18th century total war

Chapter 364 Li Wei's Divine Grace

"1813 is a sacred and great era for the people of Europa, because from this year onwards, all nations in Europe will enjoy equal and just political rights.

From then on, all the countries under the rule of the Europa Federation Empire are no longer divided into high and low status, and they are all equal states that get rich together.

Each state operates according to the will of the main nation where it is located, and under the leadership of the central government of the Europa Federation Empire, the parliaments of each state seek welfare for their own citizens..."

With the reform of the Europa Federation Empire, a centralized state system that has never appeared in history was born.

From a literal point of view, this seems to be a relatively contradictory political system. In fact, this system is a pretense created by Li Wei to continue to maintain his dictatorial power on the premise of appeasing the ruled nations...

After all, on the land of Europe, both the powerful and the people agree with the federation's governance model.

With the expansion of the territory, Li Wei had to allocate more administrative posts to senior officials, while reducing the proportion of middle-level officials.

Of course, this undoubtedly weakened the control of the Li Wei government over the local grassroots.

After all, the fact that the head of the local government is enlightened by the administration does not mean that the entire local government will devote itself to Li Wei, especially in this era when national ideas have emerged.

Ideology is not something that can be eliminated in a short period of time, not to mention that Li Wei was the dictator who came out of the French Revolution, and Li Wei himself was the label of the great revolutionary thought!
Li Wei can't get rid of his label...

Not only could Li Wei not commit suicide, but he also had to admit part of the achievements of the French Revolution, because Li Wei, who was born in a small noble family, ruled the entire empire from the French Revolution!
There is no way, in Europa, where blood theory is deeply rooted, Li Wei can only bring out his revolutionary ideas to prove that he has noble blood of the emperor.

In many cases, feudalism and nationalism do not conflict. The reason why many people in the world of Li Wei’s previous life felt that feudalism and nationalism were incompatible is because in the world of Li Wei’s previous life, many regimes were replaced by feudal monarchs through national revolutions. snatched from hand.

What is incompatible is not the two systems, but the 'political correctness' required by the revolutionary regime.

This is like the fact that after the establishment of the new dynasty, it will inevitably use all means to discredit the previous dynasty.

Is the feudal system bad?
If the feudal system is really worthless by world public opinion, why are there still many countries with extremely high living standards in the society of the 21st century, staying in the feudal system?
It is true that people may get rich by selling oil, but it is the national government and the feudal monarchy, not ordinary people, who sell oil. According to many countries, the feudal monarchy should exploit the common people, why would they give the common people a lot of social Welfare.

It's even so high that if you don't work, I will support you!
Obviously, the high level of people's living standards has nothing to do with the social system, but the attitude of the government in power to deal with the people.

The generous and preferential treatment of the social welfare system, or the continuous exploration of the demographic dividend?

The demographic dividend, the real dividend is not implemented on the people, but on the country...

Translated, demographic dividend actually means economic growth brought about by cheap labor.

Obviously, cheap labor is ordinary people, and there is nothing more ironic than an ordinary person feeling complacent about cheap labor.

Because this shows that the common people don't even know that they are the 'cheap products' he said.

Li Wei, who comes from the 21st century, has a thorough understanding of the political system. In his eyes, ideology is just a different way to control the people, and it has no absolute meaning.

No matter what ideology it is, to put it bluntly, it serves the superstructure, but the object of capitalism’s service is the plutocratic group.

However, as a feudal emperor without blood, Li Wei must find substantial evidence for the legal basis of his orthodox identity, thereby disintegrating the old aristocratic system in the Europa continent.

However, nationalist ideology cannot be allowed to proliferate and be led by hostile countries to the republic system.

This requires Li Wei to choose a path that is beneficial to him, but he cannot find experience from history.

In addition, the establishment of an equal state system has another great benefit for Li Wei's empire-it can dismember those big countries with fair and just tiger skins!
Especially the occupied European part of the Russian Empire!
Alexander I is finished, lost the most fertile European part of Russia, Alexander I and his Duma nobles, it is impossible to rise again from the industrially backward Central Asia and sparsely populated Siberia, unless they survive the second industrial revolution .

However, the loss of Alexander I does not mean that the European part of Russia will decline.

It was impossible for Alexander I and the Duma nobles to take everyone away, let alone the factories and cities, because Livy would not allow it!

Therefore, the dismemberment of Russia is inevitable, and the state government that obeys the independent will of each nation provides the perfect reason for this dismemberment.

Not only Russia, but all countries under Levi's rule have suffered this dismemberment!
Only by doing so will the lower-level states be unable to confront the central government.

In the era without radio, the larger the country's territory, the more difficult it is to rule. It is inevitable for local governments to become big. Li Wei is naturally unwilling to let too many "powerful countries" appear on his own territory.

As a result, the Norwegian state, the Swedish state, and the Finnish state appeared in Northern Europe.

In Eastern Europe, there appeared the State of St. Petersburg, the State of Moscow, the State of Estonia, the State of Latvia, the State of Lithuania, the State of Belarus, the State of Ukraine, and the State of Poland.

Southern Europe has Moldova, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Constantinople, Macedonia, Albania, and Greece State, State of Montenegro, State of Bosnia, State of Herzegovina, State of Croatia, State of Slovenia.

In Central Europe, the states of Austria, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Belgium emerged.

In Western Europe, French states, Spanish states, and Portuguese states appeared.

Originally, Li Wei wanted to support a Catalan state, but after investigation, it was found that the Catalan nation had almost perished, so he didn't bother.

There is no need for Li Wei to appease the underpopulated ethnic minorities, and naturally there is no need to arrange a state for them.

