Chapter 161, the Pupo Federation
Jerusalem, with the arrival of Franz, the ancient city has been given a new lease of life.
Pilgrims from all over the world made Jerusalem prosperous overnight. The inns were overcrowded, and the buildings in the city were turned into temporary rooms, still unable to meet the demand.
In order to solve the accommodation problem, the city management committee had to set up temporary hotels outside the city.
This coronation is of great significance, and the guests who came to participate were naturally full of weight. Almost all the great nobles in Europe sent core members to participate, and more than a dozen monarchs came.
Well, that's a HRE specialty. The number of states is large, and the number of monarchs is naturally large.
Regardless of the size of the country, since people have come to cheer for it, the treatment of the monarch is indispensable. In this way, the reception becomes a problem.
The royal palace in Jerusalem was limited in size, and Franz's family was a little crowded, so naturally they could not afford to accommodate any more guests.
This "crowding" is relative, no matter how shabby it is, it is impossible for these big people to squeeze into a room.
How can a monarch also have a mansion, and it must be the kind with dozens of rooms, otherwise how can the group of subordinates be settled?
There are not so many mansions in Jerusalem, and even if the city management committee has temporarily rebuilt them, they still can't take them out.
The big nobles want to save face, and people come all the way to come and cheer, and the reception work must not be sloppy.
Restricted by conditions, the treatment is almost understandable, but what status deserves what treatment, these basic etiquette still have to be done.
Then Franz had a headache. Under the Ottoman Empire, Jerusalem was a small city, and with so many people all at once, reception became a big problem.
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Berlin, after the ascension to the Polish throne, Wilhelm I was happy for a day, and then he was no longer happy.
The last Polish government was too idealistic and enacted a series of policies that seemed good, but in fact were highly toxic, leaving behind a mess.
Poland's natural conditions are not bad, and under normal circumstances, as long as the government does not die, there is no problem in achieving fiscal balance.
William I's ability was still commendable, and immediately after his succession to the throne, he abolished a series of "ideal policies" of the previous government, and the government's financial expenditures plummeted.
The interception has been effective, but it has not yet brought the Polish government out of its financial predicament, and the debt left by its predecessor is the main factor in the fiscal crisis.
In order to increase revenues, Wilhelm I carried out internal reforms in the Kingdom of Poland, and unfortunately the bureaucratic combat of the Polish government was too weak to carry out the tasks assigned to him.
This is an inevitable consequence, and any reform will inevitably offend the interests of some people, and Wilhelm I, while promoting reform, also undermines the rights of the bureaucracy.
For example, the core of William I's New Economic Policy was to sell off loss-making state-owned enterprises, reduce the financial burden on the government, and stimulate the development of a capitalist market economy.
Most of the state-owned enterprises in the hands of the Polish government were industries that confiscated the Russians during the independence period, and these industries were inevitably inextricably linked to the Russian Empire.
After Poland's independence, commercial trade with the Russian Empire was almost nil, and enterprises lost their original markets, and life was already difficult.
At this time, I met a group of idealistic officials, and the results were naturally not optimistic. Soon the company was out of the market and was sustained by government grants.
Poland is not a planned economy, and under the system of free capital, enterprises are completely subject to government executive orders, and the outcome is self-evident.
As the Polish government managed the machinery, interest groups grew over time, and corporate losses became increasingly serious.
Dragged down by corporate losses, the Polish government's finances are also in trouble, and the hole is still widening day by day.
The people below fabricated a bunch of data, and under the guise of being an industrial powerhouse, falsely reported the project to defraud the funds. Such a trick fooled the Polish government, which had no experience in governance, but deceived the treacherous and cunning Wilhelm I.
The lies have been exposed, the problems have been exposed, and reform is imperative. Naturally, the vested interests who were unwilling to accept defeat rose up and fought back, and the internal political struggle in Poland became severe.
There is no way, the annexation of Poland by the Kingdom of Prussia is not an overnight problem, and now the Polish government still has an independent government team.
For the sake of political balance, the cronies promoted by William I to be in charge of the Kingdom of Poland must also be Poles.
The circle of choice is greatly reduced, and in many cases compromises have to be made, and the immediate after-effect is that reformers and conservatives are fighting in the dark.
From the monarch's point of view, such a struggle is in the king's interest and can guarantee his own transcendent status.
As far as the country is concerned, this level of political struggle has interfered with the normal operation of the government and affected the development of the country.
The contradiction is not only this, after the sale of the Rhineland, the Berlin government has been trying to immigrate there. Not all of these immigrants were settled in Prussia, but a large part of them were settled in the Kingdom of Poland.
This move did promote national integration, but it created a series of troubles. For example, in the competition for jobs, Polish natives are not as good as these immigrants.
Late at night, the lights were still bright in the Berlin royal palace, and Wilhelm I continued to drag his tired body to deal with government affairs.
Not only did the king not get off work, but the top of the Berlin government also appeared in the palace.
Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman: "Your Majesty, the situation is ripe and the eyes of all European countries are drawn to Jerusalem, and it is time for us to push for the union of the two countries. ”
It was not a day or two that the Kingdom of Prussia wanted to annex Poland. The preparations have been done for many years, and now it's time to close the net.
William I's face was unmoved, showing an expression that was not alarmed, and if anyone paid attention, they would find that he was happy, but he was very well disguised.
Prime Minister Moltke supported: "Your Majesty, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. At the time of Franz's coronation as King of Jerusalem, most of the top echelons of the Vienna government were in the Middle East, and the Austrians had no energy to interfere with the Prussian-Polish merger.
We have abandoned the Rhineland, and all countries are mentally prepared for a Prussian-Polish merger, and even if there is any resistance, it will not be too strong.
It is estimated that no one, except the Russians, will fiercely oppose it. ”
There are pros and cons to abandoning the Rhineland, the biggest benefit is that the Berlin government is free of the French threat and now no longer have to worry about the French.
After a moment of silence, William I slowly spoke: "The Pop Merger is imperative, but we must do one more thing before we do it again.
The immigration of the Rhineland is not going well, and it will not be long before the handover to the German Federal Empire will be made, and it will be difficult for us to pull people in again.
After the merger, the first problem to be faced was the national contradiction. We have experience in this area historically, and we can follow the example of the Austrians.
If the Juche ethnic group can occupy an absolute advantage, then the work of promoting ethnic integration will become smoother in the future. ”
The assimilation of the Poles was a great feat of the Kingdom of Prussia, in which at least three million Poles were assimilated, and is a classic case of national integration in Europe.
These successful experiences have undoubtedly strengthened the confidence of the Berlin government. If there were no success stories, who would dare to fight their idea if Da Bobo was so active?
Prime Minister Moltke stubbornly explained: "Your Majesty, the immigration process is progressing slowly, and the main problem is resettlement. It is easy to move a large number of people, but it is even more difficult to provide corresponding jobs. ”
This is a real problem, and if all the people had been resettled, the Berlin government would have ordered the evacuation of the local population long ago.
Obviously, this is not possible, and millions of jobs cannot be created in a day or two. The resettlement of more than 400,000 people by the Berlin government is already a remarkable achievement.