Does Massimiliano have the ability?

The answer is: Yes!

As long as it is not congenital deficiency, the ability of people who have been cultivated by the royal family will definitely surpass that of most ordinary people.

It's just that ability is often accompanied by arrogance, and this arrogance needs to be polished, and only after the edge is reined in, can it really be brought into play.

Massimiliano just did not encounter setbacks, and under the love of the Queen Mother Sufi, the first half of his life was smooth sailing, and then raised the spearhead of idealism.

Idealism is the monarch's worst enemy, once contaminated, the best outcome is to become a rubber seal, and the worse can refer to the historical Massimiliano.

Franz sneered and said, "This is the plan you prepared?" My stupid brother, is your brain in water?

Governing the country according to your plan, do you think that Mexico is not chaotic enough, add a fire to them, and then kill a river of blood, and by the way, send you, the emperor, to the guillotine? ”

It's not Franz spraying around, Massimiliano's plan is really unreliable, and the core ruling philosophy is actually liberalism.

Can liberalism be played in any country? In Austria, Franz did not dare to engage in liberalism, or in any monarchy in the world, he did not dare to engage in such liberalism.

Massimiliano said dissatisfiedly: "My brother, why do you say that my plan does not work? ”

Instead of answering the question directly, Franz asked: "It's good, I learned to question and I made progress."

Unfortunately, this is not enough.

Now that you plan your statecraft, tell me what is the biggest social contradiction in Mexico? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

And the distribution of resources in Mexico, where is it suitable for the development of what industries? ”

It was Massimiliano's turn to be dumbfounded, this country was managed in a crude way, not bureaucrats in charge, and everyone else was usually ignorant.

Naturally, Massimiliano, who was far away in Vienna, could not have had such detailed information, and Franz only provided him with the basic situation of the country, and even the Mexican government did not make detailed statistics.

However, in Franz's view, these basic things must be mastered as an emperor, otherwise how to formulate a development outline.

For example, if you want to develop heavy industry, you are going to build a steel plant, because you don't know anything, and the bureaucrats will choose a random site with a pat on the head, and finally find out that the raw materials are thousands of miles away.

After a moment of hesitation, Massimiliano replied with a frown: "The main contradiction in Mexico is the conflict between reformists and conservatives, and the conflict between republicans and constitutionalists.

As long as the problems in the political system are properly handled, these contradictions can be resolved. The following question was too contrived for me to answer. ”

Franz rubbed his forehead and said helplessly: "It seems that my stupid brother, you have really been fooled and stupid."

The system exists because of people, and it is always the people, not the system, that have problems. As long as the human problem is solved, none of these problems are a problem.

There is no right or wrong in front of interests, and as a qualified emperor, you don't need to distinguish so clearly.

You just have to figure out which ones you want, which ones are neutrals, and which ones are enemies.

Your own people can be reused, the neutrals can be co-opted and used, the enemy only needs to be killed, and it's as simple as that.

The fundamental social contradiction in Mexico is the conflict of interests, the interests of various classes, and the conflict of interests between different ethnic groups.

Only when the chain of interests is cleared up and the problem is fundamentally solved, can other contradictions and conflicts be easily handled. If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who created the problem.

This is just the basic condition for sitting on the throne, and in the end it depends on the development of the country, at least you have to feed the people.

Having said all that, do you still think I'm not asking seriously? ”

This is a political lesson, the blackened imperial power. Before that, Franz had not taught Massimiliano, and no one in the Habsburgs could teach him.

Listening to Franz's words, Masimiliano was directly stunned. He had no idea that Franz would say such a thing, subverting his three views.

If, according to Franz, the first thing to do in order to secure the Mexican throne is not to ease the contradictions, but to stimulate them and use a civil war to solve the problems of the people who created them.

Even thinking of the rebellion of 1848, the Vienna government took advantage of this opportunity to solve the Hungarian problem once and for all, and incidentally resolved the social contradictions in the country, introducing a labor protection law and abolishing serfdom.

Massimiliano instantly understood a lot, and the more he understood, the more difficult it was to accept. The elder brother, who is known as the greatest king of the Habsburg dynasty in a hundred years, actually did so many things in secret.

