Vol 5 Chapter 131: The kingship

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Prime Minister Carmona, the de facto in power of the Portuguese Republic, is frowning, and the news brought back by the Minister of Finance keeps him awake all night.
Whether to help Manuel II restore or not is the most important test for him right now.
Whether it is consent or rejection, it will have a profound impact on Portugal.
To some extent, both he and Manuel II are enemies of the Republicans, but their enemies are not necessarily friends.
On the road of power, no one can give in. He represents not just him, but also a bunch of younger brothers who follow him.
Once the restoration of Manuel II is successful, the power of the monarchists will inevitably increase, and even if they cannot impact their dominance, they will share a share of the new political structure.
Refusal is troublesome. God knows how Manuel II figured it out and let external forces intervene. Wasn't this bringing wolves into the house?
No matter what he thinks, once he refuses everyone is the enemy.
There is the threat from the British insurance company, and the leader of the Baowang faction inside. Can he stop it?
And the republicans who were suppressed by him are staring at him, ready to subvert his rule at any time.
With so many troubles added together, Carmona has no doubts, is their line wrong?
The most mainstream routes in the world are constitutional monarchy and republic. The military dictatorship is undoubtedly rare, and there are no successful examples.
It is not unreasonable that the power of the Baowang faction is enduring. Now the major powers in the world are constitutional monarchies, and the representative of the republic is only France.
But the problem is that the representative of France is not strong enough? After the end of the world war, France's development speed lags far behind the major powers.
Not only was it surpassed by Bulgaria, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire also caught up. It seems that if it fails, France will be at the bottom of the powers in the future.
This is also the reason why Carmona is not optimistic about the republic. The efficiency of his administration is too low. Many policies must be arguing in Congress and change governments at every turn.
Compared with the efficiency of other countries, the French are undoubtedly the slowest in Europe, quite a bit of inaction.
The French have a solid foundation and can be willful, but Portugal definitely can't. If you are so tossing about pills, sooner or later??
"What do you think about this question, should we cooperate with the king?" Carmona asked
"Prime Minister, Manuel II is just a trash. He has no ability to control this country. It is terrible to let him come to power!" Orissa Boss objected.
"The problem now is not Manuel II, but supporting him in restoring Britain and Bulgaria. If this problem cannot be resolved, our regime may be subverted at any time!" Salazar said
"We can ask the French for help, and they don't want to see all Europe is a monarchy!" Orissa Boss thought for a while and said
"It's useless. French talents won't worry? Now in the French parliament, there are seven layers of parliamentarians who are inclined to the royalist party. If it were not for the three royalist parties to contain each other, they would have been restored!
Otherwise, why have the French never exported the republic?
If they are worried about this problem, there can be no such two republics in Europe now! "Sinel said
The current situation is considered good. The royal power is restricted. If it were left thirty to fifty years ago, the interfering army would have been killed.
"However, let Manuel II be restored, and the kings will return to the political arena. They will destroy Portugal!" Orisa Boss said angrily
"Then not let them come back. We can formulate a constitution in advance to restrict the king's rights. Even if Manuel loses his rights in the restoration, they will not be able to recover!" Sinel said
Obviously he has been persuaded. The British and Bulgarian want to restore Portugal because of ideological needs. As for how much power the king has, it is not within their consideration.
"I decided to support the reinstatement of the king. Portugal is a signatory to the treaty of unabated kingship. Once we reject the proposal of Britain and China, they can intervene in legal theory!
We cannot take the future of Portugal to take this risk. Let the king reset now, and the situation is still within our control.
Moreover, our king is not a master of power tricks, otherwise he would not be fooled by the Republican Party several times and be ousted. It is not difficult to take him off the ground! "Antonio Oscar de Flagoso Carmona said carefully.
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The last point is the key. Manuel II probably never dreamed that he was ousted from office because of incompetence. The reason why he can recover now is because of incompetence!
