Holy Roman Empire

437 The Spanish Throne

The economic crisis has erupted, and it is not just the two countries that have worsened relations.As the source of this economic crisis, British talent is the most hated.

It doesn't matter if you play dumping, the problem is that they dumped in Europe.In this era of international relations, it is enough to look at the European continent, and other countries can ignore it.

Everyone was already overcapacity, the British dumping directly detonated the crisis.There is no doubt that governments of all countries blame the British.

In Paris, patriots took to the streets again.This time it was not anti-government. They were calling on the people to boycott British goods and support domestic production.

The same scene has happened in many European cities, and naturally the capitalists are pushing behind it.The British have grabbed the market and have threatened their survival.

Governments have indeed increased tariffs, but the influx of commodities cannot always be returned?There is no shortage of compradors in any country, and the morality of those in front of interests is always low.

In the context of big dumping, the relationship between Britain and France deteriorates, the relationship between Britain and Austria deteriorates, the relationship between Britain and Poland deteriorates, and the relationship between Britain and Belgium deteriorates ...

If the British were a mainland country, they would have to worry about being beaten by groups.However, as a marine empire, there is the Royal Navy in their fearlessness.

European countries should stop dreaming, and it is not only these countries that are deteriorating relations.Because of the trade conflict, the relationship between the Austrian and Austrian countries has deteriorated, the relationship between France and France has deteriorated, the relationship between France and Austria has deteriorated, the relationship between Russia and Austria has deteriorated ...

To put it simply: in order to save themselves, everyone's relationship is not good.

You dump to me, I can dump to you, everyone hurts each other.Many conflicts are provoked by the capitalists for their benefit, and they are simply not controlled.

In the face of the crisis, only the fastest responding companies can escape the disaster, realize the inventory in the shortest time, and cut the production capacity in time.The unresponsive enterprises can only rely on their strength.

To survive the economic crisis, the most common method everyone uses is war.War can consume surplus materials and plunder wealth and markets.

As a result, many countries have suffered indiscriminately.

The French launched the Egyptian War, the Mali War, and the Algerian War; while the British launched the Ethiopian War, they also launched a war against Tunisia.

This is directly related to the rapid deterioration of relations between Britain and France.There is no longer a face to each other, just to do it.

According to the international practice prevailing in this era, whoever grabs it will belong to whom.Before the actual occupation, all countries had opportunities.

Austria is not idle, and it has ignited war on the African continent, and Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya and other regions have become battlefields.

The atmosphere in the Middle East was also tense, and Franz was still hesitant to launch an attack on the Arabian Peninsula.If the economic situation continues to deteriorate, it is certain that the Ottoman Empire will be unlucky again.

The relations between the countries of the European continent are tense, the African continent has fought with war, and Asia has not been able to make peace.The relations between the four Central Asian countries suddenly became tense, and the uneven distribution of stolen goods led to the breakdown of this fragile alliance.

There is no doubt that the British are indispensable.The four Central Asian countries contain each other, and their central mediation will help them get the most benefit.

In order to get rid of the economic crisis, European countries have also stepped up their invasion of Japan, Indochina and other countries, among which the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Federation have performed extremely well.

The Phnom Penh dynasty was wiped out by the Prussians, the Malay peninsula was occupied by the German Federation, and it fought against the Thai army.

Relatively speaking, the Americas region is fairly peaceful, and has generally remained stable.But the civil war in Mexico continues, and the rebels have become bigger and bigger.Massimiliano I has written several times to complain to Franz about this problem.

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Spain has not escaped the impact of the economic crisis. Affected by the deteriorating domestic economy, the Spanish government delayed the payment of military pay, which triggered strong military dissatisfaction.

In September 1868, a special group of mysterious guests were ushered in the military camp in Cadiz, Spain.They put on make-ups and became transporters of logistics and entered the barracks.

"General Prim, the wicked lady of Isabel has known all day to spoil the court with her male, and cronyism has messed up the domestic mess.

For the future of Spain, we cannot allow her to continue to do whatever she wants.Otherwise, the great Spain will be destroyed by her."

The spokesman was the representative of the Spanish radical "Ira" representing Bourgeois. The purpose of this secret entry into the barracks was to say that the military junior, General Prim, launched an armed uprising to overthrow the rule of Queen Isabel II.

Although the adjectives have crossed a bit, Queen Isabel II is indeed not a good monarch, and the bad private life is notorious.

In this era, if a world faint monarch ranking is made, Queen Isabel II is definitely among the best, known as: the most unpopular queen in Europe.

Not only is it notorious for its reputation, it is also notorious among the nobles.The monarchy was even more crowded out, especially the other queens in Europe who were very unhappy to see her.

In short, she not only lowered the average IQ of the monarch, but also lowered the overall image of the queen.

The military ’s dissatisfaction with Isabel II has also been around for a long time. General Prim is the representative of the military and is responsible for this secret negotiation.

The negotiating place is placed in the military camp, which is enough to explain many problems.

Prim did not turn around and asked directly: "Who will be king of Spain after the overthrow of Isabel II?"

As a nobleman, Prim is a born royalist.Like most countries, the Spanish army is also a stronghold of noble power and a force of the royalists.

The radical group represented by Bourges is actually part of the constitutional monarchy, otherwise they have no basis for union.

If the Republicans were changed, General Prim would not be so good at speaking, and it would be normal to directly order the arrest.

"Your Excellency, we agree with your last proposal to have a prince from the Hohenzollern dynasty as the Spanish throne."

The question of the throne has always been the focus of disputes between the two sides.After solving this problem, the rest is easy to handle.

