Make France Great Again

Jérôme Bonaparte and Franz Joseph, who returned to the Bohemian military headquarters from Prague Castle, received an invitation from the mayor of Prague to attend the ball.

"Your Majesty, this is the dance we have specially arranged in advance to welcome you! I hope you can enjoy it!" Laien said to Franz Joseph and Jerome Bonaparte in an extremely humble manner, for fear that the two The monarch does not come to the ball.

You must know that in order to prepare for this ball, Laien has already released the news that the two emperors will be attending the ball. This caused a group of nobles living in Bohemia to scramble to get the qualifications to enter the ball. Laien passed this The dance party has already made enough connections and money.

As long as he can persuade the two monarchs to go, Prague's future plans can be said to be just around the corner.

"Who is attending the ball?" Franz Joseph asked lightly.

Lain quickly named some of the members at the ball, and Franz Joseph's expression gradually became gloomier as the list of members at the party was completed.

Because among the names reported in Laien, barons from the empire accounted for a large part, and most of these barons were nouveau riche, that is, bourgeois nobles.

Franz Joseph, a member of the Habsburg royal family, attended a banquet full of barons, which really made him feel embarrassed.

The Austrian Empire has a love-hate mentality towards the new rich. They love the money in the hands of the new rich, but they hate why the new rich have so much money.

Therefore, the vast majority of the nouveau riche received much lower treatment in the Austrian Empire than in France, and many of the nouveau riche could not even meet the emperor throughout their lives. (Except the Rothschild family. Since their family is directly lending money to the imperial government, there is basically no one who dares to offend them. Even Franz Joseph has to maintain superficial respect.)

Only Franz Joseph would refuse Laien's invitation.

"But..." Mayor Lain wanted Franz Joseph to hear his difficulties. He believed that His Majesty would definitely help them after knowing his difficulties.

"Nothing!" Franz Joseph responded to Mayor Len in a stern tone, "Since you are a member of the imperial government, you should know the royal rules! I can't promise you this! "

Having said that, Franz Joseph issued an expulsion order to Mayor Len.

The mayor of Lenn left in disgrace, and Jerome Bonaparte persuaded Franz Joseph to give the mayor of Lenn a face and meet the new aristocrats of Bohemia.

Franz Joseph shook his head and told Jerome Bonaparte that it was not that he was unwilling to meet the new nobles, but that he was helpless.

The imperial government is a system based on the strong alliance between the old aristocrats and civil servants. In this system, only a few new aristocrats have rights, and the vast majority of the new aristocrats are still in the stage of having status but no rights, so they are eager to obtain rights.

However, the emperor, who was a beneficiary of the system, could not satisfy their reasons, because once this fragile system was destroyed, the consequences would be unpredictable.

Historically, it was the failure of the Franco-Austrian War that destroyed the alliance between the old aristocrats and civil servants. The new aristocrats and the former opposition united to put pressure on the imperial government, and the empire's power structure changed.

Nowadays, Franz Joseph only needs to maintain the stability of the empire.

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Early the next morning, Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph set out for the second stop, Krakow.

Count Wimpfen sent Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph on a train to the border area between Austria and the Kingdom of Poland.

The train then set off and soon arrived at the city closest to the border area of ​​the Kingdom of Poland that same day. After getting off the train, they changed into horse-drawn carriages again and headed to Krakow.

After nearly three days of rest and rest, Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph finally arrived in Krakow.

The person responsible for welcoming them was the secretary of Archduke Maximilian and the son of Prince Czartoryski, Wiled.

Wilder, who had been waiting quietly in Krakow for a while, learned that Emperor Jerome Bonaparte and Emperor Franz Joseph arrived and quickly sent their Polish troops to assemble, and then arrived at Jerome Bonaparte. In front of Ba and Franz Joseph.

"Your Majesty!" Wilde said, bowing to Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph.

Jérôme Bonaparte opened the car door, looked at Wilde curiously and said, "Are you here specifically to greet us?"

"I have been ordered by His Majesty the Grand Duke Maximilian to make a special trip to greet your two Majesties!" Wilder responded to Jérôme Bonaparte with a serious face.

