Chapter 225: , The emperor of the Romans

Napoleon was taken aback, but he knew that his elder brother would either not speak, as long as he spoke, he would be sure, at least it would be very, very possible. He had just been forced to give up his Augustus dream, but Joseph suddenly said this. Napoleon felt that his blood was pouring onto his face, and he asked in a squatting voice:
"Joseph...you, what do you mean...you just..."
"France must be a republic, and you must be the first governor of the French republic, but this is not inconsistent with being an emperor." Joseph laughed, "I have the following plans for everyone to discuss."
"Tell me about your plan." Napoleon tried hard to suppress his excitement.
"Aren't you trying to that emperor's hat from the Holy Roman Empire?" Lucien said, "I think it seems feasible."
"This is one of the plans," Joseph said. "In the first plan, we can use the title of emperor as a glorious title, or even a medal-like thing, like Napoleon's set of your medals. The highest rank of the set of medals is the emperor. It is only awarded to the first ruler of France, and it must have a high enough threshold. A separate referendum must be held, and then the first ruler with outstanding merit will be awarded the title of'Emperor'. As a result, he received a series of honors in etiquette. In the same way, the second ruling party can obtain the title of "Caesar".
This scheme is the least difficult, but the benefits are also limited. At most, it is nothing more than satisfying your vanity, and it cannot produce a royal family. "
Napoleon frowned: "The next plan."
Joseph also laughed. He knew that Napoleon would probably not like this plan too much.
"We in France, together with the Commonwealth of Northern Italy, and the Rhine Region, all these free republics form an alliance. We call this alliance'Rome', and the coordinating body of the alliance calls it'the Senate.' The leader of the group is called the'emperor'.
This "emperor" is a bit more real than the previous one, and has some additional benefits, such as enhancing the sense of domestic honor, uniting the free world, making French freedom and democracy a "sign of civilization", and also vaguely Reduce other feudal countries to barbarians. But this glory will end in time, unable to form a royal family.
In the last plan, we first force Austria to abandon the title of the'Holy Roman Empire', or force the Pope to announce the cancellation of their title and crown of the'Holy Roman Empire', and then we announce the establishment of an'Orthodox' Roman Empire, and You will be crowned by the Pope, proclaiming you to be the'Emperor of the Romans'.
Then the French government announced its alliance with the "Roman Empire", and gave a small piece of land-I think the place in Versailles is good-to the "Roman Empire". In this way, a land, sovereign, and inheritable Empire appeared.
Then our Roman Empire signed an agreement with France to fully open borders to each other, fully free trade with each other, and allow citizens of the Roman Empire and citizens of the French Republic to have dual citizenship..."
"Citizens of the'Roman Empire'? Who are?" Lucien asked.
"Those who have made certain achievements in all aspects, contributed to the progress of mankind, and promoted the progress of mankind, as long as they apply to the'Imperial Senate' and pass the review and approval of the'Senate', they can Have the status of a Roman citizen. We put all kinds of non-governmental organizations and organizations under the banner of'charity' in the territory of the'Roman Empire'. We made the'Roman Empire' a beacon of civilization. Well, Caesar He Octavian used force to build a great Roman Empire, and today, we use our love for civilization and mankind to build another Roman Empire that can be a beacon of human spirit! You see, this is great. And, The crown of this'Roman Empire' can be passed down in the family."
"So, how does the funding for this ‘Roman Empire’ come from?" Napoleon asked.
"It's not easy?" Lucien said, "The'Roman Empire' is the closest ally of the French Republic. Isn't it normal for the French Republic to give her good allies a little financial aid? This kind of thing, points It can be done in minutes."
Joseph shook his head and said, "Lucien, move your mind." Joseph said, "Don't Napoleon think of such a simple method? Do you think you can sew French wool in our house? Now the French people are full of Napoleon. When they are grateful and worship, they do not care about such small things. But what about the future? All the passions in the world are like tides, rising fast and falling as fast. Whether it is gratitude or worship, it is not necessarily true. Can last. In the future, especially when we are no longer there, our opponents may use this to accuse us of taking advantage of the French people.
