Chapter 602: Constitutional monarchy

Not competing does not mean not participating in the competition, even if you are not interested, you can go for fun.
With Austria's current strength, no one can ignore it, it is indispensable.
Even if you don't fight for colonies, that will pay off. Concessions have been made here, and losses can be made up elsewhere.
Interest exchange is the essence of international diplomacy. How do you want to take advantage and not pay?
The benefits are all for your family. How can other countries mix? Can't afford it, can't you hide it, just don't play with you.
It's not the age of a dominance. No country can cover the sky with one hand. If you don't want to be alone, it is best 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 are set by the makers in order to protect their own interests, no one can guarantee that they will occupy a dominant position in the reshuffle.
Unfortunately, Britain, France, Austria and Austria are all established empires. They have personally participated in and dominated the rules of the game. The rules of the game now represent Austria's interests.
Having set a big policy and specific negotiation work, Franz does not need to worry about it. What you can get will not be known until after negotiations.
Franz can't judge the strategic goals of each country. The so-called advance targeting is completely nonsense.
Just like the diplomacy of the British, people who do not know think that the British have formulated a series of plans, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs starts diplomatic work in accordance with the plans formulated in advance.
However, according to Franz's knowledge, there is no so-called long-term diplomatic plan in British diplomacy, and there is only one core of diplomatic work-national interests.
Specific plans are made temporarily based on actual conditions. Making detailed plans in advance does not apply to diplomacy.
International diplomacy is changing. Today is the enemy. Maybe tomorrow will become friends. Even friends and foes cannot be sure. How can you ensure that other countries will go according to your plan?
Any successful foreign power will flexibly adjust its foreign policy plan around international interests, rather than follow the plan mechanically.
Franz sees this very accurately. The most important foreign policy of Austria two decades ago was the Russian-Australian alliance, but now it has become the Anglo-French, Austrian, and three-nation alliance.
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Coordinating international relations and easing the conflict between the major colonial empires also involves the distribution of the remaining colonies. Obviously, this cannot be done overnight. This negotiation is bound to be protracted.
Jerusalem, European nations conference on mediating the conflict between soil waves has begun. Before the meeting, Ottoman and Persia had exchanged fire on the border many times.
It's just that they have scruples about each other and are trying to exercise restraint as much as possible, and the conflict has been suppressed by the top leaders of the two countries.
All in all, the two sides have won and lost each other, and Persia has suffered a little. Franz was very disappointed with this result. He originally planned to support Persia to add chaos to the British. Now he has to regret to dispel this idea.
Even fighting against the Ottoman army, which has suffered a lot of vitality, can not obtain an overwhelming advantage. Such chess pieces have no investment value.
It is better to support Afghanistan. Although this can only be used as a soldier, people are also soldiers who have crossed the river. Although the weight is small, the combat effectiveness is still reliable.
With the support of Russia and Austria, Afghanistan has also trained a new army over the years. Unfortunately, Afghanistan is too poor, limited by financial resources, and trained only three infantry divisions of dissatisfaction.
This is already the result of the Afghan government's weak armies and joining the Austrian funding. Otherwise, they could not even afford a modern infantry division.
In contrast, the situation in Persia is much better, even if it has fallen, the family base is not comparable to Afghanistan.
If the government is strong enough, it is not difficult to train more than 100,000 or 200,000 modern army. The presence of so many troops is enough to dispel the British ambitions.
All in all, feudal agricultural nations are not suitable for the era of hot weapons, and their meagre fiscal revenue determines their upper limit.
The Jerusalem conference was in trouble right from the start, and everyone knew that there was no way to tell the results here.
Whether it's Ottomans or Persia, there are big powers behind them. As long as the boss behind the scenes is still pulling the skin, they can only support it.
Unfortunately, the three countries, Britain, France, and Austria, are still in trouble. It is impossible to produce results at the negotiating table.
Persia demanded the Ottoman Empire to compensate for the losses, and the Ottomans asked Persia to pay their pensions. The atmosphere was very tense, and the representatives of the two countries had to fight directly.
