Chapter 344 Rebellious Psychology
Is Massimiliano capable?
The answer is: yes!
As long as it is not a congenital insufficiency, people who have been trained by the royal family will definitely have more ability than most ordinary people.
It's just that ability is often accompanied by arrogance, and this arrogance needs to be polished. Only after the edge is restrained can it really be brought into play.
Massimiliano has never encountered setbacks. Under the love of Empress Dowager Sophie, his first half of his life was smooth sailing, and then he developed an idealistic spearhead.
Idealism is the biggest enemy of the monarch. Once it is contaminated, the best outcome is to become a rubber stamp. For the worst, you can refer to Massimiliano in history.
Franz sneered and said: "This is the plan you prepared? My stupid brother, is your brain flooded?
Governing the country according to your plan, do you think Mexico is not chaotic enough, add another fire to them, then kill them blood, and send your emperor to the guillotine by the way? "
It's not that Franz is spraying, Massimiliano's plan is really unreliable, and the core ruling idea is actually liberalism.
Can liberalism play in any country? Franz in Austria does not dare to engage in liberalism, or any monarchy in the world dares to engage in such liberalism.
Massimiliano said dissatisfiedly: "My brother, why do you say my plan is not good?"
Franz did not directly answer the question, but instead asked: "Very good, learned to question and made progress.
Unfortunately, this is not enough.
Now that you have a plan for governing the country, can you tell me what is the biggest social conflict in Mexico? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
There is also the distribution of resources in Mexico, and what industries are suitable for development in which places? "
It was Massimiliano's turn to be dumbfounded. This country is managed in a crude way, not a bureaucrat in charge, and everyone else is usually ignorant.
Naturally, Massimiliano, who was far away in Vienna, could not have these detailed information. Franz only provided him with the basic domestic situation, and even the Mexican government had not made detailed statistics.
However, in Franz's view, these basic things must be mastered as an emperor, otherwise how to formulate a development outline.
For example: to develop heavy industry, prepare to build a steel plant, because they don’t know anything, they let the bureaucrats choose the site at will, and finally find that the raw materials are thousands of miles away.
After hesitating for a moment, Massimiliano frowned and replied: "The main contradiction in Mexico is the conflict between reformers and conservatives, mixed with the conflict between republicans and constitutionalists.
As long as the problems in the political system are properly handled, these contradictions can be resolved. The latter question is too tricky, and I refuse to answer it. "
Franz rubbed his forehead and said helplessly: "It seems my stupid brother, you are really fooled by others.
The system exists because of people, and it is always people who have problems, not the system. As long as the human problem is solved, none of these problems is a problem.
There is no right or wrong in front of interests, and as a qualified emperor, you do not need to distinguish so clearly.
You just need to figure out which ones your own people want, which ones are neutrals, and which ones are enemies.
Your own people can be reused, neutrals can use it, and the enemy only needs to kill, it's that simple.
The fundamental social contradiction in Mexico is interest, the conflict of interests of various classes, and the conflict of interests between different ethnic groups.
As long as the interest chain is clarified and the problem is fundamentally solved, other conflicts and conflicts can be easily handled. If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who created the problem.
This is just a basic condition for securing the throne. Ultimately, it depends on the development of the country. At least you have to keep the people well fed.
Having said so much, do you still think what I ask is unimportant? "
This is a political lesson, blackened imperial power. Before that, Franz had never taught Massimiliano, and no one in the Habsburg dynasty could teach him.
After listening to Franz's words, Massimiliano was directly stunned. He never imagined that Franz would actually say such a thing, subverting his three views.
If according to Franz's meaning, to secure the throne of Mexico, the first thing to do is not to ease the contradictions, but to stimulate them and use a civil war to solve the problem-makers.
Even thinking of the rebellion in 1848, the Vienna government used this opportunity to solve the Hungarian problem once and for all, and incidentally solved the domestic social contradictions, issued a labor protection law, and abolished serfdom.
Massimiliano understood a lot in an instant, and the more he understood, the more difficult it was to accept. The elder brother, who is known as the greatest king of the Habsburg dynasty for a hundred years, actually did so many things in secret.
