In the headquarters of the French army in Mexico, Lieutenant General Schiedel was looking at the map in a daze. In recent times, the rebels have suddenly become active again, as if they had taken a stimulant.

More than 20,000 French troops stationed in Mexico have suppressed more than a dozen rebellions in the past month. However, to no avail, the rebellion in one area was suppressed, and rebels in another region popped up.

It's like a Filipino dish, cut and stubble. Without uprooting, it can always be recovered. The rebels in Mexico are always being wiped out, and Lieutenant General Schiedel is considering why.

In the end, he attributed the culprits to two things: the reforms of Massimiliano I and the intervention of foreign forces.

Deep down, he had scolded the former who had signed a treaty with Massimiliano I.

Is there still a contract to exterminate the rebels? Well, he admits that the conditions given by Massimiliano I are indeed very generous, but no matter how good the conditions are, they can't stand the endless rebels!

The predecessor had watched the signing of the treaty and reap the credit for a great deal of benefit for France, and now he had been transferred back to his homeland to enjoy the blessings, and all the trouble was left to his successor.

For the sake of France's reputation, the treaty must be fulfilled. The Empire of Greater France had just been established, and abandoning Mexico at this time was too demoralizing to be politically unbearable.

It is easy to abandon Massimiliano I, but once this step has been taken, it will be difficult to find collaborators in the future.

After Napoleon III abandoned Mexico, many younger brothers were chilled, and there were also reasons for being isolated during the Franco-Prussian War.

The situation in France is much better now, and despite the strategic contraction, the Greater French Empire does not look easy to provoke, and its external deterrent power is much stronger than before.

The Americans are doing things and hiding themselves as much as possible, and they have never supported the rebels on the surface.

With the intervention of international forces, Lieutenant General Schiedel could not do anything. France, which is engaged in strategic retrenchment, is not suitable to look for the bad luck of the Americans at this time.

This account can only be remembered first, and then look for a chance to settle the account later.

Without long hesitation, Lieutenant General Schiedel decided on a showdown with Massimiliano I. If he continues to toss like this, even if France can withstand it, he, the governor of Mexico, can't stand it.

It doesn't matter whether the reforms are right or wrong, the point is that France needs a stable Mexico now.

Taking advantage of the chaos to continue to expand interests, it seems to Lieutenant General Schiedel that it is better to be in the pocket. Mexico's most valuable industries have basically fallen into their hands, and if they continue to toss, they will lose more than they gain.

In the royal palace, Massimiliano I was still busy with government affairs, which was his daily routine. More than most emperors, he was a model of diligence.

The gray hair on the head, the wrinkles on the forehead, are all proof. In just a few years as emperor, Massimiliano I seemed to be twenty years old.

Looking at the ultimatum of Lieutenant General Schidel, Massimiliano I was heartbroken and collapsed, and at this moment understood what politics.

It has nothing to do with right or wrong, only from interests.

In the long run, the reforms of Massimiliano I in Mexico were clearly positive.

There is no value in this, and those whose interests have been damaged in the reform do not see this. Even if they see it clearly, for their own interests, they still want to rebel.

Now the French are also on his side, simply because France needs a stable Mexico, and the reforms of Massimiliano I are a source of instability in the country.

Let's put it this way, as long as he stops social reforms and promulgates a few decrees to protect the interests of conservatives, Mexico's rebels will disappear by 80 percent.

Massimiliano I glared at Lieutenant General Schidel and said solemnly: "General, please pay attention to your identity, now you have exceeded your authority." ”

Massimiliano I also did not have a good opinion of the French. In his opinion, this is a monster attached to Mexico to suck nutrients.

If it weren't for the impossible, he still needed the support of the French, and the two sides would have turned their faces long ago.

The dislike of the two is the way they get along. The French did not take him as an emperor in their eyes, and in private they never gave face to Massimiliano I, except for the necessary etiquette on the surface.

Lieutenant General Schidel said-for-tat: "Your Majesty, I also know this. But what you're doing is unconvincing. Don't toss around, the Mexican people really can't stand a noisy emperor. ”

The two sentences of understatement completely negate all the reforms of Massimiliano I, and directly define them as: "blind tossing".

