Lisbon

Prime Minister Carmona, the de facto ruler of the Portuguese Republic, was in a state of frowning when the Minister of Finance brought back a message that kept him awake at night.

Whether or not to help Manuel II restore is the most important test for him at the moment.

Whether you agree or refuse, it will have far-reaching consequences for Portugal.

In a way, both he and Manuel II were enemies of the republicans, but the enemies of enemies were not necessarily friends.

On the road of power, no one can make concessions, and he represents not only himself, but also a group of younger brothers who follow him.

Once Manuel II succeeds in the restoration, the power of the monarchists will inevitably increase greatly, and if not to challenge their dominance, they will have a piece of the new political landscape.

Refusal is like trouble, God knows how Manuel II figured it out and actually let foreign forces intervene, isn't this leading the wolf into the house?

No matter what he thinks, once he refuses, everyone is the enemy.

There is a threat from Yingbao outside, and there is a royalist faction as the leading party inside, can he stop it?

There are also the republicans he suppresses, ready to overthrow his rule.

With so many troubles added together, Carmona couldn't help but wonder if their route was wrong?

The most mainstream lines in the world are constitutional monarchies and republics, and military dictatorships are undoubtedly rare and have not yet been successful.

It is not for nothing that the power of the royalists has endured, and now the main power in the world is a constitutional monarchy, and the republic is represented only by France.

But the problem is that the representative of France is not powerful enough? After the end of the World War, France lagged far behind the great powers.

Not only was it surpassed by Bulgaria, but Austria-Hungary also caught up later, and it seems that if it is not done well, France will be at the bottom of the great powers in the future.

This is also the reason why Carmona is not optimistic about the republic, the efficiency of governing is too low, and many policies have to be argued in Congress, and the government will change at every turn.

Compared to the efficiency of other countries, the French are undoubtedly the slowest in Europe, and there is a bit of inaction.

The French can be capricious with a thick foundation, but Portugal is definitely not good, if it is so tossed, sooner or later the pill! 💊

"What do you think about this, should we cooperate with the king?" Carmona asked

"Prime Minister, Manuel II is a piece of waste, he simply does not have the ability to control the country, and it is terrible to have him in power!" Olisa Perse objected

"But the problem now is not Manuel II, but behind his back, to restore Britain and Bulgaria, if we can't solve this problem, our regime may be overthrown at any time!" Salazar said

"We can ask the French for help, and they don't want to see all of Europe as monarchies!" Orisa Pos thought for a moment and said

"It's useless, the French won't worry about it? Now in the French parliament, there are seven layers of parliamentarians who are inclined to royalists, and if it weren't for the three royalists to contain each other, they would have been restored long ago!

Otherwise, why did the French never export a republic to the outside world?

If they were worried about this, there would not be only two republics in Europe now! Signel spoke

The current situation is already good, the royal power has been restricted, and if it had been left thirty or fifty years ago, the intervening army would have been killed long ago.

"However, let Manuel II be reinstated, and the royalists will return to politics, and they will bring down Portugal!" Orisa Pos said angrily

"Then it's better not to let them come back, we can make a constitution in advance, limit the rights of the king, even if Manuel loses his rights, they can't recover!" Signel said

Apparently he had been persuaded that the British and Bulgarians wanted Portugal to be restored, and that was out of ideological necessity, and as for how much power the king had, it was not at all within their consideration.

"I have decided to support the restoration of the king, Portugal is a party to the treaty of royal power, and if we reject the proposal of the British Paul, they can legally intervene!

We can't risk the future of Portugal and let the king be reinstated now, the situation is still within our control.

Besides, our king is not a master of playing with power, otherwise he would not have been fooled by the Republican Party several times and ousted from power, and it is not difficult to overthrow him! Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Carmona said cautiously

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The last point is the key, Manuel II probably never dreamed that the reason why he was ousted from power in the first place was because of incompetence, and now the reason why he can be restored is because of incompetence!