What he couldn't refute was that Franz succeeded, and those who succeeded should not be blamed. From 1848 to the present, Austria's comprehensive national strength has more than doubled.
Countries have become stronger, people's lives have improved, and all walks of life have grown significantly.
Massimiliano, who was hit, didn't know how he left, and the words of Franz echoed in his mind, wandering between affirmation and denial.
Looking at her soulless husband, Princess Charlotte asked with concern, "Why Massimiliano, is there any discomfort?"
The awakened Massimiliano said listlessly: "Xianot, do you think I'm not fit to be the emperor?"
Princess Charlotte was surprised, she still wanted to be queen! In order to encourage Massimiliano to agree to become the emperor of Mexico, she spent a lot of effort. How long has it been since then
became like this.
Princess Charlotte doesn't think it is difficult to be an emperor, just look at Franz. On average, I work three or four hours a day, most of the time I spend reading, reading newspapers, drinking tea, and raising children. Austria is still developing very well.
"Why? You have to believe in yourself, you are the best!"
Massimiliano shook his head and said, "No, I may really not be fit to be an emperor. I don't even know the basic elements of being an emperor."
Princess Charlotte persuaded: "What happened that hit you hard? This is not the way I know you. Did a little setback hit you?"
Massimiliano calmed down and said, "I just met my brother with the future development plan of Mexico, hoping to get his support."
Charlotte asked uncertainly, "He doesn't agree with you going to Mexico to be emperor?"
You must know that the relationship between the Franz brothers is very good. Under normal circumstances, Massimiliano would be emperor, and Franz would definitely support it.
That's one of the reasons why they dared to pick up the mess in Mexico. After all, Austria's tentacles have penetrated into Central America, and with just a telegram, the Austrian army can come to provide them with military support.
Massimiliano shook his head and said, "No. He just told me some basic common sense to be an emperor, which had a great impact on me."
The specific situation, Massimiliano kept silent. He also wanted face, but he didn't want his wife to know these bad things.
Hearing the news, Princess Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Emperor Franz does not object, it does not matter if the rest of the Habsburg family object.
When Mexico was able to provide them with support, it was only the Austrian army in Central America, which only required the consent of Franz.
"Don't worry, there are so many successful emperors in history, and everyone has a different approach to success. Cousin Franz's experience, it's normal that some things don't suit you.
As long as I am diligent in government and love the people, I believe I will get better! ' Princess Charlotte continued to agitate.
With a wry smile, Massimiliano said: "But the facts are in front of him, and he did succeed. Austria was reborn in his hands, and the glory of the Habsburg dynasty was restored in his hands.
And all of this only took more than ten years, and everyone gave him a very high evaluation. When he walked to the streets, some people would shout 'Emperor Franz'. "
"Diligence and love for the people", the last two words may have something to do with Franz, but the first two words are really irrelevant.
If you want to choose the most industrious monarch in Europe, then Franz will definitely be in the top three, and one of them may be Queen Victoria.
This is very embarrassing. The UK is a constitutional monarchy, and the monarch's rights are restricted. Queen Victoria is not very involved in politics, which makes sense.
Franz is different, whether it is the Austrian emperor or the new Holy Roman Emperor, it is a monarchy. Despite being cast in the guise of a constitutional monarchy, the power of the emperor is still paramount.
Because the power of political parties is too weak, this constitutional monarchy is even stronger than the imperial power of most monarchies.
In any case, Franz succeeded. The influence of Austria has spread to all the places in the world where civilizations exist, and the flag of the Habsburg dynasty has been planted all over the four oceans and seven continents.
From then on, the word "diligence" will probably be kicked out of evaluating the merits of the king. At least in the Habsburg dynasty, everyone just needs to succeed, who cares if the emperor is diligent in government?
In fact, this is just Franz's self-knowledge. If you really care about everything, you will be exhausted, and you will end up with a bunch of messes.
Instead, it's better to just take care of the top 180 people in the government, and then they go to manage the country.
This principle is easy to say, but difficult to do. In order to build this bureaucratic team, Franz also spent several years running in, and finally found a balance.