Isn't he the best rubber stamp for a weak-tempered king? Once he gave up his rights and the next king wanted to get it back, it would be impossible.
The day before Christmas, the Portuguese parliament voted to announce the restoration of the constitutional monarchy, and Prime Minister Carmona publicly invited Manuel to return to the country to reset.
The whole world was shocked by the news, isn't it a good dictator? How did it change to become a kingly party?
Could it be that he was originally a member of the kingly party and has not disclosed his identity?
Regardless of everyone's suspicion, the European royal families highly praised Carmona's move and sent congratulatory messages to Lisbon. Governments quickly recognized the legitimacy of their regimes.
We must know that more than ten years have passed since the Kingdom of Portugal abolished the royal power. There are still nearly half of the countries in Europe that do not recognize the legitimacy of their governments.
In terms of diplomacy, it is also difficult, and many times people do not play with them.
Shocked is shocked, but the actual world influence is very limited.
Under Ferdinand’s butterfly effect, European governments have realized the importance of efficiency. The inefficiency of the republic is undoubtedly an important factor hindering national development.
It was not without influence. The French civil society broke out in a national dispute. A large number of people took to the streets and shouted slogans.
After world public opinion was attracted, the Carmona government quietly formulated a new Portuguese constitution, and the royal power was almost restricted to the palace.
Manuel II also became the first king in the world who had completely lost his rights. Even the right to dissolve the Congress had to take effect under certain conditions.
In the government, if the king wants to dissolve the cabinet, he must first be impeached to the parliament and approved by the parliament before it can take effect.
Without the right to appoint and remove personnel, and only the right to nominate the king, can he still dominate politics?
Obviously this is impossible. Many kings who retain the full right to appoint and remove personnel have been gradually emptied by the cabinet, let alone a king who has lost the right to personnel?
There is no right to appoint and remove personnel. It is just the beginning. The power of finance and military command has also been taken away by the cabinet.
After the restoration of Manuel II, the remaining power to appoint and remove personnel was limited to officials in the palace; the army that could command was only the Imperial Guard; financial rights were limited to the control of royal annuities.
Perhaps it was frightened that even after the signing of a treaty signed by the king, it must be signed by the cabinet prime minister to have legal effect.
Ferdinand couldn't help but praise Carmona's approach, which is really clever.
On the surface, he supported the restoration of the king and would greatly lose his rights. In fact, Manuel II could only give him a rubber stamp.
From the perspective of the new constitution, the king is still the nominal supreme leader of the Kingdom of Portugal. In fact, this leader must add the word "spirit".
Article by article of law simply restricts the rights of kings to cabinets around the world and sets a new benchmark.
Of course, admiration is admiration, Ferdinand will never say good things about him, at this point he must stand on the position of the king.
Otherwise, what if someone learns from Bulgaria? Ferdinand doesn't care, no matter how the law changes, his rights will not be shaken.
However, the next generation won't do it, why should he pave the way for the next generation? Now the constitution is enough, and if the restrictions on royal power are strengthened, it will be sooner or later that it will be emptied.
Bulgaria’s laws restricting royal power were formulated over 50 years ago, or with the help of the Russians, with reference to the Russian Constitution.
It can be said that the world is more relaxed. After all, the power of the tsar is not restricted now. You know that Russia's constitutional monarchy is a complete display.
Bulgaria’s is better, but the king has the right to appoint and dismiss personnel, finances, command of the army, and diplomacy. It's just that it can't keep up its promises, and it has to be restricted by the government.
It doesn't apply to Ferdinand because Bulgaria has grown in his hands. He has been deified. No one dares to challenge his majesty.
It is impossible for future generations. For example, Ferdinand will immediately succeed to the throne. Can he subdue the cabinet?
Obviously it doesn't exist. Why should a little boy point fingers at them?
Speaking of political methods, these people have N ways to make Ferdinand deflated, and there are still sufferings.