Isn't a weak king like him the best rubber stamp? Once he relinquishes his rights, it is impossible for the next king to take them back.

The day before Christmas, the Portuguese parliament voted to declare the restoration of the constitutional monarchy, and the prime minister of Carmona publicly sent a telegram inviting Manuel to return to his home country to restore the throne.

The whole world was shocked by this news, didn't it say that it was a good dictator? How did you turn into a royalist?

Could it be that he was originally a member of the royalist party and has never made his identity public?

Despite any suspicions, European royal families praised Carmona's move, sending congratulatory messages to Lisbon, and governments were quick to recognize the legitimacy of their regimes.

You must know that more than ten years have passed since the abolition of royal power in the Kingdom of Portugal, and there are still nearly half of the countries in Europe that do not recognize the legitimacy of their governments.

In terms of diplomacy, it is also difficult, and many times everyone does not take them to play.

Shock is shock, but in essence, the world influence is very limited.

Under Ferdinand's butterfly effect, European governments have recognized the importance of efficiency, and the inefficiency of the republic is undoubtedly an important factor hindering national development.

It was not without influence, and the French people broke out again in the national dispute, and a large number of people took to the streets to shout slogans, and chaotic slogans filled the streets and alleys.

After the world's public opinion was captivated, the Carmona government quietly drafted a new Portuguese constitution, and royal power was almost confined to the royal palace.

Manuel II also became the first king in the world to completely lose his power, and even the right to dissolve parliament must be subject to certain conditions before it can take effect.

In government, the king must first submit impeachment to the National Assembly for the dissolution of the cabinet, and the parliament must approve it before it can take effect.

Without the power to appoint and dismiss personnel, and only the right to nominate a king, can he still dominate politics?

Obviously, this is impossible, many kings who have retained the right to appoint and dismiss personnel have been gradually hollowed out by the cabinet, let alone a king who has lost the right to appoint and dismiss personnel?

The lack of the right to appoint and dismiss personnel is only the beginning, and the financial power and military command power have also been deprived by the cabinet.

After the restoration of Manuel II, the remaining powers of appointment and dismissal were limited to officials in the royal palace; The only army that can be commanded is the Praetorian Guard; Financial rights are limited to the disposal of the royal annuity.

Perhaps he was frightened, but even the treaties concluded with foreign countries, after the king signed them, must be signed by the prime minister of the cabinet to have legal effect.

Ferdinand couldn't help but praise Carmona's approach, which was really clever.

On the surface, he supported the restoration of the king, which would greatly lose his rights, but in fact Manuel II could only use him as a rubber stamp.

In the new constitution, the king remains the nominal supreme leader of the Kingdom of Portugal, but in fact the word "spiritual" is added to this leader.

The provisions of the law have simply set a new benchmark for cabinets around the world to limit the rights of kings.

Of course, admiration is admiration, Ferdinand would never say anything good about him, and he must stand in the king's position at this point.

Otherwise, what if someone in Bulgaria did the same? Ferdinand didn't care, no matter how much the law changed, his rights would not be shaken.

However, the next generation will not be able to, so why should he also pave the way for the next generation? Now that the constitution is already possible, it will be a matter of time before the restrictions on royal power are strengthened, and they are set aside.

Bulgaria's laws on the limitation of royal power were enacted more than 50 years ago, or with the help of the Russians, with reference to the Russian Constitution.

It can be said that the world is relatively relaxed, after all, the rights of the tsar are not restricted now, and you know that the Russian constitutional monarchy is completely an ornament.

Bulgaria is better, but the king has the right to appoint and dismiss personnel, finance, command the army, and foreign affairs. It's just that it can't be true to its word, and it has to be constrained by the government.

Not applicable here with Ferdinand, and that's because Bulgaria grew in his hands, he was already deified, and no one dared to challenge his majesty.

It will be impossible for future generations, for example, Ferdinand Jr. will succeed to the throne immediately, will he be able to subdue the cabinet?

Obviously it doesn't exist, why should a little hairy child point fingers at them?