The setting of the state clearly respects the independent will of each nation, but in fact it is divided according to the degree of "obedience".

Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Southern Europe, which were less controlled by Li Wei's central government or conquered later, were completely split up.

Especially in the southern European region, where the ethnic groups are complex and poor, there is no value in attracting them, and the number of administrative enlightenment officials arranged is relatively small, which has almost been dismantled into pieces. Using the contradictions of various ethnic groups, they will never be able to twist into a single rope. Central confrontation.

Not to mention rebellion.

Western Europe, which has a high degree of cultural identity, has basically not done any splitting, especially the French state where Fa Liwei was born. Not only has the territory not been reduced, but it has also expanded a lot!

As for Spain and Portugal, although they were extremely opposed to Li Wei's rule, due to the heavy loss of the total population during the suppression process, they were very afraid of Li Wei, so they did not split up.

Of course, Livy was not willing to take over the successful cases of Spanish and Portuguese rule in other areas.

The reason is simple. After the war, Spain and Portugal have become poorer places than St. Petersburg and Moscow!
The loss of a large number of young and strong population and the destruction of countless cities brought the Iribian Peninsula almost back to the Bronze Age...

Doing so made the Iberian Peninsula lose its ability to resist Li Wei's rule, but for the Li Wei regime, apart from subsidizing the Iberian Peninsula every year, there is nothing to produce!

Whoever occupies this territory will lose money for many years!
Facts have proved that the territory obtained by implementing the massacre policy is far more destructive than the territory obtained by normal warfare.

For example, in the European part of the former Russian Empire, although many cities suffered from wars, production and construction resumed after the war. It took less than a few months after the war to produce output.

On the other hand, in the Libyan Peninsula, even if you want to resume production, you can't find enough labor...

The labor force controlled by the empire alone is a drop in the bucket. After all, the labor force cannot only serve the Iberian Peninsula, and the entire empire needs these labor forces.

Nowadays, only France and the countries in Central Europe really provide blood to the Europa Federation Empire.

Even southern Europe, because of its backward economy, cannot provide much financial support to the central government.

There is even a lot of land in a state of abandonment.

Although the three small countries in Northern Europe have not experienced the influence of war, the small countries in Northern Europe are sparsely populated, the degree of industrialization is not high, and the benefits of output are also very low.

Of course, after the reorganization of the Europa Federation empire, at least politically, each state has achieved equality.

It's just that this kind of equality is for the common people to see. To put it bluntly, it is to appease the anti-imperial sentiment of the people.

In addition, during the reorganization process, the old aristocracy suffered the most losses.

After the reorganization, the power of the old aristocrats was seriously weakened again. These are all the old aristocrats who surrendered!

Li Wei's central government took advantage of the flimsy principle of equal rights for the people to abolish the few powers of the old aristocracy, and through educational reforms, it continued to level the gap in educational resources between the aristocracy and the common people.

Of course, only the old aristocrats were damaged, and the upstarts from the commoner class were still recognized by the empire. After all, the upstarts did not rely on their blood, but their ability to rise.

In Li Wei's government, ability is a more important promotion channel than blood.

Every state in the Europa Federation Empire has a state assembly, but it is a pity that this state assembly is only a trump card for public opinion propaganda. They have no legislative or judicial power, let alone reach out to the army.

The powers of the State Council are limited to participating in and discussing state affairs.

To put it simply, state councils can put forward opinions and supervise local governments, but it is limited to this.

In any case, the parliamentary system has become the endorsement of democracy in the hearts of Europeans, so Levi felt that it was still necessary to use it as a signboard. Naturally, this trick was also the experience he had learned from the regime in his previous life.

Every ordinary person knows the existence and significance of the parliament, but they do not feel the power of the parliament in politics at all.

On the contrary, when it is time to take the blame, the National Assembly is a good target, because in legal terms, each member of the National Assembly is elected by the citizens of each country.

Isn't the electoral system the best way to fool the people?
what?
You say you never voted?

That's not a problem with the system, it just shows that your level is too low!
The law is the law, and votes are votes. Who stipulates that everyone can vote in the law, and you, an ordinary person, are eligible to vote?
Yes, everyone has political rights, but if you can't use your political rights, it's your own problem. If you have the guts, go to court!

All in all, the Europa Federation Empire was established.

Many laws seem to respect the rights of the people, but if that person really implements his political rights, he will find that there are countless invisible obstacles waiting for him in front of him.

If it is really a top iron, the destruction of the family by the government is not a big deal.

After all, litigation costs money!
Most importantly, you may not see results after spending money.

The sentence that everything must go through the legal process can drag you, an ordinary person, to death.

Of course, most ordinary people will not be serious about this. People care more about their own basic necessities of life than their own political rights.

In fact, when the state assembly is implemented, those members of the state assembly are nobles and capitalists from all over the country. Although the state assembly only has the power to participate in and discuss state affairs, it is still a power, isn't it?
In the Europa Federation Empire, this is the only power that can be bought with money. At least one member of parliament can have a channel to express his voice. Otherwise, what is the difference between ordinary people?
And Li Wei's implicit standard for the appointment of members of the parliament of each state is actually taxation.

If you pay more taxes and have good connections, you can get promoted!
Of course, this article cannot be written into the express law, otherwise how can it reflect the democratic system?
The political slogan of the Europa Federation Empire is that everyone is equal under Levi!
Li Wei, on the other hand, was praised by the public opinion of the Europa Federation Empire, and he no longer even compared the fact that Li Wei can hypnotize him, calling it a "divine grace".

(End of this chapter)