Just like facing the Stambolov cabinet back then, Ferdinand has not only intervened in a few less important departments, and slowly broke the breakthrough.
"Little Ferdinand, what do you think of the Portuguese new constitution?" Ferdinand asked
"This is simply terrible. If the cousin agrees to these conditions, he will be completely emptied!" Little Ferdinand thought for a while.
"Then you guess he will agree?" Ferdinand asked with a smile.
"No, such a constitution has seriously damaged his interests, and such a throne has no value.
The Carmona government estimated that they did not want him to accept it completely. They will definitely bargain further, and the final result will not be so bad! "Little Ferdinand analyzed
"Well, if you are a normal person, you will not accept such a constitution, but your cousin is not necessarily. His temper is weak and his ears are soft, and he can easily be fooled!
Right now is not important to him. It is not the right that supports him to stand up, but the sense of responsibility of the family and the honor of the nobility. He does not want to bear the name of the king of the dead to see God! Said Ferdinand frowned
"Father, it's impossible for that cousin to accept these conditions intact. With so many people supporting him now, there is no need to make such a big concession!" Little Ferdinand said uncertainly.
"I don't know, he has not received a strict noble education, and has always been under the wings of his father and brother. Whether it is ability or character, he is still far from a qualified king!
You are also a person who is about to get married and will have children in the future. You must take a warning in education. People with weak characters appear in the palace. For the royal family, that is a disaster! "Said Ferdinand earnestly
Little Ferdinand nodded thoughtfully. He somewhat understood why his father had to strictly demand their brothers. It was all forced by reality.
"Father, since my cousin's personality defect is so severe, why do you spend so much effort to restore him? Is it not good for him to lead an ordinary life?" Little Ferdinand asked suspiciously
He didn't think that the reason Ferdinand made Manuel II restored was so innocent. It's just Portugal, and it's not worth investing so many resources.
The young Ferdinand also just learned that Ferdinand began to make preparations as early as ten years ago, otherwise there will not be so many people in the Carmona government who will stand up to support the restoration.
"This is a matter of the previous generation. I first came to Bulgaria that year and had the support of his father. I have to change this favor!
The rest is what you know, increase Bulgaria’s international influence and prepare for the establishment of an empire! "Ferdinand said lightly
"It's that simple?" Little Ferdinand said in disbelief
"It's that simple, and many things are not as complicated as imagined~EbookFREE.me~ I am a king, but I am also an ordinary person. I have the same emotions, grievances and hatred!
Just to remind you, if I don’t have time to finish the establishment of the Bulgarian Empire, you can’t continue.
You must know the reason, put away your ambitions, honestly farm for development, just sit and watch the world! "Ferdinand thought for a while and said
"Father, why would you say that? With your arrangement, there is no possibility of failure?" Little Ferdinand asked suspiciously
"Anything must be prepared for the worst. The current Bulgaria is actually a combination of multiple countries. The establishment of an empire is nothing more than a legal principle to clarify our dominant position!
Even if it fails, it will not shake the foundation of this country. You only need to stabilize it. After one hundred and eighty years, the land we control will truly become Bulgarian.
I am just taking precautions and strengthening the cohesion of the country. Otherwise, it is not worth the effort that I spend so much in order to make a name. "Ferdinand explained
Little Ferdinand nodded, he knew that what Ferdinand was doing now was not just for the future of Bulgaria.
Building a new empire will not only increase the cohesion of the country, but more importantly, it will lay the royal family's immortal foundation.
As long as this empire is there, there must be an emperor, and it can only come from the descendants of Ferdinand, otherwise it will not be recognized by the people.
This is caused by the special cultural heritage of Europe. Once the Bulgarian Empire is established, the status of the Kokhali family cannot be shaken.
When the royal family became the core cohesion of this country, no matter how the world situation changed, before the empire collapsed, no matter it was any individual or political group coming to power, the status of the royal family must be guaranteed.