Chapter 1163: Three Grand Duchy

The aftermath was opened, and the canonization of heroes was also put on the agenda. The people below were all waiting impatiently. If Franz had not been for his high prestige and good reputation, he would have started to make noise.
It's not that the military's efficiency is low, but the main reason is that there are too many people who are canonized this time, and too much coordination and communication work is needed.
Although in principle it is voluntary and respects personal wishes, it is impossible to do so in practice.
Good places are swarming, and rotten land is directly ignored. Many times there are multiple heroes looking at the same piece of land, which requires coordination by the General Staff.
The past few months have been spent mainly in wrangling. In order to get more heroes to agree to go to America and Australia, the General Staff also tried their best.
After several months of hard work, I finally came up with a plan that most people can accept.
The general principle remains the same: the better the land, the smaller the area of ​​the land that can be obtained; on the contrary, the worse the land, the larger the land area.
In order to allow more people to open up wasteland, Franz also allocated a special fund to directly provide economic assistance to the lord of the inland remote areas.
It is mainly to provide assistance for infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and water conservancy projects. Only those projects that meet the application requirements can be directly reported.
In addition, there are special policy-based low-interest loans. Make sure everyone has enough funds to build a fief.
Compared with the aristocracy who was first engaged in colonial development and had to figure out everything by themselves, the current wave of military-industrial aristocrats is much happier.
Policy-based loan benefits are not only for the nobles, but ordinary officers and soldiers who have obtained military merits can also apply for a construction loan.
If it weren't for the overlord bonus, Franz would never dare to spread money like this. We must know that in the era of the gold standard, the government's pockets are also limited.
However, being a world hegemon is different. Aegis replaced the pound and became the only international currency. Countries that originally held the pound have to change their foreign exchange reserves to Aegis.
The market suddenly expanded. The original Aegis circulating in the market was not enough, and ticket printing became inevitable.
As for the issue of gold reserves, there is no need to worry now.
With the credibility bonus brought by the overlord of the world, as long as it is not flooded, there is no need to worry about a run, and it does not hurt to slightly increase the leverage ratio.
One of the important factors for the Vienna government to quickly get out of its financial difficulties after the war was to issue additional Aegis to the market.
If you have money in your pocket, you can't do anything. It can appease the hero internally, and it can continue to be strong externally.
It is not an easy task to award knights to thousands of nobles. It is naturally impossible to have a separate knighting ceremony. Not only does Franz have no time, but everyone can't wait.
Even if it is to organize a group to play wholesale, there must be some ceremonies. At the most beautiful moment in life, it is impossible not to give enough exposure.
In order to achieve 360-degree shooting without blind spots as much as possible, photographers are busy, and reporters' cameras are constantly ringing.
As one of the protagonists, Franz is even more overwhelmed. Fortunately, I managed to hold it down, or I would have fun.
For the same thing, Franz never wanted to come a second time. Time urges people to grow old, and they are almost 80 in a flash.
"abdicate"!
"abdicate"!
"abdicate"!
At this moment, Franz's determination to abdicate is particularly strong. If it were not that the state had not been established, he would now issue an abdication edict.
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In Vienna Palace, the direct members of the Habsburg dynasty have gathered together, and the time has come to determine the future fate of everyone.
As a parent, Franz looked at the energetic younger generations and asked seriously: "Are you all ready?
You must know that if you take this step, you will rely on your own efforts in the future. The outside world is definitely not beautiful, and the difficulties you will face in the future will be several times, even dozens of times, than before.
All kinds of conspiracies and psychic calculations will attack you. If you don't have the ability to face all of this, it's too late to shrink now.
Don't feel ashamed. A person has self-knowledge. To become a qualified monarch, a clear self-awareness is essential.
If he goes out, is driven back again, or is sent to the guillotine, that is the real shame. "
Not knowing whether it was intentional or unintentional, everyone's gaze swept toward Massimiliano I.
As a negative example of the family, Massimiliano I has not had a good life these years. Had it not been for the idea of ​​rejuvenation, I am afraid that the spirit would have collapsed long ago.
For all this, Franz can only express regret. What he said just now was really not intentional. Just to alert the younger generation, he had to use a heavy hammer.
As for hurting his brother's self-esteem, that is totally overthinking. For so many years, Massimiliano I had not experienced the problem of fundraising for restoration, such as rolling eyes and irony.
Idealists are powerful in this way. As long as they can realize their ideals, they can eat any suffering and suffer any anger.
This big canonization is essentially to diversify risks and increase family survival. It is also a matter of course to help Maximilian I restore.
It’s just that Massimiliano I will no longer complete this plan, but his son will directly succeed the Emperor of Mexico.
All parties have almost communicated. After a round of social beatings, the powerful Mexican factions have all become royalists, and they have invited Massimiliano I back to preside over the overall situation.
It's just that Franz didn't trust the abilities of Massimiliano I. In order to avoid being dragged into the water to clean up the mess, he directly stopped him because he was worried about his hapless brother's body.
This reason is very good. It takes a long time to take a boat from Vienna to Mexico. The wind and waves on the sea make young people feel tired, let alone those in their seventies.
