A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen.

In the 19th century, the great powers fought fiercely for the North African market, and the international situation became increasingly unfavorable to the Moroccan government.

In the forties and fifties, a large number of cheap European goods poured into Morocco, which hit the economy of the Kingdom of Morocco.

In order to reverse this situation, the Moroccan government increased tariffs, and in 1852 the Kingdom of Morocco increased import tariffs by an average of 20 percent, in an attempt to protect the domestic market by taking advantage of high tariffs.

Obviously, this harms the interests of the great powers of Europe. In December 1856, the British forced the Moroccan government to sign the Anglo-Moroccan Treaty.

Through the treaty, the British obtained extraterritoriality, the right to trade throughout Morocco, and tariffs were reduced to 10% of the price of goods.

Once Pandora's Box was opened, the situation spiraled out of control, and the Great Powers flocked to claim the same.

The Moroccan government, which believed that it had the support of the British, did not hesitate to reject the demands of various countries, which caused strong dissatisfaction among various countries.

The colonial minister, Josip Jelačić, proposed: "Your Majesty, the Moroccan government has rejected the proposals of the countries, and France and Spain can send troops to Morocco at any time, should we also take action?" ”

The main reason why Morocco has attracted the attention of various countries is that it is too fertile, not only has rich mineral resources, but also has 220,000 square kilometers of fertile land suitable for the development of agriculture, is a major agricultural exporter in Africa, and the climatic conditions are very good.

The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty. Without the protection of poisonous insects and beasts, the Kingdom of Morocco would become a fat sheep in everyone's eyes.

Franz shook his head and said, "Our interests in the Kingdom of Morocco are too few to be involved.

In recent years, we have gained too many benefits, which has caused dissatisfaction among European countries, and what is needed at this time is digestion. ”

Although Morocco is good, it has to face the operation of Britain, France and Spain, and instead of wasting time here, it is better to develop the ownerless African continent.

Now Austria has also embarked on the old path of other countries, constantly sending expeditions to Africa to prepare for colonization, and many civilian colonial teams have independently established colonial bases outside.

There were also colonial teams from the German Federal Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, which were also attached to the new Holy Roman Empire, and Franz did not refuse to come.

They are all Germans, so why should they be so clear? As long as everyone recognizes him as the emperor, then everything is negotiable.

For example, the colonial stronghold in Cameroon was first opened by the Prussian aristocracy, and as a result, the Berlin government is now not interested in colonial activities.

There was no way, in the era of the Great Colony, without the support of the state, it was very dangerous to colonize overseas by personal strength alone, and in order to fight against the British colonists, they naturally joined the banner of the new Holy Roman Empire.

Another example: the capitalists of Hamburg established a stronghold in the Comoros Islands, were busy with the internal integration of the German Federal Empire, and did not care about overseas colonization, and finally hoisted the flag of the new Holy Roman Empire.

In short, the Colonial Department counted as many as 41 overseas colonial posts, of which 27 were established under the leadership of the Vienna government and exercised rule over the local area.

The remaining colonial strongholds only exist in name, and the strength of the civilian colonization team is limited, and they often just enclose a piece of land at random and establish a so-called stronghold, or casually fool an indigenous tribe into signing a so-called protection treaty.

According to the standards prevailing in various countries, in the absence of conflicts of interest, everyone acquiesces to each other.

Even if there is a dispute over the colonies, most of them negotiate first, usually for a sum of money to buy a stronghold, and only use force when it is really impossible to negotiate. If they do not have the support of the state, they will be directly exterminated as pirates.

In this era, it was common for capitalists engaged in international trade to occasionally make a pirate appearance, but it was not wronged.

Compared with colonial powers such as Britain and France, Austria can only be regarded as a pediatric, even if it is a small country such as Portugal and the Netherlands, and the overseas colonial strongholds start from the triple digits.

Many of them cannot be said to be colonial strongholds, and it is more suitable to use commercial and trade bases, and there are more than 1,000 people on these strongholds, and there are no people at all.

