row.

I really don't know how they usually get along. The father and son have the same name. It can be distinguished by old and young. If you encounter five generations in the same family, wouldn't this name directly cause people to collapse?

Considering this terrible consequence, Franz decided to be cautious.The unlucky names were ruled out first, and the two unlucky egg names who committed suicide and were killed in history were eliminated first.

At the family meeting, Franz asked: "Do you think it's better to call Caesar, or Peter, or Frederick, Leopold, of course, you can also mention other names?"

Queen Sophie took the lead and said: "I think it would be better to call Rudolph, lest the nobles have too many names."

Franz finally understood that the origin of the name Rudolph in history, the emotion is determined by this.

But the situation is different now. In the face of precocious Franz, the influence of Queen Sophie has greatly diminished.

In terms of the child's naming rights, he still has the right to speak, and now he comes up with the deliberations, that is, Franz himself is also confused, not sure what the eldest son is called.

Grand Duke Karl suggested: "I think it's better to call Karl. I'm the old Karl. He's the younger Karl. How friendly is this name!"

This suffocating reason directly ignored Franz. He was still not used to this kind of duplication, even if he wanted to do so, he couldn't duplicate his own name.

Queen Helen suggested: "Why not call Franz, it would be convenient to call it that way."

Franz rolled his eyes. How did he feel that he was looking for fault?After looking at her prudent expression, Franz determined that this was not trouble.

The four people in the court who have the right to speak, and who can't persuade each other, Franz decided to ignore their opinions.

"Then call Peter!"

"why?"

"why?"

"why?"

As soon as the son's name was determined, everyone was questioned collectively.Looking at the three angry people, Franz felt that if he could not give a reasonable explanation, there is a high probability that he would not be able to walk around today.

"Your opinions are different. For the sake of family harmony, they are all ruled out!"

Queen Sophie's serious statement: "Very well, then Peter also ruled out, it would be fair to do so!"

This proposal was supported by Duke Karl and "Queen Helen," and "Peter" was defeated in the case of three to one.

Franz said indifferently: "Well, let's vote for the remaining alternative names, the high support rate is the name of the little guy!"

Franz thought he was still a good man and didn't give his son a strange name.After all, it is the crown prince, but also to face.

There is a long list of names in Europe. Do n’t be surprised. It ’s likely that parents are arguing, and finally added all the names proposed by everyone.

A name is a men ’s team, which can only be regarded as pediatrics, and there is a copy of a football team directly.

What about the future?When I met my parents, did n’t you say that these were all useless?

"Then vote!"

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Everyone agreed to a democratic vote. In the end, Frederick won by two votes. Franz speculated that there might be more Charles Emperors of the Habsburg family.

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Navy Secretary Philcos excitedly said: "Your Majesty, our first armored ship is completed, just waiting for you to name it."

It has to be said that this ironclad ship really came at a time when it came to the birth of the crown prince.Needless to say, Franz also knew that this was deliberately arranged.

Coincidence, where are there so many coincidences in the world?

Not surprisingly, in the following days, the Vienna government will receive a series of good news, and these good news will happen on the same day as the prince was born.

It's no surprise that the East can engage in auspiciousness, but how can the Western world be free from vulgarity?Everyone is a bureaucrat, and no one is worse than anyone.

Franz said calmly: "Call it Frederick!"

Since his men are so sensible, he certainly will not object.These are not too much, at most, the armored ship was built, and the crown prince was in the dock for a few days.

The purpose is of course to brush the sense of existence, otherwise, as soon as the crown prince was born, the entire media of the New Holy Roman Empire will pay attention, who will remember the armored ship?

The Neo-Holy Roman Empire is a land-powered country, and people have limited attention to the navy.Once you miss the opportunity to attract the eyeball of the armored ship, the next big news will attract everyone's attention, I don't know what year.

People in the country are more concerned about the birth of the crown prince, and the eyes of everyone in the world have stayed on the armored ship of Frederick.

Everyone is playing sail warships, Austria suddenly made an armored ship, which makes many people very awkward, this iron pimple will not sink?

On December 12, 1856, the day after the birth of the crown prince, the ship of Frederick set out from the port of Venice and began a sea trial.

Without the presence of the media, this is a military secret, and Franz will not expose the internal information of the warship for the sake of face.