The angry Massimiliano I was furious, he was also a top second generation, who had given him such anger since he was a child.

Since becoming Emperor of Mexico, the situation has changed, and the special status he has no longer exists.

It was not only the French who made him angry, but also the European ministers who often blocked him. Weak countries have no dignity, this is the reality of this era.

obviously became an emperor, but his status seems to be not as high as when he was a grand duke in Austria.

At least no one dared to run in front of him back then, and he could do whatever he wanted, and he didn't have to be angry here.

After a few years of training, Massimiliano I still grew. If it had been a few years ago, he would have drawn his gun in a rage and engaged in an aristocratic duel, but now he could suppress his anger and continue the conversation.

"This is an internal affair of Mexico and has nothing to do with your country. And Lieutenant General Schiedel, don't forget that you are a soldier and politics is not something you should be concerned about. ”

A faint threat was the only thing Massimiliano I could do. The interference of the military in politics can cause an uproar in France.

No way, the French people just like to be lively. Napoleon III, who relied on the army to ascend to power, also forbade military interference in politics.

Lieutenant General Schiedel said very calmly: "This is Mexico, and besides, this is only my personal suggestion, and it does not constitute interference in French politics."

Your Majesty, listen to it or not. However, you will have to bear all the consequences of this, and I will just inform you.

From now on, every time our army dispatches your country, you must first pay the extraction fee, otherwise we can refuse to accept the counterinsurgency mission. ”

After saying that, Lieutenant General Schiedel left without looking back. Obviously, the conversation ended unhappily.

Lieutenant General Schiedel tried to use the suppression of the rebellion as a threat to force Massimiliano I to compromise, stop social reforms, and ease relations with the conservatives.

The sound of falling things sounded, and Massimiliano I was stimulated. The dignity of the emperor is gone at this moment, and compromise is not without a price.

As soon as the concessions were made, the emperor became a rubber stamp. The reformers, who were already fragile, would also disappear because of the failure of the reforms, and the emperor would become a real loner.

Massimiliano I is now really in a dilemma, and no good result will come of any choice he makes.

Forbearance, looking for an opportunity to make a comeback, in the dictionary of secondary two teenagers, these words do not exist.

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Vienna, this time Franz did not reply to Massimiliano I. Empathy, in the position of Massimiliano I, he also did not know what to do.

Is it all the fault of the reform that has come to this point? I am afraid that this is not necessarily the case, and the colonial plunder of the French is also one of the reasons for the exacerbation of social contradictions in Mexico.

Don't look at the French government losing money in Mexico, but the French capitalists have made it, and these profits are not so simple, many of them are stained with blood.

If at the beginning, Massimiliano I had co-opted conservatives and carried out limited social reforms to alleviate social contradictions, then there would have been a glimmer of life.

Now it's late, the reformers have not yet grown, the rebels have grown first. Using the power of the French to suppress the rebels is only a palliative, not a cure.

Limited by financial resources, Massimiliano I did not build an army loyal only to himself, and at this critical juncture, it was impossible to overturn the table.

Taking a step back is not necessarily the sea and the sky, but more likely to be a cliff. After the failure of the reforms, Massimiliano I was destined to be completely overthrown, and there was no possibility of being in power again.

Mexico was under conservative rule, and was colonized and plundered by the French, and such an empire obviously did not last long.

The empire is over, and the Rubber Stamp Emperor doesn't want to have good fruit to eat. If he had not been born high enough to be held accountable by the Habsburgs, perhaps someone would have sent Massimiliano I to God right now.

There are not a few monarchs who have died because of reforms in history, and the counterattack of interest groups has always been full of blood.

Multiple choice questions that don't have a correct answer, no matter what you choose, it's the same. The best way in Franz is to pass the throne directly to the crown prince and abdicate back to Europe.

Anyway, it's not his own son, and he doesn't have much emotion, so if he gets it, he's a pit.

For conservatives, setting up a young emperor as a rubber stamp is easier to control than an adult emperor, and everyone takes what they need.

This answer did not need Franzti, Massimiliano I himself thought of it. At this time, only Massimiliano I himself was able to make the right choice.

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