Holy Roman Empire

Upon hearing the President ’s question, Karen was shocked and quickly covered up the panic. He replied: "Generally, a consensus has been reached, but there are still some details that have not been negotiated."

Little Pretolius said without changing his face: "I know, go ahead!"

There was a hint of sorrow in his voice, obviously his heart was not calm.Pretoria Lewis was not a saint, and he couldn't keep his mind shut in the face of interests.

Karen ’s expression did not hide his eyes. If not unexpected, his cronies had also contacted the Austrians, and may even have betrayed.

Being able to sit in his present position, Pretoria Little is naturally a wise man.Whether Karen has betrayed or not, he will not verify.

At this point in the present, this is no longer important.Even if he remained loyal to him, refused to accept the Austrian buy-in, and even confessed it to him, what would happen?

Little Pretolius could not afford the Austrians, and he could not even protest to the Vienna government.If both sides tore their faces openly, he would not be able to keep his last preferential treatment.

If the negotiations between the domestically powerful and the Austrians are not going well, his president can still play a role.Now that everything is going well, there is no need for him.

At the beginning, Pretoria Lewis also planned to negotiate with the Austrians in the name of the government to fight for a more favorable political status for everyone.

The reality is very humiliating. After the Vienna government began to divide and draw together, all of them changed their positions.How can the country get more benefits than it can get?

The merger of the two Boer republics and the joining of the Shinra Empire in the name of the state of nations have indeed achieved better political status.

But in this way, their personal benefits are very limited.Without giving credit, if you want to become a nobleman, dream!

Although the privileges were restricted, the noble titles in this era were very tempting.After Franz opened the terms, many people's mentality changed.

Since the government of Vienna insisted on taking the republic out, it couldn't bear it anyway. Why not sell the Bohr republic in exchange for a noble title and become the ruler of the Shinra Empire?

As for the future of Transvaal and Orange Free State, does this have anything to do with them?

Everyone is either a Dutch or a German. Once a member of the Shinra Empire, they are only returning to their homeland.

Even President Pretolius, who is not prepared to die in the end with Austria, how can he expect others?

Not long ago, the British contacted the anti-Austrian forces and were seized by the pro-Austrian forces. They took the opportunity to launch a political offensive and drove them out of the power center completely.

If Pretoria Lewis was not smart enough, he decisively rejected the British, and now the president is replaced.

Pretoria Lewis is most looking forward to the British hands, only when the situation is out of control, there is room for him as a president, and by the way sell him a good price.

There is no way that anyone can sell the country now, even if he is a president.Otherwise, even if he became a noble, he would not be able to mix in the noble circle.

Aristocrats also need fame, especially the new nobles. If they want to get involved in the circle, the first step is to wash ashore.

Little Pretolius did not want to withdraw from politics just like this, and naturally could not take the initiative to lean on.Apart from secretly stating his position to the Vienna government, he could do nothing on the bright side.

Under normal circumstances, after joining Austria, he will become the governor of Austria and South Africa. After the transfer of rights is completed, he can take a noble title and return to the homeland for retirement.

To become the governor of power, unless the British came over, the Vienna government needed him to stabilize the situation.

For his own benefit, Pretoria Little is not unprepared.After defeating the Zulu, he deliberately abandoned the armament.

On the one hand, he was showing his attitude to the Vienna government, proving that he had no ambitions; on the other, he was showing flaws to the British, trying to lure them to start.

The South Africa strategy proposed by Governor Delphi to the London government is based on this foundation.

It should be understood that because of the relationship between Austria and the transfer of immigrants to the Republic of Boer, the strength of the two Boer Republics now can far exceed the historical period.

If fully armed, and Austria ’s strength in South Africa, the British would not have much chance of winning, even if they were united with the Portuguese.

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In a manor in Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal Republic, former President Skomann is inviting Austria to represent Viscount Fickney.

No one would think too much about the credit. Since the Vienna government decided to annex the two Boer Republics, the nobles on the African continent have taken action.

