Chapter 522: “If you plant a garden, the flowers won’t come out.
Chapter 510: I Planted Plants and Flowers
After the storm, Mexico City ushered in a bloody storm. The Republican government forces that entered the city had not yet rested their feet, and they started to arrest people on the hoof.
This night Mexico City was crying, countless remnants of the Massimiliano government fell into the net. True or false no longer matters, anyway, the revolution requires bloodshed, how to establish authority without killing?
President Juarez quietly watched it all happen, not that he didn’t want to stop it, but he simply couldn’t.
The republican government was originally a product of the union and compromise of various forces, and these mountains were not something that he, the president, could order to move.
The chaos that was happening in the city was perhaps not as big a problem as Massimiliano I in the eyes of many.
The insurgents were unpaid, and the officers and soldiers depended on the spoils of war for their income. Now that the battle was over, how could the troops be disbanded without letting them make a fortune?
Massimiliano’s party itself is a joke, if there is a party, the insurgent army can not be bloodless occupation of Mexico City.
This night, the people of Mexico City experienced the ice and fire, the long-awaited Republican Army finally came, but brought not a new life, but a bloody storm.
The Great Purge has continued for more than a week, Mexico City, one-third of the population was implicated. Developed to the end, the families of the Republican Army have been affected, see things more and more serious, President Juarez only hard to step in to call a halt.
The Republican government, which had just gained power, lost the hearts and minds of the people again in the shortest possible time. Because of this atrocity, so that the Republican government’s internal conflicts further intensified, for the civil war laid a hidden danger.
These problems, President Juarez can not care to consider, now in front of him there are two major problems:
First, what to do with Massimiliano I, who was hiding in the Austrian Embassy?
Second, the civil war is over, the republican government in so many mountains how to appease?
The second point is the most difficult to deal with, fight the world when we can still unite, now divided fruit and become mutually exclusive.
Most of the top positions in the republican government were occupied by the insurgents led by President Juarez. Before the end of the civil war, when the future was uncertain and everyone was focused on the army, not many people paid attention to these empty departments.
Now, everyone is reaching out for office in an attempt to take greater initiative in the new government, and no one is willing to give in in the face of profit.
President Juárez is in a very difficult position, and from a personal emotional point of view, he is not willing to give up these positions. If he were to switch to another faction of power, his hold on the government would be hard to guarantee.
Of course, this is impossible. If you want to eat alone, you have to see if the guns in other people’s hands will agree, and a bad move will trigger a new round of civil war.
Compromise is also not so simple, the Mexican Republican government is now also a mountain of people, the distribution of rights want to get everyone’s approval, it is simply impossible.
These issues can not be dealt with overnight, the original time and space President Juarez was not able to deal with these issues, and finally triggered the Mexican civil war.
The immediate problem is still Massimiliano I. This emperor stays in Mexico City, bringing them too much threat.
As long as Massimiliano I one day does not declare abdication, he is the legitimate emperor of Mexico, the republican government can not obtain legitimacy.
President Juarez has already communicated with the ministers of various countries, and without any surprises, everyone now still recognizes that the government of Massimiliano I is the legitimate regime in Mexico.
Internally you can reason with your fists, when it comes to foreign affairs, President Juarez doesn’t know what to do.
It is imperative that the throne of Massimiliano I be removed as soon as possible, and strive for countries to recognize them as the legitimate government, and then strive for international loans to get through the financial crisis.
That’s right, a fiscal crisis erupted in the newly born Mexican republican government. There was no way around it, it was a huge hole left behind by Massimiliano I.
Mexico’s tariffs were still in the hands of the Great Powers, and when Massimiliano I was finished, those revenues were withheld.
And there were debts owed before that the Mexican Republican government still had to honor. President Juarez is ready to renege on the debt, only not now, before the situation is stabilized he does not dare to move.
These are not much, the key is the total strength of the insurgent army up to more than 200,000, and now the war is over need to demobilize.
This can not be said to be dispersed, people are also for the revolution has left blood. Now that the revolution has triumphed, it is impossible for them to show no sign at all.
In Mexico City sent a sum of troops is okay, the soldiers pocket more or less a little money, scattered throughout the country of the insurrectionary army, have not yet got the return?
Reaching out for money a whole lot, however, President Juarez is also a poor man, taxes can not be collected, the government revenue is almost zero.
It was expected to be grabbed from the Massimiliano government, which unfortunately is the one that lives on loans. The money was there, but it was all in the banks of the Great Powers.
The Republican government had not gained legitimacy, so naturally these banks would not honor them. Of course, even if they had gained legitimacy, the chances of getting the money were very low.
Without the cooperation of the previous government, they didn’t even know how much money they had. If they didn’t blackmail them out of their money, would they still be bankers?
Looking at the crestfallen Foreign Minister, President Juarez asked with concern, “Is the Austrian Embassy still not handing over the people?”
The foreign minister replied with a ashamed face, “Yes, Mr. President. The Austrians are being very brutal and have warned our people to evacuate immediately or they will use extraordinary means.”
President Juarez was not surprised, this was all normal operation. These days the powers are so brutal that they stir up everything without reason. If you have reason, then don’t say anything and just get your arms around it!
