Chapter 742: The Unlucky Man
Chapter 725 The Unlucky Egg
With the end of the Russo-Prussian War, Frederick’s marriage was also on the agenda, which was a big deal for Austria.
Hanover’s delay in mastering the German Federal Reich, the Duchy of Baden is a great deal of credit, without them leading a group of small states in the Reichstag against the central government, the German Federal Reich will not be divided so much.
Of course, Austria also contributed a great deal in this. Without the support of the Vienna government, the Duchy of Baden would not have been able to pull in so many allies.
The marriage at this time was actually Franz’s way of giving the Duchy of Baden a boost, so that they would not wimp out and continue to fight against Hanover, and Austria would back them up when things went wrong.
This support was especially important at a time when the British were trying to build up the North German Empire. Otherwise, after Hanover and Prussia formed a dualistic kingdom, that group of small states really could not stand up to them.
In fact, Franz was now conflicted.
On the one hand, he did not want to see the integration of the North German Empire, which would increase the difficulty of unification; on the other hand, he wanted to clean up this bunch of small states by the hand of George I, so as not to leave trouble for the future.
Supporting the Duchy of Baden was also a matter of necessity. Although the number of German regional states was large, they were all basically a bunch of small peasants, their strength was weaker than one another, and most of them were at the level of town mayor, and even at the level of village mayor.
The Duchy of Baden is also a tall man picked from inside a short man, the comprehensive strength is almost half of Hanover, relying on the support of Austria, can barely resist one or two.
Sensei people how small, has the status of independent state, into the imperial parliament at least have a vote.
If this is not a meeting is just, really want to encounter things, the need to convene a meeting more people is trouble.
From the management point of view, reducing the number of states is undoubtedly a good thing. Franz will not do this kind of hateful thing, otherwise there would not be the existence of the Duchy of Liechtenstein.
Now support the Duchy of Baden, there is no intention of deliberately provoking the anger of George I, luring him to take violent means to solve the problem.
I don’t know whether George I is shrewd, or not bold enough, in any case, just don’t fall for it.
The central government was not strong enough, and the small states naturally did not buy it.
At first they were afraid of Hanover’s strength, but after seeing George I’s inaction, they became more and more bold and simply used the Reichstag to hollow out the central government.
This was the fundamental reason why the German Federal Empire could not be integrated. The rulers of the small states were used to freedom and were not willing to give up the power in their hands.
The Habsburg dynasty is to face, the wedding of the Crown Prince, certainly can not be sloppy, the scene is naturally small.
Specific preparations, do not need Franz asked, there are specialized staff responsible for, he only need to communicate with the royal family of Baden as an elder, and by the way to determine the date.
Frankly speaking, if it is not to show importance, Franz will not even personally ask.
It couldn’t be helped, there was just too much work lately, and he, the salty emperor, was feeling busy.
The Prussian-Russian negotiations need attention, and is pounding the new Vienna system, but also to pay attention to the refugee resettlement problem, as well as the tsarist government to carry out the great purge ……
Compared to before, in recent times Franz had been working overtime every day, working more than eight hours a day, and hadn’t had a vacation for five days in a row.
With such diligence in government, Franz very much suspected that he would die of depression. If his sons were not too young, he would definitely grab the strongest man to top them.
He had just talked to the Archduke of Baden on the phone and finalized Frederick’s marriage, and before he had a chance to rest, things came back to him.
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Foreign Minister Weissenberg: ”Your Majesty, news has just come from the embassy in St. Petersburg that Crown Prince Alexandrovich has called off the Great Purge.
The Tsarist government has pinned the assassination death of Alexander II on the POP, and Alexandrovich, in his capacity as Crown Prince, has announced an execution order for the assassin.
The suspects arrested by the Tsarist government have been released one by one, except for those who have been determined to be questionable.”
The fact that the charges were pinned on the POP meant that the Great Purge was coming to an end. The revolutionaries would have been wanted, and as a rule the debt was more than enough.
