At the time of the general election, Franz sent his two sons to the overseas colonies to serve as governors.

Frankly speaking, there is also a certain political risk in replacing people at this time. The Anglo-Austrian struggle for hegemony has not yet ended, and overseas colonization is not as stable as Mount Tai.

In the event of the fall of the colony in the future game, the governor is the first to bear the brunt of the responsibility. But there is no way, wealth is always a risky pursuit.

Even for the royal family, the political resources are not unlimited. In order to ensure a smooth transition of power, political resources must be prioritized towards the crown prince.

In a country where military merit is knighted, there is not enough merit and prestige, and even if Franz puts them on the throne, it is difficult to convince the public.

For the sake of the long term, it was necessary to send them to the colonies in advance. Even if they are not able to accumulate enough merits, they can at least cultivate a group of cronies and henchmen.

The European imperial power was not as strong as the Eastern imperial power, and even if it was a strong emperor like Franz, many times he could only follow the trend.

While the "Overseas Nation Program" was more beneficial to the empire in the long run, it undermined the power of the central government in the short term.

Not everyone has that far in sight, and not everyone can be selfless, and Franz does not think that such a plan will be supported by the majority.

As emperor, he could suppress opposition strongly, but Franz was unable to make the people of the overseas colonies loyal to his sons.

If you can't convince everyone, even if you are forced to accept the emperor's order, there will be problems in the future.

If you want to sit in power, you have to rely more on your own efforts. Now as a governor in advance, it is a good transition to control local power.

The change of office was the perfect time to finalize the matter, and everyone's attention was drawn away, and there was no time to care about the trivial matter of choosing a governor of the colony.

Even if a politician finds out, he can only pretend not to see it. Otherwise, in the next process of personnel adjustment, there will be no place for them.

The political struggle was brutal, and the political struggle of the Vienna government was relatively harmonious.

As long as you don't die, even if you lose the political struggle, the most serious consequence is to go home and take your grandchildren.

Just because there is no shock inside the HRE does not mean that there is no change on the outside. The successive changes in the personnel of the colonial governors still attracted the attention of those who were interested.

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saint petersburg

Looking at the information in his hand, Nicholas II couldn't help but rub his forehead. Perhaps it was the sequelae of the assassination, and every time he used his brain too much, he would feel a headache.

"Recently, the overseas governors of the Holy Roman Empire have been changing, and the new governors are still princes, what does Franz the Great want to do?"

Thanks to his status as a mentor of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Franz's prestige in the monarchical world is not ordinarily high. A descendant like Nicholas II? I wasn't fed less chicken soup.

As a disciplined guru? Although what is said is nonsense, it is not completely devoid of nutrition.

The specific plan is never given? But there are rough suggestions. Take yourself as an example? Franz also had a history of struggle compiled.

Although there are hundreds of millions of more ingredients in artistic processing, it still has reference significance? It is still very attractive to young monarchs.

What reform cannot be achieved in one leap, it must start from the details; Must the country's development be one step at a time? No shortcuts......

The central idea is that it is a classic, and it can't be a classic? The only problem is that the general truth is easy to understand, and it is troublesome to operate it specifically.

If we copy the history of Franz the Great's struggle, it is estimated that a small country can complete its initial industrialization after 35 years of hard farming, and a large country will also have to struggle for 20 or 30 years.

This "industrialization"? It is still based on the current industrial level. Considering that the times are evolving? The actual time required may be even longer.

Of course, countries that already have an industrial base can significantly shorten this time. However, it still has nothing to do with quick success.

This is true, but not everyone can see it. Most of them only saw the rapid revival and rebuilding of Austria? I didn't notice how much money Austria had before the revival, and I didn't pay attention to the big times.

It's like an entrepreneur sharing a successful experience? Provided that he has "succeeded". You can learn from it, and if you want to copy it, you are dreaming.

Is it one thing to learn or not to learn? But that didn't stop Franz from gaining respect. With these chicken soups, it is estimated that Franz will leave a strong mark on the history of countries around the world.

