Chapter 526: An Unfair Duel

  Chapter 514 An Unfair Showdown

There was no doubt that the conditions offered by Minister Compton were not something that the Mexican Republican Government could accept. Three choices, any one of them they dare not choose.

If it were possible to compromise on the question of empire, why should President Juarez lead a rebellion? It is to be remembered that Massimiliano I. had pardoned political prisoners on his accession to the throne, and had promised him a high position.

To accept the restoration of Massimiliano I at this time would be a complete repudiation of these ten years of revolution. This revolt was not an anti-imperialist or anti-feudalist uprising, but a political seizure of power.

Reparations would be a no-brainer. If there was that much money. The Republicans would have neutralized the opposition in the country by force, why would they have to make compromises?

A war with the Austrians was likewise not something the republican government could afford. And the French have fought, the Great Powers of the army war power is what level, President Juarez still have a number in mind.

Under normal circumstances, it is often 10,000 French troops chasing after more than 100,000 insurgent troops to fight, that picture is simply dare not look straight. Unless under special circumstances, the insurgent army hardly ever achieved a decent victory.

This can be seen from the data, from the beginning of the French invasion in 1861 to the withdrawal of the French army in 1871, the two sides engaged in hundreds of battles, and the number of French casualties were no more than 10,000 people.

The so-called heavy blows to France and the insurgents beating the French into submission were all political propaganda needs. In reality, it was always the French who pressed them.

It was only when Napoleon III’s patience ran out, recognized the rotten nature of Massimiliano I, and felt that the inputs were not proportional to the gains that he made, that he made a stop loss.

If the Mexican Republican government was really as good as it was announced to be, they would have reneged on their debt a long time ago. The French can be defeated, are they afraid to collect a debt by force?

The Russians are a classic example, after the Czarist government announced that they were reneging on their debt, did anyone in Europe offer to collect the debt by force, other than protests and economic sanctions?

It’s not that the debtors were merciful, it’s mainly that this payoff was disproportionate to the benefits. The price to be paid for attacking the Russian Empire is not known to be many times the debt.

Everyone is very tacit choice of negotiation, what deferred payment, in-kind credit, debt interest reduction, etc., these means everyone is very flexible.

Weak countries have no diplomacy, no strength to speak have no weight. Now the Mexican government will have to accept Austria’s political blackmail, even if they know that Compton put forward the request is very excessive, they still have to sit down and talk slowly.

The sky is full of asking price, the ground to pay back money.

President Juarez knows very well that after ousting Massimiliano I from power, the government in Vienna will inevitably be hostile to the Mexican government, and it will be impossible to normalize relations between the two countries for a long time to come.

Only they did not expect that the Austrians would actually play like this. All these years Franz paid attention to eating, or deceived a lot of people. Suddenly pulling down the lower limit at once, Juarez naturally did not react.

You know, if these victims had known that they had become Austrian citizens, there would never have been the tragedy that followed. As long as the identity of the foreign citizen is indicated, the Republican Army will naturally fall without offense.

This point British citizens, French citizens …… can testify, the Mexican Republican Government Army is also always know the rules of the troops, absolutely good treatment of international friends.

President Juarez eagerly asked, “How is the contact, are they willing …… to do it?”

Want to get rid of the current predicament, there is a way, that is, let those “Austrian citizens” to change their mouths, or perhaps to give up the responsibility, then the Austrian blackmail reason also does not exist.

This aspect of the Republicans is still very experienced, is not to carry out the fooling Well, to find some articulate to do the ideological work. Patriotism is a good banner, so that they look at the big picture.

First to fool people dizzy, and then pay compensation for the losses, this time the republican government generous, give several times more money.

In any case, how can the money used to buy these people be much less than accepting blackmail from the Austrians and having to pay much less.

The middle aged man lowered his head and replied, “The situation is not optimistic, most people are hesitant, they are worried ……”

Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, President Juarez waved his hand and said, “All right. You’re also tired, it’s been another night without closing your eyes, go down and rest!”

If the two countries were equal in strength, then they could still make a bit of an article out of this, but unfortunately the difference in strength between Mexico and Austria was too great.

Can’t make all the change of heart, it is the same as doing useless work. The great powers are willing to give you reason, that is enough fun, if you want to play smooth on this, they will directly change the bayonet to talk.

President Juarez did not expect this little trick to succeed. No matter how well they talk, in the period of the Great Purge, the seeds of hatred have already been planted.