Of course, this time might be an exception. The single charge of regicide had made the POP infamous and at the same time pushed them to hell.
If nothing else, the remnants of the Public Opinion Party will surely change their signboards and continue their unfinished revolutionary cause.
If they continue to wear this brand, they will not even be able to get international sponsorship, as monarchies do not sponsor “regicides”.
This is political correctness, and in the days of strong monarchies, politicians would not make such an obvious mistake.
Franz nodded: “It seems that the Tsarist government is about to be reshuffled, and if nothing else, the Russians’ path of reform will be halted.
Alexandrovich is not his father, Alexander II, and does not have the determination to reform down the road, which is also a good thing for us.
Since the Russians have given the lid off, let’s hand over to the Tsarist government all the POPs we’ve captured; there’s no need for us to overstep our bounds.”
The situation within Russia is very obvious, and as Alexander II continues to deepen his reforms, touching more and more interest groups, the opposition is growing stronger by the day.
It was the Tsar who was able to push the reforms through, and that was with the Tsar in control of the army. Alexander II’s top-down reforms were pushed through entirely by strength.
If Alexandrovich wants to continue to deepen the reform, the most important thing to do now is to expand the “regicide case”, to make a large strain, and use the opportunity to suppress the conservative opposition to the reform.
Alexander II had a very good reputation among the people for freeing the serfs and giving them land.
Using the “regicide” as an excuse to strike, even if the conservatives wanted to rebound, they could not get the support of the people.
A few aristocrats and capitalists alone are just that. If you kill a few leaders, the rest of the people will make the right choice.
By stopping the Great Purge by taking out just a few of the most active jumpers, Alexandrovich was undoubtedly giving up the biggest card in his hand.
Of course, it couldn’t be said that his decision was wrong. The strength of the opposition is not weak, if the Great Purge is really expanded, the mess that will certainly be made will certainly not be small.
Alexandrovich does not have his father’s prestige, not to mention his father’s ambition, really deepen the reform, not necessarily be able to calm the scene, choose to compromise is not surprising.
After Alexander II’s reforms, the conflicts in the Russian Empire have been eased, the most dangerous time has passed, and it is not difficult to be a peaceful emperor.
Not ready to continue to deepen the reforms, then there is no point in continuing to suppress the opposition. The fact that he immediately withdrew his hand after a little hammering is proof of Alexandrovich’s political skill.
For Franz, the weak Russian Empire is the best Russia, really if the tsarist government completed the internal reform, that is the real heart of Austria.
Alexandrovich is willing to stop just right, otherwise Franz also want to find ways to give them sabotage, then the Russian-Austrian relations will be finished.
The Great Purge was over, and as the concrete executors of the death of Alexander II, the POPs naturally had to pay the price in blood.
Not only the Austrian captured POPs were going to be in bad luck, but the POP members captured by other countries were probably not going to escape a walk on the gallows either.
It was useless to roam into hostile Prussia, and in order to avoid suspicion the Berlin government would only work harder, holding them as a meet-and-greet gift to the Russians.
A pardon was out of the question, and if the assassination attempt had been unsuccessful, there would have been a chance to fight for clemency; Alexander II had hung, and it was useless to say anything now.
It wasn’t just the Tsarist government that wouldn’t let them off the hook, the Russian public down there wouldn’t let them off the hook either.
No matter what, Alexander II was a hero in the minds of the people below.
Though the defeat in the first Russo-Prussian War tarnished his honorable image, the stain was erased when he knew the shame and won back later.
“Yes, Your Majesty!” The Minister of Police replied
The Public Opinion Party’s unlucky man doesn’t deserve everyone’s pity, and he needs to take responsibility for what he has done.
As a monarchy, we are all on the same page when it comes to fighting regicide.
Fortunately, the PPP is only a small organization among the revolutionaries. If it were a large organization with many members, it would be a bloodbath.
Facts have proved once again that the rabble is a small organization. A single reckless action by a few middle-aged teenagers killed the future of the Russian People’s Will Party.
(End of chapter)