1890 A perilous empire

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"Fart! these damn bastards...... Go to hell! God will punish you!"

"Repression, it must be suppressed, it must be made known to them who is the ruler of this country!"

Napoleon III roared angrily, his forehead was bruised, his pale hair fluttered in a mess, and on his desk were underground illegal leaflets sent by the chief of police, these leaflets with rough ink and cheap paper, but the emperor of the whole empire was almost fainted with anger.

How could anyone have questioned the king so much? Moreover, for the sake of a foreigner, Napoleon III could not understand what he had done wrong, and why the people did not turn to himself but to a foreigner.

"Olivier ...... You're the Prime Minister of the Empire, and you've served in the Ministry of Justice, and you tell me what's going on?"

Emile Olivier, the new prime minister of France, has previously held the post of French Minister of Justice, and is also a typical constitutional monarch, he opposed the dictatorship of Napoleon III and hoped that France would follow the same form of government as England.

Olivier wiped the sweat from his forehead, but complained in his heart: "Ask me? Why don't you ask yourself? You transformed the Second French Republic into the current Second Empire, how can you do perverse actions without public resentment?"

Olivier's complaint was not unfounded, and when Napoleon III restored the monarchy, the House of Lords of France was renamed the Senate, and the post of prime minister was abolished for more than two decades.

Before Olivier, the Second French Empire had no prime minister, and Napoleon III had a monopoly on power, without the slightest sense of decentralization.

His temporary appointment as the first prime minister of the Second French Empire was nothing more than a tactic by Napoleon III to appease popular grievances, and it was nothing more than a drama to show that he was close to the people.

However, in the face of the emperor's question, Olivier could not say what was in his heart, he could only say cautiously: "The people are easily deceived, and the previous continuous reports from the East have confused the minds of some ignorant citizens......

"Moreover, behind this series of events, there is definitely a black hand on the Prussian side, how could Bismarck let go of this great opportunity to hack us!"

"And what do you say?" asked Napoleon III.

"The Chinese have an old saying that it is better to raise the soup to stop the boiling than to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, and the people are deceived because they are unwilling and dissatisfied in their hearts, so they will believe these lies!"

"I suggest that His Majesty the Emperor should carry out reforms as soon as possible, restore the system of upper and lower houses, and increase the actual power of the Prime Minister...... I think we should restore the constitutional monarchy......"

Olivier was a steady politician, and his advice was very pertinent, and in the eyes of the uninformed outsiders, it seemed that England and France had similar political systems, with kings and nobles, parliaments and capitalists.

But if you study it carefully, you will find that the two countries follow very different forms of government, France is an imperial system, and Britain is the real constitutional monarchy.

In France, the emperor was in charge of all power, and at the same time he was burdened with the resentment of the people after the failure of the decree, which was the source of Napoleon III's suffering.

Aren't you? Aren't you an emperor? Your decree has been promulgated, and the people have praised you a few times, your popularity has increased, and there are more people who sing praises of virtue.

But what if the decree fails? You are also burdened with the resentment of the people, and they will curse you as a ruler.

Moreover, the most crucial point is that there will be a gap between the rich and the poor in any society, and the poor and destitute at the lower strata will certainly have resentment, and who will be angry at whom the resentment will be directed? Of course, whoever grabs the most power will be directed at whomever it wants, and if you don't complain about the policies you formulate, who else can you target?

However, this is not the case with the British constitutional monarchy, where the queen or king is not on the front line of governance, they just hide behind the powers conferred by the constitution to exert influence.

It was Benjamin who really made the policy, the ministers of the parliament and the ministries.

Isn't it fair that whoever makes the policy, who is responsible, and who also bears the infamy of the people?

There is a gap between the rich and the poor in Britain, and the low-level and destitute people will also scold the streets, but no matter how much their anger burns, they will not burn the queen's head, they will only scold this time.

From this point of view, the British Prime Minister is more like a meat shield that attracts the anger of the people, and belongs to the role of a tank in the game.

The prime minister keeps changing, and what ultimately ensures that the entire British national body is not chaotic, the royal family has always existed and exerted influence, and successive prime ministers and leadership teams are gradually adjusting national policies.

This is the fundamental reason why chaos does not collapse.

Napoleon III had heard enough of this cliché, but he could not lose his temper, for he knew in his heart that Olivier had prescribed him the most correct prescription.

If he retraces now, gives up the power to govern and chooses a constitutional monarchy, and only retains the responsibility of his country's image, then he can really pass on the throne from generation to generation with the surname Napoleon.

But is he willing? That's a good question!

At this moment, another officer in the room wearing a general's uniform spoke, "Hehe...... Your Excellency, your proposal may be effective, but do you think it is appropriate to implement such a big reform at this time period?"

Napoleon III looked at his favorite general with satisfaction, he was Charles Kuzanmontauban, Count of Baliqiao.

That's right, you heard it right, the origin of the title of Count of Baliqiao is the Second Opium War of that year, and Montauban was the supreme commander who commanded two brigades of troops at Baliqiao to defeat the 20,000 Mongol iron cavalry of Seng Lingqin.

Napoleon III was so satisfied with that battle that he returned home and made him a count and rewarded him with the title of Bali Bridge, and made him a senator, with a high bonus.

According to Parisian aristocratic circles, Montauban owned six estates in France, each of which was decorated with artifacts he had looted in the Old Summer Palace, and was no less luxurious than the royal palace.

Montauban knew the Emperor's mind very well, and he knew that letting Napoleon III give up his rights was like asking for his life, so of course he had to speak for the Emperor at this critical moment.

"Now France is in an extremely dangerous situation, Prussia in the north is preparing for war, and there are left-wing forces in our country ready to move, that Xiao Lotian is just taking advantage of our panic to pick up the bargain!"

"At this critical moment, if Your Majesty launches a major reform of the state system, it will definitely cause chaos in the country, and this will give the Prussians the opportunity to attack, which is absolutely not allowed!"

"Reform will have to wait until the war is won, until France is completely safe!"

"I suggest, strong suppression! If Your Majesty is relieved, I am willing to send troops to assist the police department in suppression, and I must use blood to tell those traitors that mixing with the Chinese will not end well!"