There is nothing strange about it, if there is not enough interest, it is normal for the civilian colonial team to abandon these strongholds, and if someone is willing to pay for it, they can also be bought.

If it were all up to the government to promote colonial activities and send bureaucrats to manage the colonial strongholds, the wealthy British would become the first colonial empire to go bankrupt, and who let them control too much territory and too many colonial strongholds?

Franz naturally wants to learn from everyone's successful experience, and by the way, lead domestic careerists overseas, and there is no such thing as a prince and general on the European continent, but it is not excluded that some people have brain convulsions.

Even if there is room for growth at home, Franz will not allow them to become an independent kingdom, and overseas colonies are different, they can go to the waves at will.

As long as there is ability, if anyone has the ability to lay down a kingdom, Franz also admitted. Isn't it the throne, there are already several in the new Holy Roman Empire, and I don't care about adding one.

He is not afraid that someone will be independent overseas, and if he wants to be called a lonely widow under the European cultural system, the first thing to look at is not the fist but the bloodline, without blood, there is no legal system, and even the bullish and coaxing Napoleon has a headache for this.

Even now, the legitimacy of Napoleon III's throne has been criticized by the outside world, and the ostensibly stable French regime is in fact very fragile.

No matter how awesome it is to develop overseas, without him as an emperor, the regime cannot be stable.

Franz didn't think that if he could be king, there would be a few people who would be willing to run for president. Even if there were, what if his subordinates still wanted to become nobles?

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In the evening, Schönbrunn Palace was brightly lit, the important members of the Habsburg family in Vienna were gathered, and the great Austrian nobles also arrived to wait for the arrival of the little life.

In the anxious waiting, Franz, who had always been steady, also wandered, and the sweat on his forehead unconsciously appeared, it was winter in Vienna now.

"Franz go back and sit well, don't shake in front of me, make me uneasy."

Dare to reprimand Franz the Great in this way, there were four people in the Vienna court, obviously this could not be Ferdinand I and his wife, who had abdicated and lived in seclusion, and the result was obvious.

"Yes, Mother!"

Franz replied casually, and returned to his seat apprehensively.

"The queen is about to give birth!"

The doctor's voice came, and everyone poured into the delivery room. This is the rule, and in order to ensure the legitimacy of the prince's bloodline, supervision is essential.

This oversight is directly related to the legitimacy of the lineage of the next generation. If there are no witnesses, then legitimacy is questioned.

After all, the medical and technical conditions in this era were limited, and many nobles lost their fertility for various reasons, or an heir finally appeared but was a stillborn baby.

In order to preserve the family inheritance, Li Dai Taozhuang borrowed seeds from the outside world, and the European nobles did not do it less.

It's just that this kind of operation, which is rarely successful, and there is no way to prove the bloodline, all directly lose the right of inheritance.

The next generation of the nobility was to be supervised, let alone the next generation of the emperor. If it is a prince, it is the heir of the Habsburgs, and it is impossible to fool around.

In anticipation of everyone, the sound of "wow, wow, wow......" sounded, and before it was time to determine the men and women, Franz rushed out.

It's a pity that as soon as he took the first step, he was dragged back by Grand Duke Karl and said seriously: "Don't make trouble"!

Franz, who reacted, immediately stopped, and he really didn't need his help at this time.

"A healthy prince!"

The doctor's voice sounded, and everyone was happy, which meant that the next generation of the Habsburgs had appeared.

Then everyone stepped forward in turn to confirm that it was with a handle, and the matter was completed. At this time, the nurse had already stepped forward to feed, and Franz continued to watch the soy sauce.

After receiving everyone's congratulations, sending the overseer, and greeting the suffering queen, Franz had the opportunity to contact the little one.

It's a pity that he was disgusted and careless, and he was unanimously decided by the two hostesses to deprive him of the right to hold the child. Not only him, but his father, Archduke Karl, was also disliked.

There is no way that this is the eldest son, everyone is very careful. The little prince was hugged by an experienced wet nurse most of the time, and the Queen Mother Sophie hugged her once, and she was very nervous, for fear of hurting the little one.