Holy Roman Empire

517 John Bull

With the withdrawal of the army, the Mexican affairs came to an end temporarily.As for the occupied southern territories, this will have to wait for the backslide slowly.

The colonists of this year are not easy to provoke, and they will not spit it out after eating.Even if the Vienna government ordered to give up, they would not necessarily let go, because the strength of the Mexican government army is not necessarily able to win these plantation owners.

This proved in the Civil War that when fighting for themselves, plantation owners were always able to erupt a greater potential.

Regardless of what Massimiliano I had in mind, Franz immediately escorted him back to Vienna.Literally, the process is definitely not so harmonious.

These are all small problems. Being able to bring him back to Vienna alive, Franz can already make a trip to the elderly Queen Sophie.The farce staged in the middle is not worth mentioning at all.

Now Franz was stunned by a sudden invitation, Monaco became independent, and Charles III invited him to observe the ceremony.

I have to say that the French are just going to play. In order to reverse the negative image in the world, Napoleon III actually let Monaco independent.

Monaco is just a small projectile country with a territory of less than 2 square kilometers, and its population is not more than 10,000. It is estimated that Charles III can call the name of every citizen when he walks on the street.

On the surface, Monaco's independence is irrelevant to France.But from a political point of view, the situation is completely different, which will stimulate the Italian independence movement.

A small projectile country like Monaco can achieve national independence through the independence movement. Can the Italians bear it?

Of course, the benefits are also very great. The independent European world of Monaco has highly praised the French, and the image of Napoleon III in the newspaper has suddenly improved.

If he could make persistent efforts to make Italy independent, he would be a saint in the 19th century.Maybe he could become the founding father of Italy, it was he who brought several Italian states together.

When the original space-time Monaco became independent, Franz can't remember it anyway, it was also in the era of Napoleon III anyway.

Now Franz admits that the previous keyboard man's evaluation of Napoleon III still makes sense: "Small things are smart, big things are confused."

This is in line with the design of Napoleon III. In Kissinger's words: "Napoleon III did not like internal affairs but made outstanding contributions to the French internal affairs; like diplomacy, but messed up diplomacy.

During his lifetime, he devoted himself to colonial competition, but had no strategy; he wanted to prevent the reunification of the German region, but he helped Prussia complete the German reunification and lost his empire."

Not only helped Prussia unify Germany, it also helped Sardinia unify Italy.The life of Napoleon III was a crazy death song.

It is actually the same now. It seems that the great achievements of Napoleon III have surpassed the same period in history, and this has not started tossing again.

In the current Great French Empire, if you want long-term peace and stability, the first thing is to sever the possibility of independence and annihilate independent organizations.

The Italian independence movement could not stop until the latecomers were frightened.The political means of relaxation are not unusable. The problem is that it is too cumbersome to operate, and the hidden dangers are still very large.

Franz believes that it will not be completed, so Austria has always enforced the policy of national integration, even if some people resisted, but a few years old children will not.

Compulsory education is a national integration movement. The newly-grown generation, even if it still has traces of the original nationality, has already completed the Germanization of language.

France also needs a national integration movement. Although the Italians are not easy to integrate, they must promote it, otherwise France and Italy will part ways sooner or later.

Franz did not know what Napoleon III thought. In short, this was another political failure.Even if it is to release smoke bombs and confuse the international community, it should not make Monaco independent at this time.

If he changed Franz, he would rather let the Italian region become independent, thus obtaining an opportunity to unify the west of the Rhineland.

In addition to people in Italy, the handicraft industry is relatively developed, and it seems that the economic development is not bad.But these people can't be integrated and can't increase France's national strength.

Instead, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Rhineland have the coal and iron resources that France needs, which can greatly increase France's overall national strength.

The local population is not as large as in Italy, and it is relatively easy to integrate.

This is not without chance. In fact, France has missed the opportunity to annex these places twice.During the period of Austria's reunification with the Southern Germany, and the period of the Russo-Prussian War, it was the opportunity for France to get started.

Don't look at the screams of Franz, in fact, the French really want to annex the territory west of the Rhine, Austria really can't help them.

The prerequisite is that Napoleon is willing to give up the Italian region, without directly bordering the territory, so that Austrian multinational labor expedition, Franz can not have this spirit of internationalism.

A few words of thanks for winning, and the responsibility for the cost of the war. Unless you can hit Paris in one breath, the French will not lose money; the defeat is even worse, and it will cause internal unrest.

"How does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs view the independence of Monaco, what medicine is sold in the gourd of Napoleon III?"

Although he could not see the purpose of the French, Franz thought that there was an article there. Even if Napoleon III was dizzy for a while, it was impossible for the entire Paris government to be dizzy.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg replied: "Your Majesty, the issues involved in the independence of Monaco are very complicated, and they also involve Britain and the West.

Before the Napoleonic era, Monaco had been a protectorate of Spain, and it had become a protectorate of France at the end of the 18th century.

