Chapter 346

On April 15, 1863, the Kingdom of Sardinia passed a referendum to elect Napoleon III as king, opening the prelude to France's annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

There is no doubt that this referendum cannot be a popular participation, and those who are eligible to vote are socialites who support France.

More than 600 representatives of the Kingdom of Sardinia unanimously elected Napoleon III as king. Enlarging this number of votes by 10,000 times, and rounding it up, is that the entire Sardinian people elected Napoleon III as king.

Before that, all the people involved in the Kingslaughter case had already completed the trial.

In short, monarchs must go to hell, which is the common will of all monarchies.

As for the truth of the matter, it doesn't matter anymore, all the clues have been dealt with by the French, and it is impossible to reverse the verdict.

Those who were able to escape from prison were smart people who cooperated with the French immediately.

To put it bluntly, everyone knows that the so-called suspect is a fallacy. Those who actually got involved either ran away or were executed.

Now that the French want to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia, they must eliminate dissidents, but there must be a reason for this, and they can't just kill people? Taking the opportunity to fabricate false and unjust cases is a good way.

Now the delegations from various countries have left the Kingdom of Sardinia. In the case of the French family, of course, they have the final say in everything.

After the results of the referendum came out, the international community was naturally in an uproar. Countries acquiesce in the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia by France, but it does not mean that everyone will support their annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

In public opinion, the French are still scolded with blood. There are also many international people who are calling: beware of French expansion and avoid a second European war.

The Italians who were the victims even organized a petition group to seek help from European countries, hoping to use international pressure to force the French to give up the annexation of the Sardinian kingdom.

As one of the great powers in Europe, the Vienna government also received the petition. After reading the petition submitted by the Italians, Franz had to admit that it was very touching, but unfortunately it was of no use.

Franz sneered: "Tell them we regret this incident, but it is really the Sardinian government's fault.

Everyone should be held responsible for their actions. When the Sardinian government supports extremist groups, it should consider the possible backlash.

After the incident, the Sardinian people also sided with the extremist organization and covered the murderer's escape. Now it is time for the Sardinian people to pay for it. "

To some extent, France's annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia is also a good thing.

From now on, the biggest enemy of Italian nationalists will not be Austria, but the ambitious France.

The annexation of the Sardinian kingdom is just the beginning. Once Pandora's Box is opened, it can never be taken back.

Stimulated by the successful annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the French radicals will surely rise with arrogance, which is no longer something that Napoleon III can hold back.

The arrogant French have always had a dream of world hegemony.

If it wasn't for this stimulus, it would be fine. Napoleon III was barely able to live in the town, and now he is waiting to be pushed into the chariot by the nationalists!

Prime Minister Felix proposed: "Your Majesty, should we support the Italians and let them cause trouble for the French, so as not to let the French get carried away."

Obviously, after the annexation of the Sardinian kingdom, the French have drifted away and become a little carried away, as if they are world hegemons.

When Prime Minister Felix saw this kind of thing, he was naturally very angry and wanted to teach them a lesson.

Franz smiled and said: "There is no need, the Italian nationalists are also our enemies, now let the French take care of them.

Since the French are floating, let them float a little longer. Now the hegemons on the European continent are the Russians, the maritime hegemons are the British, and neither Britain nor Russia is in the spotlight. What are we going to join in the fun? "

Now that Britain and Russia have jointly carved up world hegemony, France and Austria are both next-level challengers. Because their strengths are too close, France and Austria will naturally not be willing to be subordinated.

Franz is not ready to challenge, because the odds of winning are too low and the benefits are not rich enough.

The sea has the most oil and water, but unfortunately Austria can't compete with the British, and can only wait for the opportunity. The income on land is not high, and there are too many countries on the European continent. It is easy to be dragged and buried by the Russians.

The French also encountered the same situation, even more trouble. It's not easy to be the second child in the world, especially the army and navy are the second child, and they naturally attract the hatred of the boss.

Add the words "Napoleon" and no one dares to ignore it. Napoleon III inherited Napoleon's legacy, and naturally inherited the hatred he left behind.

It’s okay to act in a low-key manner. Being so arrogant now can easily cause reactions from various countries, especially the older generation who have experienced the anti-French war has not yet died.

Prime Minister Felix objected: "Your Majesty, I am afraid this will not work. Even if Austria wants to hide now, I am afraid that it will not be able to hide.

