The chaos in Paris was still ongoing, and it was still unknown who would win and who would lose. Franz had already begun to worry about the candidate for the new king of France.
There was no doubt that the candidates would come from the three royal families. Other than these three families, no one else would be able to control the situation.
The first to be eliminated was the Bonaparte family. Although they had the most supporters in the army, Napoleon Iv was the leader of France's resistance movement.
As it turned out, shifting the blame was not an easy task. Political slogans could not be shouted randomly. Napoleon Iv was unwilling to bear the responsibility of losing the war and betraying his country. He could only carry the flag of resistance to the end.
If he wanted to compromise, even if Napoleon Iv was willing to change his position, the anti-French alliance would not agree!
Although the Bonaparte dynasty did not rule France for a long time, except for the short-lived Napoleon II, the remaining three emperors were not easy to deal with.
The lessons of history were still vivid in people's minds, and no one wanted to start another war against France. In this context, the restless Bonaparte dynasty naturally became the first target to be eliminated.
The scope was reduced by one-third, but the difficulty of the choice did not decrease at all. In theory, the Bourbon dynasty and the Orleans dynasty were similar, but the reality was that Franz had to support the orthodoxy, at least on the surface, which was determined by the position under his ass.
If France was calm, a rubber stamp would be able to stabilize the situation, and Franz wouldn't have to worry about it. He could just push a random rubber stamp up.
Unfortunately, the current throne of France was a hot potato, and ordinary people would not be able to control it at all. Not to mention great talent and strategy, but at least an expert in internal struggle.
History did not tell him which of the two major royal families of France had this ability. They were already in exile, and it was estimated that the imperial learning had long been lost. Unless one was naturally talented and self-taught, there was no way one could play with it.
Regardless of identity, in Franz's opinion, Napoleon Iv was the most suitable. Even though he was the loser, he was talented in internal conflict!
From seizing power, to suppressing the domestic revolution, to attacking the domestic interest groups, and finally to throwing the blame away before the final defeat, this series of actions was enough to prove Napoleon Iv's personal ability.
If they were in each other's shoes, Franz didn't think he could have done better. After all, the special situation in France did not give Napoleon Iv the opportunity to establish his prestige at all. Political struggles were all about trickery.
Unfortunately, the most capable person happened to be the most unsuitable master.
Europe was a world of legal orthodoxy. The Bourbon Dynasty and the Orleans Dynasty seemed to have a lot of members, but the number of people who were really qualified to inherit the throne was only a single digit. The chance of selecting a "qualified monarch" from these few people was too slim.
If he were to go back 20 years, Franz could even push Henry V of the Bourbon Dynasty. That's right, it was the Lord who gave up his throne because of a 'rag'.
At the very least, he was smart enough. With a simple test, he knew that the throne was a hot potato and decisively chose to give it up.
Unfortunately, this smart Lord had already seen God. What was even more tragic was that he didn't even leave a descendant. The closest Bourbon bloodline was actually the Spanish royal family.
This didn't mean that the Spanish royal family had a chance. When the Spanish royal family was restored, in order to get the support of France, they made a deal with Napoleon Iii and voluntarily gave up the right to inherit the throne of France.
Although the orthodox party in France thought that it was announced under the pressure of the Bonaparte Dynasty and had no legal force, other political factions did not agree!
In the original time and space, the situation was tense. The Bourbon Dynasty and the Orleans Dynasty were eager to restore. The two major political factions reached a compromise and jointly supported Henry V.
Now the situation was different. Smart people could see that they couldn't get the support of the European Union, and the most active revolutionary party would definitely be finished. The Bonaparte Dynasty was out of the game early, leaving only the two parties to compete.
The Orleans party insisted that the Spanish royal family had given up the right to inherit the throne, and the other heirs of the Bourbon Dynasty were collateral branches. They wanted to support Philip, Count of Paris of the Orleans Dynasty.
The French themselves were confused about the right to inherit the throne, and Franz was even more confused. The problem now was: they couldn't choose the right person; they also couldn't choose the one with the most supporters.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs put pressure on the French to let the royalists reach a compromise as soon as possible and elect a king. Otherwise, when the revolutionary party grows, they will cry. "
If they couldn't choose, they might as well let the French do whatever they wanted. Anyway, they had come to this point, and it couldn't be any worse.
Foreign Minister Wesenberg explained, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the revolutionary party won't scare them. The royalists have long been prepared, and now the private army of the nobles in Paris is no less than ten thousand.
In addition, they also control the army. Even if all the republican armed forces come together, they are no match for them, not to mention the revolutionary party is still in internal strife. "
The fundamental reason why the royalists were so powerful was that the French people were not ready to accept the republic. The main reason was naturally that "there is no worst, only worse."
With the current poor performance of the revolutionary government in Paris, even if all the French were supporters of the republican party, they would now become royalists.
"The country is not mine. If I get enough money, I'll leave. After I leave, I don't care about the flood."
In less than a year in power, the revolutionary government completed the transformation of revolutionaries into bureaucrats. The worse the situation, the more the bureaucrats made money, because they knew that if they didn't work hard, they wouldn't have a chance.