I am not saying that we cannot take advantage of the French people. This kind of cheapness doesn't take it for nothing. But we can't account for such obvious, such lack of technical content. In fact, there are so many ways to make money. For example, we set up an organization dedicated to humanitarian aid, accept donations from all parties, and use it for various charities. Of course, these cash can be deposited in the banks of our Roman Empire, which can make a lot of money. Well, in order to encourage good deeds, we can stipulate that those who donate up to a certain amount can get the glorious status of'Roman citizen', and those who donate more can become'Roman cavalry' or even'Roman nobleman'. I think that just by relying on these, we don’t have to worry about maintaining the money for the ‘Roman Empire’. "
"This? There is this kind of operation? In this way, even if our descendants are stupid in the future, by selling the titles of Roman citizens and nobles, maybe we can live a good life!" Lucien felt that he had learned again. Something out.
This is actually a very routine operation in later generations. For example, a certain "suspected country" that even the seat of government is leased and does not have an inch of its own territory-the Knights of St. John's Hospital in Jerusalem, does it rely on the worldwide wholesale "Paladin" title and live a good life. Days? If you are lucky and meet a kaizi on a certain treasure island in East Asia, come to establish diplomatic relations, and then from time to time to get news about the severance of diplomatic relations, let the kaizi maintain diplomatic relations, that day is really not too beautiful.
"I think the third plan should be good." Napoleon finally said, "It seems that we are going to send another person to contact our Pope."
Of course, this matter should not be too rushed, and many things have to be prepared slowly. For example, doing so will obviously cause dissatisfaction in Austria, and there may even be a new war. Although Prussia is crippled today, Austria may not have the guts to go to war, but the necessary preparations are still indispensable.
In addition, in order for the French people to support Bonaparte enough, they must also find ways to improve the living standards of the people. Although the "Zeus Project" has been successful, it will take time to fully become a productivity advantage.
The war a while ago brought various compensations, which was a good thing, but on the other hand, these money poured into France, especially Napoleon’s combat allowances were given a lot, and it also brought a certain degree of inflation. .
In addition, there is also the question of the shipping route to Ireland. For the time being, any of these issues has priority over how to claim the emperor.
Soon after, Napoleon sent an emissary to the Holy See, but this emissary was not to discuss the matter of emperor, but to continue discussions with the Holy See on the status of Catholicism in France.
The Holy See and the Holy See are of course very enthusiastic about the restoration of the French diocese. Because even though France often has some disrespect to the Pope and the Holy See, among the countries that support Catholicism, there is really no country that can be compared with France.
The era of Spain has passed, and they are no longer the one-point version of the seven seas that never set. As for Austria, the Holy See once very much hoped that it could carry the banner, but now look at it, Austria can't afford such hope. If the French parish cannot be regained, and even the French side is the same as the United Kingdom in the end, and some French Anglican church is coming, then the Catholic Church will really be cold.
However, there are still disputes on some conditions between the two parties. The French demand that the Catholic Church in France have the following privileges:
First, the French church is financially independent and has no obligation to contribute to the Holy See. In France, religious taxes such as the Eleventh Tax are no longer implemented.
Second, the French church has independent personnel rights. Whether it is a cardinal, an archbishop, or a bishop, the priests and pastors at the bottom of the church ~EbookFREE.me~ are appointed by the French themselves and notified the Holy See for the record. (Attention, it is a notice, not a report) The Holy See shall not interfere with the personnel rights of the French Church for any reason. That is to say, in France, who is the cardinal, who is the archbishop, who is the bishop and so on, it is up to the French (Napoleon) to have the final say, the Pope, wherever you go, stay cool. France adjusts the diocese, builds new churches, etc., without the approval of the Holy See, and can be carried out completely autonomously.
Third, any resolution made by the Holy See must be approved and signed by the current cardinal representing France recognized by the French government in order to be effective in the French diocese. These resolutions, even if they have been implemented in the French dioceses, are less effective than those adopted by the French dioceses through democratic means. This means that if the French feel that a certain resolution is not good for France now, they can directly suspend its implementation in the diocese.
"This...this TM is still Catholic? Isn't this a completely French version of the Anglican Church?" It is said that when the Pope saw these conditions of the French, he couldn't help but sigh.
It is said that the French messenger replied: "Holy See, our country has always planned to implement a constitutional monarchy in politics at the beginning, and did not intend to become a republic. But some people were unwilling, and France became a republic. Now the republican France has been willing to accept it. A constitutional monarchy church, I personally feel that this is already a very sincere expression."
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