Viscount Fickney, who started his colony as a pioneer, was naturally unwilling to fall behind.Although he had just crossed from the hereditary baron to the hereditary viscount, it was almost impossible to go further.

It ’s natural to lie on the previous credit book and eat old books, but he ca n’t hold back his son!

The eldest son naturally inherited the knighthood and most of the family business, and the remaining two young sons could only share part of the property, relying on the eldest son to become a noble branch, and the next generation would be civilians.

Baron Fickney, who is eager to love, naturally does not want to watch this happen.The great His Majesty Franz was kind and considered this issue in advance for them.

Allow them to make credit and exchange for a few noble titles. They can also apply for these titles and be inherited by multiple heirs.

Of course, the heir must be the relationship between parents and children.In other cases of succession, it can only be done in accordance with the original succession law.

The main purpose is to crack down on the sale of knighthoods. According to the new aristocracy law, nobles who want to sell knighthoods can only sell them to the government of Vienna, prohibiting the trading of knighthoods in private.

There is no way, there will never be a losing family in this world, and when it comes time to come up with a knight auction, the impact on the noble system can be imagined.

In order to avoid this worst case, Franz cut off hereditary title transactions directly from the source. Don't worry about the noble title for life, it can't be inherited at all.

If there is a prodigal son to sell, the Vienna government is also open to recycling, the price is still very high.

The lowest-grade hereditary knights are all 50,000 Aegis; the highest-grade throne is even more expensive than the 10 million Aegis.

Of course, this is only limited to the titles that Franz has sealed, and they have to be recovered together with the fiefs. The short titles will definitely be discounted.

Prior to this, the title will be priced according to the actual situation.Basically, as long as Franz, who was sealed by the Habsburg dynasty, recognized that other people sealed it, it was the price of cabbage, and the foreign knighthood was not within the scope of recovery.

The gold content has been determined, and everyone is more enthusiastic about the title of nobility.The rights of the great aristocracy were constrained, and their vassals and aristocracy were no longer recognized by the state.

Including several kings of the states, they are also unable to indiscriminately nobility. The lords do not have enough merits, and the empire will not admit it.

From the initial quota limit to the current performance evaluation, Franz successfully took the monarchy from the king of the country.

Selling a knighthood is not a simple matter. It needs almost all the legal heirs to agree, which is almost impossible.

The relatives of the nobles have a large group of people. No matter how low the ranking is, as long as they have the right to inherit, even if it is an indirect inheritance, they are all heirs.There are thousands of heirs to a knighthood, and it is not impossible.

This inheritance relationship is estimated to be crippling.Want everyone to agree, it is better to expect them to collectively receive the lunch.

Viscount Fickney said gracefully: "Mr. Skoman, our speed must be accelerated. As far as I know, the British next door are training the indigenous army and are likely to engage in things.

Your Majesty, you do n’t want to see a chaotic South Africa, so we must act in advance.Once the merger is completed, the British will not dare to make small moves."

This is the rule of the game among the powers. In the colonial activities, everyone is deliberately controlling the scope of the conflict.

Before the colony was actually controlled, it was regarded as a land of no ownership. Everyone could use their own means. Once included in the actual control of the other side, the nature of the attack would become an invasion.

Under normal circumstances, this situation will not happen, it means war.

If you don't want to go straight, even if you want to grab the ground, you will usually just secretly shove and squeeze out the opponent.

Unless everyone is restraining themselves, there are so many conflicts in various countries during the colonial activities, and several major colonial empires have long been utterly dim.

Scoman has been acting president of Transvaal for a while. Although his personal reputation is not very good, he has a lot of strength.

Because of a business encounter with the Viscount Fickney unexpectedly, the two nodded.Under normal circumstances, this relationship is not much different from strangers.

However, as the situation changed, the two were again linked together.

Viktor Fickney needed to win over Transvaal power and join the Austrian colonial system; Skoman needed to establish a relationship with Austria in order to protect his own interests in the new era.

The two parties met in a snap, and instantly became "good" friends.