The military ’s support for the Hohenzollern dynasty was mainly due to the expansion of power.The treatment of Junker nobles, no one is unmoved. Now that the opportunity is here, they will naturally not miss it.

Spain wants to implement a constitutional monarchy, and the rights of the king should be suppressed.It is not so important who the king is, the radicals have made compromises.

Of course, having the prince of the Hohenzollern dynasty as king also has political implications, which means that the military's strength will expand.

This is one of the foundations of the cooperation between the two sides. After overthrowing Queen Isabel II's rule, the radicals can master the new government, and the military will naturally benefit.

Without sufficient benefits, no one can do this destructive business.Expanding the military's rights is their remuneration for participating in this uprising.

Everyone knows the sequelae of the expansion of the military ’s rights, and the radicals are no exception. At first they opposed it.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. As the domestic economy deteriorated, their supporters behind the scenes reached the limit of Queen Isabel II's rule.

No group can break away from its supporters, otherwise it will be rootless."Ira" is no exception. Under the pressure of supporters, they decided to compromise with the military.

No way, the Revolutionary Party failed to rebel so many times, and they also learned a lesson from it, knowing that the uprising could not succeed without the support of the military.

After getting the desired answer, Prim showed a satisfied smile. The subsequent negotiations were smooth sailing, and the two sides soon reached an agreement.

This is the famous "September Alliance" in the history of the Spanish Revolution. The military pretended to be an alliance with the domestic political radicals. Everyone decided to jointly overthrow the rule of Queen Isabel II.

The Spanish people suffered Isabel II for a long time, and the uprising will naturally be decided quickly.

On September 17, 1868, Francisco Serrato led the army of Cadiz to launch an armed uprising.

The tide of the uprising was ignited, and many of the Spanish nations became smoke-ridden. Ordinary people, nobles, capitalists, military forces and other Spanish classes demanded Queen Isabel II abdicate.

Seeing the situation out of control, the panicked Queen Isabel II appointed Marquis Jose to lead the army in chaos.There was no accident, Queen Isabel, who had always been decency, paid a price for it.

The government army was defeated by the rebels, and the rebel army led by Francisco Serra went straight to Madrid.On September 28th, Isabel II, who was gone, went into exile in France.

The sudden Spanish revolution disrupted the deployment of European countries."Revolution" is a topic that all governments are afraid of. In order to avoid the spread of the revolution, everyone is paying close attention to the situation in Spain.

Franz is no exception, after the outbreak of the Spanish Revolution, he held a high-level meeting for the first time.

Although Spain has fallen in recent years, but the hundred-footed insect is dead and not stiff, they are still a member of the powers.

For Austria, the presence of a stable and capable Spain can contain the energy of some French people and ease the defense pressure on the Western Front.

The Government of Vienna has drawn Spain many times in an attempt to establish an alliance against the common enemy, France.

However, the mud is always unable to hold onto the wall, and after many attempts, Franz has given up.Seeing that Spain really couldn't help, the Vienna government turned to an alliance with the French.

There were lessons from failure, and Franz did not have much confidence in the nascent Spanish revolutionary regime.

No way, this Spanish revolution is more a revolution than a coup.

The traditional interest class has not been broken. It is the vested interests who initiated the uprising. They are only dissatisfied with Isabel II ’s policies that have damaged their own interests.

In short, Isabel II was reformed.

The reform will be reformed, and the nobles will not easily rebel under normal circumstances.But Isabel II's reform policy offended all parties.

It also happened to be facing an economic crisis, and the domestic conflicts intensified. When it was necessary to vent, this created conditions for the uprising.

Now it just overthrew a queen and her corrupt government, and replaced it with a new government. In essence, Spain has not changed.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg analyzed: "Isabel II's reputation in Spain has already stinked, and restoration is impossible.

If the French are willing to support, it is still possible to crowd her son Prince Alfonso to succeed.

However, Prince Alfonso is too young to be able to cope with the current situation. It is impossible for all parties to let Isabel II regent, which can basically be ruled out.

There are many candidates in the back. After excluding the Bourbon dynasty, the support rate is relatively high: Prince Leopoldo of the Hohenzollern dynasty, he has the support of the Spanish military, but Napoleon III should object.

There is also the brother-in-law of Isabel II, the Duke of Monteponcher, but he killed Prince Enrique in a duel, and it is very difficult to succeed.

Second is Fernando, the former regent of Portugal. According to information we received, Fernando was not interested in the Spanish throne.

The remaining candidates, including the former Sardinian royal family, the Orleans dynasty, and several princes in our country, are not considered high.It is difficult to determine who will be the last one."

With that said, Weisenberg looked at Franz anxiously, as if he was worried that the emperor would force the Prince of Habsburg to succeed.

If it was not the rules set by the ancestors that year, Austria would lose the Spanish throne succession right now, and the support for the Habsburg family in the current throne competition will certainly not be low.

Unfortunately, the rules set by Charles V caused the Habsburg dynasty Austria to lose the Spanish throne, which became the biggest obstacle to the Habsburg dynasty's re-entry into Spain.

The legal basis is insufficient, and the positions of European countries destined to oppose, Franz naturally cannot go against the trend.

Several princes of the Habsburg dynasty, who can appear on the list of candidates, are given face.

"Don't consider the princes in the country. When the Habsburg dynasty was divided, it was agreed that the Austrian and Spanish teams had no right to inherit each other.

The Spanish-born Habsburg family has already been heired, otherwise the throne will not reach the Bourbon dynasty, and Spain will not fall to this level."

After that, Franz sighed, and this opportunity had to be missed regretfully.