When the Paris Conference was over, Franz said goodbye to Nicholas I and left. The life of a drunken gold addict is always easy to sink into, and Franz does not want to test his willpower.

Judging by the corrupt life of the top echelons of the tsarist government, Franz knew that the Russian Empire was sick.

Many people are obsessed with the glory of the past, and even the terrible situation of the war in the Near East has not been able to wake them up.

"Ringworm is not a problem."

Since the tsarist government thought so, Franz was naturally under no obligation to remind them. An ally who is obsessed with the glory of the past is a good ally.

On the way back, Franz had already turned into a literary youth and started the road of literary creation. The far-reaching "Emperor's Poems" and "Emperor's Prose Collection", which had far-reaching influence in the future, began to be written at this time.

Franz was still very disciplined in this regard, at least he didn't find anyone to bring a pen. So this production is naturally not high, from St. Petersburg to Vienna a total of two limerick poems were born, I am really embarrassed to show people.

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The country is unfortunate, but the poet is fortunate.

Under the influence of the forced division of Germany by the Paris Conference, the literary creation in the German region during this period presented a situation of a hundred flowers.

A large number of literati and writers emerged during this period, such as Arthur Schopenhauer, Geibel, Paul Heizer, Freijligratt, Helwig, Werther, Fontana, F. Greerpatzer, Franz Grirpatzer, Adalbert Stefter, ......

It can be said that in just a few months in the second half of 1853, more literature emerged in Germany than in the last five years combined.

Criticism became the mainstream of literary creation during this period, and the nascent Federal Empire of Germany was sprayed with blood, and of course the Prussian government could not escape the pen and ink of the literati, even the Austrian government.

Facts have proved that the show is very effective, compared with the previous two, the Austrian government is much less sprayed, after all, it is the hope of German reunification, everyone is still merciful.

The nascent Federal Empire of Germany was tragic, everyone did not recognize it as an empire, and the main reason for the name of the empire was that the following states had kingdoms in them.

The central government could not be on a par with the local government, so it was artificially upgraded to an empire by the Paris Conference, and it was clear that this "need of empire" was unpopular.

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Bremen

A middle-aged man said angrily: "Colbes, look at the newspaper, the world's largest comedy empire is about to be born, and we will soon be a member of this comedy empire."

God, when did we agree to join this empire, how did I not know? It's just too bad!

I can't imagine that someone will ask me which country I am from, and then I tell him: I am from the comedy empire, and the consequences are terrible! ”

The birth of the Federal German Empire was originally a farce, which was ridiculed by Werther as a "comedy empire", and then everyone called it that.

Can a "great empire" with a population of less than 10 million and a territory of no more than 100,000 square kilometers be a comedy?

Although the comedy empire is comedy, in fact, the comprehensive national strength is not weak, only under the European powers, the economic strength is comparable to that of the Kingdom of Prussia.

But this was not enough to make him a real empire, and if it became the Federal Kingdom of Germany, no one would probably raise any objections.

The middle-aged man with a beard took the newspaper and scanned it, and then said unhurriedly: "Fetra, it's just such a little, and it's worth your fuss?"

At the Paris Conference, what was unanimously decided by the European countries, do you still expect the government to dare to refuse?

What are jokes afraid of? Even if Germany were divided into three, we would have two empires and a kingdom, which no other country in the world could match! ”

It can be seen that Colbes's expression has betrayed his heart, he is not as relaxed as he said, but he deliberately suppressed his anger and did not let it explode.

In terms of overall national strength, the unified German region is the first in the world, and even the British cannot compare.

Obviously, this is impossible, the countries of Europe are not stupid, who can tolerate a Central European giant coming out?

After the results of the Paris Conference, the nationalists in the German regions fell silent, and the reality hit them unimaginablely.

Although it was known that the European countries would oppose the unification of the German region, the pressure from so many countries came together to exert more pressure than they had estimated.

Many people are desperate and indifferent to politics, and Colbes is one of them.

However, this indifference was only a façade, and when he learned that the Federal Reich of Germany was really established, he could not help but ridicule a few words.

Fetra glared at Colbes fiercely, then sneered and said, "Enough, you coward." As long as the Germans are not dead, the German regions will one day be united. ”

Both of them were past the age of secondary two, and after the forced division of the German region, they did not go out into the streets to demonstrate like the young students.

As the newspaper said, even if all the people of the German region came out to demonstrate together, the enemy could not see it, but could only walk in the nest.

Oh, that's probably what the capitalists say, after all, it affects their business.

Ever since the countries intervened in the process of German reunification, the business community has been in mourning. The South German region is fine, the Austrian market is not small, and there are two markets in Italy and Russia.

The capitalists in the north felt the malice, and after losing the market in the South Germany, they would have to face competition for British goods in the future, which was simply pushing them to a dead end.

The same sentiment was felt by the Prussian business community, which had not had a good time since Austria had been robbed of a large chunk of its market since the acceleration of its industrialization.

Now it is even more ruthless, the market in the north is hit by British goods, and the market in the south has trade barriers.

Affected by the market, from the reform of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1848, the economy of the Kingdom of Prussia has not improved significantly, but has continued to deteriorate.

It's not that the capitalists don't work hard, it's forced by reality. Historically, while the Kingdom of Prussia carried out reforms, it also reduced military spending, suppressing military spending to less than 25%, and investing this money in national construction.