As a good brother, Franz naturally wanted to prevent the tragedy from happening. The great cause of restoration is inseparable from the support of Franz, and Massimiliano can only be forced to accept reality.
Realizing the embarrassment of his hapless brother, Franz decisively changed the subject: "If no one quits, then I will issue an appointment letter.
Next is your last chance to accumulate strength. Once the state is established, it will be difficult to obtain the support of the central government.
I believe you all understand exactly what to do. If this little thing cannot be solved, then quickly quit and don't go out ashamed.
You can use family resources, but the family is not a family of individuals, but a family that everyone shares.
To support your development, the family will provide support, but the resources available to everyone are limited, and I hope you can use them with caution. "
There are more people. The Habsburg family has also been thriving in recent years. Affected by Franz's chaos, several younger brothers are still alive.
These old guys can't naturally go out to start a business, but their younger generations can participate. As long as he has proven his ability, Franz is willing to provide opportunities.
Anyway, the territory acquired this time is large enough that it does not matter if more states are sealed. Breaking it apart can also reduce the risk of moths in the future.
It's just that the son and the nephew are not the same after all, and the resources they can get from the family can be the same, but the financial aid that he can get from the emperor is very different.
Among other things, the emperor’s sons are all grand dukes, but the titles that nephews can obtain are only earls, and not everyone can get them.
The gap is definitely not a star and a half. Now that the rules of the game are established, as an emperor, you must also abide by it.
Franz can canonize his son and younger brother as grand dukes and support them in establishing a state, but he cannot allow a group of nephews to establish a state.
Otherwise, there are a lot of earls of the Holy Roman Empire, wouldn't everyone be able to establish a kingdom?
Now these nephews go out to start businesses, they are all under the banner of their fathers, and they are called to replace their fathers to manage the fief.
Whether or not it will eventually obtain state status is unknown. At least Franz would not use his authority to force it.
Not only the nephews, but even Franz's grandchildren, wanting to establish a nation is very difficult.
In addition to the issue of identity, the most critical issue is "no merit to the country." Under the military merit system, "credit" is the core of the Holy Roman Empire.
It's not that Franz didn't arrange the gilding, it was too young. The oldest is only in his twenties, and it is impossible to hold important positions.
In contrast, several sons are different. Early arrangements were made to serve as governor-general overseas, and he was the commander-in-chief of one party during the World War.
Although these military exploits were not enough to obtain the title of a real prince, considering the prince's identity bonus, no one could pick it up.
Although several nephews also have arrangements, the resources invested by Franz are obviously much smaller. Because there is no extraordinary military talent, in the end just follow the soy sauce.
The resources obtained are different now, and the gap will only be greater in the future. Unless they work their own and make extraordinary achievements, otherwise they will be a noble fief.
Of course, Franz would not say these words. For the Habsburg family, even one more overseas fiefdom noble is also a kind of growth.
The greater the family power, the stronger the imperial power. Even if it loses in the power struggle in the future, political opponents dare not do too much.
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On September 18, 1905, Franz issued an edict, canonizing his second son Peter as the Grand Duke of Latin America and the fief of Austria as a Mesoamerican colony; the third son William as the Duke of Southeast Asia and the islands south of Malacca; the fourth son George as the Maple Leaf , The fief in Canada.
The canonization of the Grand Duke is not news. The key is that the land area of ​​these Grand Duke is unusually large.
But the folks just discussed it, and there was no trouble. The area of ​​the fief is large, but many of the land in these fiefs are owned.
After deducting the former military merits and noble fiefs and soldiers’ military merits, the remaining land is their real fief.
Most of the best lands are already well-known, and the rest are undeveloped wastelands. In the short term, apart from a relatively large name, there are not many really valuable lands.
Considering the identity of the prince, such treatment is not surprising. As for the establishment of a state, it is only circulating in the upper circles.
This is a conspiracy. The emperor's canonization is in full compliance with the procedures on the bright side, and no fault can be found. The government has no reason to oppose it.
The feudal nobles themselves are equivalent to the princes of one party. Apart from having no seats in the imperial assembly, other political powers are similar to those of the state.
In the future, these guys want to gain more political voice, either by promoting localization or applying to the emperor to establish a state.
There is no doubt that the Vienna government is unable to localize so much land, and the establishment of a state is a matter of course.
Naked political hints can't be concealed from those who are interested. It's just that facing a powerful emperor, the opponents are playing with arrogance, and the opponents don't know how to oppose it.
While everyone was attracted by the three newly released grand princes, Franz released personnel appointments non-stop, and arranged several nephews and grandsons to serve in the Colonial Department.
After the completion of the transfer of the colony, they will go to New Zealand, Australia, Austrian South America, the Malay Peninsula and other regions as the governor of the regional colony.
The establishment of a state is not a matter of overnight, not to mention domestic reactions. He didn't have a direct lineage team, and even if Franz issued a canonization edict, he didn't have the ability to rule the place.
What can be done now is to pave the way for them. The final result depends on the development of the future situation.
Only these three principalities can be established in a short time, and no amount of Franz may be able to withstand the pressure.
The main reason is that the influence is not good, and the people should not feel that it was fortunate to have fought a world war. In the end, the benefits were divided among the nobles, royal families, and soldiers.
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