With the end of the Russo-Prussian War, Frederick's marriage was also on the agenda, which was also a major event for Austria.

Hanover was unable to grasp the Federal Empire of Germany for a long time, and the Duchy of Baden was a great contributor, without them leading a group of small states to fight against the central government in the Reichstag, the Federal Empire of Germany would not have been so divided.

Of course, Austria also played a major role in this. Without the support of the Vienna government, the Duchy of Baden was not yet able to pull in as many allies.

At this time, the marriage was actually Franz cheering up the Duchy of Baden, telling them not to coax and continue to work against Hanover, and Austria supported them if something happened.

This support was particularly important at a time when the British were tinkering with the North German Empire. Otherwise, after Hanover and Prussia formed a dual kingdom, those small states would really not be able to withstand it.

Actually, Franz is now also contradictory.

On the one hand, he did not want to see the North German Empire integrated, which would make unification more difficult; On the other hand, he wanted to borrow George I's hand to clean up the small state, so as not to leave problems for the future.

Supporting the Duchy of Baden is also a last resort, although there are many states in the German region, they are basically a group of small beans, and their strength is weaker than the other, most of them are at the level of town mayors, and even at the level of village heads.

The Duchy of Baden is also a tall man selected from the short ones, and its overall strength is almost half that of Hanover, and it can barely compete with one or two with the support of Austria.

Regardless of how small the family is, it has the status of an independent state, and it has at least one vote to enter the Imperial Diet.

If you don't have a meeting, it's just a problem, and if you really have to meet a meeting, it's a troublesome thing if there are too many people who need to hold a meeting.

Administratively speaking, reducing the number of states is undoubtedly a good thing. Franz would not have done this kind of hatred himself, otherwise there would be no Principality of Liechtenstein.

Now he supported the Duchy of Baden, and did not mean to deliberately provoke George I and induce him to resort to violent means to solve the problem.

I don't know if George I was shrewd, or if he wasn't bold enough, in short, he just wasn't fooled.

If the central government is not strong enough, the small states will naturally not buy it.

At first, everyone was still afraid of Hanover's strength, but after seeing George I doing nothing, everyone became more and more emboldened, and simply used the Imperial Diet to empty the central government.

This was also the fundamental reason why the Federal Empire of Germany could not be integrated, and the rulers of the small states were accustomed to freedom and were unwilling to give up their rights.

The Habsburg dynasty wants to save face, and the marriage of the crown prince must not be sloppy, and the scene is naturally not small.

The specific preparation work does not need to be asked by Franz, there is a special staff in charge, he only needs to communicate with the Baden royal family as an elder, and determine the date by the way.

Frankly, if it weren't for the sake of showing his attention, Franz wouldn't have even asked about it personally.

There is no way, there is too much work recently, and he, the salted fish emperor, feels busy.

The Prussian-Russian negotiations needed attention, and they were tinkering with a new Vienna system, as well as the resettlement of refugees and the purge carried out by the tsarist government......

In recent times, Franz has been working overtime every day, working more than eight hours a day, and has not taken any vacation for five consecutive days.

After such diligence, Franz was very suspicious that he would die of depression. If it weren't for the fact that his sons were too immature, he would definitely catch the strong men on top.

I had just spoken on the phone with the Grand Duke of Baden and finalized Frederick's marriage, but before I had time to rest, things came to the door again.

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Foreign Secretary Wiesenberg: "Your Majesty, news has just arrived from the embassy in St. Petersburg that Crown Prince Alexandrovich has called a halt to the purge.

The Tsarist government placed the assassination of Alexander II on the Narodnaya Volya, and Aleksandrovich, as crown prince, announced the execution of the assassins.

The suspects arrested by the tsarist government, except for those who have been identified as problematic, have been released one after another. ”

The accusations against the Narodnik mean that the purge is coming to an end. The revolutionary party was originally wanted, and it is usually too much to be in debt.

