The words said and the water poured out naturally have no reason to take them back. Especially for major events such as the replacement of the throne, it is even more joking.

Since he made a decision, Franz was not ready to change his mind no matter how others persuaded him.

Any profession will get tired of working for a long time, and the emperor is no exception. Power is indeed tempting, but for more than 50 consecutive years, Franz has long lost his original passion.

If you look at the performance in the past decade, you will know that you have pushed a large amount of government affairs to Frederick, in the name of training the "Crown Prince's political ability", but in fact it is just to be lazy.

No matter how lazy the emperor is, he needs to be responsible for this country. Franz can not deal with specific things, but he still has to formulate strategic diplomacy for the long-term development of the country.

In fact, Franz has long since stopped working. He is still struggling in his post when he is in his seventies or eighties. He is simply a model worker.

The main reason is that the heroes competed before, and the international situation was unclear, and Franz was not sure whether Frederick could hold on.

Now that the dust has settled, the era of conquering the world has ended, the general trend of the Holy Roman Empire has been established, and the requirements for the monarch's personal abilities have been greatly reduced.

As a giant, the fault tolerance rate of the Holy Roman Empire is still very high. As long as you don’t make a fuss and move forward step by step, the hegemony can last for at least a hundred years.

Franz is old and Frederick is not young. He is fifty years old and has long passed the age of turbulence.

What's more, he was tempered by Franz for more than 20 years, and had seen all his swords and deceptions in politics, and his edges and corners were smoothed out. As a master of success, it was just right.

Abdication does not mean that one can retreat by saying that one can retreat. There is also a process for the transfer of power.

Before this, Franz had to deal with some troubles, so as not to be disastrous when Frederick succeeded to the throne.

For example: to enfeoff a state.

Although Shinra now has a large territory and the central government cannot rule, there are still many people who oppose the split.

Not everyone can see that the colonial system will collapse, and in the eyes of most people, colonial rule is still the most convenient way.

Anyway, this is what I have been doing before, so there is nothing wrong with continuing.

Including the previous African localization process, if Franz had not implemented it strongly, it would not have been passed at all.

Everyone opposes localization, mainly because the cost of domination will increase significantly and the inability to continue to plunder wealth unscrupulously.

However, localization can increase the power of the central government and at the same time increase the political voice of the feudal aristocracy. The main objections are capitalists, and it is not difficult to implement it.

It is different to enfeoffing states.

In essence, the most profitable thing in the establishment of overseas states was the royal family and overseas fiefs aristocrats, followed by local immigrants.

For the central government, this is not friendly. It seems that the state has not left the empire, and the meat is still in the pot.

However, states have a lot of autonomy, which directly divides the power of the central government and affects the interests of the bureaucratic group.

When it comes to self-interest, struggle is inevitable. Faced with the strong Franz, these guys will think twice before acting even if they want to make trouble. It is not certain if they are replaced by Frederick.

Human nature cannot stand the test. Franz does not think that every bureaucrat below is a loyal minister and a filial son.

Many times, opposition does not require specific things, as long as you fail to do what you do. When it comes to your ability to drag your feet, all bureaucrats are all professional.

In Franz's view, the power of ministers and the power of monarchs are both complementary and opposite each other.

No monarch likes a strong minister, nor does no minister like a strong monarch.

A little unscrupulous idea: The emperors are so capable, what else do ministers do?

In the Franz era, the emperor was too strong, and even if everyone had any ideas in their hearts, they could only hold it in their hearts.

It is hard to say if Frederick comes to power. If one is not handled properly, it will hurt the prestige of the monarch.

Nicholas II is a ready-made negative teaching material. The bureaucrats of the Vienna government may not be so bold, but it is still very likely to take the opportunity to make a move.

If the new king succeeds to the throne, the first major event will be messed up. Don’t expect to have any prestige in front of the ministers in the future.

From this perspective, the ancients said that "the way of not changing the father for three years" is still very reasonable.

"Do more mistakes, do less mistakes, do less mistakes, don't do well."

With a three-year buffer period, the political situation has stabilized and the prestige of the monarch has risen, and it will be much easier to do things.

After throwing daily government affairs to Frederick, Franz drew circles with the map of Shinra. Dividing the eschat is never an easy task, and there are many issues that need to be considered.

Not only politics, economy, strategy, but also the local humanities, social background, and the personal abilities and will of the conferred person.

They are all their own family, and Franz doesn't want to make things unhappy because of this problem. It is impossible to treat a bowl of water equally. The ban on the country is destined to be fat and thin.

...

With the end of the World War, Lisbon once again resumed its former prosperity, with only the remaining damaged buildings, telling the world that a civil war has just been experienced here.

There is no doubt that the Portuguese republicans were cheated by the revolutionary party. Because of their "rebellion", they were directly dealt with by the allies that suppressed the rebellion.

Reality is such a comedy. For a long time, Carlos I was subject to domestic interest groups and could not control state power according to his own will.

Unexpectedly, after a wave of exile and restoration, the interest groups suffered heavy blows, and Carlos I truly grasped state power.

