Chapter 305 Personnel Adjustment

The Paris Conference, because of Austria's spoiler, made the Kingdom of Sardinia lose its bargaining capital and ended at an almost lightning speed, which is very rare in the history of diplomacy.

The French people, who are in the limelight, have once again become the focus of public opinion. The Kingdom of Sardinia has not been swallowed, and the French threat theory has once again attracted everyone's attention.

This small issue naturally did not attract the attention of the Paris government. The French threat theory is not a day or two, but has been going on for decades, and everyone is numb to it.

Let's just say it, it won't lose a piece of meat anyway. At this time, the French are still celebrating this diplomatic victory.

Franz can only be attributed to the Italian complex of the French, which, like the Swiss complex of the Habsburgs, always wanted to annex these regions.

In his view, apart from emotional gains, these areas actually have very limited benefits.

Of course, it is in Austria's interest for the French to do this. With them being the first to succeed, both Britain and Russia's fear of Austria has dropped a notch.

The human mind is complex, and it is often judged by subjective consciousness. In terms of overall national strength, Austria is not weaker than the French, but in everyone's subconscious, they still think that the French are a greater threat.

This cannot be changed in a day or two. Historically, Bismarck used everyone's subconscious to isolate the French.

If it weren't for the collapse of William II later, the London government discovered that Germany was a greater threat, and the Entente could not be established.

Now the French are complacent, and it is estimated that they never dreamed of what price the French government has paid in order to eliminate the French threat theory in history.

In order to win over the Russians, the French government sent out a large amount of funds in the form of loans, which slowed down the domestic economic development.

In order to win over the British, he did not hesitate to show weakness and gave up the naval arms race in the early 20th century. Of course, the lack of government financial resources is also a factor.

Many people think that the diplomacy of the British is powerful, but in fact the diplomacy of the French is also very good. In the case of absolute disadvantage, they still wooed Britain and Russia to form the Entente.

It's just that the French love infighting too much, the cabinet changes too frequently, and many strategies cannot be implemented because of power struggles.

Having pitted Napoleon III, Franz was refreshed. No, this can't be considered a pit, it should be called a win-win situation, everyone is taking what they need.

France, which is now arrogant, is still in its prime, and feels no threat to its existence. The French are still dreaming of world hegemony, so naturally they don't care about everyone's envy, jealousy and hatred.

In the face of tangible interests, what is the point of pulling hatred? Back then, when Napoleon singled out the entire European continent, the French were not afraid.

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Vienna Palace

At a cabinet meeting, Franz announced new appointments.

"After the departure of Prince Metternich and Marshal Radkis, the foreign minister was replaced by the ambassador to Russia Wesenberg, and the chief of the general staff was first replaced by Marshal Edmund."

Originally, Chief of General Staff Franz was more fond of Marshal Julius Jakob von Heinau, but unfortunately this Habsburg tiger was dying, and he could only settle for the next best thing.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Julius is a scumbag and butcher, but in Franz's view, it is the exact opposite.

All he did was to maintain the rule of the Habsburg dynasty. In order to solve the hidden danger once and for all, he did not hesitate to bear the infamy and bloody suppression of the rebellion.

Under Franz's strong intervention, Marshal Julius became a positive figure. It didn't become as infamous as it was in history.

Facts have proved that the mood does affect people's lifespan. Under the butterfly effect of Franz, the fate of many people has been rewritten.

Grand Duke Louis asked with concern: "Your Majesty, my resignation?"

The two previous retirements were approved, but when they got to him, they suddenly got stuck. Grand Duke Louis doesn't want to continue to consume it, it has nothing to do with the desire for power, and his body can't hold it anymore.

Europe does not have the cultural tradition of taking office suddenly. Basically, people will choose to retire when their health is dying.

Franz explained: "Wait two months, I am going to let Prince Wendischgritz take over as interior minister, and I need to familiarize myself with the affairs in advance.

After the transfer of the position of Prince Wendischgritz, the Minister of War was succeeded by the Balkan Governor General Albrecht; the Balkan Governor was replaced by Lieutenant General Morkes. "

This is the rule established by Franz after he succeeded to the throne. If it is an inter-departmental appointment, one must first familiarize himself with the affairs to avoid making a joke.

Important personnel appointments were personally in charge of the emperor. For further job transfers, Franz will not ask.

Human energy is limited, and Franz does not consider himself a superman. Take care of the central government and local officials, these 180 people are enough, and the rest of the things will naturally be handed over to them.

The appointment of the Minister of the Interior was made by Franz on an ad hoc basis, and no one knew about it in advance.

Previously, it was also discussed in the cabinet meeting that there were too few suitable candidates, and it was a helpless move to choose Prince Wendischgritz.

This is not the decline of Austrian talents, but the decline of talents among the great Austrian aristocracy. This situation is inevitable. Where is the population base, how can there be talents from generation to generation?

Because of medical technology, many families are facing the danger of extinction. In the absence of new blood replenishment, the class of the great nobles is doomed to be unable to

long-term control of rights.

It is often the bloodiest time when the old and new powers alternate. If this degree cannot be grasped, it is easy to cause domestic unrest.

"As an emperor, you can't look at your identity when using people, and you can't ignore your identity." This was the sentence Franz made the deepest impression on him when he was educated by the emperor.

Now he has a deep understanding that to govern a country well, it is definitely necessary to promote talents. At this time, it is obviously not possible to look at identity.

But in the balance of power, we must look at the identity. Otherwise, in the end, if the family is dominant, the emperor will become dispensable.

Relatively speaking, so-called class doesn't really matter. This identity can be changed, Franz suppresses the bourgeoisie, but not the capitalists.

To suppress this class, the aggressiveness of the main bourgeoisie is too strong.

Once it becomes bigger, driven by interests, it will turn the country into a money politics that is more in line with their interests.

The emperors and nobles are all feudal cancers, so they must be cleaned up. If you are lucky, the emperor can also become a rubber stamp. If you are not lucky, you will be guillotined.

Since it is destined to stand on the opposite side, it can only be suppressed.

However, the bourgeoisie, this group itself is a combination of contradictions, internal struggle is more intense than external struggle, and everyone's competition is far higher than cooperation.

As long as they are not allowed to gather together and form a consortium of interests, then the threat is within the controllable range.

Franz does not object to An'an's business to make money. If you want to participate in politics, you can, as long as you enter the system according to the rules, he will not object.

If they use the money in their hands to corrupt government officials and attempt to manipulate national politics behind their backs, they must be suppressed.

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