“Order them to forbid anyone from doing business with them, cut off their food and water supply, and see how long they can hold out!”
President Juarez said fiercely, this was the toughest measure he could use at the moment. Tougher measures, not for nothing, the problem was that the consequences were too severe.
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Cutting off water is a joke, Mexico City mostly uses groundwater and still has over 5,000 wells into the 21st century. There are wells inside the Austrian embassy, unless the Mexicans, dare to run in and cause havoc.
Broken food or solution, this thing embassy is also a reserve, support a month or two or no problem.
Even if the role is not big, Compton Minister also ran early to protest. Water and food is not a problem, but fruits, vegetables, meat, these things still need to be replenished.
No matter how to say Massimiliano I is also the emperor of Mexico, the treatment or can not be less, can not let him gnaw bread every day, right?
Of course, the problem of food is still a small matter, Massimiliano I is an idealist, let him and his men share the pain, or not a big problem.
Minister Compton ran so aggressively, mainly did not find a pretext for interference, favoring the Vienna government is to face, must pay attention to the food.
If the Mexican Republican government now let go of the road and let them send away Massimiliano I, then the intervention would have ended without a hitch.
It is not easy to be a minister in a small country, and there is no chance of building a career. It is important to realize that before Massimiliano succeeded to the throne, Austria had only offices in Mexico, and there was no such high position as a minister.
Elevated diplomatic relations, not Franz valued diplomacy with Mexico, mainly to give Massimiliano I political help.
Compton is to take advantage of this wind, a leap to the top. If he missed this opportunity, not to get superhuman performance, Mexico Minister is the pinnacle of his political career.
Running hard now is creating trouble. In recent days, Compton has already clashed with a number of military and political personnel of the republican government.
Unfortunately these people are so abashed that no matter how much he irritates them verbally, these people accompany the smiling face, so that he can do nothing.
Now what he longed for most was for a middle-aged teenager to suddenly appear in the republican government, preferably if he stimulated a few words, he would be stupid enough to declare war with Austria, and then he would agree to do so in a smooth manner, then it would be perfect.
This kind of good thing is unlikely to happen, the Mexican Republican government infighting is so intense, the middle two teenagers simply can’t become the top level, all the people who are in the high position are old foxes.
It is true that there are a lot of middle two teenagers in the lower and middle levels of the republican government, but unfortunately, these people don’t have enough status to be qualified to represent the government. Moreover, these people are not to be messed with, and they may not be able to shoot in the dark.
When the time comes, the excuse for war is there, and they themselves are also hitched. Minister Compton hasn’t lived long enough and doesn’t want to die for his country so early.
Returning once again with no success, Minister Compton asked, “Your majesty, there are no comments, right?”
Every day to the emperor to eat bread, potatoes, corn, vegetables, fruits and meat are not, is simply abusive, Compton is still a little worried that Massimiliano can not stand.
The secretary replied, “It’s better than expected, his majesty also demanded the same meals as the soldiers, and refused the small stove.”
Minister Compton nodded, the staff within the embassy had been suffering in recent days. It was fine for him, the minister, to run outside every day and attend some banquet events from time to time, which could improve the meals.
No matter how chaotic Mexico City was, the embassies and expatriate areas were still living in lights, and the Republican government forces had no problem with these places in the fall.
The Austrian Embassy was surrounded, but in fact there was not a single gun in sight. President Juarez is also afraid of gunfire, simply let the soldiers to carry out the task of encirclement does not have a gun.
Anyway, the city is full of their own people, not afraid of Massimiliano I ran away. The main purpose of the encirclement is still to exert pressure, not really want to launch an attack.
Otherwise, Minister Compton would have already shot in the dark and provoked a conflict. As soon as a firefight breaks out, the responsibility will have to be the Mexican Republican Government’s.
Now people are not carrying guns in their hands, even if they want to make things happen, Minister Compton has no way to start. Active provocation, and passive response that is two concepts.
The embassies of various countries are not far away, if people see it, Austria’s reputation will be in jeopardy. Compared to the reputation of the country, personal achievements have to be put on the back burner.
“In that case, there’s no need to be so nervous. Any of these guards who want to go home can take turns going back to check on them, and if there’s any trouble the embassy will try to fix it for them.”
That was something that Minister Compton had in mind, Governor Hummel’s army was just about to leave, and if there was no reasonable excuse, then picking up Massimiliano I would be the end of the story.
The government of Vienna is not very interested in Mexico, there is an excuse to make a profit in the meantime, without it, forget it, this is not a strategic center of gravity.
Strength is the best bottom line, just cut off water, cut off food, the Mexican government if there is no reasonable explanation, they all have to eat.
Of course, this is only a small problem, apologize, pay a sum of money even if it is resolved.
If the Mexican government is cooperative enough to not block Austria from picking up Massimiliano I, then all of this can be done without, sort of offsetting the unauthorized entry of Austrian troops.
Among the Great Powers, Austria handles foreign affairs kind of good to talk. When not in possession of reason, rarely will be aggressive. Of course, it’s a different story when you’re in a position of power.
Weakly ask, there are still votes? Weak, helpless author, begging for votes! Any kind of ticket will do, come what may.
(End of chapter)