Foreign Secretary Mikhairovich: "We have too little intelligence in our hands? We can't confirm it yet. But considering the special system of the Holy Roman Empire? The Foreign Office speculated that Franz the Great might be going on to divide the feud again.

In Habsburg history? Something like this hasn't happened before. The current Holy Roman Empire is already too big, and it is not surprising that Franz the Great wanted to break it up. ”

It is indeed not the first time, the empire that never sets on the first day that overwhelmed the European world was broken up by the Habsburgs in this way.

"Right and wrong" is now difficult to distinguish from a few strokes in history books. However, after the separation, the number of times the Habsburgs were jointly targeted by various countries was obviously greatly reduced.

The Holy Roman Empire is even stronger than the empire on which the sun never sets. Without the birth of the Anti-HRE Alliance, it can only be regarded as Franz's clever means.

The Russian Empire did not panic, except for the Russian-Austrian Alliance, more still believed that the strength of the HRE could not be sustained.

Franz had enough skills to make HRE the leader of the European world, and he was not jointly targeted by everyone, which does not mean that his successor also has this ability.

If you look at the borders of the Holy Roman Empire, if diplomacy fails, there are enemies on all sides.

Of course, the premise is that the Holy Roman Empire itself has problems first, otherwise the wall grass will not dare to mix.

Prime Minister Sergei Witt: "There is no point in such a split if you are only afraid of getting into the crosshairs.

The core of the Holy Roman Empire was mainly Europe proper, the Near East, and the African continent, with the remaining overseas colonies just adding to them.

The governors who have been replaced at present are all overseas colonies and have not touched the core area. Without these regions, the strength of the Holy Roman Empire would not have had much of an impact.

With Franz the Great's style, even if he is really worried about falling into the target of the public, it is impossible to abandon his martial arts, and it is more likely that he will take the initiative to attack.

Throughout the world, there are only a handful of countries that can pose a certain threat to the Holy Roman Empire, and as long as these countries are suppressed, all problems will no longer be a problem. ”

Obviously, the Russian Empire, one of the few countries that threatened the Russian Empire, was not a question of diplomatic relations, but a matter of strength.

The Russian Empire has power, and that is a potential threat to you. As soon as the Vienna government decided to clear the threat ahead of schedule, the Russian Empire could not hide from it.

The economic tie-up and the existence of the Russian-Austrian alliance can only ensure that the two countries do not directly turn their faces, but it does not mean that they cannot secretly play the black hand.

In recent decades, in the secret game, the tsarist government has not suffered less. The tragedy is that he obviously suffered a loss, but he still suffers a loss every day, and he is embarrassed to say it.

The strong "jealous heart" is overflowing. It can be seen that Sergei Witt's wariness of the HRE has never really been put down.

Interior Minister Vyacheslav: "Maybe Franz the Great didn't think about it that much at all, just because he loved his son and wanted to get a fief for his sons."

You must know that the African continent is now full of aristocrats. The rest of the land is either strategically important or worthless desert and sandy land.

In contrast, overseas colonies were still more fertile. The number of fiefdom nobles is also relatively small, and it is not difficult to divide a piece of it for his son. ”

Giving his son a fief in the European world is nothing new. In modern times, there are fewer of them, mainly because all countries are playing with centralization.

It is difficult to get the homeland, but there are no restrictions on the overseas colonies. It is not a big deal for a person like Franz, who has divided the five-figure aristocracy to use his power for personal gain to get a fief for his son.

The Habsburgs themselves had this tradition, but in modern times, most of the great dukes who were divided into feudal lords were only in name.

War Minister Yevgeny: "This probability is not high. If it's just a love child, there is also the Near East region to choose from, although the land is not fertile enough, but it is strategically located.

I think Franz the Great is tightening his control over the region, and the colonial governors are so powerful that they often serve for more than a decade. If you don't worry about putting others in such a position, you can simply replace it with your own people.

