Chapter 950

With the help of the victory of the world war and the support of the local forces in Mexico, Count Bru moved into Mexico City on October 16, 1905.

There was no harm without comparison. Thanks to the years of war in Mexico, the people's patience with the republican government had long been exhausted. The restoration was smoother than expected.

Once the general trend converged and formed the torrent of the times, it was no longer something that could be stopped by an individual.

Maximilian I Of Castile's years of operation were not in vain. He also had a group of supporters in Mexico, and most of these supporters were international students. They were much more open-minded and open-minded.

After seeing the prosperity of the European world, these people had the idea of changing the status quo in Mexico. They could be said to be natural-born reformists.

Unlike Maximilian I Of Castile who grew up in a honeypot, Bru bore the name of the exiled prince from an early age and took on the responsibility of restoring the throne early.

With the intervention of Franz, Bru received an imperial education from an early age. Whether it was vision or personal ability, he was much stronger than his father.

As early as a few years ago, when Bru first arrived in America, he made contact with these supporters. Through these connections, Bru had made arrangements in the Mexican government and army.

However, he did not have the full support of his family before, and was worried about the interference of international forces, so Bru had been quietly accumulating his strength.

With the victory of the world war, the situation suddenly changed. The Holy Roman Empire became the new hegemon, and the House of Habsburg once again stood at the top of the world.

Under this background, even if the neighbors wanted to interfere, they did not dare to do so easily. The international environment for the restoration was already in place.

Moreover, during the world war, Bru also used the power of Shinra to take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents.

Although Mexico was now full of royalists, people thought that everyone was very supportive of the royal family. In fact, it was because those who did not protect the emperor were all killed.

It was with the help of Shinro's name that Bru was able to successfully bring the mercenaries he recruited to Mexico City in a grandiose manner.

Those who did not know the truth would think that Shinra's army had come in. Bru must have received the full support of the Government of Vienna. If he did not go there now, he would not be able to catch up.

A new emperor brought his own ministers. At this juncture of changing dynasties, it would be very dangerous to stand on the wrong side.

Followers, royalists, and speculators together formed Bru's ruling team.

The structure of the temporary government with the majority of speculators was obviously unstable. However, Bru had no choice. Even though he knew that it was an opportunist, he had to use it.

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"What did father say? Did you get the loan?"

Count Bru asked with concern.

Restoration also required money, and Mexico itself was heavily in debt. During the Republican government, there were many financial bankruptcies, not to mention the baptism of war.

Right now, Mexico was like a house whose four walls had been torn down. The few pillars that were left were also riddled with holes.

Since he had taken over the state power, these troubles naturally fell into the hands of Earl Bloom. If they did not solve the financial problem, even if they succeeded in restoring the empire, they would not be able to stay in power for long.

"His Majesty wants you to complete the restoration as soon as possible. As for the issue of funds, he told you not to worry. He will think of a way to solve it."

"The old man replied slowly.

The old man was impressed by Bru's cautiousness. It wasn't that the telegram didn't have a password, but someone had to personally pick it up and destroy it immediately after reading it.

The telegram was not without a password, but he had to send someone to pick it up and destroy it immediately after reading it.

Right now, it was only the royal family that supported his restoration, not the Holy Empire. In fact, there were quite a few voices of opposition within the Vienna government.

Now, it was only the royal family that supported his restoration, not the Holy Roman Empire. Even the Government of Vienna had a lot of opposition.

The most important reason why Mexico was willing to cooperate was because of the prestige of the world's hegemon. Once they knew that Bru's current supporters were only the royal family, the situation would be completely different.

No matter how powerful a family was, it could not compare to a country, especially a country that was the hegemon of the world.

If he had the full support of the House of Habsburg, it would be a piece of cake to wipe out Mexico. As long as he was willing to throw money and resources into it, he could solve all the problems.

This was Maximilian I Of Castile's fault. He had begged for alms many times in the past few decades, but he had not achieved anything.

In the eyes of others, it was a waste of family resources. With this impression, when Bru sought help from his family, he was criticized incessantly.

Everyone was not optimistic about their restoration plan at all. They thought that even if the restoration was successful, it would only be a flash in the pan and would not be able to stabilize the country.

Especially during the opening of the state, a group of cousins came out to grab political resources. The older generation was obviously willing to invest more resources in the construction of the state instead of supporting the father and son's restoration.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Franz to give Bru too much support.

