Holy Roman Empire

In the face of Christmas, the Vienna government was not in a hurry to find the Polish government, and even the news of Poland's diplomatic note was suppressed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs only conveyed the threat of Franz.

European countries have no tradition of doing things at Christmas. Vienna is still so lively this Christmas. Franz held the court banquet as usual.

Good times are always short-lived. Just after Christmas, Franz received the bad news-Otto I of Greece died.

Compared with the original time and space was ousted in 1862, this plane Otto I was lucky.With Austria's strong rise, his pro-Austrian faction will naturally not be ousted from office because of the wrong team in diplomacy.

It is a headache that Otto I, who was born in the Wittelsbach dynasty, has no children. Several of his younger brothers are reluctant to convert to the Orthodox Church. The crown prince of Greece has always been vacant.

Now the question arises, who should inherit the Greek throne?Franz has sent a telegram to the Wittelsbach dynasty, which is now the Lombard royal family, hoping that they can send a prince to shoulder this task.

The result was very embarrassing. No one was willing to take this mess.Think about it, the situation in Greece is very bad now.The external debt is high, and the interior is also surging.

This is a sequelae of the Near East War. As one of the participating countries, although Greece was on the side of the victors, the military pressure caused by Britain and France in the middle of the world actually withdrew.

Not only did the spoils disappear, but they were packed up by Britain and France, and they had huge debts after the war.

In any case, Greece also bleeds during the Near East War, paying tens of thousands of sacrifices and dragging down some of the troops of the Anglo-French Ottoman Union.

After the war, Russia and Austria still took Otto I to help him keep the throne.After the war, the Greek people had strong anti-British and French sentiments, and Otto I naturally moved closer to Russia and Austria.

With the changes in the international situation, Austria has successively reached a deal with Britain and France, Austria took over the French Balkan Peninsula, and the British took Kofu Island.

In the dispute over the Mediterranean, France and Austria excluded the British together.In this context, with the support of the Vienna government, Greece took the opportunity to expel the British.

This "eviction" is almost the same as the British voluntarily giving up.After all, the interests of Greece are still too small. Although the strategic position is important, the British do not have the skills to do so.

Finally, under the mediation of Austria, the Greek government paid a ransom payment in exchange for the British "withdrawing troops" from Greece.

This is an inevitable result, how can one not allow others on the side of the couch.Since the French gave up the Balkan Peninsula, the geographical location of Greece has been determined, and the British cannot long-term entrenchment.

Faced with the continuous resistance of the Greeks, the London government had no energy to suppress it. The cunning John Bull decisively chose to sell a good price. Finally, the Greek government owed a large amount of debt to the British.

Nationalism is a double-edged sword. After driving away the British, the Greek radicals turned their attention to Austria and wanted to restore the Roman Empire.

This radical thinking was naturally suppressed by the Otto I government.Normal people know that this is an impossible plan, but idealists are the exception.

Unwilling to fail, the idealist wants to overthrow Otto I's rule.There is no doubt that this gang of Uganda has not become a climate.

With the outbreak of the agricultural crisis, Greece's domestic economy also experienced problems. Many farmers went bankrupt in the first wave of crisis, and social conflicts intensified.

Although many immigrants were taken away by Austria, many remained, and social security in Greece is deteriorating.

This created favorable conditions for radical groups to rebel. If Otto I was still there, there would be little natural problem in suppressing these gangs of people. The problem is that the throne is now vacant and the government is in chaos.

The Wittelsbach family has invested a lot of resources for the Greek throne, and they have not received a return for a long time. Now they do not want to continue to invest.

This is not what Franz wants to see. If the Greek throne is not settled soon, it will not take long for the three countries of England, France and Russia to join in.

With the participation of all countries, Austria will have a hard time occupying a dominant position. If there is an anti-Austrian government in Greece, Franz ’s early investment will be completely floated.

"Prime Minister, who is the best person to succeed the Greek throne?"

Prime Minister Felix frowned: "The best candidates are naturally Otto I's younger brother Prince Liutepode and Prince Adalbert, but both of them clearly gave up their inheritance rights.

There are many heirs further down, but because of age, we are not sure whether Otto I ’s nephew can hold the Greek throne."

Otto I died suddenly, leaving a mess.The current King of Greece is not easy to do, without a certain ability, he simply cannot control the situation.

