Chapter 517： John Bull doing things (1/2)

With the withdrawal of the army, Mexican affairs have temporarily come to an end. As for the occupied southern territories, this will have to wait until later.

The colonists of this year are not easy to mess with, they did not spit out after eating. Even if the Vienna government orders to give up, they may not let go, and the strength of the Mexican government forces may not be able to win these planters.

This was proved in the Civil War, when fighting for themselves, the planters were always able to explode greater potential.

No matter what Massimilino I had, Franz immediately ”escorted” him back to Vienna. Literally, the process is certainly not so harmonious.

All these are minor problems, and he can bring him back to Vienna alive. Franz can already deal with the elderly Queen Sophie. The farce staged in the middle is not worth mentioning at all.

Now Franz was stunned by a sudden invitation, Monaco became independent, and Charles III invited him to watch the ceremony.

I have to say that the French just have fun. In order to reverse the unfavorable international image, Napoleon III actually let Monaco independence.

Monaco is just a small projectile country with a land area of ​​less than 2 square kilometers, and its population is even more than 10,000. It is estimated that Charles III can name every citizen when he walks down the street.

On the surface, the independence of Monaco is irrelevant to France. But politically, the situation is completely different, which will stimulate the Italian independence movement.

A small country like Monaco can achieve national independence through the independence movement. Can the Italians stand it?

Of course, the benefits are also very great. Monaco's independent European world gave the French high praise. Napoleon III's image in the newspaper suddenly improved.

If he can make persistent efforts and let Italy follow, he will be a saint in the 19th century. Perhaps he could also become the founding father of Italy, because he let several Italian states sit together.

When was Monaco independent in time and space, Franz couldn't remember, anyway, also in the era of Napoleon III.

Now Franz admits that the previous keyboardman's evaluation of Napoleon III still makes sense: ”Small things are smart, big things are confused.”

This is in keeping with Napoleon III ’s design, in Kissinger ’s words: “Napoleon III did not like internal affairs, but made outstanding contributions to French internal affairs; he liked diplomacy, but made diplomacy a mess.

During his lifetime, he devoted himself to colonial contention without strategy; he wanted to prevent the unification of the German region, but helped Prussia complete the unification of Germany, and lost his empire. ”

Not only helped Prussia unify Germany, but also helped the Kingdom of Sardinia unify Italy. The life of Napoleon III is a crazy dead song.

It's actually almost the same now. It seems that Napoleon III's achievements have surpassed the same period in history, and this is no longer starting to toss.

In order to maintain long-term peace and order, the current French empire must first sever the possibility of independence and slay all independent organizations.

The Italian independence movement could not stop without violently deterring the latecomers. The easing political means are not useless. The problem is that the operation is too cumbersome and the hidden dangers are still very large.

Franz considers it incomplete, so Austria has been enforcing a national integration policy. Even if it is resisted, how many years old will not.

Compulsory education is a movement of great ethnic integration. The newly-developed generation, even if there are traces of the original nation, has already completed Germanization in language.

France now also needs a national integration movement. Although the Italians are not well integrated, they must also be promoted. Otherwise, France and Italy will part ways.

What Napoleon III thought, Franz didn't know, but it was another political failure. Even if it is to release smoke bombs and confuse the international community, Monaco should not be independent at this time.

If Franz had changed, he would have preferred the independence of the Italian region, thus gaining an opportunity to unify the western Rhineland.

Except for some people in Italy, the handicraft industry is relatively developed, and it seems that economic development is not bad. But these people cannot be integrated, and France's national strength cannot be increased.

Instead, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Rhineland region have the coal and iron resources that France needs, which can greatly increase France's comprehensive national strength.

The local population is not as large as in Italy, and integration is relatively easy.

This is not without opportunities, in fact France has missed two opportunities to annex these places. The period of Austria's unification of the South German region, as well as the period of the Russian-Prussian war, were opportunities for France to take action.

Don't look at the screams of Franz, in fact, the French really want to annex the territory west of the Rhine, and Austria really can't help them.

The prerequisite is that Napoleon was willing to abandon the Italian region, and there was no direct border area, so that Austrian transnational laborers expedition, Franz did not have this spirit of internationalism.

A few thanks for winning the battle, and the cost of the war must be borne by ourselves, unless the French can hit Paris in one breath, otherwise the French will not lose money; losing is even worse, or it will cause internal unrest.

”What does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs think of Monaco's independence, what medicine is sold in the gourds of Napoleon III?”

Although he couldn't see the purpose of the French, Franz still thought that there was an article in it. Even if Napoleon III was temporarily dizzy, it was impossible for the entire Paris government to faint.

Foreign Minister Weissenberg replied: ”His Majesty, the issues involved in Monaco's independence are complex, and they also involve Britain and the West.

Before the time of Napoleon, Monaco was a protectorate of Spain, only to become a protectorate of France at the end of the 18th century.

In order to annex it, the French also did a lot of work, but because the regime was too ordinary, Monaco was gradually ignored by the Paris government.

After so many years, the call for local independence has not weakened. The French were also nominally sovereign states and did not control the area.

The independence of Monaco was led by the British this time. As a cost of independence, the government of Monaco also gave up its sovereignty over the two major towns of Menton and Rockbrunn, and the territory area was reduced by 90%.