France

After the bourgeois republican government suppressed the June Revolution, it began to commit suicide again.

In order to win over interest groups, the bourgeois government chose to compromise with the monarchists and the clans. First, it abandoned the economic program of the bourgeois republicans, and then restored the fiscal and taxation system of the July dynasty.

On July 3, the French government announced the abolition of the state-owned railway plan; on July 11, the French government resumed high taxes on newspapers and publishers; on August 9, the French government began to restrict publishing and freedom of assembly...

These are nothing, and there is no pain for ordinary people. Some policies will also help consolidate the regime. What the French government does next is to be really committed suicide.

On August 30, the French government began to implement the surcharge of 45 genin;

On September 6, the French government announced the abolition of the 8-hour working system and extended the working hours to 12 to 14 hours;

On September 7, the French government announced the abolition of the Labor Protection Act and the Minimum Wage Guarantee Act...

The French government raised taxes and abolished bills to protect the interests of the working class, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the French people.

The French people are not easy to bully. The farmers will naturally resist the workers whose interests are damaged. Starting from 9 cases, workers and peasants riots have occurred in 23 provinces.

With such a desperate government, in the next presidential election, the French people naturally used votes to make the bourgeois government a bastard.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) magically won 75% of the vote. It should be noted that according to Article 44 of the French Constitution, anyone who has lost the qualification of French citizenship cannot be elected president.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte not only lost his citizenship and became Swiss nationality, but also served as a special policeman in Britain. However, such a person actually became the president of France.

It also sounds funny. The nobles naturally opposed the republican government and voted for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, who they thought was impossible to be elected; the bourgeoisie, whose interests were damaged in the revolution, also voted for Louis Bonaparte.

These obviously do not constitute an absolute majority, but after a turmoil, the French peasants once again remembered the beautiful life of the Napoleon era and supported Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

Of course, the story behind this is not that simple. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is indispensable for his own efforts.

He boasted that he was the heir to his uncle Napoleon I, the firm defender of "national unity", and also proposed an incitemental program to all classes and made attractive promises:

He promised to give Catholics “freedom of religion”;

Assure workers that “eliminate unemployment”, “amnesty for arrested June uprisingers”, “implement the Labor Protection Act”, and “implement the eight-hour working system”;

Assure farmers that "reduce taxes" and "protect private ownership of small lands" to "eliminate poverty";

Use "low interest loans" and "tax cuts" to appease the bourgeoisie, etc.

But secretly, Bonaparte moved around to develop his party forces; colluded with monarchs and clerical factions; bought Morley and Thierre, valued his confidant Persini, and used the "Poitier Street Committee" of the royal court to serve himself.

He spared no expense to make a lot of money, not only spent 300,000 francs himself, but also withdrawn 1 million francs from a bank manager in the UK to start newspapers, publish brochures, fill in scores and compose music, etc., to create public opinion for his campaign and defeat his opponents.

Thanks to the British's support, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte's government had to turn to the London government in its future administration.

The coming of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte means that the new internal struggle in the French government has begun again, and also marks the possibility of new twists and turns in the relationship between France and Austria.

Vienna

"Your Majesty, after French President Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elected, he immediately tore up the French secret treaty on the grounds that the French government is interested in peace. I am afraid he has bad intentions for the empire." Metternich frowned and said with a frown.

Finally, he used a Faomiejo to win over the French, but was destroyed by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

Franz thought for a while and said: "The secret agreement between the French is in the interests of the French. Even if the best opportunity to divide the Kingdom of Sardinia is lost, the French alliance can help the French government to break up diplomatic dilemma.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is not a fool. He can't wait to tear up the treaty, and there are other factors behind it. Check if the British are making trouble."

John Bull is so unpopular that he became the object of doubt at the first time.

"Yes, your majesty." Metternier replied

The international environment facing Austria during this period was still very easy. Even if the French tore up the treaty, it would be harmless for Austria.

Since Franz took office, the Austrian government has deepened the Russian-Austrian alliance and further developed the British-Austrian relations. The new alliance between Pu and Austria has entered the negotiation stage.

The British also had motives for attacking the relationship between France and the Austrians. The current British Empire is no longer Great Britain thirty years ago.

As their strength becomes stronger, their political ambitions will naturally increase. If Austria establishes the Vienna system again, they will still be excluded from European politics.

From the perspective of interests, the Vienna system has stabilized the European continent for 30 years, and Austria is completely making wedding dresses for the British.

Without the energy to restrain European affairs, the British had the ability to expand abroad and establish a huge colonial empire.

"Your Majesty, if the British attacked, would we retaliate?" Felix asked with concern.

"The future is long, I'll talk about it when I'm waiting for another opportunity in the future." Franz replied calmly.

Austria was not afraid of the British Empire in this era. It was excluded from the European continent for a long time, and the Russians competed for hegemony with them. The British did not have the majesty of later generations.

According to the code of conduct of the great powers, if such a thing happens, you will definitely take revenge. However, Franz is not an act of indignation. He cannot get real benefits except for taking revenge on Britain and France.

It’s better to remember and leave this excuse first, and then stumbling on them when it’s profitable in the future.

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Paris

After tearing up the Faomai Agreement, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte began to regret it.

The plotting for the Italian region is the need of French internal interest groups, and the Falicians was just the first step they took. If it weren't for the June Revolution, France had now occupied half of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Now that he tore up this secret agreement that was beneficial to France's interests, he naturally aroused dissatisfaction among many people, this was undoubtedly a worse situation for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, who was in urgent need of consolidation of the regime.

The support of the British is indeed very important, but no matter how important it is, it cannot compare to interests. If these interest groups cannot be satisfied, he, the elected president, may still be out.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte's power struggle is still very powerful. On the one hand, he made a promise to interest groups to return to Italy, and on the other hand, he introduced some active reform policies, such as abolishing the surcharge decree during the Republican government, reducing the tax revenue of newspapers and publishers...

While reforming internally, he did not forget to improve diplomatic relations externally. In addition to holding the British, he also sent the Marquis of Tromwell to visit various European countries to prepare for the restoration.
Chapter completed!