Affected by the sudden change in the situation in Paris, the restoration movement of the Bourbon dynasty directly evolved into a civil war, and the political situation on the European continent became tense again.

The "tension" is not due to the French civil war, but the main concern of the countries is the debt problem. In particular, Belgium, Spain, Russia, and Italy attach great importance to these poor ghosts.

If it weren't for the Bourbons' resolute opposition to the Alliance's intervention, the Russian troops stationed outside Paris would have been killed long ago. If you can't directly intervene, it doesn't mean that you can't pull the shelf.

The Paris Revolutionary Army took the initiative several times, but was blocked by the Russian army under the pretext of military exercises, providing strong support for the aristocratic private army that ran away.

Not only that, but even the prisoners of war released in batches by the anti-French coalition are now priority for royalist members. As for the unlucky ones who are politically inclined to the revolutionary party or the republican government, it is estimated that they will be prepared to sit in prison.

The anti-French alliance did not want these guys to come out and hinder the restoration, and the Bourbons would not welcome these opponents. Maybe in the future, when the situation stabilizes, they will have a chance to get out of prison, but who can say for sure what politics is?

Anyway, since the defeat in the European War, the discontent of the French people has been accumulating, so it is better to vent it.

According to past experience, after each emotional outlet, the situation in France would stabilize for a while, just in time for the Bourbon dynasty to sit on the throne.

Everything is under control, Franz has no extra effort to pay attention to the disturbances of the outside world, and the current focus of work is still at home.

After the initial run-in, the Holy Roman Empire was finally unified in the true sense. Although there is still a long way to go to blend together, it is enough to take it out and be scary.

The paper data of the unified Holy Roman Empire is undoubtedly terrifying. With the addition of colonies, the total economic output of the country has reached 38.2% of the world's total, and the total industrial volume has reached 54.8% of the world's total, and the fiscal revenue exceeds that of the European countries combined.

In fact, Franz was also stunned by this data, and at one point thought it was April Fool's Day.

After calming down and studying carefully, Franz realized that this set of data is not exaggerated, and there is even a lot of potential to be tapped.

The European War devastated France, Belgium, and Italy, and the world's economy and industry shrank.

As the victor of the war, the Holy Roman Empire not only completed the unification of the country, but also went further to seize large swathes of the French colony.

The mines, railways, ports, and plantations that the French painstakingly managed on the continent became trophies of the Holy Roman Empire. With the influx of immigrants, this wealth has been translated into economic data on paper.

That's right, it's just "on paper" wealth, and it still takes a long time for these assets to work and transform into real national power.

The expected post-war Great Depression did occur, but it was not the Holy Roman Empire that was hard-hit, but France, Belgium, and Sardinia, the countries most affected by the war.

In order to reduce the pressure of post-war demobilization and resettlement, and to reduce government expenditure, Franz once again sacrificed the great law of dividing feuds to lure meritorious officers and soldiers to emigrate to Africa.

As a generous emperor, land, mines, plantations, and unimportant ports and docks were all taken out by Franz as fiefs, and some officers with great merit even directly obtained a city.

Let's put it this way, the colonies that the Holy Roman Empire seized from the French are now mostly private property, and the emperor belongs to either sand or poor countryside that no one looks down on.

Since it is private property, local development is no longer an issue. These emerging military aristocrats themselves called friends to develop in the past.

As the government collects some commercial taxes, it is enough to maintain the operation of local administration. None of the other problems were a problem, and as long as there was a big mess, Franz pretended not to see it.

In short, it is very Shinra characteristic. The big princes of the European continent were tolerated, not to mention the minor princes of the African continent.

Besides, with such a large territory, how can you rule if you don't play like this?

You can't learn from the British colonial rule, can you?

If colonial rule is really adopted, it is better to be more reliable than the feudal system, at least the ruling foundation is more solid, and there is no need to suppress national uprisings every five times.

If you open the history books, you will know that there is basically no independence in the areas ruled by the feudal aristocracy, but the newly occupied areas directly under the central government often repeat.

As for the possibility that the local aristocracy may become bigger in the future, Franz can no longer care about it so much. If you are bigger, you will be bigger, and if you are great, you will be a dominion, and the area of fiefdom will limit the upper limit of development.

The national culture has decided that no matter how strong the aristocratic group is, it is impossible for them to shout the slogan "The prince will have a kind of Xiangning" to rebel, let alone send the emperor to the guillotine.

The class position has determined that they must be part of the royalist party, which is the basis for their own position. Even if there is a few rebellions, they will be suppressed by other nobles.

Probably the most hurt is the central government, which has a group of nobles below to check and balance, and its power is severely limited.

Of course, in the Holy Roman Empire, no one cared about this, and the central government had never been strong since ancient times. The current government of Vienna is an anomaly, and it can be called the most powerful government since the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire.

Continue to strengthen the authority of the central government, even if the people below have no opinion, Franz will not agree!