In order to annex this place, the French also did a lot of work, but because the regime change was too ordinary, Monaco was gradually ignored by the Paris government.

After so many years, the call for local independence has not weakened.The French are only nominally sovereign, and have no control over the local area.

The independence of Monaco was led by the British this time. As a cost of independence, the Monaco government also renounced its sovereignty over Menton and Roquebrune, and the territory area was reduced by 90%.

The Paris government agreed to Monaco ’s independence, the main purpose of which was to legally annex Menton and Roquebrune, and by the way clean up radical independents."

Sure enough, there are stories behind it. Franz can't pay attention to the projectile land of Monaco. The small states in the German region have made him big.

On the surface, it seems that the French made a profit, annexed more than 90% of Monaco's territory, and was still an economically developed region, and then sent out the independents.

In fact, this is not a problem at hand, but the subsequent impact can only be judged.It seemed that the British were digging the pit for the French, and Franz began to be vigilant. If he was accidentally pitted by John Bull, it would be tragic.

"Well, since that is the case, as an ally, we have created momentum for France. Their international image is too bad and needs to be repaired.

Do n’t do it too deliberately. The French should be aware of the aftermath of Morocco ’s independence.If they do too much, it is easy to alert them."

This pit is not large, and the French Empire cannot be buried.Even if it stimulated the Italian independence movement, it would be difficult to play a role in the short term.

Some people opposed the merger with France, and some also supported the merger with the French.Napoleon III was not in vain, there are still a number of supporters in Italy.

Despite the larger number of opponents, these people talked okay. If they were allowed to take up arms to fight the French, it is estimated that most Italians do not have the courage.

Dripping through stones is not a one-day job.

Since the British shot, Franz was naturally willing to cooperate, a strong France is not in the interest of Austria, it is still a bit of a decline.

After a pause, Franz added: "We must also be alert to the small movements of the British. Some seemingly insignificant actions may actually cause a disaster in the future.

The bait thrown out by the British, as long as they are unable to determine the consequences, all give up.God told us that greed is the original sin of mankind, and everyone must be vigilant."

Seeing Franz's warning about its prudence, everyone looked at each other.Secretly wondered: Is the British so horrible?

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In Paris, Napoleon III put down the newspaper in his hand with satisfaction. Since the announcement of the independence of Monaco, European public opinion has sung praises, making him a bit floating.

Good reputation, this is not a disadvantage.If a monarch does not even have a reputation, it is disastrous.But excessive will be troublesome, and a bad one will pay a heavy price.

To make Monaco independent, Napoleon III also hesitated.I was prepared to do this a few years ago.Only in order to expand in the Italian region, considering political influence, has it dragged on to the present.

The great powers also need to make a show, and the establishment of a small village-level Principality of Monaco is an important part of it.

Throughout the European countries, only France has no younger brothers waving their flags internationally, which makes Napoleon III very faceless.

Every time an international meeting is held, France ’s proposal will not be answered until the major powers have spoken out loud.If several European powers remain silent, they will be dumb.

Nowadays, the small European countries basically have bosses. If they want to win over, they will pay too much.

Since there is no younger brother, it is better to make a younger brother.That's how the independence of Monaco came out. It's totally different from the outside speculation.

If it was not for Napoleon III's needs, no matter how hard the British tried, they would not succeed.Do n’t look at Monaco ’s independence, in fact this is a country within a country.

Apart from facing the sea, the remaining three sides are surrounded by France, and the political economy cannot be separated from the control of France.

Napoleon III kindly asked: "Oren, do you understand?"

(Full name of Eugen: Napoleon Eugen Louis Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte)

There are several sons of Napoleon III, but only one legal son.Still a middle-aged son, naturally valued.

Although not yet 16 years old, Napoleon III brought him into contact with government affairs.This little crown prince has become a unique existence in French politics.

Crown Prince Eugene nodded and shook his head again, saying: "Some understand, but some do not understand. Since we know that the British are uneasy and kind, why should we accept their suggestions?

Is there any Monaco that does not help France too much and brings hidden dangers but not small, why do we want them to be independent?"

Napoleon III smiled slightly and touched his son's head with a heavy heart and said: "Looking at the problem can not just look at the surface, the independence of Monaco will stimulate the Italians' desire for independence.

But without Monaco's independence, would the Italians not want to be independent?

The British are really uneasy and kind about instigating Monaco's independence. If they don't deliberately sell a flaw to them to attract their attention, they will still struggle in other places.

Remember, the enemies exposed under their own eyelids will never be scary.France is already very strong, and only we can beat us!

As for the Italian independent organization, a bunch of clowns hiding in the corner.If we do n’t jump out, we ca n’t find them yet; once they pop up, we can get them all out.

The real enemies of France are not the shady gangsters. Only Britain and Austria are qualified to be valued. Prussia and Russia are only half."

Ou Ren nodded reluctantly, as if he had learned something, and it seemed to be ...