"How are Maximilian's preparations going?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Wilder again.

"Are you referring to the coronation ceremony?" Wilder asked Jerome Bonaparte again.

"Besides the coronation ceremony, I really can't think of any other activities!" Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands and responded to Wilder.

“The coronation ceremony has been planned for a long time, and now it’s all ready!

"Wild replied to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"That's good!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, and then gave an order to Wilder: "Then let's set off now!"

Facing Jerome Bonaparte's order, Wilde was stunned for a few seconds, and tentatively asked Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, I have a merciless request!"

"What's the unkind invitation?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Wilder immediately.

"Can you two please stay in Krakow for one more day? One day is enough!" Wilder begged Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph.

Jérôme Bonaparte asked with a serious expression, "Wild, what do you want us to do?"

Wilder told Jerome Bonaparte that before they arrived in Krakow, Wilder had promised the nobles of Krakow that the two monarchs would definitely meet with the nobles of Krakow before leaving.

Therefore, Wilder hoped that Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph could stay in Krakow for at least one day before leaving Krakow.

"Wild, are you making decisions for us?" Jérôme Bonaparte said coldly to Wiled.

Franz Joseph, who was standing aside, also had an expression of disgust on his face. He also hated having someone make decisions on his behalf.

"Don't dare!" Wilder quickly lowered his head and begged Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, everyone in the Kingdom of Poland is looking forward to meeting you!

For them, you, His Majesty Emperor Napoleon and His Majesty Emperor Franz Joseph are the fathers of all Poland! "

Wilde's sincere speech made the expressions of Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph begin to become less cold.

Then Jerome Bonaparte thought of Prince Czartoryski who was far away in Paris, and he decided to give Prince Czartoryski a face and settle Franz Joseph for Wilder.

Jérôme Bonaparte pointed to the distance with a straight face and gave an order to Wilder: "Get over there first! I'll discuss it with Franz and give you an answer!"

"Yes!" Wilder stayed away from Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph.

"How about we stay one night!" Jerome Bonaparte suggested to Franz Joseph. "This can be regarded as a face to the newly established Kingdom of Poland. Besides, the subjects of Krakow also treat us well." There’s no malicious intent!”

After Franz Joseph thought for a moment, he opened his mouth and replied to Jerome Bonaparte: "Yes!"

Wiled Bergerome Bonaparte called over and informed Wiled of the temporary decision to stay overnight.

"Your Majesty, on behalf of hundreds of thousands of my compatriots in Krakow, I thank you!" Wilder responded excitedly to the two of them.

Franz Joseph and Jerome Bonaparte, led by Wilde, arrived at the Krakow City Hall.

Kraków city hall officials rushed to shake hands with the two monarchs.

That evening, a grand banquet was held at the Krakow City Hall. Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph each delivered speeches to celebrate the upcoming formal establishment of the Kingdom of Poland.

After finishing his speech, the nobles of Krakow surrounded Jerome Bonaparte. They politely asked about the French Empire's intention to invest in Galicia.

Jérôme Bonaparte just smiled and said perfunctorily, "France will consider it."

Because the Galicia region has no investment value for France.

How can a country with a food self-sufficiency rate exceeding 100% be interested in areas that can only produce agricultural products (currently, French agriculture is localized and has not established a unified market institution).

Seeing that Jerome Bonaparte had no way to go, the nobles found their old master Franz Joseph again, hoping that they could invest in the Galicia region as they had done before.

Then at this time, the Austrian Empire was already relying on the huge investment from the French Empire to industrialize, so how could it have any spare energy to invest in Galicia.

The food in Galicia is indeed very good, but there is also the Hungarian Plain in the Austrian Empire, which is also a food-producing area, so Franz Joseph is also not interested in Galicia.

Upon seeing this, the Polish nobles had no choice but to give up, and the entire banquet lasted until 11 o'clock in the night.

Early the next morning, under the leadership of Wilder, Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph took a carriage and set off northward under the escort of soldiers, and soon spent several days walking After stopping and stopping, we finally arrived near Warsaw.