Of course, this time may be an exception. The crime of killing the monarch not only made the Narodya Nayaya famous far and wide, but also pushed them to hell.

If nothing else, the remnants of the Narodnik will certainly change their signs and continue the unfinished revolutionary cause.

If we continue to carry this brand, we will not even be able to attract sponsorship in the international community, and the monarchy will not sponsor those who "kill the monarch".

This is political correctness, and politicians would not make such obvious mistakes in the era of a strong monarchy.

Franz nodded: "It seems that the tsarist government is about to usher in a reshuffle, if nothing else, the Russians' road to reform will come to a halt."

Aleksandrovich was not his father, Alexander II, and did not have the determination to perestroika, which is also a good thing for us.

Since the Russians have given the coffin a final conclusion, then hand over all the Narodniks we have arrested to the tsarist government, and there is no need for us to overstep our bounds. ”

The situation in Russia is very clear, as Alexander II continues to deepen his reforms, touching more and more interest groups, and the power of the opposition is growing day by day.

The reform was able to be carried forward, and it was the tsar who controlled the army. Alexander II's top-down reforms were pushed down entirely by force.

If Aleksandrovich wants to continue to deepen reforms, the most important thing to do now is to expand the "murder case" and carry out large-scale schemes to suppress conservatives who oppose reforms.

Alexander II emancipated the serfs and gave them land, and the folk reputation was very good.

Using the excuse of the "murder of the monarch", conservatives will not be able to win the support of the people even if they want to rebound.

A few aristocrats and capitalists alone, in fact, are just like that. Kill a few of the leaders, and the rest will make the right choice.

Aleksandrovich stopped the purge by simply taking out a few of the most active jumpers, undoubtedly giving up the biggest hole card in his hand.

Of course, it cannot be said that his decision-making was wrong. The strength of the opposition is not weak, and if the purge is really expanded, the chaos that will surely be caused will not be small.

Aleksandrovich did not have his father's prestige, let alone his father's eloquence, and if he really deepened reforms, he might not be able to calm the scene, and it was not surprising that he chose to compromise.

After the reforms of Alexander II, the contradictions in the Russian Empire have tended to ease, the most dangerous time has passed, and it is not difficult to become a Taiping Emperor.

If we are not prepared to continue to deepen reforms, then there is no point in continuing to suppress the opposition. After a beat, he immediately stopped it, which is enough to prove Aleksandrovich's political skill.

For Franz, the weak Russian Empire was the best Russia, and if the tsarist government had completed its internal reforms, it would have been a real problem for Austria.

It is just right that Aleksandrovich is willing to stop, otherwise Franz will have to find a way to sabotage them, and then Russian-Austrian relations will be over.

At the end of the purge, as the concrete executors of Alexander II's death, the Narodniks naturally had to pay the price of blood.

Not only will the Narodnaya Narodnik caught in Austria be unlucky, but the Narodnaya members caught in other countries will probably not be able to escape the gallows.

It was useless to wander to hostile Prussia, and in order to avoid suspicion of the Berlin government, it would only work harder and use them as a greeting gift to the Russians.

Pardon is impossible, in the event of an assassination attempt, there is still a chance to fight for leniency, Alexander II hung up, and it is useless to say anything now.

It was not only the tsarist government that was unwilling to let them go, but also the Russian people below.

In any case, Alexander II was a hero in the minds of the lower classes.

Although the defeat in the first Russo-Prussian War damaged his glorious image, he was ashamed and courageous, and won back, and the stain was erased.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Minister of Police replied

The unfortunate bastards of the Narodya National People's Congress do not deserve everyone's pity, and they need to be responsible for what they do.

As both monarchies, everyone's position on the issue of cracking down on "murderers of kings" is the same.

Fortunately, the Narodnaya Narodnik is only a small organization in the revolutionary party, and if it were a large organization with many members, it would be a river of blood.

Once again, it has been proven that a rabble cannot make a climate. A reckless action by several secondary school teenagers ruined the future of the Russian People's Will Party.