He could not argue that Franz had succeeded, and that those who succeeded should not be blamed. From 1848 to the present, Austria's combined national power has more than doubled.

The country has become stronger, the lives of the people have improved, and all walks of life have made remarkable progress.

Traumatized, Massimiliano did not know how he had left, and his mind was full of echoes of what Franz had said, hovering between affirmation and negation.

Looking at her husband who was in a state of disgrace, Princess Charlotte asked with concern: "Why is Massimiliano, is there something uncomfortable?" ”

Massimiliano, who was awakened, said listlessly: "Charnot, do you think I am not fit to be an emperor?" ”

Princess Charlotte was shocked, she still wanted to be queen! In order to persuade Massimiliano to agree to be the emperor of Mexico, she spent a lot of effort. It's only been a long time since it became like this.

Princess Charlotte doesn't think it's hard to be an emperor, just look at Franz. On average, I work three or four hours a day, and most of the time I spend reading, reading newspapers, drinking tea, and taking care of my children.

"What's going on? You have to believe in yourself, you are the best! ”

Massimiliano shook his head and said, "No, I may not be really fit to be an emperor, and I don't even know the basic elements of being an emperor. ”

Princess Charlotte persuaded, "What happened to blow you deeply?" I'm not like that of you, did a little setback beat you? ”

Massimiliano calmed down and said, "I just went to meet my brother with a plan for the future of Mexico, hoping to get his support. ”

Charlotte asked uncertainly, "He doesn't agree with you going to Mexico to be emperor?" ”

You must know that the relationship between the Franz brothers is very good. Under normal circumstances, Massimiliano would be emperor, and Franz would definitely support it.

That's one of the reasons why they dared to take that mess in Mexico. After all, Austria's tentacles have penetrated deep into Central America, and all it takes is a telegram for Austrian troops to come and provide them with military support.

Massimiliano shook his head and said, "No." He just told me some basic common sense of being an emperor, which had a great impact on me. ”

The specifics, Massimiliano kept silent. He also wants to save face, but he doesn't want his wife to know these bad things.

Princess Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news. As long as Franz, the emperor, did not object, and the rest of the Habsburgs objected, it didn't matter.

The only thing that could support them in Mexico was the Austrian army in Central America, and that only required Franz's consent.

"Don't worry, there are so many successful emperors in history, and everyone has a different way to achieve success. Franz's cousin's experience, it is normal that some things are not suitable for you.

As long as I am diligent and love the people, I believe I will get better! Princess Charlotte continued to agitate

Massimiliano smiled bitterly and said: "But the facts are in front of you, and he did succeed." Austria was reborn in his hands, and the glory of the Habsburg dynasty was restored in his hands.

And all this only took a dozen years, and everyone gave him a very high evaluation, and people would shout 'Franz the Great' when he walked into the streets. ”

"Diligent government and love the people", the last two words still have a bit to do with Franz, and the first two words are really inresonable.

If one were to pick Europe's least industrious monarch, Franz would be in the top three, and one of them could be Queen Victoria.

This is embarrassing, Britain is a constitutional monarchy, and the rights of the monarch are restricted. Queen Victoria didn't get involved in politics much, and it makes sense.

Franz was different, both the Emperor of Austria and the New Holy Roman Emperor were monarchies. Despite being cloaked in the veneer of a constitutional monarchy, the power of the emperor remained supreme.

Because the political party is too weak, this constitutional monarchy is even stronger than the imperial power of most monarchies.

Regardless, Franz succeeded. Austria's influence spread to all the civilizations of the world, and the banner of the Habsburg dynasty was planted on four oceans and seven continents.

From now on, the word "diligent government" will probably be kicked out of the evaluation of the king's merits. At least in the Habsburgs, everyone just needs to succeed, who cares if the emperor is diligent or not?

Actually, this is just Franz's self-knowledge. If you really want to take care of everything, you will be tired and tired, and you will end up with a mess.

Rather than that, it's better to just take care of the 180 people at the top of the government, and then they will run the country.

This is easier said than done. In order to build this bureaucratic team, Franz also spent several years running-in, and finally found a balance.

