Holy Roman Empire

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"Hand over the food, or I will kill you!"

"boom!"

The middle-aged man who was surrounded launched the attack first. At this time, food is life, and in order to survive, he has to fight.

Similar scenes are played out in the streets and alleys of Paris every day.In the face of hunger, nature's most instinctive survival of the fittest is presented.

The police, who were supposed to maintain order, gradually withdrew from everyone's sight at some point.Except for the official gathering area and the main avenue, they are hardly seen in other areas.

In order to survive, more and more people began to form groups.Gangs of underworld forces emerged one after another, and various vicious crimes such as robbery, rape, and murder emerged one after another.

The government's indifference finally aroused public dissatisfaction.The anti-hunger movement sprouted from the refugee camp, and soon spread to the workers and citizens of Paris.

On October 1893, 10, a massive anti-hunger march broke out in Paris, and the shouts of the people were directly transmitted to Carlos' headquarters outside the city.

Whether to launch a siege has once again become the focus of controversy among the nobles.

Chapter 7 Paris is crying

"The international community is putting us under a lot of pressure. Now is our chance. We should end this damn war as soon as possible!"

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"No! Paris is a mess right now, and anyone who falls into it will be buried. If you listen carefully, you will know that the city is short of food.

Rebels cannot afford to support refugees, and neither can we.You must know that we have resettled 300 million refugees successively. If another 100 million come, the scene is unimaginable! "

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"Don't say it so scary, as long as you think of a way, the problem can always be solved. The international community keeps urging us to end the war quickly, and now is the best opportunity."

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"The premise of ending the war is that you can afford to support so many refugees! After the scourge of the rebellious party, it is estimated that all the people in Paris will now become refugees.

We don't have that much food in our hands, and even immediate procurement from abroad will take time.If the rebels burn down the granaries in the city, they will really win the jackpot. "

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Everyone was arguing endlessly, which hurt Carlos.As the king's reserve, it is really not suitable for him to intervene at this time.

If you support the attack, you will cause trouble for yourself; if you oppose the siege, you will be accused of dying.

The essence of disputes within the aristocratic group is still because of interests.Vienna can persuade the three major royalist parties on the issue of heirs, but there is no way to help in the division of interests.

When it comes to vital interests, no matter who you are, you must stand up and fight for it.The current situation is very obvious. The nobles of the orthodox faction are all opposed to the siege, while the nobles of the other two factions support it while others oppose it.

In essence, this also involves the issue of betting.The orthodox faction has always been a supporter of the Bourbon dynasty, and has placed a heavy bet on Carlos early on. Once the restoration succeeds as a major hero, they will definitely get the biggest piece of the cake.

The other two factions were different. Those who reacted quickly placed bets, while those who reacted slowly did nothing, and the battle for the throne was settled.

After the civil war broke out, the aristocrats who had placed their bets had money to contribute money and others to contribute people, and became the core of this aristocratic coalition army; although other nobles also made great efforts, they were still a step late and were in a secondary position in the coalition army.

If the restoration is completed smoothly in this way, then in the future construction of the French government, the current situation will basically be the same.The core is still the core, and the fringe is still on the fringe.

Some aristocrats who are not satisfied with the status quo are now clamoring to break through Paris, preparing to take over the millions of mouths in the city.

The food in the hands of the provisional government was limited, and the nobles who supported Bourbon had already donated generously in order to relieve the refugees.Now that there are so many mouths suddenly added, there will definitely be problems with the food supply.

Once the food supply is insufficient, the opportunity will come.To survive the food crisis, the provisional government had to seek help from the nobles who had food, and these marginalized people could return to the center of power.

Power struggles have always been cruel, and now the people in Paris have unfortunately become the focus of the game between the two sides.No one knows what the final result will be. The only thing that is certain is that this quarrel will not end for a while.

The reserve king is not yet a king, no matter how many supporters there are, as long as he is not formally enthroned for one day, Carlos cannot exercise the power of the king.