Now that he has decided to follow Austria, Scoman will naturally not hesitate. After thinking about it, he replied: "My Excellency, I will promote it as soon as possible.

However, this will take a little time. Now that public opinion is just gaining momentum, it will take some time to reach its peak.

If it is ahead of time, there may be an accident. After all, there are still some flies that have not been cleaned up, and their existence is also a hidden danger."

Political struggles are rarely annihilated, this time obviously the exception.In order to shape the grand status of the people of Transvaal and Orange Free State to return to the Shinra Empire, it is necessary to eliminate hidden dangers.

This is related to the face of His Majesty Franz, directly annexing two independent countries, and the impact is too bad.Taking the people of the Shinra Empire as an excuse to return to their home country, it would be much more attractive to take pictures at once.

Anyway, the Boers traced their ancestors back to the ancestral shrine, and their cultural traditions are also in the same vein.As long as they are determined to return to their home country, the legal problem will be solved perfectly.

If it weren't for the issue of eating, the Vienna government didn't need to spend so much effort, it was more convenient to use direct force.

Even if the current Republic of Boer wants to resist by force, it must first consider whether the following German soldiers will suddenly collapse.

Viktor Fickney said solemnly: "The flies must shoot to death. Since they dare to collude with the British to betray the empire, they will have to pay the price of blood."

On the issue of safeguarding the interests of the Empire, Viscount Fickney ’s position is very firm, and in his view any traitor should die.

Although these people are not Austrians at all, there is no so-called betrayal.But standing on the opposite side of the empire, it must die.

Now Austria needs to kill chickens and monkeys, otherwise how can it deter this bunch of grasses that have just come over?

Fickney doesn't think that these guys who can betray their own country will have much loyalty to Austria.The best way is to prevent them from betraying.

Allowing them to kill the anti-Austrians in person is not only to make them pay their names, but also to understand the price they need to pay to fight against Austria.

Smart people will make the best choice for themselves. Scoman is a smart person. Knowing that this is the calculation of Viscount Fickney, he decided to be confused.

Immediately promised: "Please rest assured, Lord Viscount, this group of spies lurking inside the empire, we will all come out and bring them to justice!"

God knows, when the anti-Austrian factions in the Boer Republic became British spies, how did they lurk in the Shinra Empire?

To discuss the traitor, it seems that they are more like this group of people.Directly packaged Transvaal and Orange Free State to Austria in exchange for their own benefits.

Viktor Fickney smiled slightly and raised the glass in his hand. "Then I would like to congratulate you in advance, the future Lord Barker Scolman."

After that, he touched Scoman's cup and then swallowed it. It seemed that he was really happy for his friend's title.

Sophisticated Scoman couldn't keep calm anymore and smiled instantly.It is not an easy task to enter the aristocracy from civilians in this era, let alone the hereditary aristocracy?

Before that, the two sides had negotiated the conditions, as long as the smooth handover was completed, Scoman could become a baron of the fief.

Scoman responded with a trembling voice: "Thank you, Your Excellency!"

No way, the two were not true friends, politeness is a must.

But the future is not necessarily the same. Viscount Fickney will not make friends with a civilian, but will not exclude him from being a noble.

Identity determines how people get along, since Scoman is willing to cooperate, then he is his own.

Fickney, who is in a good mood, looks at the meager relationship between the two, saying: "Old friend, now you need a etiquette teacher.

After the matter here is over, we will have to go to Vienna to accept His Majesty's seal before we can become a real nobleman.

There must be no mistakes in the nobility's closing ceremony, otherwise you will become a laughing stock in the nobility, and never want to raise your head.

Although the government will arrange etiquette teachers, the time to learn is too short.In order to ensure foolproof, it is best to learn in advance."

This is a fact. Disrespectful in the nobles ’closing ceremony, the consequences are very serious, and will be considered as uncultivated.

At the slightest, it is disgraced and reduced to aristocratic jokes, and in serious cases, it may directly lose its title.

Scoman's complexion changed, and he quickly thanked Viscount Fickney.

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