Princess Charlotte said solemnly, "Massimiliano, you are jealous. This is not a good quality, and jealousy can lead to disorientation. ”

Massimiliano snarled, "Yes, I admit that there is an element of this. Growing up, I grew up in the shadow of Franz, who was just too good.

I was desperate for my grades in every course, with the exception of marksmanship. I finally waited until his grades dropped, and before I could breathe a sigh of relief, he started regent again and then became emperor.

As we all know later, Austria before he succeeded to the throne was only a European power, and now Austria is a world power.

If he wished, he could also follow the English proclamation: on Austrian soil, the sun never sets.

You don't know how much pressure I have to have such a good brother. From childhood to adulthood, we must imitate him and learn from him.

But now, I find that the gap between the two sides has not narrowed, but has been pulled further.

I really hope that he can be a little mediocre in some aspect and that I can regain a little bit of self-confidence! ”

Princess Charlotte, who knew her husband very well, knew that Massimilianoken said these words, which meant that he was fine, and said, "At least your marksmanship is better than his." ”

"Looks like that's all I have left to be confident." Massimiliano said helplessly

Princess Charlotte smiled brightly and asked, "So do you want to challenge yourself with common sense?" ”

Massimiliano replied without hesitation: "Of course, I will prove myself in my own way, no worse than him!" ”

Princess Charlotte joked, "Really? Massimiliano, you are so confident? ”

Massimiliano confidently replied: "Of course! Oh, there may be a little bit of a gap, but definitely not much, trust me! ”

Obviously, the education of the royal family was not in vain. At least when it comes to developing self-confidence, it's definitely put a lot of effort into it. It allows people to regain their self-confidence in the shortest possible time

It is also a relationship of cultural tradition, and the vast majority of Europeans have the problem of overconfidence. In this case, the potential that can be stimulated is also easy to do stupid things.

So all Franz's efforts were in vain, and Massimiliano still insisted on jumping into the huge pit in Mexico, and he couldn't stop it.

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Receiving this news, Franz did not know what to do.

forcibly stop him, and it is estimated that the brothers will not be able to do it. Watching him go to his death, Franz couldn't do it.

After cleaning up the aftermath for him, Franz said that he was not a nanny. Besides, he couldn't manage it even if he wanted to in Mexico.

Franz finally tried: "You have to think clearly, Massimiliano. Mexico is not a good place, and if this emperor had made it that easy, it wouldn't be your turn.

As far as I know, many people in the Napoleonic family are very hot, but they are all blocked by Napoleon III, and he is not sure that he will put his brother on the throne.

Now I can tell you unequivocally that the Vienna government is unlikely to support you at a large cost, because it will not recoup the costs. ”

Massimiliano replied confidently: "The Napoleonic family is indeed very interested in the Mexican throne, but they lack the support of the legal system, and the Mexican constitutionalists do not support them at all.

Brother, please believe me, your investment will not be in vain, and I will become a great emperor like you. ”

Franz said solemnly: "Stop, as a brother, I will give you one last piece of advice: there are only interests between countries, and there should be no personal feelings."

So don't expect much help from me, Austria is not going to prop up Mexico, it's not in our interest.

As for the support you want, I'm sorry, I can only give you moral encouragement, at most verbal support. ”

There was no confidence in Massimiliano, and Franz was not prepared to use resources to fill that bottomless pit, and the chances of recovering the cost were too low.

Anyway, Austria has troops stationed in Central America, presumably this time the Mexicans should not dare to click this unlucky brother, it is really not possible to send troops to rob people.

Although he didn't know what Franz was thinking, Massimiliano was still in a hurry. He knew that this was a decision that was not optimistic about him at all.

The members of the family were collectively opposed, as was the emperor's brother, which meant that he could hardly gain the support of any family power other than the Habsburg banner.

The emperor with the support of the family and the emperor without the support of the family are completely two different concepts.

With the strength of the Habsburgs, if you want to fully support him. Massimiliano could be emperor with an army, and he could also get the support of Austrian power in the Americas.

With these resources, he could easily overwhelm the opposition at home without being held hostage to the French. Unfortunately, none of these were available, and he could only rely on the French first.

It is useless to say anything now, the Habsburgs have already decided that he will fail, and it is impossible to spend their blood for him. Even his mother, who loved him the most, did not support him this time.