Chapter 602 Constitutional Monarchy

Not fighting, does not mean not participating in the competition, even if you are not interested, you can join in the fun.

With Austria's current strength, no one can ignore it, and it is indispensable to have that share.

Even not fighting for colonies can be rewarded. Concessions are made here, and losses can be made up elsewhere.

The exchange of interests is the essence of international diplomacy. I just want to take advantage and don’t want to pay the price, how is that possible?

All the benefits are taken by your family, how can other countries mix? Can't afford it, can't hide it, just don't play with you.

It is not yet an era when one family dominates, and no country can cover the sky with one hand. If you don't want to be lonely, it's better to follow the rules of the game.

Once the rules of the game are broken, the biggest loss must be the rule maker. Because the rules themselves are set by the framers in order to safeguard their own interests, no one can guarantee that they will be able to dominate if they reshuffle the cards.

Unfortunately, the three kingdoms of Britain, France and Austria are all established empires, and they personally participated in and led the formulation of the rules of the game. The current rules of the game themselves represent the interests of Austria.

Once the general policy has been determined and the specific negotiation work, Franz does not need to worry about it. What you can get will only be known after negotiation.

It is impossible for Franz to determine the strategic goals of each country. The so-called pre-targeting is complete nonsense.

Just like the British diplomacy, people who don't know all think that the British have formulated a series of plans, and the Foreign Office will carry out diplomatic work according to the pre-established plan.

However, as far as Franz knows, British diplomacy has no so-called long-term diplomatic plan at all, and the core of diplomatic work is only one - national interest.

The specific plans are based on the actual situation and are formulated on an ad hoc basis. Making detailed plans ahead of time does not apply to diplomacy.

The situation of international diplomacy is changing. You are an enemy today, and you may become a friend tomorrow. You can't even be sure of your friend or foe. How can you guarantee that other countries will follow your plan?

Any successful diplomatic power will flexibly adjust its foreign policy plans around international interests, rather than mechanically following the plan.

Franz sees this very accurately. Twenty years ago, Austria's most important foreign policy was the Russia-Austria alliance, but now it has become the three-nation alliance of Britain, France and Austria.

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Coordinating international relations, easing conflicts between major colonial empires, and also involving the distribution of the remaining colonies, obviously cannot be accomplished overnight, and this negotiation is destined to be protracted.

In Jerusalem, a meeting of European countries to mediate the Turkish-Polish conflict has begun. Before the meeting, the Ottomans and Persians had exchanged fire on the border several times.

It's just that they have scruples in each other's hearts, and they are trying to exercise restraint as much as possible, and the conflict has been suppressed by the high-level officials of the two countries.

In general, the two sides have each other's wins and losses, and Persia still suffers a little. Franz was very disappointed by this result. He had planned to support Persia to cause trouble for the British, but now he had to regret it.

Even fighting against the weakened Ottoman army was unable to gain an overwhelming advantage. Such pieces have no investment value.

It's better to support Afghanistan. Although this chess piece can only be used as a small soldier, it is also a small soldier crossing the river. Although its size is small, its combat power is still reliable.

With the support of Russia and Austria, Afghanistan has also trained a new army over the years. It is a pity that Afghanistan is too poor, limited by financial resources, and only three infantry divisions that are dissatisfied have been trained.

This is already the result of the Afghan government's military and Austrian funding. Otherwise, they couldn't even afford a modern infantry division.

In contrast, the situation in Persia is much better. Even if it has fallen, its wealth is not comparable to Afghanistan.

If the government's ability is strong enough, it is not difficult to train a modern army of 100 to 200,000 people. The presence of so many troops was enough to dissuade the British from their ambitions.

In general, feudal agricultural countries are not suitable for the era of hot weapons, and their meager fiscal revenue determines their upper limit of strength.

The Jerusalem Conference was in trouble right from the start, and it was clear to everyone that there was no outcome here.

Whether it is Ottoman or Persia, there are foreign powers behind them. As long as the boss behind the scenes is still wrangling, they can only hold on.

It is a pity that the three countries of Britain, France and Austria are still in constant wrangling, and it is naturally impossible to reach a result at the negotiating table.

Persia demanded compensation from the Ottoman Empire for damages, and the Ottomans demanded compensation from Persia for pensions. The atmosphere was very tense, and the representatives of the two countries had to fight directly.