Apart from reconciling the conflicts of all parties as much as possible, Carlos, the reserve king, can do nothing in essence, and he is slightly better than the mascot.

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The noble group was arguing endlessly, but the situation in the city was completely out of control.Once Pandora's box is opened, it is very difficult to close it.

Danielle's bitter plan has now become a tragic drama.There is no way, he just calculated the first step correctly, but overestimated the efficiency of the noble group.

The chaos in Paris is indeed the best time to send troops to attack the city, but sending troops also needs to be discussed by all parties, and it is not whoever has the loudest voice to listen to.

Then, a tragic scene happened.The bait is almost soaked, and the fish are still sleeping at home.

If there is no such thing as high speed, people are still busy with meetings.Even if an agreement is reached, so many landmines outside the city cannot be cleared in a short time.

The coalition of nobles can write ink, but the situation in the city cannot wait.The people of Paris, who failed to protest, launched an uprising again in a rage.Whether he likes it or not, Danielle must suppress the rebellion first.

It can be imagined that the later scenes must be difficult to sing. They didn't trick the aristocratic coalition army in, let alone turn defeat into victory, and they didn't even have a chance to run away.

Not everyone is as passionate as Danielle, willing to give everything for the revolution, and more people are still for their own wealth and lives.The reason why everyone agrees with this unreliable bitter plan is mainly to create an opportunity to escape.

To be able to become a high-ranking member of the revolutionary government, the background is not too low, and there must be no shortage of connections, or else he would have met God long ago.

The French nobles are not monolithic, as long as they are willing to spend money, it is not a problem at all to find a way.If it doesn't work, you can still buy the road from the Russians.

It's just that there is a prerequisite for all of these, the landmines outside the city must be destroyed first.That thing doesn't know people, so whoever steps on it will blow up.

Originally, they were going to drive the refugees to visit Lei, but they were stopped by Danielle.Perhaps because they realized that artificial thunderstorms are unreliable and the future troubles are also very serious, everyone accepted the "bitter meat plan" plan with kindness.

It's a pity that the plan didn't change quickly. The big show had already started, but the audience was blocked outside. This performance was considered wasted.

The chaotic people are definitely not the opponents of the regular army. Even the revolutionary army is also a mob, but it is also a mob with weapons, and it is not something ordinary people can fight.

But the people have no way out, either starve to death, or give it a go, they can only do their best to survive.

In order to gain the support of the coalition forces outside the city, the rebel army even played the banner of the Bourbon dynasty.From nowhere, a nobleman appeared and became the temporary commander-in-chief of the rebel army.

Naturally, there was an effect. After discovering the existence of his own people, Carlos, who was the reserve king, still used his own energy to use the airship to drop a batch of weapons and equipment to the rebel army.

Forget the food, Carlos is not stupid, he knows what the rebel army is, and holding weapons and equipment can cause trouble for the enemy; if the food is thrown down, maybe they will do it first.

This can be seen from the attack direction of the rebel army, all of which are aimed at food.The so-called strategic locations, government buildings and bank buildings are all neglected.

The most tragic scene happened. A great battle broke out around the granary uprising army and the government army. For a while, the streets and alleys of Paris were filled with shouts and killings.

Blood flowed down the sewer, staining the Seine red.The red river watermark looks particularly bleak in the autumn.Since then, the French no longer eat fish in the river.

The battle continued from morning till night.The blood makes people lose their minds, and the situation is completely out of control in the constant fighting.

"Screw it!"

This was the first reaction in Daniel's mind.At this point, even if the fish were hooked, they would not be able to catch the net.

Danielle never dreamed that the revolutionary government would stand on the opposite side of all the people in the city.You must know that the original plan was only to sacrifice some worthless refugees, not all Parisians.

It's a pity that the bureaucrats below don't think so. Once greed arises, it can no longer be stopped.Since relief food for refugees can be deducted, relief food for citizens can also be deducted, it is nothing more than the degree of oppression.

As the people of Paris with the most revolutionary spirit in the world, how could they accept such humiliation.Seeing that the refugees started an uprising, many people joined in in a daze.