Otherwise, Franz casually flicked a child of the Wittersbach family and forcibly supported the superior.

Europe is a world where you can see yourself. The inheritance of the throne is naturally the closer the bloodline is, the better, and the near means orthodoxy.If the heirs ranked a dozen or so, even if they are in the upper ranks, it will be difficult for them to gain popular support.

After wandering a few steps, Franz made a decision: "Continue to send people to contact them, as long as they are willing to inherit the Greek throne, they don't have to convert to the Orthodox Church, and we are responsible for solving all problems."

Although this may be waiting for the price to be sold, Franz decided to give it to benefit from Austria.Who made the Greek throne unpopular?

It is understandable that the Wittersbach family is worried that the investment is too large to recover the cost, and it is understandable to find someone to share the cost.

There is no free lunch in the world. If you take advantage of Austria, you have to work for Austria.The more you get, the more you need to pay.

Although Greece is small, Franz still dare not despise it, but still in his own hands.Otto I did a great job, and even though Greece was a bit messy, it didn't hurt.

Franz is not demanding, as long as he continues to implement Otto I ’s population restriction policy.In this era, the population of all countries in Europe is rising rapidly, and Greece can remain in place, which is also a clear stream.

As long as it is maintained, Greece, with a population of less than one million, will not be able to withstand a few waves anyhow.

This is all learning from France ’s advanced experience. If it were not for Napoleon III ’s succession that France ’s economy would develop rapidly, perhaps their population growth rate would be even lower.

It's just that the unreasonable part has been modified and then sold to the Greek government, and then cooperated with Malthus's population theory, it is very convincing.

With the current land in Greece, it really can't afford more people.In a short time, the effect is very obvious,

Since the increase of the Dingkou tax, the fertility of the Greek people has been greatly reduced, fewer children need to be supported, and the people's living standards have risen instead of falling.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg shook his head: "Your Majesty, we may be too involved in too much. At present, the anti-Olympic sentiment of the Greek people is growing. If we intervene, I am afraid that things will become more troublesome.

Moreover, the positions of the three countries of Britain, France, and Russia also have to be considered. They would not want to see us control Greece. If it is mixed up, the Greek throne may be delayed indefinitely.

Rather than this, it is better to wait and see the situation.Whoever is willing to cooperate with us, whoever supports it.If someone does not understand the current affairs and subvert the rule of a country, it is much easier than establishing a country."

Subtext, Franz has heard it.It is nothing more than worrying that after setting this precedent, it will affect the political structure of the empire.

There are many states in the Shinra empire. If the Wittelsbach family used the great power of the empire when fighting for the Greek throne, does it mean that several other royal families can also use the power of the empire to expand?

This is not groundless, but it will happen.The relationship between the European royal families is a mess, and it is commonplace to have the inheritance of other countries' thrones.

Are the thrones of Poland and Spain still empty?There are many large aristocrats interested in China, but they lack the support of the great powers and there is no way to gain an advantage in the competition.

The Vienna government did not support any large aristocracy in the country, and now it fully supports the Wittersbach family to stabilize the Greek throne. If it gets a generous return, it will definitely cause a political turmoil.

According to the rules of the game, the Wittelsbach family wants to get the support of the empire, but it must come up with resources to exchange.

This set of rules was designed by Franz himself. Including operations in Mexico, the royal family paid a considerable portion of military expenses.

Franz frowned: "This is indeed a problem, but it is not difficult to solve it. How much will the empire pay and how much it will receive in the future.

The problem can be made clear in advance, if the Wittersbach family is still unwilling.Presumably, Greece will be brought back into the arms of the Catholic Church, and no one will object."

Austria is suppressing religion, but it does not mean that religion cannot be used to achieve its purpose.There is no legal requirement that the Greek king cannot be a Catholic.

Even if there is, such a code that lags behind the times must also be abolished.Now, in the era of religious freedom, how can we practice religious discrimination?

Franz didn't worry about investment returns at all.It is no big deal to promote cotton cultivation in Greece. Greece will be a major exporter of cotton in future generations.

The addition of a raw material production area and an additional grain dumping area are enough to satisfy domestic interest groups.

Thinking of this, Franz suddenly opened up new ideas. This agricultural crisis may be resolved in advance.

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