France
After the bourgeois republican government suppressed the June Revolution, it began to play tricks again.
In order to win over interest groups, the bourgeois government chose to compromise with the monarchists and the clergy. First abandoned the economic program of the bourgeois republican faction, and then restored the fiscal and taxation system of the July Dynasty.
On July 3, the French government announced the abolition of the state-owned railway plan; on July 11, the French government resumed high taxes on newspapers and publishing houses; on August 9, the French government began to restrict the freedom of publishing and assembly...
These are nothing, it is not painful for ordinary people, and some policies also help to consolidate the regime. The next thing the French government did was to really die.
On August 30, the French government began to implement the additional tax decree of 45 centimes;
On September 6, the French government announced that the 8-hour working system was abolished, and the working hours were extended to 12 to 14 hours;
On September 7, the French government announced the repeal of the Labor Protection Law and the Minimum Wage Guarantee Law…
The French government is raising taxes and abolishing the bill to protect the interests of the working class, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the French people.
The French people are not easy to bully, and workers and peasants whose interests have been damaged will naturally resist. Starting from the 9th, there have been worker and peasant riots in 23 provinces.
With such a deadly government, in the next presidential election, the French people will naturally use their votes to make the bourgeois government bastards.
Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte (Napoleon III) miraculously won 75% of the votes. You must know that according to Article 44 of the French constitution, anyone who has lost French citizenship cannot be elected president.
Not only did Louis Napoleon Bonaparte lose his citizenship and become a Swiss citizen, he also served as a special police officer for the United Kingdom. However, such a person actually became the president of France.
It is also very funny. The nobles are naturally opposed to the republican government, so they voted for Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte, who they thought could not be elected; the bourgeoisie, whose interests were damaged in the revolution, also voted for Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte. Bonaparte.
These obviously did not constitute an absolute majority, but after a turmoil, the French peasants once again remembered the good life of the Napoleonic era and supported Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte.
Of course, the story behind this is not so simple, and Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was able to ascend to the top without his own efforts.
He professed to be the heir of his uncle Napoleon I, a staunch defender of "national unity", and presented a seditious program to all classes, making alluring promises:
He promised Catholics "freedom of religion";
Assured workers to "eliminate unemployment", "amnesty for arrested June insurgents", "enforce labor protection laws", "introduce the eight-hour work day";
Assuring farmers to "reduce taxes" and "protect private ownership of small land" to "eliminate poverty";
Appease the bourgeoisie with "cheap loans", "tax cuts", etc.
But in the dark, Bonaparte moved around and developed his henchmen; colluded with monarchists and clerical factions; bribed Morlaix and Thiers, reused his confidant Persigny, and used the "Rue Poitiers Committee" that protected the king , work for yourself.
He spared a lot of money, not only spent 300,000 francs himself, but also extracted 1 million francs from a British bank manager to create newspapers, distribute pamphlets, write and compose music, etc. to create public opinion for his campaign and defeat his opponents .
Due to the support of the British, the Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte government had to fall to the London government in the future.
The coming to power of Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte means that a new infighting in the French government has begun again, and it also marks a possible new twist in Franco-Austrian relations.
Vienna
"Your Majesty, after French President Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte was elected, he immediately tore up the Fao Secret Treaty on the grounds that the French government was peace-loving. I'm afraid he did not have good intentions for the Empire." Metternich said with a frown.
It was not easy to win over the French with a Faomeu, but it was destroyed by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
Franz thought for a while and said, "The Fa-ao secret agreement is in the interests of the French, even if the best opportunity to carve up the Sardinian kingdom is lost, the Fa-ao alliance can help the French government open up a diplomatic dilemma.
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was not a fool. He was so eager to tear up the treaty. I am afraid there are other factors behind it. Check to see if the British are playing tricks. "
John Bull was so unpopular that he immediately became the object of suspicion.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Metternich replied
The international environment faced by Austria during this period was still very relaxed. Even if the French tore up the treaty, it would not hurt Austria.
Since Franz came to power, the Austrian government has deepened the Russian-Austrian alliance and further developed Anglo-Austrian relations.
The British also had motives to destroy the relationship between France and Austria. The current British Empire is no longer the Great Britain of 30 years ago.
The stronger the strength, the greater their political ambitions. If Austria re-established the Vienna system, they would still be excluded from European politics.
From the point of view of interests, the Vienna system has stabilized the European continent for 30 years, and Austria is completely making wedding dresses for the British.
Without the distraction of European affairs, the British were able to expand and build a huge colonial empire.
"Your Majesty, if it's the British hands, are we going to retaliate?" Prime Minister Felix asked with concern
"It will take a long time to come to Japan, and we will talk about it in the future." Franz replied calmly.
In this era, Austria is not afraid of the British Empire. It has been excluded from the European continent for a long time. There are also Russians competing with them for hegemony. The British do not have the prestige of later generations.
According to the code of conduct of the foreign powers, if such a thing happened, there must be revenge. It's just that Franz is not a man of his own motives, and revenge on Britain and France can't get any real benefits at all except to breathe a sigh of relief.
It's better to remember it first, leave this excuse, and stumble upon them when the future is profitable.
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Paris
After breaking the law of Fao, Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte began to regret it.
Conspiracy in Italy is the need of interest groups within France, and the Fao Mi Treaty is only the first step they took. If not for the June Revolution, France would have occupied half of the Sardinian kingdom.
Now that he has torn up this secret treaty that is beneficial to the interests of France, it has naturally caused dissatisfaction among many people, which is undoubtedly worse for Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte, who urgently needs to consolidate his power.
The support of the British is indeed very important, but nothing is more important than the interests. If these interest groups cannot be satisfied, he, the elected president, may still get out.
Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte's scheming is still very powerful. On the one hand, he made a promise to interest groups to return to Italy, and on the other hand, he introduced some positive reform policies, such as: repealing the additional tax laws during the republican government, cutting Taxes on newspapers and publishers...
While reforming at home, he also did not forget to improve diplomatic relations with the outside world. In addition to hugging the British thighs, he also sent the Marquis of Tremwell to visit European countries to prepare for the restoration.