The crisis of faith was a problem, but it was also an opportunity. At this time, the Roman Curia could not take care of itself, creating favorable conditions for the government to intervene in the internal affairs of the Church.
The government had the right to punish the clergy, so from now on, the Church could only pretend to be weak.
Otherwise, they would investigate you for violating the rules of the Church. It was not a problem to find out that seven or eight out of ten clergy had violated the rules of the Church.
The remaining two or three should not be complacent. If they did not violate the rules of the Church, it was only temporary, or it had not been found out. As long as the government was willing, they could find out the problem sooner or later.
Franz was far from the only one who added insult to injury. The crisis of faith had greatly reduced the status of the Church in the hearts of the people, and the governments of various countries had unanimously reduced the privileges of the Church.
With the end of this storm, the thousand-year battle between the imperial power and the divine power on the European continent had also come to an end. This time, the imperial power had won a complete victory, and the Church had lost the opportunity to turn the tables.
This was all in the future, and Napoleon Iii had not yet had the time to enjoy the fruits of victory. Messy ideas constantly refreshed the views of the French people.
The people who opposed the Church and the people who supported the Church fought on the streets of Paris, and some people even used guns. In the end, it was Napoleon Iii who ordered the garrison to save the situation and put an end to the war.
The hidden revolutionaries thought that the time for revolution had come, and jumped out to cause trouble. For a time, Paris was full of devils.
Paris was in chaos, and the Regions of Italy were even more chaotic. The chaotic situation gave the revolutionaries an opportunity.
Mazzini, the founder of the Italian Youth, and Garibaldi, the leader of the Italian National Independence and National Salvation Army, had secretly returned to the country, ready to launch an armed uprising to overthrow the French rule.
The uprising had not yet begun, but there was a division within the rebel army. Mazzini, the ideological leader, and Garibaldi, the military leader, had a conflict of ideas.
Garibaldi said passionately, "Napoleon Iii's behavior has broken with the Curia, and the Roman Curia now wants to kill him.
Now is the best opportunity, we can unite the forces of the Church to launch an uprising and overthrow the French rule in one fell swoop. "
The power of the Italian revolutionary party was very limited, and it was divided into more than a dozen organizations of various sizes. They were only temporarily united under the mediation of the British, but in fact, they were still doing their own things.
In order to get rid of the French as soon as possible, Garibaldi advocated uniting the Church and using the power of the Curia to overthrow the French rule.
Mazzini said righteously, "No, it's not a revolution at all to unite with the rotten Vatican. It's nothing more than changing a ruler for Italy.
The purpose of our revolution is to get rid of the French, overthrow the French rule, and establish a unified and free Italy. "
In the program of the Italian Youth, feudal rule also included the Vatican. From the beginning, the two parties stood on opposite sides.
This idea had been widely spread in Italy and was accepted by most of the revolutionaries.
The original goal was to drive away the Austrians, but now it was the French. Other than the necessity of reality, there was also the result of compromise.
In order to reduce the difficulty, the revolutionaries decided to choose France, their greatest enemy, as their first enemy, and after they had driven the French out of the country, they would consider Austria.
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Both viewpoints had a group of supporters within the revolutionary party. . After the suppression of the French, the main force of the revolutionary party was young people and idealists. These people were very firm in their revolutionary stand.
After the suppression of the French, the main force of the revolutionary party was now young people and idealists. These people were very firm in their revolutionary stand. Once he had made up his mind, not even nine bulls could pull him back.
Before the insurrection had time to break out, the revolutionary party was divided. No, they were never united. There were more than a dozen revolutionary leaders, but Garibaldi and Mazzini were the most influential.
The former led the armed uprising and was the force of the revolutionary party. The latter was the one who put forward the idea of Italian grand unification and was the leader of the revolutionary party.
Even if they could not reach an agreement, the uprising would still be launched. The revolutionary party did not produce. Without the support of British financiers, they would starve to death sooner or later.
In fact, in this day and age, many revolutionary parties in Europe were selling dog meat. Their mouths were full of lofty slogans, but behind the scenes, they were doing the dirty business of men and women.
There was no other way. People had to eat. The revolutionary party was no exception. They had to either hug a golden thigh or they had to earn their own living.
It was not so easy to "earn their own living." There were not only one or two revolutionaries, and they had the bad habit of having high standards but low ability. It was not so easy to feed this large group of people.
It was better to ask the capitalists to donate than to expect national donations. The revolutionary party was basically wanted criminals and could not appear in public at home.
