Chapter 1102： Test and credibility (1/2)
After hesitating for a while, Franz walked to the hanging map and tapped twice with his hand.
”If Bruce wants to, he can go to Veracruz as mayor, it will be a test for him.
If you do a good job, you can appropriately increase support later; if your performance is unqualified, then give up! ”
In any case, the younger brother's face is still to be given. After decades of getting along, Franz has long accepted everything left by the original owner.
Although Massimiliano is too idealistic, it does not prevent him from being a good brother. Even if it's messing around, it's tossing Mexico and never doing anything in the country.
The Governor of the Yucatan Peninsula could not afford it, and Franz could still afford the position of mayor of a colony.
Even if something goes wrong, Peter is in charge of the aftermath. They are all undergoing the test, not talking about pitting their son.
The only difference is that Peter first served in the country and gained a certain amount of experience before he went to serve as Governor of Central America.
Although Bruce handled the restoration organization for Massimiliano, the specific ruling experience is still blank.
If you really give a high position directly, then you are really cheating. Official struggles are very complicated. No matter what status they are, they must meet challenges when they are in position.
Massimiliano itself is a negative teaching material. He was protected well by his mother since he was a child, and he became an idealist without social beatings.
As a border city, an area with a high incidence of ethnic conflicts, and an area where the fief and nobles gather, the situation in Veracruz will naturally not be too good.
If the world is really peaceful, and the government can function normally without a mayor, it will also lose the significance of the test.
However, compared to the situation in Mexico, the complicated situation in Veracruz is not even ”trouble” and is not worth mentioning at all.
If this is not handled well, don't say anything, just let it go as soon as possible.
Judging from the current situation in Mexico, if Massimiliano and his son really declare that they will never return to the country, one day they might wake up and complete the great cause of restoration.
No kidding, the power of the warlords holding the banner of the royalist party is no weaker than the republican government, and it is not without the possibility of victory.
It's just that these guys are used to the emperor, even if they win the war, they will not welcome Massimiliano I back.
If you can compromise on this issue, for the sake of political needs, accepting an empty monarch is nothing at all.
Of course, based on Franz's understanding of his younger brother, Massimiliano I would not compromise even with a knife on his neck.
Since Franz succeeded to the throne, the good days of the second and third generations of the Habsburg dynasty have ended. As long as one is in good health, one counts as one and all is indispensable to accept ”hardening”.
Needless to say, the strict family education since childhood follows the tradition of the German region. Once you graduate from school, you must first serve in the army for two years.
This is for real training, not just a fake. They will appear at the annual military parade. If they do not perform well...
The polish is almost done, and I will arrange to go to the society to receive a beating education for a few years. After a wave of procedures, I will be almost 30 years old.
Then it is free to choose careers, either in the military, in politics, in business, or in art.
The only exception is to engage in academic research. You can enter the academy after completing your military service, and you do not need to undergo sociological education.
Under this kind of education model, future generations may be inadequate, but they will never be idealistic.
In a sense, Massimiliano also made outstanding contributions to the education of the Habsburg family.
If it weren't for his negative teaching material, Franz wanted to persuade everyone that it would not be easy to receive such family education.
Seeing that Franz was not in high spirits, Frederick comforted: ”Okay, father. I'll go ahead and make arrangements, I believe Bru will understand your painstaking efforts.”
Franz doesn't care whether the painstaking effort can be understood. Many years of imperial career told him, don't try to grasp the hearts of the people, it will only make you bruised.
What really made Franz sad was that he remembered the past. There is no way, people just like memories when they are old.
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Housework is just a small episode. At the critical moment of Shenluo's struggle for hegemony with Britain, the main energy of Franz and his sons was still focused on the British.
Unlike any enemy in the past, although this opponent cannot threaten the foundation of Shinra, it is not slippery!
After the unification of the German region, the military power of the Holy Roman Empire reached the highest level in history, and both the army and the air force can be regarded as invincible in the world.
It is a pity that the English Channel is blocked, and the most inferior navy must be confronted with the British most powerful Royal Navy.
It is not advisable in military history to use one's shortcomings to defeat the enemy's strengths, but there is no way to deal with it.
From the moment they chose to turn their faces, the Vienna government paid close attention to the intelligence of the British, just as the British government paid attention to Shinra.
Both sides sent a large number of intelligence personnel to collect as much intelligence as possible from the other side. The difference lies in the focus.
The British paid more attention to the manufacturing situation of Shinra's warships, while Franz paid more attention to the material reserves of the British Isles, especially food and other daily necessities.
Franz asked: ”What is the British government doing lately? It's not like their style after holding back for so long.”
”Love to toss” is an inherent label of the British. Even the strong rise of the Holy Roman Empire has not been able to change the nature of the British government's love to toss around. The only difference lies in the object and magnitude of the toss.
Not thinking about it in the European continent, even if the British government wants to do things, no one is willing to cooperate.
It is not the same overseas. Except for a few areas, the influence of the Holy Roman Empire overseas is far less than that of the British.
So much so that the British government is wooing allies overseas, but the Vienna government can only lower its goals, just asking countries to maintain neutrality.
Most of those who are willing to join the Shenluo camp have been screened out by the British. Because of regional conflicts, they must find a backer before rushing over.
The Vienna government does not have the ability to protect the safety of its allies overseas, and the support it can give is very limited, so its requirements for allies are also very low.
It's enough to follow the flag and shout and build up the momentum. Shinra will never take the initiative to implicate everyone in the war.
After the corresponding victory of the war, everyone does not need to worry about the legacy left by the British.
Of course, in addition to the Holy Roman Empire, those who dare to worry about the British family this year are probably the tsarist government.
The rest of the countries are all courageous. For example, Spain wants to take back the Strait of Gibraltar, but dare not take action.
Frederick smiled and said: ”The senior officials of the British government have been very busy lately. They are trying to treat the pains of withdrawing from the free trade system and are busy integrating the domestic industrial system.