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At the same time that the Jerusalem conference was deadlocked, the British also fulfilled their promise to the Ottoman Empire, and the first three million pounds of war loans were already in place.
For Prime Minister Midhart, this is the first good news he has received since he took charge of the Ottoman Empire.
With this money, we can suppress domestic rebellions and restore domestic order. Then we will carry out social reforms to re-emerge the Ottoman Empire and avenge shame on Austria and Russia.
Well, this seems to be thinking a little bit too much. But idealists are understandable, their ideas are always beyond their capabilities.
Al-Shabaab official Mahathra whispered: "The Prime Minister, His Majesty has frequently called for conservatives and religious leaders in recent days.
All conversations were conducted in secret, but judging from the expressions of these people's departure, they should be very happy.
After coming down, these people were extremely low-key, and even the daily interpersonal communication decreased.
At the same time they secretly increased their secret letters, including several military generals who had contact with them. According to preliminary judgment, their plot was directed at us. "
Al-Shabaab came to power through a coup, and Abdul Hamid II supported them.
However, the Sudan is not at peace. Before his succession, he supported the Ottoman Al-Shabaab. Otherwise, he would not succeed, but the situation changed after the succession.
Abdul Hamid II was unwilling to be a puppet sultan. Originally close to Al-Shabaab, he was naturally driven by conservatives to the conservatives.
Now that the Ottoman Al-Shabaab is in control, Abdul Hamid II, even if it draws conservatives, is still a bit weak.
However, with the resolution of the refugee crisis, the situation has changed. Conservatives have put all responsibility on the government, and Ottoman Al-Shabaab's reputation has plummeted.
This allowed Abdul Hamid II to see the opportunity and make small moves, which often made the Al-Shabaab government unable to step down.
This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of Al-Shabaab, and the relationship between the two sides was very rigid. As a leader of Al-Shabaab, Prime Minister Midhart naturally will not sit still.
The Ottoman Empire is different from European countries. Every transfer of power is accompanied by killings. The current situation is not to take a step back, but the vast abyss. It is not surprising that Midhart sent people to monitor Sudan.
If it was not for the purpose of avoiding domestic unrest, perhaps Midhart had sent some people to kill Abdul Hamid II, and he had abolished a sultan, and he would not mind coming again.
Midhart said fiercely: "Notify the Cabinet and ministers that they will meet here tomorrow afternoon to discuss the reform of the constitutional monarchy."
The failure to abolish Abdul Hamid II does not mean that Midhart cannot counterattack. Constitutional monarchy reform is the best choice.
At present, most countries in Europe have adopted a constitutional monarchy. However, there are many types of constitutional monarchy. Some countries have more restrictions on the rights of monarchs, and some countries just use a name, there are no restrictions at all.
Of course, in general, monarchs in this era have real power, and no one has fallen into a rubber stamp. Monarchy is still at its peak and is the most powerful person in a country.
This does not prevent Midhart from using constitutional monarchy reforms to overwhelm Abdul Hamid II, because the constitutional monarchy itself has no unified standard.
For example, the constitutional monarchy in Austria really has the effect of clearly specifying the annuity of the emperor.
In other respects, there are almost no restrictions or even enhancements. The so-called constitutional monarchy laws were all drafted by Franz himself, and the emperor had the right to modify them 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 constitutional monarchy of the Russians, which does not even have specific legal provisions. God knows how to restrict the czar's rights.
Many people in later generations think that the tsarist Russia is the monarchy, not the main basis of the constitutional monarchy, that is, the tsarist government has few restrictions on the tsar's rights.
These are all minor problems, as long as they stand under the banner of constitutional monarchy. Although Midhart is an idealist, he is not so radical, and has no arrogant desire to abolish the Sudan and directly transition to the Republican era.
Playing a republic in a country with a strong religious belief, such as the Ottoman Empire, is very nonsense in itself, and it is all religious leaders who are not elected.
Therefore, under the banner of constitutional monarchy reform, it is enough to turn Abdul Hamid II into a rubber stamp. Further, it will be a mess.
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