Ordinary people did not have much money in their pockets. Even if they were willing to give generously, it would be a drop in the bucket. They could only rely on quantity. This increased the risk of exposure. If more people knew, there would be no need to keep it secret.
In the end, they could only count on the capitalists to pay. After all, they were strong. They only needed to contact a limited number of capitalists to be able to raise a sum of money. The risk of exposure was greatly reduced.
However, the capitalists' money was not easy to get. They risked their lives to support the revolution, so there must be a return.
It was impossible to wait for the revolution to succeed and get a return. Few capitalists would be so stupid. Most people would not be optimistic about the revolutionary party.
Even if the revolution succeeded, it did not mean that they could take power. There were not many capitalists who would do a business where there was only investment and no return.
In order to obtain funds, it was not surprising that they would do a shady business for these capitalists. Many times, the revolutionary party was equivalent to a white glove, specializing in doing the dirty work for the capitalists.
Of course, a large part of them were also scapegoats for others. It was also common for the police to push the case that they could not find to the revolutionary party.
There were naturally many revolutionaries with integrity, but these people were usually poor and needed to go out to work to earn money.
Most revolutionary organizations could not even raise the funds to launch an uprising. They had no choice but to contact foreign forces to get financial assistance.
Even if they knew that they were asking a tiger for its skin, reality forced them to compromise.
The Italian revolutionary party chose to compromise in the face of reality. If there were no supporters in the face of the French, no one had the confidence to win.
There was also Franz's fault. When he attacked the Kingdom of Sardinia, he was too ruthless, which hit the self-confidence of the Italians and made them have a deep sense of fear of the Great Powers.
Later, when Garibaldi led the popular uprising in Naples, he was severely beaten by the French, which made them understand what the "strength gap" was.
The Italian uprising was the result of the British's coaxing and deception. The Government of London promised the revolutionaries that as long as the uprising was successful, they would organize European countries to intervene.
If it were not for the British endorsement, the revolutionaries would not have dared to take the risk. After all, not long ago, they were lucky enough to escape from the French and exiled from Italy to Britannia.
Garibaldi did not believe the British's promise, and if he had a choice, he was not willing to launch an uprising at this time. In order to increase the success rate, he chose to drag the Church into the water.
"Dear Mr. Mazzini, the most important thing now is to get rid of the French and let Italy be independent. Other problems can be dealt with later.
As for the problem of the Church, if the revolution succeeds, we have all the time in the world to deal with it; if the revolution fails, Napoleon Iii will deal with it for us.
At this point, the uprising is already an arrow on the bow that has to be fired. In order to win, we must compromise. "
There was nothing wrong with this statement. Napoleon Iii was suppressing the Church. If there was a ready-made excuse to send it to him, he would definitely not miss it.
Mazzini reluctantly accepted this statement. He had no choice but to accept it. The British had spent a lot of money to secretly send them back. If they did not stir up some trouble, how could they explain themselves?
However, it was not an easy task to convince his subordinates. At least for now, the reason was not enough. It was not easy to make the idealists compromise.
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After many setbacks, the Italians launched an armed uprising before Christmas 1870. With the secret help of the Church, the rebel army occupied Rome in one fell swoop.
The Regions of Italy were surging. Under the instigation of the revolutionaries, uprisings emerged one after another, as if a new wave of revolution had broken out.
The sudden Roman uprising was like a hot slap on Napoleon Iii's face, casting a shadow over the new Great France Empire.
In the Palace of Versailles, the furious Napoleon Iii immediately roared, "Ministry of War, immediately send troops to suppress it at all costs. I want this rebellion to be extinguished as soon as possible.
Hang all the leaders of the revolutionary party. Yes, hang them. This time, there is no need to show mercy. Kill them all. "
It was obvious that Napoleon III was enraged by this time. There had been too many troubles recently, and it had exceeded the limit of his tolerance.
Minister of War Patrice McMahon quickly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty. We are ready. The counter-insurgency troops will set off today. "
His Majesty the Emperor was angry, so he had to show the greatest efficiency. Patrice McMahon still knew the seriousness of the consequences. No matter what, this gesture had to be made.
The troops would set off to suppress the rebellion on the same day. In terms of time, it was indeed a little tight. However, it did not matter. As long as his troops moved, then he could give the Emperor an explanation.
This was the embodiment of political art, and it had to be done beautifully. Patrice McMahon did not care about the strength of the revolutionary party. In his opinion, as long as the main force arrived, the rebellion could be wiped out at any time.
The only difficulty was how to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop and not leave any hidden dangers for the future.