For the sake of the family's unity and stability, Franz took the same approach. As long as the individual was capable and ambitious, all the families would be supported.

With such a distribution of power, one could imagine how much support Bru could get.

It seemed to be a fair distribution, but the group of cousins still had political resources managed by their fathers in the government, which Maximilian I Of Castile could not provide.

Wearing the hat of Mexico's emperor was honorable, but it also cut off his opportunities to develop within the Holy Roman Empire.

When his parents were still alive, he could still rely on his parents, but now he could only rely on his brother.

However, this was also a drop in the bucket. Franz had many brothers. There were more than a dozen second-generation nephews, and there were dozens of third-generation nephews.

Even if there was kinship, not much was given to Bru. If it weren't for Maximilian I Of Castile's face, it would be difficult for Bru to use the tiger's skin.

If it weren't for Franz's help behind the scenes, the Government of Vienna would have jumped out and said something. The title of the world's hegemon was not easy to borrow.

With insufficient resources at hand, Bru had to be extra careful. For any telegram that involved core secrets, he would rather send someone to make an extra trip than use the governor's office's special line.

Getting a positive answer, Bru did not feel happy. Favors were something that could not be used up, and family could not stand to be worn away.

Now that he had used up all the favors, once his father passed away in the future, the days in the future would not be easy.

Although everyone was very vague, as a smart person, Bru could clearly sense the alienation of his cousins from him and his father.

After pondering for a moment, Bru said, "Hmm, since the funding problem has been solved, let's prepare to start the reform plan!"

"Your Highness, are we not going to carry out the restoration first?"

As an old man who had followed Maximilian I Of Castile for decades, Philibell had been fighting for the great cause of restoration all his life.

Regardless of his ability, his loyalty was something that the latecomers could not compare to.

Now that he had finally seen the light of restoration, how could he accept the fact that he had to carry out social reforms first?

"Duke, the restoration is very simple. There are many people who want to fight for the merit of ascending to the throne. As long as we give the order, we can hold the ceremony tomorrow.

But this is meaningless. If we don't have any outstanding achievements, how can we gain the support of the people?

Many things can be done now, but once the restoration is completed, it will become very troublesome. Taking advantage of the chaos now is the best chance for us to carry out the reform.

If anyone dares to jump out and oppose, we can just kill them. When the situation stabilizes after the restoration, it will be difficult to get rid of the diehards.

This is my uncle's personal experience. When the Vienna Revolution broke out, Austria was also in chaos. It was because of his persistence in carrying out drastic reforms in the chaotic world that the Holy Roman Empire of today came into being. "

Since the classic case of Emperor Franz was brought up, Philibell swallowed any more excuses he had. After being homeless for so many years, no one wanted the country to be strong more than him.

Since there was a ready-made template, why not learn it?

From Bru's every move, it could be seen that he was obviously imitating Franz.

Back then, Franz used the rebel army to get rid of the active capitalists and dealt a heavy blow to the diehard nobles, which created an opportunity for the new nobles to rise.

Bru's approach was similar. In the previous world war, he used the power of the Shinra army to eliminate a large number of dissidents.

Now was the time when the Mexican diehards were at their weakest. The lucky survivors were also frightened by the vicious beating of society this time and did not dare to cause trouble for the time being.

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Mexico's reform had just begun, and the farce of the United States was already playing out. Faced with the astronomical amount of war reparations, the Congress was already in an uproar.

While the senators were arguing, the people were arguing even more. The most eye-catching thing was that the central and western federal states and the eastern states were arguing in the newspapers.

One side accused the other of controlling the government, causing the wrong war for their own interests, and making them pay for the war.

The other side claimed that the United States was a whole, and the central government was the one who started the war, so the responsibility was naturally borne by the central government, and the reparations would be borne by all the federal states.

As for the central government, of course, it did not exist. The impeachment case had just begun, but the Roosevelt administration had already given up.

After getting rid of the old government, the new government had a difficult birth. Surrounding the issue of the distribution of war reparations, the anger between the various federal states was burning more and more fiercely.

Affected by the constant tension in the country, the presidential election was also affected. The politicians who were running were afraid of being forced by the public to express their stance, so they could only broadcast their speeches.

This was not a good choice. The current atmosphere in the United States was actually a sign of the outbreak of the Civil War.

The radical media had already shouted the slogan of independence. Some people in the federal states had already taken to the streets in groups, demanding that their state governments be independent from the United States.