Chapter 440： How much is Frances face (1/2)

Free time is always short, the crisis in Cuba has just come to an end, and Mexico is at fault again. The Americans have little responsibility this time, they just smuggle arms to the rebels.

Even if they do not do this kind of thing, others will do it. Good arms dealers sell weapons to the enemy.

As long as you have money, you don't have to worry about getting weapons. If you can't buy it, it must be that you are not rich enough.

The Mexican civil war has been fought for many years. In the early days, government forces fought against the rebels. Now it is a turning war.

In the fall of 1868, the Mexican government and the French army jointly launched a siege of the rebels. The war was a victory, but it was eventually overturned by the rebels.

After going through the details, there is no need to delve into it. In summary, the rebels took civilians hostage, and Massimiliano I ordered that the troops be prohibited from shooting and killing civilians, and then they were defeated gorgeously.

The Mexican government army was terrified, and by the way pitted an ally. The French army did not expect that the flanks would be threatened, resulting in heavy losses.

About one thousand people were linked, and now Napoleon III claimed to the Mexican government that they should be held accountable for it.

Franz, now receiving a letter of help from his brother Massimilino, is roughly complaining about the French for being unreasonable and asking for help.

Fortunately, this is a private message, which has not been sent directly to the Vienna government, otherwise it will be shameful. It is estimated that Massimilino knows his reasons and did not issue formal diplomatic documents.

Franz didn't worry at all about the French reaction. Napoleon III now regrets that it is too late, and it is impossible to return the goods.

Since it is necessary to support a middle-aged boy to become emperor, it is natural to bear the corresponding consequences. Overall, their investments in Mexico are still at a loss.

The plunder of wealth sounds good, but Mexico's civil war continued, production was severely damaged, and the country's people were scarce.

Even if Mexico is turned into a source of raw materials and a commodity market, production must be resumed first. People have no money in their pockets and naturally have no purchasing power.

The benefits the French receive in Mexico each year are not enough to cover military expenses. Despite this cost, it was ultimately borne by the Mexican government.

However, the Mexican government is now so poor that even the pension of Emperor Massimiliano I was in arrears. This hard-pressed child has not received a full salary for so many years.

The Mexican government's main income now is international loans, most of which are loans from France. In Franz's view, it is not too much, just a billion francs.

If Mexico can end the civil war and resume production, then work hard, and paying back the debt will have no problem at all.

The silver empire is not much else, it is the production of money. They have the ability to pay off their debts before the price of silver has bottomed.

Rubbing his forehead, Franz reluctantly wrote a reply. Borrowing money does not exist. How can my own money be used to fill the bottomless pit?

The French are so rich now that they don't care about losing so much. It was Napoleon III who made it up, or it was better to hold them accountable.

It is very easy to suppress the rebellion. It is better to contract this business directly to the French. If there is no money, is there still a mine? Mexico's silver mines are sufficient to cover the cost.

There is only one focus, equalizing the French commander in Mexico. Whether it's a bribe or a flicker, just let him sign it.

Franz, however, urged and advised, General Hu You is good. Don't talk to the French Minister, diplomacy is usually not good.

After the letter was sent out, Franz decided to help his brother. Otherwise, with his operational ability, even if a treaty is signed, the French may not be able to confess.

There are many internal problems in Mexico, especially after the reform of Massimilino I, and later generations have evaluated this war as a ”war of reform.”

The emperor was a reformer, and the rebels were also a reformer. It's just that the emperor is a true reformist, and the rebels are reformists who stand under the banner of reformers and seek their own benefits.

The ideal finally gave reality, the rebels won, and the emperor became the spokesperson for the conservatives. In fact, Maximilian I would not lose the civil war if he colluded with conservatives.

The victory of the rebels marked the beginning of Mexican warlord politics. The situation in Mexico did not last until the 21st century.

”Tyron, send someone in France to let the French people know that their army can't even beat the Indians.

The news just needs to go out. Later problems let the French people make up their own minds. Don't engage too much, lest people feel too deliberate. ”

Franz is very good at public opinion. Right and wrong are done in an instant, especially in this era, the right to speak is in the hands of a few elites, and it is easier to manipulate public opinion.

The French army was defeated by the rebels in Mexico. This is the truth. The more than a thousand killed were the best evidence.

The matter is not the point, it is better to skip it. The French won't care why the army failed, and losing to the Native Americans just won't work.

Although there are a large number of whites in the rebels, the Mexicans are not much different from the indigenous people in the eyes of the French, at least the people in Paris think so.

If you lose, you will find your way back. If that's the case, how can the proud French people accept it?

Now there are no foreign forces to interfere. After the split in the United States, neither the North nor South have the strength to wrestle with the French. The Paris government has no reason to counsel.

Moreover, the capital invested by the Paris government has increased a lot from the original time and space. How can the cost be recovered without suppressing the rebels?

Whether they accept it or not, Massimilino I is now the spokesperson for their interests in Mexico, and their interests will be greatly affected if the emperor falls.

The economic crisis is not over, and there is not much fat in the world like Mexico. Besides, the tariffs and minerals mortgaged to them are worth the French's shot.

”Yes, Your Majesty,” intelligence chief Tyren replied calmly.

Just revealing a message, there is no difficulty at all. French newspapers are not as obedient as Austrian newspapers. As a beacon of the free world, freedom of speech has always been the insistence of the French people.

The book inspection system can be implemented in Austria, which everyone is used to.

France is different. These binding systems are long gone. Napoleon III did not have the confidence to formulate such a law and implement it.

With no restrictions on speech, such news cannot naturally be kept secret. What happened in Mexico was passed back to Paris and published in the newspaper, which was very natural.

Paris newspapers can make news without news. Why not publish it?