Princess Charlotte said solemnly: "Maximiliano, you are jealous. This is not a good quality. Jealousy can make people lost."
Massimiliano roared ventingly: "Yes, I admit that there are factors in this regard. I have lived in the shadow of Franz since I was a child, and he is really good.
I was disappointed with my grades in every subject, except for marksmanship. I finally waited until his grades dropped, and before I could breathe a sigh of relief, he started regent and then became emperor again.
We all know later that Austria before he succeeded to the throne was just a big European country, and now Austria is a world power.
If he wishes, he can also learn from the English proclamation: in Austrian soil, the sun will never set.
You don't know how much pressure I have with such an excellent brother. From childhood to adulthood, we must imitate him and learn from him.
But now, I found that the gap between the two sides has not narrowed, but has been pulled even further.
I really hope that he can be mediocre in a certain way, so that I can regain a little self-confidence! "
Princess Charlotte, who knew her husband very well, knew that Maximilian Noken said these words, which meant that he was all right, and then said: "At least your marksmanship is better than his."
"It seems that I have this little confidence left." Massimiliano said helplessly.
Princess Charlotte showed a bright smile and asked, "So do you want to use common sense and challenge yourself?"
Massimiliano did not hesitate
Answered: "Of course, I will prove myself in my own way, no worse than him!"
Princess Charlotte joked: "Really? Maximiliano, are you so confident?"
Massimiliano replied confidently: "Of course! Oh, there may be a small gap, but definitely not much, please believe me!"
Obviously, the education of the royal family was not in vain. At least in terms of developing self-confidence, he has definitely worked hard. People can regain self-confidence in the shortest time
This is also the relationship between cultural traditions, and most Europeans have the problem of overconfidence. In this case, the potential that can really be stimulated is also easy to do stupid things.
So Franz's efforts were all in vain, and Massimiliano still insisted on jumping into the giant pit in Mexico, and he couldn't stop it.
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After receiving this news, Franz didn't know what to do.
Forcibly stop him, it is estimated that the brothers will not be able to do it. Watching him go to death, Franz couldn't do it.
After taking care of him, Franz said he was not a nanny. Besides, he couldn't control it as far away as Mexico.
Franz finally tried his best: "You think about it clearly, Massimiliano. Mexico is not a good place, and if this emperor can do it so easily, it will not be your turn.
As far as I know, many people in the Napoleon family were very jealous, but they were blocked by Napoleon III, and he was not sure to help his brother up.
Now I can tell you unequivocally that it is impossible for the Vienna government to support you at a high cost, because the cost cannot be recovered. "
Massimiliano replied confidently: "The Napoleon family is indeed very tempted by the Mexican throne, but they lack legal support, and the Mexican constitutionalists do not support them at all.
Brother, please believe me, your investment will not be wasted, and I will become a great emperor like you. "
Franz said solemnly: "Stop, as a brother, I will give you one last piece of advice: there are only interests between countries, not personal feelings.
So don't expect much help from me, Austria won't support Mexico, it's not in our interest.
As for the support you want, sorry, I can only give you spiritual encouragement and at most verbal support. "
There is no confidence in Massimiliano, and Franz is not ready to use resources to fill that bottomless pit, the probability of recovering the cost is too low.
Anyway, Austria has troops stationed in Central America. Presumably this time, the Mexicans should not dare to knock off this unfortunate younger brother.
Although he didn't know what Franz was thinking, Massimiliano's heart froze. He knew that this was because he didn't like him at all, so he made such a decision.
The family members were collectively opposed, and the emperor's elder brother was also opposed, which meant that it was difficult for him to gain the support of any family power except under the banner of the Habsburg dynasty.
An emperor with family support and an emperor without support are two completely different concepts.
With the strength of the Habsburg family, if it is to fully support him. Maximilian could take an army to become emperor, and he could get the support of Austrian power in the Americas.
With these resources, he can easily overwhelm the domestic opposition without being subject to the French. Unfortunately, none of these, he can only rely on the French first.
It's useless to say anything now, the Habsburg family has already decided that he will fail, and it is impossible to spend all of his money for him. Even his mother, who loved him the most, did not support him this time.