The Conference of Paris, because of the Austrian turmoil, deprived the Kingdom of Sardinia of bargaining capital, ended with lightning speed, which is very rare in the history of diplomacy.

The French, who were in the limelight, once again became the focus of public opinion. The Kingdom of Sardinia has not yet been swallowed, and the French threat theory has once again attracted everyone's attention.

Naturally, this small problem did not attract the attention of the Paris government. The French threat theory has been going on for decades instead of a day or two, and everyone has become numb to it.

Just say it, it won't lose a piece of meat anyway. At this time, the French were still celebrating this diplomatic victory.

Franz can only be attributed to the Italian complex of the French, like the Swiss complex of the Habsburgs, who always wanted to annex these regions.

In his opinion, the benefits that can actually be obtained in these regions are very limited, except for the emotional benefits.

Of course, it was in Austria's interest for the French to do so, and with them in the lead, both Britain and Russia were afraid of Austria by a notch.

The human mind is complex, and many times it is judged by subjective consciousness. In terms of overall national strength, Austria is not weaker than the French, but in everyone's subconscious, they still think that the French are more threatening.

This is not something that can be changed in a day or two, and historically Bismarck used this subconscious to isolate the French.

If it weren't for the collapse of Wilhelm II later, the London government found that the threat to Germany was greater, and the Entente would not have been able to establish it.

Now the French are getting complacent, and it is estimated that they could not have dreamed of what price the French government has paid in history to eliminate the French threat theory.

In order to win over the Russians, the French government sent a large amount of money in the form of loans, slowing down the domestic economic development.

In order to win over the British, they did not hesitate to deliberately show weakness and gave up the naval arms race at the beginning of the 20th century. Of course, the lack of government financial resources is also a factor.

Many people think that the British diplomacy is very good, but in fact, the French diplomacy is also very good. In the case of absolute disadvantage, they still co-opted Britain and Russia to form the Entente.

It's just that the French are too fond of infighting, the cabinet changes too frequently, and many strategies cannot be implemented because of power struggles.

Pit Napoleon III, Franz was refreshed. No, this can't be regarded as a pit, it should be called a win-win situation, everyone is taking what they need.

Now France, which is in full swing, does not feel an existential threat. The French are still dreaming of world hegemony, so naturally they don't care about everyone's envy, jealousy and hatred.

In the face of real interests, what is the point of pulling hatred? When Napoleon singled out the entire European continent, the French were not afraid, and now they are just showing off, and it is even more impossible to coax.

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Vienna Palace

At the cabinet meeting, Franz announced new personnel appointments.

"After the departure of Prince Metternich and Field Marshal Radkiss, the Foreign Secretary was replaced by Ambassador to Russia Wessenberg, and the Chief of the General Staff was replaced first by Field Marshal Edmund."

Originally, the Chief of the General Staff, Franz, preferred Marshal Julius Jacob von Heineau, but unfortunately this Habsburg tiger was already dying and could only retreat to the second.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Julius was an executioner and butcher, but in Franz's view, it was the opposite.

All this he did was to maintain the rule of the Habsburgs, and in order to solve the hidden dangers once and for all, he did not hesitate to bear the infamy and bloody suppression of the rebellion, which was completely a model of human courtiers.

Despite Franz's strong intervention, Marshal Julius nevertheless became a positive figure. did not become as historical, discredited.

It turns out that a good or bad mood does affect a person's lifespan. Under Franz's butterfly effect, the fate of many people has been rewritten.

Archduke Louis asked with concern: "Your Majesty, my resignation?" ”

The first two retirements were approved, and when they arrived at him, they suddenly got stuck. Archduke Louis doesn't want to continue to consume, it has nothing to do with the desire for power, and his body can't hold it anymore.

Europe does not have a cultural tradition of rushing to office, and basically if the body fails, everyone will choose to retire.

Franz explained: "Let's wait two months, I am going to let Prince Wendy Schretz take over as Minister of the Interior, and I need to familiarize myself with things in advance."

After the transfer of Prince Wendy Schreitz, the Minister of War was replaced by the Balkan Governor-General, General Albrecht; The Governor of the Balkans was succeeded by Lieutenant General Morks. ”

This was the rule established by Franz after his succession, and if he was appointed as an interdepartmental official, he had to familiarize himself with the matter before making jokes.

Important personnel appointments were personally taken care of by him, the emperor. Further down the board, Franz didn't ask.

Human energy is limited, and Franz does not consider himself superhuman. If the central government and local dignitaries are well managed, these 180 people are enough, and the rest of the things will naturally be handed over to them to manage.

The appointment of the Minister of the Interior was decided by Franz on an ad hoc basis, and no one knew about it beforehand.

Previously, it was also discussed in the cabinet meeting that there were too few suitable candidates, and the choice of Prince Wendy Schgretz was also a helpless move.

This is not the withering of Austrian talent, but the withering of talent among the great Austrian aristocracy. This is inevitable, where is the population base, how can there be talents from generation to generation?

Because of medical technology, many families are in danger of extinction. In the absence of new blood replenishment, the class of the great aristocracy is destined to be unable to control power for a long time.

This alternation of old and new rights is often the bloodiest time. If we fail to grasp this degree, it is easy to cause domestic turmoil.

"As an emperor, you can't look at your identity when you hire people, and you can't look at your identity either." This is the sentence that impressed Franz the most when he was educated by the emperor.

Now he has a deep understanding that if he wants to govern a country well, he must promote talents, and he obviously can't look at his identity at this time.

But when there is a balance of power, it is necessary to look at identity. Otherwise, in the end, the family will be dominant, and the emperor will become dispensable.

Relatively speaking, the so-called class is actually not important. This identity can be changed, Franz suppresses the bourgeoisie, but not the capitalists.

The aggressiveness of the main bourgeoisie to suppress this class is too strong.

Once it grows bigger, driven by interests, it will turn the country into a money politics that is more in line with their interests.

The emperor and nobles are all feudal tumors, so they must be cleaned. If you are lucky, the emperor can also become a rubber stamp, and if you are unlucky, you will go to the guillotine.

Since it is destined to stand on the opposite side, then it can only be suppressed.

However, the bourgeoisie, this group itself is a combination of contradictions, the internal struggle is more intense than the external struggle, and the competition is much higher than the cooperation.

As long as they are not brought together to form a coalition of interests, then the threat is under control.

An'an divided his business to make money, and Franz did not object. If you want to participate in politics, you can also do it, as long as you enter the system according to the rules, he will not object.

If you use the money in your hands to corrupt government officials and try to manipulate national politics behind your back, then you must suppress it.

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