Now, under the influence of the international situation, it is necessary to guard against Russia and Austria, and Prussia's military spending has risen instead of falling. In this context, not to mention investment in domestic construction, the government is thankful that it does not expropriate arbitrarily.

In the face of the increasingly severe economic situation, Frederick William IV had a headache, but unfortunately he was not the material for economic development, and if it was for the development of armaments, perhaps he would have more say.

Looking at the all-military cabinet, it is difficult to develop the economy. "Reformation" reappeared in the mind of Frederick William IV.

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Vienna

Franz, who had just returned to China, had to face three problems.

First, the placement of the Bavarian royal family;

second, the issue of the name of the country;

Third, the governance of the newly added territories.

Since his return to the Vienna Palace, his mother, the Queen Mother Sophie, has often dangled in front of him and brought up the issue of marriage from time to time.

Although he didn't directly say anything about the Bavarian royal family, the meaning was already obvious, no matter what, he had to give an explanation?

What are they talking like under house arrest now, where does this make the Queen Mother's face go?

Even the two little Loli often come over to pester him, looking like if you don't give an explanation, we'll cry to show you.

Well, this matter was immoral on the part of Franz, who promised to change the throne for them, and it has dragged on until now, and this issue has not been implemented.

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In order to get rid of the harassed days, at the state meeting, Franz said helplessly: "Everyone, other problems can be put aside first, and find a good place for the Bavarian royal family first, right?" ”

Prime Minister Felix thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there is also a province of Pulphates in the Kingdom of Bavaria, which was also lost to the German Confederation this time. Simply restore the status of the Duchy of Pulphatz and let the Bavarian royal family succeed the Grand Duke in the past. ”

Metternich objected: "No, we promised to guarantee the throne of the Bavarian royal family, and now we have to appease the people, and it is easy to cause trouble if we go back on it." ”

Prime Minister Felix shook his head and said: "I don't want to go back on it, the problem is that let them inherit the throne of Serbia, and the Bavarian royal family will not agree."

How is it possible that Maximilian II now has the audacity to continue to be king in a rich land? ”

Metternich asked rhetorically: "Serbia is a wilderness, not a Greek kingdom. How could they possibly accept the Serbian throne for the sake of the investment of the Bavarian royal family for the Greek throne, which has not been recovered for so many years? ”

Serbia is not a good place now, affected by the war, the local population has dropped to less than 700,000, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and young men between the ages of 16~40 were drawn out by the Ottomans.

Economically completely dependent on agricultural production, it can be said that this nominal kingdom is actually inferior to a province in Bavaria.

If he becomes the king of Serbia, it is estimated that for a long time in the future, the financial income here will not be able to make ends meet.

Maximilian II's ambitions had been exhausted, and he didn't want to suffer anymore.

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Looking at the controversy, Franz proposed: "What if we split the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venezia and restore the Kingdom of Lombardy and let Maximilian II succeed him?" ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl objected: "Your Majesty, the Lombardy region is economically developed, accounting for nearly one-tenth of our fiscal revenue, and if we let this place become independent, we will lose a lot. ”

Franz shook his head and said: "It's not to make this place independent, first to fool Maximilian II into succeeding to the throne, and give an explanation to the Bavarian people."

Then the central government passed the constitution, obtained the local personnel appointment and dismissal power, and financial power, and let him receive the annuity in peace. ”

Independent statehood? Dream on! As an outsider, without the support of Austria, why did Maximilian II rule the region?

Expecting the Italians to support him as king, Franz did not believe that Maximilian II had such charisma and could be so depressed as he is now.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl thought for a moment and said: "If the Lombardy region is not allowed to become independent, and only Maximilian II is raised, then it is not a big problem." ”

The matter of 1.8 million dong is really not worth mentioning. For the sake of the long-term stability of Bavaria, this money must be spent.

Metternich said worriedly: "Your Majesty, if Maximilian II is made the king of Lombardy, I am afraid that Britain and France and other countries will instigate local independence in the future." ”

Independent? Frankly, Franz never cared that Italy would become independent. In terms of development potential, it is unlikely that the region will become the heart of Austria.

There are now more than 6 million Italians in the Austrian Empire, which is a very high percentage of the population. Nationalism in Italy has awakened, and it is a great challenge to rule these people for a long time.

Now the Austrian government will not give up Lombardy-Venezia, the main reason is still - profit, so the government spent a lot of money to assimilate locally.

If the costs of domination had outweighed the benefits, Franz would have made them independent long ago. After all, these regions are resource-scarce and local industrial products are gradually losing their competitiveness.

Before the westward expansion strategy began, the Austrian government had prepared for the worst, giving up the kingdom of Lombardy-Venesia in exchange for the recognition of Austria's annexation of South Germany.

Unexpectedly, Britain and France launched the Battle of the Crimean Peninsula, which caused them to be unable to send troops to intervene in a short period of time, and these areas were saved.

Franz shook his head and said, "Even without this king, our enemies have not forgotten to plot local independence.

According to our plan, we will change wheat to mulberry, or it will not be long before the local food will be completely dependent on Austria.

As time goes on, the local textile industry will rise in the future, and if they leave Austria, where will they go to find a market? ”

If the Italian region is to be stable for a long time, the Austrian government has also conducted research, and the answer is: food control, economic dependence.

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