The tentacles of the French have penetrated deep into central and southern Italy. If we don't interfere, who knows what the overconfident French will do? "

Simply put, the interests of France and Austria in southern Italy have already conflicted, and it is only a matter of time before a conflict occurs.

Franz said calmly: "It doesn't matter, this is the future. The Kingdom of Sardinia is not so well integrated, three to five years.

Inner French people should be very peaceful in continental Europe.

After three or five years, the reform of the tsarist government was initially completed. The system of the three major European countries is still balanced, and we can move forward with the next step. "

It's not that Franz is arrogant, that's the reality. Is the Italian region so easy to annex? Austria has implemented national integration for so many years, and the slowest progress is Austrian Italy.

This is a cultural issue. Don't look at the scattered sand in the Italian region. It seems to be a weak chicken, but culturally, their inheritance is very complete, and it is no weaker than the French culture.

Now in Lombardy and Venice, the local people have learned German and write in German every day, but the Italian cultural tradition has not disappeared.

After more than ten years of hard work, it can only be said that the Italianized Germanic nation has been brought back, and the goal of integrating Italians is still only the goal.

In contrast, the national integration work carried out by Austria in Bohemia, Hungary, Croatia, and the Balkans has been much smoother.

Many small ethnic groups without cultural heritage have now been completely Germanized. Of course, the long-term operation of the Habsburg family is also related. At the beginning, these people recognized this brand.

What is the essence of ethnic integration?

The answer is: agree!

As long as this is done, the problems that follow will be easy to handle.

If you look closely, you will find that many ethnic minorities in Austria are very similar to Germans in terms of living habits.

Some peoples are even called: "Slavic-speaking Germanic". This means that apart from the language barrier, living habits and folk customs have all been Germanized.

The main reason for this is that the noble lords came from the German region, and the people did not consciously act, or in the era of serfdom, the noble lords ordered them to change their living habits.

These special national conditions are the reasons for the smooth integration of ethnic groups. Even though the native language still exists, it has become a dialect.

Most of the people of this generation can speak dialects, and the next generation will probably still be able to understand them.

Even after two or three generations in rural areas, the inheritance of these languages ​​and characters will still be broken, because it is useless to learn them. Human beings are lazy. What is the purpose of learning a language that cannot be used after birth?

In this era, the average life expectancy is short, and the time to get married and have children is relatively early. Many people have children at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and they will have grandchildren before the age of forty, which is very beneficial to ethnic integration.

So far, German has become popular. This generation, who received compulsory education since childhood, has already identified with German culture.

Every town in the Empire communicates and writes in German, with the exception of Italy, where 70 to 80 percent of Italians still use Italian to communicate outside of work.

Of course, because of the influx of other ethnic groups, this part of the people who insist on using Italian has dropped to six layers in the proportion of the total local population.

There is no way, the Italian cultural heritage is not backward, coupled with the frequent commercial and trade exchanges with the central Italian countries, this situation has emerged.

Not to mention in rural areas, many people have learned German, but they are still used to using Italian in their daily life.

If it wasn't for the liberation of serfs from the very beginning and the purchase of peasants with land to cultivate their sense of identity with Austria, Austrian Italy would not be so stable now.

The French cannot do the same thing, because the Sardinian kingdom has already done the liberation of the serfs.

In addition to attracting local powerful factions, the French government has no way to bribe the large number of people at the bottom, which leaves room for nationalists to operate.

Throughout history, the main force of every revolution is the people at the bottom. When have you seen capitalists run to charge?

Under normal circumstances, as long as the people at the bottom are living well and have a high degree of identification with the government, there will be no large-scale rebellions.

The degree of recognition is the biggest shortcoming of Napoleon III. The main reason for the French people's recognition is because he has a great uncle, not how popular he is.

The Italians are different. They are very happy to see the Napoleon family become the French royal family. But to make them allegiance to the Napoleon family, that would not work.

Originally, everyone did not agree with the blood, not to mention that it was annexed by France? If it hurts their interests again, they will raise a rebellion.

Promote national integration? I'm sorry that France does not have compulsory education. How could it be possible to provide compulsory education to the Kingdom of Sardinia first?

Involving self-interest, the French people are very sensitive in this regard. Even if the Paris government wants to promote language integration, it must be linked to domestic compulsory education.

This also involves a series of problems. In short, the Paris government cannot do it in a short time.

During the period of military rule, the Sardinian kingdom will definitely be very peaceful, and once normal order is restored, it is uncertain what will happen.