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Just as the Jerusalem conference was deadlocked, the British had fulfilled their promises to the Ottoman Empire, and the first three million pounds of war loans had been made available.

For Prime Minister Midhart, this is the first good news he has received since he took charge of the Ottoman Empire.

With this money, domestic rebellion can be suppressed and domestic order restored. Then carry out social reforms to re-emerge the Ottoman Empire, and then avenge the shame of Austria and Russia.

Well, that seems like a bit too much. However, idealists are understandable, their ideas are always beyond the scope of their ability.

Al-Shabaab official Mehadra reported in a low voice: "Prime Minister, His Majesty has frequently summoned conservatives and religious leaders in recent days.

All the conversations were conducted in secret, but judging from the expressions on the faces of these people leaving, it should be a pleasant conversation.

After coming down, these people are unusually low-key, even the daily interpersonal

Communication has been reduced.

At the same time, they secretly have more secret letters, including many military generals who have had contact with them. Preliminary judgment, their conspiracy is against us. "

Al-Shabaab came to power through a coup d'état, and they also single-handedly supported Abdul Hamid II.

However, the sultan was restless. Before he succeeded to the throne, he supported the Ottoman al-Shabab, otherwise he would not have succeeded, but after he succeeded to the throne, the situation changed.

Abdul Hamid II was unwilling to be a puppet sultan. He was originally close to al-Shabaab, but he naturally fell to conservatives under the drive of power.

Now that the Ottoman al-Shabaab is in power, even if Abdul Hamid II has won over conservatives, he is still a little weak.

But things changed as the refugee crisis was resolved, conservatives put all the blame on the government, and Ottoman al-Shabaab plummeted in popularity.

As a result, Abdul Hamid II saw an opportunity and made small moves, which in many cases prevented the al-Shabaab government from stepping down.

This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the Al-Shabaab, and the relationship between the two parties was very tense. As the leader of the al-Shabaab, Prime Minister Midhart will naturally not sit still.

The Ottoman Empire was different from European countries, and every transfer of power was accompanied by bloody killings. The current situation is that taking a step back is not a vast ocean, but an abyss. It is not surprising that Midhart sent people to monitor the Sudan.

If it wasn't to avoid domestic unrest, perhaps Midhat had sent someone to kill Abdul Hamid II, and he had abolished a sultan, and he wouldn't mind doing it again.

Midhart said fiercely: "Notify the cabinet and ministers to meet here tomorrow afternoon to discuss the reform of the constitutional monarchy."

The fact that Abdul Hamid II cannot be abolished does not mean that Midhart cannot fight back. Constitutional monarchy reform is the best option.

Most countries in Europe currently have a constitutional monarchy. However, there are many types of constitutional monarchies. Some countries have more restrictions on the monarch's rights, while others are just a name and have no restrictions at all.

Of course, in general, the monarchs of this era have real power, and no one has been reduced to a rubber stamp. The monarchical power is still at its peak, the most powerful person in a country.

This does not prevent Midhart from using the reform of the constitutional monarchy to evade Abdul Hamid II, because the constitutional monarchy itself does not have a unified standard.

For example: Austria's constitutional monarchy, the real effect is that the emperor's annuity is clearly stipulated, and the emperor cannot take extra money from the treasury for enjoyment.

In other respects, there are almost no restrictions, and even some enhancements. The so-called constitutional monarchy laws are drafted by Franz himself, and the emperor has the right to amend it at any time.

Another example: the British constitutional monarchy, the king's rights are more restricted, but in general the king is still the supreme leader and holds the power of the country.

The most prominent is the Russian constitutional monarchy, which does not even have specific legal provisions. God knows how to limit the power of the tsar.

Many people in later generations believed that Tsarist Russia was a monarchy, not the main basis for a constitutional monarchy, that is, the Tsarist government had almost no legal restrictions on the power of the Tsar.

These are all minor issues, as long as they carry the banner of a constitutional monarchy. Although Midhart is an idealist, he is not so radical, and he does not want to abolish the sultan arrogantly, and directly transition to the republican era.

Playing a republic in a country with strong religious beliefs like the Ottoman Empire is very nonsense in itself. Maybe all the religious leaders are elected to power.

So under the banner of constitutional monarchy reform, it is enough to turn Abdul Hamid II into a rubber stamp, and if you go further, it will involve the balls.