Jokes aside, if the power of the cabinet continues to swell, it will have to be reversed. Once a powerful minister appears, the emperor will be turned into a rubber stamp.

This is considered lucky, if you run into a black hand, you can't even leave the place of the rubber stamp for you, just flip the table and be the boss yourself.

Once power loses its checks and balances, it is a man-eating monster. Countless cases have proved that human nature cannot stand the test, and loyalty is never reliable.

Taking advantage of the victory in the European War, Franz directly milked a wave of military aristocracy and rooted their roots on the African continent.

From this moment on, the core that maintained the unity of the Holy Roman Empire became the Emperor. The states and nobles had the Holy Roman Empire because of their loyalty to the emperor, not the emperor who had an empire first.

Playing like this in other countries will definitely cause a lot of dissatisfaction. However, the Holy Roman Empire was an exception, and the following states and nobles were the beneficiaries of this system, and the political system played like this from the beginning.

The definition that seems to be not much different is actually the origin of the legal system.

Allegiance to the emperor meant that the princes were on an equal footing with the central government and had the highest autonomy; If they owe allegiance to the government, it means that the central government can take back everything they have at any time.

It took decades to complete the ideal political system in mind, and there were so many twists and turns that Franz felt physically and mentally exhausted.

What hidden dangers and sequelae, he doesn't want to pay attention to it now. Anyway, the world has never been perfect, and the Holy Roman Empire, which has been painstakingly run, revolves around the Habsburgs.

If the Habsburg dynasty collapsed one day, what would it matter to him whether the empire lived or died? Making wedding dresses for others, Franz is not so noble.

According to the current political structure, as long as the descendants do not die, there is no problem in continuing for one or two hundred years, and in the future, sorry, the time-traveler is not omnipotent.

The document in his hand was signed, and the unique ruling system of the HRE was officially established. This model will be replicated not only on the African continent, but also in the colonies of the Americas and the South Seas.

The difference was that Franz had not yet made up his mind whether to throw a son to be king in these areas that were too far away, or to let the nobles play with local self-government.

Sometimes there is too much territory, and it is also a nuisance. One or two generations of immigrants still have a sense of belonging to the country, and after three or five generations, it would be nonsense to talk about a sense of belonging.

In addition to the cultural intimacy, the rest is also profitable. The economy is closely linked and the strategic direction is the same, and that is a family. If there is a core conflict of interest, the family should be separated.

Looking at the world map on the wall, Franz made up his mind that he could not continue to expand.

After a preliminary calculation, the territory controlled by the Holy Roman Empire has surpassed that of Britain, and it is about to exceed 40 million square kilometers.

Judging from the current situation, no effort is needed, as long as Franz does not stop it, in ten or eight years, the area under the control of the Holy Roman Empire will exceed 40 million square kilometers.

However, this expansion does not make any sense. The benefits of colonial expansion were not enough to compensate for the negative political effects of expansion.

Today is different from the past, the days of running boats and enclosures are over, and the borderlands have long been carved up. If you continue to expand, you can only compete for it, and the pay and the benefit are not proportional at all.

"Prime Minister, tell the Governors below that we need time to digest the consequences. In the years to come, there should be no military expansion unless necessary.

In recent times, it has become clear that the belligerent atmosphere in the country has gone a little too far. We are not war maniacs, and we are clamoring for war when there is nothing to do.

The cabinet should do a good job in the ideological education of government officials and let them use their brains more when encountering problems.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should also do a good job of changing its thinking, so that from now on we will no longer be spectators of international affairs, and you must be prepared to act as arbiters. ”

It's not that Franz is making a big fuss, it's that the current Vienna government is already a little floating. The victory came so easily that many people lost their eyes and became arrogant.

Well, it's okay for the Great Powers to be mad, but the rulers themselves have to keep their heads clear.

After such a long time, Franz realized that there was a problem, and no one at the top of the government raised it, which in itself was an abnormal performance.

Even if you are a fan of the authorities, then the think tank under everyone's command should always think of it, right? If everyone can't think of it, then what are they going to do?

This is obviously impossible, one person and two people float normally, everyone is blinded, it is simply impossible. There is only one answer, which everyone knows but does not pay attention to.

No matter what the reason, anyway, the emperor has found out about the problem, and the cabinet has not realized the seriousness of the problem, that is the fault.

Prime Minister Karl replied bitterly: "Yes, Your Majesty! ”

As the prime minister of the empire, it is very humiliating to be directly pointed out by the emperor. Of the successive prime ministers of the Holy Roman Empire, there were only a handful of similar events. After such a wave of retirement, Carl's self-esteem was strongly impacted.

Of course, that's all there is to it. Politicians are very thick-skinned, and even if they are pointed at and scolded, they can greet them with a smile. A little embarrassment, but it can't hit Prime Minister Karl.

In a sense, it also reflects the emperor's trust in them, and politically only their own people will be directly beaten. If there is a problem and you smile, it will be a political disaster.