The knowledgeable people in the Gonghe party launched a second revolution, but in fact, they were forced to do so. The revolutionary government in Paris was rotten, and the royalists could recover at any time. It was too late to change from the inside. They could only tear it down and rebuild it.
Thinking of the performance of the French royalists, Franz felt only "tired" now. They were simply a group of pig teammates. Did they really think it was easy to be the king of France and that anyone could withstand it?
The millions of refugees outside were still crying piteously for food, the domestic economy was in a state of collapse, and the whole of France was a powder keg that could explode with a little spark.
If it weren't for the anti-French alliance holding a large number of prisoners of war, it was estimated that the smoke of civil war would have already risen. Now, a large group of people actually had the mood to fight endlessly for the heir.
"Humph!"
After a cold snort, Franz said fiercely, "Tell them, no matter what, they have to choose an heir within the year, or they will starve!"
If it was another target, Franz would definitely not play like this. Threatening others with food was forcing them to rely on themselves or find a new food exporting country to replace them, even if the cost was high.
But France was different. If it weren't for the war, they would have enough food to eat. Even if the territory shrank, it would still not be a problem to feed the existing population.
This meant that France was only a short-term customer. Regardless of whether food security was threatened or not, they would be self-sufficient in the future. If they offended them, so be it.
If the royalists really didn't know what to do, then they would provoke a civil war in France, let them fight until the sky was dark, and finally come out to clean up the mess.
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It wasn't only Vienna that was paying attention to the situation in France, the European countries were also paying close attention to the situation in Paris. It was already very surprising that the Allies didn't intervene at the first moment.
Although no one thought that the French could make a comeback at this time, once the revolutionary government in Paris fell, if the new government didn't fulfill the treaty, it would probably cause another storm.
London, Downing Street.
Unlike in the past, the Government of the United Kingdom was particularly indifferent to the situation in Paris this time, as if it had nothing to do with them.
In fact, even if the Government of the United Kingdom wanted to intervene now, they didn't know who they should support and who they could support.
To put it bluntly, even if they were willing to help, the French didn't dare to accept it. The Allies were stationed outside of Paris, and whoever hooked up with the British would be the first to die.
Not being able to intervene didn't mean that there was no preparation. The government-in-exile led by Napoleon Iv was now the biggest chess piece in the hands of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was just that this chess piece was too smart, and simple deception wouldn't work at all.
It had to be known that Napoleon Iv also had the experience of a successful restoration. He successfully extinguished a great revolution back then. If it weren't for the fact that the Allies hadn't all evacuated, he would've gone back a long time ago. The revolutionaries alone couldn't stop him.
Prime Minister Gladstone: "There are no signs of the Bonaparte Dynasty taking action. Napoleon Iv is more composed than we thought.
Now it depends on whether the revolutionaries are willing to work hard enough. If the second revolution is successful and the royalists in the country are dealt a heavy blow, then we still have a chance. "
The anti-French alliance didn't like the Bonaparte Dynasty, but they disliked the republican government even more. If the situation was really out of control, everyone could only pinch their noses and accept the restoration of the Bonaparte Dynasty. This was how the restoration of Napoleon Iii was done.
Once the Bonaparte Dynasty was restored, Britannia's nail on the European continent would be buried again. Although it couldn't play a role in the short term, the competition between countries wasn't fought overnight, but for decades or even centuries.
"Prime Minister, I think it's best to put this issue aside for now. Vienna is pressuring the royalists to reach a compromise as soon as possible and decide on a king.
Although the royalists in France are divided into three, their interests are still the same in the face of the Republican party. Once a compromise is reached under the mediation of Vienna, the Bonaparte Dynasty won't have a chance.
In this context, it's not suitable for me to appear in advance. If I make a mistake in judgment, then the already bad relationship between Britain and France will become even more irreconcilable. "
It wasn't that George was making a fuss. The main thing was that France was the most likely country on the European continent to be anti-Austrian, or the only country that would be anti-Austrian was France.
The rest of the countries, regardless of their strength, didn't have enough "motivation" to be anti-Austrian. Without the support of hatred and without a big enough conflict of interest, who would run to the death to fight with the overlord for no reason?
Repairing the relationship between Britain and France was almost the first and most important step for Britannia to return to Europe. If they chose the wrong team during the succession of the throne, they wouldn't be able to take this first step for decades.
"Now is not the time to get involved. However, even if we can't interfere on the surface, it doesn't mean that we can't operate in the dark.
There are many people in France who are unhappy with Vienna. First, send someone to contact them secretly, and choose some of them to invest in, purely as a chess move.
As long as the seeds of hatred continue, sooner or later, it will take root and sprout. Maybe at some point, it can play a key role. "
Deep down, Gladstone didn't want to suffer like this. But there was no other way. Britannia needed to protect itself.
Seeing that the Holy Roman Empire was like the sun in the sky, the days of the empire where the sun never set were not good either. If they didn't make arrangements, the "sun set" would be staged.
Although this kind of thing was the trouble of the next or the next, or even the next … the next; as a qualified prime minister, Gladstone still wanted to extend the hegemony of Britannia for a longer time.
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