When it comes to political means, these people have N ways to make little Ferdinand deflated, and there are also words of suffering.

Just like in the face of the Stambolov cabinet back then, Ferdinand did not only meddle in a few less important departments, but slowly broke the breakthrough.

"Little Ferdinand, what do you think of the new constitution of the Portuguese?" Ferdinand asked

"It's just terrible, and if my cousin agrees to these conditions, he's completely out of the woods!" Little Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

"So do you think he'll agree?" Ferdinand asked with a smile

"No, such a constitution has seriously damaged his interests, and such a throne has no value.

The Carmona government probably didn't want him to accept it completely, they would definitely bargain further, and the final result would not be so bad! Ferdinand Jr. analyzed

"Well, if it were a normal person, he would not accept such a constitution, but your cousin is not necessarily, he has a weak temperament, and his ears are soft, and he is easy to be fooled!

Now for him, rights are no longer important, and it is not rights that support him to stand up, but the sense of responsibility of the family, the honor of the nobles, and he doesn't want to bear the name of the king of the dead country to see God! Ferdinand said with a frown

"Father, it's impossible for that cousin to accept these conditions as they are, now that there are so many people supporting him, there is no need to make such a big concession!" Ferdinand Jr. said uncertainly

"I don't know, he didn't receive a strict aristocratic education, he has always been under the wing of his father and brother, whether it is ability or character, he is still far from a qualified king!

You are also a person who is about to get married, and you will have children in the future, and you must be warn in education, and if a weak person appears in the palace, it will be a disaster for the royal family! Ferdinand said earnestly

Little Ferdinand nodded thoughtfully, he somewhat understood why his father was strict with their brothers, they were all forced by reality.

"Father, since my cousin's character is so flawed, why do you have to spend so much effort to restore him? Wouldn't it be nice to let him live an ordinary life? Little Ferdinand asked, confused

He didn't think that the reason why Ferdinand restored Manuel II was so simple, and that a mere Portugal was not worth investing so many resources.

Little Ferdinand also just knew that as early as ten years ago, Ferdinand began to make preparations, otherwise there would not be so many people in the current Carmona government to stand up and support the restoration.

"This is a matter of the previous generation, when I first arrived in Bulgaria, I had the support of his father, and I had to change this favor!

The rest is all you know, increase Bulgaria's international influence and prepare for the creation of an empire! Ferdinand said lightly

"Is it that simple?" Ferdinand Jr. said incredulously

"It's that simple, many things, it's not as complicated as I imagined, I'm a king, but I'm also an ordinary person, I also have seven emotions and six desires, and I also have grievances and hatreds!

A word of caution, if I didn't finish the establishment of the Bulgarian Empire, you can't continue.

The reason must be clear to you, put away your ambitions, honestly farm for development, and just sit and watch the world! Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

"Father, how can you say that? With your arrangement, is it possible to fail? Ferdinand Jr. asked suspiciously

"Everything must be prepared for the worst, and the current Bulgaria is in fact a combination of several countries, and the establishment of an empire is nothing more than de jure to make our dominance clear!

Even if it fails, it will not shake the foundation of the country, you just need to stabilize it, and after a hundred and eighty years, the land under our control will truly become Bulgarian.

I'm just taking precautions to enhance the cohesion of the country, otherwise it wouldn't be worth my effort to make a name for myself! Ferdinand explained

Ferdinand Jr. nodded, knowing that what Ferdinand was doing now was not just for the sake of Bulgaria's future.

Building a new empire will not only increase the cohesion of the country, but more importantly, it will lay the foundation of the royal family.

As long as this empire exists, there must be an emperor, and it can only be from Ferdinand's descendants, otherwise it will not be recognized by the people at all.

This was due to the special cultural heritage of Europe, and once the Bulgarian Empire was established, the status of the Kohali family could not be shaken.

When the royal family became the core cohesion of the country, but no matter how the world situation changes, before the empire collapses, no matter whether it is an individual or a political group, the status of the royal family must be guaranteed.