Talking about patriotism? People love the Mexican Empire, not the Mexican Republic. As supporters of Massimiliano I, it would have been their quest to have the emperor restored.

Now Austria intervened, they were too happy, how could they speak for the republican government?

Moreover, now that they were already Austrian citizens, would it not be treason if they suddenly changed their minds? The usual method of flimflam has reached a dead end here.

It is better to do it than not to do it, as long as these people accept the compensation, to the negotiation table they have more reason to bargain.

Personal honor or disgrace, President Juarez no longer puts it on his mind. From the moment he made up his mind to overthrow the rule of Massimiliano I, he was prepared for the worst.

The Austrians deliberately targeted this time, directly hitting the soft underbelly of the Republican government. Not being able to accept the restoration of Massimiliano I, they were doomed to be criticized no matter what the final result was.

Ordinary people will not be able to see that one more rubber stamp on the head is a political disaster. It will only be taken for granted that Juarez is willing to sell out the national interest for his own power.

The Constitutionalists have already begun to propagandize this way, even though they are also very disgusted with Massimiliano I. But it doesn’t matter, after the restoration the emperor can also abdicate, and just replace him with another person.

In any case, Mexico can not be without an emperor. Otherwise, how else could they, the nobles, protect their own interests?

Without thinking about it, President Juarez knows that soon this statement will become the mainstream of society, and political opponents will not give up this opportunity to fall into the well.

There was only one way to turn the tide, and that was for the republicans to win the ultimate power struggle and take control of the social discourse before President Juarez could be cleared.

Politics is so cruel, and President Juarez’s misfortune is mainly that the enemy is so powerful that it is not a fair fight at all.

Now he is not facing Massimiliano I, but the Habsburgs behind the scenes. Massimiliano did such a lousy job in Mexico that Franz had to come out and make good.

For the sake of the family’s reputation, it is now necessary to have an even worse “Mexican government” to set the stage. Then they can say: it’s the Mexican people who suck, not the Habsburgs who are bad emperors.

Massimiliano personal cultivation is not a problem, this is the only bright spot, so as a foil object of President Juarez, is destined to be a “notorious, disturbing the Mexican ambitious”.

If Juarez can be 20 or 30 years younger, then there may be a chance to lead Mexico to complete the internal reforms, the establishment of a medium power, wash away the stain.

However, his body is no longer able to do so. Once President Juárez falls, the Republicans do not have someone who can hold the field, Mexico’s internal contradictions will fully explode.

When the Mexican Civil War breaks out, it will be time to whitewash Massimiliano I. Of course, Franz is also to face, it is impossible to open your eyes, nonsense to Massimiliano on the gold.

Like the wise and godly, ambitious, magnificent, from the advice of the flow of water, to fix the internal and external, inspirational, Renxian innovation …… these idioms, Massimiliano that is a not stained, set in their own body is more or less.

In time, there will be a whole lot of evidence to prove that Massimiliano is a benevolent emperor, leading to the collapse of the government’s main reason, that is: “Mexico’s people are not pure, too much chaos.”

This is not a useless argument, there are deep political implications. If Massimiliano I doesn’t work, then it means the Habsburgs have failed in their education.

It would make people wonder what would happen if there was such a death-defying emperor in Austria in the future. Some people would want to save for a rainy day, and this would create an opportunity for the spread of nonsense ideas.

If the ambitious were to take advantage of this, they would advocate the constitutional monarchy of the British, or even go a step further by fooling the public, creating public opinion, and using it to force the monarch to give up his rights.

The constitutional monarchy of the British in the original time and space was crippled that way, initially only to limit the rights of the monarch and prevent the king from acting recklessly, and in the end, the king was directly turned into a rubber stamp.

Don’t look at the surface of the monarch’s dominant position in the monarchs and ministers game, but the ministers have been renewing and replacing one batch after another, and the monarch only needs to come out with a waste to throw away all the advantages.

To curb this situation, Franz is still making preparations. Anything that might shake the royal power had to be snuffed out in the cradle before the construction of the system was complete.

In this general context, Mexico wants to rise, the only way is to hang Massimiliano I on the head, acting as a rubber stamp to support the door can be.

Otherwise, the better they do, the worse they will die in the end. As soon as they show signs of wanting to grow up, they immediately have to meet a descending blow.

Franz’s true thoughts did not flow out, naturally no one would know.

In the eyes of the outside world, it is nothing more than Massimiliano I was ousted from power, so that the Habsburg family lost face, Franz, the head of the family relocated to the Mexican Republican Government.

(End of chapter)