Considering the upcoming battle between HRE and Britain, the Holy Roman Empire's colonies would expand further in the event of victory. It is also very necessary to plan ahead for a rainy day.

If this plan of Franz the Great succeeded, it would obviously not be a good thing for the Reich.

The Holy Roman Empire is too powerful, and if we let it grow, even if we realize the Yellow Russia plan and take India, we will only be able to keep up with them. ”

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All kinds of speculations were justified, which made the indecisive Nicholas II more and more confused. But in the final analysis, there is a common conclusion, that is, it is very bad for the Russian Empire to go on like this.

Since it's not good for itself, then I don't have to say it, I have to find a way to destroy it.

As for "realizing the plan of Yellow Russia and taking India", it will be regarded as a dream for the time being. Rao had a good appetite for Nicholas II, and he did not think that he would be able to realize his two major plans in a short period of time.

Of course, dreams still have to be had. If you don't even dream, what's the difference between it and salted fish?

With a dream, Nicholas II frowned and asked: "How to stop it?" The appointment of a colonial governor was an internal affair of the Holy Roman Empire, and we had no reason to object to it at all. ”

Interfering in the internal affairs of other countries has always been a taboo. Even if Russia and Austria are allies, there is still no room for the tsarist government to meddle in this issue.

If we really go up to the blind comparison, not only will it not be effective, but it will worsen the relations between the two countries.

Prime Minister Sergei Witt: "Naturally, we can't interfere directly, but we can cause trouble for them elsewhere."

Your Majesty, France has been completely corrupted. Trying to get the war reparations from the French is doomed to be a long way off.

At this point, it no longer makes sense for the Reich to continue garrisoning France, and we should withdraw our troops. ”

Obviously, things are not as simple as "withdrawing troops". To cause trouble for the Holy Roman Empire, naturally there could not be a stable France left.

In fact, France has never been stable either. Now, with a little bit of material, France can be turned into a quagmire.

To engage in sabotage, the Russian army is professional. As long as the restraint is released, the custody will immediately make France full of wolves.

Foreign Minister Mikhairovich objected: "Prime Minister, now is not the time to withdraw troops. Although France is no longer valuable, let's not forget about the international influence.

As a member of the anti-French alliance, if we withdraw our troops for no reason, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of various countries against the Empire.

Unless there is a reason acceptable to all sides, we will withdraw our troops in a hurry and deliberately create problems in France.

The gains we have made in decades of painstaking work in diplomacy will be lost forever, and it will be difficult to recover. ”

Politics has always been complicated, and it is obviously not advisable to look at problems from a certain direction.

Although the "diplomatic results" of the tsarist government were not significant, something was better than nothing. Going from zero to one is much more difficult than going from one to two.

The tsarist government is letting go at this time, which is a betrayal for the anti-French alliance.

Traitors are always the most hateful, not only in the European world, but also in the Russian-Austrian alliance.

"Excuses" are easy to find, but an "excuse" that can be accepted by all parties is not so easy to find.

Since it is involved in the international community, it is inevitable that it will be bound by the rules of the international community, even if the Russian Empire is no exception.

Glancing at the crowd and seeing that no one refuted, Nicholas II sighed secretly.

Diplomacy has always been the shortcoming of the tsarist government. Successive tsars tried to change this pattern, but for various reasons, they all failed.

Relatively speaking, Alexander III was the most successful. The legacy of diplomatic strategy has continued to the present day.

The young and frivolous Nicholas II was naturally unwilling to be in the shadow of his father, and always wanted to go further on this basis.

However, plans don't always keep up with changes. Previously, the atrocities of the Russian army in France attracted a lot of scolding, but fortunately, there were more people in the anti-French alliance to hold the field.

Now, if it were to break itself off from the anti-French alliance, it would be estimated that the Russian Empire would not need to mix up in the international community. It's just a bad reputation, and the point is that international trade has nothing to do.