Frederick parameters:

Displacement: 8708 tons;

Captain: 118 meters (107.2 meters between vertical lines);

Ship width: 17.6 meters;

Draft: 7.9 meters power;

Steam and sail hybrid power, 1 horizontal reciprocating steam engine, 10 coal-fired boilers, output power of 5770 horsepower;

Maximum speed of single shaft and single paddle: 14.56 knots

Coal load: 860 tons;

Weaponry: 10 × 110 pound tail mounted rifle, 20 × 68 pound front loaded smoothbore gun, 4 × 40 pound tail mounted rifle;

Armor: The armor belt is 4.5 inches thick and lined with wooden boards 18 inches thick;

Crew: 695 people;

Cost: 800,000 Aegis.

Franz is just a navy, and he can't understand these messy parameters, but one thing he knows is that the era of sail warships is over.

As soon as the "Frederick" was born, it broke many world records. This is currently the world's largest tonnage and the most powerful warship.

Before the birth of similar warships, there is no pressure to bully sail warships, which is enough.

Originally this was used to scare people, even if the fighting strength is strong, it is impossible to smooth the gap between the strength of the Austrian navy and the British and French navies by a warship.

Ants often bite the elephant, this simple truth Franz still understands.It can be used to scare people, so why kill them?

London

As a sea power country, the advent of Frederick's armored ship directly shocked the London government.

Granville Prime Minister growled: "I need an explanation why the Austrians have come in front of us. What does the Royal Navy spend so much every year on military spending?"

If the army is surpassed by others, he can drink coffee leisurely and complacently. Anyway, they are sea power countries. If they rank the European army, they will not be able to enter the top five.

The navy will not work. The world's first royal navy has actually fallen behind in warship technology, and thousands of sail warships can all be eliminated overnight.

This kind of mental gap is obviously not acceptable to the British.Even if it is surpassed in a short period of time, it should not be said that there is no Austrian presence.

Navy Secretary James explained: "Prime Minister, the Royal Navy is already conducting research on armored ships. The Austrians first developed the armored ships. It is not that their shipbuilding technology is more advanced than ours, but that they started earlier.

Since 1850, the Austrians have invested a lot of money to develop the armored ship. The construction began in early 1855 and took almost two years to complete.

The Royal Navy only received funding this year to start research and development. A temporary lag is inevitable, and we can catch up and exceed the Austrians in up to five years."

Prime Minister Granville shook his head and said: "I don't want to listen to your explanation. If you want to explain you, go and speak to members of Congress!

Now all you have to do is to announce our plan for the armored ship. We must build the armored ship in the shortest time, even if it is just a cargo, we must have it!"

This is a typical way for politicians to think about the problem. The Prime Minister Granville does not care about an armored ship, but the chain of political reactions brought about by it.

The arrogant British cannot tolerate any backwardness in the navy. Now that they have been overtaken, the Opposition will certainly not let this opportunity pass.

Fortunately, just after the Granville cabinet took office, the Navy launched the armored ship project.Then this responsibility can be pushed onto the predecessor. It was because they missed the opportunity to develop the armored ship that the shipbuilding technology was temporarily lagging behind.

Foreign Minister Thomas reminded: "Your Excellency, according to information we have collected, the armored ship built by the Austrians may have a displacement of between 8,500 and 9,000 tons, and it is also equipped with a tail mounted rifle.

After this armored ship was in service, the naval balance of the Mediterranean was broken, and our Mediterranean fleet was unable to suppress the Austrian navy.

In this case, the Vienna government is likely to engage in new small actions.Of course, they dare not provoke us, but they are not necessarily to the Ottoman Empire."

Granville rubbed his forehead. He found that the position of Prime Minister of the British Empire was really not good. The Russians had just started trouble in Central Asia, and the Austrians were coming again.

This is the case with the international order these years. If you are strong, you will have to take advantage of it. After the Austrian navy gains a short-term regional advantage, it is normal to expand.

"Can we suppress the ambitions of the Vienna government?" Prime Minister Granville asked

Thomas analyzed: "It's difficult, unless we are willing to spend a lot of money to mobilize more fleets to enter the Mediterranean, or to take the lead in occupying their targets and leave them no chance."

Granville denied: "This is impossible. We don't have so many fleets that can be thrown into the Mediterranean, and it's impossible to start the Ottoman Empire first.

We have promised the Ottoman Empire to ensure their territorial integrity, even if it is only for international reputation, at this time we can't just ignore it.

Is it possible to introduce the Austrians into other regions and let them abandon their actions against the Ottoman Empire?"

Thomas thought for a while and said, "You can try it. If we and the French work together to put pressure on it, the Vienna government is likely to give up its expansion in the Mediterranean. After all, they do not want to break the newly established Vienna system."