"Reform" was once again on the agenda. However, the target of imitation this time was no longer Britain and France, but the Holy Roman Empire that reached the top again.

Before the formal reform, the Portuguese government still has an important issue to be solved.

With the end of the world war, Africa had completely become a Shenluo African colony. The Portuguese African colony suddenly became embarrassing.

Being neighbors with the overlord is definitely not an easy task. The entire African continent is occupied by Shenluo. Who can guarantee that the Vienna government has no idea about Portuguese Africa?

Even if there is no idea now, it does not mean there is no idea in the future. Once the Vienna government becomes interested in Portuguese Africa, it will be a disaster for Portugal.

As a small country, Portugal is reliable in knowing the current affairs.

Instead of waiting until it is robbed later, it is better to take the initiative to take it out and exchange for benefits. Anyway, Portuguese Africa is not a good place, and it is losing money every year.

Carlos I asked: "How is the talk? What price is the Austrians willing to pay?"

Reform requires money. Although Portugal is an old colonial empire, its colonies have been in the hands of interest groups for a long time. Not only has the government failed to make money from it, but it has to pay money every year.

If it were before, Carlos would have been worried about the opposition of the vested interests. Now there is no need to worry, those people have met God in the previous war of restoration.

The Allies were so straightforward, so naturally there was no need for exchange of interests. Listen to the propaganda of the Revolutionary Party: the tyrant Carlos sold out national interests and colluded with foreign forces to suppress the republican government...

The "tyrant" is really wronged. Carlos I's performance has nothing to do with "brutality", but it's nothing more than his own lack of ability.

It is even more nonsense to sell national interests. No king wants to sell his country. It’s because of his lack of strength that he has to compromise with the outside world.

For example, now, Carlos I's positive performance is hard not to doubt that he had made a secret deal with the Vienna government.

However, everyone is smart. Except for the revolutionary party and the republicans who missed the net, everyone else chose to see through and not say it out loud.

This is the helplessness of a small country. It is too weak to face the world overlord Portugal. No matter what transactions exist, as long as an agreement is reached, it must be fulfilled.

"The Vienna government has given two solutions: one is that they invest 50 million SHIELD at one time to buy out our colonies in Africa; the other is to carry out colony replacement.

On this issue, the Vienna government is still very sincere. They took out three colonies and let us choose.

They are: Annan on the Indochina Peninsula, the eastern part of the former Persian Empire, and the southern territory of Colombia in South America.

According to information provided by the Vienna government, these three colonies have their own advantages. The Annan region has the largest population and the best economic conditions.

The eastern Persia region is connected to our Indian colonies, while the advantage of the southern territory of Colombia is the largest territory."

It can be seen that Frank is very satisfied with this transaction. No matter which transaction plan the king chooses in the end, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' answer is enough to explain to the Chinese people.

Everyone present was shocked and thought to themselves: It was an equal transaction. Could it be that I had made a mistake before? Isn’t Portuguese Africa in exchange for the conditions for the Vienna government to support the restoration?

No matter how confused you are, this is a good thing. Since it is an equal transaction, you are not afraid of being criticized.

As a small country, it is not easy to achieve this. If you want to take advantage of it, you should take a shower and go to bed. Being the world's overlord is a vegetarian.

As if it had been expected, Carlos I smiled slightly: "All these solutions are acceptable, and leave them to the parliament to discuss so that they can always complain about our arbitrary actions."

...

In Tokyo, since the news of the signing of the Vienna Agreement came, a huge campaign to denounce traitors broke out in Japan.

It was cede and compensation, which was simply intolerable for the fragile Japanese nationalists.

The delegation has not returned to China, so the Japanese government can only continue this firepower. In order to ease domestic conflicts, the Japanese government led by Katsutaro was forced to resign.

However, this is not enough. The angry patriotic youth put forward the requirement of "not cutting off an inch of land, not losing a lot."

It would be fine if it was just a civil riot, but this was not once or twice anyway. The Japanese government has rich experience in dealing with it.

The troublesome military also made a fuss. The navy won’t say anything. Since the defeat of the Malacca Sea, they have become Japanese sinners, and there is no politically enough for them to speak.

The biggest problem now is that overseas army refuses to retreat, wants to defend Japanese colonies to the death, and demands that the government refuse to implement the Vienna Agreement.

International treaties are not a joke, how can they say that they will not be fulfilled if they fail to be fulfilled?

The smoke from Tokyo Bay has just dissipated, and it has been less than a month since the Shinra Navy held a bonfire banquet in Tokyo.

The following people can ignore the terrible consequences of refusing to implement the treaty.

Today is different from the past. The Russian Empire is deeply trapped in a civil war and cannot extricate itself. The European world no longer needs Japan to restrain Russia.

A pawn that has lost its value is already optional, and it is only one step away from "abandoning".

The previous Tokyo bonfire banquet was a warning from the Vienna government. If you are disobedient, it would be really dangerous.

For a moment, the Japanese Elderly Association was in a dilemma.
Chapter completed!