Chapter 717: Get up Where You Fell

This princess married into the British royal family (Queen Alexandra) in history. She had some minor health problems, but they were not a big problem and she could have children.

If Franz wanted to marry her, there would be no resistance from abroad, because Christian IX had not become the King of Denmark when she came of age.

But considering that she would not come of age until 1859, Franz might not be able to wait until then.

In this era, princes usually came of age at the age of 16 and princesses at the age of 15.

In 1859, Franz was already 29 years old. Although it is a golden age in modern times, it would probably be gossiped about in the 19th century.

Another problem is that before Christian IX became the King of Denmark, Alexandra Caroline (also known as Alix) had a low status, similar to Princess Sissi in history, and would probably become the object of criticism of the entire court.

Franz had also met this princess, but he only attended her first birthday.

The Spanish princess really had a bad reputation. Although Isabel at this time was not a heavy tank in later generations, she was an idiot brainwashed by religion.

Isabel's most trusted nun, Petechini, and priest, Clarit, sold her for 10 million pesos without her knowledge.

As long as someone is willing to pay this price, they will find a way to make her the king's wife of Spain.

Although this sounds outrageous, Isabel's fanaticism for religion cannot be faked. She has executed many people for trivial matters.

However, considering that she is the descendant of a violent king and her mental instability, the king's wife can only be a devout Catholic.

Archbishop Rauscher would naturally think of Franz first for this kind of "good thing", but the latter is not very interested in the former's talk of recasting the glory of the Habsburg family.

Historically, the Habsburgs took Spain from the bed, and the latter really stepped into the peak under the rule of the former.

The world's first empire on which the sun never sets is Spain, but with the Spanish throne war, Austria lost the throne of Spain under the joint stranglehold of Britain and France, and the former Spanish Empire also slid directly from the peak to the bottom.

Spain at this time is even called "the worst era" by historians.

Archbishop Rauscher's opinion is to get up from where you fell. As long as Franz takes down the Spanish heavy tank as bravely as his ancestors, the revival of the Habsburg family will be just around the corner.

In addition, he has many reasons, because Spain is a Catholic country like Austria, and the Habsburg family once ruled this land, so there is a basis for rule.

At the same time, whether it is civilians, nobles, or even the church in Spain, they have long been disappointed with the Bourbon family. For the Habsburg family, it is not a conquest, but a salvation.

In particular, the Spanish nobles and the church have long envied the national conditions of the Austrian Empire, and the nobles also want to go all in with the royal family who can make money.

Although the Spanish church has a huge influence in the country, they all know that they will be thrown into the abyss sooner or later, and no matter how luxurious their life is, it cannot stop the fear in their hearts.

In contrast, the Austrian nobles and the church can win by lying down as long as they don't make trouble, which is really cool in their eyes.

Mainly because occasionally Spanish nobles and priests go to Austria to see the prosperity of Vienna, and their life in the countryside of Spain is not fragrant.

In fact, no matter which country can stand tall among the nations of the world, there is no lack of generous and tragic people. It's just that there is no way to serve the country. The shackles formed by the royal family, the government, and the warlords prevent all possibilities of reform.

What if the Habsburg family returns to Spain? A big reshuffle is inevitable, so will there be a reform with this trend?

In fact, at this time, all European countries knew that Austria had carried out reforms in the economic and diplomatic fields, and its economy changed from being closed to overseas colonization.

The church and the army took the lead, which is too familiar to the Spanish. They also rose in the same way.

Forming a customs union to resist economic aggression from other countries, prevent currency outflows, and promote domestic economic development.

This is exactly what the Spanish need, because in the customs union with the French, the former is completely a victim and a dumping ground and raw material production area for the latter.

Under this completely unequal customs union, Spanish industry, commerce, and even agriculture and animal husbandry suffered a comprehensive dimensionality reduction attack, and at the worst time, they were fleeced by the Mexicans.

Although the Spanish church has played an ignominious role for a long time, and is actually doing some despicable things.

Although they are bad, they are not stupid, and they all know that such a day will be settled sooner or later.

The Austrian church does not care about the fat of the people that the Spanish church sucks. After all, compared with opening a company, doing business, and "building a country", it is completely a petty profit.

Obviously, both are making money, but the latter not only makes more, but also has a good reputation. The former not only makes less money, but also has greater risks, and its reputation is even comparable to that of the Jews.

For most people, if they can make money by being a good person, they are not willing to be a dog or directly turn into a beast.

Although the Spanish Empire is declining, it has a lot of claims overseas, and a lean camel is bigger than a horse. It is still the top existence among the second strongest.

Then in the eyes of the old charlatan, Franz was a saint, the kind who could easily revitalize the Austrian Empire with a few moves. The former had not visited Spain for field research, but he thought the two countries should be similar, and the latter could double the Austrian Empire with just a little effort.

What the old charlatan did not know was how much energy Franz had spent on just doing it, and how many difficulties and obstacles there were.

What the old charlatan could not have imagined was who had facilitated the marriage between Spain and France at that time.

There were indeed many benefits to marrying Spain, but the times had changed and it was almost impossible to rule two countries with different national cultural traditions in a united way, especially two big countries.

Franz facilitated the marriage between France and Spain in order to attract the attention of the British and buy time for the development of the Austrian Empire, but who knows that the British were just staring at Austria.

But no matter what, there was France between the Austrian Empire and Spain, and Britain, as the world's number one troublemaker, could not sit idly by and watch the Habsburg family revive.

The British could help Austria fight the French in the past, and then take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits. In the future, they can also help the French fight the Austrians. In short, they will not lose money.

Many people think that the Battle of Gravelines was the founding battle of the British, because in this battle they defeated the Spanish Armada, the overlord of the sea at that time.

But who knew that the Spanish rebuilt the Invincible Armada in less than ten years.

Moreover, the benefits brought to Britain by the War of the Spanish Succession were long-term and huge. During the war, the Dutch naval power suffered a nearly devastating blow, and the French and Spanish fleets also suffered heavy losses, especially the latter basically withdrew from the competition for the world's colonies.