At this point, there is nothing more to say. Both sides are covered with each other's blood, and it will only end when one side falls.

"A revolutionary government that plays itself to death."As long as he thinks of the evaluation that future generations may give, Danielle is in a bad mood.

Of course, they are not alone.If you open the history books of France, you will find that there are several similar revolutionary governments. They are not the first, nor will they be the last. Even if they are negative teaching materials, they will be accompanied by others.

In a sense, the melee in Paris is both accidental and inevitable.From the beginning of the siege of the noble allied forces, Paris, which was short of food, was doomed to cry.

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Chapter 8 Cancer

The news of another revolution in Paris spread, and the entire European world was in a daze.First, the revolutionary party revolutionized the Bonaparte dynasty, then the radicals in the revolutionary party revolutionized the revolutionary government, and now I don’t know what party is revolutionizing the radical government.

If you count the royalist coalition forces outside the city, France has gathered all kinds of people from this era.News reports are hard to write, let alone ordinary people who eat melons.

Ordinary people can watch the fun, and politicians will be busy.With the situation so chaotic, this year's war reparations must not be considered.

No matter which government comes to power, it will not be able to change money for a while.Counting on the reparations from the French, the country that subsidized the family is now completely empty.

In the Palace of Vienna, Franz, who had just reached a compromise with Belgium, is now troubled and happy.There is no way, more and more people have come to borrow money recently.

If it is an ordinary commercial city loan, it is enough to simply introduce the bank directly.As long as the interest was paid and there was sufficient collateral, the financial system of the Holy Roman Empire could help them complete the financing.

With the defeat of France and the decline of Paris, the financial center on the European continent became Vienna-Frankfurt.

Finance also needs to be linked to politics.After the end of the European Continental War, Britain and Austria conducted a secret negotiation on the international situation and post-war reconstruction.

The result is self-evident. If you look at the organizational structure of the European Continental Union, you will know that if the two sides reach an agreement, Britain will not be excluded from the alliance.

There is no doubt that this is a lose-lose ending.Britain, which has been excluded from the circle, has its voice in continental Europe drop to its lowest point in nearly 200 years.Except for a little influence on the maritime countries, the continental countries no longer buy their account.

The Holy Roman Empire was victorious politically, but economically it took a beating.Not only did the plan to raise funds in London go bankrupt, but even Aegis was sold out, and the value of the currency once plummeted by five points.

It is not Franz's style to just be beaten without fighting back.The British ran against the Aegis, and the Vienna government launched a tit-for-tat attack on the pound.

Both are gold standard countries, and then an interesting scene occurs.On the one hand, the Aegis was exchanged for gold from Shinra and shipped back to the British Isles, and on the other hand, the gold was exchanged from Britain with pounds and shipped back to Shinra.

Both are countries with large gold reserves. After going back and forth many times, the people who eat melons will be dizzy. In the end, no one can do anything about the other.

Of course, this is superficial. In fact, the Vienna government still suffered.With the failure of the financing plan and the need to stabilize the value of the Aegis currency, the government has no choice but to tighten its belt.

Affected by this, the progress of post-war reconstruction in Lorraine, Alsace and other regions has been affected.The boss is not feeling well, and the life of the younger brothers is even more difficult.

Of course, financing is not impossible.Although the British government is unhappy with everyone, the British consortium still welcomes the God of Wealth.It's just that the interest rate is [-] million points higher than normal.

Regardless of whether other countries can accept it, the Vienna government would rather tighten their belts than borrow the usury of the British.

Hard times are temporary.Capital seeks profit, and no one is willing to give up the big cake of European reconstruction.Even if the British government does not support it, it cannot stop the determination of capitalists to make money.

In particular, the funds that originally flowed into the London market from the European continent first began to flow back to the European continent, and entered the post-war reconstruction project after passing through the two major financial markets of Vienna and Frankfurt.

Although there is money, not everyone can borrow it.In a sense, in the capital market, both countries and individuals are "the strong will remain strong, and the weak will become weaker".

