The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Franz still likes people like Tasan Anna very much. After all, this kind of guy has a self-knowledge as a "benevolent king".

On the contrary, Juan Pablo Duarte, the former president of the Dominican Republic, is a little overwhelmed.

First, the democratic elections diluted their power, and then they were directly driven out of Dominica by Pedro Santana's coup.

Franz took a lot of effort to get the former Dominican president to Austria, but the latter actually wanted Austria to send troops to help him put down the rebellion.

Franz sent someone to tell him that the time had not come, and he should be calm.In exchange for Juan Pablo Duarte's overnight escape.

Franz didn't know how this guy escaped from Vienna, and how he escaped from Austria to France.But if you think about it with your butt, you know that the French have reached into Vienna, and even reached Franz's side.

It's just that Duarte is far less important than the French spies think, especially the former president of the Dominican Republic is not even willing to agree to some small "additional conditions" proposed by Louis Philippe.

This made the head of the Orleans dynasty very unhappy, but what made him even more unexpected was that Duarte dared to urge France to send troops as soon as possible.

At this time, the old coach Soult's cabinet firmly opposed Louis Philippe's plan to return to Haiti. In the eyes of these veterans who had experienced the Haitian War of Independence, this behavior was death.

(There are two countries on the island of Haiti, one Haiti and one Dominica, as mentioned above, I won’t go into details here.)
You must know that Haiti once defeated Spain, Britain, and France, three powerful colonial countries, successively killed 10,000+ white people, and then enslaved a white country.

No power dared to despise him, and the French cabinet even suspected that this person was deliberately released by Austria. After all, they had not received any news about the Austrians preparing to attack Haiti.

Although Duarte's reputation is not low, no politician wants to make a deal with such an idiot.Not to mention that Pedro Santana has long sent people to contact France, wanting to use the latter's strength to fight against Haiti.

One has a false name and the other has great power. Everyone knows how to choose, but the country of Dominica is really not worth such a large investment.

If France loses another 3.5 troops in Haiti, Prime Minister Sirte may retire early. After all, the previous Luxembourg crisis and the Alsace-Lorraine incident have discredited him.

The first time Jean Durde and Guizot were to blame, the last time it was Grouchy, who will be next time?Who has this weight?His Majesty the King is a non-stick pan. He is the first citizen of France and a model of morality. Then only he, an old antique from the Napoleon era, remains.

Not only the prime minister objected, but the finance minister even held up the deficit statement. Now France needs too much money, and the battle of Alsace-Lorraine stimulated the military.

The Minister of War, Alexander Moran, demanded that a series of military research projects be put into operation immediately, and at the same time demand a comprehensive update of equipment, and continue to increase the number of standing troops, otherwise he would not be able to guarantee the security of France.

(Alexander Moran came to power in 1845 in history, but at this time the development of France was much faster than in history, Soult was old, and there were too many things to be busy, so he could not preside over the reform of the army and could only give way to young people.)
At this time, the number of France's standing army has leapt to the first in Europe, 62 is equivalent to the sum of the two powers of Pu and Austria, and the following is outrageous expenses.

The French navy has a thousand ships just to transport troops and supplies to the colonies. In addition, they often fight tough battles, and the consumption will increase exponentially. France's military expenditure is also the largest in Europe at this time.

In addition, the Minister of Transport was also greatly stimulated. After he visited Britain and Germany, he found sadly that what the Germans said was true.

The speed of the French trains has fallen behind. Although it is better than the Spaniards at 20 kilometers per hour, it is not enough to become the proud capital of the Gallic Chicken.

Moreover, the two conflicts between France and the German Confederation were defeated by the ability to mobilize. The military also supported the railway reform plan of the Minister of Transport, but the money to be invested was astronomical.

Louis-Philippe was annoyed by this group of people asking for money, so he chose to let go, and the remaining navy and colonial ministers could only ask Sirte for money.

The latter has no choice but to find a solution to the financial consortium, but this group of people is bankers, not philanthropists, and they are not interested in investments that do not know when the cost will be recovered.

At the same time, there is another point, that is, they cannot raise so much money, because their counterparts in the German region are busy investing in their own countries.

Historically, French bankers borrowed money from the German region to develop the French mainland, and the savings of the nobles of the Austrian Empire were also invested in France, which is why it was able to help it develop so quickly.

Franz developed the Austrian economy mainly through technological innovation, but financiers are not fools, they will naturally try their best to participate in it when they see that there is money to be made.

Of course, there are also some who intend to find another way. Franz has killed several batches, and thanks to their money, the Austrian economy can develop more rapidly and stably.

For many days Duarte did not see King Louis-Philippe and Prime Minister Sirte, whom he felt were avoiding him.

Then Duarte decided to stop Louis Philippe's car at the right time regardless of the guard's obstruction.

Louis-Philippe in the carriage had just received news from Vienna that the intelligence system that had cost millions of francs had been uprooted by the Austrians.

He was in a state of anger when the carriage suddenly stopped. Since Louis-Philippe didn't like Austrian goods, his carriage was still made of wooden tires and no new shock absorbers were installed, causing his forehead to hit his face directly. seat.

Louis-Philippe got up from the carriage in embarrassment, and when he saw Duarte, he became angry from one place.

"What do you want? I've been treating you like a guest of honor, and look what you've done!"

Although Louis-Philippe was very angry, his tone and wording were relatively mild.This gave Duarte an illusion. He felt that the other party was fine, and the affairs of his own country were more important.

"Your Majesty, I have considered your suggestion. I think the Dominican Republic can reduce the 1% tariff on French goods, but you should immediately send troops to help my people regain democracy and justice, and eliminate that potential threat."

"No! Sir, France will not fight a war thousands of kilometers away for a 1% tariff reduction, let alone sacrifice the precious lives of French soldiers.

Please come back, I don't want to see you again.Your justice is only your own justice, and I don't think the people of Dominica will approve of your civil war actions! "

Louis-Philippe really couldn't bear it anymore, he had never seen anyone more stingy than himself.

Louis Philippe clutched his forehead and returned to the car, leaving Duarte alone in the wind.