The richer the country, the easier it is to borrow money; the poorer the country, the harder it is to raise capital.

The Vienna government with a strong family background is naturally a high-quality customer in the capital market. The poor countries such as Belgium, Sardinia, Lucca, and Tuscany are tragedies. Their own reputation is not enough, and they cannot provide enough collateral, and financing is in trouble. the dilemma.

One or two Franz are happy to show the spirit of a big brother, but now that they are swarming up to borrow money, Franz has a headache.

In fact, this is not the first time countries have borrowed money.From the beginning of the Anti-French War, these little brothers were basically supported by the Vienna government.

It's not that I don't know, it's a shock.These small bean countries are all billionaires. Judging from their economic situation, the repayment will wait until the next century!

If it's just these, it's not unacceptable.With politically lucrative rewards, a longer payback period is not a big problem.

The key is that economic development needs a direction, and post-war reconstruction is not all about having money.Although Belgium has suffered heavy losses, its industrial foundation is still there, and it can recover quickly as long as there are funds.

This Italian state is really a tragedy. If you want resources but no resources, if you want industry but no industry, even if you want to develop agriculture, you will be beaten. The most important thing is that the land is limited and cannot support such a large population.

When they mixed with the French, apart from a small amount of handicrafts, they mainly acted as a commodity sales market and labor export.

With the collapse of the French Empire, this fragile industrial chain also collapsed.The Holy Roman Empire only needed a market for goods, but not labor.

No matter how cheap it is, it is useless. The current economic development has not yet reached that stage, and the jobs that can be created in society are limited. Letting these people in is just asking for trouble.

The choice left to them is to use cheap labor to develop labor-intensive industries without technical content, thereby driving the development of the domestic economy.

The problem is that it is useless for Franz to know that it is necessary for the rulers of various countries to understand it, so that they can formulate reasonable economic development policies based on their own actual conditions.

However, the most people in this world are people who lack self-knowledge.None of the seven Italian states are on the right track.

Guys with high eyesight and low hands think they are smart, and they keep up with the trend of the times. They play with high technologies such as electrical appliances and internal combustion engines. Even top projects such as airplanes and battleships are dared to start projects.

Well, this is Franz pan.The Vienna government has long regarded science and technology as a national policy, and now it has become a social consensus, and even the younger brothers have been affected.

It cannot be wrong. The problem is that the development of science and technology also requires an industrial foundation.There is no foundation, if you get to the forefront as soon as you come up, you will fall to your death.

After finally borrowing money, it was wasted by these guys with high eyesight and low hands.And the backward production capacity that the Vienna government intends to eliminate, the first to jump out to take over is actually Belgium with the best industrial foundation.

Brothers don't worry, the old man will naturally have a headache.No one's money comes from the wind. According to their tossing method, if there are no billions, there will be no results at all.

With so much money, is it not good to keep it for self-development?Who is so stupid, he wants to borrow it out for nothing.

Good advice is harsh, but it may not be effective.Franz didn't think he would be able to wake up these guys who lack social beatings by reminding them, and he would naturally not do such thankless things as persuading everyone to return to the right track.

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Franz: "If we refuse to give them a loan, how much impact will it have?"

Foreign Minister Weissenberg: "The diplomatic impact is not great. The French Civil War is coming to an end, and the situation in Europe is basically stable. Some disturbances will not affect the international situation.

Given the current situation in countries such as Sardinia, Lucca, Modena, Parma, Tuscany, the Papal States, and the Two Sicilies, it is reasonable to refuse them loans. "

No one stipulates that the boss must support the younger brother.The Vienna government did not take anything away from the countries. Instead, it helped them gain independence and provided a large amount of financial assistance. It has done enough.

If anyone feels dissatisfied and wants to win Longwangshu, then he has to ask the iron fist of the empire if he agrees.

If you want to jump back to the simple, first ask which country dares to accept them.The current situation in Europe is very clear, that is, the Holy Roman Empire is dominated by one family, and if you reach out to it, you must be prepared to have your claws cut off.